ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signalled a renewed push to deepen their strategic partnership as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Saudi Chief of General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili in Islamabad to review defence collaboration, counterterrorism coordination and regional security.

India play their first group match against USA in Mumbai on February 7, the opening day of the T20 World Cup. They then take on Namibia in Delhi on February 12, followed by Pakistan, and their final group game is against the Netherlands in Ahmedabad on February 18. There will be three matches a day during the group stage of the tournament.

The International Monetary Fund predicts Pakistan could lift its GDP between 5% and 6.5% over five years if it tackles corruption and deep-rooted governance failures.

The Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement signed between the two countries in September has given their bilateral ties an unprecedented formal structure. By pledging that an attack on one will be treated as an attack on both,

The rare explosions in the country’s capitals have not been directly linked, but there are fears the governments will blame each other after their previous military conflict alarmed the world.

Pakistan Petroleum Ltd., a state-owned energy company, is reclaiming land from the sea to create a launchpad to ramp up oil and gas exploration.

Mystery spinner Usman Tariq’s hat trick propelled Pakistan into the T20 tri-series final with a 69-run victory against Zimbabwe on Sunday. Tariq grabbed 4-18 in a mesmerizing spell of spin bowling as Zimbabwe was dismissed for 126 in 19 overs to hand Pakistan its third successive win in the tournament,

One turtleneck top travelled from Ireland to Latvia, Poland and finally Pakistan, where researchers believe it was not reused

Authorities continue to monitor situation to ensure safety of aviation and coastal regions along its projected path