ISLAMABAD: The countrywide anti-polio campaign, held in January, ‘failed’ to achieve set targets, citing source. According to details obtained by, over 2.1 million children remained ‘unvaccinated’ during the drive, making the target short by 5pc set by Pakistan. In Sindh and Gilgit-Baltistan 99pc children were inhaled anti-polio drops during the drive, while 98pc target of vacating children was achieved in …

Pneumonia claimed 14 more lives of children during the past 24 hours in Punjab quoting the health department on Tuesday. According to the Punjab Health Department, a total of 872 new cases of pneumonia cases were reported during the last 24 hours as compared to yesterday’s 801. Over the current month, Punjab has reported 275 pneumonia-related deaths, while over 15,000 cases …

RIYADH: Luis Suarez bagged his maiden goal for Inter Miami and Lionel Messi scored a penalty but it was not enough to stop the Major League Soccer side falling to a 4-3 defeat against Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal here on Monday. An 88th-minute header from Brazilian forward Malcom settled an entertaining friendly at the Kingdom Arena after Miami …

Former captain Shahid Afridi has backed former team-mate Mohammad Hafeez and stated that he should be given more time in his role as Pakistan’s team director. While speaking to the media on Tuesday during a private ceremony, Afridi asserted his weight behind Hafeez saying that he cannot change things overnight. “[Mohammad] Hafeez has played a lot of cricket, he should …

GETAFE: Borja Mayoral and Mason Greenwood struck in the first half to help the home team register their first La Liga victory this year as they edged past Granada 2-0 at Estadio Coliseum on Monday. Borja Mayoral jumped to the top of the La Liga goal scorers’ chart with his 14th goal during the match, levelling Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid …

DOHA: Jordan will meet Tajikistan in the Asian Cup quarter-finals after two stoppage-time goals secured a 3-2 win over Iraq, who had striker and tournament top scorer Aymen Hussein sent off late on for his goal celebrations on Monday. Jordan had a man advantage after the 77th-minute dismissal of Hussein but looked down and out in injury time, only for …

ISLAMABAD: India’s tennis team arrived on Sunday night for their first Davis Cup match on Pakistani soil in 60 years with the arch-rivals gearing up for the Feb 3-4 World Group-I Playoff tie by holding their respective training sessions on Monday. Pakistan were the first to take the court at the Pakistan Sports Complex with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Aqeel Khan, Mohammad …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board will have an elected chairman on Feb 6 after the board’s election commissioner Shah Khawar summoned a special meeting of its Board of Governors here at the National Cricket Academy. The country’s cricket governing body had been without a chairman for the last 13 months with the PCB having been run by two separate interim …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s telecom sector generated Rs850 billion in revenues in 2022-23, marking a 17 per cent growth from the previous year and demonstrating the sector’s resilience amid challenges of inflation, high business cost, and economic slowdown, the Pakistan Telecommu­nication Authority (PTA) says in its annual report. The report says the industry holds substantial investment potential, with local industry investments of $5.7 …