PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday clarified that when he speaks of Mir Jaffar in his speeches, he refers to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, as he appeared to deny that any institution is the focus of......
Crypto assets bled nearly $800 billion in market value over the past month, touching a low of $1.4 trillion on Tuesday, according to data site CoinMarketCap, as the end of easy monetary policy......
A Karachi anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday deferred its decision on the fate of the challan in the Nazim Jokhio murder case till May 12 after the prosecution and the investigating officer argued......
Tesla is recalling about 130,000 vehicles across its US model lineup because their touch screens can overheat and go blank.The recalls cover certain Model S sedan and Model X SUVs from 2021 and 2022,......
About a dozen women protested in the Afghan capital on Tuesday against the Taliban's new edict that females must fully cover their faces and bodies when in public.Afghanistan's supreme leader and......
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb confirmed on Tuesday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will be travelling to London as part of a PML-N delegation to meet party supremo Nawaz......
Islamabad-based startup Markaz Technologies on Tuesday announced it had secured $2.4 million in seed funding led by Indus Valley Capital (IVC).The investment round would also be joined by angel......
President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday called for a thorough investigation carried out by an "empowered judicial commission" into the alleged regime change conspiracy which PTI chairman Imran Khan claims......
Cricket South Africa announced on Tuesday that all charges against head coach Mark Boucher have been withdrawn, leading to the abandonment of a disciplinary hearing which was due to start on May......
Sri Lanka gave emergency powers on Tuesday to its military and police to detain people without warrants, after a day of clashes that killed seven people and injured more than 200, in violence that......
Security agencies have released a Baloch student who was taken into custody in connection with a suicide blast at the University of Karachi (KU) on April 26, Baloch Council chairperson Ahsan Baloch......
Justice Ijazul Ahsan on Tuesday said that a lawmaker would remain disqualified until a court cancelled the declaration for his disqualification.He made the comments as a five-member bench, headed by......
PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to take notice of what he described as a "blatant violation" of the Constitution and law in Punjab after a late-night federal government......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday ordered the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) to be immediately restored after Pakistan reported the first case of Omicron sub-variant......
LAHORE: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) former director Mohammad Rizwan who probed the money laundering charges against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz died of a......
Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops and police Tuesday to enforce a curfew after five people were killed in the worst violence in weeks of protests over an unprecedented economic crisis.Nearly 200......
The United States will take steps to increase pressure on Afghanistan's Taliban government to reverse some of its recent decisions restricting the rights of women and girls if the group shows no sign......
ZURICH: The FIFA Appeal Committee ruled on Monday that the abandoned World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina must be replayed after considering the appeals filed by the countries’ football......
KARACHI: Pakistan women’s cricket team head coach David Hemp is hoping that the upcoming programme of trials to unearth talent from across the country will help the struggling side find its feet in......
LONDON: Manchester United are set to undergo major changes after another disappointing season but former midfielder David Beckham hopes Cristiano Ronaldo sticks around for at least another......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday adjourned hearing of appeals of former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-minister Asad Umer, challenging the fine imposed on them over......
ISLAMABAD: Amid reports of shortage and rising prices, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Monday decided to beef up wheat stocks by ordering three million tonnes of imports......
RAWALPINDI: Heavy rain and strong winds on Monday evening brought the temperature down and provided the much needed relief to residents of the twin cities who had been facing heatwave for the last......
GILGIT: Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan has said the victims of Shisper glacier lake outburst in Hasanabad area of Hunza will be compensated and their rehabilitation will be ensured on a war......
ISLAMABAD: Justice Ijazul Ahsan of the Supreme Court on Monday expressed his dismay over the tendency of discrediting institutions like the judiciary, saying it did not behove someone to insinuate......
SHANGLA: Residents of Shahpur area here have demanded the early reconstruction of a dilapidated suspension bridge over the Kana River for the safety of its users.The residents told reporters on......
SWABI: Leaders and workers of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf are making hectic efforts to make their respective public gatherings scheduled for May 11 and 16, respectively,......
HARIPUR: Future of over 200 students of government high school for boys in Mang area here is at stake as the new building constructed about 10 years ago is yet to be made functional due to a monetary......
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti on Monday constituted a five-member bench to decide an intra court appeal (ICA) filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) challenging......
LAHORE: Annual matriculation examinations will begin all over the province from Tuesday (today).The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Lahore, has set up 759 examination centres.......
LAHORE: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) former director Mohammad Rizwan who probed the money laundering charges against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz died of a......
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will introduce a form of unemployment insurance, the cabinet said on Monday, the latest reform by the Gulf country as it strives to attract talent and investment amid......
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti on Monday constituted a five-member bench to decide an intra court appeal (ICA) filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) challenging......
BAHAWALPUR: More than 50 sheep perished due to the current heatwave during the past two days in the vast Cholistan desert.The mortality of the sheep occurred when the herds were passing through dense......
ONE likes all manner of movies including trashy movies. But I am not planning to see Kashmir Files yet. If and when the dust settles down on the communal muck it has raked, then someday one could see......
DADU: Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has announced establishing universities in Diplo and Sakrand towns for imparting job-oriented quality education to the youth of the......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Sindh authorities concerned and others on two identical petitions filed by the Grand......
KARACHI: As the Met department alerted that the almost all parts of Sindh province, including Karachi, are likely to be gripped by heatwave from Wednesday, the K-Electric has increased duration of......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday directed the Planning and Development Board (PDB) to prepare PC-1 of the Safe City project on war footings so that bids could be......
KARACHI: The last rites of three Chinese academics, who were killed in the April 26 suicide bomb attack in Karachi University, were performed on Monday.The victims, faculty members of KU’s Confucious......
KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that issues pertaining to Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) Red Line project will be resolved on a top priority basis so that work on its corridor could......
KARACHI: Kharadar Chowk has an interesting history, which the old police post there is also a part of. Built sometime in the early 20th Century, in 1905 or 1907, this 24’x36’ sandstone structure with......
IMRAN Khan may be on a roll with his jalsas and stories of ‘saazish’ but he is not the only one who is making news. In recent days, Ishaq Dar too has been getting much attention. Perhaps making up......
LONDON: British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said on Monday he would resign if police decide he broke Covid-19 rules, putting pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson who has refused to step down......
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden was clear from the moment he entered office — China is the main international competitor and should be the top concern for US foreign policy. Then Russia invaded......
STRASBOURG: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday it would take “decades” for a candidate like Ukraine to join the EU and suggested building a broader political community of democratic......
PARIS: A French appeals court upheld a conviction on Monday against former right-wing prime minister Francois Fillon for providing a fake parliamentary assistant job to his wife that saw her paid......
LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked the memory of Soviet heroism in World War II to inspire his army fighting in Ukraine, but offered no new road map to victory and acknowledged the cost......
DUBAI: Qatar’s Emir will visit Iran soon, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh confirmed on Monday during a news conference.“The visit of the Emir of Qatar to Tehran is on the......
IMRAN Khan may be on a roll with his jalsas and stories of ‘saazish’ but he is not the only one who is making news. In recent days, Ishaq Dar too has been getting much attention. Perhaps making up......
ONE likes all manner of movies including trashy movies. But I am not planning to see Kashmir Files yet. If and when the dust settles down on the communal muck it has raked, then someday one could see......
• Federal govt de-notifies Punjab governor after midnight • Punjab Assembly speaker to take over until replacement appointed • Alvi earlier rejected PM’s summary as Cheema faces no allegation of......
UNITED NATIONS: Nearly half of Afghanistan’s population are facing acute hunger, warned a UN-backed report published on Monday.“High acute food insecurity persists across Afghanistan, as a......
ISLAMABAD: In a move to keep sugar price stable and meet the growing local demand, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday ordered a “complete ban” on the export of the commodity, warning that......
KARACHI: The country’s oil sales clocked in at 2.2 million tonnes in April as compared to 1.672m tonnes, up by 32 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and 21pc month-on-month (MoM) due to higher furnace oil......
KARACHI: Expressing concerns over the country’s worsening balance of payments (BoP) position, the business and industry representatives on Monday urged the government to take urgent steps to avoid......
ISLAMABAD: Amid higher policy rate of the of the central bank’s and recent surge in cut-off yields of secondary market coupons, the Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) on Monday increased......
KARACHI: After a two-month pause, the foreigners started making investments in high-return treasury bills (T-bills).The latest data of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) issued on Monday showed that......
ISLAMABAD: With more than Rs300 billion in stuck up dues, more than two dozen Chinese firms operating in Pakistan on Monday said that they would be forced to shut down their power plants this month......
