A terrorist was killed by security forces in an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan district’s Mir Ali general area, according to a statement from the military’s media wing on Friday.The......
The European Union’s (EU) envoy to the Palestinians called on Friday for accountability and for perpetrators to be brought to justice after a rampage by Israeli settlers this week in the occupied......
The Karachi police on Friday said that a huge fire at a bungalow in Defence Housing Authority Phase-VI was not caused due to a gas suction device — contrary to social media reports.South Senior......
LARISSA: Anger mounted in Greece on Thursday over a deadly train collision that killed at least 57 people, with protests and a national strike as authorities admitted failures overseeing the rail......
Myanmar’s military rulers now see civilians as their adversaries and are making war on the country’s own people, undermining the basic ability to live, the United Nations said on Friday.Two years on......
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday urged all countries to reveal what they know about the origins of Covid-19, following US claims of a Chinese lab leak and furious denials from Beijing.US......
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday blamed a wave of poisonings of hundreds of schoolgirls around the country on Tehran’s enemies.The so-far unexplained poison attacks at more than 30 schools......
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered the release of PTI’s Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar and other leaders and workers after they were detained during the party’s ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek’......
Apple will manufacture iPhones at a new plant in India, officials said on Friday, as the US tech giant seeks to ramp up its India production and diversify away from China.The flagship mobile’s global......
Former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday said he was ready to talk to Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir “for the betterment of the country”, stressing he has “no quarrel with the......
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is addressing a press conference on the country’s prevailing economic situation.Dar said he was doing the press conference to clear “ambiguity” amid......
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Friday suspended a notification for by-elections on 24 National Assembly seats from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which was previously scheduled to be held on March 16 and 19,......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said on Friday that it has written a letter to President Dr Arif Alvi suggesting possible dates — between April 30 and May 7 — for elections in Punjab.The......
Another alleged audio leak surfaced on Friday, this time linked to senior PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry — who has categorically rejected it — purportedly talking about superior court judges.“I have no......
Xi Jinping will secure a third term as China’s president at a rubber-stamp parliament that starts this weekend, enjoying unchallengeable status despite criticism over his handling of Covid and the......
KARACHI: The business community anticipates a series of economic and energy crises due to an unprecedented fall in the rupee’s value against the dollar and an interest rate of 20 per cent, the......
ISLAMABAD: Days after a hefty increase in consumers prices of natural gas, the Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd (SSGCL) has sought to jack up its prescribed prices by Rs392 per million British thermal......
KARACHI: Already struggling to survive under unprecedented food inflation, Sindh millers on Thursday multiplied consumers’ plight by further increasing the flour prices as well as suspending......
KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) rose by $556 million during the week ended on Feb 24.The central bank on Thursday reported that......
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rose by over 400 points on Friday on expectations that the government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would reach an agreement soon, helping the......
WELLINGTON: England coach Brendon McCullum says he has no concerns that Ben Stokes playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will jeopardise the captain’s participation in this year’s Ashes......
DHAKA: Bangladesh have added batsman Shamim Hossain to their squad for Friday’s second ODI against England as injury cover for several players, an official said.“We have some players carrying a few......
A day after plummeting to an all-time low, the Pakistan rupee on Friday recovered Rs8.34 against the US dollar.The local currency was changing hands at Rs276.75 per dollar in the interbank market at......
LAHORE: The police on Thursday shifted 69 students of the Punjab University to Kot Lakhpat Jail for 30 days under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Act.The section was imposed after......
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Secretary Muhammad Khan Bhatti was arrested in Quetta on Thursday, says the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE), Punjab.ACE Director General Sohail Zafar Chatta said in a......
INDORE: Nathan Lyon took eight wickets to give Australia hope of beating India in the third Test — provided they can avoid another calamitous batting collapse here at the Holkar Cricket Stadium on......
ISLAMABAD: Student organisations and civil society activists gathered outside the National Press Club on Thursday to protest against the recent crackdown on students at Quaid-i-Azam University......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has given an undertaking in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that local bodies elections in the capital would be held within four months, as the......
A screen grab shows Andrey Fedyaev of Russia (left), Warren Hoburg of the US (second left), Stephen Bowen of the US (second right), and Sultan Alneyadi of the UAE waving from the......
LAHORE: The Punjab government has issued instructions to depute a police official with each enumerator to improve security during the digital census underway across the province.The direction was......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday granted interim protective bail to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Farrukh Habib in a case of violence at Islamabad judicial complex during the appearance of......
• Golden tabby tiger was alone for a decade • Committee set up to investigate the deathKARACHI: The Karachi zoo witnessed the fourth big cat fatality in three years on Thursday when an exotic male......
LONDON: The head of Britain’s security services said on Thursday he was profoundly sorry his spies had missed a “significant” opportunity to prevent a deadly 2017 suicide bombing at the end of an......
KARACHI: In a re-emerging controversy surrounding the local government polls held in Karachi more than a month ago, Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), the two leading entities......
BAKU: Economic Affairs Minister Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday proposed a comprehensive plan to “build forward better” that included ensuring global food security and implementation of the climate change......
ISLAMABAD: The members of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday urged the government to eliminate obstacles to completion of Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline Project to avoid......
NEW DELHI: The foreign ministers of India and China discussed bilateral “challenges” on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in New Delhi on Thursday, India said.“Our discussions were focused on addressing......
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that people are paying a heavy price for the regime change conspiracy where a “bunch of criminals” have been foisted upon the......
KUTUPALONG: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Thursday they are struggling to survive after the United Nations slashed their food aid due to a massive funding gap.After a $125 million donation......
WE had 20 million-odd five- to 16-year-olds out of schools even before the Covid pandemic struck. Covid brought with it school closures and major economic disruptions. Children stayed home for......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is most likely to propose holding of elections to the Punjab Assembly in the last week of April, informed sources told Dawn on Thursday.The......
QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court has stopped the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from holding by-election in NA-265, Quetta.A BHC division bench comprising Chief Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan......
WHEN a society and its institutions cannot agree on basic rules, it signifies a breakdown that requires serious introspection. A simple issue which is clearly dealt with in a written Constitution......
WASHINGTON: Pakistan will ultimately reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but it is difficult to say exactly when, Washington insiders Dawn spoke to said on Thursday.“In a......
ISLAMABAD: As the Pakistani rupee took a steep fall on Thursday and interest rate witnessed an increase of 300 basis points, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) demanded the resignation of Finance......
AS anti-government protests gather steam in Israel, hundreds of protesters besieged the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a Tel Aviv hair salon on Wednesday, prompting the intervention of......
THE State Bank’s decision to increase its benchmark rate by 300bps to 20pc, the highest since 1996, was expected and is part of several other actions that the government has undertaken in the last......
Rehan Ahmed • State Bank’s move to raise key policy rate by 300bps catches market off guard • 20pc rate ‘highest in Asia’; expected to slow growth • Monetary Policy Committee to......
ISLAMABAD: With unprecedented policy doses within 24 hours, Pakistan on Thursday completed all the prior actions needed for staff-level agreement (SLA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to......
QUETTA: In the heart of Marriabad, a congested area dominated by the Hazara community, a clean street leads to a house where Shahida Raza — a Pakistani national who drowned in a boat accident off......
LONDON: The United Kingdom is within inches of a reality where the leaders of England, Scotland and Ireland could all be people of South Asian descent — a surreal moment which will take shape if......
WE had 20 million-odd five- to 16-year-olds out of schools even before the Covid pandemic struck. Covid brought with it school closures and major economic disruptions. Children stayed home for......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that supervisory officer in any organisation should perform more like a mentor than a punishing authority by cracking whip on finding a fault in the performance......
PESHAWAR: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome has pledged to provide modern equipment to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police.In a meeting with IGP Akhtar Hayat here on Thursday, he appreciated the steps......
THE State Bank’s decision to increase its benchmark rate by 300bps to 20pc, the highest since 1996, was expected and is part of several other actions that the government has undertaken in the last......
WASHINGTON: Pakistan will ultimately reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but it is difficult to say exactly when, Washington insiders Dawn spoke to said on Thursday.“In a......
PESHAWAR: Following the Supreme Court’s judgement on the issue of the provincial assembly’s election schedule, the Peshawar High Court on Thursday disposed of petitions seeking its orders for the......
ISLAMABAD: An inquiry committee set up by the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) to probe the sale of infectious material outside the hospital has failed to make its report public despite......
