Pakistan cricketer Sarfaraz Ahmed made news for an interesting moment in the tour match against Prime Minister’s XI at Canberra’s Manuka Oval ahead of the Test series against hosts Australia. Watch ARY News live on live.arynews.tv Prime Minister’s XI were 367-4 at stumps on day three in reply to Pakistan’s first innings total of 391-9 declared. […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Friday that he would run for re-election in 2024, allowing the Kremlin leader to extend his decades-long grip on power into the 2030s. The 71-year-old has led Russia since the turn of the century, winning four presidential ballots and briefly serving as prime minister in a system where opposition has […]

Britain’s competition watchdog announced on Friday that it was looking into whether a partnership between US tech giant Microsoft and artificial intelligence developer OpenAI resembles a merger. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was seeking comments from “the parties and interested third parties”. It wants to know if the partnership “including recent developments” […]

BEIJING: Pakistan has witnessed an extraordinary 65% increase in its exports to South China from July 2022 to October 2023, showcasing the nation’s growing influence in the region, said Muhammad Irfan Trade & Investment Counsellor at Pakistan Consulate in Guangzhou. The surge in trade is particularly notable in key provinces, including Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, […]

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday called for collective efforts to make Pakistan a corruption-free and economically strong country. The president, in his message on the International Anti-Corruption Day being observed on Saturday, said the whole nation must stand united and support efforts against corruption to purge the society of the social evil. “I […]

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will announce monetary policy on Tuesday, December 12. The central bank, in a statement issued on Friday, announced that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of SBP will meet on December 12 at Karachi to decide about the Monetary Policy. Later on the monetary policy statement will be issued […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued 104 visas to the Indian Hindu pilgrims for their visit to Pakistan to participate in the 315th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Shiv Avtari Satguru Sant Shadaram Sahib, at Shadani Darbar Hayat Pitafi, Sindh from 12-23 December. Expressing his views on the occasion, Charge d’ Affairs, Aizaz […]

In a landmark decision, the Sindh government has announced that women will now get designated spaces for offering prayers in mosques, ARY News reported on Friday. The decision, aimed at fostering inclusive environment for female worshippers, was taken in a meeting led by Sindh Minister for Law and Auqaf, Umar Soomro. The meeting primarily focused […]

A six-foot tall life-sized chocolate statue of Willy Wonka based on the character of Timothée Chalomet in a musical feature ‘Wonka’ is going viral on the internet. This beautiful statue is not only carefully crafted, it’s also 100 percent edible chocolate. Which is only appropriate because it depicts actor Timothée Chalomet as Willy Wonka. It […]

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal cabinet has okayed an ordinance to ensure the smooth privatisation process of the state-owned entities including Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), citing sources, ARY News reported on Friday. The caretaker federal cabinet decided to remove hurdles in the privatisation of the loss-making state-owned entities (SOEs) including PIA. Sources told ARY News that […]