Pakistan has called on the UN to step up its efforts and urgently resolve the Kashmir dispute in a bid to halt Indian atrocities in the disputed territory and dispel a threat to regional and global......
All-rounder Hardik Pandya will lead Ahmedabad and batsman KL Rahul will captain Lucknow when the franchises make their debuts in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in March.The 15th edition of the......
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said on Saturday that his ministry had alerted all armed forces, including civil law enforcements agencies, asking them to stay vigilant."Last night, the Ministry of......
PREDICTABILITY is such a bore.But here we are, back on the same track, to the surprise of absolutely no one. This time too, like clockwork, the air is reverberating with renewed calls for......
The Taliban's first official talks with the West on European soil since seizing power in Afghanistan will help to “transform the atmosphere of war” after a two-decade insurgency against North......
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted southwestern Japan early on Saturday morning, injuring 13 people, the authorities and local media said.No tsunami warning was issued after the quake......
An inmate serving a life sentence for murder in Central Jail Karachi has won a scholarship for further study after taking one of the highest scores in the higher secondary school (HSC) exams last......
Only vaccinated individuals will be allowed to enter mosques and other places of worship, according to a notification issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday as the......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday granted protective bail to seven former and serving officials of the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) in a case pertaining to allotment of extra land,......
WASHINGTON: Lawmakers investigating the 2021 US Capitol assault asked Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump on Thursday to cooperate with their inquiry, in a significant escalation of attempts to seek......
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to “pressure” China and condemned North Korea’s spate of missile tests, while Biden underlined US commitment to......
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has urged world leaders to ensure that the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) general allocation of $650bn of new special Drawing Rights (SDRs) are utilised for the recovery......
ISLAMABAD: Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) posted paltry growth of 0.30 per cent in November on a year-on-year basis, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed on Friday.The LSM......
LAHORE: The third Islamabad-Istanbul freight train is likely to proceed for Turkey on Sunday, as the second one carrying goods weighing 525 tonnes has arrived in Istanbul via Iran. The booking......
PESHAWAR: Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has reiterated the resolve of Pakistan Army to fight against terrorism till elimination of the menace from the country.The Inter-Services Public Relations......
KARACHI: Starting his international career as 18-year-old lanky pacer for Pakistan back in 2018, Shaheen Afridi has seen a phenomenal rise.In 2021, the left-armer was Pakistan’s highest wicket-taker......
LAHORE: Peshawar Zalmi and Lahore Qalandars have the best combination for the upcoming edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League, reckons former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq.“Competition in the PSL......
ISLAMABAD: In what appears to be another major development, the federal government on Friday allowed export of another 14 items to Afghanistan in rupees via land routes owing to the non-availability......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board has pulled all stops to ensure the seventh edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League goes ahead according to plan.If it doesn’t, its fate will be nothing other than......
LAHORE: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar has alleged that former premier Nawaz Sharif is trying to influence judges, just as he used to do in the past.“The......
PREDICTABILITY is such a bore.But here we are, back on the same track, to the surprise of absolutely no one. This time too, like clockwork, the air is reverberating with renewed calls for......
GENEVA: Washington and Moscow’s top diplomats agreed on Friday to keep working to ease tensions over Ukraine, with the United States promising a written response to Russian security demands and not......
SAADA: More than 100 people were killed or wounded in an air strike on a prison and at least three children died in a separate bombardment as Yemen’s long-running conflict suffered a dramatic......
ISLAMABAD: Dispelling the impression of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) getting bogged down, the Foreign Office said on Friday the economic venture was progressing well despite all odds.“I......
ISLAMABAD: Opposition senators came down hard on President Arif Alvi on Friday for what they termed misuse of his office, with a veteran senator from Balochistan calling on the opposition to......
THE long-overdue rebasing of our GDP has boosted the economy’s size through improvements in the coverage area of economic activities. The calculation of national accounts to FY16 from FY06 has......
ISLAMABAD: As the Omicron-driven fifth wave sweeps through the country, Pakistan on Friday reported 7,678 fresh cases of Covid-19 — the highest number reported in a single day since the beginning of......
LAHORE: Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) launched search operations across Lahore and picked up some suspects over their alleged involvement in Thursday’s bomb blast in Anarkali market.Raids were......
THE long-overdue rebasing of our GDP has boosted the economy’s size through improvements in the coverage area of economic activities. The calculation of national accounts to FY16 from FY06 has......
ISLAMABAD: The opposition challenged in the National Assembly on Friday the government’s claim regarding improvement in economic indicators and achieving a 5.37 per cent growth rate, besides seeking......
