A Russian court sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on Thursday after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia, a......
InterApp, Pakistan’s first augmented reality (AR) startup, said on Wednesday that it raised $1.2 million in a pre-seed funding round.According to a press release, the purpose of the funding by a......
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday announced that the government had decided to send a declaration against the PTI to the Supreme Court of Pakistan in light of the Election......
The Taliban said on Thursday they have no knowledge of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s presence in Afghanistan, days after US President Joe Biden announced the Al Qaeda chief’s killing by a drone strike in......
Cathay Pacific and Air Seychelles have overflown Saudi Arabia for Israel flights for the first time, aviation data showed on Thursday, after Riyadh announced last month it would open its airspace to......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that collective efforts by the federal and provincial governments were needed to ensure early rehabilitation of the people affected by flash floods......
The Kremlin said on Thursday that China had the sovereign right to hold major military drills around Taiwan and accused the United States of artificially fuelling tensions in the region.China fired......
A group of MNAs associated with the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) — a multi-party alliance with representation of ruling PML-N — on Thursday filed a reference with the Election Commission of......
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will make a presentation to the Los Angeles Olympics organisers later this month in its bid for the sport to return to the Games after a gap of 128 years,......
Sindh is expected to receive light to moderate isolated showers on Friday (August 5) as a new monsoon spell will enter the province tonight, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department......
South Africa’s health regulator reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, the first time such a direct link has been made in the......
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday issued notices to National Assembly speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), and others on a petition filed by the PTI......
A United Nations committee ruled that France discriminated against a Muslim woman who was prevented from attending vocational training in a public school while wearing her headscarf, according to a......
A man was killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) that he was carrying exploded near the deputy commissioner's office in the Kotri city of Sindh's Jamshoro district early on Thursday......
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has imposed fines amounting to Rs131.42 million on three banks for violating regulatory instructions related to customer due diligence (CDD)/know your customer (KYC)......
Russia became India’s third-largest coal supplier in July, with imports rising by over a fifth compared with June to a record 2.06 million tonnes, data from Indian consultancy Coalmint showed.Russia......
China’s largest-ever military exercises encircling Taiwan kicked off Thursday, in a show of force straddling vital international shipping lanes after a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy......
Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag said Cristiano Ronaldo could fit into his style of play but that the forward would need to build up his fitness before getting the chance to prove he deserves a......
The Taliban are investigating a US “claim” that Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri was killed in a US drone strike in Kabul, a Taliban official said on Thursday, indicating the group’s leadership were......
Security was beefed up and shipping containers were placed in the federal capital on Thursday ahead of the PTI’s planned protest outside the Election Commission of Pakistan’s office.The PTI, which......
BIRMINGHAM: A third straight loss ended a dismal campaign for the Pakistan cricket team in the women’s Twenty20 competition at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.Having lost to Barbados and......
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party leaders and workers on Wednesday demonstrated against PTI chairman Imran Khan for allegedly using indecent remarks against Pakhtuns.ANP spokesperson MPA Samar Haroon......
BIRMINGHAM: Australian swim star Emma McKeon made Commonwealth Games history on Tuesday by winning her 19th medal as Jacob Kiplimo raced to victory in the 10,000m on the first day of track and......
Stocks continued to extend gains on Thursday, with analysts attributing the bullish trend to the rupee’s sharp recovery and surging global equities.According to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)......
MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister’s Adviser for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira on Wednesday asserted that there were no plans to withdraw the financial, administrative or any other......
ISLAMABAD: After a heated debate in the Senate Standing Committee on the National Health Services (NHS) on two bills, members of the coalition government parties moved a no-confidence motion against......
DUBAI: Iran’s top nuclear negotiator and a senior US envoy will travel to Vienna this week for talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear pact, officials from both governments said on Wednesday, rekindling a......
DERA GHAZI KHAN: The families who have lost their loved ones in the hill torrent are going through a trying ordeal.Although the Punjab government has given Rs800,000 to each family, they say their......
LAHORE: The recently re-acquired historic Valmiki temple in the Neela Gumbad area here was formally inaugurated on Wednesday at an event organised under the auspices of the Pakistan Hindu Mandir......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday issued a notice to the federal government and sought a reply within seven days on the plea challenging formation of an inquiry commission in the......
LAHORE: A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) to remove National Assembly opposition leader Raja Riaz for holding the position without approval of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court held on Wednesday that a woman’s right to be “maintained” by her husband was absolute under Islamic law as long as she remains “faithful and discharges her own......
KABUL: Top leaders of Afghanistan’s Taliban were holding discussions on Wednesday about how to respond to a US drone strike in Kabul that the United States said killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman......
Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor has been appointed as the Commander XII Corps (Quetta), replacing Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali, who was martyred in a helicopter crash, the military's media affairs wing said.Lt......
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s new leader John Lee received a salary bump that would make him among the world’s highest-paid politicians, according to figures provided by his office on Wednesday, even as the......
SANTIAGO: Experts in Chile on Tuesday were investigating the appearance of an enormous sinkhole, bigger than a tennis court, that has appeared near a copper mine in the Atacama desert.Experts were......
OLATHE: Abortion rights advocates celebrated on Tuesday as the Midwestern US state of Kansas voted to maintain the right to the procedure, the first major poll on the flashpoint issue since the......
ISTANBUL: The first shipment of grain from Ukraine since the Kremlin’s invasion five months ago sailed through Istanbul on Wednesday under a landmark deal designed to help alleviate a global food......
ISLAMABAD: The total size of private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds reached Rs10.99 billion by June 30, with a growth of 64 per cent against the previous fiscal year, the Diagnostic......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday said it has started a crackdown on exchange companies (ECs) in the light of findings from ongoing inspections and mystery shopping.In a......
BEFORE the recent by-election in Punjab, the present government seemed to be coasting towards completing its constitutionally mandated term. The results of the by-elections not only surprised......
WHO runs Pakistan? This is a question every foreign government has asked since August 1947. It is a question for which 220 million Pakistanis await a plausible reply.Some theists believe that......
ISLAMABAD: A day after the announcement of the verdict by the Election Commission of Pakistan in the prohibited funding case, the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf moved a reference before the Supreme Judicial......
WASHINGTON: The American drone that eliminated Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri in Kabul was possibly launched from an airbase in Kyrgyzstan, some US media reports claimed on Wednesday.The reports......
BALOCHISTAN foretells Pakistan’s unfolding climate story. The unending torrential rains, flash floods, landslides and mudslides, following the hot weather and heatwaves, have wreaked havoc and caused......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday that aims to further clip the wings of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) by proposing that all corruption cases involving an amount......
BEFORE the recent by-election in Punjab, the present government seemed to be coasting towards completing its constitutionally mandated term. The results of the by-elections not only surprised......
SOME months ago, a sanitary pads manufacturer launched a social media campaign in Pakistan highlighting women’s lack of access to menstrual hygiene products and its impact on girls’ education. The......
SAHIWAL: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday paid a private visit to Baba Farid Shrine in Pakpattan to participate in the saint’s 780th Urs......
QUETTA: Jamaat-i-Islami emir Sirajul Haq on Wednesday said the ECP verdict had exposed the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s so-called “clean party” narrative.Speaking at the Quetta Press Club’s programme......
ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government will provide $9 million to Pakistan for upgrading the mechanical system for sewerage and drainage services in Multan.An agreement to this effect was signed here on......
