Author Archives: Mahfooz
Next LHC hearing of PSL franchises case against PCB on Wednesday
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has set Wednesday as the next day of hearing in the case filed by all six franchises of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) against…
Murray Wawrinka clash in the tie of Roland Garros first round
Andy Murray of Britain hits a return during his men's singles second round match against Cameron Norrie of Britain at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 2,…
Knight moves
HOW does the opposition create space for itself? After a flurry of activity this week, PML-N, PPP and JUI-F find themselves looking up at a mountain to scale. There are…
Black legislator among 24 arrested in US protests
LOUISVILLE: Louisville police arrested 24 people, including a Kentucky state representative, as relative calm prevailed overnight during a second night of protests since police were cleared of homicide in the…
Pakistanis with negative COVID test can travel to Saudi Arabia: FO
RAWALPINDI: Saudi Arabia has lifted travel restrictions on people having valid visas subject to their Covid-19 tests coming negative 48 hours prior to their travel. In a statement, the Foreign…
Spain expands lockdown as Europe battles virus surge
MADRID: Spanish officials expanded a lockdown in and around Madrid on Friday to cover one million people, as European nations faced up to a sustained spike in virus cases. Madrid’s…
Judge Ginsburg first woman to lie in state at US Capitol
WASHINGTON: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of gender equality, made history again on Friday as the first woman and the first Jewish person to lie in state…
PM stresses warring groups’ cooperation for peace in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday urged warring Afghan factions to cooperate for lowering violence in Afghanistan so that an enduring peace could be achieved there. PM Khan said…
Pope dismisses cardinal for financial wrongdoing
VATICAN CITY: One of the Vatican’s most influential cardinals proclaimed his innocence on Friday after being pushed out by Pope Francis following news reports of the prelate allegedly directing church…
‘Masks up, emissions down’ as climate demos restart
BERLIN: Thousands of young people across Europe joined a global day of climate protests on Friday, many wearing masks and keeping their distance against the coronavirus. The rallies marked the…