At least 21 people were killed on Tuesday night while 12 others were injured when a passenger bus plunged into a ditch after colliding with a car on the Karakoram Highway near Shatial area of Khyber......
The UN’s cultural agency Unesco said two sites listed on its World Heritage list in Syria and Turkiye sustained damage in the devastating earthquake and warned several others may also have been......
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday banned spinning all-rounder Asif Afridi from all cricket for a period of two years after he pleaded guilty to two violations of the board’s anti-corruption......
An Islamabad district and sessions court rejected on Tuesday Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid’s post-arrest bail petition in a case pertaining to his remarks against former president......
The United States has reiterated its support to Pakistan in the fight against terrorism, saying the latter will continue to be a “stalwart partner” of the US in the face of recent terrorist......
Former army chief and military ruler retired General Pervez Musharraf’s funeral prayers were offered at a mosque in Karachi’s Malir Cantonment on Tuesday afternoon.The ex-president, who passed away......
Turkish police on Tuesday said they had detained four people over “provocative” social media posts following a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkiye.The quake struck the region early......
Google said on Monday it will release a conversational chatbot named Bard, setting up an artificial intelligence showdown with Microsoft which has invested billions in the creators of ChatGPT, the......
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Tuesday prohibited all television channels from airing news or reports on the F-9 Park rape case.On Feb 2, a first information report......
An Islamabad sessions court on Tuesday accepted PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s request for temporary exemption from appearing in court over medical grounds, hence deferring his indictment in the......
Have bitcoin and ether finally turned a corner? It’s looking that way, if crypto options traders are anything to go by.The volume of bitcoin options traded on Deribit, one of the leading exchanges......
The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkiye and Syria on Monday is likely to be one of the deadliest this decade, seismologists said, with a more than 100 km (62 miles) rupture between the......
The All Parties Conference (APC) — called by the incumbent government to discuss important security and economic challenges being faced by Pakistan — has been postponed for the second time this......
Alibaba Group subsidiary, Daraz Group, an e-commerce platform, is reducing its workforce by 11 per cent to prepare for the ‘current market reality’, the group’s CEO Bjarke Mikkelsen said in a letter......
Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof says the Twenty20 World Cup is a “big opportunity to showcase our talent” and boost recognition of women’s cricket in the country.The 31-year-old all-rounder will......
LONDON: Manchester City’s bid to chop Arsenal’s Premier League lead to two points was scuppered as Harry Kane’s record-breaking goal earned Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 win over the champions on......
DOHA: Qatar on Monday named the much-travelled Carlos Queiroz as new national coach to take charge of the campaign to forget a disastrous World Cup showing.The Portuguese, who will be 70 on March 1,......
KARACHI: Facilitated by the Foreign Office, a special plane from Dubai carrying the body of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, with his family onboard, landed at Karachi airport on Monday......
KARACHI: On Monday morning, the KPT Sports Complex, was buzzing with activity in a heartwarming display of athleticism and determination. On its wood-panelled court, Pakistan’s special athletes......
BULAWAYO: Tagenarine Chanderpaul made an unbeaten double century after setting a new West Indies record of 336 for the first wicket with Kraigg Brathwaite on Monday before the tourists declared at......
MILAN: A first-half header by striker Lautaro Martinez gave Inter Milan a 1-0 derby victory over crumbling champions AC Milan at a sold-out San Siro on Sunday but his team stayed 13 points behind......
LAHORE: To make nine major roads encroachment-free, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Monday launched a mega operation in Johar Town and sealed several premises, including seven branches of......
LAHORE: The interior ministry has told the Lahore High Court (LHC) that 12 cases have been registered against PTI leader Dr Shahbaz Gill on multiple charges in different cities of the country.A......
KARACHI: The city had its first hot day in the first week of February when the mercury jumped to 32.5 degrees Celsius on Monday following multiple cold waves that had hit the metropolis last......
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday unanimously condemned the Peshawar suicide attack that killed over 100 people and termed the incident a new ‘threat’ to national security.Through a joint......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has announced Rs10 million reward for any person providing information leading to the arrest of those involved in a suicide attack......
PESHAWAR: After deciding to fund the Sehat Card Plus programme, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caretaker government has released Rs4 billion to the State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC) for free treatment......
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president and chief organiser Maryam Nawaz has said the government has been waiting for the start of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s ‘court arrest’......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued a stay order on Monday against registration of the first information reports (FIRs) against former federal minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed across the......
QUETTA: Balochistan’s apex committee on Monday decided to increase the role of Levies Force in maintaining law and order a day after twin attacks in the province’s capital injured seven people.The......
RAWALPINDI: A woman was allegedly raped by three men in a forest of Murree Hills. The suspects are yet to be arrested though police have registered a case.The victim, a widow and resident of......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday expressed displeasure over the lethargy of the law and information ministries for delaying legislation for service structure of journalists working......
CHARLY MARNE: A mother and her seven children aged two to 14 died on Monday after a faulty dryer set their house ablaze in eastern France, authorities said.The raging fire, the deadliest such blaze......
BEIJING: As China and the United States tussle over what Washington says was a Chinese surveillance balloon over US territory, dozens of Chinese documents point to surging interest in using balloon......
LONDON: An alleged member of the Islamic State (IS) group’s “Beatles” kidnap-and-murder cell will face trial in the UK this month on terrorism charges, a judge said on Monday.Aine Davis is accused......
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued their bull run on Tuesday, rising immediately after the opening bell.The benchmark KSE-100 index jumped 509.61 points, or 1.24 per cent, to reach......
ISLAMABAD: Days after a woman was raped by two armed men in F-9 Park, National Assembly Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani on Monday directed the police chief to take action against the culprits and......
BEIJING: Beijing confirmed on Monday a balloon spotted flying over Latin America is Chinese, while the United States worked to recover what it claimed was an unmanned spy craft it shot down at the......
Rescuers in Turkey and Syria dug with their bare hands through the freezing night Tuesday hunting for survivors among the rubble of thousands of buildings felled in a series of violent......
MOVIE actor Nasiruddin Shah was promoting his book at a function in Delhi when his brother in the front row rattled him with a simple question. Why was it that in his recent movie, the terrorists......
ZURICH: Switzerland is close to breaking with centuries of tradition as a neutral state, as a pro-Ukraine shift in the public and political mood puts pressure on the government to end a ban on......
KARACHI: There’s going to be a glut of hydel-based electricity, and it won’t even remotely be cheap.“People think hydel electricity is sasta. That’s absolutely wrong. All run-of-the-river projects,......
RETIRED Gen Pervez Musharraf passed away over the weekend in Dubai, where he had lived since he left Pakistan in 2016. It has been nearly 15 years since he resigned as president though his rule had......
KARACHI: Despite a slight improvement in its value, the rupee looked shaky against the US dollar on Monday, according to currency dealers in the inter-bank market.The dollar shed its weight by......
LAHORE: National Transmission and Despatch Company Ltd (NTDC) has completed a 29km long double-circuit transmission line from Polan, Iran to Gwadar.With the construction of the transmission......
KARACHI: Amid an uncertain vehicle delivery situation, Honda Atlas Cars Ltd (HACL) on Monday again raised prices of various models by Rs260,000-550,000 in less than two weeks.Some 12 days back, HACL......
NEW DELHI: The reaction to Gen Pervez Musharraf’s death in India was mixed on Monday, as some politicians and media praised him, while others criticised his leadership.The All-Parties Hurriyat......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday allowed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block the websites sharing ‘objectionable material’.Justice Shujaat Ali Khan was hearing a......
• Orders govt to provide subsidy to domestic consumers using up to 500 units • Says companies must share financial burdenLAHORE: In a significant verdict, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday set......
• Except PTI lawmaker, parliamentarians refuse to offer prayers for former dictator • PBC questions protocol for ‘convict’ at taxpayers’ expenseISLAMABAD: The former military dictator whose life was......
A SPIKE in terrorist attacks in Pakistan has once again forced the United States and its old — but not always close — ally to consider reviving their coordination against terrorism.“There are groups......
ISLAMABAD: Over three dozen pharmaceutical companies have expressed their inability to continue production citing unavailability of raw material and delay in their cases seeking price increase.The......
LAHORE: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali on Monday met his Punjab counterpart Balighur Rehman and caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi and agreed that the country could not afford......
RETIRED Gen Pervez Musharraf passed away over the weekend in Dubai, where he had lived since he left Pakistan in 2016. It has been nearly 15 years since he resigned as president though his rule had......
WE face today our worst economic crisis in decades, with inflation at its highest since 1975. Such crises are a way of life for us with 25 seen since 1947.Rich states see crises once a decade due to......
ISLAMABAD: Consumers must brace for another hike in electricity tariff as the government was left with no other option but to receive additional payment from consumers to retire the power sector debt......
KARACHI: Facilitated by the Foreign Office, a special plane from Dubai carrying the body of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, with his family onboard, landed at Karachi airport on Monday......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday modified an interim order of the Lahore High Court (LHC) and directed wealthy taxpayers to deposit their 50 per cent due super tax directly with the Federal......
