Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir said on Tuesday that the Pakistan Army was aware of the “nefarious designs of external enemies of Pakistan” to disturb the peace in Balochistan.According to a......
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday took aim at Fox Cricket for “unsubstantiated personal allegations” against skipper Babar Azam.The cricketing board responded to a story shared by Fox......
The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday (ECP) de-notified 35 PTI MNAs immediately after their resignations were accepted by National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.The notification......
China’s population fell last year for the first time in six decades, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of decline in its citizen numbers with profound implications......
Prime Minister’s spokesperson Malik Ahmad Khan on Tuesday said the premier Shehbaz Sharif will discuss PML-N’s nominees for Punjab caretaker chief minister with his key coalition partner Asif Ali......
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) and National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to “take notice” of a new audio leak purportedly featuring......
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government spokesperson Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif on Tuesday said the KP Assembly dissolution summary will be sent to Governor Haji Ghulam Ali before midnight.“A summary will be......
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) clarified on Tuesday that talks with India can only take place after the country reverses its “illegal action of August 5, 2019”, which was aimed at illegally......
A first information report (FIR) was registered against PTI’s Firdous Shamim Naqvi in Karachi for “tampering with ballot boxes” at a polling station during the Jan 15 local government elections in......
An elite Bangladesh police unit is engaged in the rampant extortion, harassment and wrongful arrests of the Rohingya refugees it has been tasked with protecting, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.The......
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) fell for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.The benchmark KSE-100 index slid 528.65 points, or 1.33 per cent, to reach 39,192.10 points at 12:58pm.More......
Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday after China posted its weakest economic growth in nearly half a century, while its late-2022 U-turn in Covid policy still supported hopes of recovery in the country’s......
A judicial magistrate on Tuesday remanded in police custody a suspect for allegedly killing senior lawyer and former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Abdul Latif Afridi......
ISLAMABAD: A civil judge on Monday rejected the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) request to extend the physical remand of journalist Shahid Aslam.The journalist, who has been arrested for......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold serious and sincere talks to resolve burning issues, including Kashmir, and said the United Arab......
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa have named Rob Walter as their new head coach in limited overs cricket with Shukri Conrad to take over the Test team, officials confirmed on Monday.Mark Boucher, who had......
QUETTA: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi laid the foundation stone of a cricket academy at the Sariab Sports Complex here on Monday.The project is being established under Afridi’s Shahid Afridi......
THE local government set-up in Karachi is divided into three tiers — union committees (UCs), town municipal corporations (TMCs) and City Council/Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC).In the......
BRISBANE: Half-centuries by captain Meg Lanning and opener Phoebe Litchfield saw the Australian women’s cricket team comfortably beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the opening fixture of the......
PARIS: Kylian Mbappe made his return from a post-World Cup holiday but Paris St Germain went down 1-0 away to Stade Rennais in Ligue 1 on Sunday, a result which leaves them just three points clear......
Some 40 countries on Monday called on Israel to lift sanctions it imposed on the Palestinian Authority earlier this month over its push to get the UN’s top court to issue an advisory opinion on the......
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Monday remanded in judicial custody Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MPA Rabistan Khan, who was arrested for allegedly beating up a rival Pakistan Peoples Party......
KARACHI: Major contesting parties including the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party raised concerns over an unusual delay in election results in Karachi and blamed the Election Commission of Pakistan for......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold serious and sincere talks to resolve burning issues, including Kashmir, and said the United Arab......
LAHORE: In a bid to address traffic congestion, smog and other environmental issues, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has launched a mega anti-encroachment operation on nine major roads in the......
LONDON: Britain’s largest police force was on Monday facing fresh scrutiny about its vetting procedures after an officer admitted 24 counts of rape and a string of sexual assaults over nearly two......
LAHORE: PPP central Punjab secretary general Hassan Murtaza has ruled out any electoral alliance between his party and the PML-N in the upcoming elections, but hinted at seat adjustments between the......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday observed that prima facie access to the details of Toshakhana articles was a right of the masses under Article 19-A of the Constitution, which protects the......
DAVOS: The number of billionaires should be reduced by half by 2030 through higher taxes and other policies to make the world more equal, Oxfam said on Monday as global elites meet in Davos.The aid......
China’s economy grew last year at its slowest pace in four decades as it was hammered by Covid lockdowns and a property crisis but the forecast-beating reading raised hopes for a strong recovery as......
ISLAMABAD: In order to address the grievances of ‘disgruntled’ judges of the sessions court in the federal capital, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has constituted a committee comprising Justice Tariq......
RAWALPINDI: Political and economic uncertainty in the country has also hit the much-delayed Rawalpindi Ring Road (R3) project, as the provincial administration has failed to call a bid to hire a......
ISLAMABAD: As many as 96 places in the federal capital emerged as hotspots for crime in the year 2022.Sources in the police told Dawn that 34 of the crime hotspots were in Rural, 27 in Saddar, 19 in......
DAVOS: Big oil firms came under pressure at the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) from activists who accused them of hijacking the climate debate, while a Greta Thunberg-sponsored “cease and......
DNIPRO: Russia and Belarus began joint military exercises on Monday, triggering fears in Kyiv and the West that Moscow could use its ally to launch a new ground offensive in Ukraine.The two allies......
ISLAMABAD: As the dollar crisis deepens and strong reaction is beginning to appear from almost all sectors of the economy, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday reiterated that government will......
KARACHI: While seeking the government’s help in opening letters of credit (LCs) amid fear of industry closure, the manufacturers have pushed up the price of steel bars to an all-time high of......
ISLAMABAD: The federal development spending fell drastically by 43.68 per cent to Rs151.42 billion in the first half year (July-December) of the current fiscal year from Rs268.87bn over the......
KARACHI: A South Korean chemical company announced on Monday it’s exiting the Pakistan market after 13 years.Lotte Chemical Company Pakistan Ltd said its South Korea–based majority shareholder is......
KARACHI: In a bid to avert any shortage of ghee/cooking oil in Ramazan, the Ministry of Industries (MoI) and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday agreed to remove bottlenecks for speedy......
Local protesters have been peacefully demonstrating in Skardu for two weeks, under the shadow of the fluttering green-and-white Pakistani flag. All profess to be Pakistanis, and have Pakistani......
PESHAWAR: The killing of veteran lawyer and politician Abdul Latif Afridi on the premises of the Peshawar High Court marks the end of an era and has left the legal fraternity and his admirers......
What next, is the question on everyone’s minds now that Imran Khan has crossed the Rubicon. Despite the reservations of those around him, as well as the scepticism of those without, the PTI and the......
— Irfan Khan • Official results show party’s victory with 94 seats, followed closely by JI with 86 • Accusations fly as delayed results overshadow peaceful pollingKARACHI: The......
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan remains a lower-middle income country and will continue to be vulnerable to fluctuating energy prices, warns a UN report released on Monday.The report also places India and......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday suffered a defeat in the Senate where a bill seeking to enhance loan disbursement in smaller provinces was passed by the house amidst the government’s opposition......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has hinted at returning to the National Assembly to ensure that the “party turncoats” do not help Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif get vote of confidence that......
ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: A day after Parvez Elahi hinted at merger of his Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Monday served a show-cause......
What next, is the question on everyone’s minds now that Imran Khan has crossed the Rubicon. Despite the reservations of those around him, as well as the scepticism of those without, the PTI and the......
ISLAMABAD: The membership of as many as 271 lawmakers — 136 members of the National Assembly, 21 senators and 114 members of provincial assemblies — has been suspended by the Election Commission of......
ISLAMABAD: The health ministry on Monday reduced the prices of 20 medicines, including those to treat cancer.The revision in the maximum retail price by the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS)......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday held that courts should refrain from interfering in the internal governance of institutions in case it did not entertain an overqualified candidate for an......
