Aid for Afghans
THE guns have at last fallen silent in Afghanistan, but spiralling poverty and hunger are giving rise to a humanitarian crisis. Soon after the fall of the Ashraf Ghani government, the US froze $9.5bn......
THE guns have at last fallen silent in Afghanistan, but spiralling poverty and hunger are giving rise to a humanitarian crisis. Soon after the fall of the Ashraf Ghani government, the US froze $9.5bn......
Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad on Thursday said that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's remarks earlier this week, in which he had said the United States would be reassessing......
The rupee gained 80 paisa against the dollar on Thursday to close the session at Rs168.20 in the interbank market — a slight recovery from yesterday’s close of Rs169.According to an update posted at......
The Islamabad High Court on Thursday conducted a hearing on the bail petition of parents of Zahir Jaffer — the prime suspect in Noor Mukadam's killing — with the defence counsel casting doubts on the......
Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli announced on Thursday that he will step down as captain in the Twenty20 International (T20Is) format after the T20 World Cup that will begin in Dubai next......
Senior Taliban officials, including spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid and a member of the Haqqani network, have denied reports of rifts between the leadership of the group's various factions since the......
Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Thursday denied any knowledge of any potential change in the team's leadership amid rumours that new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board — Ramiz Raja — was......
A UN envoy has met Afghanistan's new interior minister who was for years was one of the world's most wanted militants and is now part of a government trying to head off a humanitarian crisis.The......
The government of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous Danish territory, faced an outcry on Tuesday over the culling of more than 1,400 white-sided dolphins in a day — as part of a traditional practice —......
France’s president announced the death of the leader of the militant Islamic State (IS) in the Greater Sahara late on Wednesday, calling Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi’s killing “a major success” for the......
Prime Minister Imran Khan has embarked on a two-day visit to Tajikistan where he will attend the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO's) Heads of State Summit in Dushanbe, Radio Pakistan......
Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban co-founder and now deputy prime minister of Afghanistan, has been named among the "100 Most Influential People" of 2021 by Time magazine.Baradar's profile for Time's......
US Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Tuesday that the Trump administration had enabled the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, as he vindicated Pakistan, which he said had released three top Taliban......
DUBAI: The Indian Premier League will welcome back fans for the first time since the 2019 edition when the Twenty20 extravaganza resumes in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, organisers said on......
ISLAMABAD: The defence counsel in Noor Mukadam murder case claimed that his client Zakir Jaffer, father of Zahir Jaffer, was taken into custody despite the fact that he was not nominated as accused......
ISLAMABAD: International cricketers should support Afghanistan’s men’s team, not punish them by boycotting matches if the Taliban bars women from playing, the former director of the women’s side......
LONDON: US Open champion Emma Raducanu said on Wednesday that her sensational win at Flushing Meadows had yet to sink in and that the 18 months she took off from the sport provided her with the......
ISLAMABAD: Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen Mazari on Wednesday said there was no alternative to democracy and people had won it after a lot of struggle and sacrifices.Addressing a seminar on the......
LAHORE: While Test pacer Mohammad Amir and all-rounder Imad Wasim refused to accept the central contract as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday offered central contract to 191 cricketers......
LAHORE: Senior lawyer Azam Nazir Tarar on Wednesday argued before a Lahore High Court larger bench that a Pandora’s box would be opened if a new Joint Investigation Team (JIT) was allowed at the......
HARIPUR: The workers of Heavy Electrical Complex (HEC), Hattar, have not been paid their salaries for the last two months, as the Ministry of Industries and Production (MOIP) has not yet released the......
LAHORE: Prime minister’s wife Bushra Imran on Wednesday visited the Punjab Institute of Mental Health (PIMH) and reviewed facilities available for the patients with mental health disorders.Ms Imran......
LAHORE: Newly-elected chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja is most likely to create a post of director cricket to implement his cricketing plans, instead of relying on the......
RAWALPINDI: Hasan Ali insists that Pakistan have to showcase their top game to prevail over New Zealand when the two sides start the three-match One-day International series in Rawalpindi from......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday summoned the federal health secretary on Sept 23 to inform it about progress on the proposed policy prepared by the Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has planned to approach the Asian Development Bank for one-year extension in the period for the utilisation of the loan obtained for the Peshawar Bus Rapid......
WASHINGTON: Former president Ashraf Ghani’s abrupt exit last month scuttled a deal under which the Taliban would hold off entering Kabul and negotiate a political transition, the US negotiator on......
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday appointed a new-look cabinet to revamp his Brexiteer government after controversies over Covid, Afghanistan and taxes, demoting his......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to give incentives to investors in tourism sector and urged the provincial governments to improve old buildings of......
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden expressed “complete confidence” in the United States’ top general after revelations that he spoke to his Chinese counterpart twice amid concerns about......
JIADONG: The F-16 screeched across the sky on Wednesday before landing on a highway cut through pineapple fields in southwestern Taiwan to refuel quickly and take off again.The Taiwanese military......
LIBREVILLE: The UN will withdraw Gabon’s 450-strong peacekeeping contingent from the Central African Republic over sexual abuse allegations, a scourge that has long tarnished UN interventions,......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking referendum on the introduction of electronic voting machines in the next general elections.The court, however, said......
ISLAMABAD: Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, a member of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), contended during its Sept 9 meeting that whenever the seniority principle was ignored in appointment of......
ISLAMABAD: Calling for adopting a policy of non-interference in Afghanistan, the Awami National Party (ANP) has expressed concern over “regrouping” of terrorist organisations and rise in incidents of......
WITH the coming to power of the Afghan Taliban, their militant cousins across the border have started identifying their targets in Pakistan. Journalists have been the first to feel the heat. A......
ISLAMABAD: The holders of multiple passports are set to have yet another chance to get their additional passports cancelled to avoid a jail term under the law.Informed sources told Dawn that under......
IT’S happening a lot faster than anyone seems to have anticipated. The wheels are coming off the growth boom (if we can call it that) under the weight of the imbalances it has spawned, specifically......
THE guns have at last fallen silent in Afghanistan, but spiralling poverty and hunger are giving rise to a humanitarian crisis. Soon after the fall of the Ashraf Ghani government, the US froze $9.5bn......
• PPP, ANP leaders meet CEC, pledge support in and outside parliament • Sherry sees PTI govt on path of collision with ECP, political opponents and media • ECP reserves verdict on PTI’s plea for......
ISLAMABAD: Ignoring the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority’s (Ogra) workings, the government on Wednesday increased the prices of all the petroleum products by Rs5 to Rs6 per litre with immediate effect......
ISLAMABAD: The government and stakeholders in the media industry agreed on Wednesday to establish a joint action committee to discuss and review the controversial Pakistan Media Development Authority......
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan has rejected the possibility of lifting coronavirus-related curbs as the number of new Covid-19 cases is......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday commuted death penalty of a former paramilitary soldier into life imprisonment in a case pertaining to murder of his colleague.The two-judge bench headed by......
WITH the coming to power of the Afghan Taliban, their militant cousins across the border have started identifying their targets in Pakistan. Journalists have been the first to feel the heat. A......
LAHORE: With the federal government hinting, and the Punjab most probably following, at wheat release price of Rs1,950 per 40kg, the flour price is set to increase by a staggering 22.73 per cent –......
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Wednesday dismissed post-arrest bail petition of former Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) leader Mufti Azizur Rehman in a case of sexually abusing a student of his......
KARACHI: The Sindh government has sanctioned a grant of Rs40 million for medical treatment of legendary artist Umer Sharif and the ailing legend would soon be taken to the United States through an......
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan has been informed that foreign investors, who have bought land in the nine special economic zones (SEZs) in Punjab, are getting jittery as they are unable to execute......
KARACHI: Police on Wednesday filed an interim investigation report in the Mehran Town factory fire case stating that none of the provincial government departments and civic agencies had come up with......
QUESHAN: China’s armed forces concluded their first multinational peacekeeping exercise on Wednesday, showing off their combat prowess with drones and mine-clearing robots while seeking to project a......
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to work out a strategy to ensure measurable impact on prices of ghee/edible oil in domestic market.He issued......
ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf on Wednesday denounced the world’s ‘wait and watch’ policy on recognising Afghanistan’s Taliban regime as a flawed strategy that would push the......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that Pakistanis are no longer required to visit a branch for opening an account and instead can use the digital framework designed by the central......
ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee on Wednesday decided to debate at length resistance from public sector entities and ministries to the constitutionally mandated scrutiny of their accounts after the......
ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) grew by 2.25 per cent in July, reflecting a slowdown in industrial output, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed on......
KARACHI: Growing pressure in the external sector is likely to result in a current account deficit of $12 billion to $17bn for 2021-22, veteran bureaucrat and former aide to the premier Dr Waqar......
ISLAMABAD: Within first quarter of the new fiscal year, the Economic Coordination Committee (CCI) of the Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs28 billion supplementary grants to Ministry of Defence and......