The Pakistan Army's top brass on Thursday reaffirmed its "complete solidarity" with the people of Indian-occupied Kashmir in their struggle for the right to self-determination, the military's media......
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called upon member countries of the Developing Eight (D8) grouping to invest in their young populations to tackle their common challenges.He was addressing the......
Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that the government plans to open registration for Covid-19 vaccination for all citizens after Eid.He said this while......
Edkasa, a Lahore-based education technology startup has managed to raise pre-seed funding of $320,000 to help launch a new mobile application for exam preparation, the company said on Tuesday.The new......
India's prime minister received his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as the country hit another peak on Thursday with 126,789 new cases reported in the past 24 hours."Vaccination is among the few......
COLOMBO: Bangladesh will start a two-Test tour of Sri Lanka this month despite renewed coronavirus restrictions at home, Sri Lankan cricket chief Arjuna de Silva said on Wednesday.Bangladesh ordered......
KARACHI: The International Day of Sports for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is marked by United Nations General Assembly to signify the importance of sports in bringing a positive change in the......
KARACHI: Pakistan Football Federation’s inevitable suspension by FIFA was confirmed on Wednesday.Yet, Ashfaq Hussain Shah — whose move to take over the PFF headquarters led to the ban — is still......
MIRPURKHAS: Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh has asked Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to tender resignation over unabated increase in stray dogs......
KARACHI: The ministry of National Health Services has informed the Sindh High Court that a cabinet committee for Covid-19 vaccine procurement has been set up and an amount of $150 million is also......
GILGIT: The Pakistan International Airline’s first-ever direct flight from Lahore landed at the Skardu Airport here on Wednesday.The PK-8453 flight took off from the Allama Iqbal International......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has vehemently denied giving any immunity to former director generals of Peshawar Development Authority through an ordinance tabled in KP assembly on......
PESHAWAR: The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee will hold an unprecedented meeting in Peshawar on April 13 for the sighting of Ramazan moon as it is likely to be joined by the local unofficial Ruet......
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has okayed a revised Ordinance of Higher Education Commission, making some changes particularly regarding appointment of its chairman.The revised notification......
RAWALPINDI: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has extended travel restrictions imposed on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for an indefinite period and has directed the Pakistan......
LAHORE: Around a week after the three-judge Supreme Court bench upheld the Election Commission of Pakistan verdict for re-polling in the entire NA-75 constituency of Daska, the posting of an officer......
LAHORE: After the ‘open revolt’ by over a dozen Punjab Assembly members of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), who chose to side with their party’s disgruntled leader Jahangir Khan Tareen,......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday allowed time to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to file its rejoinder to a reply by PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz in a petition of the bureau......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday provisionally allowed the Punjab government to enforce the ex-mill price of sugar at Rs80 to meet the demand for the commodity during the upcoming month of......
WASHINGTON: Pakistan is among the major beneficiaries of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank initiative to help emerging economies deal with the negative impact of the Covid-19......
PARIS: The images capture drama billions of years ago in the early universe — glinting galaxies, glowing with stars that have exploded into supernovas and blazing jets fired from black holes.Europe’s......
WASHINGTON: Facebook usage has held steady in the United States despite a string of controversies about the leading social network, even as younger users tap into rival platforms such as TikTok, a......
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that talks in Vienna on rescuing a troubled 2015 nuclear deal had opened a “new chapter”.An Iranian delegation met on Tuesday......
AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah broke his silence on Wednesday to tell his nation that the worst political crisis in decades sparked by an alleged plot involving his half-brother Prince Hamzah was......
KARACHI: The government raised over Rs869 billion through the treasury bills (T-bills) auction on Wednesday, though a meagre amount for the long-term Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) was raised......
ISLAMABAD: Majority of the members of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance on Wednesday strongly criticised the government for implementing financial decisions through presidential......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for single sales tax return and single web portal with the four provincial revenue......
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday projected Pakistan fiscal position to remain under pressure during current fiscal year with budget and primary deficit at 7.1pc and 1pc of GDP......
THE common practice in Pakistan is to condemn the opposition groups as thieves and receive an identical response in return. This was not always the practice in this country and political rivals were......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday notified about 64 paisa per unit increase in electricity rates for ex-Wapda distribution companies (Discos) to......
THE government now finds itself at the crossroads and whatever path it chooses, it will likely create history. The crossroads has been reached by the resumption of the IMF programme, and the choice......
THE IMF’s new forecast of a subdued economic growth rate of 1.5pc for Pakistan in the current fiscal represents an upgrade from its October estimate of 1pc. Still, it is consistent with the lender’s......
• Russian FM calls on PM, COAS • Lavrov, Qureshi discuss Afghan peace process, Kashmir issue, trade potential and IGC meeting in MoscowISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia on Wednesday agreed to boost......
CHAGAI: Iran deported another 134 illegal Pakistani migrants via Taftan border on Wednesday.According to official sources, the migrants were arrested in different parts of Iran for not having valid......
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani has asked striking government employees to call off their sit-in and hold talks with the parliamentary committee formed by him to find out a......
BANDUNG: Indonesia has handed death sentences to a gang of more than a dozen drug traffickers, including an Iranian couple and a Pakistani man, the prosecutor’s office said.A total of 13 suspects —......
KARACHI: Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong has said that during the first six months since his posting to Islamabad he got convinced that there is a national consensus in Pakistan on the need to......
There is cautious optimism in Islamabad that the thaw in relations with India is holding steady despite some wrinkles in the last few days. The confidence emanates from the fact that there is more to......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior has approved a bill to make amendments to the Pakistan Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 to take action against those who......
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court on Wednesday seeking an early disposal of NAB’s appeal against acquittal of former......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has convened a meeting of the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) in Karachi on April 11 to discuss its response to the......
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has refused to comment on Pakistan cancelling an earlier decision to import sugar and cotton from India but did ask the two neighbours to hold direct talks to......
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Wednesday put off a decision on payment of first installment out of Rs403 billion outstanding payments to independent power......
ISLAMABAD: While around 20 per cent decline was observed in the number of Covid-19 cases, over 100 deaths were reported for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, taking the overall tally to 15,000......
• Sindh continues to air reservations over population figures • HEC to solidify regional centres to boost liaison with provincesISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI), at a meeting on......
THE common practice in Pakistan is to condemn the opposition groups as thieves and receive an identical response in return. This was not always the practice in this country and political rivals were......
THE government now finds itself at the crossroads and whatever path it chooses, it will likely create history. The crossroads has been reached by the resumption of the IMF programme, and the choice......
