Authorities in North Macedonia have filed criminal charges against three Pakistanis and a Macedonian man for allegedly imprisoning a group of migrants and holding them to ransom, officials said on......
The special public prosecutor, representing the Sindh Rangers in the Baldia factory fire case, told an antiterrorism court in Karachi on Monday that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders had......
A 45-year-old man committed suicide by setting himself on fire in Karachi's Orangi Town on Monday evening, according to Pakistan Bazaar police and rescue sources.Police officials, quoting......
India head into Tuesday's Under 19 World Cup semi-final against Pakistan in Potchefstroom as slight favourites but cricket matches between these two sides are seldom straightforward."When you talk......
A case was registered on Monday against a police sub-inspector (SI) in Sialkot who allegedly tortured his housemaid — who is a minor — and her brother on suspicion of theft.A first information report......
In the third incident of its kind in New Delhi, unidentified suspects opened fire at the gate of Jamia Milia Islamia University amid anti-citizenship protests in the Indian capital, reported NDTV on......
The European Union and Britain clashed over a post-Brexit trade deal on Monday with Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisting he need not sign up to the bloc's rules and Brussels warning of tariffs and......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange began the week on a bearish note on Monday, with the KSE-100 index sliding by 1221.55 points (3.02 per cent) as the market reacted to the record-breaking inflation reading......
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Sherry Rehman said that considering Pakistan's current economic situation, it would be tone deaf for the country's lawmakers to take a pay raise.Speaking during a......
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday rejected United States President Donald Trump's plan for the Middle East, calling on its 57 member states not to help implement it.The......
IF stirring controversies is part of the present-day diplomat’s job, then it sits somewhere on top of Alice Wells’ job description at the US Department of State. Since Pakistan shrugged off the......
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday demanded “demonstrable evidence” from the Taliban that they can and will reduce violence before signing a deal that would lead to Afghanistan peace talks......
Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani on Monday said that the private sector should work on promoting tourism in the province.Speaking at the Balochistan Tourism Seminar in Karachi on......
An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Monday directed witnesses in the Naqeebullah Mehsud case — a Waziristan native killed in a staged encounter in Karachi in January 2018 — to appear before the......
The United States has taken actions that create and spread fear following a coronavirus outbreak in China, instead of offering any significant assistance, the Chinese foreign ministry said on......
An accountability court in Lahore on Monday acquitted former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and seven others in a case related to illegal recruitments in the Gujranwala Electric Power Company......
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out tougher rules for terror convicts after a man released early from a jail term for terrorism offences injured two people in a stabbing spree in south......
Patrick Mahomes led a thrilling late comeback as the Kansas City Chiefs ended their 50-year wait for a Super Bowl crown with a 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.Chiefs quarterback......
US President Donald Trump's impeachment trial resumes for final arguments on Monday before an expected acquittal later in the week that Democrats have said will be invalid because no witnesses......
Prime Minister Imran Khan left for Kuala Lumpur on Monday on a two-day official visit to the country on the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.According to the Prime Minister's......
Chinese stocks crashed on Monday with some major shares quickly falling by the maximum daily limit as the country's investors got their first chance in more than a week to react to the spiralling......
The EU and Britain will set the stage for Brexit's next bruising chapter on Monday, laying down their vision and red lines for a post-divorce future following the UK's dramatic exit from the......
The Supreme Court on Monday stopped the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from probing alleged irregularities in the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit project.A three-member bench of the apex court headed......
Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said on Monday that the current Indian squad under skipper Virat Kohli's leadership reminds him of Pakistan's team when it was led by......
The Islamabad High Court on Monday granted post-arrest bail to activists who had been detained for protesting against the arrest of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader Manzoor Pashteen.IHC Chief......
China's death toll from a new coronavirus jumped above 360 on Monday to surpass the number of fatalities of its SARS crisis two decades ago, with dozens of people dying in the epicentre's quarantined......
Two flights carrying passengers from China arrived in Islamabad on Monday as government resumed flight operations to the virus-hit country.A day after the World Health Organisation declared the......
ISLAMABAD: The Consulate General of Pakistan in Dubai has written to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment seeking action against nine companies......
PESHAWAR: The Burns and Plastic Surgery Centre Hayatabad is facing disconnection of gas supply over the billing dispute with Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL), according to sources.They said that......
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that any agreement between the government and boards of seminaries aimed at harming madressahs will not be acceptable to his......
PESHAWAR: The government has disposed of 101,569 kilogrammes of plastic bags across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 50,883 kilogrammes in Peshawar, while 84 shops and plastic factories have been sealed in the......
MOUNT MAUNGANUI: Master finisher Jasprit Bumrah took 3-12 from four overs as India beat New Zealand by seven runs in the fifth Twenty20 International here on Sunday to sweep the five-match series......
PAARL: Jonny Bairstow hit a century but England were defeated in what effectively was a two-phase warm-up match against the Cricket South Africa Invitation XI at Boland Park here on......
QUETTA: The Gwadar Development Authority’s governing body has approved rates of fee and taxes to be imposed on different sectors in the port city with some amendments.A meeting presided over by......
TEHRAN: Iranians must have the “right to choose” between different political movements, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, as a row grows over the disqualification of thousands of candidates in......
THE political disorder is witnessing a shift in the balance of power from liberal democracies to autocratic regimes. As the rule of law weakens and decisions are made in violation of human rights,......
IF stirring controversies is part of the present-day diplomat’s job, then it sits somewhere on top of Alice Wells’ job description at the US Department of State. Since Pakistan shrugged off the......
The 2018 UNDP National Human Development Report (NHDR) shows that 64 per cent of Pakistan’s population is below 30 years of age, which makes it the youngest population in South Asia.Yet Pakistan is......
TECH and internet titans were the first to reach $1 trillion in stock market value, but the next US companies that could do so are better known for their plastic.Soaring stock prices are propelling......
DAR ES SALAAM: Twenty people in Tanzania were trampled to death at an open-air evangelical Christian church service in the north of the country, officials said on Sunday.Kippi Warioba, district......
SYDNEY: An allegedly drunken driver has been charged with 20 offences including manslaughter after a SUV struck seven children on a Sydney sidewalk, killing four and seriously injuring a fifth.The......
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has barred an Iranian delegation from an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Jeddah on Monday where US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan will be......
IF you thought the drawn-out battle over the UK’s departure from the European Union was painful, wait until you see what comes next.While Britain formally left the EU at 11 pm local time Friday, the......
NUR SULTAN: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Kazakhstan on Sunday to join Washington in pressing China over its treatment of Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang province, a sensitive matter for......
SARMEEN: Air strikes by the Syrian regime and its Russian ally on Sunday killed 14 civilians in the last major opposition bastion of Idlib in the country’s northwest, a war monitor said.Moscow-backed......
UNITED NATIONS: As the United Nations enters its 75th year, the world is still rife with mistrust: the United States remains the dominant superpower but is on the wane, while Asian power is growing......
WASHINGTON: The World Health Organisation on Sunday urged people across the globe to avoid untested medicines and herbs that are being offered with claims that they can cure the novel coronavirus.The......
BAGHDAD: Furious anti-government youth dug in their heels in Iraq’s capital and south on Sunday, rejecting the previous evening’s nomination of Mohammad Allawi as premier after months of......
THE government appears too self-involved to care but Pakistan can’t afford to alienate the private sector. With the economy contracting at a steep pace and households in immense stress, it is......
THE $6 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) appears under stress even before the second quarterly review begins this week. Pakistan and the Fund authorities......
KARACHI: Federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Sunday that he would meet Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Monday (today) to discuss the issue of clearing the tracks of the......
KARACHI: The directorate of central health establishment, Islamabad, has instructed the Model Collectorate of Customs (Appraisement) to not to clear import of pre-loved clothing/used shoes and other......
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday asked the party’s Sindh leadership to improve their performance in the upcoming local government elections, particularly in......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has appointed Naseemur Rehman as the focal person for the government’s Panagah programme.Mr Rehman, a retired official of the United Nations, will work under......
LAHORE: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) will contribute Rs271 billion as equity for three mega hydropower projects, it has emerged. This followed after the authority completed......
LAHORE: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has opposed the government’s proposed advertising policy, terming the state of media freedom in the country alarming.The CPNE said in a......
LAHORE: The Ministry of Railways has raised several objections to the recently released inquiry report on the Oct 31 tragic Tezgam fire tragedy near Rahim Yar Khan, terming it full of flaws and......
KHAR: Seven members of a family were killed in an explosion inside a house in Salarzai tehsil of Bajaur tribal district on Sunday evening.According to an official, the unfortunate incident occurred......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif has said that record increase in the inflation “is a proof of the failure of......
QUETTA: Protesters in Balochistan’s capital city on Sunday heaped scorn for proposed increase in lawmakers’ salaries, while the general public is combating high inflation, including higher food......
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) kept the key interest rate unchanged at an eight-year high of 13.25 per cent in its last monetary policy announcement, which came a few days late than expected. But......
ISLAMABAD: In a positive sign, all the seven suspected patients of novel coronavirus (NCV) were finally found to be completely safe on a day testing kits for the deadly disease reached......
ISLAMABAD: A staff mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in town for an 11-day second review of Pakistan performance under the $6 billion bailout package signed in July last year amid......
It’s a risky business, the world of startups. Steep rises and, if things don’t go right, steeper falls.Getting in the rat race to raise more money and spending it aggressively on customer......
THE political disorder is witnessing a shift in the balance of power from liberal democracies to autocratic regimes. As the rule of law weakens and decisions are made in violation of human rights,......
