A teenage girl was allegedly raped during a robbery in Lahore's Gujjarpura area, it emerged on Thursday.According to an FIR registered at the Gujjarpura Police Station, a copy of which is available......
China warned Britain on Thursday it could retaliate with “corresponding measures” for London's decision to extend a broader path to citizenship for the residents of Hong Kong.Britain's offer came in......
Hundreds of elephants have died mysteriously in Botswana's famed Okavango Delta, the head of the wildlife department said on Thursday, ruling out poaching as the tusks were found intact.The......
Indian occupied Kashmir has seen at least 229 killings during more than 100 military operations since January, a rights group said on Wednesday.The Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society......
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has deleted his account on Sina Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter, an Indian government source and the company said, as tensions between the two countries continue......
Gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico and opened fire on Wednesday, killing 24 people and wounding seven, authorities said.Police in the north-central state......
THIS past week’s speeches in the National Assembly have showcased emotional outbursts by lawmakers.As political temperatures soar and conspiracy theories gain momentum, it appears that no one is......
THIS past week’s speeches in the National Assembly have showcased emotional outbursts by lawmakers.As political temperatures soar and conspiracy theories gain momentum, it appears that no one is......
BY now, we all know what to expect if any one of us is infected with Covid-19. But what can one do when a nation is itself afflicted? Pakistan has an advanced, institutional form of Covid-19. It can......
LET’S get one thing straight. The collapse of PIA did not happen overnight. The minister’s public proclamation that 262 out of 800 pilots certified by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Pakistan......
BY now, we all know what to expect if any one of us is infected with Covid-19. But what can one do when a nation is itself afflicted? Pakistan has an advanced, institutional form of Covid-19. It can......
LET’S get one thing straight. The collapse of PIA did not happen overnight. The minister’s public proclamation that 262 out of 800 pilots certified by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Pakistan......
ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) has received two more coronavirus testing kits, one of which can generate results in 45 minutes, Minister for Science and Technology Fawad......
ISLAMABAD: Two sub-sectors of I-8 and I-10 will be unsealed today (Thursday), according to a notification issued by the office of the deputy commissioner.The commercial areas and marakiz of both......
KARACHI: As the Sindh government extended province-wide lockdown for another 15 days, it remains undecided so far about whether to extend or lift the “smart lockdown” enforced for a fortnight in......
KARACHI: Despite scorching weather on Wednesday, the city is not currently experiencing any heatwave and the temperature is likely to drop slightly in the coming days, said a Met department......
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a halt to conflicts to facilitate the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, after more than three......
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police arrested about 370 people on Wednesday — including 10 under China’s new national security law — as thousands defied a ban on protests on the anniversary of the city’s......
JERUSALEM: A confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the Israeli leader’s plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank would not start on Wednesday, the original target date,......
LAHORE: A heavy debate on different issues between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the PSL franchises are to be discussed when the general council will meet online on Thursday.PCB chairman Ehsan Mani......
BARCELONA: Lionel Messi scored his 700th career goal before Atletico Madrid came back to draw 2-2 on Tuesday and deal Barcelona’s La Liga title hopes a major blow.Messi chipped in a penalty to reach......
LAHORE: The remaining six cricketers, who could not leave for England with the rest of the Pakistan squad on Sunday, while they awaited the results of their second Covid-19 tests, are all set to......
ISLAMABAD: The United States International Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) has shown interest to involve Pakistan in a regional fund to be set up for programmes in the Central Asian......
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) processed and granted approval to 59 merger and acquisition (M&A) applications in the last fiscal year 2019-20 to facilitate local and foreign......
ISLAMABAD: Rebuffing the power regulator’s advice, the Power Division on Wednesday put on hold making fresh commitments for new power projects until a consensus is reached on the country’s first......
QUETTA: A delegation of the Medical Frequency Centre Pakistan (MFCP) called on Sports Secretary Imran Gichki, who also heads the Balochistan Command and Operation Centre, on Wednesday.During the......
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) is meeting here on Thursday to discuss plan to sell Roosevelt Hotel in New York, owned by the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).The......
RAWALPINDI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has allowed Turkish Airlines to operate seven flights a week from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.A CAA official told Dawn on Wednesday that Turkish......
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Mohammad Sadiq Sanjrani has expressed serious concern over rapid increase in Covid-19 cases in Gwadar and absence of testing facilities in the area.In a letter written to......
Even the storm in a teacup can spill over.The last few weeks have been unkind to the PTI government. Very unkind. These ‘slings and arrows of outrageous fortune’ hit a bullseye on Tuesday evening......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking action against the aviation minister for prima facie causing irreparable loss to professional pilots, the national......
ANKARA: Up to 60 migrants may have been trapped in a boat that sank in an eastern lake last week, Turkey’s interior minister said on Wednesday.Turkey launched a search-and-rescue mission involving......
ISLAMABAD: While the number of coronavirus cases has declined by 40 per cent, around 50pc of the total infected patients have defeated the deadly virus across the country.According to data released......
LAHORE: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has alleged that the PTI government wants to “murder” former president Asif Ali Zardari through the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).He was speaking at......
