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ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has directed to evolve a comprehensive strategy to organise the Pakistan Super League Season 9 (PSL-9) matches across the country, ARY News reported on Tuesday. The prime minister issued these directives while chairing a meeting regarding the affairs of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). During the meeting, the premier was informed that the PSL-9 season would be held in February 2024 and matches will be played in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan. The premier also directed to start the restoration work of Quetta’s Bugti Stadium and Peshawar’s Arbab-e Niaz Stadium to hold international cricket matches there. Similarly, he pointed out that Gwadar Cricket Stadium and Pissan Stadium in Nagar area of Gilgit-Baltistan could also be made capable of holding cricket matches. In addition, Kakar directed that a plan should be prepared for the establishment of new cricket stadiums equipped with modern facilities along with internati...

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A plea has been filed with the Lahore High Court (LHC) against keeping underage drivers in police lockups, ARY News reported. As per details, the plea was moved by Rana Sikandar Advocate against keeping underage drivers in police lockups. The plea stated that police are keeping juvenile children in lockups over driving licence violations. Keeping underage kids in lockups is against the law under the Act of 2018, Rana Sikandar said in his plea. The LHC has been pleaded with to pass orders in this regard. Read more: LHC moved against developing criminal record of underage drivers It is to be noted that Lahore police are continuing a crackdown on juvenile drivers  following the deadly road crash in Lahore’s DHA that claimed the lives of six members of a family. Special checkpoints have been set up in parts of Lahore, especially in DHA area to nab underage drivers. Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Lahore has said underage drivers pose risks not only to themselves but also to others....

LAHORE: Following the plea filed for Khadija Shah’s custody, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore on Monday approved the request and sent the accused under the Balochistan police custody in Quetta case, ARY News reported. According to the details, an ATC Judge Abhar Gul Khan delivered the verdict and sent the accused Khadija Shah, under the Balochistan police custody in the Quetta case. The investigation team pleaded that the accused Khadija Shah is wanted in the Quetta case. Last month, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporter Khadija Shah challenged her 30-day detention in the Lahore High Court on Saturday. In her petition, Shah has named the provincial government, Lahore DC, provincial police chief, and superintendent Kot Lakhpat Jail, among others as respondents. The plea termed the charges filed by law enforcers as “false and baseless”. The Lahore administration Friday ordered the detention of PTI activist Khadija Shah for 30 days under the Maintenance of Public Order (...

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership have contacted Awami National Party (ANP) on forming an electoral alliance and seat adjustment in Karachi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) for the upcoming general elections, ARY News reported on Sunday citing sources. Sources said that PPP has discussed seat adjustment with ANP on Karachi’s two National Assembly (NA) seats. Moreover, the two parties also discussed forming an electoral alliance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the upcoming elections. PPP and ANP are likely to make a seat adjustment in Peshawar, Swabi, Charsadda, Malakand, Mardan, Karak, Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan), say sources. The latest development comes a day after ANP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) President Aimal Wali Khan met PPP Parliamentarians President Asif Ali Zardari and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at the Zardari House Islamabad.   They discussed on electoral alliance and seat adjustment in KP province for the forthcoming general elections. Rela...