Islamabad police claimed on Thursday night that journalist Abid Mir, who was earlier reported to have gone “missing” in the provincial capital, had returned home.In a tweet, the capital police said......
Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank rose to $4.3 billion in the week ending on March 3, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday.“During the week ended on March 3,......
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Thursday, Seoul’s military said, Pyongyang’s latest show of force just days before South Korea and the United States kick off major joint military......
PTI Chairman Imran Khan said on Thursday that he doesn’t “need the establishment”, adding that he was willing to talk with everyone except “thieves”.In an interview with BBC Urdu, the premier said......
A Quetta judicial magistrate on Thursday issued bailable arrest warrants for PTI Chairman Imran Khan in a case related to alleged remarks against state institutions and their offices, and spreading......
PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz has claimed that former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khosa had sought an extension from her father and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.Maryam made......
In a barren and secluded enclosure at the Karachi Zoo, an elephant is fighting for her life. The endangered African elephant has developed problems with her hind legs that have left her limping and......
The Punjab police has formed a fact-finding committee to investigate the death of a PTI worker during a crackdown a day ago on those participating in the party’s rally following the imposition of......
The United States on Wednesday announced the release from the Guantanamo military prison of a Saudi engineer seized over two decades ago as a suspect in the September 11, 2001 Al-Qaeda attacks but......
The US State Department has urged Pakistan to “continue working” with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), especially on reforms that will improve the country’s business environment, highlighting......
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday prohibited the broadcasting and rebroadcasting of content pertaining to the conduct of sitting high court and Supreme Court......
The Taliban governor of Afghanistan’s Balkh province was killed in a blast at his office on Thursday, police said.“Two people, including Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the governor of Balkh, have been......
LONDON: Chelsea manager Graham Potter breathed a sigh of relief after his side finally delivered some return on a world record one-season spend in the transfer market on Tuesday by reaching the......
LAHORE: Former batting maestro Mohammad Yousuf will be Pakistan’s interim head coach for the T20 International series against Afghanistan being held in Sharjah, UAE from March 25 to 29, Dawn has......
LONDON: Michael Vaughan’s “life and livelihood” are at stake in the Yorkshire racism hearing, the former England captain’s lawyer claimed on Tuesday.Vaughan is accused by the England and Wales......
RAWALPINDI: As one of the world’s most dangerous batters in white-ball cricket, a destructive innings was due on Jason Roy in the HBL Pakistan Super league this season. To the horror of Peshawar......
The delay in the finalisation of a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continued to roil currency markets on Thursday morning, with the Pakistani rupee seeing a Rs3.38 depreciation......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court came down hard on the administration of the University of Karachi for regularising the service of a librarian only a few years before her retirement to deprive her of......
LAHORE: Over 3,000 used high-pressure gas meters (both industrial and commercial) and other precious material have either been ‘stolen, embezzled or misplaced’ allegedly by various officials in......
KARACHI: Positivity returned to the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Wednesday, thanks to the renewed expectation about the revival of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme.Arif Habib Ltd......
KARACHI: Prince Fahad bin Mansour Alsaud has formally launched the Saudi-Pakistan Tech House (SPTH) in Pakistan with the aim of creating more than 1,000 jobs at a total project value of $100 million......
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir said on Thursday that a “handful of misguided elements” cannot shake the resolve of the people of Balochistan and the armed forces were committed to......
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan seeks virtual trial in all cases pending in capital’s judiciary.In a petition filed with the Islamabad High......
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday reserved its verdict on PTI chairman Imran Khan’s plea against the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) decision to bar all satellite TV......
KHUZDAR: Mir Israrullah Zehri and Syed Akbar Shah were elected unopposed President and Secretary General of the Balochistan National Party-Awami, respectively, at the fourth national council session......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a suo motu hearing it initiated to consider vires of Section 25(a) of the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), which empowers National......
KARACHI: Unlike other parts of the country, the sixth edition of Aurat March will be held on March 12 in Karachi at Burns Gardens, organisers announced on Wednesday.According to Hum Aurtein, the......
LONDON: The British government hit back on Wednesday at critics including the United Nations and football presenter Gary Lineker, after he compared its new plan on illegal immigration to the rhetoric......
LONDON: Arif Naqvi, the founder of collapsed private equity firm Abraaj Group, on Wednesday lost his final challenge to an impending extradition to the United States, where he faces charges of......
SINGAPORE: Plastics entering the world’s oceans have surged by an “unprecedented” amount since 2005 and could nearly triple by 2040 if no further action is taken, according to research published on......
COPENHAGEN: Denmark on Wednesday inaugurated a project to store carbon dioxide 1,800 metres beneath the North Sea, becoming the first country in the world to bury CO2 imported from abroad.“Today......
THE annual Aurat March always draws strong, polarising reactions from citizens across Pakistan. The most bizarre reaction (and unfortunately a common one) is to deny that gender inequality is, in......
DHAKA: Forty global figures, including Ban Ki-moon, Hillary Clinton and Bono published a joint letter on Wednesday calling upon Bangladesh to stop “unfair” attacks and harassment of Nobel laureate......
PAKISTAN stands at a critical juncture. Faced with several grave economic, political, security and environmental challenges, all-embracing and sustainable solutions are needed to cure systemic......
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas on Wednesday lashed out at an unnamed civil servant and his backers from the political elite, warning that no one could......
KABUL: Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the “most repressive country in the world” for women’s rights, with authorities effectively trapping women and girls in their homes, the United......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court registrar office on Wednesday refused to fix hearing of three petitions of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan for protective bail in as many criminal cases......
PARIS: Sea ice in Antarctica shrank to the smallest area on record in February for the second year in a row, continuing a decade-long decline, the European Union’s climate monitoring service said.On......
UNITED NATIONS: Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have deeply disappointed Muslims across the globe by imposing restrictions on women’s right to education and work, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari......
LAHORE: A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team has gone to Dubai to collect ‘required’ evidence against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan for selling Toshakhana gifts, especially an......
• Election watchdog announces schedule for most populous province • KP governor says date to be decided in meeting with ECP next weekISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan announced......
ISLAMABAD: In a surprise, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad told a parliamentary panel that the recent increase of 300 basis points in its policy rate was a decision of the Monetary......
PAKISTAN stands at a critical juncture. Faced with several grave economic, political, security and environmental challenges, all-embracing and sustainable solutions are needed to cure systemic......
THE annual Aurat March always draws strong, polarising reactions from citizens across Pakistan. The most bizarre reaction (and unfortunately a common one) is to deny that gender inequality is, in......
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Former spy chief retired Lt-Gen Faiz Hamid is being investigated for alleged corruption, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah revealed, while his party leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif called......
ISLAMABAD: The Special Joint Investigation Team (SJIT), constituted to probe the tragic death of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya, furnished a progress report before the Supreme Court on......
