Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday called Iranian President-elect Seyed Ebrahim Raisi and expressed concern over the worsening security situation in Afghanistan, saying the latest developments could......
Blasting the government for its policies “taking the country to the brink of destruction”, opposition leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said the Naya Pakistan of PTI......
THE exit of American and Nato troops from Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase which was completed on Friday, signals the end of an era, one that saw another failed attempt by Western states at......
AFGHANISTAN is heading towards a full-blown civil war, following the US-led troop pullout and, with Pakistan fearing the inevitable fallout of that slide into chaos, the military and intelligence......
Evidence gathered during the investigation of the blast in Lahore's Johar Town last month points to "Indian-sponsored terrorism", National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf said on Sunday.Addressing a......
Politicians and journalists on Sunday criticised the summons notice issued to anchorperson Nadeem Malik by the Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) Counter-Terrorism Wing to appear before it and......
The Taliban have captured a key district in their former bastion of Kandahar — the latest area to be seized since US troops began their final withdrawal — after fierce night-time fighting with Afghan......
Emirates has suspended flights from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka till July 15 in accordance with the directives of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government, the airline said in a statement on......
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday declared Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for all staff and traders at cattle markets in instructions issued by the body for the upcoming......
Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood has iterated that board exams for classes nine to 12 will take place across the country as per the schedules announced by the respective boards.Speaking to......
Two astronauts made the first spacewalk on Sunday outside China’s new orbital station to work on setting up a 15-metre-long robotic arm.Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo were shown by state television......
“Karachi has the sea!”Checkmate. A city-brag is won.Clifton Beach has long been a source of pride for Karachiites. A truly awaami spot, it attracts scores of people on August 14, on Eid, on the......
A plane carrying Philippine troops crashed and broke up in flames in the southern Philippines on Sunday with 92 people aboard.A total of 17 bodies have been recovered and 40 people have been rescued,......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has granted bail to a Christian prisoner, who claimed that he has been detained for around eight years without trial as the records of his alleged crime and......
CHITRAL: Rivals shot dead two brothers and a relative over an old enmity here on Saturday.Police sources told Dawn that the victims were traveling to Drosh in a car when they were attacked.They said......
PESHAWAR: The health department has released Rs2 billion funds to the Sehat Sahulat Programme to begin free liver transplants in the province and increase the entitlement of the people of tribal......
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan staged a power show in Karachi on Saturday and invited all urban political forces in the province to join its struggle against the “biased” government......
KARACHI: A book titled Hostility: A Diplomat’s Diary on Pakistan-India Relations by Pakistan’s former high commissioner to India Abdul Basit was launched at the Institute of Business Management......
KARACHI: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Saturday claimed that after declaration of Prime Minister Imran Khan that Pakistan would “absolutely......
ADDIS ABABA: The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on Saturday added to UN calls for “urgent measures” to protect and assist civilians in Tigray, where damage to key infrastructure is......
TUNIS: At least 43 migrants drowned off the coast of Tunisia on Saturday and 84 others were rescued after their boat capsized overnight, the Tunisian Red Crescent said.Mongi Slim, head of the......
HELSINKI: Lithuania has declared a state of emergency due to an influx of migrants in the last few days from neighbouring Belarus, as tensions between the European Union and Belarus......
CAIRO: Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah was omitted from the Egypt’s Olympic Games squad, the Egyptian Football Federation (EFA) announced.It has been widely reported the Reds had refused to release......
LAHORE: P&T Gymkhana patron Khalid Mahmood, world’s leading Test umpire Aleem Dar and president of gymkhana Azhar Zaidi on Saturday appealed to the government to confer civilian award......
OTTAWA: The Canadian military was on standby on Saturday to help evacuate towns and fight more than 170 wildfires fueled by a record-smashing heatwave and tinder-dry conditions as the government in......
COOLIDGE (Antigua): West Indies Women won the second Twenty20 International against Pakistan Women by seven runs method under bizarre circumstances at the Coolidge Cricket Ground here on Friday.Play......
LONDON: England on Saturday named an unchanged 16-player squad for the three-match One-day International series against Pakistan, which gets underway at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on July 8.England......
MUNICH: Italy reached the Euro 2020 semi-finals with a thrilling 2-1 win over Belgium as first-half goals from Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Insigne settled a gripping encounter against the number......
LONDON: Coco Gauff isn’t the only teenager making a splash at Wimbledon this time. Emma Raducanu is suddenly stealing some of the spotlight.The 18-year-old Raducanu and the 17-year-old Gauff both......
VATICAN CITY: A prominent Italian cardinal was among 10 people sent to trial in the Vatican on Saturday charged with financial crimes including embezzlement, money laundering, fraud, extortion and......
LAHORE: Police on Saturday booked three officials of the primary and secondary healthcare (P&SH) department on charges of making fake Covid vaccine entries at Expo Centre.Nawab Town police registered......
LAHORE: With the monsoon getting delayed, the country continues to sizzle under the scorching sun and suffer agonising loadshedding after a hiatus of a few years, as power shortfall stubbornly......
KARACHI: US-based investors can now have ‘concentrated exposure’ to Pakistani stocks through Asian Growth Cubs Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), the first-ever active and thematic ETF recently listed on......
KARACHI: Stocks remained volatile in the outgoing week. The KSE-100 index was slightly up by 83 points, or 0.2 per cent, to close at 47,686. The proceedings during the week was the story of two......
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Saturday launched a probe into the alleged misuse of the chief minister’s helicopter by the friends of his personal staff officer (PSO).A controversy erupted after......
LAHORE: Pakistan has exported over 50,000 tonnes of mango during the first five weeks (May 25 to June 30) of the season and hopes that its export target of 150,000 tonnes would be met in the next two......
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Saturday appointed Amer Ali Ahmed as the permanent chairman of Capital Development Authority (CDA) Board.The appointment has been made with effect from 2019 for four......
KARACHI: A comparative study of Pakistan Railways (PR) spread over a period of five years shows annual an uptick in freight revenue, with Karachi division generating record freight revenue of Rs18.76......
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has made amendments to National Clearing Company Pakistan Ltd Regulations 2015 to improve margin financing (MF) products.The SECP......
ISLAMABAD: On the intervention of Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser, the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) has decided to pay the Covid-19 health risk allowance to the frontline health......
KARACHI: The country’s cotton imports hit $2.3 billion — an increase of 44 per cent — during July 2020-May 2021 (11MFY21) compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year.The country produced......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) has given a call for countrywide protest on Monday (tomorrow) against the adoption of the Punjab Assembly Privilege Bill 2021 which......
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two militants of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, Gandapur group, were killed while four hand-grenades, IEDs, weapons and ammunition were recovered during an operation......
QUETTA: In a move aimed at promoting tourism in Balochistan, Pakistan Railways has launched a special train service.The train will run between Quetta and Bostan as well as Quetta and Kolpur twice a......
ISLAMABAD: The export of services posted a growth of 37.43 per cent year-on-year to $496.05 million in May, data compiled by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics showed on Saturday.After having......
TOKYO: Two bodies were found after a huge landslide at a resort town in central Japan swept away homes on Saturday following days of heavy rain, with around 20 people still missing, officials......
In a 2016 thesis, the Turkish political scientist Emrah Konuralp writes, “in a society where ethics of citizenship based on civic solidarity is not well established, domination of religious majority......
NEW YORK: A ransomware attack launched hours before the US Independence Day holiday weekend potentially affected 1,000 businesses, researchers said on Saturday.Information technology company Kaseya......
AFGHANISTAN is heading towards a full-blown civil war, following the US-led troop pullout and, with Pakistan fearing the inevitable fallout of that slide into chaos, the military and intelligence......
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the delivery of 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine highlights America’s “enduring friendship” with Pakistan and its cooperation in......
LAHORE: The opposition PML-N says that Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar paid only Rs63,000 as tax during the last three years, but has now suddenly become a billionaire.“Mr Buzdar declared his......
KABUL: Hundreds of Taliban fighters were killed in fierce battles with government forces across several provinces of Afghanistan, officials said on Saturday, as Washington announced it would finish......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Saturday announced that the rate of withholding tax on profit of national savings schemes (NSS) will be 15 per cent effective from July 1,......
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday again hit out at the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and its government in Sindh over alleged......
THE exit of American and Nato troops from Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase which was completed on Friday, signals the end of an era, one that saw another failed attempt by Western states at......
• 4m households to be supported • Minister says around Rs400bn worth of interest-free loans to be offeredISLAMABAD: The government has decided in principle to launch ‘Kamyab Pakistan Programme’ this......
ISLAMABAD: As the nation continues its fight against the coronavirus pandemic with another consignment of vaccine from China scheduled to arrive on Sunday (today), the government has not......
In a 2016 thesis, the Turkish political scientist Emrah Konuralp writes, “in a society where ethics of citizenship based on civic solidarity is not well established, domination of religious majority......
Karachi’s largest multi-class public space, Clifton Beach, is shrinking and becoming increasingly inaccessible. This truly awaami spot is being ‘developed’ without feedback from the very citizens who......
This is the story of a Pakistani who, until recently, managed $14 billion of rich people’s money. He convinced the World Bank, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the governments of the United......
IN the last days of June, Donald Henry Rumsfeld passed away in his sleep, surrounded by family in Taos, the vacation town he loved. At 88 years old, he had lived a full life. “May his memory be a......
