A high-voltage encounter between Pakistan and arch-rivals India ended in a 1-1 draw in the Asia Cup 2022 match in Jakarta on Monday.India took the lead in the first quarter when debutant Karti Selvam......
Multiple threats to the global economy topped the worries of the world's well-heeled at the annual Davos think-fest on Monday, with some flagging the risk of a worldwide recession.Political and......
PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Monday called for the sacking of US Assistant Secretary of State for Central and South Asia Donald Lu for "sheer arrogance and bad manners".Lu is the central figure in......
The co-founder and former chief executive of the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX has been sentenced to six months of house arrest after pleading guilty to violating the US Bank Secrecy Act, US......
All-rounders Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz have returned to Pakistan's squad for next month's one-day international series against the West Indies, selectors said on Monday.Shadab, 23, and the......
The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Monday advised national and provincial health authorities to remain on high alert for any suspected case of monkeypox.All stakeholders, particularly the......
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial was on Monday named among the 100 Most Influential People of 2022 by Time magazine.CJP Bandial's profile for the list, penned by senior lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan......
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday accepted journalist Imran Riaz Khan's plea for protective bail after multiple sedition cases were registered against him.Several cases have been lodged against......
A Ukrainian court sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison on Monday for killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's invasion.Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old......
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) hiked the benchmark policy rate by 150 basis points to 13.75 per cent on Monday to "keep inflation expectations anchored and contain risks to external stability".In a......
Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt, who was banned over a high-profile spot-fixing scandal, has been appointed to a coaching role with Singapore's national team, cricket officials said.The......
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Monday said that former prime minister Imran Khan was creating discord between state institutions, government, and......
US President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan, in a series of critical comments about China he made in Tokyo that an aide said represented no change in US......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday officially de-notified 25 dissident PTI lawmakers who voted for the PML-N's Hamza Shehbaz in the Punjab chief minister election.The votes of the 25......
A firefighting airplane provided by Iran has reached Quetta and will start aiding in efforts to extinguish the forest fire which has been raging since May 18 in Balochistan's Koh-i-Suleman range,......
The rupee continued to lose ground against the US dollar on Monday, in the 12th consecutive session when the greenback continued to climb and gained 80 paisa in interbank trade.According to the Forex......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed selling pressure on Monday as the benchmark KSE-100 index lost over 500 points within the first hour of trading.According to the PSX website, the KSE-100......
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Monday that he would convey to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that fuel and energy subsidies — which were introduced by the previous PTI government —......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui on Sunday appealed to Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Justice Athar Minallah to order a judicial inquiry into his......
DHAKA: Hosts Bangladesh hope that team spirit will propel them to victory in the series-deciding second Test against Sri Lanka from Monday with their four frontline bowlers all out injured.Bowlers......
MONTMELO: World champion Max Verstappen overcame a sequence of problems on Sunday to lead his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez home and claim the lead in this year’s title race on an afternoon of......
PARIS: Arab trailblazer Ons Jabeur crashed out of the French Open at the first hurdle on Sunday as full crowds returned to Roland Garros after a pandemic-hit two years.Sixth seed Jabeur, seen as a......
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said here on Sunday that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s march towards Islamabad had no significance and people would not support......
KARACHI: Expressing grave concern over water scarcity in the province, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Sunday said that water shortage in Sindh’s barrages had aggravated to an......
HYDERABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Aminul Haq has said that Pakistan’s IT exports would touch $3 billion mark in the current year while $5bn target was......
KARACHI: They are not that prominent or visible from the main road but if you make a turn towards the right from the urban forest entrance along the Clifton beach, you may be able to spot several......
KARACHI: Calling it a “temporary arrangement”, the Sindh government has moved all the 20 buses of Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to the federal government’s Green Line Bus Service depot in......
MUZAFFARGARH: The PML-N got a shock on Sunday when its dissident MPA from Khanewal’s Jahania area, Faisal Akram Niazi, tendered his resignation from the membership of the provincial assembly.Niazi......
LAHORE: Former chief minister Usman Buzdar has served a legal notice worth Rs500 million on PTI dissident leader Awn Chaudhry for launching a “defamatory campaign” against him.In the legal notice on......
RAWALPINDI: Two years since the fatal aircraft crash just off the runway of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, a final report to determine responsibility has still not been released.On May 22,......
WHILE much of the focus of political leaders remains on the daily hurly -burly of politics, it is the fate of the economy that will determine the country’s future. A precarious economy needs to be......
SITUATED in the Koh-i-Suleman range, the forest of Shirani is spread over a vast area. It straddles northern Balochistan and southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Two tribes are predominant in the region —......
ISLAMABAD / HYDERABAD: The Islamabad High Court will take up a petition on Monday (today) seeking protective bail for journalist Arshad Sharif in the FIRs registered against him in several cities......
ISLAMABAD: Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the first in-person World Health Assembly (WHA) began in Geneva on Sunday.The Pakistani delegation is being led by federal Minister for Health......
KABUL: Women television presenters on Afghanistan’s leading news channels on Sunday vowed to speak up for their rights after being forced by Taliban authorities to cover their faces on air.Since......
SUBSEQUENT to their liberation from Dogra rule, the people of Gilgit-Baltistan unconditionally joined Pakistan. However, based on a controversial agreement with the Kashmiri leadership, the......
KABUL: Women television presenters on Afghanistan’s leading news channels on Sunday vowed to speak up for their rights after being forced by Taliban authorities to cover their faces on air.Since......
WASHINGTON: Many soldiers of the former Afghan government fled to Pakistan after the fall of Kabul, says an official US report while pointing out that the fall of border crossings into Pakistan and......
• PA session lasts nine minutes in absence of treasury members • Assembly official Rai Mumtaz arrested before sitting • MPAs complain they were not allowed to enter assembly before 1.30pmLAHORE: In a......
WHILE much of the focus of political leaders remains on the daily hurly -burly of politics, it is the fate of the economy that will determine the country’s future. A precarious economy needs to be......
SUBSEQUENT to their liberation from Dogra rule, the people of Gilgit-Baltistan unconditionally joined Pakistan. However, based on a controversial agreement with the Kashmiri leadership, the......
SFAX: Three rescued loggerhead turtles were released into the Mediterranean off Tunisia on Sunday, one with a tracking beacon glued to its shell to help researchers better protect the threatened......
SYDNEY: Professional women and voters concerned about climate change unleashed a third force in Australia’s election, taking a swath of seats that ended nine years of conservative rule even as votes......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Sunday reiterated commitment to cementing bilateral relations in the fields of defence, trade, economy, investment, health, agriculture, science and technology and......
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) has listed 12 countries of the region, including Pakistan, which are classified as countries in special......
TEHRAN: An Iranian Revolutionary Guards colonel was shot dead outside his Tehran home on Sunday, the Guards said, blaming his “assassination” on assailants linked to the United States and its......
WASHINGTON: A US military plane bringing several tons of much-needed baby formula from Germany landed on Sunday at an airport in Indiana as authorities scramble to address a critical......
SUNAMGANJ: North-east Bangladesh’s worst floods in nearly 20 years began receding on Sunday, but rescue workers were struggling to help millions marooned by extreme weather across the region that has......
LAHORE / BAHAWALPUR: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has alleged that PTI chairman Imran Khan wants a civil war in the country, but warned him that the nation will hold him by the collar for his......
TOKYO: President Joe Biden arrived on Sunday in Japan for the second leg of an Asia trip underlining US commitment to the region but overshadowed by concern that North Korea will test a nuclear......
