Monday, September 28th, 2020
PCB announces criteria-based contracts for domestic players
Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced 2020-21 contracts for 192 domestic players. 10 players have been awarded the A Plus category out of 192. The players comprise leading performers from the 2019-20 first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and players part of the national squad but without a central or emerging contract. These players are Bilal Asif (Central Punjab), Fahim Ashraf (Central Punjab), Fawad Alam (Sindh), Imran Butt (Balochistan), Imran Khan Snr (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Kashif Bhatti (Balochistan), Khushdil Shah (Southern Punjab), Nauman Ali (Northern), Sohail Khan (Sindh) and Zafar Gohar (CentralRead More
FM Qureshi, Afghanistan’s reconciliation leader Abdullah discuss Afghan peace process
Islamabad : Talks between Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan Dr. Abdullah Abdullah are underway at the foreign office in Islamabad. They are discussing the Afghan peace process and matters of mutual interests. Earlier on arrival at the foreign office, the visiting dignitary also planted a sapling.
Afghanistan reconciliation council chief Abdullah Abdullah arrives in Islamabad
Islamabad : Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan Dr. Abdullah Abdullah arrived in Islamabad on Monday on a three-day visit to Pakistan. Adviser on Commerce Razak Dawood and Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq received him at Nur Khan Airbase. Abdullah Abdullah is accompanied by a high-level delegation including prominent members of the High Council for National Reconciliation. During the visit, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah will call on the Prime Minister and President and will also meet with Chairman Senate, Speaker National Assembly, Foreign Minister andRead More
US embassy resumes students visas from Oct 1
Islamabad, September 28, 2020 – The United States Embassy in Islamabad is pleased to announce that beginning on Thursday, October 1, 2020, we will resume student visa services at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad and the U.S. Consulate General in Karachi. We are proud of the long tradition of student exchanges between Pakistan and the United States. Nearly 8,000 Pakistani students study at universities and colleges across the United States at any given time, and we look forward to welcoming many more who are interested in the American educational experience. Student visas areRead More
Primary schools in Balochistan to remain closed for 15 more days: Liaquat Shahwani
QUETTA: Spokesperson Balochistan government Liaquat Shahwani on Monday said that primary schools in the province will remain closed for 15 more days. Last week, the NCOC had granted permission to enter into the second phase of reopening schools for secondary students across the country. The academic sessions of secondary students from Class VI to Class VIII resumed in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces from September 23. Liaquat Shahwani said the decision of delaying the reopening of primary schools has been taken after an increase in coronavirus cases. The deadly infectionRead More