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From Hasan Ali to newcomer Fawad Ali, PSL continues to provide a much-needed springboard and safety net for young cricketers. On a breezy Dubai February evening in 2016, in the sixth over of the first innings of a match between the Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi, a young kid from Gujranwala ran in, gave it all and got his first-ever wicket in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Over that inaugural PSL season, Hasan Ali — now a household name — was the new kid on the block that barely anyone knew. However, that all changed once millions of eyeballs watched…

Listen to article RAWALPINDI: Security forces have killed another 14 terrorists in a “sanitisation operation” in the Zhob district of volatile Balochistan province, the military said on Saturday — a day after 33 terrorists were neutralised while attempting to infiltrate into Pakistan from neighbouring Afghanistan. The military’s media wing said a “deliberate sanitisation operation” was conducted in the surrounding areas of Sambaza along the Pak-Afghan border on the night between August 8 and 9. “During the conduct of the operation, 14 Indian-sponsored Khwarij were hunted down and successfully neutralised,” the ISPR said in a statement. “Weapons, ammunition, and explosives were also recovered from…

An emergency worker removes the mud on a road in Bamensi Village of Yuzhong County, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 9, 2025. Mountain torrents in Yuzhong County, northwest China’s Gansu Province, had left 13 dead and 30 missing as of noon on Saturday, provincial emergency authorities said.Search and rescue efforts and infrastructure repairs are underway. As of 6 p.m. Saturday, all roads leading to the affected villages in Yuzhong had been cleared, said the provincial transport department. Power supply has been restored in 80 percent of the affected areas. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)Rescuers search for survivors in Maliantan Village of Yuzhong County,…

Listen to article LOWER DIR: Tribesmen from a border village in Lower Dir district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have announced that they will take up arms against foreign terrorists operating in the volatile region along the Afghan border, vowing to expel them along with their local facilitators. The development comes amid a sharp uptick in terrorist violence in the border districts, with reports that terrorists from the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and their Afghan cohorts are using sanctuaries across the border to launch attacks inside Pakistan. According to local sources, a grand jirga held on Saturday resolved that no terrorist would be allowed to…

Listen to article LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday dismissed interim bail petitions of senior PTI leader Omar Ayub in three separate cases pertaining to the May 9 rioting. The cases involve alleged attacks on military installations — including Lahore’s Jinnah House and Askari Tower — during countrywide rioting triggered by the arrest of PTI founder Imran Khan on May 9, 2023. ATC Judge Manzar Ali Gul, while hearing the petitions, rejected the pleas on account of Omar’s repeated absence from court proceedings. The judge also turned down his request for a one-day exemption from appearance. Omar had earlier secured interim bail in…

Tourists ride horses at the Wulanmaodu pasture in Horqin Right Wing Front Banner, Hinggan League, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui)This photo shows the scenery of the Wulanmaodu pasture in Horqin Right Wing Front Banner, Hinggan League, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui)An aerial drone photo shows the scenery of the Wulanmaodu pasture in Horqin Right Wing Front Banner, Hinggan League, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui)Tourists ride horses at the Wulanmaodu pasture in Horqin Right Wing Front Banner, Hinggan League, north China’s Inner Mongolia…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday dismissed claims by the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief about the destruction of Pakistani fighter jets during Operation Sindoor, calling them “as implausible as they are ill-timed”. The scathing rejoinder came hours after Air Chief Marshal AP Singh asserted that the IAF had shot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one other military aircraft during the military confrontation in May in which, according to Pakistani officials, the IAF lost six warplanes. In a statement posted on microblogging site “X”, Defence Minister Asif said it was “ironic” that senior Indian military officers were…

* Decades ago in its heyday, Lenghu pulsed with grit as home of China’s “fourth largest oilfield,” where workers braved sandstorms and thin air to pump the nation’s industrial lifeblood. Today, these same winds still sweep across the mountaintops of Lenghu, which are now studded with telescopes — their lenses trained on supernovae and black holes.* In 2021, Lenghu was placed on the global astronomy map. Three consecutive years of data have confirmed that Serteng Mountain offers exceptional conditions for optical/infrared astronomical observation. Thus, this Gobi Desert town emerged as a source of salvation for Chinese astronomers long starved by…

Rescuers search for lost belongings of disaster-affected villagers at a river channel of Yuzhong County, Lanzhou City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 9, 2025. Rescue efforts are underway after continuous heavy rainfall triggered mountain torrents in Yuzhong County. (Photo by Pei Wenkang/Xinhua)Rescuers help evacuate a disaster-affected villager in Chengguan Town of Yuzhong County, Lanzhou City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 9, 2025. Rescue efforts are underway after continuous heavy rainfall triggered mountain torrents in Yuzhong County. (Photo by Hou Chonghui/Xinhua)Rescuers clear debris outside the houses of disaster-affected villagers in Chengguan Town of Yuzhong County, Lanzhou City, northwest China’s Gansu Province,…

Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Ahmed Al-Malki called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s House on Saturday and presented him with an invitation from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud to attend the ninth Future Investment Initiatives (FII) Forum in Riyadh from October 27, 2025, to October 30. While accepting the invitation, the prime minister conveyed his warm greetings and respectful regards to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the PM Office Media Wing said in a press…