On August 16, PM Imran Khan launched the Single National Curriculum (SNC). He claimed it will unify the country, remove class divisions, and eliminate the ‘mental slavery’ that the British colonial......
Two Pakistan Army sepoys were martyred in an exchange of fire with terrorists from across the Afghan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bajaur district, the military's media wing said in a statement on......
A rocket struck a neighbourhood just northwest of Kabul's international airport on Sunday as the US evacuation there winds down following the Taliban's lightning takeover of the country, killing a......
The Israeli air force attacked two sites in Gaza early on Sunday morning, the army said, after Gazans clashed with forces on the border and launched incendiary balloons at southern Israel.“IDF......
President Joe Biden has vowed to keep up airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) group whose suicide bombing at the Kabul airport killed scores of Afghans and 13 American service members. He warned......
India captain Virat Kohli on Saturday said his players are hurting after losing the third Test against England at Headingley by a big margin but are not demoralised.Joe Root's men thrashed India by......
A priest and three other men have been charged with the gang rape and murder of a nine-year-old Dalit girl, Indian police said, in a case that sparked days of protests in New Delhi.The girl was......
US forces are in the final phase of leaving Kabul, ending two decades of involvement in Afghanistan, and just over 1,000 civilians at the airport remain to be flown out before troops withdraw, a......
The United Arab Emirates has announced it will resume issuing visas to all tourists fully vaccinated against Covid-19 from Monday, a month before Dubai hosts the delayed Expo 2020 trade fair.The move......
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday decided to expand its stricter coronavirus-related standard operation procedures (SOPs) to 27 cities citing the pressure on healthcare......
KARACHI: A semblance of normalcy was restored at the DHA Golf Club with the country’s top golfer atop the leaderboard at the Independence Day Cup Open at the end of the second round on Saturday.After......
TOKYO: Fencing icon Beatrice “Bebe” Vio successfully defended her women’s Paralympic gold on Saturday as US wheelchair racing legend Tatyana McFadden won her 18th Paralympic medal.Vio, one of the......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday approved a framework for promotion of school cricket in particular and domestic cricket in general, advising the Central Punjab Cricket Association to......
SPA FRANCORCHAMPS: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen mastered the treacherous conditions at a rain-soaked Spa-Francorchamps track to seize pole position from surprise star George Russell in a......
LONDON: Mikel Arteta urged his Arsenal flops to ‘look in the mirror’ after a dismal 5-0 thrashing at Manchester City, while Everton extended their strong start with a 2-0 win at Brighton & Hove......
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed the quarters concerned to perform the handing and taking over of the newly-built buildings of colleges and fulfil all related formalities in order......
BAJAUR: A man was killed and four others were wounded in separate road accidents in different areas of the Bajaur tribal district on Saturday, Rescue 1122 officialsand residents said.They said that......
PESHAWAR: The health department has announced that 30 per cent of the targeted adult population in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been vaccinated against coronavirus and the vaccine jabs will be given to 10......
HYDERABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that nobody could dictate parliament which is mother of all institutions. The parliament had reinstated 16,000 employees —......
KARACHI: Police on Saturday launched an investigation into the death of 16 workers in a factory fire in Korangi’s Mehran Town locality on Friday morning.The Sindh government had announced Rs1 million......
GUJRAT: A 26-year-old woman was shot dead within two weeks of her marriage as she was the second wife of an expatriate Pakistani settled in England and the heirs of man’s first wife allegedly killed......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has expressed resentment over an inordinate delay in locating and recovering missing persons and directed the law enforcement and intelligence agencies to depute focal......
LAHORE: The public and private universities across Punjab have rejected the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) decision to hold the Undergraduate Studies Aptitude Test (USAT) for admissions at the......
BAHAWALNAGAR: Fixing responsibility for the Aug 19 security lapse which led to an attack on an Ashura procession in the city, police under the pressure of a provincial minister found a scapegoat to......
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Saturday said preparations were underway to establish the country’s first-ever Asian Leopard reserve in the......
ISLAMABAD: The capital administration and police are still in the dark about international transit passengers expected to arrive from Afghanistan in the next few days, sources told Dawn.Officers of......
TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday accused US President Joe Biden’s administration of making the same demands as his predecessor Donald Trump in talks to revive a......
TOKYO: Two people died after receiving Moderna Inc Covid-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, Japan’s health ministry said on Saturday.The......
WASHINGTON: Tens of thousands of people were rallying on Saturday in Washington and dozens of other US cities to protest against laws in several Republican-led states that critics say will make it......
ISTANBUL: An Afghan woman on board an evacuation flight to Britain gave birth to a baby girl early on Saturday with assistance from the cabin crew, Turkish Airlines said in a statement.Soman Noori,......
RAMALLAH: A 12-year-old Palestinian boy who was shot in the head by Israeli fire during a violent demonstration at the Gaza-Israeli border last week died of his wounds on Saturday, Gaza health......
KABUL: In the days since taking power in Afghanistan, a wide range of Taliban figures have entered Kabul — hardened commandos, armed madrassa students and greying leaders back from years of......
KARACHI: Cargo handling activities at Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and Port Qasim Authority (PQA) recorded an impressive growth of 25 per cent and 13.72pc in FY21 owing to 18pc and 26pc rise in the......
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to eliminate tax evasion in key sectors of the economy, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has initiated consultations to implement the Track & Trace System (TTS) in production......
ISLAMABAD: The finance ministry on Saturday voiced concern over persistent increase in the international commodity prices which could build pressure on inflation and balance of payments in the......
KARACHI: Bears went on a rampage at the Pakistan stock market in the outgoing week where the KSE-100 index was dented by 463 points, or 0.97 per cent, and closed at 47,137. The index hit high and low......
LAHORE: Commerce Adviser Abdul Razak Dawood on Saturday said that Taliban takeover of Afghanistan had not affected trade activities which were going on without any issue.Talking to journalists......
KARACHI: Despite an 11 per cent decrease in the world steel scrap prices since July, the local large producers have increased the steel bar rates by 14.5pc and also ruled out any early relief.The......
ISLAMABAD: The government has asked the World Bank to finalise the restructuring plan for a loan of $200 million which was approved last year for the locust emergency and food security project.The......
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party in the Senate Sherry Rehman has said that economic indicators depict failure of governance.“On one hand the government is painting a rosy......
On August 16, PM Imran Khan launched the Single National Curriculum (SNC). He claimed it will unify the country, remove class divisions, and eliminate the ‘mental slavery’ that the British colonial......
AT the completion of three years in power, the track record of the ruling PTI government does not match the promises it had made.The party manifesto is an ambitious document that contains commitments......
IN the last few weeks there have been several articles in the media worldwide on how the present state of affairs was arrived at in Afghanistan. Not one has touched, except cursorily, on what should......
It was a breathtaking 11-day blitz across Afghanistan that got the Taliban forces to Kabul. All the big cities on the way had fallen without any resistance. The Taliban soldiers triumphantly walked......
COPENHAGEN: Scientists have discovered what is believed to be the world’s northernmost landmass — a yet-to-be-named island north of Greenland that could soon be swallowed up by seawaters.Researchers......
MADRID: Tens of thousands of people formed a human chain around Spain’s crisis-hit Mar Menor lagoon on Saturday in a show of mourning after tonnes of dead fish washed ashore, organisers and officials......
LOS ANGELES: The man convicted of shooting dead Robert F. Kennedy in a 1968 assassination that rocked the United States was granted parole on Friday.Sirhan Sirhan, now 77, has been behind bars for......
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has urged the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to issue a verdict on the presidential power of promulgating frequent ordinances since the......
• Women, children among victims, says community elder • Taliban condemn attack on Afghan territory • US official says another attack on airport near certainKABUL: The United States has attacked a......
• Experts fear risks as study under way to find hazards, benefits • 120 die, 4,191 new cases of Covid-19 emerge • PMA urges Punjab not to silence protesting doctorsISLAMABAD: Amid doctors’ concerns......
KARACHI: In a major assertion indicating Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s political ambitions in Sindh, the federal government on Saturday expressed confidence that the current provincial set-up would be......
ISLAMABAD: Amid government’s boasting of its efforts in the ongoing evacuation from Kabul, the opposition parties on Saturday expressed concerns over the ‘liberal’ visa policy adopted by the......
