ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Chief Justice (CJ) Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday dismissed the petition regarding contempt of court against Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Saad Rafique, Ahsan Iqbal and Ameer Maqam. According to details, the petitioner Mehmood Akhtar Naqvi stated that the accused persons had attempted contempt of court …

ISLAMABAD: Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) demanded submission of a report on Tuesday regarding the status of the alleged Pakistan Television (PTV) and Parliament attacks. The proceedings of the PTV and Parliament attacks case were conducted under Judge Kausar Zaidi with appearances from Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) leaders Asad Umar, Arif Alvi and …

NEW YORK: Five people have died after a helicopter owned by a tour group plunged into Manhattan’s East River, police said on Monday. The red chopper, which is owned by tourism group Liberty, was carrying six people including the pilot when it crashed into the river near the upscale Upper …

DUBAI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi announced on Sunday that the West Indies cricket authorities had confirmed three T20Is in Pakistan, scheduled to be played in Karachi. Speaking to media in Dubai here, Sethi stated that he was working day and night to reach this agreement and Cricket …

DUBAI: Lahore Qalandars failed to make it to playoff stage of the Pakistan Super League for its third straight season after Quetta Gladiators defeated defending champions Peshawar Zalmi by six wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Saturday night. Lahore, who finally won their first match on Friday …

DUBAI: Half centuries by Joe Denly and Babar Azam coupled with a vintage Shahid Afridi bowling spell helped Karachi Kings defeat Multan Sultans by 63 runs in the 22nd fixture of the Pakistan Super League 2018 at Dubai Stadium here on Saturday. Denly and Azam set the foundation of Karachi’s …

DUBAI: The management of Pakistan Super League has decided to launch another venture, PSL T10 league, it was reported on Sunday. The idea of having a ten overs per innings mini PSL tournament was discussed in a meeting of PSL franchise owners with PCB and PSL chairman Najam Sethi in …

PORT ELIZABETH: Usman Khawaja scored 75 runs to lead an Australian fightback on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at St George’s Park, falling just before close of play after enabling the tourists to cancel out a first innings deficit. Australia will take a 41-run led …

A team of researchers from the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University have developed a mechanically robust conductive coating that can maintain performance under heavy stretching and bending. Stretchable, bendable and foldable electronics are crucial for the development of emerging technologies like adaptive displays, artificial skin, and biometric and …

In a world-first, an ESA-led team has built and fired an electric thruster to ingest scarce air molecules from the top of the atmosphere for propellant, opening the way to satellites flying in very low orbits for years on end. ESA’s GOCE gravity-mapper flew as low as 250 km for …