LAHORE, SEPT 12 (DNA) – Opener Babar Azam’s swift 86 runs helped Pakistan beat the all-star World XI during the first Independence Cup clash in Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday. Earlier, World XI won the toss and opted to bowl against Pakistan in the first match of three-match Twenty20 (T20) series. World XI fell 20 runs short of victory after Pakistan put a competitive 197 with some fantastic knocks from the batsmen. There was some vintage hitting from Shoaib Malik (38 for 20) down the batting order. Ahmed Shahzad alsoRead More

ANKARA, SEPT 12 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif met Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Binali Yildirim in the capital of Turkey where they discussed mutual ties between the two countries. The Turkish leadership expressed best wishes for Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Turkish PM Yildirim said that his country appreciates the sacrifices made by Pakistan in war against terrorism, adding that both countries have meaningful relations. He acknowledged that Pakistan made the highest number of sacrifices to fight terrorism in their region, requesting the international community toRead More

ISLAMABAD, SEPT 12 (DNA) – Federal Minister for Commerce Mohammad Pervaiz Malik in a meeting with US Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale who called on the minister said that Pakistan was to host a Business Opportunities Conference which would prove to be a better effort at improving trade ties with the US. Malik said that Pakistan and the US have cordial trade relations and that trade between Pakistan and US stood at 6 billion USD during the last FY 2016-17. He said that the trade relations between the two countriesRead More

PESHAWAR, SEPT 12 (DNA) – At least a person killed and four others injured when buried underground ‘old’ Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off on early Tuesday in the Darpa Khel area of North Waziristan, political administration told media. According to officials, the explosion took place at a time when the repatriation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) was underway. The blast occurred in a ground near Al Khalid Public School. The deceased and all injured were local tribesmen. The local tribesmen were returning to their homes after being displaced forRead More

ISLAMABAD, SEPT 12 (DNA) – The accountability court on Tuesday returned the corruption references against Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and one against the Sharif family to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), citing technical errors. The court directed NAB to refile the references after removing the errors. The court had already sent back on Monday two of the three references against the Sharif family, asking NAB to resubmit them after addressing the court’s objections. The court’s registrar reportedly objected that he could not find the documents mentioned in the index of theRead More