A senior doctor, who had recently retired as the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation’s (KMC) medical and health services director, was killed after armed assailants opened fire on his vehicle as he was......
Pakistan on Thursday kicked off outsourcing of operations and land assets at three major airports to be run through a public private partnership, a finance ministry statement said, a move to generate......
Two US Army helicopters crashed during a nighttime training mission in Kentucky, killing all nine soldiers on board, a general said on Thursday.The helicopters — variants of the Black Hawk designed......
Violence erupted in Shangla district’s Bisham tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday as citizens protested against the “unjust” distribution of free flour.Bisham Assistant Commissioner (AC)......
Justice Shahid Waheed of the Supreme Court observed on Thursday that judges could not raise objections regarding the constitution of benches, saying that if they do so they would become a complainant......
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reserved its verdict on the admissibility of a petition seeking the disqualification of PTI Chairman Imran Khan for concealing his alleged daughter, Tyrian......
The United Arab Emirates’ president named his eldest son as crown prince of Abu Dhabi late on Wednesday, making him the oil-rich Gulf monarchy’s likely next leader and cementing his family’s hold on......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar to withdraw the curative review reference filed against Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the Supreme Court, observing that the......
Federal Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar on Thursday moved in the Senate the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023, which aims to deprive the office of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) of......
The Lahore High Court on Thursday invalidated Section 124-A of the Pakistan Penal Code, commonly known as sedition law, which pertains to the crime of sedition or inciting “disaffection” against the......
China is working on a request by Pakistan to roll over a $2-billion loan that matured last week, a top finance ministry official told Reuters.The rollover is critical for the country as its foreign......
The Supreme Court (SC) will on Thursday resume hearing the PTI’s petition challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to put off polls to the Punjab Assembly till Oct 8.A......
QUETTA: As heavy rainfall continued to lash most parts of Balochistan, one person was killed in Gwadar after being hit by a thunderbolt, while traffic between the southwestern province and Sindh......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday issued a stay order stopping the Election Commission of Pakistan from issuing the schedule for by-elections to fill 10 National Assembly seats in Khyber......
KARACHI: Police shot at and critically wounded an unarmed Class IX student near the Rizvia Society underpass on Wednesday morning.The student, Ayaan, 15, and his friend, Awais, were riding as many......
GLASGOW: Scotland’s Scott McTominay (R) shoots to score during the Euro 2024 qualifier against Spain at Hampden Park.—Reuters PARIS: Scott McTominay scored twice as Steve......
ISLAMABAD: A local court on Wednesday rejected the application of former prime minister Imran Khan seeking exemption from personal appearance in the case registered against him for using threatening......
BENONI: Two end-of-season One-day International matches between South Africa and the Netherlands would not normally attract much attention — but the games this weekend are crucial for the......
LAHORE/KARACHI: A lawyers’ convention on Wednesday backed the Chief Justice of Pakistan-led bench’s interpretation of constitution regarding elections, resolving that the Election Commission of......
BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi surpassed the 100-goal mark for World Cup champions Argentina on Tuesday by scoring a hat-trick in their 7-0 friendly win over Curacao.Argentina’s leading scorer reached a......
ZURICH: Indonesia has been stripped of the right to host the under-20 football World Cup, global governing body FIFA said on Wednesday.The decision to remove Indonesia as host of the May 20-June 11......
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and complained that their concerns regarding the ongoing census were not......
TAIPEI: China vowed on Wednesday to “fight back” should Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen meet the US House speaker during a trip to the United States.Tsai left on Wednesday for the United States, from......
Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI’s newly launched GPT-4, in an open......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday gave one-time permission to PTI leader Shahbaz Gill to visit abroad for four weeks.A full bench, headed by Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti, heard a......
LONDON: The UK plans to temporarily house asylum seekers in disused military bases and could use ferries and barges in the future in a bid to reduce hotel bills, immigration minister Robert Jenrick......
UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by consensus and to cheer a resolution calling for the world body’s top court to outline legal obligations related to climate......
WASHINGTON: The US Department of Health and Human Services will honour Dr Farha Abbasi, a Michigan-based Pakistani-American psychiatrist, on Thursday as one of the top 15 women faith leaders in the......
KARACHI: Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) President Khalid Mehmood Khokhar has warned that Pakistan’s food security could be at stake if agricultural production is not boosted and its issues......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday said to have achieved ‘progress’ in external financing from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates direly needed to reach a staff-level agreement (SLA) with......
PARIS: One of the largest black holes ever recorded has been discovered using a new technique that could spot thousands more of the insatiable celestial monsters in the coming years, according to......
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Wednesday discharged Barrister Hassaan Khan Niazi, a nephew of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan, in a case pertaining to allegedly inciting mutiny......
KASUR: Elections will be held on time, but the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz would not let anyone “snatch the level playing field” this time in contrast to 2018 when “Nawaz Sharif was victimised......
• Says govt’s attempts to attack SC, undermine its powers will be resisted by people • Elahi says CJP red line of entire nation; insists legislation enacted without consulting opposition ‘has no......
NATURE has gone on the offensive, for we have been jabbing away at the climate for far too long, and it is raining kidney punches. Resorting to poetic licence and romanticising harsh realities is......
PAKISTAN is imploding. The president and prime minister are at war. The judiciary is divided and the military is considering its options. The Election Commission of Pakistan challenges the......
KARACHI: Commodity traders claim sale of various food items used for preparing ration packs has remained highly subdued this Ramazan as compared to the last year due to skyrocketing prices and......
India is discussing the mysterious disappearance and hiding of the wanted Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh as authorities expand the search of their circle, BBC News reported.According to journalists in......
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced new funding to bolster democracies around the world amid criticism his administration has made little progress in advancing human rights and......
ISLAMABAD: The Constitution does not grant unilateral and arbitrary power to the country’s top judge to list cases for hearing, form special benches and select judges, Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the......
• Justice Bandial proposes polling over two days • ECP lawyer asks court to make Oct 8 date ‘order of the court’ to deter deviationsISLAMABAD: The March 1 Supreme Court judgement regarding elections......
FORMER army chief retired Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has reportedly said that there was nothing credible in the furore created over a Dawn story published in 2016, claiming that the issue was hyped up by......
MANY people point out that these are extraordinary times and that the world is in a state of ferment. The last few years have witnessed increasing chaos as the planet contends with disease, the......
NATURE has gone on the offensive, for we have been jabbing away at the climate for far too long, and it is raining kidney punches. Resorting to poetic licence and romanticising harsh realities is......
PAKISTAN is imploding. The president and prime minister are at war. The judiciary is divided and the military is considering its options. The Election Commission of Pakistan challenges the......
President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday acknowledged that there was “some need to streamline” Supreme Court’s internal matters but questioned the timing as well as the manner of the government’s bid to......
