LAHORE: The Punjab Police department has issued a standing order for a responsible collection, processing, dissemination and removal of ‘criminals’ data stored in the police’s database, with a primary focus on gender-based violence cases across the province, and to check misuse of this sensitive information and save people concerned from unnecessary inconvenience and exploitation. The order was issued by Punjab …

LONDON: Liverpool and Manchester City shared a pulsating 1-1 draw in their title showdown to leave Arsenal on top of the Premier League, while Tottenham Hotspur routed Aston Villa 4-0 to reignite their bid for a top four finish on Sunday. City took the lead through John Stones’ first-half strike, but Alexis Mac Allister equalised with a penalty soon after …

CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand cleaned out the top four Australian batsmen to leave the tourists on 77-4 and facing an uphill task in their chase of 279 to win the second Test here at the Hagley Oval on Sunday. “Our backs are against the wall. New Zealand are on a roll,” veteran Au­st­ralian off-spinner Nathan Lyon said. The hosts set a …

RAWALPINDI: It was pure ultra-excitement as every fan remained on the edge of their seats till the very last ball of the match. A boisterous full house at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday witnessed the peak of thrill when Imad Wasim smashed the boundary on the final ball to give Islamabad United a richly earned three-wicket victory over Multan …

KARACHI: Saud Sha­keel crawled along; boundaries sparse, run-rate rising. As the Quetta Gladi­ators’ opener looked like “taking it deep”, Lahore Qalandars sensed an elusive victory in the HBL Pakistan Super League match here at the National Bank Stadium on Sunday. Although Saud had dragged his way to a half-century, it came down to his team needing 29 off the last …

Despite the nation’s many hopes and expectation, the country’s political leadership has yet not been able to agree on a charter of economy or a common minimum agenda for the newly elected government to pursue for the next five years. However, ongoing developments indicate that the country’s multiple crises are likely to be addressed on an issue-to-issue basis either through …

The stars appear to be finally aligning for the long-awaited Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline. Driven by necessity and bolstered by the current global environment, Pakistan has set its sights on commencing and swiftly completing a small 80-kilometre stretch of the pipeline. Originally envisioned to span 785km in total, running from the Iran border through Balochistan to Sindh and extending to …

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has urged the United Nations to strengthen its commitment to supporting developing nations in tackling debt sustainability challenges. Stressing that this burden has notably impeded efforts related to climate change and gender equality, Pakistan highlights the need for increased assistance in these crucial areas. In a recent gathering organised by the Group of Friends on Gender Parity …

LISBON: Voters in Portugal went to the polls on Sunday in an early election that could see the country join a shift to the right across Europe after eight years of Socialist rule. Final opinion polls published on Friday put the centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) narrowly ahead of the Socialist Party (PS) but short of an outright majority in parliament, …