Netblocks on Tuesday said access to Twitter, Facebook and Youtube was restricted across Pakistan amid PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest earlier today.Imran was arrested from the Islamabad High Court’s......
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah is addressing a press conference providing details on the arrest of former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir Trust case.In a shocking turn of......
PTI chief Imran Khan has been taken into custody by the Rangers from outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC).PTI lawyer Faisal Chaudhry confirmed the development.PTI Vice President Fawad Chaudhry......
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday at Moscow’s Red Square Victory Day parade that the world was at a “turning point” and claimed a “war” had been unleashed against Russia.He vowed......
Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that the failure to sign a staff-level agreement between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan could lead to the country’s......
Pakistan could default without an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout as its financing options beyond June are uncertain, ratings agency Moody’s was quoted as saying in a report published by......
Facing a deep economic crisis, Pakistan has started to buy Russian oil, but the country’s petroleum minister says the future lies in diversified, especially green, energy.Minister of State for......
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had extended his stay in London by a day on the “instructions” of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif in order to......
PTI chief Imran Khan on Tuesday doubled down on his allegations against a serving senior military officer, who he has accused on several occasions of hatching a plot to assassinate him.The PTI......
KHYBER: Contrary to repeated official pledges and rosy promises about an increase in trade with Afghanistan through Torkham border and provision of facilities to traders, the quantum of bilateral......
MADRID: Real Madrid players Mariano Diaz (second L), Toni Kroos (third L), Jesus Vallejo (second R) and Lucas Vazquez (R) along with other team-mates undergo physical exercises at......
MUMBAI: Ishan Kishan will replace the injured K.L. Rahul in India’s squad for next month’s World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Monday.Rahul......
ISLAMABAD: Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development was informed on Monday that the members of EOBI Board have not been replaced since 2013 as the institution was......
TOBA TEK SINGH: Dr Dina Khan, the daughter of the late nuclear scientist and chairperson of the Dr AQ Khan Foundation, has said she was shocked to know the quantum of corruption in the social welfare......
LONDON: Leicester City’s chances of Premier League survival suffered a blow as they collapsed to a 5-3 at Fulham on Monday.Willian and Tom Cairney both scored twice for the Cottagers as they closed......
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court full bench on Monday directed the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to submit its report on the investigation into the cases of violence and attacks on police teams outside......
KARACHI: Many leaders and workers of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf have been booked in a rioting and intimidation case, it emerged on Monday.The City Courts police registered the case......
LAS VEGAS: Known around the world as an oasis of overindulgence, the desert city of Las Vegas has emerged as a surprising model of austerity and prudence when it comes to water.Some 2.3 million......
KHARTOUM: Air strikes again shook Sudan’s capital on Monday while the latest truce talks in Jeddah yielded no progress and a Saudi diplomat said both sides consider themselves “capable of winning the......
• Energy minister congratulates Sindh Assembly on PPP’s victory in by-polls • Ruling party accused of offering money to buy LG representatives of other partiesKARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday......
GENEVA: The 700-piece private jewellery collection of the late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten, the world’s largest and most valuable collection of its kind to come to auction, could sell for more......
YANGON: A convoy of diplomats travelling in Myanmar came under fire from an unknown armed group, a military official and a diplomat said on Monday.Myanmar has been in turmoil since a military coup......
MOSCOW: Russia will “develop” its military installations in Central Asian ally Kyrgyzstan, the Kremlin said on Monday, following talks between the two countries’ leaders in Moscow.“The heads of state......
KARACHI: Pakistan has one of the lowest internet speeds in the world, while a huge chunk of the population still lacks access to the internet, said a new report on the digital landscape and human......
GILGIT: Sajid Ali Sadpara, a Pakistani climber and the son of legendary mountaineer late Mohammad Ali Sadpara, is set to summit the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest (8,848.86 metres), in Nepal......
LAHORE: Buoyant by the good wheat harvest, the government has decided to focus on the white lint to revive the most important cash crop of the Kharif season and subsequently the textile industry for......
NOBODY should take S. Jaishankar’s barbs to heart. The foreign minister has to say what he says because his job is to shore up Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s self-congratulatory foreign policy,......
ISLAMABAD: A few weeks before the next fiscal year’s budget, the government on Monday approved about Rs34.4 billion worth of supplementary grants mostly to secure World Bank loans and set maximum......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday imposed a fine of Rs100,000 on a petitioner for filing a frivolous petition for the restoration of the Punjab Assembly.Petitioner Sharafat Ali contended......
• PML-N says it’s not appropriate for ‘selected’ bench to hear case on suo motu powers • AGP says copies of parliamentary proceedings may be furnished today • PTI threatens high treason cases against......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea seeking an approval for import of African elephants for a zoological garden in Peshawar.A three-judge SC bench comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan,......
SOMETIMES it appears that not much is written about Pakistan, its society and politics, and even less is noticed and discussed. Perhaps because, as a people, we read so little. But, despite this,......
Mawlawi Amir Muttaqi ISLAMABAD: Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi on Monday called for revival of talks between Pakistan and outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban......
• ISPR says PTI chief has recourse to legal avenues, terms accusations part of ‘sensational’ propaganda • Ex-PM asks ‘are military officers above the law’, accuses intelligence official of......
SOMETIMES it appears that not much is written about Pakistan, its society and politics, and even less is noticed and discussed. Perhaps because, as a people, we read so little. But, despite this,......
NOBODY should take S. Jaishankar’s barbs to heart. The foreign minister has to say what he says because his job is to shore up Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s self-congratulatory foreign policy,......
INDIAN fishermen display rosaries made by them during detention in Karachi’s Malir jail.—NCHR MORE than 740 fishermen incarcerated in Indian and Pakistani prisons for......
ISLAMABAD: The foreign ministers of Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen trilateral cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and jointly extend......
BEIJING: Pakistan and China seek to expand their naval ties as the two sides look forward to enhancing capabilities and deepening cooperation to deal with regional security challenges.This was agreed......
AMRITSAR: A second blast in 36 hours rocked the area around the Sikh holy site of the Golden Temple in India’s Amritsar city on Monday, police said.Authorities said that one person was injured.The......
ISLAMABAD: A PML-N lawmaker has expressed serious concerns over incidents of alleged blasphemy during PTI’s events and urged the government to take notice of the issues.On Monday, Sheikh Rohale......
ISLAMABAD: The government has reversed the facility of temporary import of duty-free vehicles for overseas Pakistanis and restricted it only to foreign tourists.A series of amendments were made......
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday said upholding the constitution was the responsibility of all segments of society as the document not only guaranteed political stability but also ensured......
