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Tropical Cyclone may Come the Longest  Lasting Storm on Record. Mozambique is being bombarded by heavy rains and winds as Tropical Cyclone Freddy makes landfall for the alternate time in just two weeks. The southern African nation has endured further than a month's worth of downfall in the once four weeks, and with Freddy potentially [...]

A campaign has been scheduled to vaccinate more than 21.54 million children under the age of five against polio in Sindh and Punjab on March 13, 2023. The vaccination campaign will be held for five days in two phases due to the ongoing activities of the seventh national census. During the first phase, over 17.41 [...]

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has accused opposition leader Imran Khan of obstructing the country's deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has been delayed. Sharif claimed that Khan's "plan to foment instability" in the nation included the protests organised by the former ruling party in a statement released by the Prime Minister's office [...]

Muhammad Azam Khan, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Chief Minister, recently expressed his deep concern over the alarming drug abuse situation in Pakistan, particularly in the K-P province. He disclosed that 11% of people in K-P are currently addicted to drugs, which is twice the national average for all provinces. Chief Minister Azam Khan emphasised that everyone [...]

Pakistan's tax authorities have been reported as unlikely to achieve key targets under the $400 million World Bank-funded project, leading to a poor performance rating. The project sought to increase the tax-to-GDP ratio in the country to 17% by June 2024, but the federal and provincial tax authorities will not be able to meet this [...]

The move comes after the district administration banned public gatherings through the invocation of Section 144 in the capital city, citing concerns in the wake of a Pakistan Super League (PSL) match. Despite the crackdown by the temporary government on the PTI's March 8 election rally, Imran Khan, the party's leader, had announced a new [...]

In a 1-0 loss against Bournemouth, Liverpool's Mohamed Salah missed a second-half penalty. Philip Billing's goal propelled the south coast club off the bottom of the Premier League standings and out of the relegation zone. The Cherries move up to 16th place in the standings with the victory in the opening league game of the [...]

In The Wanderers on Saturday, South Africa defeated West Indies by a score of 284 runs to win all two games of the series. Captain Temba Bavuma scored a career-high 172, and Simon Harmer and Gerald Coetzee each took three wickets. On day four, South Africa had given the tourists an implausible 391-run target for [...]

The British government has urged Olympic sponsors Samsung and Coca-Cola to endorse a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Paris. With just over two years until the Paris 2024 Olympics, London is hoping that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would cave in to sponsor pressure. "We are adamant [...]

Due to the recent imposition of a 25% General Sales Tax (GST) on expensive goods by the federal government of Pakistan, Toyota Indus Motor Company (IMC) has announced an increase in the price of its cars. A new sales tax notification issued under SRO 297(1)/2023 by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) confirms the tax. [...]

The Amazons under Bismah Maroof defeated the Super Women under Nida Dar in the third and final game of the Women's League Exhibition series, winning the championship. At the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi today, Amazons defeated Super Women by 33 runs, despite Chamari Athapaththu's century for her team. Super Women were limited to 185-8 [...]

In the 28th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023, which is being played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi today, Multan Sultans have set a lofty aim of 263 runs for Quetta Gladiators to reach. Previously, Gladiators chose to pitch after winning the toss. Gladiators must win this game by a wide [...]

Usman Khan of Multan Sultans set a record for the quickest century in Pakistan Super League (PSL) history after slamming a century in just 36 balls during the 28th game of the current season of the competition. The Sultans hitter was dismissed by Gladiators skipper Muhammad Nawaz after making 120 runs on 43 balls with [...]

Merub Ali, a model, and actress from Pakistan, first gained notoriety for her role in the drama series Dil Ruba. She later went on to star in a number of other well-known series, such as Aangan and Khaas. She has also appeared in a number of music videos, including "Jo Tu Na Mila" by Asim [...]

Gold prices on the international bullion market rose by $3 per ounce to $1,866 on Saturday, while gold prices on the local bullion market rose by Rs 1,200 and Rs 1,029, respectively, in response to the increase in gold prices per tola and per ten grams. In the bullion markets of Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Multan, [...]