Just over a half of health workers across the country have received a Covid-19 shot since inoculations began last month, while a poll released on Friday suggested nearly half had concerns over......
Pakistan Democratic Movement chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Friday that no opposition member would attend the National Assembly session scheduled for Saturday, in which Prime Minister Imran Khan......
At least a dozen people and possibly up to 23 have been killed in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province where Revolutionary Guards and security forces have used lethal force against fuel couriers from......
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday that they foiled the hijacking of a plane by an assailant who intended to have the internal flight redirected to a neighbouring Gulf Arab country.“The plot......
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Friday said the military leadership "should not have been seen" with Prime Minister Imran Khan a day after the ruling PTI suffered what she called a "battering"......
England's Ben Stokes got India skipper Virat Kohli out for nought as the hosts suffered setbacks in their first-innings run-chase in the fourth Test on Friday.India, chasing England's 205, reached......
The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) has authorised the use of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine Sinopharm for people over 60 years of age, two months after the vaccine was first approved for use......
US President Joe Biden has nominated a Pakistani-American, Dilawar Syed, to serve as the deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), according to a statement released from the......
In an electric-blue robe, foot-high turban and wielding an antiquated sword and a walkie-talkie, Amar Singh patrols a maze of tents and tractors on a blocked highway leading into New Delhi.Singh is......
JOHANNESBURG: Temba Bavuma made history on Thursday after being named as the first black African captain of a South African cricket side, appointed skipper of the limited-overs side while Dean Elgar......
GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan government has formed a seven-member parliamentary committee to make recommendations for the proposed constitutional and administrative reforms in the region.Chief......
MANSEHRA: Clerics in Upper Kohistan district have assured the administration that they will not allow anyone to block work on the Dasu hydropower project and will help protect foreign workers.“The......
ISLAMABAD: Non-playing captain and coach of Davis Cup team Mushaf Zia on Thursday said that the Pakistan team have a chance to cause an upset against a strong Japan side as Davis Cup World Group I......
AHMEDABAD: Indian spinners Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin took seven wickets between them as England’s batting failed again on the first day of the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad on......
LAHORE: Former chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Najam Sethi, the man who launched the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) six-year back and worked tirelessly to make it a world renowned brand, on......
PESHAWAR: More than 66,000 patients have received free treatment in different hospitals under Sehat Sahulat Programme during the past four months, according to officials.They said that since the......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has directed the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) to respond to three petitions seeking tuition fee concession for private school students during the......
SUKKUR: The Sukkur bench of the Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered Pir-Jo-Goth police to register FIR against Pakistan Peoples Party MNA Jawed Shah Jilani, his son Fahad Shah, PPP MNA Nawab Khan......
KARACHI: Expressing concern over the government’s decision to relax Covid-19 related restrictions, the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on Thursday warned that the coronavirus situation may worsen......
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned PML-N vice-president Maryam Nawaz’s husband retired Capt Mohammad Safdar for March 10 directing him to present the record of all......
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court abated on Thursday a case against the slain Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour related to generating funds for terrorism through sale and purchase of......
ISLAMABAD: Justice Mansoor Ali Shah of the Supreme Court has said speedy and fair justice for workers should be a priority of the judicial system, particularly the labour courts.Speaking at the......
GUJAR KHAN: Seven suspects were arrested on charge of raping a woman in the jurisdiction of Lilla police station of Jhelum district.According to details, a woman reported to the police on Feb 28th......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday took notice of the land acquisition for the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project despite a stay order and restrained the provincial government from any......
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Thursday imposed a ‘smart lockdown’ on 12 more localities of the provincial capital on reports of surge in number of new coronavirus infections.“There has been a......
ISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division on Thursday suspended the Sialkot deputy commissioner (DC) and district police officer (DPO) over negligence in maintaining order during the NA-75......
RAWALPINDI: For the first time since December, the twin cities reported highest numbers of deaths and new cases on Thursday.In Rawalpindi, nine people died of the virus and 36 people tested positive......
VIENNA: European nations will not go ahead with a planned resolution criticising Iran at this week’s meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog, diplomatic sources said on Thursday, as efforts were underway......
ISTANBUL: Nine Turkish soldiers were killed and four others wounded when their military helicopter crashed in the southeast of the country on Thursday, the defence ministry said.Television images......
WASHINGTON: Security was tight on Thursday at the US Capitol in Washington, the scene of a deadly assault in January, after police warned that a militia group might try to attack it to mark a key......
WASHINGTON: The US State Department used the term “union territory” while referring to India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir in its news briefing on Wednesday, but it emphasised at the same time that......
KARACHI: Habib Bank and Akhuwat signed strategic MoU to work on providing affordable housing to the masses, said a press release issued on Thursday.The MoU was signed in Lahore by HBL Head of Islamic......
LONDON: The Opec group of oil producers and its allies decided to allow a slight rise in crude output in the face of fragile market demand after talks on Thursday, less than a third of the amount......
PESHAWAR: An American IT company on Thursday expressed keen interest for large-scale investment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including the intention of setting up a Technology City in the province.The offer......
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) on Thursday did not immediately allow reduction in port charges on handling of liquefied natural gas (LNG) demanded by the Petroleum Division and......
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Thursday resisted a government bill seeking powers to impose surcharge on electricity consumers required under the IMF deal, while the standing committee on......
ISLAMABAD: Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday met Prime Minister Imran Khan as part of the interactions between the civilian and military leadership on national issues.Director General of......
ISLAMABAD: The government aims to tackle the Covid-19 health challenge through herd immunity and donated vaccines as it has no plan to buy vaccines at least during the current year.This was stated by......
KARACHI: The stock market witnessed a bloodbath on Thursday with red splashed across the board. The KSE-100 index opened with a massive loss of 942 points and within minutes caved in to hit intraday......
THE assault by an enraged group of farmers on a provincial revenue team assigned to acquire land for the multibillion-dollar Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project on Tuesday was unfortunate. But......
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet is likely to take up and approve a Rs6.37 billion Ramazan relief package to give a subsidy of around Rs40 per kilogram on sugar,......
FREEDOM is an extremely powerful idea, glorified by those who want it, reviled by those who want to keep status quo intact. We Pakistanis have a particular affinity with the word. Most of us relate......
ISLAMABAD: The requisition of the National Assembly for the purpose of requiring the prime minister to obtain a vote of confidence under Article 91(7) of the Constitution has generated a debate among......
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday again denied any change in the government’s position on the Kashmir dispute and said that outreach to the international community on the issue would......
PARIS: A French court on Thursday acquitted former prime minister Edouard Balladur on corruption charges after he was accused of using kickbacks from an arms deal but handed a suspended jail term to......
LAHORE: Water levels in Tarbela and Mangla dams have continued to decline due to no snow melting and almost no rainfall in the catchment areas in the ongoing and previous months.There may be 30 to 40......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called upon the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) to devise a joint strategy for ensuring equitable access and distribution of Covid-19 vaccine......
ISLAMABAD: The opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), on Thursday challenged Prime Minister Imran Khan to identify those MNAs of the ruling alliance who had allegedly ditched him......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will meet here on Friday (today) to discuss Prime Minister Imran Khan’s tirade against the electoral body, an informed source told Dawn.He said......
ISLAMABAD: Since the announcement of relaxation in restrictions by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) late last month, the number of Covid-19 cases has gone up by around 30 per cent......
GIVEN the lack of analytical thought, deep reflection and serious scholarship in many Muslim societies today, the fact that intellect was cited by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) as the most critical aspect......
