Sunday, September 28th, 2025
India overpowers Pakistan by 5 wickets to lift Asia Cup Trophy
DUBAI: Middle-order batter Tilak Varma’s anchoring half-century helped India down Pakistan and win the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Set to chase a modest 147-run target, the reigning world champions had to do hard yards to eventually knock the winning runs in 19.4 overs after losing five wickets. India got off to a dismal start to the pursuit as Faheem Ashraf and Shaheen Shah Afridi ran through their top-order, dismissing in-form Abhishek Sharma (five), skipper Suryakumar Yadav (one) and ShubmanRead More
Sumud Flotilla To Gaza: Humanity at Sea
By Qamar Bashir They said humanity would stand by while Gaza was starved. They said states would avert their eyes as children cried for bread and water. Yet when Muslim governments folded, when Western nations chose silence, and when the United Nations looked on powerless, civil society — that stubborn conscience of the world — took up the mantle. In this desperate week of insensitivity and inability, ordinary men and women filled the vacuum left by governments, setting sail with aid that should have been delivered through corridors of diplomacyRead More
Shama claims PM included her name in delegation
News Desk LONDON: The controversy surrounding the supposed inclusion of columnist and social media activist Shama Junejo in Pakistan’s delegation to the United Nations this week took a new turn on Sunday when she claimed that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had included her among the delegates as an adviser. The controversy had surfaced when photos from Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s address at a UN Security Council session on artificial intelligence (AI) spread like wildfire on social media platform X, with users pointing to Junejo sitting in the background. Several ofRead More
China sends monsoon relief aid to flood-hit Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 28 /DNA/ – The People’s Republic of China has once again reaffirmed its role as Pakistan’s steadfast friend by extending Monsoon Relief Assistance for the flood-affected people in Pakistan through NDMA. It will augment the NDMA’s relief support for flood affected areas in Punjab. Two Chinese relief flights carrying 300 tents and 9,000 blankets landed today at Nur Khan Air Base, Rawalpindi, to support families displaced by the recent floods. This gesture underscores China’s enduring solidarity with Pakistan in times of difficulty. The reception ceremony was attended byRead More
India win toss, elect to bowl first against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2025 final
DUBAI, SEPT 28: India have won the toss and opted to field first against arch-rivals Pakistan in the blockbuster ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 final here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Squads Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (WK), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem. India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Abhishek Sharma,Read More
Pakistan Navy launches mangrove plantation campaign 2025
KARACHI, SEPT 28 /DNA/ – Pakistan Navy launched the Mangrove Plantation Campaign 2025 at Bin Qasim, Gharo. Commander Coast, Rear Admiral Faisal Amin, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and planted a sapling. The campaign has been launched in collaboration with the Forest Departments of Sindh and Balochistan and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). While addressing the ceremony, the chief guest underscored the critical role of mangroves in combating climate change, preserving biodiversity, and protecting coastal communities from erosion and natural disasters. He appreciated the collaborationRead More