Pakistan on Wednesday rejected India’s “purported closure” of the accidental firing of a supersonic missile into the country on March 9, 2022, reiterating the demand for a joint probe into the......
Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Wednesday revealed that over 900 people were killed during monsoon rains across Pakistan since June this year, while 1,293 were left......
An Islamabad district and sessions court on Wednesday granted interim bails to six PTI leaders in a case pertaining to the violation of Section 144 (ban on public gatherings exceeding four persons)......
Turkey’s business community confronted growing US pressure on Wednesday to break off its growing ties with Russia or face potentially crippling sanctions linked to the Kremlin’s invasion of......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday issued notices to PTI leaders Firdous Ashiq Awan and Usman Dar instructing them to appear before an inquiry committee in the Daska by-election......
Power Minister Khurram Dastgir on Wednesday said that the recently announced exemption for fuel adjustment charges (FAC) in August’s billing will only apply to consumers who use under 200 units of......
Searing summer temperatures in the UK have not just parched the earth and dried up rivers, lakes and reservoirs but are also seeing trees shed their leaves early.Instead of green, many gardens, parks......
The Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday postponed the second phase of local government elections in Sindh due to heavy rains and the flooding situation in the province.Polling was due to be......
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) plans to invest $3 billion in Pakistan, Qatar’s Emiri Diwan said on Wednesday, lending support to the cash-strapped economy.Pakistan is in economic turmoil and......
PTI leader and lawyer Babar Awan on Wednesday said that former prime minister Imran Khan would approach an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in person tomorrow (Aug 25) for bail in the terrorism case......
Pakistan and Qatar on Wednesday agreed to promote cooperation in different sectors, according to Radio Pakistan.The understanding was reached during a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif......
IT could have ended in a lynching. After all, that is how Priyantha Kumara’s life ended less than a year ago — beaten to death by a mob in an extended orgy of violence that culminated with his body......
Iran will not allow inspections beyond what is in a 2015 nuclear deal, the country’s nuclear chief said on Wednesday, as the United States prepares to respond to a proposal to revive Tehran’s nuclear......
Afghan refugees and migrants living in limbo at a United Arab Emirates (UAE) facility for nearly a year since being evacuated from Afghanistan held protests this week over what they say is a slow and......
Islamabad police sought on Wednesday yet another extension of seven days in the physical remand of PTI leader Shahbaz Gill, who has been booked and arrested on charges of sedition and inciting mutiny......
The PKR continued falling for the third straight session on Wednesday, declining by Rs1.34 against the dollar in the interbank market.Data shared by the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP) showed the......
On Tuesday, Adani Enterprises announced that it will acquire a 29.18 per cent stake in the NDTV group through a subsidiary company.Led by billionaire Gautam Adani, who is believed to be close to......
The Lahore High Court on Wednesday allowed PTI chief Imran Khan to contest by-elections in the NA-108 (Faisalabad) and NA-118 (Nankana Sahib) constituencies while rejecting objections of the Election......
Ukrainians mark 31 years since they broke free from the Russia-dominated Soviet Union on Wednesday in what is certain to be a day of defiance against the Kremlin’s six-month-old war to subdue the......
Pakistan’s current account deficit shrank to $1.2 billion in July compared to $2.2bn in June — a 45.45 per cent month-on-month drop, data released by the State Bank of Pakistan......
Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the “highly provocative and sacrilegious remarks” made by a BJP leader against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and called upon the international community to take......
MANCHESTER: England Test captain Ben Stokes on Tuesday said he had feared he might not play again after taking an extended break from cricket last year to focus on his wellbeing.Stokes decided to......
LAHORE: Fresh from his triumphs at the Commonwealth Games and the Islamic Solidarity Games, Arshad Nadeem will finally begin treatment on his injured elbow and knees from next month.Despite the......
DUBAI: With Pakistan set to embark on their Asia Cup campaign on Sunday against India, legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram says Babar Azam’s men believe they can compete with their arch-rivals “day in,......
KARACHI: Police on Tuesday fired tear gas shells to disperse angry people protesting against a controversial “anti-encroachment” operation under which authorities demolished their decades-old shops......
LAKKI MARWAT: The killing of a man in an alleged police encounter sparked protest in the city as a large number of people placed the body on Bannu-Mianwali road and closed it to all kinds of......
ISLAMABAD: Saying there should be no politics on national emergencies such as floods, Minister for National Health Services (NHS) Abdul Qadir Patel on Tuesday said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) should also......
BAGHDAD: Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr held a sit-in outside the top judicial body for several hours on Tuesday, ratcheting up tensions in a showdown with a rival alliance.Caretaker Prime......
• PM says body formed to fix responsibility on those who imposed fixed tax on traders against govt policy • Invites Qataris to invest in PakistanISLAMABAD: In view of the severe reaction from the......
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, taking a breather from a near four per cent surge the previous day, on receding fears of an imminent output cut by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday upheld the additional district and sessions judge’s (ADSJ) order to hand over PTI leader Dr Shahbaz Gill’s custody to the Islamabad police.During......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan condemned the arrest of Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh and the ongoing crackdown against the......
LAHORE: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry lashed out at the party’s own governments in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday for “failing party workers” by “not responding befittingly” to the coalition......
UKRAINE’S independence day today will be bereft of any public celebrations in Kyiv because of the elevated risk of Russian attacks on the capital.Precisely six months into Vladimir Putin’s “special......
NOTHING could be more surreal than watching political leaders engaged in a sordid game of thrones while a large part of the country is devastated by torrential rains. Villages have been wiped out by......
MADRID: Iran requested “some adjustments” to a draft agreement on reviving a 2015 nuclear accord with major powers proposed by the European Union, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said......
NOTHING could be more surreal than watching political leaders engaged in a sordid game of thrones while a large part of the country is devastated by torrential rains. Villages have been wiped out by......
WASHINGTON: The political turmoil in Pakistan echoed far away in the United States as well, where the UN chief urged Islamabad to keep the legal process impartial while the State Department......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum was informed on Tuesday that advance purchases and imposition of the petroleum development levy (PDL) were the key reasons for the rise in fuel......
ISLAMABAD: After a lapse of four months, the coalition government on Tuesday revived the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC).Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal chaired the first meeting to review......
