India proposed on Wednesday 5.94 trillion rupees ($72.6 billion) in defence spending for the 2023-24 financial year, 13 per cent up from the previous period’s initial estimates, aiming to add more......
PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday slammed the government for blaming his party for the resurgence in terrorism in the country, saying that the incumbent setup had no “understanding nor interest”......
Record-breaking NFL quarterback Tom Brady announced on Wednesday that he was “retiring for good” at the age of 45, one year after reversing his decision to quit the sport.Brady, whose Tampa Bay......
PML-N Senior Vice-President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday held a “cabal of five” responsible for the country’s current predicament as she kickstarted a reorganisation tour to shape her party’s narrative,......
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Wednesday that Wikipedia services had been degraded in the country for 48 hours for not “blocking/removing sacrilegious content”.In a statement,......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday came down hard on the “institutions and politicians” responsible for peace talks with terrorists, cautioning that the menace could spread to other parts of......
PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday requested the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to dismiss a petition — seeking his disqualification for not mentioning “his daughter Tyrian Jade White” in his......
An Islamabad district and sessions court on Wednesday accepted PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry’s bail petition on the condition that he would not repeat any such words that can incite violence against a......
Annual inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), spiked to a decades-high level of 27.55 per cent in January, compared to 24.5pc in the previous month, as prices......
The death toll from Monday’s suicide attack on a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area rose to 101 on Wednesday as the police claimed major arrests have been made in connection with the bombing.On......
Former prime minister and PML-N Senior Vice President Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has not resigned from the party position, his spokesperson Hafiz Usman Abbasi clarified on Wednesday and deemed media......
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali has written a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) chief, advising him to consult all relevant stakeholders, including political parties,......
Pakistan-born Australian batter Usman Khawaja said on Wednesday he was still waiting for an Indian visa, even as his teammates began departing for a four-Test tour that starts on February 9.Khawaja —......
Most Adani Group stocks dropped on Wednesday, extending losses to $72 billion after a short-seller report criticised the conglomerate and despite the group completing a closely watched share sale a......
LAHORE: Former Pakistan team manager Khawaja Junaid was banned for life from taking part in hockey activities on Tuesday after an inquiry committee held him responsible for the national side’s......
LAHORE: BN Polo, Inara Polo/Black Horse Paints and Diamond Paints registered victories in the third LSC Allama Iqbal Polo Tournament here at the Jinnah Polo Fields on Tuesday.Four-goal Haider Naseem......
DERBY: West Ham United eased into the FA Cup fifth round with a comfortable 2-0 victory away to third-tier Derby County on Monday to set up a meeting with Manchester United.Derby, fourth in League......
SWABI: Governor Ghulam Ali has said educated youth, including girls, should become engine of social and economic change as the country badly needs their services at present critical juncture.He was......
NEW DELHI: A cricket stadium in India has replaced its chief groundsman after players and pundits complained about a “shocker” pitch at a recent international against New Zealand, an official said......
BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi won the World Cup because the sparkling solid gold trophy picked him to lift it, the Argentine star said in a radio interview aired on Monday.The 35-year-old inspired his......
KARACHI: Former federal minister Babar Ghauri returned to the country on Tuesday.Accompanied by his wife, the former senator arrived at Karachi airport via a foreign airline from Dubai just a couple......
KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday said that the Jamaat-i-Islami would not have won such a number of seats in the local government elections, if the Muttahida Qaumi......
• Sepa rules out toxic emissions as cause of multiple deaths • Recommends thorough probe by health expertsKARACHI: As residents of Keamari’s Ali Mohammad Goth mourned the death of another child on......
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he will be discussing Ukraine’s latest requests for advanced weaponry to defend against Russia with President Volodymyr Zelensky.“We’re going......
PARIS: Protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to reform the pension system gathered momentum on Tuesday, with more than 1.27 million people in the street according to the interior......
KYIV: Ukraine hopes to secure widespread international support for banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Paris Olympics due to Moscow’s invasion, the sports minister said on Tuesday.The......
LAHORE: The threat of default due to the PTI government’s agreements, according to Federal Railways and Aviation Minister Khwaja Saad Rafique, compelled the incumbent government to seek assistance......
LONDON: Britain is the only Group of Seven nation to have suffered a cut to its 2023 economic growth outlook in International Monetary Fund forecasts published on Tuesday, adding to pressure on......
DHAKA: The Bangladesh government has ordered the closure of 191 websites it accuses of publishing “anti-state news”, stoking concerns about media freedom in the South Asian country.Information......
LAHORE: The judicial commission formed by the Punjab government to probe the torture of PTI leaders and workers in the wake of May 25 rally of the party has held the then DSP, a station house officer......
MELBOURNE: Australian authorities on Tuesday sent out more personnel and specialised detection equipment to search for a tiny radioactive capsule missing somewhere in the outback, including a team......
PARIS: An Iranian court has handed jail sentences of over 10 years each to a young couple who danced in front of one of Tehran’s main landmarks, activists said on Tuesday.Astiyazh Haghighi and her......
In one of the books I read as a child, some naughty children ended up in a place called Topsy-Turvy Land. The place, as the name suggests, was one where everything was the opposite of the way it......
ISLAMABAD: While two years ago, long queues of passengers were observed at international airports to get themselves tested for Covid-19, the National Institute of Health (NIH) has decided to start a......
ISLAMABAD: The capital police has issued the last warning to former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad to appear before the police in connection with a complaint lodged against him.The police said......
ISLAMABAD: The National Curriculum Council (NCC) has moved a concept paper to the Ministry of Education for onward submission to the Prime Minister Office to include democratic values and importance......
ISLAMABAD: The army’s strategy for combating resurgent terrorism in the country would increasingly rely on intelligence-based operations (IBOs), it emerged from the proceedings of Corps Commanders’......
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: A judge in the capital on Tuesday deferred the grant of post-arrest bail to PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) sought time to submit a......
LAHORE: The ‘militant’ allegedly involved in the assassination of two intelligence officers in Khanewal three weeks ago was gunned down near the Afghan border, security officials have......
Former Punjab chief minister Parvez Elahi has claimed that his residence in Gujrat was raided by police in the early hours of Wednesday morning.“Police raided our house in Gujrat, the Zahoor Elahi......
ISLAMABAD: Veteran politician Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Tuesday won a legal battle over the PML-Q presidency after the electoral watchdog ruled in his favour and declared the entire process for his......
RAMALLAH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shuttled from Israel to the Palestinians’ West Bank on Tuesday, appealing for an end to resurgent violence and reaffirming Washington’s backing for a......
The White House is launching a partnership with India that President Joe Biden hopes will help the countries compete against China on military equipment, semiconductors and artificial intelligence......
TERROR has struck with renewed ferocity, reminding us yet again of the wages of appeasement. The suicide bombing that killed and wounded scores of worshippers inside a mosque in Peshawar raises......
KARACHI: Faced with a demand slump and raw material shortages amid unfavourable economic conditions, Indus Motor Company (IMC) on Tuesday announced a fourth production suspension from Feb 1-14.Also,......
ISLAMABAD: Highlighting ‘immense pressures’ on fiscal account owing to revenue collection challenges, heavy interest payments and rehabilitation spending, the government on Tuesday increased its......
• PTI moves high court for fixing of election date • Governor claims he has already done soPESHAWAR: While the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday moved the Peshawar High Court, seeking......
ISLAMABAD: Although Pakistan managed to maintain its ranking in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) in 2022, its overall score fell to the lowest level since......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that high courts have no business fixing the prices of livestock and dairy products.It is a settled law that a high court does not have suo motu jurisdiction......
PESHAWAR: The provincial government on Tuesday formed two separate teams to probe how the bomber gained access to the highly-secure Police Lines Peshawar, which houses sensitive installations, even......
WASHINGTON: A potential food crisis, exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, the ever-rising inflation, and the devaluation of rupee “is a real concern in Pakistan”, US and Pakistani officials warned on......
LAHORE: A day after a deadly suicide bombing in Peshawar claimed over 100 lives, a police station in Mianwali came under a gun attack by a group of heavily armed militants belonging to banned......
ISLAMABAD: On the opening day of make-or-break talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the government on Tuesday increased liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) price by 30 per cent and......
• Asif says parliament did not endorse ‘faulty’ decision • Sana asks military to take house into confidence on ‘way forward’ • Senators seek review of Afghan, anti-terror policies • PM urges......
TERROR has struck with renewed ferocity, reminding us yet again of the wages of appeasement. The suicide bombing that killed and wounded scores of worshippers inside a mosque in Peshawar raises......
