Rabi ul Awal moon not sighted, Eid Milad un Nabi to be celebrated on Sept 6
Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad, surrounded by religious scholars and clerics, looks in the telescope to spot the crescent moon in this undated image. — AFP/File Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee holds main session in Karachi Zonal meetings take place in Lahore, Quetta, and Peshawar Met Department, Ministry of Religious Affairs officials join session. […]
Helen Mirren’s father went to extreme lengths after relocating to England?
Helen Mirren reveals who she was before her father’s unexpected decision Helen Mirren recently walked down a memory lane to shed light on her father’s decision to change the family name. For the unversed, the 80-year-old iconic English actress’ father, Vasiliy Mironov, who was a native Russian, relocated to England along with his family when […]
PCB chairman denies role in Babar, Rizwan’s Asia Cup 2025 snub
Pakistani batters Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam make a run during a match against South Africa played at Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India on October 27, 2023. —Reuters Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has distanced himself from the decision to exclude top players Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from the national squad for the […]
Shaheen admits even he may face ‘exclusion’ in future after Babar-Rizwan snub
Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam pose for a picture, April 5, 2024. — Instagram/@geo_super SHARJAH: Left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has expressed his views on the absence of senior players Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2025, scheduled from September 9 to 28. […]
ICC unveils revised schedule for Women’s World Cup 2025
An undated picture of DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, India. — AFP/File DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced a revised schedule for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, dropping Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium as a host venue. According to a statement issued by the sport’s governing body, the Bengaluru stadium, […]
Javelin star Yasir Sultan clinches bronze at Asian Throwing Championship
Pakistan’s javelin thrower Yasir Sultan in action during the Asian Throwing Championship in South Korea on August 22, 2025. — ScreengrabviaInstagram/yasir__sultan Pakistan’s javelin thrower Muhammad Yasir Sultan claimed the bronze medal at the Asian Throwing Championships on Friday with a season-best throw of 77.43 metres. The 27-year-old athlete delivered his best effort on the sixth […]
ICC unveils revised schedule for Women’s World Cup 2025
An undated picture of DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, India. — AFP/File DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced a revised schedule for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, dropping Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium as a host venue. According to a statement issued by the sport’s governing body, the Bengaluru stadium, […]
Sri Lanka arrests former president Wickremesinghe: local media
Sri Lanka’s former president Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. — Reuters Wickremesinghe arrested over alleged misuse of state funds. Arrest linked to London trip for wife’s graduation. Wickremesinghe was PM a record six times, made president in 2022. COLOMBO: […]
Factbox: How the IPC global hunger monitor determines famine
Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, August 21, 2025. — Reuters A global hunger monitor determined on Friday that famine is taking place in Gaza, nearly two years after Israel launched a military campaign in the tiny Palestinian territory in response to the Hamas attack of […]
PM Shehbaz vows speedy rehabilitation in flood-hit KP
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs federal cabinet in Islamabad on August 22, 2025. — PID PM says will call meeting to discuss illegal constructions on rivers. Premier expresses deep concern over widespread devastation in KP. Says federal govt, NDMA and forces ully engaged relief efforts. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reaffirmed the federal government’s […]