Britain on Thursday ordered its navy to escort UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian soldiers seized a tanker in the flashpoint entrance to the Gulf.“The Royal Navy has been......
In Balochistan, 73.7 per cent of adolescent girls and boys are suffering from anaemia [a medical condition caused by iron-deficiency], according to the National Nutrition Survey 2018.The findings of......
The Afghan Taliban have said that they will visit Pakistan and meet Prime Minister Imran Khan if they are formally invited for a meeting by Islamabad, BBC Urdu reported on Thursday, citing an......
A Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) spokesperson on Thursday strongly refuted reports that the govt has imposed withholding taxes to the tune of tens of thousands of rupees on auto-rickshaws and......
India cricket legend M.S. Dhoni is to go on a tour of duty in Indian Kashmir after skipping a tour of the West Indies with the national team to join his regiment, a military source said.The......
A biomechanical lab in Lahore has been accredited by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as a testing centre for suspected bowling actions, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Thursday.The......
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, the North African country’s first democratically elected leader and heir to Tunisia’s founding father, has died. He was 92.Essebsi died Thursday morning at the......
When Saudi Aramco was on the verge of a deal last year to buy a stake in an Indian oil refinery, its boss quickly boarded a company jet in Paris and flew to New Delhi.Chief executive Amin Nasser......
PEOPLE often insist that Pakistan’s lack of development requires investing in education. They should reconsider this relationship.Consider the following arguments:In countries we consider developed......
A dangerously intense heatwave across much of Europe is to spike even higher on Thursday after already breaking records in several countries, impacting rail traffic and sending people in search of......
As monsoon rains continue to fall all over the country this week, citizens are facing major issues, including unannounced power outages and water clogged streets.The Pakistan Meteorological......
Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal on Thursday said that relations between Pakistan and the United States "have returned to normal" following Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit to......
Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday announced that Pakistan will send its "first person to space" in 2022."Proud to announce that selection process for the first Pakistani......
Nokia says its second-quarter earnings nearly doubled on the back of orders from telecom operators for new-generation 5G mobile networks that will be commercially launched en masse this year.The......
The joint opposition on Thursday is marking the first anniversary of the 2018 general elections as 'Youm-e-Siah' — 'black day' — by holding rallies across Pakistan.PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz in the......
At least five people were killed on Thursday in a suicide bombing in Kabul, an official said, adding that two other blasts had also hit the Afghan capital.The bombing comes amid an increase in......
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed a trio of congressional resolutions aimed at blocking his administration from selling billions of dollars of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab......
ISLAMABAD: The Safa Gold Mall on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court seeking an order restraining the Capital Development Authority (CDA) from taking any adverse action against them.The CDA......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is enacting a law to protect health workers as well patients and their attendants from violence and prevent loss to the property and ensure interrupted......
LAHORE: The Punjab government has denied permission to the opposition to hold a rally on The Mall on Thursday (today).The PML-N had written to the deputy commissioner seeking permission to hold a......
LAHORE: PML-N vice-president Maryam Nawaz has opposed retrial of her father, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, after purported video of accountability judge who sentenced him, saying she has no......
KARACHI: The province of Sindh has the highest number of underweight children — 41.3 per cent — in the country and the prevalence of stunting in the province, which is at 45.5pc, is also higher than......
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to the United States was one of the most successful visits in the history of the country.Speaking at a......
MULTAN: A local court on Wednesday declared Tariq Mahmood, the man accused of making video of Judge Arshad Ali, proclaimed offender for not appearing in a case of making forged documents of Rs500......
MELBOURNE: The six years since James Pattinson last bowled against England have been a soul-crushing treadmill of injuries, rehab and dashed expectations but the patched-up paceman is again daring to......
COLOMBO: Former Sri Lanka paceman Nuwan Kulasekara has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect.The 37-year-old, who reached No.1 in the ODI bowling rankings during......
DHAKA: Bangladesh on Wednesday added fast bowler Shafiul Islam to their squad for the whirlwind three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in Colombo as cover with hot weather expected.Chief selector......
KARACHI: Defending champions National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) opened their campaign on winning note brushing aside Police 5-1 as one-sided matches continued in the 65th Retired Air Marshal Nur Khan......
LAHORE: The automotive industry fears that amid declining auto sales, the sector is likely to lose at least 10-15 per cent of the direct jobs over the next few months.Warning of tough times ahead,......
ISLAMABAD: A Chinese firm is working on comprehensive business plan to provide five important services in Pakistan, initially investing $20 million, with future prospects of $600m.Chinese company......
NEW DELHI: Switzerland is the world’s most innovative country for a second consecutive year while Asian giant India made the biggest strides among major economies, a global indicator showed on......
ISLAMABAD: Mobile phone imports during FY2018-19 decreased by 10.87 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year.The country imported mobile phones worth $755.545 million during July-June......
MUMBAI: A government panel on Wednesday approved a combined penalty of 30.5 billion rupees ($442 million) on telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea for not providing points of......
BRUSSELS: The EU said the bloc’s 28 member states held great responsibility for the wave of money-laundering scandals hitting the continent Wednesday, urging tighter and more centralised control of......
GWANGJU: Hungarian teenager Kristof Milak shattered Michael Phelps’ 10-year-old world record in the 200-metre butterfly on Wednesday while Adam Peaty sewed up a third straight breaststroke double......
TOKYO: Tokyo promised a high-tech Olympics complete with robots as it marked a year to go until the 2020 Games on Wednesday, hoping to leave behind some bumps in the road including an ongoing......
MOSCOW: Russia will become a force in the medals table at next year’s Tokyo Olympics despite its current doping problems, the country’s sports minister said on Wednesday.Russia won just 19 gold......
ISLAMABAD: The large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector shrank 3.78 per cent during May from a year ago, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Wednesday.The contraction came amid dismal......
LAHORE: The eagerly-awaited meeting of the PCB Cricket Committee has been convened for Aug 2 at the National Cricket Academy to review the performances of different national teams and present......
GAP: European champion Matteo Trentin won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, a hilly 200-km ride from the Pont du Gard, on Wednesday.The Italian jumped away from a reduced group of breakaway......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) on Wednesday asked the government to immediately remove the secretaries of the ministry of energy and chairmen of Wapda and National Highway......
LONDON: Boris Johnson appointed Sajid Javid Britain’s new treasury chief, one of the most senior jobs in cabinet, soon after taking oath as prime minister on Wednesday.Javid will be responsible for......
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Easter attacks that killed 258 people were carried out by local Islamists who drew inspiration from but were not linked to the militant Islamic State group, a top investigator......
SIT-DOWN comedy is alive and well in the United States. A demonstration of it was given by President Donald Trump during his reception of our Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Oval Office on July......
MOSCOW: Russia’s embassy in Seoul on Wednesday said that Moscow had not apologised for an alleged airspace violation the previous day, after South Korea said that a Russian attache had expressed ......
PARIS: Belgium and the Netherlands recorded their highest ever temperatures as a European heatwave soared towards its peak on Wednesday, impacting rail transport and prompting a spike in drownings......
PEOPLE often insist that Pakistan’s lack of development requires investing in education. They should reconsider this relationship.Consider the following arguments:In countries we consider developed......
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani has claimed that JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has assured him that he will try to find a solution to the issue of no-trust motion against......
ISLAMABAD: A Senate standing committee has stressed the need for the railways staff to undergo medical and psychological tests to ensure their physical and mental fitness.Headed by Senator Asad Ali......
ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister and PML-N leader Miftah Ismail on Wednesday filed in the Islamabad High Court a petition seeking pre-arrest bail in the LNG contract case.He had earlier filed a......
ISLAMABAD: Knowing well that it lacks numbers in the Senate, the government on Wednesday made yet another direct contact with the opposition, asking it to withdraw its no-trust resolution against......
ISLAMABAD: While the PTI government celebrates the first anniversary of the 2018 general election today (Thursday), the joint opposition will observe it as a ‘black day’.The joint opposition will......
WASHINGTON: The US president “does not make things up”, says a top presidential adviser, rejecting the Indian claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had never asked President Donald Trump to mediate......
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday predicted a “smooth and clear” victory for Hasil Bizenjo — the consensus candidate of the opposition parties — as......
RAWALPINDI: Soon the airports will be cleared for US airlines as a United States team recently visited Pakistan to review security arrangements at airports of the country.This was said by Federal......
SIT-DOWN comedy is alive and well in the United States. A demonstration of it was given by President Donald Trump during his reception of our Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Oval Office on July......
President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday strongly rebuffed the impression that the contents of a reference against a judge of the Supreme Court were leaked from the President House as he said he had held......
