November 28, 2020

KARACHI (City News) – Northern’s Munir Riaz recorded a five-wicket haul on debut on day two of his side’s fifth round first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the National Stadium on Friday. The 19-year-old…

RAWALPINDI (City News) – Defending Champions Sindh U19 are taking on table-toppers Northern in the National U19 Three-Day Tournament final, a four-day affair, at Rawalpindi’s KRL Stadium from 28 November. Both sides had met in the final…

ISLAMABAD (City News) – Owing to the prudent policies introduced by the government, the country’s economy witnessed positive signs during first quarter of current Fiscal Year (2020-21) as indicated by several important economic…

ISLAMABAD (City News) – The KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday witnessed bearish trend and closed at 40,807 points against 41,031 points on the last working day, with negative change of 223.94 points (0.55%).…

ISLAMABAD (City News) – The price of 24 karat gold increased by Rs300 on Friday and was traded at 110,800 against its sale at Rs110,500 the previous day. Likewise, the price of 10 grams gold also increased by Rs257 and was traded at…

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US has announced economic sanctions on Chinese and Russian companies that Washington said had supported the development of Iran’s missile program. The four firms, accused of "transferring sensitive technology and…

MUMBAI (AFP) - India’s economy contracted 7.5 percent between July and September, putting it among the worst-performing major advanced and emerging economies as it entered a technical recession for the first time since independence,…

TRIPOLI (AFP) - At least 270 Syrian families have left a north Lebanon town, as hostility towards them mounted over a murder allegedly committed by a Syrian national, the UN refugee agency said Friday. The United Nations High…

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Tens of thousands of supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr packed the streets of the Iraqi capital Friday in a show of force as preparations ramp up for June parliamentary elections. Despite the novel coronavirus…

BEIJING (AFP) - China has powered up its first domestically developed nuclear reactor -- the Hualong One -- a significant step in Beijing’s attempts to become less dependent on Western allies for energy security and critical technology.…