The Pakistan Army carried out reconnaissance of the “most sensitive” locations ahead of the upcoming Punjab by-polls, said a statement from the military’s media affairs wing.The Inter Services Public......
PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday distanced himself from restraints put on media freedom during his government, saying that any journalists picked up by the authorities were not on his......
Punjab is once again at the centre of the political limelight. The province has seen a long-drawn-out battle over its chief minister which may finally be coming to an end. Or is it?It all started......
Shaheen Shah Afridi led an inspired attack to bowl out Sri Lanka for 222 but the hosts hit back with two wickets before stumps on the opening day of the first Test on Saturday.The tourists reached 24......
Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique on Saturday announced a reduction in fares of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Pakistan Railways (PR), following the recent cut in......
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz said on Saturday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 after back-to-back election rallies ahead of the Punjab by-elections tomorrow."Covid positive," she shared......
Former interior minister and Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid on Saturday asked the “establishment” to “stay away” from the upcoming by-polls in Punjab and prove their “impartiality”.“I......
Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled overseas this week to escape a popular uprising against his government, has said he took "all possible steps" to avert the economic crisis......
Air raid sirens sounded across Kyiv on Saturday as Russia stepped up long-range bombardment of Ukrainian cities that has killed at least 34 people in the last three days and wounded scores.Late on......
GALLE: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Friday said India’s Virat Kohli remains one of the best players in world cricket despite his prolonged slump and should get all the support he needs to regain......
ST ANDREWS: Australian Cameron Smith made a fast start to lead the British Open midway through the second round as Tiger Woods’ challenge fizzled out meekly at St Andrews on Friday.Smith picked up......
HARIPUR: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Sirajul Haq has said Pakistan cannot afford to deviate from its policy on Israel that its founder Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah had devised during his role as leader......
KARACHI: Top election commission, police and provincial administration authorities on Friday reviewed security and other arrangements for the peaceful holding of the second phase of the local......
KARACHI: The Sohrab Goth area remained in the grip of violence on Friday as unidentified miscreants took to streets, shot eight persons, damaged public property and attempted to torch a......
LAHORE: Anchorperson Imran Riaz was offloaded from a Dubai-bound flight, Geo TV reported on Friday.Immigration sources said his name was on the black list since he is facing sedition cases registered......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday restrained the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) from causing any harassment to Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmad in connection with an inquiry......
NUSA DUA: G20 finance leaders meeting in Bali must make progress tackling the global economic threats sparked by Russia’s war in Ukraine or the humanitarian consequences would be catastrophic, host......
TEHRAN: Iran’s navy on Friday unveiled its first division of ships and submarines capable of carrying armed drones, as US President Joe Biden tours the Middle East.The United States and Israel, the......
KARACHI: The stock market remained range-bound on Friday as investors opted for profit taking following the recent rise in share prices, said Arif Habib Ltd.Even though the benchmark KSE-100 index......
MOSCOW: Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, more than doubled the amount of Russian fuel oil it imported in the second quarter to feed power stations to meet summer cooling demand and......
ISLAMABAD: There is a need to encourage local IT companies to participate in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects for eventual entry into the Chinese market, the Advisory Council on......
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that its agreement with Pakistan would lead to a “straight away” disbursement of $1.17 billion to the country.“It’s an agreement on a......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet on Friday directed the federal and provincial authorities concerned to ensure that the impact of the cut in petroleum prices immediately reached the people in the shape......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke to former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan by phone on Friday and offered condolences over the death of his nephew.Captain Nauman, Chaudhry......
THE Supreme Court’s July 13 verdict on the then deputy speaker Qasim Suri’s ruling has propounded a ‘new concept’ when it highlighted that any defence or immunity claimed by the government on a......
KARACHI: With violence escalating in the wake of the killing of 35-year-old Bilal Kaka, political leaders continued efforts to allay the tensions and appealed to people to beware of conspiracies that......
QUETTA: Already reeling from the destruction caused during the first spell of monsoon rains earlier this month, the second bout of torrential rains brought further misery for the people of......
FRANZ Kafka’schef d’oeuvre The Trial portrays the ordeal of Joseph K, who undergoes arbitrary arrest, investigation and prosecution. Throughout the novel, the nature of Joseph’s crime is not revealed......
IT may seem that it is just 20, or some five per cent, of the total 371 seats of the Punjab Assembly which are at stake in this Sunday’s by-elections, but, in fact, a lot more is at risk — not only......
OTTAWA: A man was shot dead in British Columbia on Thursday who local media reports said was Ripudaman Singh Malik, a Canadian Sikh businessman acquitted in connection with the 1985 Air India bombing......
LONDON: Traditional debt crisis signs of crashing currencies, 1,000 basis points bond spreads and burned foreign exchange reserves point to a record number of developing nations now in......
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s parliament accepted the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday after he fled the country, paving the way for lawmakers to start repairing the island’s shattered......
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representative has passed a legislative amendment that would protect India from punitive sanctions for buying missiles from Russia.The India-specific amendment, passed on......
• Slew of measures on mobile technology, cybersecurity announced • Biden raises Khashoggi killing with MbS • Meets Palestinian president, greeted by ‘Justice for Shireen’ postersJEDDAH: US......
LAHORE: With crucial by-elections in 20 Punjab Assembly constituencies just 24 hours away now, and leaders of both major competing parties, the ruling PML-N and opposition PTI, are making final......
ISLAMABAD: Just a day ahead of the by-elections in Punjab, the federal cabinet on Friday constituted a special ministerial committee to pursue high treason proceedings against top office-holders of......
SOON after Russia committed aggression against Ukraine and began perpetrating acts of gruesome brutality, the president of the United States, Joe Biden called for talks with President Vladimir Putin......
