LAHORE: The explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle was on Sunday signed up by former champions Quetta Gladiators, while the popular Australian Chris Lynn has switched from Lahore Qalandars to Multan Sultan as the six HBL Pakistan Super League franchises confirmed their line-ups for the sixth edition of PCB’s marquee event. Hasan Ali — the Pakistan paceman who was a …

KARACHI: Inspired by a maiden one-day ton from opener Taimoor Sultan, Northern routed Central Punjab by 154 runs in the most one-sided fixture in round two of the Pakistan Cup at the SBP Sports Complex here on Sunday. Sindh and Balochistan, meanwhile, swiftly recovered from their first-round defeats with contrasting results against defending champions Khyber Pakhtun­khwa and Southern Punjab, respectively. …

A courageous and injury-wracked India pulled off a remarkable draw in a tense third Test against Australia on Monday as they survived against the hosts’ much-vaunted bowling attack to take the series into a decider. They resumed day five at 98-2, needing a further 309 runs after being set a huge 407 to win, when Australia declared their second innings …

ISLAMABAD: The government has requested the World Bank for a loan of $600 million to roll out an innovative hybrid social protection scheme to support its aspirations around risk mitigation and financial inclusion among the poor and informal workers. The scheme will blend social assistance with social risk mitigation elements to help reduce the vulnerability of the missing middle to …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was informed on Sunday that tax receipts had surpassed Rs2,205 billion during the first six months (July-Dec) of the current financial year. A meeting, held to review tax reforms with the prime minister in chair, was briefed that a growth in number of taxpayers had been witnessed because of tax reforms. Federal ministers Dr Abdul …

ISLAMABAD: With cyber security a major concern, Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said his ministry is considering introducing a strong data protection law to protect citizens’ privacy. His comments came on Sunday in response to the new WhatsApp privacy policy that allows sharing of consumers’ sensitive information. The new policy requires users to share personal data …

Ayberk Pekcan has won hearts of millions of people across the world  with his stellar performance in “Dirilis:Ertugrul”. The actor portrays Artuk Bey in the historical  TV series . The series is being currently aired on Pakistan Television with Urdu dubbing on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Ayberk’s character is admired by millions of Ertugrul fans due to …

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood star Anushka Sharma welcomed a baby girl on Monday. Turning to his Instagram, Kohli made the announcement that he and his wife were finally parents to a baby girl. “We are thrilled to share with you that we have been blessed with a baby girl this afternoon,” he said. “Anushka and the baby are …

Vocal powerhouse Lana Del Rey jumped in to clear the air about the cover of her upcoming album Chemtrails Over the Country Club. The singer had taken to Instagram to share the cover in an exciting post. “There’s always turmoil and upheaval and in the midst of it- there’s always beautiful music too introducing my new album chemtrails over the country …

e Eminem and Nick Cannon have dissed each other  in their songs during  the last few years. Em and Cannon’s feud spans more than a decade. The issues between them largely stemmed from Cannon’s relationship with his ex-wife Mariah Carey, who Em has dissed on multiple occasions. Em fans are circulating a clip of Mariah’s interview in which she was …