State-run Pakistan Television (PTV) has fired two employees for airing an "incorrect map of Pakistan" that showing occupied Kashmir to be a part of Indian territory.The incident was taken up in the......
Indian and Chinese military commanders made progress in talks on Wednesday to defuse a standoff along their disputed border in the western Himalayas after pulling back some troops in......
Former prime minister and veteran PPP leader Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday sent a legal notice to Pakistan-based American blogger Cynthia Ritchie, asking for an apology and withdrawal of the......
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Wednesday noted that the "upward trajectory of the economy made possible after huge efforts of the present government" had been severely affected by the......
Population-wide face mask use could push Covid-19 transmission down to controllable levels for national epidemics, and could prevent further waves of the pandemic disease when combined with......
The Paris Club of creditor nations have agreed to suspend debt service payments from Pakistan, Chad, Ethiopia and the Republic of Congo as part of a G20 debt relief deal, the group said.The latest......
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza on Wednesday said that the World Health Organisation is viewing the Covid-19 situation in the country through a "health lens" whereas......
UAE carrier Etihad Airways sent its second flight to Israel in less than a month Tuesday, carrying medical aid to help the Palestinians tackle the coronavirus pandemic, witnesses and officials......
ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: Hospitals in the capital can no longer accommodate the number of Covid-19 patients coming from within and outside the city, while the Punjab government is increasing the number......
RAWALPINDI: The couple, arrested by police in the murder case of an eight-year-old domestic worker, was taken to Lahore on Tuesday after a judicial magistrate remanded them in three-day police......
ISLAMABAD: Amid reports of rising number of legislators testing positive for Covid-19 and two days before presentation of the federal budget, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Tuesday......
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its serious concern over use of stun baton by officials of Faisalabad district administration and police to enforce......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recorded 23 deaths due to Covid-19 on Tuesday, raising the overall number of people passed away from the infection to 610 in the province.It is the highest number of......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has disbursed 90 per cent loans in the tribal districts under Insaf Rozgar Scheme.An official statement issued here on Tuesday said that the provincial......
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid says Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has given approval for trial of the injectable drug Acterma on 1,000 serious Covid-19 patients.Addressing a press......
QUETTA: Founder of the ruling Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) Saeed Ahmed Hashmi has urged all political parties, civil society and intelligentsia to find out a solution with consensus to tackle......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday extended till Aug 27 the interim pre-arrest bail of former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and former petroleum secretary Arshad Mirza in a case of......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Tuesday directed the provincial administrative machinery to ensure strict compliance with the use of face masks in government offices, saying no one should be......
MADRID: Madrid’s mayor has said Spanish capital is in talks about hosting this year’s Champions League final if organisers decide to move it from Istanbul due to the coronavirus crisis. European......
KARACHI: As the Covid-19 situation gets critical in the country with a steep rise in the number of affected patients, the provincial health department announced on Tuesday a series of steps to tackle......
NEW DELHI: Former Australian paceman Brett Lee and India’s batting legend Sachin Tendulkar have stepped up pressure ahead of a key world body meeting on Wednesday for an alternative to saliva to be......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s High Commissioner in Canada Raza Bashir Tarar has asked the Pakistani nationals who want to return home to register with the consulate general in Toronto for assistance.During a......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Railways was informed on Tuesday that Pakistan Railways did not provide any financial assistance to the victims of the 2019 deadliest Tezgam passenger......
LONDON: Test teams will be allowed to field substitutes for players displaying coronavirus symptoms, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.The new regulation is one of several......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday opposed a petition seeking registration of a criminal case against US blogger Cynthia D. Ritchie and requested the district and sessions......
ISLAMABAD: President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Syed Qalbe Hassan has expressed concern over the delay in issuance of advice for the permanent appointment of chief justices of the......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board wants to stage the Asia Cup T20 this year as per schedule, but in the UAE and is also in talks with Sri Lanka as an alternate venue for the event.Reliable sources......
LONDON: London’s mayor announced on Tuesday that more statues of imperialist figures could be removed from Britain’s streets after protesters knocked down the monument to a slave trader, as the......
MUZAFFARABAD: As many as four civilians, including a toddler, were injured in two districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Tuesday in unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian Army from......
NEW DELHI: Delhi authorities warned on Tuesday that they expect cases in the Indian capital to shoot up almost 20 times to more than half a million in the coming weeks.India is easing its national......
SEOUL: North Korea is severing all official communication links with the South, it announced Tuesday in a move analysts said was aimed at manufacturing a crisis on the divided peninsula.Since last......
PARIS: France’s wild wolf population rose again last year, with officials counting 580 adults at winter’s end compared with an average of 530 a year ago, France’s OFB biodiversity agency said......
RAMALLAH: Palestinians have sent top mediators including the United Nations a response to the US plan which anticipates Israel annexing parts of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian premier Mohammed......
BEIJING: China has removed pangolin parts from its official list of traditional medicines, state media reported on Tuesday, days after increasing legal protections on the endangered animal.Pangolins......
RAWALPINDI: After a gap of over two months, Emirates has resumed scheduled services from Pakistan while ensuring implementation of measures for the health and safety of its customers and employees at......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue on Tuesday said the advance Federal Excise Duty (FED) on tobacco leaf would remain intact at Rs10 for the fiscal year 2020-21.The FBR informed National......
ON April 10, 2020, 27-year-old Safoora Zargar was arrested by Delhi Police. A research scholar at Jamia Millia Islamia, Zargar was accused of having a role in the Delhi riots conspiracy case. Zargar,......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday lifted the ban on exports of seven products classified as personal protective equipment (PPE) in a bid to allow manufacturers to honour international orders.The......
“‘I can’t breathe’ goes beyond saying that you are depriving me of freedom, of humanity, of respect. It says: ‘You are depriving me of the right to air itself’.” — Ben OkriTHE last words of George......
ISLAMABAD: The government decided to reduce customs duty on approximately 2,000 tariff lines in the FY2020-21 budget to reduce the cost of doing business, documents seen by Dawn showed on Tuesday.The......
ISLAMABAD: Facing criticism from the opposition over its alleged partisan role and political victimisation, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has now decided to launch inquiries against......
SAO PAULO: As many countries gingerly start lifting their lockdown measures, experts worry that a further surge of coronavirus in under-developed regions with shaky health systems could undermine......
ISLAMABAD: In a rapidly evolving situation, the Petroleum Division on Tuesday moved another summary for immediate switching of fuel pricing to quarterly basis, with immediate effect from June 16 with......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered an inquiry into the sugar scam and reaffirmed that anyone involved in it would not be spared.He issued these directives while chairing a meeting of......
ISLAMABAD: As the hearing in the challenges to the presidential reference has reached a crucial stage, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has resolved to stand by Justice Qazi Faez Isa and......
ISLAMABAD: An agreement seems to have been reached to freeze the size and expenditures of the federal government in budget 2021, which is set to be announced on June 12. The decision has been made to......
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday took serious notice of what it called the artificial shortage of petrol in the country and Prime Minister Imran Khan ordered maximum punitive action against......
• Says Pakistan among top 10 countries reporting Covid-19 • Warns govt of high positivity rate with weak surveillance systemLAHORE: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Pakistan has been......
ELEVEN-year old Ayaan sits at his desk every morning, ready to log into Google Classroom, meet his friends virtually and learn as best as he can from his teacher in this new normal. However, multiple......
PPP Senator Rehman Malik on Tuesday sent a second legal notice to Pakistan-based American blogger Cynthia Ritchie, asking for an "unqualified public apology" and withdrawal of the "false, bogus and......
