American basketball star Brittney Griner was headed home on Thursday after being freed from a Russian prison in a swap for Viktor Bout, the notorious arms dealer known as the “Merchant of......
Is Azhar Ali indispensable? If not then Pakistan cricket team’s management, if it is serious in building a strong and established Test side for future, are duly expected to review their plans......
The awe that England struck us all with, may have made us feel slightly better about Pakistan’s defeat in the first Test, but deep down, we all know Babar Azam’s men could have done better.We all......
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday urged the judiciary to operate “independently” as he raised concerns over the widening distance between the institutions and the public.“We believe that our......
A German far-right group busted for plotting to topple the government was heavily armed and posed a real threat, the federal police chief said Thursday.Those arrested on Wednesday included “a......
HAD William Shakespeare been alive today in Pakistan, he would have given a different twist to his drama Julius Caesar. He would have reframed history in the light of our experience. His Pakistani......
British publication The Mail on Sunday and online news site Mail Online on Thursday apologised to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for an “error” in an article it published on July 4, 2019 — in which it......
The Taliban flogged 27 Afghans, including women, in front of a large crowd on Thursday, a day after publicly executing a convicted murderer for the first time since they returned to power last......
The Sindh government on Thursday formally appointed Dr Saifur Rehman as the administrator of Karachi, according to a notification issued by the Local Government and Housing Town Planning......
The National Counter-Terrorism Authority (Nacta) has said that the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had “gained considerable ground” and “increased its footprint and magnitude of activities” in......
England skipper Ben Stokes said Thursday the express pace of fit-again Mark Wood would help counter dry and spin-friendly conditions in the second Test against Pakistan.England are on a high after a......
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received President Xi Jinping on Thursday as the Chinese leader heralded “a new era” in Arab relations, with a lavish welcome signalling Riyadh’s interest in......
IN recent columns, I have written about the control of elites over Pakistan’s polity, the ineffectiveness of our governments and our pursuing the wrong model of import substitution, which results in......
Alphabet unit Google must remove data from online search results if users can prove it is inaccurate, Europe’s top court said on Thursday.Free speech advocates and supporters of privacy rights have......
Following weeks of a lull in the audio leaks saga, another clip surfaced on Thursday purportedly featuring PTI leader Zulfi Bukhari and Bushra Bibi — the wife of PTI Chairman Imran Khan — where the......
Iran carried out its first known execution on Thursday over protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death, hanging a man convicted of blocking a street and wounding a paramilitary member.Demonstrations......
England have replaced injured all-rounder Liam Livingstone with fast bowler Mark Wood in the only change to their squad for the second test against Pakistan, with Ollie Pope retaining the......
India skipper Rohit Sharma was set to fly back home Thursday to seek medical advice for a thumb injury and will miss the final one-day international against Bangladesh, coach Rahul Dravid said.Rohit......
State Department Spokesperson Ned Price has reiterated President Joe Biden’s pledge of taking action “in a way that protects our interests” if the US sees “international terrorists regrouping in......
The Islamabad High Court on Thursday barred the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from arresting Suleman Shehbaz, the son of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is expected to return to Pakistan this......
The Chinese capital showed tentative signs of a return to normal on Thursday after a sudden reversal of a hardline pandemic policy that hammered the world’s second-biggest economy and ignited rare......
The Biden administration has added 24 companies and other entities to an export control list for supporting Russia’s military or defense industrial base, Pakistan’s nuclear activities or for......
KOHAT: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has said that members of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly will stage a protest in front of parliament in Islamabad against scrapping of already approved development......
BRIG: An activist group erected protest billboards in FIFA boss Gianni Infantino’s Swiss home town of Brig on Wednesday to demand the world football body compensate migrant workers for alleged human......
DOHA: Belgium star Eden Hazard announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday, days after the team crashed out of the World Cup in the group stage.The Real Madrid forward, 31,......
LAHORE: At the time when Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan is going all out to get the Punjab Assembly dissolved, Chief Minister Parvez Elahi’s move to appoint Khayal Ahmad Kastro as......
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday told the Lahore High Court (LHC) that an inquiry against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and others in the prohibited......
WASHINGTON: India was not designated a violator of religious freedom because US Secretary of State Antony Blinken felt that the situation in India did not warrant such a designation, says the US......
RAWALPINDI: After a months-long wait, the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) finally agreed to repair more than a century-old bridge at Transit Camp connecting the cantonment with the city region.This......
LAHORE: The Punjab School Education Department (SED) on Wednesday inaugurated first transgender school in the provincial capital to educate and teach skills to transpersons.Punjab Minister for School......
NEW DELHI: India saw a big jump in extreme weather events such as heatwaves and lightning strikes this year and related deaths rose to their highest in three years, government data showed on......
WASHINGTON: A US judge dismissed on Tuesday a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his alleged role in the 2018 murder of dissident journalist Jamal......
KARACHI: High levels of malnutrition, stunting and food insecurity continue to threaten lives of mothers and children in Sindh despite multiple interventions in decades.This concern was raised at a......
DHAKA: At least one person died on Wednesday and scores were injured in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka as police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at opposition supporters before arresting hundreds,......
HYDERABAD: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has deposited entire amount of over Rs15 billion with Sindh government for acquiring land for the Hyderabad-Sukkur section of the 306km M6 project, the......
BEIJING: China’s central bank said on Wednesday it had added 32 tonnes of gold worth around $1.8 billion to its reserves, the first time it has disclosed an increase since September 2019.The......
ISLAMABAD: Amid reports that foreign banks, including those from China, may find it difficult to operate in Pakistan after the financial system becomes fully compliant with Sharia, the central bank......
KARACHI: In his first trip to Karachi after becoming the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday visited the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah to pay homage......
• Health minister paints bleak picture of healthcare in flood-hit areas • Sindh govt criticised for not including opposition in relief activitiesKARACHI: The Sindh Assembly was on Wednesday informed......
IT was exhibition football from Portugal as they became the last team to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup with their trouncing of Switzerland, but there was no doubt about who the coolest......
ISLAMABAD: Continuing existential challenges due to hostile neighbourhood compel Pakistan to make difficult choices for survival.This was the crux of a discussion on the first day of Islamabad......
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday said on Wednesday PTI Chairman Imran Khan played politics in the name of religion, ran dirty campaign against martyrs and compromised......
QUETTA: Nawab Aslam Raisani, a veteran nationalist leader and chief of the Sarawak tribe, joined the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) on Wednesday.Mr Raisani made his decision public during a ceremony at......
HAD William Shakespeare been alive today in Pakistan, he would have given a different twist to his drama Julius Caesar. He would have reframed history in the light of our experience. His Pakistani......
IN recent columns, I have written about the control of elites over Pakistan’s polity, the ineffectiveness of our governments and our pursuing the wrong model of import substitution, which results in......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needed to deal with the issue of Afghan refugees on humanitarian grounds and enact domestic laws to become a signatory to the international conventions for being the largest host......
LAHORE: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar got a major relief as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has written to different banks and departments to unfreeze his accounts amounting to over Rs500......
LIMA: Peru’s Congress on Wednesday impeached President Pedro Castillo, sacking him as it ignored his decision to dissolve the legislature.Facing his third impeachment attempt in almost 18 months of......
• Investigators say ‘transnational roles of characters in Kenya, Dubai, and Pakistan’ cannot be ruled out • Report finds ‘discrepancies’ in statements of Kenya police, Salman Iqbal, etc; SC asks govt......
ISLAMABAD/LONDON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s son, Suleman Shehbaz, is set to return to Pakistan after four years of self-exile in London, it emerged on Wednesday.Mr Sharif, who left London for......
• Qureshi says Imran seeking to bridge ‘gulfs’ created due to ‘misunderstandings’ • Says party chief wants new govt before Ramazan • Elahi wooing PTI lawmakers in apparent bid to ‘stall’ PA......
WASHINGTON: The United States has pledged to further tighten the noose around militant groups such as the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) and the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), as the two......
