Gladiators receive major as Faf du Plessis not available for PSL remainder

ISLAMABAD:Quetta Gladiators received a major blow on Wednesday as South Africa’s star batsman Faf du Plessis would not be available to them in the ongoing Pakistan Super League tournament. “Quetta Gladiators batsman Faf du Plessis will not be able to take further part in the PSL after a nasty collision earlier in the tournament”. “Faf […]

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Qureshi leave for Turkey on Thursday to attend Antalya Diplomacy Forum

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi will leave for Turkey Thursday on four-day (June 17-20) official visit to participate in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavusoglu. He will also be participating in a panel discussion on ‘Regional Cooperation in Asia’ along with other foreign ministers from the region, […]

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Pakistani envoy presents FM Qureshi’s letter on Kashmir to UNSC president

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Munir Akram met the President of the UN Security Council for the month of June, Sven Jurgenson of Estonia, Tuesday and handed him a letter from Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi reminding the 15-member body of its responsibility to settle the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the UNSC resolutions, […]

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IHC seeks report on blasphemous material stoppage on social media

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday sought report from ministries of interior and information technology regarding the implementation of decision to form a mechanism for stopping the uploading of blasphemous material on the social media. Justice Aamer Farooq of IHC heard the case regarding the implementation of verdict dated March 31, 2017. The court […]

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Usman, Khurram set Gladiators second win of season

ISLAMABAD: Three-fers from pacers Usman Shinwari and Khurram Shahzad delivered Quetta Gladiators’ second win of the HBL Pakistan Super League 6 as the Sarfaraz Ahmed-led side defeated Lahore Qalandars by 18 runs with 12 balls spare at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium Abu Dhabi on late Tuesday. Qalandars were rooted out for 140 and never seemed […]

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IHC building attack case: lawyers asked to submit their comments

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday once again instructed the 25 lawyers to submit their answers to the bench in contempt of court case related to an attack on IHC building during the protest. The court said the lawyers who had already submitted comments could refile it with amendments till next date. Justice Miangul […]

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MoITT, Huawei launch government employee ICT training program

ISLAMABAD:Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication in collaboration with Huawei Technologies Pakistan have launched much awaited ‘1000 Government Employee Training Programme. Federal Secretary of Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, Dr Muhammad Sohail Rajput, Huawei Middle East VP, Spacelee, CTO Huawei Enterprise Solutions Middle East, Faisal Ameer Malik along with senior managers and directors from […]

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NH&MP imposes Rs. 20 mln fines during drive against illegal use of LED/HID

ISLAMABAD:National Highway and Motorway Police (NH&MP) has imposed Rs. 20 million fines on 37,583 motorists during campaign against illegal use of Light Emitting Diode (LED) and high-intensity discharge (HID) lights on motorways and highways across the country. Furthermore, 3592 vehicles were sent back from Toll Plazas, however 11610 LED / HID lights were taken off […]

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