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Osaka beats Azarenka to win US Open and third Grand Slam

New York: Japan’s Naomi Osaka came from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the US Open on Saturday and clinch her third Grand Slam title. Osaka, the fourth seed, overcame her unseeded opponent 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 inside a near-empty Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows. It brought 22-year-old Osaka’s haul of tennis major trophies to three after her victories at the 2018 US Open and 2019 Australian Open. “I didn’t really enjoy that. It was a really tough match for me,” Osaka said following herRead More


Girl martyred, four injured in unprovoked firing by Indian troops at LoC: ISPR

RAWALPINDI : Indian army troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in the Tatta Pani and Rakhchakri sectors of Kashmir along the Line of Control (LoC) on Sunday, targeting the civilian population. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), an 11-year-old girl was martyred and four other civilians including two children got injured as a result of Indian firing. “Pakistan Army troops responded effectively to Indian firing,” the military’s media wing said. The latest ceasefire breach followed on the heels of another such incident on Sept 9 when Indian forces openedRead More


Indian Charge d’Affaires summoned to register Pakistan’s strong protest over Ceasefire Violations by India

Islamabad (13 September 2020),Indian Charge d’Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today to register Pakistan’s strong protest over ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on the night between 11th and 12th September 2020, resulting in one shahadat and serious injuries to four innocent civilians. Due to indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by the Indian occupation forces in Hotspring and Rakhchikri Sectors of the LoC, 10 year old Iqra Qamrez d/o Muhammad Qamrez, resident of Village Dera Sahib Zadian embraced shahadat while 16 yearRead More


Speakers urge to preserve the environment

Sunday, September 13, 2020 Karachi  : Preserving the environment and reducing carbon emissions are the main goals that the Institute of Business Management (IoBM) aims to achieve through its Cycle Friendly Campus Initiative. It was launched recently by its Alumni Association. Tufail Group generously donated to IoBM 100 bicycles for this initiative. Through this campaign, IoBM plans to reduce carbon emissions and keep the campus clean and green. Mr. Zubair Tufail, CEO Tufail Group, appreciated the positive direction of IoBM’s management in making the campus carbon-neutral.  Mr. Salman Tufail, Director, TufailRead More


Shibli Faraz lauds talks between Afghan govt, Taliban

ISLAMABAD : Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz has said peace talks between Afghan government’s representatives and Taliban are historic and beginning of the new era. Taking on micro-blogging website, Twitter, the minister said that commencement of peace talks is the success of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s stance about solution of Afghanistan conflict. 20 years ago Khan Sahab said that there is no military solution of the Afghan conflict, he stated and prayed for the prosperity and development of people of Afghanistan. Historic peace talks opened between theRead More


Hamza Shehbaz tests positive for coronavirus

LAHORE : Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Hamza Shehbaz Sharif has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, confirmed party leader Atta Tarar. Tarar in his tweet said that Hamza has been tested positive for coronavirus and hoped that he would be shifted from Kot Lakhpat jail to hospital soon. On the other hand, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb in her statement has stated that negligence in the treatment of Hamza Shehbaz could pose threats to his life. She appealed the nation to pray for early recovery of the party leaderRead More