The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee is currently meeting in Karachi for the sighting of the Zilhaj moon.Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad is presiding over the......
Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to field in the second one-day international (ODI) against England at Lord's on Saturday.Rain delayed the scheduled 11:00am (1000 GMT) start by 90......
The government of Punjab on Saturday renewed its guidelines against Covid-19, deciding to set up special counters at places frequented by people – such as wedding halls, cinemas and hotels – to check......
For women in Pakistan, choosing to work in the male-dominated information technology sector often means charting their own path. For those brave enough, there is a double challenge — lack of......
AFTER a considerably lengthy silence, leader of his faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has issued a statement stressing the need to “resolve the Kashmir conflict......
Police in India are investigating how dozens of Muslim women were offered for sale in fake “auctions” online without their knowledge, in a case the victims say illustrates growing Islamophobia across......
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Saturday fixed a petition for hearing that seeks the release of Saad Hussain Rizvi, leader of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).A two-member bench of......
India's limited-overs series in Sri Lanka has been delayed by four days after two Covid-19 infections were detected in the home team contingent, according to media reports on Saturday.Batting coach......
Afghan soldiers have described carrying their wounded comrades across the border to Tajikistan after being abandoned by their commanders when the Taliban seized a key border crossing.The soldiers —......
Iran’s railroad system came under cyberattack on Friday, a semi-official news agency reported, with hackers posting fake messages about train delays or cancellations on display boards at stations......
RIO DE JANEIRO: Former Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi and Neymar will line up opposite each other in Saturday’s Copa America final looking to end a hoodoo that has also affected some of their......
KARACHI: Afsar Ali had a morning to celebrate at the Karachi Golf Course on Friday.His tee shot on the par-3 third hole on the red course found the green and, with the wind in his favour, the ball......
LONDON: Novak Djokovic is into his seventh Wimbledon final.The top-ranked Serb outplayed 10th-seeded Denis Shapovalov on the key points to win their semi-final 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, 7-5 on Friday to move......
CARDIFF: Lewis Gregory is relishing the chance to use his ‘inside knowledge’ of Pakistan cricket after being handed a shock call-up by England for the ongoing One-day International series.A Covid......
MANSEHRA: The police cleared the Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad Road in Kaghan area of protesters by using tear gas early on Friday.Led by district police officer Asif Bahadur, the police personnel also......
LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team and management should forget the crushing nine-wicket defeat in the first One-day International at the hands of England on Thursday like a bad dream, work hard and play......
WHEN Prime Minister Imran Khan categorically endorsed China’s line on Uighur Muslims he succumbed to political expediency: “Because of our extreme proximity and relationship with China”, he said, “we......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Friday said the PTI government’s flagship Sehat Card Plus scheme had ensured the provision of free healthcare facilities to the entire......
MITHI: Hundreds of activists led by local leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and component parties of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) took out a rally from Islamkot to Mithi and held a......
ISLAMABAD: Sindh Agriculture Minister Muhammad Ismail Rahu said on Friday that crops in the province had been damaged due to the shortage of water and demanded a judicial inquiry into the reduced......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has restrained cantonment boards across the province and their contractors from claiming and collecting parking fee of vehicles until further orders.A petition citing......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday allowed flying activities at Walton Airport initially for eight weeks.Justice Ali Baqar Najafi was hearing several petitions against taking over of the airport......
LAHORE: A widow of former governor of Balochistan Nawab Akbar Bugti has lodged a criminal case against PM Imran Khan’s nephew Advocate Hassan Niazi and four unidentified persons under various......
LAHORE: The Punjab government is facing multiple issues like a slow pace of vaccination and lack of proper screening of passengers at the airports in the wake of looming threats of the fourth wave of......
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Farrukh Habib on Friday said the government had so far disbursed soft loans amounting to Rs17 billion among over 14,000 young entrepreneurs under the......
ISLAMABAD: The capital saw an increase in the Covid-19 positivity ratio as it jumped to 7.1pc on Friday whereas the Delta variant has also been detected in patients who were diagnosed with the......
RAWALPINDI: The PTI leader Sayed Zulfikar Bukhari aka Zulfi Bukhari on Friday sent a Rs1 billion defamation notice to Rawalpindi Commissioner Syed Gulzar Hussain Shah over mentioning his name in......
BOGOTA: Several Colombians who were part of a heavily armed commando unit that assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise this week entered Haiti from neighbouring Dominican Republic, sources in......
WASHINGTON: The era of space tourism is set to soar, with highly symbolic flights by rivals Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin scheduled just days apart.Virgin Galactic — founded by flamboyant British......
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is concerned about increased nuclear activities by Iran which threaten regional security, a Saudi foreign ministry official said, after Tehran started the process of producing......
CAIRO: The anti-poverty organisation Oxfam says 11 people die of hunger each minute and that the number facing famine-like conditions around the globe has increased six times over the last year.In a......
DIYARBAKIR: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey and the US agreed on the “scope” of how to secure Kabul airport under the control of Turkish forces after Washington’s......
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order on Friday to promote more competition in the US economy, urging agencies to crack down on anti-competitive practices in sectors from......
LAHORE: The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) on Friday announced that it will conduct a critical review with regard to its multiple agreements with Pakistan Railways (PR).Reacting to Railways plan to......
ISLAMABAD: Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the revival of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) are likely to be invited by the end of July, it was officially announced on Friday.A meeting of the......
KARACHI: As expected the surprise rally on Thursday that saw the KSE-100 index storm past the 48,000 points to record gains of massive 805 points was merely a one-off event, triggered by a......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s oil production swelled by 24 per cent in FY21 while the gas output shrank by 2pc during the year.Despite drop in production from Makhori Deep by 37pc and 14pc in Mardankhel, the......
KARACHI: The Islamic Banking Industry (IBI) invested 23 per cent more than the deposit growth during Jan-March 2021 (3QFY21) indicating the presence of large liquidity, the State Bank of Pakistan......
KARACHI: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjarani on Friday urged Karachi’s business community to expand their activities by setting up industrial export units in Gwadar as well as other parts of......
KARACHI: The circular debt in the gas sector has grown to more than Rs532 billion as the twin Sui companies fail to make payments to their suppliers on account of poor cash flows.Owing to the......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has expressed concern over the proposal to elevate a “junior judge” of the Sindh High Court (SHC) to the Supreme Court, saying that it would raise......
QUETTA: Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha on Friday took the oath as the 22nd governor of Balochistan.Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail administered the oath to the new governor at a......
ISLAMABAD: The opposition on Friday staged a walkout from the National Assembly after Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood rejected the opposition’s demand for delaying......
AFTER a considerably lengthy silence, leader of his faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has issued a statement stressing the need to “resolve the Kashmir conflict......
WHEN Prime Minister Imran Khan categorically endorsed China’s line on Uighur Muslims he succumbed to political expediency: “Because of our extreme proximity and relationship with China”, he said, “we......
MUZAFFARABAD: A Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) candidate in Mirpur district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Friday gave an undertaking to the Returning Officer (RO) concerned regarding observance......
GENEVA: Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank amount to a war crime, a UN human rights investigator said on Friday, calling on countries to inflict a cost on Israel for its......
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf warned on Friday that the aggravating situation in Afghanistan could have serious implications for Pakistan......
• Fifth suspect held as court extends remand of his four accomplices • Families refuse to get police protection after victims tie the knotISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday got a briefing......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked the Establishment Division to devise mechanism for linking the performance of bureaucrats with the redressal of public grievances.The PM’s Performance......
• Job interviews, elective surgeries linked to inoculation certificates in Sindh • Minister says fourth wave has started • Sindh PMA opposes restrictions • NCOC reports 25 deaths, over 1,737......
KABUL: Taliban officials said on Friday the insurgent group had taken control of 85 per cent of territory in Afghanistan, and international concern mounted over problems getting medicines and......
ISLAMABAD: A few days after hinting at initiating a dialogue with the disgruntled tribesmen who have been putting up resistance in Balochistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday asked lawmakers......
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is weighing options how to deal with a recent London High Court judge’s rejection of Balochistan government’s defence before the International Chambers of Commerce......
THOSE who receive pension from the Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) are wondering why the monthly amount has not been increased through the central budget for 2021–2022. The answer is......
FLAMES from the Afghanistan violence have begun to inch closer to our borders. In one recent incident, a number of troops from the Afghan National Army abandoned their post near the Pakistan border......
