US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that a sovereign and democratic Palestinian state is the “best way” to ensure Israel's future.“We must seek a future of greater peace and security for all......
A two-year-old boy died after falling in an uncovered manhole in Karachi's Garden West area, police and relatives said on Tuesday.The incident triggered a protest, which was also joined by a PTI......
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja said on Tuesday he felt “used and then binned” after England cancelled a white-ball tour for their men's and women's teams next month.The England and Wales......
Four miners were killed on Tuesday after inhaling poisonous gas in a coal mine in Balochistan's Duki area, the province's Mines and Minerals Chief Inspector Abdul Ghani said.The workers, who had......
British journalist and broadcaster Peter Oborne has assailed the English Cricket Board (ECB) for calling off their tour of Pakistan next month, terming the decision "a kick in the teeth" of Pakistan......
Canadians returned Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to power on Monday in hotly contested elections against a rookie conservative leader, but he failed to gain an absolute majority, according to......
New Zealand's parliament took a step closer on Tuesday to make it easier to arrest and prosecute terrorists planning attacks, just weeks after an assault by a knife-wielding assailant — inspired by......
Indian officials said on Tuesday they had seized nearly three tonnes of heroin originating from Afghanistan worth an estimated $2.72 billion amid the chaos following last month's takeover of the......
Sudanese authorities have foiled an attempted coup, the army said on Tuesday, warding off a challenge to a civilian-military council that has run the country since Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in......
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Tuesday boosted security around the women's national team currently touring Britain as a precaution after a threatening email was received by English officials.NZC, which......
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Power and Petroleum Tabish Gauhar announced on Tuesday that he had resigned from the post, almost a year after his appointment."After a year of......
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has said that the Kingdom will always provide its "good offices" when possible to resolve issues between Pakistan and India.In an......
The Taliban expanded their interim cabinet by naming deputy ministers on Tuesday but failed to appoint any women, doubling down on a hardline course despite the international outcry that followed......
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said that the government will consult lawyers regarding legal action that can be taken against the New Zealand and England cricket boards for cancelling......
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers should understand that if they want recognition and assistance in rebuilding the war-battered country, they have to be......
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination Dr. Fehmida Mirza and PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal on Monday accused each other for launching sports projects in their own constituencies.PML-N MNA......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday disposed of the petition filed by former chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Absar Alam against a notice issued by......
LAHORE: With New Zealand’s last-minute abandonment of their series against Pakistan followed by England calling off their tour next month, the national team’s cricketers will now fine-tune their......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has become the first legislature in the country for setting up a baby feeding and day care centre to facilitate the women parliamentarians.Speaker Mushtaq......
TAXILA: Another interchange will be established on Islamabad – Peshawar motorway (M-1) soon in order to facilitate farmers in promptly supplying agricultural products to markets, Special Assistant to......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday authorised its special committee to probe the alleged embezzlement of Rs10 billion of funds, which were released to pay stipends and offer food to......
GUJRAT: PML-N’s supreme leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, taking strong exception to his party’s defeat in Gujranwala division’s cantonment boards elections, has asked its president......
KARACHI: Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh informed the Sindh Assembly on Monday that the province did not have any more capacity and resources to accommodate Afghan refugees, who might arrive here......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued notices to the federal government and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on a petition challenging an ordinance that made it mandatory for......
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday informed the Sindh High Court that it had notified delimitation committees for holding local government elections in Sindh, but the......
LAHORE: Rejecting as ‘vague’ the population-based wheat release policy of the food department, flour millers in Punjab have threatened not to lift their respective grain quota from the department’s......
TOKYO: Two Japanese sisters have been certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living identical twins, aged 107 years and 330 days, the organisation said on Monday.The announcement......
GENEVA: The Covid-19 pandemic sped up the shift of innovation from Europe and North America towards Asia, UN world rankings showed on Monday.The Global Innovation Index 2021, from the United Nations’......
KARACHI: The auto-parts vending industry has closed down partially due to the non-payment of over six billion rupees in sales tax (ST) refunds to the tractor industry. Majority of the units are......
WASHINGTON: A US court has sentenced a Pakistani to 12 years in prison for illegally unlocking mobile phones, which caused an American Company — AT&T — to lose $200 million.According to the US......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said a plan was in the final stage to tap iron reserves in Chiniot and Kalabagh and investment would soon be sought for the purpose.The prime minister......
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan has imposed restrictions on the flight operation of Kuwaiti-designated airlines from October 1.The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has repeatedly requested the Kuwait’s Civil......
THE ‘backstabbing’ of France by the English-speaking trio of US, UK and Australia, whereby the old gang colluded to sabotage a lucrative submarine deal between Canberra and Paris, took one back to La......
ISLAMABAD: As the Senate Standing Committee on Privatisation took up for consideration the Privatisation Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021 on Monday, several members expressed reservations over the......
“A substitute shines brightly as a king, Until a king be by” — ShakespeareTHE tensions within the PML-N are growing stronger by the day. Last week was dominated by the multiple news stories......
UNITED NATIONS: Prime Minister Imran Khan highlighted Pakistan’s extreme vulnerability to climate change at a UN-sponsored meeting on Monday as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reminded rich......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was requested on Monday to constitute a full court consisting of all the existing judges to review its June 14 directive to the Sindh government to clear both sides of......
THE PTI government’s attacks on the Election Commission of Pakistan are getting more scathing by the day. On Monday, Railways Minister Azam Swati unleashed a verbal offensive against the chief......
• Mobile teams will visit areas having few inoculated people • Citizens advised to get second dose in four weeksISLAMABAD: With around a million people being inoculated on a daily basis, the National......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday again failed to take up any agenda item, except the poorly-attended Question Hour, due to lack of quorum pointed out by an opposition member as soon as......
ISLAMABAD: The Power Division on Monday conceded that electricity rates had been increased by over 40 per cent and yet circular debt had almost doubled since July 2018, mainly because of......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is considering allowing the corporate taxpayers a grace period of 40 days to switch over to the digital mode of payments effective from Nov 1.An official......
KARACHI: Former prime minister and senior leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said his party will not accept the extension of the incumbent National......
ISLAMABAD: A positive trend in cotton production has been witnessed this year with over 2.69 million bales reaching ginning mills so far — representing nearly 160 per cent higher arrivals — against......
KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Monday termed ‘The Tax Laws (Third Amendment) Ordinance 2021’ unfair and called upon the government to hold it in......
ISLAMABAD: With some subdued downward risks, Fitch Ratings on Monday forecast Pakistan’s economic growth at 4.2 per cent — against the government’s target of 4.8pc — in the current fiscal year (FY22)......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is maintaining a regular engagement with the Afghan Taliban for safeguarding the country’s security interests, said military spokesman Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar on Monday.The......
