New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Pakistan captain Babar Azam admitted that "nerves" will play a role in their high-voltage clash against arch-rival India and is hopeful about lifting the T20 World Cup trophy once again. Pakistan won their maiden T20 World Cup accolade in 2009. Since then, the Men in Green have come close to tasting the success but fell short each time. With the World Cup already underway, Pakistan will be ..read more

New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Pakistan captain Babar Azam reflected on his team's journey in the previous edition of the T20 World Cup and feels that they could have defeated arch-rival India as well as won the tournament. Pakistan were on track to lift the T20 World Cup title for the first time since their maiden triumph in 2009. In the 2021 edition, Pakistan were two wins away from lifting the trophy again. But befor ..read more

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 2 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has requested the Ministry of External Affairs to repatriate the body of a Rajouri resident who passed away in a road accident in Saudi Arabia. The PDP chief said that the victim, Kabir Khan, was working as a labourer in Saudi Arabia. "Kabir Khan from Rajouri working as a labourer in Saudi Arabia has passed away in a ..read more

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore said on Saturday it will next week begin the jail trial of four cases associated with torching police vehicles during the May 9 riots, Pakistan-based Dawn reported. Judge Khalid Arshad said that a jail trial does not mean there will be no justice. He announced the decision while hearing the case when Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) social media act ..read more

* The Chang'e-6 mission is tasked with collecting and returning samples from the moon's far side, the first endeavor of its kind in the history of human lunar exploration. * After the landing, the probe is scheduled to complete sampling within t ..read more

Geneva [Switzerland], June 2 (ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has submitted a written statement to the UN Human Rights Council for its upcoming 56th Session, highlighting the enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings of Baloch people in Balochistan by Pakistani state authorities. The statement, which falls under Agenda Item 3, was submitted through the Centre for Gender Justice and Women Empowerment ..read more

Barbados [West Indies], June 2 (ANI): Ahead of their ICC T20 World Cup 2024 opener against Scotland, England skipper Jos Buttler said that they will try not to put too much pressure on right-arm seamer Jofra Archer in the fixtures of the mega event. Archer made a return to international cricket, during the T20I series against Pakistan last month, after a year out with injury. In the series, the speedster was the fourth hi ..read more

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): Former governor of Sindh and an estranged leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Mohammad Zubair has claimed that the party President Nawaz Sharif is currently reversing the narrative he previously supported, reported ARY News. Speaking on the "Sawal Yeh Hai" programme on ARY News, the former governor claimed that Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif had signed the Charter of De ..read more

BEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) -- China's Chang'e-6 touched down on the far side of the moon on Sunday morning, and will collect samples from this rarely explored terrain for the first time in human history, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced. Supported by the Queqiao-2 relay satellite, the lander-ascender combination of the Chang'e-6 probe successfully landed at the designated landing area at 6 ..read more

Port of Spain [Barbados], June 2 (ANI): England skipper Jos Buttler backed hard-hitting batter Jonny Bairstow to come good at number four position ahead of the start of their ICC T20 World Cup campaign against Scotland on June 4 in Barbados. England will start their T20 WC title defence against Scotland at Barbados on Tuesday. After a disappointing 50-over World Cup in which they finished seventh with just three wins in n ..read more