Web Desk — West Indies T20I captain Nocholas Pooran is in Pakistan for the first time and on his arrival to Karachi Pooran tweeted: “Happy to be in Pakistan for the first time!” Senior all-rounder Shoaib Malik welcomed Pooran to Pakistan as the Windies on Thursday arrived in the country for T20I and ODI series against Pakistan. Responding to Pooran, …

Web Desk — Beginning from January 1, 2022, the United Arab Emirates will adopt a new four-and-a-half day working week with Saturdays and Sundays as the new weekends. The United Arab Emirates announced today that it will move to a four-and-a-half-day working week starting January 1, 2022, in a tweet and official statement. The weekend will be Friday afternoon, Saturday, …

Web Desk — South African scientists warn that the new omicron variant is more likely to cause reinfections among people who have already battled COVID-19, abc News has reported. In South Africa, researchers have been tracking reinfections and reported a jump with the arrival of Omicron that they had not noticed when the previous variants, including the extra-contagious delta variant, …

Web Desk — On Friday night, British Deputy High Commissioner hosted a glamorous James Bond theme party for Pakistani celebrities. Celebrities from showbiz attended the bash, including Mehwish Hayat, Humayun Saeed, Amna Ilyas, Imran Ashraf, Ahad Raza Mir, Adnan Siddiqui, and Sherry Rehman. All attendees dressed up according to the dress code, with men wearing dapper tuxedos and women in …

Web Desk — After a bad light situation on Saturday caused the final session of the second Test against Bangladesh at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium to be abandoned, Pakistan were 161-2 at stumps. After the tea break, the play did not resume, with Pakistan skipper Babar Azam batting on 60 along with Azhar Ali, 36 not out after left-arm spinner …

Web Desk — A motorbike accident injured Australia’s legendary former leg spinner Shane Warne, 52, on Sunday. News Corp reported that Shane Warne was riding his bike with his son, Jackson when he fell off and slid more than 15 meters. “I’m a bit bruised and very sore,” said Warne after the accident. Warne has avoided serious injury but woke …

Web Desk — Omicron – the new and reportedly the most lethal and a highly-infectious coronavirus variant, discovered in South African, has mounted fears in Europe and other parts of the world. New cases were suspected in Germany and the Czech Republic, while Dutch authorities quarantined passengers from South Africa who had tested positive for Covid-19. According to the South …

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior announced recently that it will now issue and renew residency permits to expatriates on a quarterly basis. The change has been welcomed by expatriates as it will reduce their financial burden. The ministry, represented by the General Directorate of Passports and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, implemented the change to implement the …

Web Desk — By taking five wickets in the first test against Bangladesh, Hasan Ali delivered a match-winning performance in a calendar year. Hasan not only managed to be the top bowler for Pakistan during the first innings but also etched his name in history books alongside some of the greatest cricketers. Hassan Ali has achieved five-fers in Test cricket …

Web Desk — Israel has reduced the number of countries eligible to purchase its cyber technologies by 60 percent, Israel’s Calcalist financial newspaper reported, following concerns over NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. Mexico, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates will now be barred from importing Israeli cyber technology, according to the newspaper, which did not disclose its sources.From 102 …