ISLAMABAD: Some changes have been suggested to the working of a proposed Digital Rights Protection Authority (DRPA) — replacing all bodies related to social media — to streamline the complaint registration process after its initial draft sent to the federal cabinet last month drew sharp criticism from political parties as well as digital rights activists. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif constituted …

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe successfully landed on Sunday on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state media reported — the latest leap for Beijing’s decades-old space programme. The Chang’e-6 set down in the immense South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system, state news agency Xinhua said, citing the China National Space Administration. It marks …

KARACHI: In a country where cricket reigns supreme, a dedicated group of athletes gathered here at the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Sports Complex to showcase their skills in a lesser-known but equally thrilling sport — softball. While softball may not enjoy the same popularity as its cousin cricket, many of Pakistan’s talented cricketers have found a new outlet in this …

LONDON: England all-rounder Liam Livingstone believes the “extra edge” provided by fast bowlers Jofra Archer and Mark Wood will bolster the side’s chance when they begin their T20 World Cup defence in Barbados next week. The two out-and-out quicks were reunited for the first time in The Oval on Thursday, with both Archer and Wood playing their part as England …

GEORGETOWN (Guyana): More than eight years after Carlos Brathwaite’s four sixes at Eden Gardens gave them their second T20 world title, a wounded West Indies will look to redeem themselves at home when they begin their campaign in the event’s ninth edition by taking on Papua New Guinea on Sunday. Brathwaite had slammed Ben Stokes for four successive sixes in …

Aaron Jones struck an explosive unbeaten 94 from 40 balls as the USA beat Canada by seven wickets in the opening game of the T20 World Cup on Saturday. Jones, born in New York but raised in Barbados, bludgeoned the Canadian attack, smashing ten sixes as he totally changed the momentum of the game in a superb 131-run third-wicket partnership …

Skipper Babar Azam has stressed the need for the Green Shirts to “stick to the basics and play easy cricket” as Pakistan prepares for the highly anticipated clash between Pakistan and India during the T20 World Cup. Pakistan’s first match will be on June 6 against the United States, who beat Canada by seven wickets in the opening game of the tournament, …

KARACHI: Currency experts on Saturday feared the US dollar may resume appreciation against the rupee from the next fiscal year. The dollar has been restricted to around Rs278-280 for more than four months and is likely to rise once the interest rate is reduced. “We see the local currency at Rs295 to a dollar by December-end and interest rate at …

KARACHI: Amid hue and cry over influx of smuggled Iranian oil, the oil marketing companies (OMCs) continued to add new retail outlets across the country, while many CNG retail outlets are being closed and converted into fuel stations. Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has developed 37 new retail outlets during 9MFY24, taking its total nationwide footprint to 3,555. The company completed the construction …