Pakistan head coach Misbahul Haq said on Monday that his fate was in the hands of the national cricket authorities after the team's New Zealand series defeat prompted speculation about his......
As the House prepares for impeachment, President Donald Trump faces a single charge — “incitement of insurrection” — over the deadly riot at the US Capitol, according to a draft of the articles......
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched the country's first instant digital payment system called "Raast", which he said would boost the country's formal economy.Addressing the launch ceremony......
The Indian military on Monday said it had handed back a Chinese soldier held near a remote Himalayan border where thousands of troops from the two nuclear-armed neighbours have been facing off for......
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari arrived in Malakand in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday for the latest rally of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).Before leaving for Malakand district, Bilawal......
Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar is addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi.He said the objective of the press conference was the security of the......
Brent crude oil prices fell by $1 per barrel on Monday, hit by renewed concerns about global fuel demand amid tough coronavirus lockdowns in Europe and new curbs on movement in China, the world’s......
LAHORE: The explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle was on Sunday signed up by former champions Quetta Gladiators, while the popular Australian Chris Lynn has switched from Lahore Qalandars to......
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly is set to pass the first-ever bill on domestic violence in the province in its current session, which will resume on Jan 11, 2021.After lingering for many years, the......
PESHAWAR: The health department has been diagnosing coronavirus patients quickly with the help of antigen detection rapid diagnostic test (Ag-RDT) as 12 more people have died of Covid-19 and 276 new......
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Sunday demanded formation of an inquiry commission with representation of provinces to ascertain the cause of the electricity breakdown that plunged the entire......
GILGIT: Hundreds of people affiliated with the Pakistan-China border trade face economic hardship following suspension of trade and travel between the two countries through the Khunjerab pass.The......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Television (PTV) Managing Director Aamer Manzoor had opposed sacking of seven professionals before being suspended by PTV Chairman Naeem Bokhari.On Jan 1, the PTV board......
ISLAMABAD: With the government deciding to purchase 1.1 million doses and the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) having started making preparations to administer Covid-19 vaccine to......
LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team’s former captain Shoaib Malik’s car on Sunday had an accident outside the National High Performance Centre (NHPC) near the Qaddafi Stadium.The cricketer was coming out......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s federal government seems least bothered about the protection of its 220 million population as it has made arrangements to procure just 1.1 million coronavirus......
Low interest rates are here to stay — at least till the end of this fiscal year — as the government is trying to lift the economy and the central bank remains committed to pursuing growth-promoting......
FAISALABAD: Police have registered cases against 69 lawyers who resorted to aerial firing to celebrate the victory of the candidates they supported in the district and tehsil Bar elections.The......
LAHORE: The impact of Saturday’s nationwide power breakdown persisted on Sunday as a number of rural and urban areas remained without power supply despite efforts by the field formations of the......
Soon after the pandemic broke out, people from all around the world began calling it a Black Swan event — and with good reason. Equities around the world saw a bloodbath. Our KSE-100 index lost over......
Surging inequality and erosion of democratic values in the corridors of power are proving politically divisive and are impairing social cohesion worldwide. Much of the discontent at the grassroots is......
The government has started building its narrative about an economic turnaround based on nascent short-term positives. That is perhaps aimed at building public hopes — something not unusual for......
As political noise grows louder after a year of immense stress, tired people are more interested in knowing the timeframe for the availability of vaccines, whether they should also expect some relief......
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities on Sunday located the black boxes of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea soon after taking off from the capital Jakarta, as human body parts and pieces of......
WASHINGTON: The United States has decided to end restrictions governing official contacts with Taiwan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday, a move hailed by Taipei as ending “decades of......
ISLAMABAD: The government has established the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) to boost the domestic IT sector in the country, officials said.According to the STZA officials, the government......
GWADAR: Five people were injured in a grenade blast in the main market of Turbat town on Sunday.The injured were identified as Liaquat Ali, Nasib Khan, Zeshan Ali, Muhammad Naeem and Liaquat.Police......
MOST journalistic and drawing room analysis of Pakistan’s political parties focuses on two aspects — the self-interest of top political leaders, and the local, often transactional, mechanisms......
ISLAMABAD: With cyber security a major concern, Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said his ministry is considering introducing a strong data protection law to protect......
KABUL: An Afghan journalist-turned spokesman for the country’s public protection force was killed along with two colleagues on Sunday by a bomb targeting their vehicle, officials said.The murder of......
