Awami National Party (ANP) Senator Haji Hidayatullah apologised on Monday for passing disrespectful remarks against Quaid-i-Azam in the upper house of parliament.The incident happened when PML-N......
Three years to the day after the World Health Organisation (WHO) sounded the highest level of global alert over Covid-19, it said on Monday the pandemic remains an international emergency.WHO......
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday urged a diplomatic resolution to the Ukraine conflict, highlighting the consequential “economic impact” Pakistan and other developing countries were......
An Islamabad district and sessions court on Monday sent PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on a 14-day judicial remand in a case over alleged incitement of violence against a constitutional institution — the......
The PPP on Monday served a legal notice on PTI Chairman Imran Khan and demanded an “unconditional apology” for “fabricated and scandalous remarks” allegation that PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari......
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) fell sharply on Monday afternoon, with the benchmark KSE-100 index dropping 590.08 points, or 1.46 per cent, to reach 39,860.45 points at......
An explosion has been reported near the Peshawar Police Lines area, according to footage shown on DawnNewsTV on Monday.Television reports said multiple injuries were feared and an emergency has been......
India’s Supreme Court will consider petitions next week against a government order blocking the sharing of clips of a BBC documentary that questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership during......
UAE President HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s one-day visit to Islamabad — scheduled for today — has been postponed due to bad weather conditions, the Prime Minister’s Office said on......
After plunging to a record low last week, the PKR depreciated by another Rs6.5, trading at Rs269.1 per dollar in the interbank market around 12pm on Monday, according to data shared by the Forex......
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman on a PTI petition seeking the announcement of a date for......
Oil prices fell on Monday, giving up earlier gains, as global producers this week will likely keep output unchanged during a meeting this week and investors are cautious ahead of a US Federal Reserve......
India’s Adani Group issued a detailed riposte on Sunday to a Hindenburg Research report that sparked a $48 billion rout in its stocks, saying it complies with all local laws and had made the......
Former interior minister and Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid has claimed that his Lal Haveli residence in Rawalpindi was completely “sealed” by authorities in the early hours of......
KARACHI: The Frere Hall lawns hosting the first of its kind annual Antique Car Show was the centre of attraction for all lovers and collectors of vintage and classic cars on Sunday.There were over a......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has allowed the special secretary of the Sindh Assembly to continue to perform his services till Feb 7 after he filed a petition against his suspension.A two-judge bench......
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri said on Sunday that transgender community was being formally included in the Benazir Income Support Programme......
KARACHI: Affectees of the Baldia factory fire staged a demonstration in front of the Karachi Press Club (KPC) here on Sunday in protest against what they termed an undemocratic attitude of the......
PRAGUE: Newly-elected Czech president Petr Pavel, a former Nato general, will promote close ties with the European Union and offer firm support for Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion,......
DUBAI: A private museum in the United Arab Emirates unveiled on Saturday a Torah scroll that survived the Holocaust, the latest sign of what Israel and its new Arab allies describe as a new approach......
MEMPHIS: The US city of Memphis on Saturday disbanded the special police unit whose officers fatally beat a young Black man, after graphic video of the assault sparked widespread shock and......
BRIGHTON: Holders Liverpool were knocked out of the FA Cup after losing 2-1 at Brighton & Hove Albion in the fourth round on Sunday as Kaoru Mitoma struck the winning goal in stoppage time.Harvey......
LUCKNOW: Suryakumar Yadav hit an unbeaten 26 as India edged out New Zealand by six wickets in a low-scoring and tense second Twenty20 international, to level the series at 1-1 on Sunday.India......
COLUMBIA: Former US president Donald Trump warned on Saturday that the next election would be America’s last chance for salvation as he attempted to revive a faltering third run for the White House......
POTCHEFSTROOM: India on Sunday won their maiden ICC title in women’s cricket as a bunch of sprightly and talented teenagers lifted the inaugural U-19 World Cup with an emphatic seven-wicket victory......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday called upon the civilised world to strongly condemn the highly offensive acts of desecration of the Holy Quran by a Danish politician.In a tweet,......
PESHAWAR: The induction of Khushdil Khan Malik, a federal government employee, in the caretaker cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a few hours after applying for leave preparatory to retirement (LPR) has......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Sunday accused Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan of “seeking support from militants and providing them with medical facilities at his......
LAHORE: The issue of Rawalpindi’s Lal Haveli that former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed claims to own took a new turn on Sunday after the Evacuee Trust Property Board headquarters found out......
The government would soon be delisting two mega LNG-based power plants of about 1,230MW each — Balloki and Haveli Bahadur Shah — from the privatisation agenda for their expedited sale on a......
India’s Gautam Adani, the school drop-out turned billionaire who rose to become Asia’s richest man, faces possibly the biggest challenge of his career after a US short seller cast doubts on his......
RAWALPINDI: Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha on Sunday asked the district administration of Murree to ensure safety arrangements for tourists and locals during expected rain and snowfall in......
The Monetary Policy Committee met last week and decided to increase the policy rate by 100 basis points. Market activity began to respond to this development and the dollar......
A massive power breakdown last week in Pakistan left millions of citizens without electricity across the country for most of the day on Monday.Triggered by ‘frequency variations’ in the system, it......
Every afternoon, the roadside adjacent to a posh F-11 market in Islamabad is thronged by crowds of the poor and needy: daily wage earners, labourers, security guards, street children, beggars, and......
Pakistan needs a dream political party to steer the country out of its current crisis. A party that has the vision and ability to introduce reforms, and the courage to challenge the forces of status......
Describing the ongoing global turmoil as a perfect storm, UN Secretary General António Guterres said in his speech at the World Economic Forum that cooperation was urgently needed in a fragmented......
LAHORE: Allah Rakha, around an eight-decade-old banyan tree, along with other trees on the campus of Government Associates College, Lake Road, was chopped down on Saturday.According to legend, the......
JEDDAH: Driver Tharaa Ali takes her seat at the helm of a high-speed train ferrying pilgrims to Makkah, a beneficiary of conservative Saudi Arabia’s bid to employ its booming female workforce.Saudi......
• Pope urges both sides to engage in sincere search for peace • Synagogue suspected attacker’s home sealedJERUSALEM: In line with proposals from Netanyahu’s extreme-right political partners which......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and its ally PML-Q have strongly condemned the increase in petrol prices at a time when the poor masses are already facing 50 years of the highest inflation......
ISLAMABAD / WASHINGTON: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari arrived in Moscow on Sunday on a two-day official visit.The foreign minister and Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar are also expected......
KOHAT: Former director general of Intelligence Bureau (IB) Masood Sharif Khan Khattak passed away in Karak district on Sunday due to cardiac arrest. He was 72.His funeral prayers will be offered......
ISLAMABAD: As the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council takes up Pakistan’s human rights record at its meeting in Geneva on Monday (today), a few......
PESHAWAR: Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir has said the federal government is probing the massive January 22 power outage across the country from different angles as the possibility of a......
Climate change manifests itself through rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and increasing intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. It has enhanced the production risk of......
QUETTA / KOHAT: At least 54 people, including women and children, died in two accidents in Balochistan’s Bela area and Kohat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, rescue and police officials......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis woke up on Sunday to a record single-day hike in the petrol price — which also now stands at an all-time high of around Rs250 a litre — after the government moved to address a......
• By-election on more vacant seats likely in April • Schedule for seven seats to be vacated by Imran will be issued later • No by-polls on seats falling vacant after April 12ISLAMABAD: The Election......
ISLAMABAD: Before his departure to Lahore for forensic tests, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday complained of “custodial torture”, and filed a plea seeking his medical......
Describing the ongoing global turmoil as a perfect storm, UN Secretary General António Guterres said in his speech at the World Economic Forum that cooperation was urgently needed in a fragmented......
