According to officials, at least 37 people were murdered when an overloaded night boat in Bangladesh caught fire on Friday, as scared passengers leaped overboard to escape the inferno. The latest marine disaster to strike the impoverished low-lying nation occurred in the early hours of the morning in a riverContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Shaukat Tarin, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance and Revenue, took his oath as a senator on Friday. Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani gave the oath to the newly-elected senator, according to reports. Last month, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Muhammad Ayub Afridi resigned as a member of theContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: Fawad Chaudhry, the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, claimed on Thursday that political parties like the PML-N and the PPP were “only alive because of media attention.” Speaking to media with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill, Chaudhry poked fun at the PML-NContinue Reading

KARACHI: Following the incident involving the eviction of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy finalist teams from a local hotel, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja said on Thursday that an investigation has been launched. A day earlier, the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Northern and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa finalists encountered a unique circumstance when the administratorContinue Reading

KABUL (Reuters) – According to unverified reports, a suicide bomber was murdered outside the gate of an Afghan passport office in Kabul on Thursday, and numerous persons were hurt in the incident. According to an interior ministry spokesperson, the assailant was shot and killed while attempting to enter the passportContinue Reading

BRUXELLES (AFP) – According to a coalition government agreement struck Thursday, Belgium will shut down all seven of its nuclear reactors by 2025 but will not exclude out new-generation nuclear technology. According to a government source, the all-night talks included an agreement on “investments of about 100 million euros ($Continue Reading

LAUDERHILL, Calif. (AFP) — On Wednesday, the United States won a legendary and well-deserved T20 cricket series against Ireland to get the most crucial series in their history started to the greatest possible start. A brilliant 65 from Gajanand Singh helped the hosts reach a competitive 188 for 6 inContinue Reading