Primarily eyeing to strengthen its foothold in Karachi and mobilise its workers in the metropolis for upcoming electoral challenges. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday received a great political opportunity to further electrify its rally on Sunday in Bagh-i-Jinnah as the federal government raised petrol prices lifting the hopes of the key opposition party […]

Clashes bet­ween fighters and Indian forces as well as street killings left six more dead in occupied Kashmir on Saturday, officials said, as the disputed Himalayan region battles a worsening wave of violence. At least 28 people, including nine civilians, have been gunned down in the past two weeks as a decades-old armed rebellion has […]

Co-hosts Oman have won the toss and opted to field first against Papua New Guinea in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup opener set to be played at the Al Amerat Stadium in Muscat. Oman skipper Zeeshan Maqsood said he wanted his spinners to make full use of the dry pitch and the hot afternoon. […]

The Saudi government has removed social distancing restrictions in the holy mosques of Makkah and Madina. After one and a half years of precautionary measures due to COVID-19, the Imams of Masjid Al Haram and Masjid An Nabawi instructed worshipers to “straighten [the] rows and close the gaps,” Haramain Sharifain tweeted. Major restrictions and precautionary […]

First round favourites Bangladesh will face Scotland in the second game of the day at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground. Bangladesh once again enter through the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup’s First Round, having done the same in the last two 16-team tournaments. The Mahmudullah-led unit have T20I series wins over Australia and New Zealand, […]

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed claimed that the issue of the appointment of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general had been amicably settled between the civil and military leadership. Talking to reporters, Mr Ahmed said the spymaster would be appointed before next Friday. Rejecting reports of a rift between the government and the military establishment, […]

LAHORE: Following the surge in petrol prices to a historic high, the intercity transporters in Lahore have hiked tickets in response as well by 15- to -20 per cent, ARY News reported on Sunday. The Lahore to Karachi fares from the bus have been jacked Rs200 to now Rs3,800, the union announces new rates following […]

https://www.samaa.tv/wp-content/uploads//usr/nfs/sestore3/samaa/vodstore/digital-library/2020/10/Sheikh-Rasheed-Talk-Isb-17-10.mp4 Sheikh Rasheed, the interior minister of Pakistan, has said that people criticising the army will pay a high price. He was referring to PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz’s speech at PDM’s Faisalabad rally Saturday night. Taking names of the heads of the Establishment is Maryam’s immaturity. “They [PML-N] will have to pay a high price […]

GUJRANWALA: A man allegedly killed his sister after an altercation over the use of a mobile phone in Punjab’s Gujranwala district on Sunday. According to police, the incident happened in Liaquat Colony. Both the siblings had an altercation over the use of a smartphone. Enraged, the man later murdered his sister. Also Read: Man swallows […]

Pakistan have won their last 10 T20Is in the United Arab Emirates and captain Babar Azam claims that will give his men the edge over India in their World Cup opener. The arch-rivals will meet in Dubai on October 24 in what will be the biggest clash of the tournament that starts Sunday in Oman […]