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DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday thanked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for “successfully hosting” the recently concluded ICC Champions Trophy. In a press release, the global governing body of the sport also thanked the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) for the staging of India’s matches of the tournament. India played their matches in Dubai after the country’s government refused to send its team to Pakistan, the original hosts of the tournament. Playing all their five matches — including a semi-final and the final — at the venue, Rohit Sharma’s men claimed the Champions Trophy title for the third…
Listen to article The National Assembly session revealed that some Pakistani citizens have been submitting fake degrees, diplomas, and job contracts to obtain visas for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Express News reported. The session, chaired by Presiding Officer Abdul Qadir Patel, discussed the growing concerns over the limited issuance of UAE visas for Pakistani citizens. During the question hour, it was disclosed that several individuals had submitted forged documents in their visa applications. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that some Pakistani workers had overstayed their visas, while others had been involved in political and criminal activities. Additionally, some individuals were…
Majority of Americans disapprove of Trump’s economic management amid stock market turmoil, polls show.United States President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy is facing growing pushback from Americans amid wild swings in the stock market and growing fears of a recession, new polling shows. In a CNN/SSRS poll released on Wednesday, 56 percent of respondents said they disapproved of Trump’s economic management – higher than at any point during his first term in office. The poll had better news for Trump on his other signature issue of immigration, with 51 percent of respondents expressing support for his strict enforcement policies.…
US president says ‘nobody is expelling Palestinians from Gaza’, reversing earlier comments on emptying the war-torn territory of its population.Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem has welcomed United States President Donald Trump’s apparent retreat from his proposed permanent displacement of more than two million Palestinians from Gaza. The statement by the Hamas official came after Trump said on Wednesday that “nobody is expelling any Palestinians from Gaza” in response to a question during a meeting in the White House with Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheal Martin. “If US President Trump’s statements represent a retreat from any idea of displacing the people of the Gaza…
Listen to article Pakistan has strongly condemned India’s decision to label two prominent organisations in Indian-occupied Kashmir as “unlawful associations” for five years. The AAC, headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, a key figure in the Kashmir resistance movement, and the JKIM, led by the late Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari until his death in 2022, were both declared unlawful under Indian law. The decision brings the total number of banned political parties and organisations in the region to 16. “Pakistan denounces the Indian authorities’ decision to declare the AAM and JKIM as ‘Unlawful Association’ for a period of five years,” the statement said. “The…
Taipei, Taiwan – Until recently, Southeast Asia’s Mekong sub-region seemed to be on track to reach its goal of eliminating malaria by 2030. Named for the 4,900-kilometre (3,000-mile) river that runs from southwest China through Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, the area has long been afflicted by the mosquito-borne illness. From 2010 to 2023, the number of cases caused by the most common malaria parasite declined from nearly half a million to fewer than 248,000, according to the Global Fund, a United States government-funded organisation that is the world’s largest financier of programmes to prevent, treat and care for…
Listen to article Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif has expressed his grief over the loss of lives in the recent attacks on the Jaffar Express in Balochistan. He condemned the cowardly acts of terrorism, asserting that such attacks would not undermine Pakistan’s peace and security, Express News reported on Wednesday. In a statement shared on social media platform X, Nawaz said, “I am deeply saddened by the loss of precious lives in the terrorist attack on Jaffar Express.” He added, “These cowardly acts cannot sabotage Pakistan’s peace and security.” Nawaz extended his condolences to the families of the victims, saying,…
Cuts to humanitarian relief could mean less help for people in Gaza, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and more countries, UN aid chief said.Tom Fletcher, the head of the United Nations office for humanitarian affairs, has told reporters that with 300 million people in need of assistance, recent cuts to humanitarian aid funds are causing a “seismic shock” globally. “Many will die because that aid is drying up,” Fletcher, the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, said at a news briefing at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday. “Across the humanitarian community, programmes are being stopped right…
Two humanoid robots walk forward at the exhibition hall of Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Feb. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)HANGZHOU, March 12 (Xinhua) — The world of robotics may have just found a new martial arts master. In a viral video released by Unitree Robotics, the Unitree G1 humanoid robot executes a fluid series of kung fu moves, throwing punches and even landing a 720-degree spinning kick — an achievement the Hangzhou-based company has hailed as unprecedented on its official social media account.Unitree credits the robot’s agility to its ever-evolving algorithms, which allow it to “learn any…
Listen to article Moody’s, a global credit rating agency, has revised Pakistan’s banking sector outlook from stable to positive, attributing the change to stronger financial performance and a recovery in macroeconomic conditions from last year’s downturn. The agency’s latest report noted that Pakistan’s banks are heavily invested in government securities, holding around 50% of their total assets in sovereign bonds. The upgrade reflects a more favorable liquidity position and improved external financing conditions, in line with the government’s positive credit rating trend. According to Moody’s, the outlook upgrade aligns with the improved sovereign credit rating of Pakistan as banks remain highly exposed…