The coalition government on Monday said the PTI was “not a political party but a clique of militants trained by banned outfits”, and resolved to take action under the law.The decision was taken in a......
An Israeli minister with responsibility for the administration of the occupied West Bank drew condemnation on Monday after he said there was no Palestinian history or culture and no such thing as a......
PTI leader Atif Munsif Khan and five others were killed on Monday after their vehicle was attacked by a rival group in Havelian in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Abbottabad district.Abbottabad District Police......
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday that his comments in the Senate on Pakistan’s nuclear programme were being “quoted out of context”, adding that the delay in the International Monetary Fund......
Iraq on Monday marked 20 years since the start of the US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, but no official celebrations were held.The oil-rich country remains traumatised from the......
PTI Chairman Imran Khan alleged on Monday that a “trap” had been laid out at the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC), where he arrived on Saturday to attend a hearing in the Toshakhana case, adding that......
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday emphasised the need for PTI Chairman Imran Khan to appear in court as it took up the ex-premier’s plea seeking protective bail in two terrorism cases registered......
Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Masood Malik said on Monday that the government will charge Rs100 more for petrol from the affluent so that relief could be provided to the low-income segments......
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in India on Monday for talks expected to focus on deepening trade and technology ties as well as shared concerns about China. ......
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin applauded on Monday the solidity of their alliance as the Chinese leader headed to Moscow for a summit with the internationally isolated Russian president.Xi described......
The rupee remained under pressure on Monday, with analysts citing the uncertainty surrounding the revival of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and a lack of confidence in the......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday strongly condemned the “vile campaign” against the Pakistan Army and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir abroad and called on overseas Pakistanis to......
Oil prices fell on Monday to their lowest in 15 months on concerns risks in the global banking sector may cause a recession that would lead fuel demand to decline and ahead of a potential hike in......
The Indian government has lodged a formal protest with the British government following the alleged vandalisation of the Indian High Commission in London, according to ANI news agency.On Sunday, the......
The Islamabad police said on Monday that it has arrested 198 PTI supporters for allegedly attacking law enforcement personnel and causing chaos in the capital city on March 18.Hours-long clashes were......
QUETTA: Five public sector universities of Balochistan will soon get new vice chancellors as the selection committee has almost concluded the appointment process.The committee formed to appoint the......
QUETTA: Barrick Gold Corporation, which signed an agreement with the Balochistan government for launching work on the Reko Diq copper-cum-gold project, has commenced its social investment programme......
RAWALPINDI: Police found body parts of an unidentified woman from the bank of Leh Nullah in Dhoke Dalal (Ganjmandi area) on Sunday.Police and rescue officials said a passerby spotted the parts......
TAXILA: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Sirajul Haq has claimed that free, fair and transparent early elections was the panacea of all problems, especially political and economic, being faced by the......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has rejected bail pleas of two policemen arrested for the killing of a student inside a police station in Swat, which had triggered public protest early this year.A......
ISLAMABAD: Despite the passage of over three weeks and even after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took notice of the matter, an inquiry into the sale of infectious waste by the Pakistan Institute of......
RAWALPINDI: Distribution of free wheat flour by the government started in the garrison city on Sunday to provide relief to poverty-stricken residents during Ramazan.In the garrison city, four mega......
HYDERABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Sindh president Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has warned that if the province’s reservations on digital census are not addressed the results of the exercise will not be......
KARACHI: Armed robbers continued to operate with complete impunity as they killed a man and wounded seven others over resistance in the metropolis on Sunday, police said.While police are busy in......
QUETTA: Security forces have seized a huge quantity of arms, ammunition and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from a militants’ hideout during a search operation in the border town of Chaman, the......
Forests are incredibly important for our survival and well-being. They provide us with the air we breathe and the wood we use and offer habitats for animals and livelihoods for humans.Additionally,......
LONDON: Arsenal will head into the international break eight points clear in the Premier League title race after Bukayo Saka scored twice in a 4-1 home defeat of Crystal Palace on Sunday.With chasers......
MANCHESTER: Burnley manager Vincent Kompany endured a nightmare return to Manchester City on Saturday as Erling Haaland scored his sixth hat-trick of the season in a 6-0 rout that sent Pep......
RAWALPINDI: At least 21 vehicles of the police and law enforcement agencies were damaged in clashes between PTI supporters and police in Islamabad on Saturday.According to police sources who quoted......
Climate change is a global challenge and a threat to food security. Agriculture is expected to produce food for the world’s population, estimated to reach 9.1 billion in 2050 and more than 10bn by......
Sri Lankan batter Dinesh Chandimal ducks a bouncer during the second Test against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve on Sunday.—AFP WELLINGTON: New Zealand maintained their......
Australian pacer Mitchell Starc bowls during the second One-day International against India at the Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium on Sunday.—AFP VISAKHAPATNAM: Mitchell......
ISLAMABAD: An estimated 387 natural hazards and disasters resulted in the death of 30,704 people and caused economic losses of around $223.8 billion all over the world in 2022.The disasters, recorded......
The mid of February 2023 was upbeat for the government of Pakistan as they inched closer to the preconditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the revival of the Extended Fund Facility......
BAHAWALPUR: Divisional Commissioner Dr Ehtesham Anwar Mahar has constituted a committee to probe into the construction of a flawed turn on the Bahawalpur-Hasilpur dual carriageway, during 2014-2017......
LAHORE: Both Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan heaped praise on each other following the nerve-racking final of the HBL Pakistan Super League here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday......
In a little over eight months of this fiscal year (between July 1, 2022, and March 3, 2023), the PML N-led federal coalition government borrowed Rs1.961 trillion from commercial banks to fill in......
PARIS: Journalists had fun last year asking the shiny new AI chatbot ChatGPT to write their columns, most concluding that the bot was not good enough to take their jobs yet. But many commentators......
CUENCA: At least 14 people were killed, several were wounded and buildings were damaged in a powerful earthquake that shook Peru and Ecuador on Saturday, authorities said.Destroyed buildings, crushed......
WASHINGTON: Hundreds of Pakistani Americans gathered outside the White House on Sunday, ignoring freezing cold and biting winds, to demand an end to the government’s actions against Imran Khan.“We......
PESHAWAR: The local administration on Sunday imposed Section 144, banning gatherings of more than five persons across the Peshawar district.A notification issued from the office of deputy......
DUBAI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday told his Syrian counterpart it was time for diplomatically isolated Damascus to be reintegrated into the wider Arab region during a......
BAGHDAD: Iran’s top security official on Sunday signed a deal with Iraqi authorities for “protection” of their common border, the Iraqi prime minister’s office said, months after Tehran struck......
ISLAMABAD: The French Development Agency (AFD) has joined global polio eradication partners with its commitment to filling the funding gap of Pakistan government in its efforts to eradicate......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have reiterated the commitment to expand China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and include third parties in the project to enhance regional connectivity and......
ANYONE professing a commitment to ‘principles’ because of their occupation or their stated ideology should not find it particularly difficult to condemn the recent police action at Imran Khan’s......
THE Middle East’s security landscape could be transformed by an unanticipated development that took place earlier this month. Long-standing regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to restore......
NEW DELHI: A manhunt for a radical Sikh preacher in India entered its second day on Sunday, after authorities arrested 112 of his supporters and shut mobile internet across the Punjab state.Amritpal......
ISLAMABAD: PTI’s senior vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday assailed Finance Minister Ishaq Dar for speaking on the country’s missile programme on the floor of the house and demanded that......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) has opposed a bid by the Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd to take over its 1,400 acres for Rs43 billion, a valuation the mill’s management has described as......
ANYONE professing a commitment to ‘principles’ because of their occupation or their stated ideology should not find it particularly difficult to condemn the recent police action at Imran Khan’s......
THE Middle East’s security landscape could be transformed by an unanticipated development that took place earlier this month. Long-standing regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to restore......
