Journalist Imran Riaz Khan was arrested on Tuesday near the outskirts of Islamabad, according to his counsel Mian Ali Ashfaq.Talking to Dawn.com, he said Khan was heading to Islamabad when he was......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday issued a notice to Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, seeking his reply for his alleged violation of the electoral code of conduct by announcing......
A Karachi anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday remanded MQM leader Babar Ghauri in police custody till July 12 in a 2015 case pertaining to alleged hate speech.Ghauri, a former federal minister for......
PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday threatened that he would be forced to "reveal everything" about the characters involved in the alleged conspiracy to oust his government if harassment of him and......
The father of Dua Zehra, the girl who was reported missing from Karachi on April 16 and was recovered from Punjab on June 5, filed a fresh petition with the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday in which......
China’s ambassador announced trade and investment plans for Afghanistan on Tuesday, a public endorsement for doing business in the Taliban-controlled country after an earthquake drew attention to the......
Several areas in the twin cities were flooded — with at least one child dead — as monsoon rains lashed Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Tuesday, with television footage showing vehicles submerged in......
The rupee fell against the US dollar on Tuesday, depreciating by Rs2.38 in the interbank market.The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said the dollar closed at Rs206.94, up from the previous day's close......
Iran has been holding a Belgian man for the past four months under “espionage” charges, Belgium’s justice minister said Tuesday, as his country weighed a controversial prisoner swap treaty with......
England rode unbeaten hundreds by Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow to pull off their highest successful chase, coasting to a series-levelling seven-wicket victory in the rearranged fifth test against......
Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said on Tuesday that the April 26 Karachi University suicide bombing was a joint plan by the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the......
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) looks set to raise its key policy rate by 125 basis points at its review on Thursday, as it attempts to tackle 13-year high inflation, according to the median......
A Dubai-bound flight from New Delhi made an emergency landing at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport on Tuesday, according to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) spokesman Saifur Rehman.The official......
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial (CJP) on Tuesday observed that the loyalty of members was a basic right of political parties."It is the fundamental right of political parties that its......
An accountability court in Lahore on Tuesday accepted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz's applications for one-time exemption from hearings in separate......
Police arrested a suspect on Monday after a mass shooting left six dead at a US Independence Day parade in a wealthy Chicago suburb, casting a dark shadow over the country’s most patriotic......
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday issued new guidelines for prayers and qurbani — with masking up and social distancing among the measures — on Eidul Azha to curb the......
Warwickshire County Cricket Club said officials are investigating allegations of racist behaviour among members of the crowd at Edgbaston on the fourth day of the fifth Test between England and......
World Cup host Qatar doesn’t just have its sights set on football — it also hopes to harness its people’s gaming skills as it launches into the burgeoning eSports sector.A digital army is at the......
Rain-swollen rivers spilled mud-brown waters across swathes of Sydney on Tuesday, swamping homes and roads while forcing thousands to flee.Emergency services have now instructed about 50,000 people......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet on Friday authorised Chief Minister Mahmood Khan to sign the memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the fiscal responsibility of the federal and......
PESHAWAR: A minor girl, who had gone out of her home on some errand, was found murdered in the Railway Colony area of the provincial capital on Sunday evening.Father of the girl, 11, told the East......
ISLAMABAD: In an unusual statement, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja on Monday disclosed that he had received life threats from inside as well as outside the country.While briefing......
LONDON: Nick Kyrgios shrugged off a shoulder injury to beat Brandon Nakashima in five sets and book a place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday, staying on course for a blockbuster clash......
BIRMINGHAM: Alex Lees’ quickfire unbeaten fifty ensured England made a rapid start to their run chase in the delayed fifth Test against India at Edgbaston on Monday.England were 107-1 in their second......
LAHORE: Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Monday said his team had the capability and the experience to perform well in the forthcoming two-Test series in Sri Lanka.“We possess a good spin attack and......
LAHORE: US Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Dilawar Syed says his country is keen to enhance bilateral trade with Pakistan besides tapping the investment opportunities in......
LAHORE: A special (banking) court on Monday extended interim pre-arrest bail of PML-Q leader and former federal minister Chaudhry Moonis Elahi and two others till July 14 in a case of alleged money......
KARACHI: While sharing the details of investigations into the Karachi University suicide bombing with a visiting Chinese delegation, the Sindh police chief on Monday disclosed that an “important......
KARACHI: Amid an abrupt boycott of the proceedings by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, the Sindh Assembly on Monday was told that the province, particularly Karachi, was facing a worst......
KARACHI: On the demand of citizens and increasing popularity of the Sindh Peoples Intra-District Bus Service, the transport department is set to start the service in Clifton, Defence Housing......
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has rejected rumours about him joining Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) as rubbish.“I am part of the PTI family and the......
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s coup leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said on Monday the army would make way for a civilian government and would “not participate” in national talks facilitated by the UN and regional......
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the relevant ministers to immediately have a detailed meeting with the representatives of textile industry and come up with a solution till......
LUGANO: The cost of rebuilding Ukraine following Russia’s invasion could reach $750 billion and rich Russians should help pay the bill, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Monday.“We......
COPENHAGEN: The chief suspect in a Copenhagen mall shooting was remanded on Monday into a psychiatric care facility, one day after three people, including two teenagers, were shot dead.“The court......
ISLAMABAD: As the country is facing serious economic and energy crisis, traders have called upon the government to ban the import and use of over 1,000cc cars by government officials to reduce......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Monday allowed K-Electric to raise about Rs19 billion additional funds in August by charging an unprecedented additional fuel......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Railways was informed on Monday that the multi-billion main line (ML-1) project of Pakistan Railways, which was to revolutionise the entire railway network......
QUETTA: At least six people, including two women and three young girls, were killed and over a dozen people injured in rain-related incidents in Balochistan on Monday.Heavy rains with strong winds......
THERE’S no denying that India’s Muslims are a major target in the culture of hate being fomented across the country. It’s equally true, however, that Muslims are not alone in being hunted and hounded......
A COALITION government, uncertain number, courts proceedings about dissenters, Punjab and all things in between — the PMLN-led government seems as comfortable as the proverbial film character hanging......
A COALITION government, uncertain number, courts proceedings about dissenters, Punjab and all things in between — the PMLN-led government seems as comfortable as the proverbial film character hanging......
KARACHI: Former federal minister and leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Babar Khan Ghauri was arrested by police on Monday night minutes after he landed at Karachi airport while returning......
The federal cabinet on Monday passed the National Accountability (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022, with fresh legislation aiming to restrict the watchdog's role in corruption cases of over Rs500 million......
Brent prices could soar to a “stratospheric” $380 a barrel in “the most extreme scenario” of Russia slashing oil production by 5 million barrels per day (bpd) in retaliation to a price cap being......
