LAHORE:Pakistan Taekwondo team returned home on Friday after securing the third position at Fajr Open held in Tehran, Iran. Officials of the Pakistan Olympic Association & Pakistan Taekwondo Federation welcomed the team on its return According to the media manager of the team, Shiraz Asif, 17 nations participated in the Fajr Open and hosts Iran […]
Read MoreDubai, Oct 22 (AFP/APP):Reigning champions West Indies were still waiting on the fitness of all-rounder Andre Russell, a day ahead of their T20 World Cup opener against England in Dubai on Saturday. Russell has been struggling with a hamstring injury suffered while playing for a Kolkata Knight Riders side led by England captain Eoin Morgan […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan High Commission, Colombo, Sri Lanka, celebrated Eid Milad-un-Nabi on Friday with traditional fervor and reverence by organizing a special event at the High Commission in collaboration with Pakistan Friendship Association. Members of the Pakistani diaspora and friends of Pakistan participated in the event. The event started with recitation from the Holy Quran by Acting […]
Read MoreTokyo, Oct 22 (AFP/APP):Tokyo stocks advanced Friday as investors cheered news that the troubled Chinese property giant Evergrande had made a key interest payment. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.34 percent or 96.27 points to 28,804.85, while the broader Topix index edged up 0.07 percent or 1.42 points to 2,002.23. hih/kaf/oho
Read MoreKiev, Oct 22 (AFP/APP):Ukraine’s capital on Friday re-imposed coronavirus restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus as the ex-Soviet nation reported record Covid-19 deaths and cases for the second day in a row. Kiev pupils will stay away from school for the next two weeks, with the first seven days coinciding with national school […]
Read MoreOita, Japan, Oct 22 (AFP/APP):Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper Friday cautioned his team not to take Japan lightly, calling them “no joke”, with threats across the park. Australia face the Brave Blossoms in Oita on Saturday, a stop-off en route to Britain for testing clashes against Scotland, England and Wales over successive weeks. But the 115-Test […]
Read MoreLondon, Oct 22 (AFP/APP):England’s bowlers have opted for a decidedly low-tech approach to winning the T20 World Cup by training with a humble bucket to counter the crushing humidity of the Gulf. Seamer David Willey said England players are soaking their hands in buckets of water during training sessions in order to replicate the feeling […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:National Book Foundation (NBF) Friday organized ‘Serat Seminar and Naatia Mushaira’ in connection with Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAW). Federal Educational and Vocational Training Secretary Farah Hamid Khan was the chief guest on the occasion. The seminar was presided by renowned scholar and poet Jalil Aali. The seminar was conducted by eminent scholar Mahboob Zafar, said a […]
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