The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and the local authorities reached a staff-level agreement on the first review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Pakistan after it was observed......
A group of Indians including journalists and lawyers whose phones were hacked via Facebook's WhatsApp messaging platform asked the government on Friday to make public its ties with the Israeli firm......
A whirlwind century by Dawid Malan in a record-breaking stand with Eoin Morgan saw England crush New Zealand in the fourth Twenty20 by 76 runs in Napier on Friday to level the series with one game......
Nawaz Sharif's personal physician, Dr Adnan Khan, on Friday said the former premier's condition was "critical" while two British doctors, according to family sources, advised the Sharif family to......
Iran shot down an unidentified drone near the port of Bandar-e Mahshahr on the Gulf coast on Friday, Iranian media reported, four and a half months after the downing of a US drone nearly triggered......
An earthquake rocked northwestern Iran before dawn on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring more than 300 in crumbling and collapsed buildings.The 5.9-magnitude quake struck at 1:17 am......
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to launch a Hong Kong share offering to raise $10 billion to $15 billion in the final week of November, in a deal that could boost the Asian financial hub as it......
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday announced that the government will immediately provide Rs6 billion to the Utility Stores......
PML-N leader Khawaja Asif on Friday warned that the opposition would approach the Supreme Court for a legal interpretation of the Constitution to decide if the government's move to pass bills without......
PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz on Friday said that it would be very difficult if she is unable to accompany her father, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, abroad for medical treatment. She, however, said......
Australia won the toss on Friday and opted to bowl first in the final match of the Twenty20 series against Pakistan in Perth.According to ESPNcricinfo, Sean Abbott and Billy Stanlake will play for......
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza and the prime minister's former focal person on polio on Friday denounced a report published by British daily The Guardian, in which......
Allegations that two former Twitter employees spied on users for the Saudi government have spotlighted the threat posed by insiders who exploit their access to the mountains of sensitive data held by......
A judge has ordered US President Donald Trump to pay $2 million to an array of charities as a fine for misusing his own charitable foundation to further his political and business interests.New York......
NEW DELHI: Two former Indian Premier League (IPL) players have been arrested for spot-fixing in a scandal-ridden regional tournament, police said on Thursday.Wicket-keeper/batsman C.M. Gautam and......
PERTH: Pakistan believe they are capable of making short work of Australia’s middle order in Friday’s Twenty20 International series decider in Perth, according to their veteran fast bowler Wahab......
NEW DELHI: India will wait until the venue of their deferred Davis Cup clash against rivals Pakistan is known before naming their squad for the Asia/Oceania Group I tie, newly appointed captain Rohit......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has declared an emergency regarding cases related to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).Sources in the agency said that a meeting, headed by the......
ISLAMABAD: Since the Azadi March took over its allotted protest site in H-9, residents and visitors to the area and around Kashmir Highway have been forced to deal with chaotic traffic, shipping......
PESHAWAR: The controversial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Actions (in Aid of Civil Power) Ordinance, 2019, which gave sweeping powers to armed forces in certain security-related areas across the province, has......
PESHAWAR: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has donated a modern vaccine storage facility to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to cater to its needs.An official statement issued here said the......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has directed all deputy commissioners to digitally compile the data of state land in all districts through the Geographic Information System and draw......
WASHINGTON: The global debt load has surged to a new all-time record equivalent to more than double the world’s economic output, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned on Thursday.While private sector......
KARACHI: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London on charges of killing a superintendent of police and his (the SP’s) doctor friend in a Korangi......
DADU: Pakistan Peoples Party’s Syed Mohammad Salih Shah had an easy sail in by-election for PS-86 (Johi) on Thursday as he won the provincial assembly seat by securing 42,254 votes to defeat......
MIRPURKHAS: A pall of gloom fell on Mirpurkhas as traders shut their businesses voluntarily to take part in collective funerals when 23 bodies of Tezgam Express inferno victims reached the town on......
LAHORE: The protesting medics on Thursday ended their month-long strike after the Lahore High Court ordered the Young Doctors Association (YDA) to immediately end the agitation against the Medical......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday directed the provincial authorities to ensure approval of the PC-I for a proposed project to retain dogs and release them after sterilisation and vaccination......
ISLAMABAD: Seven cases of the vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 — a type of the crippling disease for which vaccination in Pakistan were stopped in 2014 — have been detected in the northern areas of......
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has announced it would revoke the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card to author and journalist Aatish Taseer over his alleged attempt to “conceal information” that......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to challenge the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)’s decision to reject its applications against an......
TEHRAN: Iran resumed uranium enrichment at its underground Fordow plant south of Tehran on Thursday in a new step back from its commitments under a landmark 2015 nuclear deal, raising alarm from......
ISLAMABAD: The government has called an urgent meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on a single-point agenda to remove the condition of 66 per cent compulsory......
KARACHI: Stocks extended the gains for fourth successive session on Thursday with the KSE-100 index closing up by 105.19 points (0.30 per cent) at 35,758.52.While institutions stayed away from the......
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has again sought time from the Supreme Court for implementing its Jan 17 verdict on grant of rights to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).The government had also......
ISLAMABAD: Although Pakistan is among countries where most content is restricted on Facebook, cases of harassment remain under-reported due to a lack of public awareness on reporting......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan could save about $1.13 billion annually by reducing up to 75 per cent of the current post-harvest losses, according to estimates mentioned in a paper on agricultural wholesale......
ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has found that tax department is not realising full potential of federal excise duty and general sales tax from majority of cigarette manufacturers by either......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday asked top officials of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) to devise a relief package worth approximately Rs2 billion for selling five essential......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday announced to have “shortened budget release process” to speed up execution of development projects and schemes.Under the revised mechanism, the government has......
ISLAMABAD: Concluding the first quarterly review on a successful note, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the government to definitely achieve the revenue target, keep a cap on issuing......
ISLAMABAD: As the anti-government dharna being organised by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) in the federal capital entered its second week on Thursday, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may remain on the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) beyond February 2020, mainly because of its risk profile and in view of two simultaneous evaluations.Senior......
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday regretted that the Indian government had decided against availing “concessions” announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan for Sikh pilgrims visiting Kartarpur......
LAHORE: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) supreme leader Nawaz Sharif has reportedly acceded to doctors’ advice and family’s persuasion to go abroad for treatment of his......
MIAN Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has been shifted to his Jati Umra estate. A special intensive care unit has been set up for him at his residence where doctors are going to provide him 24-hour care. This......
PAKISTAN has secured a big jump in its ranking in the latest Ease of Doing Business indicators released by the World Bank. This is both commendable as well as welcome, and is the culmination of......
MIAN Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has been shifted to his Jati Umra estate. A special intensive care unit has been set up for him at his residence where doctors are going to provide him 24-hour care. This......
INTERNAL security is an essential element of national security. The Quaid said, a government is responsible for maintaining order and protecting life and property, and religious belief.......
