ISLAMABAD: Pakistani top leaders, including the prime minister, president and foreign minister, said on Tuesday the ongoing visit of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan to Islamabad would help transform a longstanding friendship between the two nations into a strategic and commercial partnership. Prince Faisal arrived in Pakistan on Monday on a two-day visit … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Pakistan today, Monday, on a two-day visit aimed at enhancing bilateral economic cooperation, with local media widely showing footage of the Saudi official being received by Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. The Saudi foreign minister’s visit comes a little over a week after Crown … Read more
RIYADH: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received Muslim World League chief Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa in Islamabad, Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday. Sharif commended the MWL’s “global efforts in unifying the words of scholars, clarifying the true message of Islam, and confronting Islamophobia,” the organization said. The two officials discussed topics of common … Read more
RIYADH: At the invitation of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the secretary-general of the Muslim World League, Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, delivered the Eid Al-Fitr sermon at Islamabad’s King Faisal Mosque. The mosque, the largest in South Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and the fourth largest globally, can accommodate 300,000 worshipers inside and 200,000 … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad United became the most successful Pakistan Super League franchise on Monday night after clinching their third PSL title, edging out former champions Multan Sultans by two wickets in a last-ball thriller. The Sultans, batting first, finished at 159/9 from their 20 overs. Skipper Muhammad Rizwan’s side were restricted to the total by clinical … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad United defeated Quetta Gladiators by 39 runs in the first eliminator of the ninth Pakistan Super League event at the National Stadium in Karachi on Friday. Islamabad won the toss and chose to bat first in the game, with Martin Guptill playing a 56-run knock from 47 deliveries. Salman Ali Agha and Shadab … Read more
Andre Gray’s 87th-minute intervention last Friday may have been his most crucial yet as an Al-Riyadh player. Against fellow Saudi Pro League strugglers Al-Ohkdood, he grabbed the decisive goal in a 2-1 victory — the third time this season that a Gray strike has handed Al-Riyadh all three points. It means the team from the … Read more
Ronaldo back in action for Al-Nassr but cannot prevent defeat by Al-Ain in Asian Champions League AL-AIN: Cristiano Ronaldo was back in the Al-Nassr lineup on Monday, after serving a one-game Saudi Pro League suspension for gesturing toward opposing fans during a recent game, but could not prevent his team falling to a 1-0 defeat … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Explosive Islamabad United batter Colin Munro on Wednesday smashed an 82-run knock from 47 balls to hand his team a thumping seven-wicket victory over the Karachi Kings at their home ground in the southern port city. The two sides locked horns for the 15th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) contest in Karachi. … Read more
LOS ANGELES: The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks picked up where they left off when the NBA resumed following the All-Star break on Thursday as both notched their seventh straight NBA victories. Luka Doncic scored 41 points with nine rebounds and 11 assists and Kyrie Irving added 29 points for the Mavs in a 123-113 … Read more