Nineteen suspected gang members and 10 military personnel were killed in a wave of violence surrounding the arrest of Mexican drug cartel boss Ovidio Guzman in the northern state of Sinaloa, Defence......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that international attention for flood-hit Pakistan is receding even though large parts of the country, particularly Sindh and Balochistan, remain inundated.The......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that he had not anticipated the extent to which PTI Chairman Imran Khan had “destroyed everything”, referring to the country’s worsening economic......
The Taliban on Friday slammed Prince Harry after the royal disclosed he killed 25 people on military duty in Afghanistan and said it was like removing “chess pieces” from a board.Harry’s highly......
Short-term inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) reached 30.6 per cent year-on-year in the week ending on January 5, up from last week’s 29.3pc, as food prices continue to remain......
• Accuses PM, interior minister, ‘black sheep’ in army of plotting, executing murder attempts • Insists JIT ‘proves’ multiple shooters involved in attackLAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)......
The federal government has sent a cybersecurity advisory to ministries and provincial governments to prevent data leaks through the dark web, it emerged on Friday.The dark web, or darknet, is a part......
Five people were killed and three injured in the early hours of Friday when a passenger coach fell into a ditch near Rahim Kot in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) capital, Muzaffarabad, according to......
Thousands of people in South Waziristan’s Wana took to the streets on Friday against the recent wave of terrorism and demanded the immediate restoration of peace in the region.The protest comes as......
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday temporarily handed over a teenage girl — who was reported as kidnapped last year but later found to have purportedly eloped in Punjab — to her parents in Karachi......
Ousted premier Nawaz Sharif’s grandson Junaid Safdar, while confirming that he had moved to Pakistan, insisted on Friday that he won’t be participating in any political activities.In an Instagram......
Spinners Michael Bracewell and Ish Sodhi grabbed two wickets apiece on Friday as New Zealand closed in on victory in the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi.Chasing 319, Pakistan were 125-5 at......
More countries around the world are demanding that visitors from China take Covid tests, days before it drops border controls and ushers in an eagerly awaited return to travel for a population that......
PTI leader Shahbaz Gill — who has been facing a number of cases since his controversial comments about the military establishment — was brought to an Islamabad district and sessions court in an......
PUNE: Dasun Shanaka led from the front with a record half-century and two wickets in Sri Lanka’s series-levelling 16-run win in the second T20 International of the three-game series here on......
KARACHI: The Jamaat-i-Islami called off its sit–in protest on Thursday after the Sindh government assured the party that it would take every possible step to hold much delayed (second phase of) local......
KARACHI: It was a short but fiery press conference by Shaun Tait, the bowling coach who was once again thrown into the deep end with Pakistan struggling. There were one-line answers, no elaboration......
KARACHI: In fading light, the shadows of the stands now covering most of the ground at the National Stadium, the stumps had been lit up twice, first by Tim Southee and then Ish Sodhi. Faced with a......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recorded around 365 cases of child sexual abuse last year with four victims of those offences being killed by culprits,said provincial additional inspector general of......
• Drug peddling to be checked effectively, says IGP • Over 25,300 policemen to be deployed on polling day, meeting told • Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan police to launch joint operation to bust......
BAJAUR: Thousands of people took to streets here on Thursday and pledged to protect the hard-earned peace in the region at all costs.People from all walks of life including political workers, social......
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on Thursday recommended to the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority to conduct energy efficiency audit of the parliament building to ascertain its......
LAHORE: An accountability court on Thursday disposed of as withdrawn a pre-arrest bail petition of former chief minister Usman Buzdar in an inquiry launched by the National Accountability Bureau......
Oil prices rose as much as $1 on Friday, extending gains from the previous trading session on hopes of a China demand boost and after data showed lower fuel inventories in the United States following......
ISLAMABAD: A warrant for arrest of a spokesperson for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has been issued by senior special magistrate of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Thursday, Dawn has......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Committee on Thursday unanimously passed a bill suggesting an increase in the punishment for individuals involved in sending......
KARACHI: Shares rose slightly on Thursday as investors expected a breakthrough on the circular debt issue.Topline Securities said the confirmation of the foreign exchange inflows from friendly......
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of IT & Telecom (MoITT) has finalised the draft of the Infrastructure Sharing Framework to boost competition as well as reduce the cost of doing business for mobile and......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has made it mandatory for all independent power producers (IPPs) to utilise local coal, particularly from Thar, before opting for imports......
KARACHI: With rising prices of wheat flour and chicken already hitting most household budgets, two more staples — ghee and cooking oil — are also going to be short in supply as well as costlier ahead......
SELDOM before in the past few decades have I heard Pakistanis — friends, students, colleagues, acquaintances and even strangers — sound so despondent and negative about the future of the country as I......
LOS ANGELES: Excessive rain, heavy snow and landslides are expected to wallop California through Thursday as a series of winter storms rip across the western US coast, prompting the Golden State’s......
LAS VEGAS: BMW unveiled Wednesday the prototype of a car that can change color and showcases digital features like projecting driving data across the inside of the windshield.This car, called i......
BEIJING: China defended on Thursday its handling of its raging Covid-19 outbreak after US President Joe Biden voiced concern and the WHO said Beijing was under-reporting virus deaths.The WHO’s......
PAKISTAN’S economic situation is unquestionably dire. The yawning trade and current account deficits, galloping inflation and default prospects have generated significant comment. It is noteworthy,......
LONDON: Hackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted them on an online hacking forum, a security researcher said on Wednesday.The breach will unfortunately lead......
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves hit an eight-year low at $5.576 billion during the week ended on Dec 30, 2022.Despite fast dwindling SBP reserves, Finance Minister......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan discussed the initiation of a feasibility study for the trans-Afghan railway project during a trilateral working group meeting in Islamabad on......
ISLAMABAD: The US has so far provided more than $273 million in humanitarian assistance for Afghan refugees in Pakistan and its host communities. In the fiscal year 2022, the US provided nearly $60......
ISLAMABAD: As the election year has started, the federal government is set to launch three major initiatives with an estimated cost of about Rs30 billion to win over more than 150,000 families......
ISLAMABAD: A moderate earthquake jolted parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad and some cities of Punjab on Thursday evening. However, no casualties were reported.Pakistan Meteorological......
WASHINGTON: Republican leader Kevin McCarthy lost an eighth vote for the US House of Representatives speaker on Thursday, even after he made several concessions intended to win over far-right......
KARACHI: Calling PTI chief Imran Khan “a frontman for terrorists”, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday accused the former premier of following an appeasement policy during his tenure......
GUJRAT: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi rejected on Thursday the senior ruling coalition partner’s demand to take a vote of confidence from the provincial assembly.“Since I do not......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday assured his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang of timely completion of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project and safe environment for......
• Accuses PM, interior minister, ‘black sheep’ in army of plotting, executing murder attempts • Insists JIT ‘proves’ multiple shooters involved in attackLAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)......
• Eleven, including key TTP commander and would-be suicide bombers, said to be among dead • Locals, police repulse attack on Lakki Marwat police stationPESHAWAR / D.I. KHAN: A day after Pakistan......
WILL our economic and financial system be able to eliminate riba (interest) by December 2027, as ordained by the Federal Shariat Court? If the past is any guide, this time frame is almost impossible......
PAKISTAN’S economic situation is unquestionably dire. The yawning trade and current account deficits, galloping inflation and default prospects have generated significant comment. It is noteworthy,......
SELDOM before in the past few decades have I heard Pakistanis — friends, students, colleagues, acquaintances and even strangers — sound so despondent and negative about the future of the country as I......
PML-N leader Miftah Ismail on Thursday expressed regret over bringing up Ishaq Dar’s relation to the Sharifs during a tirade on his ouster as finance minister.In a podcast with internet personality......
