Stadiums in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will operate at 70 per cent of their capacity for the Twenty20 World Cup, the organisers said, though conditions in Oman, where preliminary rounds are due to be played, have still to be fully assessed following a cyclone. Tropical Cyclone Shaheen struck coastal areas of Oman, including the capital of Muscat on Sunday, two …

More than 300 Indians, including cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar and businessman Anil Ambani, have been named in the recently released Pandora Papers, Indian media outlets reported on Sunday. The Indian Express, which is part of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ (ICIJ) collaborative research, said the names of fugitive diamond tycoon Nirav Modi’s sister and pharma billionaire Kiran Mazumdar Shaw’s husband are …

More Pakistani individuals ranging from media group owners to family members of army personnel to businessmen and executives were identified in the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ (ICIJ) “Pandora Papers” — a major international research into the financial holdings of high-profile individuals around the world. The exposé was unveiled on Sunday and some of the names already reported include prominent figures from …

RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked the provincial government to start work on Leh Expressway and Flood Channel project worth Rs55 billion by the end of December under public-private partnership basis. Talking to, PTI MNA Sheikh Rashid Shafique said the provincial government gave a briefing to the prime minister a few days ago. He said Commissioner Syed Gulzar Hussain …

ISLAMABAD: As Covid-19, dengue, typhoid and malaria are all spreading at the same time, experts have advised people to avoid polypharmacy practice as it has serious side-effects and could lead to emergence of multi-drug resistant virus or bacteria. On the other hand, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data showed that 35 patients succumbed to Covid-19 and 1,656 more …

ISLAMABAD: The infi­ghting among top officials of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Autho­rity (Pemra) has turned into a bone of contention between the media watchdog and the ministry of information and broadcasting, can reveal. The documents placed before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) have served to highlight the issue. The papers have been submitted by seven officials of Pemra (an …

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was taken into custody by India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Sunday for alleged possession of banned drugs and substance abuse on board a cruise ship. According to the Hindustan Times, Aryan and two others were taken into custody on Sunday after drug enforcers raided a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast and …

ISLAMABAD: A Himalayan brown bear that had been shifted to a sanctuary in Jordan from Islamabad last year has died of cancer. “Islamabad Wildlife Management Board has some sad news to share. Suzie died after a valiant battle with cancer after her tumour returned unfortunately,” confirmed IWMB Chairperson Rina Saeed Khan. In December last year, Suzie along with her male …

The Taliban said on Monday they had destroyed a cell of the militant Islamic State (IS) group in the Afghan capital, hours after a suspected IS attack on a mosque killed five people. The Taliban overran Kabul seven weeks ago and have set up an interim Afghan government, but still face attacks from the regional branch of IS. The Taliban’s chief spokesman …

RIYADH: The European Union foreign policy chief said on Sunday the Taliban government’s behaviour up to now was “not very encouraging”, and any economic collapse in Afghanistan would raise the risk of terrorism and other threats. Josep Borrell, speaking at a joint news conference with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, also said he hoped nuclear talks between global powers and Iran …