Mario Pasalic was cool, calm and collected from the spot. This, the eighth penalty of the shootout, was his chance to send Croatia through to the quarter-finals. Standing on the centre circle, he’d......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Premier Sardar Tanvir Ilyas on Monday got into a verbal spat during a ceremony in Mangla.PM Shehbaz addressed the inaugural ceremony of......
Former information minister Fawad Chaudhry confirmed on Monday that “informal communications” between the PTI and federal government, pertaining to the snap elections, had begun.Former premier Imran......
Iranian shops shut their doors in several cities on Monday, following calls for a three-day nationwide general strike from protesters seeking the fall of clerical rulers, with the head of the......
An Islamabad district and sessions court indicted Shahnawaz Amir — the main suspect in the Sarah Inam murder case — and his mother Sameena Shah on Monday.Shahnawaz was arrested on September 23 for......
The Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday that it was in "active contact" with Afghan authorities regarding investigation into the attack on the Pakistan Embassy in Kabull as the government of......
Punjab Chief Minister CM Pervez Elahi has said that the provincial assembly will “continue the same way for the next four months till March”, with his remarks being in contrast to the repeated......
Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal announced on Monday that the government had decided to close the National Flood Response and Coordination Centre (NFRCC) and a “new format” would be......
State Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik announced on Monday that Russia has decided to provide crude oil, petrol, and diesel to Pakistan at discounted rates.The decision comes a month after......
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange began the week in the red as uncertainty looms on the outlook for the country’s foreign exchange reserves with no clarity on when the pending ninth review of the......
Rescuers evacuated more people on Monday from nearby villages after the eruption of Indonesia's Mount Semeru, with officials warning of danger from cooling lava despite less activity from the......
Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab said on Monday that provincial authorities would be approaching the federal government for the issuance of a red warrant for suspended Naushahro Feroze......
Oil prices edged up on Monday after OPEC+ nations held their output targets steady ahead of a European Union ban and a price cap kicking in on Russian crude.At the same time, in a positive sign for......
Left-hander Saud Shakeel hit a solid maiden half-century on Monday as Pakistan glided towards a tempting England target on the fifth and final day of the first Test in Rawalpindi.The 27-year-old was......
WASHINGTON: With the Foreign Office saying it was verifying reports about the militant Islamic State group’s claim that it had carried out attack on the Pakistan Embassy in Kabul, an official US......
All-rounder Liam Livingstone has been ruled out of the rest of England’s tour of Pakistan with a knee injury, the team’s management said on Monday.The 29-year-old made his Test debut on Thursday in......
Businesses reopened and testing requirements were relaxed in Beijing and other Chinese cities on Monday as the country tentatively eases out of a strict zero-Covid policy that sparked nationwide......
TEHRAN: Iran has scrapped its morality police after more than two months of protests triggered by the arrest of Mahsa Amini for allegedly violating the country’s female dress code, local media said......
DOHA: Brazil forward Neymar is set to play for the five-times champions in their World Cup last-16 match against South Korea on Monday after recovering from an ankle injury, coach Tite said.Neymar......
KARACHI: Sindh Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon on Sunday said that the provincial government had given approval for recruitment of 2,000 policemen in the Rapid Response Force (RRF) and......
KARACHI: The concluding session of the 15th International Urdu Conference on Sunday evening organised by the Arts Council of Pakistan was attended by a large number of art and book lovers as writer......
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities Improvement Project (KPCIP) is an important scheme which, once completed, will change the entire landscape of the......
SWAT: A peace jirga of Malakand division here on Sunday unanimously approved a resolution, demanding the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to remove Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif from his post as he was......
THE Supreme Court on Sunday issued a four-page order ruling that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has no jurisdiction under the Constitution to decide the pre-election disqualification of a......
BAHAWALPUR: PTI leader and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaisar visited Bahawalpur on Sunday night and had a dinner with former PML-N MPA Khalid Jajja at his farmhouse in Yazman.PML-N’s......
Pakistan’s wheat market seems to be disintegrating, with unpredictable (some wheat watchers say threatening) consequences. A unified staple market, both in terms of supply and pricing, has kept......
JAKARTA: A volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday spewing a cloud of ash 15 km into the sky and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, authorities said, as they issued their highest warning......
Earlier this year, Pakistan was closing in on technology services exports of $3 billion for FY22. The sitting IT minister even claimed we’d surpass it, and based on the growth trajectory then, there......
Despite rising interest rates, the federal government is borrowing lots of money from commercial banks to bridge the gap between its income and expenses. And banks are happy. They are earning......
BEIRUT: A protester and a policeman were killed on Sunday in Syria’s southern city of Sweida as security forces cracked down on a rare demonstration by hundreds against deteriorating living......
RABAT: Thousands of protesters marched in Morocco’s capital Rabat on Sunday decrying the “high cost of living and repression”, amid surging inflation and rising social discontent.“The people want......
ISLAMABAD: While claiming that the coalition government has inherited from its predecessor a ‘divided country’ and a ‘collapsed economy’, Foreign Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman......
THE Supreme Court on Sunday issued a four-page order ruling that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has no jurisdiction under the Constitution to decide the pre-election disqualification of a......
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique on Sunday claimed that the ‘handlers’ of former prime minister Imran Khan employed carrot and stick tactics in an attempt to......
ARSHAD Nadeem, whose record-breaking throw in the javelin final of the latest Commonwealth Games brought Pakistan’s first track and field medal in 56 years, underwent elbow surgery in London on......
DESTRUCTION. Devastation. Death. That the floods in Pakistan have left people quite literally clutching at straws is no secret. Although the floods have receded for now, those that have been affected......
KHYBER: A container loaded with export goods falls on people at Torkham zero point on Sunday.—Photo by the writer KHYBER: Two pedestrians were killed and eight other persons,......
UNREMITTING political confrontations have left the country exhausted and emaciated. Political tensions show no sign of abating. Political leaders often claim the next round of battle will be decisive......
ISLAMABAD: Despite unprecedented hike in international oil and gas prices and resultant increase in import bill of two essential commodities, the two gas utilities have failed to control system......
UNREMITTING political confrontations have left the country exhausted and emaciated. Political tensions show no sign of abating. Political leaders often claim the next round of battle will be decisive......
WASHINGTON: With the Foreign Office saying it was verifying reports about the militant Islamic State group’s claim that it had carried out attack on the Pakistan Embassy in Kabul, an official US......
• Says ‘no system’ available for early polls on their call • Alleges CEC is playing as PTI chief’s rival • Ex-PM accuses Bajwa of playing ‘double game’LAHORE: Days after his son Moonis Elahi made a......
ISLAMABAD: Reacting to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s remarks about former army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday lashed out at ex-premier for......
• Says ‘no system’ available for early polls on their call • Alleges CEC is playing as PTI chief’s rival • Ex-PM accuses Bajwa of playing ‘double game’LAHORE: Days after his son Moonis Elahi made a......
