Thursday, January 26th, 2017
Australia beat Pakistan by 57 runs
ADELAIDE, JAN 26 – Australia on Thursday beat Pakistan in the last one day match by 57 runs. David Warner’s rapid batting fired Australia past 250 without any loss of wickets against Pakistan in the fifth ODI at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. Warner smashed the fastest century of his career off 78 balls, and looked well on course to reach a double hundred as Pakistan bowlers appeared helpless. Opener Travis Head neared his own century as Australia scored the highest partnership in their ODI history with 261 without any loss. Captain Steven SmithRead More
Panama Leaks case hearing has been adjourned till Friday
ISLAMABAD, JAN 26 – A five-member larger bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa resumed hearing the Panama Leaks case on Thursday.Continuing his arguments in the Supreme Court, Maryam Nawaz’s counsel Shahid Hamid said married women do not come under the definition of dependence of their parent.
PIA flights from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan to be increased starting Feb 1
KARACHI, JAN 26, (DNA) – Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to increase the number of its weekly flights from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan from next month. Starting February 1, the number of weekly flights from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan will increase from 25 to 54, PIA country manager Imtiaz Bhutto informed. Every week seven flights will be scheduled from Saudi Arabia to Karachi and five flights will be scheduled from Saudi Arabia to Islamabad, he said.
One-million signatures campaign: Several in Poland sign for peace in Kashmir
JAN 26, (DNA) – Kashmir Council EU organized a one-day camp in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, on Wednesday in order to continue its one-million signature campaign on Kashmir. Similar camps have already been organised in different European countries in connection with the “One Million Signature Campaign” in Europe. The signature campaign was launched in Europe by Kashmir Council EU in recent years to obtain signatures of European people in favour of oppressed people of Jammu and Kashmir. In Warsaw, Chairman Kashmir Council Ali Raza Syed said the purpose of theRead More
Trump signs order to start Mexico border wall project
WASHINGTON, JAN 26, (DNA) – President Donald Trump signed directives on Wednesday to build a wall along the US-Mexican border and strip funding from cities that shield illegal immigrants as he charged ahead with sweeping and divisive plans to transform how the United States deals with immigration and national security. The Republican president is expected to take additional steps in the coming days to limit legal immigration, including executive orders restricting refugees and blocking the issuing of visas to people from several Middle Eastern and North African countries including Syria, Sudan,Read More