Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday met US Central Command (Centcom) Commander General Michael E. Kurilla at the Pakistan Army General Headquarters (GHQ) and discussed......
A man suspected of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie last week in western New York will be arraigned on a grand jury indictment on Thursday during a court hearing, his defence attorney said.Hadi......
PTI chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday called on the “neutrals” — the term he uses for the military establishment — to “review its policies” while there was still time, saying......
Pakistan dismissed the Netherlands for 186 in the second one-day international in Rotterdam on Thursday as Haris Rauf and Mohammad Nawaz took three wickets apiece.Bas de Leede (89) and Tom Cooper......
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday issued a pre-admission notice to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on PTI’s petition challenging the electoral body’s verdict in the party’s......
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian youth in predawn attacks in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday, Palestinian medics said.At least 30 Palestinians were wounded, four of whom......
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail announced on Thursday that the government was lifting the ban on the import of non-essential and luxury items.Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Ismail said......
Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli, who took his team to unprecedented heights, says he has struggled with his mental health throughout his career, local media reported on Thursday.The 33-year-old......
The search for seven people who were travelling in a car that was swept away by a flash flood into Karachi’s Malir River on Wednesday night was still under way on Thursday afternoon, even as their......
A team of hackers from two North American universities won the “Capture the Flag” championship, a contest seen as the “Olympics of hacking”, which draws together some of the world’s best in the......
The rupee continued to lose against the dollar for the second consecutive session on Thursday, falling by 62 paise in the interbank market.By 12:40pm, the local currency was being traded at Rs215.5......
Heavy rains continued to wreak havoc in Balochistan after a new spell of rains caused flash flooding in Lasbela district and nearby areas, leaving several villages inundated.Traffic on Quetta-Karachi......
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday summoned authorities to appear before it at 3pm while hearing the PTI's plea against Shahbaz Gill's physical remand.A day earlier, a judicial magistrate had......
Honda Atlas Cars Limited on Wednesday became the third automaker to reduce prices following the rupee’s recent recovery after jacking up rates last month.In a letter issued to dealers, the company’s......
Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military drills, Beijing’s defence ministry said.Beijing and Moscow have close defence links and China has said it wants to push bilateral......
LONDON: Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo says he will reveal the truth in a couple of weeks after constant speculation about his future at the club.The Portugal forward missed United’s......
ROTTERDAM: After seeing his side edge the Netherlands by 16 runs in the opening One-day International of their three-game series, Pakistan captain Babar Azam admitted being concerned at times during......
DUBAI: Dubai International Airport, a major aviation hub, is gearing up to help ease transit travel for World Cup supporters ahead of the tournament starting in November, its director said on......
KARACHI: The dates of the Pakistan Super League’s 10th edition are set to clash with the Indian Premier League for the first time in 2025 after the International Cricket Council announced the Future......
BAJAUR: A large number of people have been infected with cholera in the remote Barang tehsil of Bajaur district.Residents, Rescue 1122 and health officials said on Wednesday that at least 287 people......
ISLAMABAD: Although the newly-introduced metro bus services in the capital have been operating for the last few months, the passengers are not being charged any fare as the Capital Development......
KARACHI: The Anti-Encroachment Force arrested Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf after a court revoked his interim bail for ‘failing’ to......
KARACHI: Three people died in rain-related incidents as downpour continued to lash the city, particularly its outskirts, for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.The Sindh government announced......
KARACHI: History was made at Karachi Zoo on Wednesday where Madhubala the elephant underwent a long and incredible surgery for her chronic tusk infection by an international team of experts.The......
India’s crude oil imports from Russia in July fell for the first time since March along with its overall purchase while supplies from Saudi Arabia rebounded for the first in five months, data......
SHANGHAI: China is scrambling to alleviate power shortages and bring more water to the drought-hit basin of the Yangtze river as it battles a record-breaking heatwave by deploying relief funds,......
BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced disgust on Wednesday at remarks by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that the German leader said diminished the importance of the Holocaust, while......
KABUL: Taliban military aircraft roared over the Afghan capital on Wednesday as the group’s defence ministry tested out recently repaired hardware, much of it left behind by foreign militaries and......
JACKSON: Republican rebel Liz Cheney lost her seat in Congress on Tuesday to an election conspiracy theorist, but vowed to fight on and do “whatever it takes” to ensure that former president Donald......
SEPAKU: Indonesia celebrated its first independence day at its future capital in the ancient rainforests of eastern Borneo on Wednesday as the nation plans a move away from slowly sinking,......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed serious concern about the devastation caused by the recent floods across Pakistan, vowing that provision of humanitarian relief to the......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange had a positive session on Wednesday even though investors opted for profit-taking in the first trading hour.Arif Habib Ltd said the banking sector remained in the......
ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom (UK) has launched a “Developing Countries Trading Scheme” (DCTS), whose implementation in early 2023 will provide tariff reductions and simpler terms of trade to 65......
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Wednesday again put off the joint sitting of parliament scheduled to be held on August 22 (Monday) for a month.The joint sitting of the......
EVEN if you are driving on the most deserted road in the world, you must use the indicator before turning left or right. Why? Because if you decide to skip this part when it is not really required,......
WASHINGTON: The United States has said that it no longer believes the Taliban are capable of implementing the pledges they made in Doha, Qatar, while signing a peace agreement with American......
LONDON: The UK signed a major deal with Pakistan on Wednesday, under which foreign criminals and immigration offenders from the UK can be returned to Pakistan.UK Home Secretary Priti Patel hailed the......
• Rs5 and Rs10 monthly PDL hike in diesel and petrol • No intervention in exchange rate • Import reserve cover for 10 weeks • Phaseout of Ehsas Ration ProgrammeISLAMABAD: The government has given an......
• Rs5 and Rs10 monthly PDL hike in diesel and petrol • No intervention in exchange rate • Import reserve cover for 10 weeks • Phaseout of Ehsas Ration ProgrammeISLAMABAD: The government has given an......
UNDER what conditions do we live in our country? A detailed profile of our households is provided by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics in its Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey......
