Karachi received its first spell of monsoon rain on Wednesday, with many areas seeing heavy downpours amid thunder, lightning and gusty winds.Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said......
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday said a meeting on national security, attended by civil and military leadership, had decided that the talks with the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan......
ON June 17, 2022, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addressed the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad. As foreign minister, leader of one of the three major national parties, and scion of......
Polio has been detected in sewage samples in the British capital, the first sign since the 1980s that the virus could be spreading in the country, but no cases have been found, authorities said.The......
The wife of former cricket legend Zaheer Abbas — who was admitted to a hospital in London earlier this month — said on Wednesday that while his health was improving, he was still being treated at the......
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Wednesday that a Chinese consortium of banks and Pakistan had signed a $2.3 billion (15bn renminbi) loan facility agreement, with cash inflow expected within a......
Leg-spinner Yasir Shah and all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz have returned to the Test squad for next month's two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, Chief Selector Muhammad Wasim announced on......
SHEHBAZ Sharif’s government is inching close to default. Hindsight is 20/20 but what was the point of the no-confidence vote, many are asking, if there was no economic plan? Why jump on to the......
Monkeypox may soon have a new name after scientists called for a change to dispel stereotypes of Africa being seen as a crucible of disease.The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced last week......
PTI leader and former finance minister Shaukat Tarin said on Wednesday that a potential deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the revival of the extended fund facility (EFF) was still......
A monitoring mission of the European Union's (EU) Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday for an assessment of the effective implementation of 27 international......
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Turkey for the first time in years on Wednesday for talks with President Tayyip Erdogan aimed at fully normalising ties that were ruptured after the......
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday restrained the police from exhuming the body of lawmaker and television personality Aamir Liaquat Hussain for a post-mortem examination to determine the......
A banking court in Lahore granted interim bail to PML-Q leader and former federal minister Moonis Elahi in a money laundering case till July 4, barring the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from......
The rupee finally snapped its losing streak against the dollar on Wednesday, gaining Rs1.80 in early morning interbank market a day after the government secured the much-anticipated deal with the......
LEEDS: England captain Ben Stokes missed training after feeling unwell on Tuesday as his side started their preparations for the Headingley Test.Stokes was absent while the rest of the squad trained......
COLOMBO: Charith Asalanka’s maiden One-day International century and an inspired spin attack led Sri Lanka to a thrilling four-run series-clinching win over Australia on Tuesday.The left-handed......
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the wee hours of Wednesday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).The PMD said the earthquake occurred......
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has approved appointment of retired Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan as the honorary consul of the Republic of the Gambia in Islamabad with consular jurisdiction over the......
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday said political consensus on issues of vital national importance was imperative for leading the country on the path of......
RAWALPINDI: The Met Office predicted more rain and warned that there were chances of urban flooding in the next 12 to 18 hours as heavy rains continued in the twin cities on Tuesday.Water level in......
PESHAWAR: Torrential rains battered most parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday leaving five people, including three children, dead and four injured in separate incidents.The Rescue 1122 said Nizar......
LAHORE: Around 450 Sikh pilgrims arrived here on Tuesday through Wagah border to observe the 183rd death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.They were received by Deputy Secretary (shrines) Imran......
DERA GHAZI KHAN: A team of anti-corruption establishment (ACE) on Tuesday raided houses of former chief minister Usman Buzdar in Taunsa and Dera Ghazi Khan.A Dera Ghazi Khan ACE team conducted raids......
KARACHI: Provincial administration and the Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday reviewed the arrangements for the first phase of the local government elections scheduled to be held on June 26......
ISLAMABAD: In response to former prime minister Imran Khan’s criticism of amendments in the NAB law, federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarrar said on Tuesday the appointment of the NAB......
KARACHI: Scores of people having non-Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) approved cell phones rejoiced to see local cellular networks on their handsets again. They took to social media to......
LARKANA: Since the Imran Khan-led government got four years to rule the country, Shehbaz Sharif should get at least one year to “serve the nation”, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on......
KARACHI: While the majority of the people currently infected with new Covid-19 variants are experiencing a mild disease and recovering at home, there is a dire need that people resume wearing face......
SHEHBAZ Sharif’s government is inching close to default. Hindsight is 20/20 but what was the point of the no-confidence vote, many are asking, if there was no economic plan? Why jump on to the......
ISLAMABAD: Aisha Nawaz, a PTI dissenter who was elected member of the Punjab Assembly on women’s seats, moved a petition before the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking review of its May 17 judgement......
ON June 17, 2022, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addressed the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad. As foreign minister, leader of one of the three major national parties, and scion of......
• More taxes to be imposed on privileged class • PM vows to take timely actions to prevent disruption in supply chain of commodities • Bilawal briefs cabinet on FATF • Rs75 note to be......
AS if the country’s economic problems were not stressful enough, we now have to worry about resurgent Covid-19.According to the National Command and Operation Centre, new cases have risen to the......
ISLAMABAD: Taking full advantage of the non-serious atmosphere and the absence of a meaningful opposition, the lawmakers on Tuesday continued to deliver one-sided and lengthy political speeches......
AUSTIN: The law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers was “an abject failure” in which a commander put the lives of officers over those of the......
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Monday banned two Taliban officials from travelling abroad in response to the harsh restrictions the hardline regime has imposed on Afghan women, diplomats......
WASHINGTON: The White House is expected to announce on Wednesday it intends to issue a rule requiring tobacco companies to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes sold in the United States to minimally......
PARIS: A top French court on Tuesday blocked a bid to allow the “burkini” at municipal pools in the city of Grenoble, upholding a government challenge against a move that revived France’s intense......
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the five-nation summit of BRICS on June 23 and 24 following an invitation by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Ministry of External Affairs......
VIENNA: Suechi Kido was five years old when he lived through the bombing of Nagasaki. This week he has been in Vienna to meet the architects of a new treaty that seeks to abolish nuclear weapons.For......
LONDON: Rush-hour commuters in the UK faced chaos on Tuesday as railway workers launched the network’s biggest strike in more than three decades, forcing people to trek to work on foot, by bike, bus......
• Petroleum levy of Rs5 to be imposed each month, up to Rs50 • Rs200bn in provisions for salaries, pensions set aside, to be replaced by ‘rainy day’ fund • Tax collection target revised upward by......
KARACHI: Manufacturers further pushed up steel bar prices to Rs236,000 per tonne following an increase of Rs5,000.In the second week of June, steel bar makers increased prices by Rs7,000 per......
LONDON: Stock markets rose Tuesday as calm returned following last week’s rout, but analysts warned that recession fears have not gone away and will cause more turmoil.After a three-day holiday......
DOHA: Business magnate Elon Musk said on Tuesday that his $44 billion move to take over Twitter remained held up by “very significant” questions about the number of fake users on the social......
KARACHI: As consumers struggle to cope with high food prices and utility bills, flour millers on Tuesday further increased prices of various varieties of flour by Rs6 per kg.The new rate of flour no.......
KARACHI: The banking sector posted a growth of 19.6 per cent particularly due to much higher private sector participation in the economic growth during the calendar year 2021, said the State Bank of......
