Newspapers from Maine to Hawaii pushed back on Thursday against President Donald Trump's attacks on “fake news” with a coordinated series of editorials speaking up for a free and vigorous press and,......
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday granted the federal government more time to file its response against allegations that interim prime minister Nasirul Mulk had made excessive use of state......
Pakistani journalists and politicians on Thursday condoled the death of former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and appreciated his efforts for peace between the two countries.PTI......
Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has sanctioned death sentences for 15 "hardcore terrorists", the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release on Thursday.The convicted militants,......
The official death toll from major floods in India's tourist hotspot of Kerala hit 86 on Thursday with media reporting even higher numbers amid warnings of more torrential rainfall.“At least 21......
The Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has astonished many with its vote tally in the 2018 general elections. The votes didn’t earn TLP many seats though.Apart from two Sindh Assembly seats, it could......
Gunmen attacked an intelligence training centre in Kabul on Thursday, officials said, as families buried loved ones killed by a suicide bomber a day earlier in the war-weary Afghan capital.The attack......
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday clarified a statement attributed to him a day earlier regarding the Panama Papers joint investigation team (JIT), stating that he had in......
Former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died at 93 on Thursday, Narendra Modi confirmed on Twitter."India grieves the demise of our beloved Atal Ji," the Indian prime minister said. "His......
After a video of newly elected Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MPA Imran Ali Shah physically assaulting a citizen drew ire on social media, the party's spokesperson said the matter had been referred......
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday filed a case in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) decision to issue a notification to PML-N's Maiza......
LAHORE: DIG Operations Shahzad Akbar has dismissed from service two constables who have been found guilty of torturing a group of girls who the officials claimed to have found involved in obscene......
One after another, opposition parties seem to be abandoning the PML-N side as it struggles to counter the emergent Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the National Assembly as well as in the Punjab......
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau, Lahore, on Wednesday summoned Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Ali Jahangir Siddiqui on Aug 27.According to sources, Mr Siddiqui as director of......
KARACHI: The shocking killing of a little girl during an encounter between mobile snatchers and policemen on the eve of Independence Day has stunned citizens.Initially the news of little Amal Umer’s......
KARACHI: Another case of open dumping of coal has surfaced, this time in the area of Juma Goth in Landhi, in violation of the June 2018 Supreme Court orders, according to which coal would only be......
LARKANA: Senior Superintendent of Police Ghulam Shabbir Sethar on Wednesday suspended and demoted SHO Fida Hussain Langah and writing head constable (WHC) Abdul Rasheed Bhutto for illegally detaining......
With less than a month left before the expiry of President Mamnoon Hussain's term, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday issued a schedule for the presidential election, setting Sept......
LAHORE: While acknowledging that Virat Kohli-led Indian team were relatively stronger due to their overall experience, Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed on Wednesday said his men would utilise their......
LONDON: England all-rounder Ben Stokes has shown great mental toughness during his 11-month trial and he should be welcomed back into the Test team after being cleared of affray, former national team......
LAHORE: A delegation comprising heads of various cricketing regions of the country, which met prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan last week failed to impress him with their knowledge of the sport......
NEW YORK: A new grand jury report says that internal documents from six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania show that more than 1,000 children were abused by some 300 “predator priests” a news report......
BERLIN: The German government on Wednesday approved a draft law allowing a third gender option on birth certificates for babies who are not distinctly male or female.In a move described by the......
It is a busy day for democracy today, with the newly sworn-in assemblies of Punjab and Balochistan electing their speakers and deputy speakers, while the provincial assemblies of Sindh and Khyber......
BERLIN: German companies managed to attract more apprentices to on-the-job training schemes last year due to a surge in applications by asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Syria, data showed on......
KARACHI: Stock market remained in search of direction for most of the day on Tuesday in the absence of market related triggers. After oscillating wildly between the intraday high and low by 215 and......
LONDON: Gold fell to a more than 18-month low on Wednesday as the dollar climbed towards its highest in over a year on concerns about global market contagion triggered by recent declines in the......
ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has found a benefactor to help pull Turkey from the brink of a financial crisis as Qatar promised to invest $15 billion in the country.The lira extended gains......
ISLAMABAD: With the retirement of Mr Zafar Abdullah today, two slots of commissioners will fall vacant in the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and active lobbying has already......
NEW YORK: The trade pact that the Trump administration renegotiated with South Korea this year is in jeopardy as the US considers imposing tariffs on auto imports.While the two sides agreed in March......
KARACHI: Attock Petroleum Limited (APL) declared its 4QFY18 results posting earning per share at Rs16.79 up by 48 per cent YoY. Improvement in earnings was attributed to 48pc jump in sales. In......
Multan: Cotton prices remained under pressure on Wednesday in line with world cotton markets while Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) decreased spot rates by Rs400 to Rs8300.Yarn market also suffered......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday constituted a division bench to hear a petition seeking Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan’s disqualification under Article 62 of the......
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Energy (MoE) has been asked to finalise its evaluation of the impact of US sanctions on Pakistan’s options for growth of economic relations with Iran, particularly in the......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court turned down on Wednesday a request by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for adjournment for two days the hearing on petitions seeking suspension of an......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), which already has the first ever woman member from Khyber Pakhtunkha (KP), in another first has appointed a woman judge from the same province as......
QUETTA: Members of the Balochistan Assembly will elect speaker and deputy speaker of the house on Thursday.The Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) is all set to clinch the slot of speaker of the......
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar said on Wednesday that when two representatives of as many intelligence agencies — the Inter-Services Intelligence and Military Intelligence —......
SAHIWAL: Pakpattan Saddar police booked newly elected PML-N MPA Mian Naveed Ali, his father — senior PML-N leader Rana Ahmed Ali Arain — and others for threatening and harassing people by firing in......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) claims that it has finalised its candidate for the slot of the Punjab chief minister but is withholding his name on the request of its ally PML-Q.“Party......
LAHORE: Rapid depletion in the storage capacity of the Hub dam has forced the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) to consider enhancing its capacity to meet the increasing demand of water......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday hinted at summoning senior military officials in case the defence ministry failed to show progress in implementing its landmark 2012 verdict in the Asghar......
KARACHI: At a time when Australia is caught up in a bitter row over racism, Pakistani-born Mehreen Faruqi became the first female Muslim member to be appointed to the Australian senate, reported......
ISLAMABAD: Testifying before an accountability court, the last prosecution witness in the Al-Azizia Steel/Hill Metal Establishment reference on Wednesday provided details of several transactions in......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s victory in the election for the office of prime minister on Friday has become almost certain as a rift persisted in the grand......
ISLAMABAD: Micro-blogging website Twitter, a platform that has in recent years become integral to political parties, stands in danger of being banned because of the government’s inability to force......
Results for the runoff vote in Mali's presidential elections have been postponed from Wednesday to Thursday for logistical reasons, a senior official said.The results had been expected to be given on......
Israel reopened its only goods crossing with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after closing it to most deliveries on July 9 over months of border tensions, as relative calm returned and truce talks......
Ajit Wadekar, the man who led India to their first series triumphs in England and the West Indies, died on Wednesday at the age of 77, the Press Trust of India reported.Wadekar died at a hospital in......
