On Friday, England batsman Alex Hales announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 34, bringing an end to a contentious career. The right-handed batsman, who played 11 test matches, 70 one-day internationals, and 75 Twenty20s for England, was withdrawn from the squad for the 2019 ODI WorldRead More →

In the much-publicized domestic worker torture case, a five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) is constituted, with an Islamabad DIG Operations chosen as the team’s leader. According to the announcement, the DIG Operations has been selected as the JIT convener, and the JIT would consist of four officers from ISI, IB,Read More →

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman’s indictment was again postponed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday. The decision was issued by the ECP’s four-member bench, led by Sindh Member Nisar Durrani, after the PTI lawyer appealed for the case to be adjourned till September owing to court holidays.Read More →

LAHORE – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) dismissed 22 leaders from South Punjab on Tuesday for breaking party rules. PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub’s signature appeared on the notification. Former Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari, Khusro Bakhtiar, Javed Akhtar Ansari, Farooq Azam Malik, and Muhammad AkhtarRead More →

ISLAMABAD – On Tuesday, an extra district and sessions court granted pre-arrest bail to Soumya Asim, the accused in the rape of minor maid Rizwana. The hearing on Soumya Asim’s temporary bail application was held in Islamabad, where Additional District and Sessions Judge Dr Abida Sajid granted the accused interimRead More →

BAJAUR (A News) – On Sunday, a suicide bomber targeted the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) workers’ convention in Bajaur’s Khar district, leaving at least 40 people dead and 80 injured. JUI-F Maulana Ziaullah Jan, the head of Khar Tehsil, died in the assault as well. More than 150 injured people hadRead More →