Pakistan will implement the decision of the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) to rid the country of an interest-based banking system, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Wednesday, but many are questioning......
US President Joe Biden hopes to build a “floor” for relations with China when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week, but he will be honest about US concerns, including over Taiwan and human......
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards general claimed Thursday that the Islamic republic has developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defence systems, raising concerns from the UN nuclear......
PTI chairman Imran Khan’s sons Qasim and Suleman Khan— who live in the United Kingdom with their mother Jemima Goldsmith — arrived in Lahore on Thursday to visit Imran, according to PTI Lahore’s......
The assassination attempt on Imran Khan left the entire nation and the world reeling, but in a recent interview, the cricketer-turned-politician has shed rare light on the traumatic experience his......
England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to bowl against India in the second semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup in Adelaide on Thursday.Batsman Dawid Malan and pace bowler Mark Wood miss......
Police on Thursday ruled out terrorism in the recent girls’ school blaze that set Diamer on edge, a senior police official said.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sher Khan told Dawn.com that......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 index gained nearly 600 points on Thursday morning, buoyed by buying in the oil and gas exploration sector.The benchmark index was up 599.39......
• PTI chief claims Gen Bajwa wanted him to appoint Aleem Khan as Punjab CM • Says military controls NAB to manipulate corrupt politicians; disputes impression that Gen Faiz is ‘his man’ • Blames GHQ......
PPP’s Mustafa Nawaz Khokar formally resigned as a senator on Thursday, two days after he announced plans to vacate his seat in the upper house of parliament.“I have formally submitted my resignation......
MIRPURKHAS: The Mirpurkhas district administration has failed to clear Jhuddo taluka, the worst flood-hit area in the district, of stagnant floodwaters, forcing thousands of calamity-stricken people......
ISLAMABAD: Several former Pakistan cricketers have praised the national team for their fabulous victory over New Zealand in the ICC T20 World Cup semi-final on Wednesday.Overjoyed by the win in......
ADELAIDE: England’s bowlers have helped cover for their batting team-mates’ patchy Twenty20 World Cup and will now face their biggest test against the firepower of India in Thursday’s semi-final.The......
RAWALPINDI: On the third day of protests, life in Rawalpindi remained paralysed as supporters of the provincial ruling party, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), choked multiple roads in the city to......
SYDNEY: Pakistan will continue their rollercoaster ride at the T20 World Cup into the final after beating New Zealand by seven wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday and opener Mohammad......
PESHAWAR: The health department is launching a province-wide vaccination drive today (on Thursday) to immunise children below two years against vaccine-preventable childhood ailments.During the past......
RAWALPINDI: Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday visited Peshawar and directed the troops to always stay focused on their professional duties in the service of the nation.On arrival at......
PESHAWAR: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday said the alternate dispute resolution mechanisms could be adopted in the newly-merged tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the speedy resolution of......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday extended its earlier order to restrain the K-Electric from making any changes in its board of directors till the next hearing.The Saudi Arabia-based Aljomaih......
LAHORE: Though this step may not result in a noticeable improvement in the smog-infested air of Lahore overnight, an electric bus with zero smoke emission has begun running on Lahore roads as a test......
LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Sirajul Haq adds his voice to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s demand for new polls, saying fresh elections are the only way forward to pull the......
KARACHI: Protesting healthcare workers have refused to resume their duties unless the Sindh government makes the withdrawn health risk allowance permanent part of their salaries.Junior doctors,......
KARACHI: More than 4,000 babies are born in relief camps of flood victims in less than two months fanning concerns of health experts and officials who see these children as the most vulnerable......
PARIS: Tensions mounted between France and Italy on Wednesday over the fate of an NGO ship carrying 234 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, with Paris calling the refusal by Italian authorities to......
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Wednesday unveiled — and then almost immediately scrapped — a new gray “official” label for some high-profile accounts as Elon Musk struggles to revamp the highly......
ISLAMABAD: A study conducted by Telenor Asia has revealed that 63 per cent of Pakistanis believe mobile devices and mobile technology have significantly improved their careers and aided in developing......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hear the contempt case against PTI chief Imran Khan and two other party leaders on Thursday (today).During the last hearing on Oct 26, the......
YEARS of inaction by Commonwealth governments in response to violent assaults and excessive restraints on the work of independent media in the organisation’s 56 member states came under sharp......
ISLAMABAD: The name of eminent nuclear physicist Dr Samar Mubarakmand echoed in the Reko Diq case when Additional Attorney General (AAG) Chaudhry Aamir Rehman on Wednesday mentioned the expert’s......
DUBAI: Iran’s intelligence minister told its regional rival Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that there is no guarantee of Tehran continuing its “strategic patience,” according to semi-official Fars news......
PARIS: After years of public rows and even a brief naval stand-off in the Channel, Britain and France are looking to reset their relations under new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.Sunak and French......
ISLAMABAD: The lawyer representing Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in the petition against amendments to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday urged the Supreme......
LONDON: Fugitive Indian diamond tycoon Nirav Modi faces extradition to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering after a London court dismissed his appeal on Wednesday.Modi has denied any......
Two key pieces of evidence, including a mobile phone and a tablet, belonging to journalist Arshad Sharif, have reportedly gone ‘missing’ from the crime scene, according to Kenyan media reports.Almost......
• Imran threatens to name ‘another figure’ in ‘assassination conspiracy’; party to challenge FIR in court • US calls on political parties to refrain from violence, respect rule of lawLAHORE: After......
WHEN Pakistan needed their champion, Mohammad Rizwan raised his hand. Punching, swiping and axe-cutting in the best tradition of Ijaz Ahmed, Rizwan extinguished New Zealand’s hopes and in the process......
ISLAMABAD: As Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa’s date of retirement draws closer, the concerned stakeholders are already at work, mulling potential options that they believe would best protect their......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ruled that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) enjoys exemption from property tax on its immovable properties situated in cantonment areas.Justice Jawad Hassan issued......
THE FATF has placed Pakistan on its ‘increased monitoring list’, also known as the ‘grey list’, multiple times since 2008. Those countries whose names appear on this list commit to actively working......
IN a Tedx talk I gave last year, I argued that Pakistan shouldn’t be called the Islamic Republic but rather the One Per Cent Republic. Opportunities, power and wealth here are limited to the top one......
• Govt decides to withdraw SBP, NBP appeals against Federal Shariat Court’s Riba verdict • Dar says govt to implement FSC’s decision as soon as possible to rid country of interest • Insists lot of......
• PTI chief claims Gen Bajwa wanted him to appoint Aleem Khan as Punjab CM • Says military controls NAB to manipulate corrupt politicians; disputes impression that Gen Faiz is ‘his man’ • Blames GHQ......
PAKISTAN is one of the few countries where political surrogacy is still legal, where a seed can be planted by the military to gestate in the womb of democracy. Earlier ones were: in Europe, Franco’s......
