The Foreign Office (FO) said on Friday that the official Twitter account of the Pakistan consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu was “hacked”.“As of today, any tweet or message issued from this......
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Friday that remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis declined by 19 per cent in December 2022 to $2 billion compared to the same month last year.The latest......
Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon asserted on Friday that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) could not reject the provincial government’s decision to postpone local government......
Severe storms lashed the southern United States on Thursday evening, unleashing dozens of damaging tornadoes and leaving at least seven people dead in their wake.The National Weather Service reported......
PAKISTAN now has not only the fifth largest population in the world but it also bears a very heavy burden of disease. Also, negative determinants of health or risks to health abound and are on the......
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Friday urged Governor Balighur Rehman to dissolve the Punjab Assembly (PA) forthwith instead of waiting for the 48-hour deadline to pass.“We advise the governor to not......
Indus Motor Company (IMC) has raised the prices of Toyota vehicles by Rs280,000-1.2 million citing economic uncertainty, inflationary impact on raw material, and the increasing cost of production, it......
Gwadar police on Friday arrested Haq Do Tehreek (HDT) leader Maulana Hidayatur Rehman after he showed up at a local court — four days after he announced that he was heading to Gwadar to surrender. ......
Sri Lanka will slash its army by a third to 135,000 personnel by next year and to 100,000 by 2030, the state minister of defence said on Friday, as the country tries to cut costs in the face of its......
Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat against New Zealand in the deciding fixture of the three-match One-day International series — evenly poised at 1-1 — here at the National Stadium in Karachi......
The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday said it was “looking into” the allegation of indecent questioning by a member of its staff with an Indian woman at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, adding......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday rejected the Sindh government’s request to postpone local government elections in Karachi and Hyderabad divisions, and ruled that the polls will be......
Australia on Friday defended their hotly contested decision to pull out of a cricket series against Afghanistan following a Taliban crackdown on women’s “basic human rights”.Australia and Afghanistan......
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) fell on Friday on political uncertainty created by Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi’s advice to the governor to dissolve the assembly even as......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday sought detailed report from provincial food secretary about wheat flour crisis in the province and steps taken for controlling prices of the commodity in......
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Protesters in South Waziristan Lower demanding restoration of peace announced to end the sit-in being held for seven days and celebrated an agreement signed by them and the......
KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet met briefly on Thursday but adjourned the meeting as the senior officers required to brief the members on security arrangements for the Jan 15 local government elections in......
LAHORE: The protest by lawyers for the last three days on The Mall continued to make an alarming impact on the traffic pressure, making the lives of the people a living hell.Particularly, the......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday issued notices to the interior ministry and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on a petition of the wife of former federal minister Moonis Elahi......
LAHORE: A number of tandoor owners staged a protest rally on Thursday outside the civil secretariat against the rising prices of simple and fine flour and demanded revisions in the naan and roti......
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has asked provincial departments and the district administration officials in Murree to coordinate with each other so that tourists and locals remain safe during......
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic was drawn on Thursday to play Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena on his return to the Australian Open and could meet Nick Kyrgios in the last eight.The Serbian star, who was......
KOLKATA: KL Rahul’s unbeaten 64 helped India down Sri Lanka by four wickets to clinch a series victory in the second One-day International here at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.Wrist spinner Kuldeep......
PARIS: Lionel Messi celebrated his return to competition after the World Cup by scoring a second-half goal as Paris St Germain extended their Ligue 1 lead to six points with a 2-0 home win over......
KARACHI: If all goes by the trend, spin will again play a key role when Pakistan take on New Zealand in the deciding fixture of their three-match One-day International series — evenly poised at 1-1 —......
ISLAMABAD: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry has sought action against Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and the prime minister’s aide on interior and legal affairs, Attaullah Tarar, for allegedly confessing......
KARACHI: The United States embassy on Thursday extended interview waiver eligibility for Pakistani citizens wanting to extend their tourist and business visas.The US embassy made the announcement in......
BAKHMUT: Ukraine said on Thursday its forces were fighting to retain control of Soledar in the eastern Donetsk region but cautioned it was coming up against “difficult” resistance from Russian......
KARACHI: Banks seem to have hit the brakes on deposit mobilisation in December, a rare development that analysts attribute to the lenders’ attempt at reducing their tax bills.In a break from the past......
Oil prices slipped in early trade on Friday but were on track for gains of more than six per cent for the week on solid signs of demand growth in top crude-oil importer China and expectations of less......
LONDON: Prince Harry’s autobiography Spare sold 1.4 million English-language copies on its first day in the UK, United States and Canada, smashing Penguin Random House’s sales record, the publisher......
NEW DELHI: The World Health Organisation has issued an alert warning against the use of two Indian cough syrups blamed for the deaths of at least 20 children in Uzbekistan.WHO said the products,......
LONDON: The British government said on Thursday that a small number of people who were granted so-called “golden visas” for millionaire investors might have obtained their wealth through corruption......
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden assured Americans on Thursday that he was cooperating fully with the investigation into the discovery of classified Obama administration documents from his personal......
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 2,374 new companies in December 2022.The total number of registered companies now stands at 183,744. The total capital......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has secured over $3 billion in fresh funding from multilateral lenders on concessional terms and the inflows will start during the current fiscal year.The international lenders......
KARACHI: Just when the prices of wheat flour are soon going to ease, following a merciless upward trend witnessed over the past few months, another fundamental kitchen commodity started to become......
ISLAMABAD: The office of the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) on Thursday informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday that Rs19 billion of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP)......
ISLAMABAD: The government has no plans to sell Roosevelt Hotel in New York and is instead seeking a joint venture for a mixed-use development.This was revealed by the Privatisation Commission in a......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that various factors, including recent floods and Covid-19, delayed the construction of the Mohmand and Diamer-Bhasha dams for at least nine......
Arif Naqvi LONDON: For those familiar with Abraaj and the spectacular rise and fall of its founder Arif Naqvi, the recently released BBC documentary Billion Dollar Downfall: The......
KARACHI: In the absence of any dollar inflows from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or friendly countries, foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) dropped to $4.34 billion,......
KARACHI: Conceding “defeat”, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Thursday admitted that it made all-out efforts to save the Punjab Assembly from dissolution, but it was Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf......
PAKISTAN now has not only the fifth largest population in the world but it also bears a very heavy burden of disease. Also, negative determinants of health or risks to health abound and are on the......
LAHORE: PML-N’s ‘over reliance on the establishment and PPP’s Asif Ali Zardari’ appears to be one of the major factors for its failure to cause required defections in the PTI-PMLQ parliamentary......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday secured a lifeline of about $4 billion from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to sail through the immediate challenge of a sovereign default amid rapidly......
“INSANITY is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results,” is a saying intended to suggest that such behaviour is stupid. Is that interpretation correct in the context of our......
KARACHI: In a late-night development, the Sindh government announced that the long awaited local government elections, scheduled for Jan 15, would not be held in Karachi and Dadu.According to the......
