Expressing annoyance over reported “inaction” by the Federal Investigation Agency on a harassment complaint filed by a woman at the Pakistan Citizens’ Portal, Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered......
A local court in Karachi issued on Tuesday notice to Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan and police officials on PPP lawmaker Qadir Khan Mandokhel’s......
The Taliban captured Afghanistan's main border crossing with Tajikistan, officials said on Tuesday, with security forces abandoning their posts and some fleeing across the frontier.The seizure of......
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, taking exception to the opposition’s plan to hold an "all party conference" on electoral reforms, said on Tuesday that the government didn’t see Nawaz Sharif,......
Even a month before the 9/11 attacks, the US administration under President George Bush had finalised a strategy to overthrow the Taliban regime by using direct action.Referring to a meeting of top......
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is offering tourists free Covid-19 vaccinations that were previously restricted to UAE citizens and residency visa holders.There is no......
The autopsy report of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) leader and former senator Usman Khan Kakar — who passed away in Karachi a day before — said that there were no marks of violence seen on......
Female MNAs from the ruling PTI on Tuesday defended Prime Minister Imran Khan's problematic comments on rape and sexual violence, calling out the "liberal brigade" for misrepresenting the......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday signed an agreement with Pfizer Pakistan under which it would receive 13 million doses of the American vaccine.On the other hand, over 600 diplomats from 57 countries......
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that if Pakistan were to agree to host US bases for action inside Afghanistan, it would again be targeted for revenge by terrorists if civil war ensued."We simply......
THE foreign minister’s recent refusal to call Osama bin Laden a terrorist in an interview with an Afghan media outlet is perplexing and defies logic. There are times to be diplomatic and parry sticky......
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and men’s national cricket team batting coach Younis Khan have mutually agreed to part ways, according to a statement issued by the cricket board on Tuesday.Younis......
KARACHI: Two dog handlers have been arrested as pet dogs attacked and injured a senior lawyer in Defence, it emerged on Monday.As a lawyers’ body demanded immediate action and proper investigation......
PESHAWAR: Member of the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party Nighat Yasmin Orakzai on Monday submitted the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Protection of Journalists and Media Practitioners Bill, 2021, to the......
LAHORE: The national women’s selection committee on Monday announced a 26-player squad from which the national and ‘A’ teams will be selected for the limited-overs tour to West Indies.Javeria Khan......
PESHAWAR: Leader of the Opposition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Akram Khan Durrani on Monday alleged that the provincial government had tried to show a deficit budget as the surplus one by fudging......
BAJAUR: Unknown motorcyclists shot dead an Awami National Party local leader and injured two others, including his son, in an attack on his car in Bajaur tribal district here on Monday.Party workers......
TOKYO: Up to 10,000 domestic spectators will be allowed in Tokyo 2020 venues, Olympics organisers said on Monday, a decision that cuts against the recommendation of medical experts who said holding......
GROS ISLET: Keshav Maharaj became just the second South African to take a hat-trick in Test cricket and the Proteas were on course for a series victory as West Indies slid to 109-6 at lunch on day......
KARACHI: Islamabad United finally hit the roadblock in the HBL Pakistan Super League 6 on Monday as the runaway leaders during the league stage as they suffered a stunning 31-run defeat in their......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan introduced a comprehensive policy to enhance the financial inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) on Monday. President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi as chief......
ISLAMABAD: In response to allegations by private medical and dental colleges that Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has been handed over to inexperienced persons, the PMC on Monday claimed that it......
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced resumption of direct flights to Toronto, Canada.A PIA spokesman said on Monday that Canadian officials had allowed PIA to resume......
RAWALPINDI: A woman gave birth to quadruplets — one boy and three girls — at Benazir Bhutto Hospital on Monday.Doctors had detected the four babies during a scan in the woman’s native town.“Yes, we......
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday echoed with extremely unparliamentary words against the leadership of Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf as members belonging to both parties......
KARACHI: Four policemen were arrested on charges of wounding a young man and a teenager in a fake encounter near Abbas Town, police said on Monday.Initially, the Sachal police termed it an encounter......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday inspected handcart (vendors) market recently set up in G-10.Driving the vehicle, the prime minister arrived at the market without any protocol and was......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday decided 35 identical petitions seeking compensations for thousands of people whose inherited lands had been acquired for the development of......
LAHORE: The Punjab government distributed 0.65 million doses of Covid vaccine in all 677 centres of the province after it received new consignment from Islamabad on Sunday.After receiving the new......
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday asked the federal government to play its role for compensating those whose properties were being demolished in......
TEHRAN: Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday he will not allow nuclear negotiations for the sake of negotiations, in his first news conference since winning election last week.Raisi......
LAHORE: As the national water supplies dropped by more than 50 per cent last week, the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Monday rang alarm bells: shortage will plummet to 30 to 35pc if the......
SIALKOT: The district monitoring officer (DMO) and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) have issued show-cause notices to a PML-N MNA and four MPAs for participating in the election campaign of......
KABUL: Taliban fighters took control of a key district in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province on Monday and encircled the provincial capital, police said, as the insurgent group added to its......
DUBAI: Yemen’s warring parties are thrashing out terms for a peace deal that would extricate Saudi Arabia from a costly war and help alleviate a devastating humanitarian crisis, two sources close to......
STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s government was toppled on Monday after Stefan Lofven became the country’s first prime minister to lose a no-confidence vote, meaning he can now either resign or trigger a snap......
LONDON: Dozens of people have ignored advice not to travel to Stonehenge for the annual summer solstice celebrations, which were cancelled on Monday due to coronavirus concerns.English Heritage,......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Monday recommended to the government withdrawal of duty and taxes on those goods which will further push up inflation.The meeting chaired by......
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Monday continued sanctioning supplementary and technical supplementary grants so that these could be approved by the National......
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s embattled pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily reported on Monday that its board of directors has asked authorities to unfreeze some assets so it can pay salaries and avoid......
KARACHI: Lucky Motor Corporation Ltd (LMCL) has recalled approximately 14,000 Kia Sportage vehicles to rectify a technical fault which resulted in fire in two Sportage in the last one and a half......
JAKARTA: Indonesia passed two million coronavirus cases on Monday as infection rates soar and hospitals are flooded with new patients, prompting warnings that the Southeast Asian nation’s health......
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Monday directed the Ministry of Industries and Production (MoIP) to hold a meeting with ghee and edible oil manufacturers and help transmit the declining......
KARACHI: Hascol Petroleum Ltd said on Monday it could restate its financial statements in view of fresh evidence received from a whistleblower about “a series of false purchase orders” recorded in......
KARACHI: The US dollar continued to move upwards on Monday with a 62-paisa gain in the interbank market to hit Rs157.51 against the rupee. The greenback has appreciated by 3.4 per cent within......
THE World Press Freedom Index listed by Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) ranks India at an embarrassing142 out of 180 countries, actually two places worse than Myanmar (140). There’s respite here for......
LAHORE: Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that all hurdles affecting the development of cordial relations between the government and journalist......
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said Pakistan and Azerbaijan share common values based on rich cultural, religious and historical affinities and have tremendous......
KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) has stopped gas supply to CNG stations in Sindh for 176 hours starting from 12am (June 22) to 9am (June 29) owing to gas shortfall.The company......
THERE is a compelling documentary on Netflix titled The Keepers. It begins with an unsolved murder mystery, a theme which has become rather popular for documentaries on streaming websites and......
ISLAMABAD: A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court came to the rescue of the top taxman when it quashed a Lahore High Court (LHC) show-cause notice sent to Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman......
ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry on Monday formally notified the appointment of Tariq Malik as chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) again.“In exercise of the powers......
ISLAMABAD: Railways Minister Azam Khan Swati on Monday informed the Senate Standing Committee on Railways that railway tracks were being upgraded on a war footing.He said the prime minister, who had......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up a contempt matter on Tuesday (today) relating to a video clip showing objectionable and inappropriate utterances by PPP representative Masoodur Rehman Abbasi......
THE foreign minister’s recent refusal to call Osama bin Laden a terrorist in an interview with an Afghan media outlet is perplexing and defies logic. There are times to be diplomatic and parry sticky......
KARACHI: Hazratullah Zazai almost singlehandedly halted Karachi Kings’ title defence in the HBL Pakistan Super League with a swashbuckling 38-ball knock off 77, propelling Peshawar Zalmi to a......
• Tarin admits PTI govt increased tariffs, devalued currency on IMF suggestion • Lawmakers laugh at Khattak’s claim that ‘there are no poor people in KP’ISLAMABAD: Losing patience and without......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday signed an agreement with Pfizer Pakistan under which it would receive 13 million doses of the American vaccine.On the other hand, over 600 diplomats from 57 countries......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday announced the availability of $1.5 billion Saudi oil facility per annum and approval of the principles for national electricity policy with consensus by the......
THE World Press Freedom Index listed by Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) ranks India at an embarrassing142 out of 180 countries, actually two places worse than Myanmar (140). There’s respite here for......
