Shabbir banned for four years under ICC Anti-Corruption Code

ISLAMABAD: Wicketkeeper-batter Gulam Shabbir of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been banned from all cricket for four years after admitting breaching six counts of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code, the ICC said in a press statement on Monday. Gulam admitted to being in breach of the following provisions under the Code: Breach of Article 2.4.4 […]

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IHC serves notices to respondents in plots allotment case

ISLAMABAD: A division bench of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday served notices to respondents in an intra court appeal (ICA) regarding allotment of extra plots to judges and civil servants. Petitioner Riaz Haneef Rahi Advocate prayed the court to send the matter also to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as it was the matter of recovery […]

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Senate defence committee pays homage to martyrs

ISLAMABAD: To commemorate the Defence Day and to pay tribute to the martyrs of Pakistan, members of the Senate Defence Committee headed by its Chairman Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed visited the homes of martyrs in federal capital and Rawalpindi. The Chairman Committee along with other members of the Committee visited the mausoleum of Lance Naik […]

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Top UN official calls for climate action to deal with ‘season of fire and floods’ worldwide

With extreme weather events increasingly impacting countries across the world, the deputy UN chief on Monday underlined the importance of limiting temperature rise to the internationally agreed goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. “The entire planet is going through a season of fire and floods”, Amina Mohammed told a high-level meeting on climate […]

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Afridi, Bumrah, Root nominated for ICC Player of the Month award

ISLAMABAD: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the August nominees for the ICC Player of the Month awards, instituted in January this year to recognise the best international performances across formats for male and female cricketers. The nominees for the monthly men’s awards this time are, Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi, India’s Jasprit Bumrah […]

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Money laundering reference against Zardari adjourned till Sept 15

ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) Monday adjourned hearing till September 15, on mega money laundering reference against former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur. AC-II Judge Muhammad Azam Khan heard the reference filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The court also granted one-day exemption from hearing to Asif Zardari, Faryal Talpur and […]

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Japan announces official logo to celebrate 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: To commence the celebrations of Year 2022 which marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Pakistan, the Government of Japan has announced the Official Logo for this special occasion signifying historic relations between Japan and Pakistan. The logo epitomizes the hope for further development of friendly ties between […]

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