WELLINGTON: (Web Desk) Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has been left paralyzed in his legs after suffering a stroke during a heart operation, his family has confirmed. Media reports say Cairns needed emergency surgery at a Sydney hospital earlier this month and was briefly on life support. In a statement, his family said he would now begin a “significant …

LONDON: (Web Desk) Pakistan to still remain on UK’s red list for travel as weeks of lobbying by the Pakistani High Commission and British Pakistani MPs failed to produce results. The UK government’s decision will be a shock to travelers from Pakistan who face a mandatory 10-day quarantine that costs 2,250 pounds on arriving in the UK. Labour MP for …

KABUL: (Web Desk) What is the Taliban’s chain of command has always been a mystery. Even during their rule from 1996 to 2001, the Taliban hierarchy remained covert. Now as the Taliban have successfully taken over Kabul last weekend what is known about them so far is as follows: Haibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada was appointed leader of …

LONDON: (Web Desk) Diagnosing dementia in a single day will no doubt be a revolution in the field of medicine. According to a report on BBC, scientists, these days, are testing an artificial-intelligence based system thought to be capable of diagnosing dementia after a single brain scan. It may also be able to predict whether the condition will remain stable …

KARACHI: (Web Desk) Pakistan is one of the favourite cricket teams for this year’s T20 World Cup to be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. Pakistan cricket team’s all-rounder Imad Wasim said this in an interview. Wasim hoped conditions in UAE will be suitable for Pakistan. “We are favourites because UAE conditions will suit us as a …

LAHORE: (Web Desk) The United Nation’s atomic watchdog has accused Iran of continuously producing uranium metal which can be used for the production of a nuclear bomb. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has issued a report to the member nations in which Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that his inspectors had confirmed that Iran could now produce 200 …

WASHINGTON: (Web Desk) Pakistan assures the international community that it is not in a hurry to give recognition to the Taliban government in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s envoys in US and UN have assured the world that Islamabad won’t take any unilateral decision to provide diplomatic recognition to the Taliban government in Afghanistan. Also Read: Afghanistan and Taliban; Test Case for Pakistan …

LAHORE: (Web Desk) — In a desperate move to Create financial restraints for the Taliban, the Biden administration has frozen about $9.5 billion of the Afghan government’s reserves in US banks. Though undeclared, the action was first reported by The Washington Post saying US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and personnel at the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control had decided …

Web Desk — US President Joe Biden comes under severe criticism from international allies and domestic politicians as Kabul falls and the Taliban take over Afghanistan completely. A Republican leader from Georgia Marjorie Taylor Greene, MTG, confirmed, “I have my team right now working on articles of impeachment. You know I’ve already filed one set of articles of impeachment. “But …

Web Desk— With a disappointing start, Pakistan finished its first innings for just 217 in the final session of the first day of the opening Test against West Indies at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Thursday. Fawad Alam remained top scorer with 56 in an innings which saw the tourists lose their last five wickets for 31 runs. Faheem Ashraf …