Norway’s Telenor (TEL.OL) announced on Thursday that it had reached an agreement to divest its Pakistani unit to state entity Pakistan Telecommunications (PTCA.PSX) in a deal that values the unit at 5.3 billion Norwegian crowns ($490 million). The Norwegian conglomerate has been restructuring its Asian operations, consolidating larger entities in Thailand and Malaysia through local…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday called on the United States Security Council to fulfill its responsibility to impose a cease-fire in Gaza, where more than 18,500 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched an air and ground offensive in October. On Tuesday, the 193-member UN General Assembly passed a resolution calling for a cease-fire with 153…
Zuhab Khan, a talented emerging Pakistani model and actor hailing from Karachi, embarked on his journey in the entertainment industry through modeling in commercials before transitioning to acting. His notable roles include appearances in dramas such as “Omar Dadi aur Gharwalay,” “Mein Mummy aur Woh,” “Kash Mai Teri Beti Na Hoti,” “Perfume Chowk,” and “Na…
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) season nine draft took place at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore on Wednesday. The franchises completed their squads for the tournament slated to take place in February/March next year but several notable players surprisingly went unpicked, raising eyebrows among cricket enthusiasts. Among those left out were some prominent…
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said the caretaker government neither had the desire nor the intention to postpone the general election as the Election Commission of Pakistan possessed the powers to consider any such requests. The prime minister, in an interview urged against politicizing the existential threat of terrorism in some parts of Khyber…
Shaheen gets the breakthrough with a huge wicket of Usman Khawaja of Australia, during the first day of the test series being played in Australia. Skipper Afridi with his excellent bowling commenced the series of wicket-taking. The keeper Sarfaraz lunges forward and to the left to grab a chance after a hefty deflection. Australian captain…
The first information report of the DIG attack was filed on Wednesday at the Counter Terrorism Department police station, DI Khan Region I in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The report named unidentified members of the outlawed TTP and their mastermind as the suspects behind the attack. The FIR invoked Section 7ATA (Punishment for acts of terrorism) and…
