LAHORE: The first playoff of the Pakistan Super League III lived up to its expectations when Peshawar Zalmi won the thriller against Quetta Gladiators by just one run at the picturesque Gaddafi Stadium here on Tuesday evening. Despite some light rain, fans were undeterred in their determination to watch the …

CAPE TOWN: South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has been cleared to play the remainder of the Test series against Australia having won his appeal against a Level Two breach of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) code of conduct. Rabada had his punishment for brushing against the shoulder of Australia …

ISLAMABAD: Batsman Javeria Khan struck her second ODI century to help Pakistan go 1-0 up in their three-match series, part of the ICC Women’s Championship, against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on Tuesday. Javeria helped Pakistan recover from the early loss of the openers, and then rallied with the middle order …

Fifty years ago France was rocked by a violent student revolt that drew in factory workers in an outpouring of emotion that still marks the country. Students demanding more liberties in the conservative and authoritarian mood of the time found a voice in the global outcry against the Vietnam War. …

Japan on Tuesday marked the 23rd anniversary of a deadly sarin attack on the Tokyo metro, as speculation grows that members of the cult behind it could soon be executed. At a solemn ceremony at Kasumigaseki station, one of the targets of the 1995 attacks which is surrounded by key …

The United States is advancing toward the first transfer of a prisoner from the Guantanamo Bay detention center under US President Donald Trump, the US military told Reuters on Monday, a move that would repatriate the detainee to Saudi Arabia. The transfer of 43-year-old Ahmed Muhammed Haza al-Darbi appeared to …

LAHORE: National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) has won Waleh Dam project after a fierce competition in a joint venture with an international consultancy firm in the Kingdom of Jordan. The scope of services includes design, review and construction supervision of the project costing Rs. 36,223 million (US$ 348 million). The …

ISLAMABAD: Over two dozen students from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas(FATA) and Balochistan have been protesting in the federal capital for the last two weeks, alleging that they are being denied admission to the medical and dental colleges despite the fact that the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has introduced a …

Lahore: The Stanford Social Innovation Review report shows that Pakistanis are among the most charitable people in the world. The nation contributes more than one percent of its GDP to charity, according to the report. Such a high percentage of philanthropic activities place Pakistan among some of the far wealthier …

WASHINGTON – Saudi Arabia’s crown prince received an effusive welcome at the White House Tuesday from US President Donald Trump, who hailed a “great friendship” with the kingdom — but made no public mention of the sticking points in the burgeoning alliance. In front of the cameras, it was all …