The opposition's Rehbar Committee on Tuesday called off the road blockades and anti-government sit-ins being held in various parts of the country in order to "not cause inconvenience to the......
An accountability court in Karachi on Tuesday ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to initiate the process of proclamation and attachment of properties of Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha......
The government has decided not to file an appeal against the Lahore High Court's (LHC) interim order to allow former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to travel abroad for weeks, Federal Law Minister......
The Iranian government said on Tuesday it will unblock the internet only when authorities are sure it will not be abused during violent demonstrations against a petrol price hike.The Islamic republic......
Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, the director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at the PM Office on Tuesday."Matters pertaining to national security were......
Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday declared that the government's days are numbered and that the JUI-F's drive had successfully mobilised masses to remove the......
Security at the Asian Pacific Summit, 2019 escorted out Indian politician Vijay Jolly after he angrily tried to disrupt the speech by National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri.Suri was speaking......
Economic losses in occupied Kashmir have run well over a billion dollars since India revoked its autonomy in August, the main trade body in the Himalayan region said, adding that it planned to sue......
Two out of three vessels seized by Yemen's Houthi rebels on the weekend are South Korean, Seoul officials said Tuesday, as are two out of 16 people captured.The vessels — a South Korean dredger being......
China insisted on Tuesday it alone held the authority to rule on constitutional matters in Hong Kong, as it condemned a decision by the city's high court to overturn a ban on face masks worn by......
A coal mine explosion killed 15 people in north China's Shanxi province, state media reported on Tuesday.Nine other people were injured by the gas explosion on Monday afternoon, which took place in a......
MULTAN: A special court of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) directed on Monday FIA officials to produce the two Indian citizens accused of crossing into Pakistan illegally before the area......
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Javed Iqbal on Tuesday, while addressing an event in Islamabad, said that while multiple people were sharing a single hospital bed in the country, there......
Sindh advocate general on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the provincial chief minister had approved the payment of compensation to Amal Umer's parents in line with the government's policy......
Donald Trump's doctor on Monday denied reports that the US president had recently suffered chest pain after he attended an unannounced medical checkup in Washington.Trump, 73, spent just over an hour......
New Zealand and England will take their cricketing rivalry into the Test arena on Thursday after finding themselves evenly matched in recent limited-overs thrillers.England have bragging rights after......
Former cricket umpire Simon Taufel's most vivid memory is a moment that shook the cricketing world in 2009, when he was on a bus in Lahore that was attacked by militants targeting the Sri Lanka......
Pakistan head into the opening Test in Brisbane on Thursday seeking a rare win on Australian soil and could unleash a 16-year-old debutant in a teenage pace attack against seasoned stars Steve Smith......
An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Tuesday reserved its verdict on an application seeking the acquittal of Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case related to the 2014 attacks on Parliament House and......
Three Taliban commanders released by the Kabul government have been flown to Qatar for an expected swap for an American and an Australian hostage held by the insurgents since their abduction in 2016,......
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday hailed the $99 million current account surplus posted in October — after a gap of more than four years — saying the country's economy was finally heading in the......
A special court in Islamabad on Tuesday reserved its verdict in the treason case against former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf.Heading a three-member bench, Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth asked......
LUCKNOW: Teenage opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit an attacking half-century to set up Afghanistan’s 29-run series-clinching win over West Indies in the decisive third Twenty20 International here on......
KARACHI: The Shangrila Pakistan team continued to dominate proceeding at the Junior World Scrabble Championship, being played at Torquay, England.Wonder Boy Syed Imaad Ali climbed up to the number......
BRISBANE: Australia’s Tim Paine has said the upcoming Test series against Pakistan and New Zealand may be the last time he captains the side at home as he enters the twilight of his career.Paine, who......
MELBOURNE: Former Australia captain Steve Smith, who was banned for a year for ball-tampering, says he does not feel hard done by despite a much lighter sanction handed down to West Indies batsman......
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday visited Tehran for security talks with Iranian military leaders.He opened his trip with a meeting with Chief of Staff of the Iranian......
SYDNEY: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Wasim Khan is trying to convince Cricket Australia and the players’ union to agree to an Australia ‘A’ tour of the country as the next step in an......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has filed its claim for damages before the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) against Indian broadcaster IMG Reliance for pulling out from its......
ISLAMABAD: Former Test opener Shoaib Mohammad says the return of Test matches in the country next month would mark a new era for Pakistan cricket.“It will be great to see Sri Lanka playing two Tests......
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday formed a seven-member special committee to deliberate upon an adjournment motion which expressed serious discontent over a statement of the chairman of the Indus......
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has expressed his deep concern over the increasing number of dog-bite cases in the province and said that controlling dog breeding is the need of the hour. He......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar faced a volley of criticisms from party MPAs at a PTI parliamentary party meeting on Monday as they expressed dissatisfaction over the performance of the Punjab......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change on Monday asked the Islamabad chief commissioner to involve prayer leaders of the capital city in sensitising the community about......
WASHINGTON: The Indian government’s abusive tactics and violations of basic human rights have “increased support and recruits” for militant groups in held Kashmir, argues a US-based advocacy group.In......
KARACHI: Amid speculation that the civil-military relationship is under strain at the moment, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) chief on Monday said the government and the army are “on the......
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Monday said the information ministry was working with the military’s media wing to establish radio broadcast in tribal......
PESHAWAR: The Board of Governors of the Edwardes College met here on Monday to examine the affairs of the prestigious educational institution as the bishop of Peshawar Church Diocese warned the......
IT was a rare but welcome day in parliament last week when the government and the opposition resolved a major dispute amicably and in the larger interest of the public.After a productive meeting......
THE crises took considerable time to build up and very little for the final countdown. After a ‘million’ marches spread over weeks and months, the dharna phase of the Azadi March lasted less than two......
GENEVA: The United States has the world’s highest rate of children in detention, including more than 100,000 in immigration-related custody that violates international law, the author of a United......
I HAVE in my earlier articles noted Imran’s main advantage over his competitors. He has actually worked for a living. Working for a living in any field whatsoever, particularly if successfully done,......
DUBAI: Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards warned anti-government protesters on Monday of “decisive” action if unrest over petrol price hikes doesn’t not cease, state media said, in a hint that a......
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo disclosed on Monday that the United States had decided to soften its position on Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank, meaning that Washington no......
KARACHI: The State Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee is independent and interest rate decisions are taken after considering inflation, SBP Governor Reza Baqir said on Monday while answering questions......
KARACHI: The arrival of Iranian tomato consignment at Super Highway Sabzi Mandi failed to bring any relief to consumers in the city on Monday as retailers continued to charge Rs300-320 per kg for the......
KARACHI: Battered by climate change, the cotton production continues to give a gloomy picture as effects of high temperature, heavy rains and gusty winds reduced crop by around 1.814 million......
ISLAMABAD: The non-performing loans (NPLs) of the banking sector increased by more than 23 per cent during FY19 mainly because of energy, with contributions from public sector and the sugar......
KARACHI: The foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first four months of current fiscal year jumped by 238 per cent to $650 million from $192m during the same period last fiscal year, reported the......
ISLAMABAD: Continuing to highlight the dire situation in India-held Kashmir, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has written another letter to the president of the United Nations Security Council......
Ailing PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is set to leave the country today in a "high-end" air ambulance, which is expected to arrive in Lahore from Doha early morning.Arrangements for the former prime......
KARACHI: The country posted $99 million current account surplus in October after a gap of more than four years indicative of the recovery from long-prevailing deficits but the four-month current......
I HAVE in my earlier articles noted Imran’s main advantage over his competitors. He has actually worked for a living. Working for a living in any field whatsoever, particularly if successfully done,......
ISLAMABAD: Six days after the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) brought its protest sit-in in Islamabad to an abrupt end and announced launching of blocking important roads and highways as part of its......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has formulated eight questions for the media and sought suggestions to regulate content in order to avoid airing of objectionable material in television......
QUETTA: President Dr Arif Alvi has said there is no threat to the government of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).Addressing a press conference here on Monday, the president congratulated the......
ABBOTTABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa and senior judge of the Supreme Court Justice Gulzar Ahmed to come forward and restore public confidence in......
ISLAMABAD: The counsel for Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the Supreme Court on Monday compared the tax returns of Prime Minister Imran Khan with that of the petitioner judge’s wife and asked why the former......
THE crises took considerable time to build up and very little for the final countdown. After a ‘million’ marches spread over weeks and months, the dharna phase of the Azadi March lasted less than two......
SPURRED by an unexpected breeze, the quality of air in Delhi ‘improved’ from ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’. Some improvement, you would say, but do tarry a little.The Delhi Met Bureau may have actually......
