New Zealand sealed their T20 series against Pakistan with two games to spare on Wednesday on the back of a record 137 off 62 balls by opener Finn Allen at University Oval in Dunedin. The Black Caps, sent in to bat in game three of the five-match series, won by 45 runs after posting a colossal 224 for seven and …

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Tuesday the kingdom could recognise Israel if a comprehensive agreement were reached that included statehood for the Palestinians. “We agree that regional peace includes peace for Israel, but that could only happen through peace for the Palestinians through a Palestinian state,” Prince Faisal bin Farhan told a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Asked …

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has warned that the polls may have to be delayed if orders keep coming for changing the election symbols already allocated to candidates. Without naming any court, the ECP in a statement pointed out that election symbols were being changed through various forums. Following the allotment of election symbols, the ECP said it …

Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa on Wednesday remarked there was a need to eradicate “Kalashnikov culture” from the country. He made the remarks as a three-member bench — led by CJP Isa and also comprising justices Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Musarrat Hilali — took up the post-arrest bail plea of a suspect named in a case concerning the …

How bad is the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and will the uptick in militant attacks really impact the upcoming elections or disrupt them? There are as many opinions on the overall security picture in KP as there are mouths, and with less than three weeks left for election campaigns, views on the potential fallout of the growing militant attacks …

RAWALPINDI: From 12pm to 2pm, more than 41 transgender persons gather at Government Islamia Higher Secondary School No. 1 in a non-formal setting to become educated members of the community. These people are taught by their community members, and some of them come from the outskirts of Islamabad to teach them. The non-formal education initiative is a project of the …

The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Wednesday summoned the ministers for law and finance to ascertain their views on whether the caretaker government had the authority to enact legislation. The summons were issued as the committee, headed by Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, deliberated on bills, with a committee member insisting that the caretaker government lacked the authority to …

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Health has confirmed the presence of poliovirus in environmental samples from nine districts of the country. According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, the virus was found in one sample each from Quetta, Mastung, Multan, Peshawar, Nowshera, and Hab. The Poliovirus was also found in samples from Karachi Malir, Karachi South and D.I.Khan. He …