Pakistan and the United States on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to promoting economic growth, energy security, partnership in long-term flood rehabilitation efforts and strengthening their......
Flash floods killed at least 14 people living in tents and container housing across Turkiye’s quake-hit region on Wednesday, piling more pressure on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of crunch......
Moscow said on Wednesday it would try to retrieve the wreckage of a US military drone that crashed over the Black Sea in a confrontation that Washington blamed on two Russian fighter jets.Russia also......
The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday reacted strongly to a series of suggestions made by former US envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, saying Pakistan did not need “unsolicited advice” on the......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the threat of Pakistan defaulting on its debts was “now over” and that a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would......
Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday claimed that a “Gilgit-Baltistan force” was being used to attack Punjab police “who are trying to implement court orders to detain Imran......
As the PTI said its party chief Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore is “under extreme attack” by law enforcement agencies, who have been there since yesterday to arrest him, the ongoing......
KIGALI: The 2026 World Cup will have 104 matches instead of the traditional 64 games due to the expanded format with 48 teams taking part, global football governing body FIFA said on Tuesday after......
WELLINGTON: Tom Latham will lead New Zealand’s One-day Onternational team in the three-match series against Sri Lanka later this month with a host of Black Caps stars released to their Indian Premier......
BENGALURU: India will monitor the workload of their players in the build-up to the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia, with some of them set to play key roles with their teams in......
LAHORE: Political unrest in Lahore on Tuesday forced both Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans to cancel their training sessions. It’s hardly the buildup the two latest winners of the Pakistan Super......
PESHAWAR: Three former MNAs of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday moved the Peshawar High Court against the April 30 by-elections in three National Assembly constituencies of Khyber......
LOWER DIR: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Sirajul Haq will contest the next elections for the National Assembly from his hometown constituency of NA-7 in Lower Dir.This was announced by JI provincial chief......
MANSEHRA: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics hasn’t begun the digital housing and population census in snowbound Kaghan Valley and other parts of Mansehra district.PBS coordinator Mohammad Ibrahim......
PALO ALTO: Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday unveiled a flurry of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for its email, collaboration and cloud software, taking aim at Microsoft Corp days before its rival......
KARACHI: A policeman and two employees of the Karachi Development Authority were injured when enraged people allegedly put up resistance to a drive launched in Gulistan-i-Jauhar to get vacated over......
KARACHI: Lawmakers belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf lodged a forceful protest in the Sindh Assembly on Tuesday over the arrest of their colleague Arsalan Taj Ghuman in a case pertaining to......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday restrained the Pakistan Railways (PR) from raising illegal commercial constructions near tracks and auctioning the shops.A two-judge bench headed by Justice......
WASHINGTON: Ned Price, who explained US foreign policies to the world at the State Department’s daily news briefings, will step down next week for a new, policy-focused job in the same department.Mr......
NEW YORK: Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday revised its outlook on the US banking system to “negative” from “stable”, citing heightened risks for the sector after the rapid unraveling of SVB......
BAGHDAD: Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi gained fame for hurling his shoes at President George W. Bush in a news conference to show his anger at the corruption and chaos that followed the US-led......
WASHINGTON: A U.S military MQ-9 surveillance drone crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday after being ‘‘intercepted by Russian fighter jets’’, in the first such incident since Russia’s invasion of......
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that what was at stake in Ukraine was Russia’s very existence as a state.Speaking at length to workers at an aviation factory in Buryatia, Putin......
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday remanded five people in police custody for their alleged involvement in the death of Ali Bilal, alias Zille Shah, a worker of the PTI.The Racecourse......
ISLAMABAD: Amid high political uncertainty, President Arif Alvi on Tuesday made a renewed offer to mediate among warring political forces.As the police surrounded PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s Lahore......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought written arguments explaining how the parties interpret harassment at workplace, observing that the court may hear the matter in detail if it was......
ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar has said that the government is seriously considering to amend the election laws for ensuring transparent polls in the country.“We are seriously thinking and......
The stalemate between PTI supporters and law enforcement personnel continued for the second consecutive day on Wednesday near former prime minister Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence in......
ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel has urged the need to revamp the education system in less developed areas to help their residents compete in the Central Superior Services (CSS) exams, which candidates must......
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday regretted that lack of access to justice breeds corruption in society but appreciated the proposed amendments to the National......
ISLAMABAD: As police gathered outside the Lahore residence of PTI Chairman Imran Khan to arrest him on Tuesday, an application was filed with the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against his non-bailable......
PESHAWAR: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir on Tuesday called for harmony and synergy among state institutions.According to a statement released by the military’s media wing, ISPR, the army......
THE unexpected thaw between Saudi Arabia and Iran is a major diplomatic triumph for China. In a rapprochement mediated by Beijing, the two archrivals, which had been engaged in a bitter proxy war in......
REGARDLESS of whoever ruled Afghanistan, the country has always been a problem for Pakistan. The latter’s strategic planners may have hoped that with the Afghan Taliban’s return to power the problem......
KARACHI: Stock prices observed a mixed trend on Tuesday as investors remained cautious on account of further delays in the signing of the staff-level agreement between the government and the......
WASHINGTON: The political situation in Pakistan has become a factor in delaying a deal with International Monetary Fund (IMF) that may stabilise the national economy, diplomatic sources told......
KARACHI: Honda Atlas Cars Ltd (HACL) on Tuesday raised the prices of various models to pass on the impact of exchange rate and seven per cent hike in general sales tax to 25pc on 1,400cc vehicles and......
ISLAMABAD: Amid looming international default threat on national fuel supplier — Pakistan State Oil (PSO) — owing to a record Rs775 billion receivables, the government on Tuesday approved extending......
LONDON: Top cryptocurrency bitcoin hit a nine-month high of $26,533 on Tuesday, in its fourth consecutive day of gains, as it appeared to benefit from chaos in global markets following last week’s......
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday ordered audit of the Toshakhana to determine losses to the national exchequer after dignitaries retained presents given by foreign governments......
LAHORE: As their demand for the accountability of Imran Khan seems closer to materialising, the younger generation of Sharifs — Maryam Nawaz and Hamza Shehbaz — are all set to wade into the arena of......
• Defence ministry says army not available for election duty • Punjab says foolproof security for elections impossible, without army’s assistanceISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Haji......
KARACHI: Relatives of two persons, said to be involved in the Karachi Police Office (KPO) attack, staged a protest demonstration outside the Chhipa morgue in Abyssinia Lines on Tuesday against their......
ISLAMABAD: Family members of politicians, bureaucrats and retired generals pocketed foreign gifts worth over Rs260 million from Toshakhana, either for free or after making paltry payments amounting......
REGARDLESS of whoever ruled Afghanistan, the country has always been a problem for Pakistan. The latter’s strategic planners may have hoped that with the Afghan Taliban’s return to power the problem......
THE unexpected thaw between Saudi Arabia and Iran is a major diplomatic triumph for China. In a rapprochement mediated by Beijing, the two archrivals, which had been engaged in a bitter proxy war in......
WASHINGTON: The political situation in Pakistan has become a factor in delaying a deal with International Monetary Fund (IMF) that may stabilise the national economy, diplomatic sources told......
