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More than 80% of the population in Pakistan faces severe water scarcity. Without change, this is projected to increase. With the water crisis looming over the country, Umer Karim, a development sector professional, sat down with The Third Pole.Karim has been working in the field of irrigation and water ...

Joe Root swaggered to a majestic 163 not out and Ollie Pope hit his highest Test score of 145 as rampant England reached 473-5 against New Zealand at close of play on the third day of the second Test.Replying to New Zealand’s mammoth first innings score of 553, Root ...

Top BJP leaders from Delhi, J&K call on HM Fresh spell of violence will be curbed effectively Sanjeev PargalJAMMU, June 6: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today assured a delegation of senior national and J&K BJP leaders that well coordinated joint search operations are being launched against the militants ...

After five years in the role, Joe Root has resigned as England men's Test captain after a bruising winter.  Root will continue as a batsman, but now the job for the ECB is finding a replacement to lead a team going through a difficult period in the longest format ...

NEW YORK — Amid deteriorating security in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the top UN envoy in the country has called for a comprehensive political strategy that includes measures to address the structural causes of the conflicts.Bintou Keita, who heads the UN Stabilization ...

Bintou Keita, who heads the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), was briefing the Security Council on Tuesday, on recent developments there. She said that only three months into this year, nearly 2,300 civilian deaths had been recorded in the country’s eastern provinces. “This is proof ...

Saqib Mahmood will make his long-awaited Test debut for England in Barbados, replacing Mark Wood in the XI after Ollie Robinson was deemed too much of a risk. Saqib first appeared in a Test squad back in September 2019 but, despite picking up nine ODI caps and 12 in ...

At the ground where the names of the great Barbados and West Indies cricketers adorn the stands, Joe Root furthered his claims to go down as one of their English equivalents, finessing a 25th Test century for his most enjoyable day of the winter.As the two sides strolled off ...

Former West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite has accused Joe Root of being “disrespectful” after the England skipper waited until the last five balls to concede the draw on day 5 of the opening Test. Chasing an improbable 286 to win, West Indies were reduced to 67 for four at ...

NewsBabar was named the ODI cricketer of the year, while Root bagged the Test award after making six centuries from 15 matchesBabar Azam, the Pakistan captain, has been named the ICC men's ODI cricketer of the year for 2021, while England Test captain Joe Root bagged the award for ...