India said on Friday it was restoring high-speed mobile internet in occupied Kashmir for the first time since August 2019, when the government withdrew the special rights of the restive......
President Joe Biden’s announcement that the US would end its support of a Saudi-led coalition’s years-long war against Yemen’s Houthi rebels is likely to increase pressure on the kingdom to end its......
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said Pakistan will allow Kashmiris to decide between choosing to join Pakistan or remaining independent even after they vote in favour of Pakistan in a future......
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Friday said that the entire Pakistani nation was united on the Kashmir issue despite political differences.The former premier's daughter was addressing a public......
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has written a letter to the president of the UN Security Council and the UN secretary general to apprise them of the "continuing grave situation" in......
India's agriculture minister defended new agriculture reform laws in parliament on Friday, dampening hopes of a quick settlement with tens of thousands of farmers who have been demanding their repeal......
At least two people were killed and four others injured in an explosion near the DC office on Inscomb Road in Quetta on Friday. The explosion occurred hours after a blast in Balochistan's Sibi......
Global shares traded near record highs on Friday, with Asian stocks taking their lead from Wall Street, as progress in vaccine distribution prompted bets on further normalisation in the global......
Pakistan is observing Kashmir Solidarity Day on Friday with public rallies being observed across the country to express wholehearted support of the Pakistani nation to the just struggle of Kashmiri......
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) on Thursday did not approve payment of Rs399 billion to independent power producers to let all the members satisfy their conscience in three days if......
ISLAMABAD: Based on concerns over high prices of poultry products in the recent past, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) on Thursday carried out search and inspection of two major poultry......
KARACHI: Stocks fell flat on the last trading day of the shortened four-day week (Feb 5 being Kashmir Solidarity Day). The KSE-100 index closed in red by 27.84 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 46,905......
ISLAMABAD: The privatisation process of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) would be completed by September, Secretary Industries and Production informed the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday.The two-member SC......
THE news that there is a proposal to mortgage Islamabad’s F-9 park to get a loan led to anger across the country. Although the news has not been confirmed officially, and the prime minister......
THE news that there is a proposal to mortgage Islamabad’s F-9 park to get a loan led to anger across the country. Although the news has not been confirmed officially, and the prime minister......
THIS past Wednesday, global celebrities tweeted in support of the ongoing farmer’s protest that has arguably become the most serious challenge to Narendra Modi and the BJP since 2014. As solidarity......
WASHINGTON: Asserting a broad reset of American foreign policy, US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would halt the withdrawal of troops stationed in Germany, end support for Saudi......
WASHINGTON: A bipartisan report to the US Congress claims that there’s an understanding between China and Pakistan on how to protect their interests in Afghanistan and Islamabad enjoys a leading role......
YANGON: Denied their chance to take their parliament seats after a coup in Myanmar this week, a group of lawmakers held their own house session on Thursday in a show of defiance towards the return of......
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed on Thursday emphasised the need for bringing democratic values in political parties, instead of party head behaving like a dictator.“The political......
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday sought a briefing from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on the expenditures incurred on countering the Covid-19......
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Jawed Bajwa on Thursday said that people of Kashmir and the region deserved peace.The COAS made these remarks while addressing the officers of......
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) on Thursday rejected a perception that Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine was not safe for people over 60 years of age.“Some people have......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday directed that all required administrative measures be ensured to make wheat flour available at affordable rates as it is an essential commodity and an......
PESHAWAR: The provincial government is reviewing the Covid-19 vaccination guidelines to allay fear among health workers about immunisation, according to officials.The guidelines prohibit people with......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has designed a project for the establishment of an international standard cricket stadium in Kalam, the famous tourist resort in Swat district.The proposed......
ISLAMABAD: Six PTI leaders on Thursday moved a court seeking acquittal in the 2014 PTV-Parliament House attack case.Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak, Minister......
ISLAMABAD: Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla appeared before the accountability court of Islamabad on Thursday in connection with a plot allotment reference filed by the National......
LAHORE: The health problems of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif (also the opposition leader in the National Assembly) took a turn for worse on Thursday morning in Kot Lakhpat jail, where he is......
LAHORE: An accountability court was told on Thursday an inquiry of assets beyond means against former defence minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif had been upgraded into an investigation.A prosecutor of the......
KARACHI: Despite some hiccups, including reluctance among healthcare providers, the Covid-19 vaccination drive is slowly picking up pace in the city, sources told Dawn on Thursday.They also pointed......
KARACHI: A police constable was wounded in Saeedabad when he along with his colleague was chasing two bandits, who were running away after looting a pedestrian on Thursday, officials said.They said......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday restrained a search committee not to process the appointment of vice chancellor at Karachi University and issued notices to the authorities concerned on a......
RAWALPINDI: The anti-corruption unit of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hauled up a young man on Thursday for allegedly involvement in corrupt practices during the second Test between Pakistan and......
CHENNAI: Rishabh Pant’s batting heroics in Australia were rewarded on Thursday when skipper Virat Kohli confirmed the 23-year-old will keep wicket in the opening Test against England in Chennai,......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Thursday that encroached-upon land of Pakistan Railways (PR) worth Rs10 billion had been retrieved in one month and efforts were under way across the country to......
ISLAMABAD: Treasury and opposition members of the Senate locked horns on Thursday over the proposed constitution amendment bill seeking open voting during elections to the upper house of......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court bench hearing the local government elections case on Thursday said the government had “killed democracy” by dissolving local bodies (LBs) in Punjab before the expiry of......
