Nato on Sunday criticised Vladimir Putin for what it called his “dangerous and irresponsible” nuclear rhetoric, a day after the Russian president said he would station tactical nuclear weapons in......
The Punjab police on Sunday transferred PTI’s Hassaan Niazi, the nephew of ex-premier Imran Khan, from Quetta to Lahore in connection with a case registered against him at Lahore’s Racecourse Police......
PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry and other party leaders lambasted Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Sunday for saying PTI chief Imran Khan was “not a mere political rival” of the PML-N but......
PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Sunday came down hard on the PTI, saying that the latter’s politics only revolved around appointments to the country’s top posts.She made the remarks while......
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva warned on Sunday that risks to financial stability had increased and stressed “the need for vigilance” following the recent turmoil in the......
A simmering price dispute between the pharmaceutical industry and the Health Ministry has resulted in an acute shortage of critical medicines, forcing patients to rely on smuggled and potentially......
India summoned Canada’s High Commissioner on Sunday to “convey strong concern” over Sikh protesters in Canada and how they were allowed to breach the security of India’s diplomatic mission and......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday responded to President Dr Arif Alvi’s letter — which was sent to the premier earlier this week — in a bid to “set the record of the government straight” and......
PARIS: Three months after a heartbreaking defeat in the World Cup final, France oozed class and confidence as they started their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a 4-0 thrashing of the Netherlands......
CENTURION: West Indies captain Rovman Powell smashed a quickfire 43 not out to propel his side to a three wicket victory over South Africa in a rain-reduced Twenty20 International here at the......
SHARJAH: After their first-ever loss to Afghanistan in the series-opening Twnety20 International here on Friday, Pakistan opted to rest and reset on Saturday.The message was clear after the......
• Many people express doubts over completion of work before arrival of monsoon • DHA ‘clears’ residents’ misconceptions about storm water drainage projectKARACHI: Several residents of Defence Housing......
KARACHI: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two suspected hitmen for their alleged involvement in the recent targeted killing of a religious scholar in Gulistan-i-Jauhar.They said that Sufi......
LAHORE: The syndicate of Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), Multan, has approved dismissal of its registrar while implementing the Supreme Court’s decision in the private law colleges scam.Since......
On March 15 this year, supporters of Imran Khan clashed with the police. The clashes went on for hours. Imran’s party leaders and supporters warned that these clashes would turn into a civil war if......
LAHORE: Punjab police in a province-wide crackdown arrested hundreds of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers, claiming to have averted chaos and violence and blocked roads to maintain law and......
ISLAMABAD: WWF-Pakistan on Saturday celebrated ‘Earth Hour 2023’ with individuals, communities and businesses across the country joining in to switch off their lights and give an hour for the......
ISLAMABAD: After facing an embarrassing situation over a scandal regarding the sale of infectious waste in the open market, the management of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) has......
RAWALPINDI: Rain lashed twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Saturday, inundating the low-lying areas and creating slushy mess in the garrison city.The Met Office predicted dry weather in the......
TEL AVIV: Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday against a controversial judicial overhaul by the hard-right government, ahead of a key week expected to see more legislative steps and......
BAGHDAD: Iraq halted crude exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and northern Kirkuk fields on Saturday, an oil official said, after the country won a longstanding arbitration case......
Ottawa: Canada and the United States on Friday changed a two-decade-old refugee agreement as part of their attempts to reduce the record influx of asylum seekers entering Canada via unofficial border......
BEIRUT: The death toll from retaliatory US strikes on Iran-linked groups in Syria following a deadly drone attack has risen to 19, a war monitor said on Saturday, as Washington insisted it is not......
MOSCOW: Russia has struck a deal with neighbouring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory, Tass news agency quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying on Saturday.Such a move......
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Saturday extended a 2019 law to fight sexual abuse in the Church by making lay Catholic leaders responsible for acts committed under their watch in Vatican-approved......
WASHINGTON: Nadia Kahf made history when she took oath in New Jersey this week as the first judge to do so while wearing a hijab. And she took oath by pressing her hand on a copy of the Holy Quran......
QUETTA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) will rehabilitate 100 primary healthcare centers in 12 districts of Balochistan badly damaged in last year’s monsoon rains and heavy flood and provide them......
ISLAMABAD: The PTI on Saturday challenged the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to reject the party’s objection to the show cause notice in prohibited funding case.After the ECP......
QUETTA/ISLAMABAD: While a judicial magistrate in Quetta rejected the police request seeking five-day physical remand of Hassaan Niazi and granted interim bail to him in a case registered against him......
SARGODHA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif talks to women during his visit to a free flour distribution point on Saturday.—Courtesy PID LAHORE/QUETTA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif......
PAKISTAN’S political crisis is deepening with every passing day. The fact that the Punjab Assembly election that was scheduled for April 30 has been delayed to Oct 8 by the Election Commission has......
TO a layman like me, as it is to legal eagles if their statements are anything to go by, the Constitution is unambiguous in saying elections are to be held within 90 days of a dissolution of an......
WASHINGTON: The banking crisis set off by the swift collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has exposed a sharp disconnect between Washington and Wall Street. Bankers want faster, more aggressive action to......
KARACHI: Lucky Motor Corporation Ltd (LMCL) has increased the prices of various vehicles by Rs50,000-500,000 effective from April 1.The company did not give any reason for price in its circular to......
LAHORE: The business community on Saturday appreciated the State Bank of Pakistan’s decision of removing cash margin restrictions on imports of goods terming it a step in the right direction.“We......
KARACHI: The representative index of the stock market traded on the lower side in the outgoing week mainly because of uncertainty over the resumption of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to the Middle East shrank 11.87 per cent on a year-on-year basis to $1.491 billion in the first eight months of FY23 mainly driven by a substantial decline in exports to......
ISLAMABAD: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has served a $2 million recovery notice to Hutchison Ports Pakistan (HPP) — the operator of the deep-water Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT)......
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has carried out a study that led to the preparation of a ‘Climate Investment Roadmap’ for Peshawar to address the effects of climate change surrounding the......
KARACHI: Despite government’s claims that all prior conditions of the IMF have been met except foreign exchange reserves, the central bank is expected to raise the interest rates by up to 200 basis......
LAHORE: After a sessions court issued notices to the Lahore police chief on a petition seeking the registration of a case over the alleged abduction of Azhar Mashwani, city police on Saturday......
PAKISTAN’S political crisis is deepening with every passing day. The fact that the Punjab Assembly election that was scheduled for April 30 has been delayed to Oct 8 by the Election Commission has......
TO a layman like me, as it is to legal eagles if their statements are anything to go by, the Constitution is unambiguous in saying elections are to be held within 90 days of a dissolution of an......
ISLAMABAD: The PTI has moved the Supreme Court to set aside the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) order to put off Punjab Assembly elections till Oct 8.The petition, moved by PTI Secretary......
• CM usually moves with eight-man security detail • Aide to CM snubs ‘discriminatory’ interior ministry order, vows to move court • Accuses interior minister of trying to ‘create tiffs between units......
• Most routes leading to jalsa venue blocked, wet outfield makes life hard for supporters coming to event • PTI claims 1,800 activists rounded up from across Punjab in bid to ‘flop’ gathering,......
At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured after thunderstorms spawning high straight-line winds and tornados ripped across Mississippi late on Friday, leaving hundreds without shelter, state......
