WASHINGTON (dna) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that there was “enormous evidence” that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China. “There is enormous evidence that this is where it began,” he said on ABC s “This Week.” But while highly critical of China s handling of the matter, Pompeo declined to say whether he thought the virus had been intentionally released. President Donald Trump has been increasingly critical of China s role in the pandemic, which has infected nearly 3.5 million people and killed more thanRead More

COX S BAZAR (dna) – Rohingya refugee Shahab Uddin thought the wooden trawler he boarded in February would be his ticket out of a camp in Bangladesh to a better life in Malaysia. Instead, the voyage nearly killed him. The 20-year-old was among almost 400 survivors pulled from the water, starving, emaciated and traumatized after the boat failed to reach Malaysia and spent weeks adrift before returning to Bangladesh in mid-April. Hundreds more refugees are stranded on at least two other trawlers, rights groups say, as Southeast Asian governments tighten bordersRead More

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday announced that it will provide financial support to its first-class cricketers, match officials, scorers, ground staff and other stakeholders facing difficulty due to no cricket activity as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the PCB press release, players must meet an established criteria in order to be eligible for the funds, which is outlined as follows: • First-class cricketers who featured in the 2018-19 season and have played at least 15 first-class matches in the past five seasons from 2014-15 toRead More

Bowling legend Wasim Akram named Sarfaraz Nawaz and Fazal Mahmood as his dream bowling pair from the past. Akram, in a video with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), showered praises on the duo for their respective abilities. “I’ve played with many great players like Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar and Abdul Razzaq but if I had to choose someone from the past it would have to Nawaz and Mahmood,” he says.

    Today, on World Press Freedom Day, we express solidarity with the journalist fraternity in the Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IOJ&K), which continues to face a relentless campaign of harassment and intimidation. While saluting their exceptional courage, we also honour the sacrifice of those Kashmiri journalists who have laid down their lives in the line of duty. The latest among those martyrs was Shujaat Bukhari in June 2018.   It is commendable that Kashmiri journalists continue to work with conviction and professionalism, despite the heavy handedness of IndianRead More