The White House on Wednesday dismissed a blog post by a US investigative journalist alleging the United States was behind explosions of the Nord Stream gas pipelines as “utterly false and complete......
Twitter became inaccessible on major Turkish mobile providers on Wednesday as online criticism mounted of the government’s response to this week’s deadly earthquake.AFP reporters were unable to......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that Indians will not swallow “lies and abuse” against him, as opposition critics accuse his government of giving undue favours to a business group led......
Police in Multan arrested 25 PTI and PML-N workers, including former MNA Amir Dogar, following a clash outside the office of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).Multan police spokesperson Fyaz......
Punjab Inspector General (IG) Dr Usman Anwar informed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday that it would be a “difficult task” to hold elections in the province until a police......
Karachi Police’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday claimed to have arrested an Islamic State-linked militant who was “collecting donations” from Karachi to be sent to......
As reports emerged of shortages at petrol pumps in several cities of Punjab, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) wrote a letter to the provincial chief secretary asking him to take action......
An Islamabad district and sessions court granted on Wednesday the Murree police one-day transit remand of Awami Muslim League (AML) chief and PTI ally Sheikh Rashid.Rashid was arrested Feb 2 by the......
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday said the federal government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) — currently in the midst of negotiations to revive a stalled lifeline — to......
President Arif Alvi on Wednesday urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to “immediately announce” the date for polls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab and put an end to “dangerous speculative......
Afghanistan’s Taliban administration will send around $165,000 in aid to Turkiye and Syria to help the response to a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck this week, according to a foreign......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Turkiye scheduled for today has been postponed due to the “ongoing relief efforts” there after a major 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Turkiye and......
Heartrending scenes of a newborn plucked alive from the rubble and a broken father clutching his dead daughter’s hand have laid bare the human cost of violent earthquakes in Syria and Turkiye that by......
A Pakistani-American police officer, who was shot last week during a suspected robbery in New York City, succumbed to his injuries today, a senior official of the New York Police Department said on......
NEW DELHI: Five teams participating in the inaugural Women’s Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament will bid for 409 cricketers from across the world next week, India’s cricket board announced on......
KARACHI: England’s Moeen Ali will miss most part of the eighth edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League due to national team commitments, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Tuesday.The all-rounder,......
BULAWAYO: Gary Ballance became only the second Test batsman after Kepler Wessels to score a century for two countries, hitting an unbeaten 137 for Zimbabwe against the West Indies in Bulawayo on......
KARACHI: Over 20 candidates of different political parties on Tuesday filed their nomination papers for the March-16 by-elections on nine of the 21 National Assembly seats of Karachi which fell......
PESHAWAR: The department of forensic medicine of Khyber Medical College has sought health department’s approval to receive and utilise grants and carry out DNA tests in suicide attacks, bomb blasts......
KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday claimed that phosphorus, a highly lethal chemical, was used in the Police Lines mosque blast.On Jan 30, a powerful suicide explosion ripped through the......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday urged the corporate sector to open their doors and adopt the cultural of inclusiveness by providing more employment opportunities to......
ISLAMABAD: The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) has expected a fair, diligent and exhaustive investigation by the capital police into the F-9 Park rape case.While condemnation of the......
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday transferred senior police officers from Islamabad to Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.After the dissolution of Punjab and KP assemblies by PTI, both these......
KARACHI: Lethargic attitude and absence of a majority of opposition members in the Sindh Assembly on Tuesday marred the private members’ day for the umpteenth time as no legislative business,......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed the ECP to seek help from forensic experts for scrutiny of the funding of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP),......
Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday amid subdued movements in the dollar, and as investors waited for more inventory data for more clues on demand trends.Brent crude futures rose by one cent......
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Home Department has directed the police chiefs of Rawalpindi, Lahore and Multan divisions to ensure tier-wise deployment of security personnel along with a bomb disposal squad......
KARACHI: The Sindh government will send 100,000 tents to Turkiye to provide shelter to the earthquake-hit people.Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said in a statement that the earthquake had......
The Lahore High Court (LHC) suspended on Wednesday National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s decision to accept the resignations of 43 PTI lawmakers and put by-elections in 43 constituencies on......
• IGP says victims’ heirs didn’t approach police to lodge FIRs • Court directs registration of separate cases for each victim • Bench calls for removal of all ‘incompetent’ officialsKARACHI: The......
GENEVA: Over 23 million people could have been affected by the massive earthquake that ravaged Turkiye and Syria, the WHO warned on Tuesday, promising long-term assistance.“Event overview maps show......
TEHRAN: Iran’s army on Tuesday unveiled its first underground base for fighter jets designed to withstand possible strikes by US bunker-busting bombs, state media reported.The base — named Oghab 44......
WASHINGTON: New York police on Tuesday arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly shooting a Pakistani American police officer earlier this week.The officer, Adeed Fayaz, 26, is fighting for his life......
LONDON: A UK judge on Tuesday sentenced a former policeman to life in jail, with a minimum term of 30 years, for dozens of rapes and sexual assaults in the latest case to shame London’s Metropolitan......
TALLINN (Estonia): Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday he was ready to restart stalled negotiations over Sweden’s application to join Nato as soon as Turkiye was.Finland and Sweden......
ISLAMABAD: The export of services grew nearly three per cent in the first half of the current fiscal year from a year ago mainly driven by information technology.The growth was achieved at a time......
ISLAMABAD: The government has approved the maintenance dredging of a navigational channel of Gwadar Port with an escalated cost of Rs4.7 billion – a drastic increase from Rs1bn estimated in June 2022......
Security forces killed 12 terrorists of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during an intelligence-based operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat area, the military’s media wing said......
• Survivors spend night in hospitals, mosques and public buildings • Snow storms adding to the woes of displaced, rendering roads impassableSANLIURFA: In the Turkish city of Sanliurfa, survivors of......
LAHORE: A number of petrol pumps in several major and small cities of Punjab have been facing severe shortage of petrol, annoying motorists who were seen waiting in long queues at petrol pumps to buy......
KARACHI: For the first time the dollar rate against the rupee in the ‘grey market’ fell significantly lower than that of the open market on Tuesday, reflecting a loss of attraction for dollars......
YET another bloodbath seems to have pushed the government to call an all-parties conference. The proposed conclave which has been postponed — once again — is meant to discuss the security challenges......
By the end of the day on Monday, the government of Turkiye had declared seven days of mourning. At that time, people were still being pulled from the rubble of not one but two major earthquakes — the......
• Cabinet members to donate one month’s salary to victims • Over 50 rescue workers dispatched to IstanbulISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday announced its part of relief measures for the earthquake-hit......
ISLAMABAD: A joint sitting of the parliament will be held today (Wednesday) to hold a debate on several key national issues, including economic policy of the present government and “respect for......
PARIS: Fresh strikes hit trains, schools and refineries in France on Tuesday over an unpopular pension reform pushed by President Emmanuel Macron, as opponents took to the streets for a day of......
KARACHI: Manufacturers have increased the prices of various milk products including baby formula.The rate of one litre tetra milk pack has been raised to Rs250 effective Feb 20 from Rs230 while it......
ISLAMABAD: Saudi diplomats’ departure from Kabul amid security concerns has sparked fears that at least three other countries were also planning to close their embassies in Afghanistan, though......
LAHORE: A day after Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governors endorsed simultaneous elections in the country, KP Governor Haji Ghulam Ali and Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique said the country......
LAHORE: A week after his party urged the president to take notice of “brazen interference by intelligence agencies and some sections of the establishment” in politics, PTI chief Imran Khan on Tuesday......
ISLAMABAD: As the International Monetary Fund and the government currently discussing a plan to rescue Pakistan’s economy, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has proposed that the Fund should work with......
By the end of the day on Monday, the government of Turkiye had declared seven days of mourning. At that time, people were still being pulled from the rubble of not one but two major earthquakes — the......
YET another bloodbath seems to have pushed the government to call an all-parties conference. The proposed conclave which has been postponed — once again — is meant to discuss the security challenges......
ISLAMABAD: As the International Monetary Fund and the government currently discussing a plan to rescue Pakistan’s economy, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has proposed that the Fund should work with......
