Australia's Labour Party was set to end almost a decade of conservative rule as the government was swept away in Saturday's election by a wave of support for candidates who campaigned for more action......
The Islamabad police and Riphah University on Saturday rejected reports of women being raped or murdered at the varsity's Gulberg Green campus as "fake news" and said no such incident had been......
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Saturday defended the arrest of former human rights minister and PTI leader Shireen Mazari by police officials, saying that no one was above the law.Addressing......
After former human rights minister and PTI leader Shireen Mazari was arrested from outside her Islamabad residence on Saturday, almost unanimous condemnation poured in, with journalists, analysts and......
Former human rights minister and PTI leader Shireen Mazari was "beaten and taken away by male police officers", her daughter Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir tweeted on Saturday."All I have been told is......
Former federal minister and PTI secretary general Asad Umar on Saturday warned that if an attempt was made to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan or threaten his life, then neither the party......
President Arif Alvi has asked Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif to reconsider his advice to the former about the appointment of a new Punjab governor, maintaining that Omar Cheema, who was......
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Saturday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed ministries to raise the violation of Kashmiri leader Mohammed Yasin Malik's human rights after......
The government on Saturday appointed Dr Akbar Nasir Khan as the new inspector general of police (IGP) for the federal capital, replacing Mohammad Ahsan Younas."Dr Akbar Nasir Khan, a BS-20 officer of......
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says the United States and Pakistan must move beyond past tensions over Afghanistan and are entering a new engagement after years of strained relations under......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, appeared in a special court in Lahore on Saturday for the hearing of a Rs16 billion money laundering case.They were set......
LAHORE: Pakistan had a disappointing start to their Asia Cup campaign when they lost 2-1 to South Korea in their practice match in Jakarta.According to the result released by the Pakistan Hockey......
LONDON: Three of New Zealand’s touring party have tested positive for coronavirus but their four-day warm-up against English county Sussex will still go ahead, cricket chiefs said on Friday.“Batsman......
TULSA (Oklahoma): Justin Thomas and Joaquin Niemann battled through blustery conditions to make early charges but Rory McIlroy clung to a one-stroke lead in Friday’s second round of the PGA......
ISLAMABAD: A local court on Friday granted interim bail to a TikToker in connection with the forest fire case.Nosheen Saeed alias Doli applied for the pre-arrest bail after registration of a First......
KARACHI: An accountability court restrained on Friday the executive director of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) from leaving the country without seeking prior permission......
KARACHI: Another range-bound session took place on the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Friday owing to cautious trading by investors who longed for political clarity, according to JS Global.The index......
PYEONGTAEK: US President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea on Friday, his first Asia trip as US leader, aiming to cement ties with regional security allies despite growing fears of a North Korean......
KYIV: Ukraine on Friday ordered its last troops holed up in Mariupol’s besieged Azovstal steelworks to lay down their arms after nearly three months of desperate resistance against a ferocious......
ISLAMABAD: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) exports rose by 29.29 per cent to $2.198 billion during the first 10 months of this year from $1.7bn over the corresponding period last......
KARACHI: Appreciating the government for banning the import of non-essential luxury items, businessmen demanded on Friday that the authorities should swiftly clear the import orders that were placed......
CAPE CANAVERAL: Boeing’s new Starliner capsule was launched on Thursday on a do-over uncrewed test flight bound for the International Space Station, aiming to deliver the company a much-needed......
KARACHI: The current account deficit shrank 38.6 per cent on a month-on-month basis to $623 million in April, data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed on Friday.The widening current......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Friday passed the Fiscal Responsibility and Debt Limitation (FRDL) (Amendment) Bill, 2022, with a majority vote after reaching an understanding with a small group......
KARACHI: In a move to encourage power generation through alternative energy sources, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced removal of 17 per cent general sales tax on solar panels imposed......
COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka’s prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next......
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is scheduled to arrive in China on Saturday (today) on a two-day visit on the invitation of State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.According......
SHOULD overseas Pakistanis have the right to vote in elections held in Pakistan? The question polarises Pakistanis like just about any other issue these days. To me, democracy should be about......
ISLAMABAD: A severe heatwave in March and April devastated vegetation, water resources and livestock in Cholistan region, according to a report prepared by the Pakistan Meteorological Department......
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Friday constituted a larger bench to hear a petition challenging the sacking of Punjab Governor Omer Sarfraz Cheema, overruling......
KARACHI: During his address to a public gathering on Saturday, former PM Imran Khan’s unbecoming remarks about his arch-rival Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz, sparked a controversy, with many —......
WITH economic meltdown around the corner and the dollar over the roof, panic is all around. If successful, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail’s IMF negotiations in Doha may push ahead the day of......
JENIN: Weeks of Israeli raids and clashes with Palestinians have filled residents of the flashpoint Jenin refugee camp with fear and anxiety, and a longing to “live in dignity”.A hub of armed......
RIYADH: An unlikely royal joined a Saudi delegation to the UAE this week, and readers of the kingdom’s political landscape are viewing the move as a message of family unity from its de facto ruler......
UNITED NATIONS: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has returned home after a three-day visit to New York to explain Pakistan’s position on issues like the Ukraine war, the conflict in......
HYDERABAD: Although Sindh has recently shown a marginal improvement in the overall availability of water at three barrages, the latest figures for downstream flows at the Tarbela dam and the Chashma......
LAHORE: Beleaguered Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz has refused to step down after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday de-seated 25 dissident lawmakers of the Pakistan......
ISLAMABAD: Admitting that terrorism is on the rise in the country, the new coalition government on Friday informed the National Assembly that it had decided to revive the dormant National Counter......
THE recent decision by the Federal Shariat Court, directing the government to ensure an interest-free economy by 2027, raises questions about whether it is achievable. What follows is a short,......
