LAHORE: Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) Sunday urged the government to take concrete steps for increasing country’s exports in the international markets. Carpet Training Institute (CTI) Chairperson Parvez Hanif, PCMEA Group Leader Abdul Latif Malik, Vice Chairman Ejaz-ur-Rehman, Senior Executive Members Riaz Ahmed and Saeed Khan told the media here that previously, Pakistan […]
Read MoreDhaka: Rain again interrupted the second Test in Dhaka between Bangladesh and Pakistan on Sunday with only 6.2 overs played and the tourists extending their lead. Play did not get under way until after lunch with Pakistan reaching 188-2, adding 27 from their first day total. Overnight unbeaten batsman Azhar Ali struck back-to-back boundaries off […]
Read MoreDhaka: Rain and bad light delayed the second day’s start of the second Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Dhaka on Sunday. Only 57 overs of play were possible on the first day when Pakistan reached 161-2, with skipper Babar Azam unbeaten on 60 alongside Azhar Ali, 36 not out.
Read MoreLAHORE: An exhibition titled “Makkah and Madina” was organised at Alhamra Art Gallery on Sunday, in collaboration with the Russian embassy. The exhibition was based on photographs depicting the historical status of the holy cities of Makkah and Madina in different periods, said a press release issued here. State Museum of Oriental Art (Moscow, Russia) […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Sunday congratulated President Muhammad Asif Butt, Secretary Saleem Sheikh and other office-bearers on their victory in Electronic Media Reporters Association (EMRA) elections. In the felicitation message issued here, the CM expressed hope that the newly elected body of EMRA would come up to the expectation of the […]
Read MoreLAHORE: A Café Khushal for differently abled people has been established in Deputy Commissioner Complex Mianwali on the special direction of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar. According to official sources here on Sunday, CM said that the Café would be run by special people and the earnings from the cafe would be spent on […]
Read MorePhuket, Thailand: Thailand’s Phachara Kongwatmai took home his first Asian Tour victory on Sunday, claiming the $1 million Laguna Phuket Championship after fending off two fellow countrymen and South Korea’s Bi-o Kim by a single shot. Phachara’s 10-under par total of 270 came after he holed a 12-foot par putt on the 18th, eking out […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Sunday that abandoning Afghanistan in the current context would be a grave mistake that would have dire consequences. According to a spokesman for Governor’s House here, Ch Sarwar expressed these views in his meeting with British Minister Zac Goldsmith in London while discussing Pak-UK relations, the current […]
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