India’s foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi which questioned his leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots as “propaganda”.Modi was the chief......
At least two cops were martyred in a terrorist attack at a police checkpost in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber tribal district on Thursday, police said.The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed......
National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Thursday defended his decision to accept the resignations of PTI lawmakers, saying he only did so after they were able to “satisfy him” by proving......
The Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) said on Thursday that controversies regarding the quality of the electoral process in the recently held Sindh local government polls “do not augur well”,......
Rescue teams recovered on Thursday the bodies of two youths from underneath the snow, a day after an avalanche hit Gilgit-Baltistan’s upper Naltar Valley.According to Nomal police, the avalanche had......
Indian media is awash with articles on how Pakistan captain Babar Azam was allegedly “sexting” another player’s girlfriend. The problem: it’s false news that originated in a “joke” tweet from a......
PPP’s Saeed Ghani and Jamaat-i-Islami’s (JI) Hafiz Naeemur Rehman are holding a joint press conference.The two parties were rivals in the second phase of the local government elections that were held......
A major Indian journalist group urged the government to reject a proposal to police fake news on social media, saying such a change to the country’s information-technology rules would be akin to......
The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday “strongly condemned” the terrorist attack from across the Pakistan-Iran border in Balochistan’s Panjgur district on Wednesday evening in which four security......
Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it would price Twitter Blue subscription for Android at $11 per month — the same as for iOS subscribers — while offering a cheaper annual plan for web users when......
Oil futures fell by nearly $1 on Thursday, extending losses from the previous day, as a surprise jump in US crude stocks weighed on the market along with fears of a recession that were heightened by......
The government on Thursday recorded its apprehensions before the Lahore High Court (LHC) regarding Toshakhana gifts, saying the public disclosure of such articles could cause “unnecessary media hype,......
Karachi Police have registered a case against PTI Sindh President Ali Haider Zaidi and 17 other party workers under terrorism and other charges after rival political activists clashed outside the......
MELBOURNE: Rafa Nadal’s Australian Open title defence lay in ruins on Wednesday after an injury-plagued defeat that shook up the men’s draw, even as rain wreaked further scheduling havoc at Melbourne......
BRISBANE: Pakistan registered their first series loss in the ongoing ICC Women’s Championship Cycle as they went down to Australia by 10 wickets in the second fixture of the three-match One-day......
SWAT: Tourists are flocking to the ‘newly-discovered’ designations here after the recent heavy snowfall.They told Dawn that most tourist crowds in the district were attracted by Malam Jabba, Kalam,......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Wednesday approved the province’s Urban Policy, 2030, along with its action plan saying the initiative will encourage development of smart......
HYDERABAD: Shubman Gill scored a brilliant 208 as India held on to beat New Zealand by 12 runs in the first One-day International in Hyderabad on Wednesday despite a blistering century from Michael......
NEW DELHI: The Indian government will not permit social media platforms to host any information that it identifies as false, according to a draft proposal of the country’s IT rules released this......
KARACHI: A day after Jamaat-i-Islami’s Karachi chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman levelled serious allegations of rigging against the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah......
KARACHI: A day after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan held the Pakistan Peoples Party responsible for ‘unjust and illegal’ local government elections in Karachi, opposition Jamaat-i-Islami and......
KARACHI: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has accused the previous government of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) of adopting an appeasement policy towards the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday allowed an opportunity to the federal and Punjab governments and the speaker of the National Assembly to file replies to a petition challenging the......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday expressed resentment over police for its failure to take steps for recovery of missing persons and directed the investigating officers to use modern devices......
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan told the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday that the ‘two-state formula’ offers the only viable solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the rising extremism in......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday decided to issue a notification confirming PTI chief Imran Khan’s victory in by-elections on seven National Assembly seats that was earlier......
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced she will resign next month, saying she no longer has “enough in the tank” to remain as leader.“I am human. We give as much as we can......
DAVOS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged his Western allies on Wednesday to take quicker decisions to help his war-struck country, warning that “tyranny is outpacing democracies”.In an......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account deficit (CAD) widened month-on-month by almost 59 per cent in December, but shrank 78pc when compared with December 2021.The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data on......
KARACHI: The country saw a net outflow of $17 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in December, official data showed on Wednesday, with investment coming into the country plunging 59 per cent......
ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has sought to refund about Rs10.26 per unit charged to its consumers under monthly fuel charges during December 2022 involving a negative financial adjustment of about Rs12.1......
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has rolled over a $2 billion deposit with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) that was payable over the next two months, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed on......
ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi bench, on Wednesday ordered the provincial government to formulate a policy for providing nutritious meals to children at schools of Punjab by expanding......
WASHINGTON: As the country continues to grapple with one economic challenge after the other, the United States has said that it wanted to see Pakistan in an “economically sustainable position”.When......
OUR inflation data compiled by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) is one the best datasets in the country. Its coverage is wide and not only does it follow data quality standards but also......
“God gave Noah the rainbow sign, no more water, the fire next time.”AS Pakistan’s difficulties in meeting its external payment obligations deepen, its elitist policymakers, both past and present, are......
• PPP claims victory in another UC • Siraj seeks Zardari’s intervention • Imran says PPP has no commitment to fair pollsKARACHI: Controversy surrounding the Jan 15 LG polls in Karachi deepened on......
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has delayed the approval of two loans for Pakistan worth $1.1 billion until the next fiscal year pending some steps on the country’s energy debt and tariffs, a finance......
• Blames former army chief for current political, economic instability; claims he’s not in contact with new military leadership • Says govt will be forced to hold polls in AprilKARACHI: Former prime......
LAHORE / LONDON: As Rana Sanaullah arrived in London for a much-anticipated meeting with his party’s supreme leader-in-exile, Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman on Wednesday joined the ranks of those......
• Governor flayed for 5,700 held containers, LC issues • Jameel Ahmad reiterates country to receive fresh dollar inflows in coming weeksKARACHI: Traders declared open season on State Bank of Pakistan......
LAHORE: The opposition sent its nominations for the parliamentary committee to decide caretaker chief minister to Punjab Assembly Speaker Sibtain Khan late on Wednesday evening as he warned that in......
DAVOS: After extending the term of a $3 billion deposit to boost its foreign-currency reserves late last year, Saudi Arabia’s finance minister has said his country is also discussing with the World......
RAWALPINDI: In an attempt to enhance role of women police officers, the Punjab police have decided to post one female SHO whom the district police officer thinks fit for the job.In his regard, the......
LAHORE: The Punjab police department has approved establishment of a new anti-organised crime agency/unit at the provincial level on the pattern of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD).The CTD......
OUR inflation data compiled by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) is one the best datasets in the country. Its coverage is wide and not only does it follow data quality standards but also......
“God gave Noah the rainbow sign, no more water, the fire next time.”AS Pakistan’s difficulties in meeting its external payment obligations deepen, its elitist policymakers, both past and present, are......
