ISLAMABAD:Wisden has termed Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan as the man for all situations, while including him in it’s Current World Test XI. A select Wisden panel has picked a world Test XI, based on both current form and their overall record. It was up to the panel to decide on the balance of the side, […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON:Pakistan looks forward to continue working with the United States (US) and other international partners to avert a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and restore peace and stability to that war-torn country and the region, Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan has said. The ambassador made that statement during an interactive session with a group of undergraduate students […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday inaugurated ‘Miyawaki’ forest in the premises of President House. Under the green presidency initiative, more than 4000 saplings had been planted in the Miyawaki forest. The objective of planting the forest was to better utilize the land and protect the environment from pollution. The plants will be supplied water […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Smog or shallow fog would continue to engulf plain areas of Punjab during the next 24 hours, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. Cloudy weather with light rain (light snowfall over hills) is expected at a few places in northern areas. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The experts at a seminar here on Wednesday said Pakistan needed to avoid getting caught into the crossfire of the power rivalry in the Asia Pacific region and should not be forced to pick sides in the emerging security dynamics between the US and China. This was the key message of leading diplomats, former senior […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Digital transformation can help Pakistan unlock up to Rs 9.7 trillion (59.7 billion US dollars ) in annual economic value by 2030, equivalent to about 19% of the country’s GDP in 2020, according to a new report commissioned by Google. The report — released at a recent Google / P@SHA online event, “Unlocking Pakistan’s Digital […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is going to retrofit the traditional sodium street lights already installed in Islamabad to European standard LEDs lights. According to the details, the CDA administration will sign an agreement with the Government organization (NICOP) to install these new LED lights at 40 percent of the cost. Under the agreement, conventional […]
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS:The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has stresses the need to make agri-food systems more resilient to shocks and stresses, such as the coronavirus pandemic, extreme weather conditions and armed conflicts. The Rome-based UN agency’s ‘State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) report for 2021 says that three billion people, almost 40 per cent of […]
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