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Australian ace fast bowler Mitchell Starc moved past Wasim Akram’s tally of 414 wickets after he removed three England batsmen on the opening day of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane on Thursday. Starc dismissed Ben Duckett for 0, Ollie Pope for 0 and Harry Brook for 31, which placed him above Akram on the list of left-arm fast bowlers with the most Test wickets. Akram held 414 wickets, Chaminda Vaas 355 and Trent Boult 317.

Senior Pakistani players are unlikely to play the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) due to the national duty ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026. According to details, the BPL is scheduled to begin from December 26 to January 23. During this period, the Pakistan national cricket team are scheduled to play the T20I series against Sri Lanka and Australia respectively. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked the players to prioritise playing for the country over the leagues. Sources divulged that the board also has the option of not granting the NoC to the players of the Pakistan squad for…

The Kuwaiti government has announced six public holidays to mark the beginning of the new year. According to Kuwaiti media reports, a total of six public holidays have been scheduled for January 2026. These include a three-day New Year holiday and a three-day holiday for the Night of Ascension (Isra and Mi’raj). As per the official announcement, the New Year holidays will run from Thursday, January 1 to Saturday, January 3, with government offices resuming work on Sunday, January 4. The holiday for the Night of Ascension will fall on Friday, January 16. Since Friday is already a weekly public…

The Foreign Office has strongly denied reports in Indian media claiming that a Pakistani citizen was arrested in the United States for planning an attack. Officials clarified that the suspect, Luqman Khan, detained in Delaware on November 24, is an Afghan national who holds dual US–Afghan citizenship, not Pakistani. The Foreign Office spokesperson stated that Luqman Khan is not a Pakistani citizen, stressing that he only spent some years in Pakistan as a refugee before moving abroad. He was born in Pakistan to Afghan parents, but never held Pakistani citizenship. Officials added that the suspect has spent most of his…

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with an internal State Department memo saying that anyone involved in “censorship” of free speech be considered for rejection. H-1B visas, which allow US employers to hire foreign workers in speciality fields, are crucial for US tech companies, which recruit heavily from countries including India and China. Many of those companies’ leaders threw their support behind Trump in the last presidential election. The cable, sent to all US missions on December 2, orders US consular officers to review resumes or LinkedIn profiles of…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) :  China Window and Dosti Welfare Organization have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly promote academic, literary, and cultural activities across Peshawar and the wider Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The collaboration aims to strengthen cultural ties while highlighting and celebrating Chinese literature and cultural heritage. The signing ceremony took place at China Window. The MoU was signed by Arslan Naseer, Executive Director of Dosti Welfare Organization, and Amjad Aziz Malik, Administrator of China Window. Under this partnership, both institutions will work closely on the 5th Dosti Peshawar Literature Festival (DPLF) 2026, scheduled from February 9–15,…

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has expressed strong commitment to enhancing trade with Kyrgyzstan, setting a target to increase bilateral trade volume from the current $15 million to $200 million within the next two years. The development comes as both countries signed a series of important agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) during a high-level ceremony held at the Prime Minister’s House on Wednesday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov witnessed the signing of multiple MoUs across diverse sectors, including mining, geosciences, energy, culture, tourism, foreign services, and prisoner exchange. In a symbolic gesture to deepen people-to-people relations, Bishkek…

A promotional event was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday for the English edition of the fifth volume of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China,” drawing around 200 participants. According to the participants, the fifth volume reflects the latest developments of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, systematically demonstrates the defining features, practical pathways and remarkable achievements of China’s path to modernization, and offers valuable insights and approaches for Global South countries pursuing their own modernization. China and South Africa, both key members of the BRICS cooperation mechanism and important forces in the…

China firmly opposes any form of official exchanges between the United States and China’s Taiwan region, and urged the United States to stop official exchanges with Taiwan and refrain from sending any wrong signals to “Taiwan independence” separatist forces, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Wednesday. It was reported that U.S. President Donald Trump had signed into law an act that called on the Department of State to regularly review interactions between the United States and Taiwan, and look for ways to deepen interactions with Taiwan. In response, Lin told a regular press briefing that China firmly opposes…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Wednesday in Beijing. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, mentioned French President Emmanuel Macron’s fourth state visit to China. Every meeting between the two heads of state is not only a major event in China-France relations but also attracts close attention from the international community, he said. In the face of the current intricate global challenges, it is necessary for China and France to enhance communication and cooperation and shoulder their common responsibility as major countries and…