Sri Lanka minority Muslim community demonstrated in Colombo on Tuesday demanding an end to forced cremations of Covid-19 victims as Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived on an official visit.Dozens of......
Haider Ali and Shoaib Malik saved the day for Peshawar Zalmi as they beat Multan Sultans by six wickets in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6 fixture at the National Stadium in Karachi on......
UK-based asset recovery firm Broadsheet LLC has paid 20,000 pounds in legal costs to the family of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif after withdrawing its claim over the Sharif family's Avenfield property......
Gilgit Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan on Tuesday announced that Rs3 million will be paid to the widow of mountaineer Mohammad Ali Sadpara, who was last week declared dead after he went......
The election tribunal of the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday dismissed an appeal challenging the acceptance of nomination papers of Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda of the PTI for......
The French foreign ministry has summoned Pakistan's envoy to protest remarks by President Arif Alvi that a French bill cracking down on 'radical Islam' stigmatises Muslims.Addressing a conference on......
Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants to pay for media content displayed on their......
Saudi Arabia wants to demystify its finances.The kingdom is working on creating a consolidated balance sheet of its assets and liabilities which will include items currently kept off the oil-rich......
The doctor slid a miniature camera into the patient’s right nostril, making her whole nose glow red with its bright miniature light.“Tickles a bit, eh?” he asked as he rummaged around her nasal......
Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, has spent a seventh night in hospital after being admitted as a precaution.Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, walked into London’s......
The shooter shouted “Victory to Lord Ram,” the Hindu god, before pulling the trigger that sent a bullet into Muhammad Nasir Khan’s left eye.Khan placed his trembling hand on his bloody eye socket and......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday directed the PTI to submit its response in the suspected tampering of the NA-75 Daska by-election results by tomorrow.The hearing, presided over......
An election tribunal in Lahore dismissed on Tuesday an appeal filed by PML-N leader Pervaiz Rashid against the rejection of his Senate nomination papers by the Election Commission of Pakistan......
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday arrived in Sri Lanka on a two-day visit to the country on the invitation of the country's prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa.This is his first visit to Sri Lanka......
The most favourite pastime of sports fans is to create rivalries, manufacture beef and then feed off it when all the goals have been scored and runs made.This is constant across the globe. You won’t......
THE Election Commission of Pakistan is meeting today to decide on the course of action regarding the by-election in NA-75 Daska whose result it had withheld in light of reports of irregularities and......
HIRING a child for domestic help is common across Pakistan. Many prefer to employ children because they provide cheaper labour, can be controlled and more easily threatened, consume fewer resources,......
HIRING a child for domestic help is common across Pakistan. Many prefer to employ children because they provide cheaper labour, can be controlled and more easily threatened, consume fewer resources,......
NOWSHERA: Former provincial irrigation minister Liaqat Khattak on Monday rejected what he said the false propaganda continuing against him for last three days by the spokespersons of the provincial......
PESHAWAR: Five members of a family, including three women, were killed over a land dispute in the early hours of Monday, the police said.The incident took place in Landi Akhund Ahmed area on the......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s plan to auction 155 megawatts of electricity to industrial units under the wheeling regime has hit a roadblock as two power distribution companies have......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) is making efforts to put in place an e-filing system in all schools and colleges as offices of the area education officers (AEOs) have already......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host World Environment Day this year to mark the launch of United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) was informed on......
ISLAMABAD: The father of a youth who was killed by officials of the capital police on Jan 2 filed a petition in Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking direction to the prosecution for making reports of......
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday decided to seek the record from a known private laboratory about procuring Covid-19 vaccine from Russia and its proposed plan to charge over......
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz said on Monday that Sindh government had arrested Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil......
KARACHI: The administrative judge of the antiterrorism courts on Monday remanded in judicial custody 13 suspects for their alleged involvement in an attack on the Geo TV and Jang Media Group’s......
YANGON: Hundreds of thousands of anti-coup protesters rallied across Myanmar again on Monday after a clear threat from the junta that it was prepared to use lethal force to crush what it branded as ......
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation on Monday blasted wealthy countries for not only hogging Covid vaccines but in doing so, hindering the pathway for poorer nations to get them too.WHO director......
WASHINGTON: Americans who rely on social media as their main source of news are more likely believe false or unproven stories about important topics such as politics and Covid-19, a survey showed on......
MADRID: Police found a would-be migrant hidden in a sack of toxic waste at the port in Spain’s Melilla enclave on Morocco’s northern coast last week, police said on Monday.The discovery was made on......
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled a map out of lockdown for England on Monday that would keep some businesses shuttered until the summer, saying caution was necessary to ensure......
NEW YORK: The United States crossed the staggering milestone of 500,000 Covid-19 deaths on Monday — just over a year since the coronavirus pandemic claimed its first known victim in Santa Clara......
CHRISTCHURCH: A Devon Conway batting masterclass inspired New Zealand to a 53-run win over Australia in the opening Twenty20 International in Christchurch on Monday.Conway smashed an unbeaten 99 off......
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s former pace spearhead Chaminda Vaas resigned as the team’s fast bowling coach on Monday within days of his appointment and compounding problems for the national team on the eve......
KARACHI: Arshad Iqbal has been the most-improved fast bowler on the national circuit during the last 12 months, said legendary Pakistan paceman Wasim Akram ahead of the HBL PSL 6.The 20-year-old from......
ISLAMABAD: Days after a staff-level agreement for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme revival, a parliamentary panel on Monday blocked a government bill seeking restoration of its powers......
RAWALPINDI: Following Boeing company’s recommendation to suspend the use of 777 planes with Pratt & Whitney engines, the Pakistan International Airlines said it has 12 Boeing 777 planes in its fleet......
KARACHI: The country for the second month in a row posted a current account deficit (CAD) of $229 million in January mainly due to surging imports, which is not a good omen for the government as it......
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani has said that the province is giving special attention to promotion of cricket and other sports.He was speaking to media personnel along with......
ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government announced on Monday a contribution of $3.7 million to support UN refugee agency’s programmes and activities for Afghan refugees and host communities in......
ISLAMABAD: Senator Mian Raza Rabbani of the Pakistan Peoples Party on Monday feared that identification through traceable ballot may open opportunities for the “deep state” to exploit, blackmail or......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will meet on Tuesday (today) to decide on alleged ‘disappearance’ of about two dozen presiding officers and suspected tampering of NA-75 Daska......
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday once again called on the international community to be wary of India’s sinister design to malign Pakistan and hold it accountable for its......
KARACHI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first seven months of the current fiscal year fell by 27 per cent compared to the same period of last fiscal year, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)......
