PML-N’s Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday doubled down on his corruption allegations pertaining to the free flour distribution programme, saying that his initial estimate of embezzled funds adding up to......
Protesters clashed with security forces across France on Monday as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for Labour Day to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension......
Heavy rains that began last week continued to batter parts of Balochistan on Monday, resulting in structural damages and crop losses.Meanwhile, there were also reports of heavy rain and lightning in......
Dutch police said on Monday that officers were surprised upon arresting a man in connection with a drunk driving incident over the weekend when his driver’s licence named him “Boris Johnson”.The fake......
Former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday said the PTI would not get “trapped” in the government’s “ill-intentioned plan” to delay elections, warning that his party would take to the streets if the......
The growing rapprochement between Riyadh and Tehran after years of mistrust was visible on Monday as Saudi Arabia helped evacuate Iranian citizens fleeing the war in Sudan.The Saudi navy carried the......
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain lashed out at the Punjab police on Monday for attempting to enter his Lahore residence during a raid to arrest PTI President......
A US government panel renewed calls on Monday to blacklist India over religious freedom, saying that the treatment of minorities has continued to worsen under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The US......
PML-N Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz said on Monday that nobody had the right to tap anyone’s private conversation but clarified that a discussion during which the “country’s fate” was decided did not......
The deputy commissioner of Peshawar has imposed Section 144 in the city for three days till May 3 (Wednesday) to prevent a “breach of peace” after “credible” reports on attempts to “sabotage” the law......
Oil fell on Monday as concern over the economic impact of the US Federal Reserve potentially raising interest rates and weaker Chinese manufacturing data outweighed support from new Opec+ supply cuts......
The Taliban will be absent from UN-led talks that open Monday in Qatar on how to handle Afghanistan’s rulers and press them to ease a ban on women working and girls going to school.Envoys from the......
The prospect of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises becoming primary employers of foreign cricketers over their national boards is moving closer with multi-tournament contracts already being......
The top United Nations humanitarian official is heading to the Sudan region due to the “rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis” in the conflict-racked country, the UN chief said.Secretary-General......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that fulfilling labour rights and making the people “shareholders in the system” remained a fundamental challenge for the global economy.He made the......
KARACHI: A Mazdoor March was organised on the eve of International Labour Day outside the Karachi Press Club by several organisations.Chanting slogans and paying rich tributes to workers who still......
QUETTA: At least eight people died and over a dozen received injuries after torrential rains followed by hailstorms hit different parts of Balochistan during the past 24 hours, officials said on......
PESHAWAR: No evidence of terrorism and militancy was found in the blasts inside the police station of Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Swat, according to a report submitted by the fact-finding......
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan on Sunday alleged that the population of urban areas of Sindh was shown less not because of any mistake but under a particular conspiracy.“Through the......
PARIS: Ukrainian fencers, gathered in Paris for a training camp, say they are outraged that Russians and Belarusians have been readmitted to international competition and will not compete against......
CHATTOGRAM: Pakistan U-19 pacers Amir Hassan and Mohammad Ismail shared seven wickets between them to restrict Bangladesh U-19 to 149 in their one-off four-day match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury......
Pakistan and India are currently experiencing an unprecedented heatwave, with cities such as Jacobabad and Sibi in Pakistan recording temperatures as high as 47°C at the end of April 2022.The......
The crisis of finance capital would have been much worse than what is being currently witnessed but for the crutches provided by workers’ remittances which accounted for $29 billion in 2022.The......
Forests play a crucial role in the environment, providing employment opportunities, food, wood, fuel, and animal fodder for approximately 1.6 billion individuals worldwide.They also help mitigate......
KARACHI: Activists and supporters of Jamaat-i-Islami marched on Sharea Faisal on Sunday to protest against “flawed census” and “organised plan” to stop a Karachiite from becoming chief minister of......
BARCELONA: Barcelona thrashed 10-man Real Betis 4-0 on Saturday to move a step closer to winning La Liga for the first time since 2019.Real Madrid beat Almeria 4-2 to cut the gap to eight points......
Most Pakistanis just enjoy the May Day holiday with little care for its significance. The government is probably content with their labour-friendly legislation. The wide gaps......
LAHORE: The Punjab police claimed to have killed three more alleged robbers, and arrested 28 others, during the last two days during the operation in Katcha areas of Rahim Yar Khan and Rajanpur.The......
LAHORE: In contrast to the hawkish approach of ruling PML-N towards some of the members of the higher judiciary, Adviser to Prime Minister on Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira has said......
Pakistan and India are currently experiencing an unprecedented heatwave, with cities such as Jacobabad and Sibi in Pakistan recording temperatures as high as 47°C at the end of April 2022.The......
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has offered 25 acres to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the construction of a cricket stadium in Islamabad.Recently, the CDA approached the PCB......
RAWALPINDI: The cost of a cup of tea has been raised from Rs50 to Rs60 for the third time in the last 18 months, forcing many people, particularly traders and office employees, to stop taking tea or......
LONDON: King Charles coronation on Saturday (May 6) will include an invitation to the public to swear allegiance to the monarch and to his heirs and successors, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s office......
ISLAMABAD: As part of its continuing effort for the return of fishermen on humanitarian grounds, the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) said on Sunday it had launched a campaign demanding......
DOHA: Months after hundreds of thousands of football fans packed into its hotels and stadiums, Qatar is seeking to remedy a bout of the post-World Cup blues by hosting more international events.Along......
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s rival military forces accused each other of fresh violations of a ceasefire on Sunday as their deadly conflict rumbled on for a third week despite warnings of a slide towards......
Islamic banking and finance is now touching the $3 trillion mark globally and has crossed Rs7tr in asset size in Pakistan by December 2023. Women entrepreneurs, who are playing a significant role in......
KARACHI: The allegation that a PTI candidate paid bribe to secure ticket for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections turned out to be a lie, party’s central leader Fawad Chaudhry said on......
SYDNEY: US President Joe Biden and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, will join Pacific Islands leaders next month for a “historic” future-oriented meeting, Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister......
All theories of economic growth, from the Solow Model to the Endogenous growth theory, share one similarity — the importance of innovation in development.Technological advancement tends to have......
ISLAMABAD: An official of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) performing duties as district election commissioner in Faisalabad has decided to move the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) for the......
FAR from easing, Pakistan’s Afghan dilemma has become more acute in recent months. Despite several high-level interactions with Kabul aimed at securing its cooperation to contain the......
ABOARD PLANE: The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis said on Sunday, declining to give further details.“I am willing to do......
The crisis of finance capital would have been much worse than what is being currently witnessed but for the crutches provided by workers’ remittances which accounted for $29 billion in 2022.The......
Understanding the historical context is of utmost importance in comprehending the prevalence of regional inequality and the resulting discontent with the federal government in Balochistan.Such......
FAR from easing, Pakistan’s Afghan dilemma has become more acute in recent months. Despite several high-level interactions with Kabul aimed at securing its cooperation to contain the......
Source: International Labour Organisation Pakistan is a country stuck in a status quo of a somnambulist state that no jarring crisis can wake up, be it the pandemic or the state......
IN the coming days, Saudi Arabia and Iran will reopen embassies in each other’s countries after seven years of estrangement, offering hope of imminent stability in Syria and Yemen. This is China’s......
Pakistan’s overall external debt and liabilities stood around $126.35 billion at the end of December 2022 against our annual exports of goods and services worth $40bn in FY23 that ended in June this......
WASHINGTON: Classified documents — released recently by a US airman — show that Pakistan, and some other nations, have been quietly distancing themselves from the United States on key issues like......
MUZAFFARABAD: Authorities in India-held Kashmir on Sunday repatriated a man and his son to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), a day after the duo had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) from......
• PML-N leader warns Imran will be ‘ultimate loser’ if negotiations fail • PPP optimistic about outcome of dialogue, hopes better sense will prevail • Fawad says strategy in place in case of talks......
