January 5, 2021

CHRISTCHURCH (AFP) – Kane Williamson underscored his ranking as the world’s premier batsman with a masterful double century on a landmark Tuesday as New Zealand took control of the second Test against Pakistan. In between the showers…

LAHORE (City News) – Chris Gayle, Chris Lynn, Rashid Khan and Dale Steyn are some of the leading foreign players who have made themselves available for the sixth edition of HBL Pakistan Super League. The quartet is part of a 25-player…

ISLAMABAD (City News) – The KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday witnessed bullish trend, gaining 251.66 points, with positive change of 0.57 percent, closing at 44,686.46 points against 44,434.80 points on the…

HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian markets mostly fell Tuesday following a sharp pullback on Wall Street as investors were spooked by a coronavirus surge, new lockdowns, a slow vaccine rollout and uncertainty over US Senate elections. While…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday after OPEC and allied producers, including Russia, continued deadlocked talks on February output while fuel demand concerns lingered on amid new COVID-19 lockdowns. Brent…

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has directed the Privatization Commission to accelerate the privatization/ management contracts of all entities and pace up their implementation. He…

KARACHI (City News) - The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) plans to auction Rs2.90 trillion in short term Market Treasury Bills (MTB). As per details, the SBP announced the auction calendar for Jan – Mar 2021. The central bank wants to…

DALTON (AFP) - President Donald Trump on Monday implored Georgians to "save" America and re-elect Republicans in two runoffs that will determine US Senate control and could decisively impact the start of Joe Biden’s White House tenure.…

SEOUL (Reuters) - Iran denied on Tuesday it was using a South Korean ship and its crew as hostages, a day after it seized the tanker in the Gulf while pressing a demand for Seoul to release $7 billion in funds frozen under U.S. sanctions.…

AL-ULA (Reuters) - Gulf Arab leaders arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a summit focused on ending a long-running dispute with Qatar as Washington pushes for a united Gulf front to contain Iran. Qatar s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad…