Conducive weather conditions in both India and Pakistan are helping them to achieve record wheat output this year, but India is better prepared than the neighbour to handle climate change impact as it has developed many indigenous heat-resistant and short-duration seed varieties, according to agri-scientists. Also read: Pakistan to ‘seriously’ consider restoring trade ties with … Read more
File photo of Pakistan actor Nawal Saeed© Instagram Cricket stars and entertainment personalities in the sub-continent have often been linked. While cricket is the most popular sport in the sub-continent, entertainment personalities have been known to work in cross-border projects. The stars from both fields make for an interesting combination. In the past and present, … Read more
Last Updated: April 01, 2024, 20:10 IST A man carries a pack of Coca Cola bottles at a shop in Rawalpindi, Pakistan November 28, 2018. (Reuters File Photo) Pakistani students boycott Coca-Cola recruitment drive in solidarity with Palestine. Video sparks debate on social media Students from a renowned Pakistani business school, located in the city … Read more
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi expressed his shock over the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s decision to re-appoint Babar Azam as captain of the national team. On Sunday, PCB re-appointed Babar as the captain of the white-ball teams. Babar has stepped down from his role after the ODI World Cup last year. PCB had named Shan … Read more
Star batter Babar Azam was on Sunday reappointed as Pakistan’s white-ball captain, two months ahead of the T20 World Cup. Babar replaces fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi as the T20 captain. The pacer has been removed after just one series which Pakistan lost 1-4 to New Zealand in January. The decision to reinstate Babar was … Read more
Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund have concluded a staff-level review of a $3 billion standby arrangement which, if approved, will disburse $1.1 billion for the South Asian economy, two officials involved in the talks said. The funds are the final tranche of a last-gasp rescue package Pakistan had secured last summer, which averted a … Read more
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his greetings on social media on Thursday, even as the two countries showed no signs of any thaw in ties at present. “Thank you [PM Modi] for felicitations on my election as the Prime … Read more
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L). | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered “immediate” talks with the IMF for an extended fund facility for his cash-strapped country, saying that improving the state of the economy would be the top priority of his government which has received the “mandate”. In January, … Read more
Last Updated: February 26, 2024, 09:56 IST The video was captured at Dino World in Islamabad. (Photo Credits: Instagram) Reacting to the hilarious video, an Instagram user commented, “I will choose this over Disney World any day, tbh.” The internet is filled with all sorts of entertaining and amusing videos. While some of them … Read more
Shahpur Kandi barrage: In 1982, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid foundation for the project. Srinagar: India has stopped the flow of water from the Ravi river into Pakistan by building a dam that was waiting for completion for 45 years. India has exclusive rights to the water of Ravi under the 1960 Indus water … Read more