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Shehzad Roy calls on Karachi to welcome Windies with PSL-like enthusiasm

Shehzad Roy during his visit to Fatima Jinnah Government Girls School in KarachiPakistani singer and social activist Shehzad Roy has expressed hope that Karachiites would show as much enthusiasm for the West Indies T20 series as they did for the...

Trump tells advisers he wants US out of Syria: senior officials

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla: President Donald Trump has told advisers he wants an early exit of US troops from Syria, two senior administration officials said on Friday, a stance that may put him at odds with US military officials who see the fight against Islamic State as nowhere near complete. A National Security Council meeting is set for early next week to discuss the US-led campaign against Islamic State in Syria, according to US officials familiar with the plan. Two other administration officials confirmed a Wall Street Journal report on Friday that said Trump had ordered the State Department to freeze more than $200 million in funds for recovery efforts in Syria while his administration reassesses Washington’s role in the conflict there. Trump called for the freeze after reading a news report that the U.S. had recently committed an additional $200 million to stabilize areas recaptured from Islamic State, the paper said. The funding was announced by departing Secretary of State Re...

Fifty-five percent of Punjab budget spent on Lahore alone: Imran Khan

PTI chairman Imran Khan speaks to media in Lahore LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Saturday lashed out at rival Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) as he drew attention to provincial budget allocations.Addressing a...

IRSA not giving Sindh its share of water: Bilawal Bhutto

SANGHAR: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto alleged on Saturday that the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) is not giving Sindh its share of water.The PPP chairman was addressing a crowd at Sanghar, where he said that Sindh is...

Do you think I intend to take over, CJP asks senior journalist

Photo: FileKARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar heard the case pertaining to water pollution in Sindh at Supreme Court’s Karachi registry on Saturday. Senior journalist Mazhar Abbas and Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar were also present...

Javeria, bowlers power Pakistan to 2-1 triumph in T20I series

Javeria Khan scored run-a-ball 38 during the match. Photo: ICC Pakistan on Saturday defeated Sri Lanka by 38 runs in the third and final T20I at the Colombo’s Sinhalese Sports Club.The victory means the tourists clinched the T20 series 2-1 after...