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SHARJAH: Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 4 wickets in the first T20 International of the series, successfully chasing a target of 152 runs in the 19th over. For Bangladesh, Parvez Hossain Emon played a brilliant knock of 54 runs, while…

TEL AVIV/GAZA: Israel faced a wave of international condemnation on Thursday after its military intercepted nearly all of the roughly 40 boats in the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza, detaining more than 450 foreign activists, including…

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) remained under complete lockdown for the fourth consecutive day on the call of the Awami Action Committee, as protests against economic and administrative grievances intensified across the region.…

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police personnel stormed the cafeteria of the National Press Club while in pursuit of protesters from Azad Kashmir. The Islamabad and Rawalpindi chapter of the AJK Awami Action Committee had given a call for…

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed another historic rally on Thursday as the benchmark KSE-100 Index surged beyond the 168,000 mark for the first time in its history, continuing a strong upward momentum that began earlier…

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI) has announced a series of nationwide protests in response to the Israeli attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla. Speaking at a press conference, JI chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman condemned the assault,…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned Israel for stopping the “Global Samoud Flotilla” carrying humanitarian supplies to Gaza and has demanded the immediate release of all detained activists. In a statement, the Foreign Office stated…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Oman have agreed to expand cooperation in the field of health, following a meeting between Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal and the Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman, Fahd Khalaf Al Kharousi. During the…

OTTAWA: Canada has officially designated the Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist group, accusing it of running a violent international network involved in organized crime and targeted killings. Canadian officials say the gang has been…

ISLAMABAD: The 40-vessel Samud Gaza flotilla, carrying over 450 humanitarian workers from 44 countries, was recently targeted by Israeli forces, an act that has drawn strong condemnation from Pakistan. Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz…