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Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 142 runs in the second One Day International of three match series in Chattogram last night.Bating first, Afghanistan set a victory target of 332 for the loss of nine wickets in allotted fifty overs.In reply, Bangladesh ...

Pakistan cricket team has arrived in Colombo to play two Test matches against Sri Lanka.The cricket team reached Colombo from Karachi via Dubai. Before the Test series, the national team will play a two-day warm-up match in Hambantota from Tuesday.The...

The three-day Shandur Polo Festival concluded with colorful celebrations in Chitral on Sunday.Corps Commander Peshawar was the chief guest of the closing ceremony.In the final match of the festival, Chitral defeated Gilgit-Baltistan by seven goals to ...

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said economic situation of the country is improving due to prudent policies of the coalition government.He was virtually talking to a representative delegation of Chambers of Commerce and Industries and business organiza...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of the fire in the oil refinery in Alipur Chatta.He directed authorities concerned to take immediate measures to protect the public and refinery staff.The Prime Minister further gave instruction to invest...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the incident of building collapse in Jhelum that resulted in death of five persons.In a statement issued on Sunday, the Prime Minister commiserated with the bereaved families and p...

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb today inaugurated different cultural projects at Radio Pakistan Lahore to help effectively promote soft image of the country.The projects include site for cinema, Classical Music Research Ce...