Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
South Africa’s Du Plessis announces retirement from Test cricket
Karachi : South Africa’s veteran batter Faf du Plessis has decided to announce retirement from Test cricket. The 36-year-old Du Plessis confirmed his decision through an Instagram post and wrote. “My heart is clear and the time is right to walk into a new chapter.” Former Proteas captain started his Test career back in 2012 at Adelaide against Australia where he made headlines with an emphatic match-saving inning in fourth innings of unbeaten 110 off 376 balls. He went on to appear in 69 Tests for his country and scoredRead More
Abdul Hafeez Sheikh will easily win Senate polls: Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD : Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has said on Wednesday that Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Sheikh will easily bag his election seat on March 3. Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain is the apple of our eyes, will convince him to vote for Abdul Hafeez Sheikh in the upcoming Senate polls, Fawad Chaudhry said. The minister said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has awarded a majority of Senate election tickets to the old party workers. Answering a query about holding Senate polls via open ballot, Chaudhry said that according toRead More
Samjhauta Express Bombing Revisited
Sajjad Shaukat On the midnight of 18-19 February 2007, India-Pakistan Samjhauta Express train was bombed in which 68 people were killed, including at least 42 Pakistanis who were among the victims of the Hindu terrorist attack. A Hindu extremist Sadhu Aseemanand Swami, alias Naba Kumar Das, a leader of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) had confessed that he was involved in several bombings incidents. He also claimed to have been a part of the Samjhauta Express blast. In fact, ideology of Hindutva (Hindu nationalism) prevails in every field at the costRead More
Coronavirus claims 56 more lives in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has recorded 56 more coronavirus-related deaths in past 24 hours, surging the overall death toll to 12,436. According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 has claimed 56 more lives and 1,165 fresh infections were reported. The total count of active cases is 25,008. In the past 24 hours, as many as 1,484 patients have recovered from the virus in a day and 1,662 patients are still in critical condition. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), withRead More