The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has accepted New Zealand Cricket’s (NZC) offer of a white-ball series against the Men in Green at home next year. worldly news This information was reported on Sunday citing sources. The NZC extended an offer to Pakistan last month, to tour New Zealand in 2024 for a series consisting of five T20Is or three ODIs …

BEIJING: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended a meeting on cultural inheritance and development on Friday and made an important speech. He stressed that it is our new cultural mission in the new era to further promote cultural prosperity and develop a great …

KABUL: After a delay for more than two months, the Afghan caretaker government has approved the national budget for the fiscal year 1402 on the Persian calendar starting March 21, government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Saturday. The budget was delayed because the work on the formation process was ongoing and had to be finalized before the budget could be …

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in at the parliament on Saturday and officially started his third term for the upcoming five years. After Erdogan took the oath at the parliament, a lavish inauguration ceremony will be held at the presidential palace in the capital Ankara with the attendance of world leaders. The president is also expected to …

BEIJING: China’s badminton Olympic champion Wang Yilyu announced on Saturday that he has retired from the national team due to injury. Wang won the mixed doubles gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics with Huang Dongping after they beat compatriots Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong. The 28-year-old shuttler also helped China claim the Sudirman Cup and Thomas Cup. “Saying goodbye is …

JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egyptian security forces were killed early on Saturday in a shootout along the border between Israel and Egypt, according to the two countries’ military statements. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that the assailant who killed the three soldiers was an Egyptian policeman. He first killed two soldiers, a …

BEIJING: Representatives of the governments of China and Argentina have signed a cooperation plan here to jointly promote the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. The plan will fully implement the significant consensus reached by leaders of both countries on promoting the high-quality development of the initiative and deepen collaboration on …

Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary Haider Hussain requested Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday to restore the departmental sports, as Hockey players were not getting any other financial support. He thanked PHF President Brigadier (R) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar for always supporting them. Haider Hussain said that Junior Hockey team players reached the final of Junior Asia Cup without any financial …

LAHORE: Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir prime minister Sardar Tanvir Ilyas has announced his political association with senior politician Jahangir Tareen. The two leaders met at Tareen’s office in Lahore on Saturday. Both leaders discussed the current political situation of the country. The discussion also focused on the formation of a new political party. The former AJK PM discussed the future …

LAHORE: The anti-terrorism court of Lahore has sent PTI’s arrested women activists on judicial remand in the case of vandalism and arson at Corps Commander House. The detainees include Alia Hamza, Khadijah Shah, Sanam Javed among others. The detained women told the judge that they were extremely scared and that they should not be handed over to the police. The investigation …

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday raising concerns over recent Karachi’s census results and said the whole process of census in country was controversial. Addressing a press conference in the city, he raised questions about the transparency and credibility of the entire census process conducted in the country. During the presser, the JI Emir highlighted that the …

LAHORE: A significant gathering of former leaders and ticket holders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is scheduled to take place today, as Hashim Dogar and Murad Ras spearhead an assembly aimed at deliberating on the formation of a new political faction. More than 35 former PTI leaders and ticket holders are expected to attend the meeting. Dogar clarified the group’s intention to …

Eating healthy is challenging in our fast-paced society. Increased preference for convenience foods and packaged foods, combined with stress and environmental pollution, make people more vulnerable to health problems. This is where clean eating and eating fresh foods come into play. While we can’t control the environmental pollutants we’re exposed to, we can certainly adopt a healthy diet. As more …

Spanish tennis champion Rafael Nadal underwent keyhole surgery to address an injury to his left hip, which prevented him from participating in the French Open. The 36-year-old, who plans to retire after the 2024 season, suffered the injury during the Australian Open in January and has been absent from competitive play since then. Despite engaging in practice sessions in recent …

Pakistani star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi and young talent Zaman Khan continue to impress fans with their skills in T20 Vitality Blast in UK. Shaheen, representing Nottinghamshire Outlaws, was outstanding with the bat, hitting four boundaries to score 29 off 11 deliveries. Meanwhile, Khan put in a commendable performance with the ball. In Friday’s match against Birmingham Bears, he took …

TOBA TEK SINGH: Jhang’s Kotwali policemen raided the house of Sheikh Waqas Akram on after police registered a case against the PTI leader and former federal minister for allegedly inciting people against the state. Carrying arrest warrants, the police searched his house situated opposite the DPO house but could not find him there. Complainant Muhammad Tanveer Abbas Noul, a resident …

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday “reassured” the nation that Pakistan will not default and promised that the government had planned reforms for the country’s “long-term betterment”. Speaking to a delegation of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Islamabad, Dar said: “Our main objective today is just to assure you that as your economic team, we are …

KARACHI: Regional land route connectivity under Transport Internationaux Routier (TIR) holds the key to diversify Pakistan’s exports and unlock markets in Central Asia, Turkiye and Europe by providing economical and quicker mode of transportation to the exporters. These views were expressed by Maj-Gen Farrukh Shahzad Rao, Director General National Logistics Cell (NLC) during meeting with Muhammad Zubair Motiwala, Chief Executive …

SHANGHAI: China “strongly opposes” NATO repeatedly labelling it a threat, China’s embassy to Norway said on Saturday, referring to remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a recent visit to the Scandinavian country. “China urges NATO to stop stirring up regional conflicts and creating divisions and unrest,” the embassy said in a statement. Stoltenberg had accused China of threatening …

TEHRAN: Iran’s navy commander said his country and Saudi Arabia, as well as three other Gulf states, plan to form a naval alliance that will also include India and Pakistan, Iranian media reported on Saturday. “The countries of the region have today realized that only cooperation with each other brings security to the area,” Iran’s navy commander Shahram Irani was …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile sector exports witnessed a significant decline of 20%, clocking in at $1.31 billion in May in comparison to $1.64 billion recorded in the same month of the previous year, as per provisional data released by the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) on Saturday. It showed that the country’s textile exports in the first eleven months of …

KARACHI: Despite record inflation that hit a fresh high of 38% in May, market experts say they believe the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is unlikely to revise the policy rate in the upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting scheduled to be held on June 12, 2023. “Pakistan’s inflation reached a record high in May but that’s unlikely to prompt …

ISTANBUL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is in Turkiye to attend President Recip Tayyip Erdogan’s swearing in ceremony that is set to take place later on Saturday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif landed in Ankara on Saturday where he was received by senior offficers of the Turkish foreign ministry as well as Pakistan’s ambassador in Turkiye. He is accompanied by a delegation …

BHUBANESWAR: The death toll from the collision of two Indian passenger trains in Odisha state has surged to 288 and more than 850 are injured, a state government official said on Saturday, making the rail accident the country’s deadliest in more than two decades. Sudhanshu Sarangi, director general of Odisha Fire Services, also said that “rescue work is still going …

This moody image shows a galaxy named Messier 85, captured in all its delicate, hazy glory by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Messier 85 slants through the constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair) and lies around 50 million light-years from Earth. It was first discovered by Charles Messier’s colleague Pierre Méchain in 1781 and is included in the Messier catalog …

ISLAMABAD: The prevalence of obesity increased from 30.5% to 41.9% among the population of the United States between 1999 and 2020. During the same period, cases of severe obesity increased from 4.7% to 9.2%. Reducing obesity is a key public health target, as it can increase the risk of other chronic health conditions, such as type 2 diabetes. So far, …

ISLAMABAD: Dozens of brands in a variety of flavors line store shelves and their wide availability makes them a convenient choice for anyone who feels they may need a quick pick-me-up. But as popular as these beverages have become, they can also pose significant health risks to adults and children alike due to the high amounts of caffeine they contain …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for shouldering new cultural missions and building a modern Chinese civilization. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a meeting on cultural inheritance and development on Friday. The cultural missions in the new era are to …

NEW DELHI: India and Nepal signed on Thursday seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) in different fields, including a Treaty of Transit, petroleum infrastructure, border infrastructure, foreign affairs, cross-border payments and hydroelectric project. Besides, the two sides also launched several projects, including railway lines, border check-posts, petroleum pipeline and a transmission line. The agreements were signed in the presence of Indian …

BEIJING: China will roll out more targeted and effective measures to improve its business environment at a faster pace in an effort to bolster the economic recovery, according to a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Qiang on Friday. The meeting also discussed the high-quality development of the new energy vehicle industry and approved a draft law on …

WASHINGTON: After months of partisan arm-wrestling, the U.S. Congress approved the bill to raise America’s debt ceiling after the Senate’s passage late Thursday, the 103rd time since 1945, allowing the government to avert a debt default by borrowing more. The Senate approved the bill by a 63-36 vote. Previously okayed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 314 …

SHENZHEN: Global investors are bullish on renminbi-denominated assets as China’s economic growth momentum recovers and its financial markets further open up, financial professionals said on the sidelines of the 2023 Global Investor Conference. International investors are optimistic about China’s long-term structural growth prospects, Terry Pan, CEO for Greater China, Southeast Asia and South Korea at Invesco, told Xinhua at the …

A dose of flavonoids called flavanols found in tea, cocoa, apples and berries is key to improving memory in the aging brain. “Supplementation with flavanols reversed lower memory in participants who had lower diet quality after one year of eating and this was sustained over the three-year intervention period.” “So while habitual diets are not as healthy as they could …

In an interview, football sensation Cristiano Ronaldo shared how he feels about his time in Saudi Arabia. Ronaldo shared that despite his initial nervousness, he is enjoying his time in Saudi Arabia and hopes that other top players will join him in the league next season. Ronaldo signed for Al Nasr late last year in a deal worth over €200 …

Sridevi’s husband Boney Kapoor shared a special post on Instagram wishing his late wife on her 27th wedding anniversary. Bonnie posted a memorable couple photo from one of their vacations and captioned it how she misses him every day. “1996 2nd June we got married in Shirdi, today we complete 27 years”, wrote Janhvi Kapoor’s father their daughters; Janhvi and …

NEDA intended to close its human helpline on June 1 and sacked staff and other volunteers who maintained the alternative helpline for information and treatment. An estimated 10% of Americans will develop the disorder in their lifetime, which is shrouded in secrecy and treatment can be expensive. Ellen Fitzsimmons-Kraft, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington Medical School, …

Blood pressure is regularly monitored in hospitalized patients. Severe high blood pressure can lead to heart attack, stroke, or damage to blood vessels and organs such as the heart, brain, kidneys, and eyes. Most hospitalized individuals, on the other hand, have transiently elevated blood pressure without evidence of organ damage, known as silent hypertension, and are sometimes treated with blood …

LAHORE: In a surprising turn of events, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Pervaiz Elahi found himself back in the spotlight as news broke of his arrest in another graft case shortly after being discharged from court. In another case lodged against the former Punjab administrator, the anti-corruption establishment (ACE) arrested and shifted him to Gujranwala directorate. Meanwhile, an ACE spokesperson said …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday issued clear directions to include on priority, such projects in the upcoming development budget that help in ensuring import substitutions, expanding export volume, and bringing innovation in various sectors. The prime minister also directed to allocate special funds in the development programme for the welfare and development of the country’s youth. Agriculture …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Friday fixed Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) petition seeking action against Pakistanis involved in the Panamagate issue. A two-member bench, headed by Justice Sardar Tariq Masood comprising Justice Amin-Ud-Din Khan will take up the petition on June 9. The plea was submitted in the apex court by JI Emir Sirajul Haq seeking action against 436 …