In another major blow to the PTI, the party’s senior vice president and spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday announced that he was “parting ways” with former prime minister Imran Khan.Taking to......
Former federal minister Faisal Vawda on Wednesday accused former director-general (DG) of the Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant-General (retd) Faiz Hameed of being the “architect,......
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday asserted that the country was not on the verge of a financial crisis and “will absolutely not default”.Dar’s remarks comes amid growing fears of default,......
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Wednesday that the government was mulling banning the PTI over the events of May 9, when violent protests erupted across the country following former prime......
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after data showed US inventories and fuel supplies tightening and following a warning from the Saudi energy minister to speculators raised the prospect of further OPEC+......
Iran has named an ambassador to Saudi Arabia, state media reported on Wednesday, sealing a thaw in relations more than seven years after the regional rivals severed ties.The new envoy, Alireza......
Sri Lanka’s navy said on Wednesday it had located 14 bodies inside a Chinese fishing boat that had capsized last week with 39 crew on board.The grisly discovery came a day after a preliminary Chinese......
The Supreme Court (SC) has begun hearing the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) plea asking the top court to revisit its April 4 order of holding elections to the Punjab Assembly on May 14.A......
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday ordered the release of PTI Secretary General Asad Umar, setting aside his detention order under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance.The PTI leader......
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Wednesday that “separatist elements” should not be allowed to hurt India-Australia relations, after he was lavished with a rockstar welcome in Sydney.Lured......
• Thanks nations that refused to attend tourism conference in held Kashmir • Says India abusing G20 presidency to push its colonial agendaBAGH: India is abusing its presidency of the G20 by holding a......
LAHORE: An accountability court on Tuesday allowed Punjab’s former chief minister Usman Buzdar a one-time exemption from personal appearance with another “last warning” of withdrawing his pre-arrest......
ISLAMABAD: Rejecting the plea of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) seeking four months’ time to file a response to the show-cause notice in the case relating to forfeiture of prohibited funds......
ISLAMABAD: The Colombo Strikers, who will play their first season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) this year, announced a star-studded Icon Players line-up on Tuesday.The Icon Players include......
GWADAR: Haq Do Movement (HDT) chief Maulana Hidayatur Rehman has finally been released, over four months after he had been arrested on court premises on murder charges.While the Supreme Court granted......
LAHORE: Centuries from Craig Ervine and Joylord Gumbie saw Zimbabwe Select beat Pakistan Shaheens by seven wickets at the Harare Sports Club in the Zimbabwean capital on Tuesday.The hosts chased down......
LONDON: The UK government on Tuesday announced new visa limits affecting international students, with the ruling Conservatives locked in a war of words over soaring immigration.Under the new measures......
QUETTA: Gulzar Imam Baloch alias Shambay, said to be the founder of the proscribed Balochistan National Army (BNA), has offered to help the government and security forces negotiate with disgruntled......
PESHAWAR: More than 49,000 persons took part in violent protests on May 9 and 10 in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said Barrister Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhel, the caretaker provincial minister......
MUMBAI: Indians are stepping up purchases of daily essentials, and even premium branded goods, using the soon-to-be-withdrawn 2,000-rupee notes as they aim to sidestep the need to exchange or deposit......
LONDON: Buckingham Palace on Tuesday said it has declined a request from the family of a 19th century Ethiopian prince to repatriate his remains.Prince Alemayehu was captured aged seven by the......
ISLAMABAD: Expressing concern over the prevailing economic and political crisis in the country, President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday urged the heads of all institutions to focus on national priorities......
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has decided to establish 47 tent schools in Tirah valley of Khyber tribal district with the support of different non-profit organisations......
PESHAWAR: In a surprise visit to the Nowshera prison, Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Musarrat Hilali directed the authorities to provide proper food and medical facilities to the inmates.The chief......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor and government to respond to a petition seeking his removal for “violating” his oath of office by not declaring......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday restrained police from harassing digital media journalists who covered the violent protests on May 9, following the arrest of PTI Chairman Imran Khan.The......
• Judge Sadaf Khokhar has banned commercial use of RO plant at Malir courts • Malir bar secretary concedes RO plant was ‘given to some friends’ • Women lawyers’ body condemns bar associations’......
LAHORE: The Lahore police have sent names of over 700 PTI leaders to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to impose a restriction on their foreign travel for one month.The Punjab government has......
KARACHI: The federal and Sindh governments have joined hands to work together against the menace of drugs, particularly synthetic drugs, so that the young generation could be protected and......
KARACHI: A Pakistani expatriate living in Sweden was arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of a policeman in the metropolis in November 2022, officials said on Tuesday.Suspect Khurram......
WHAT is happening now is not unfamiliar to Pakistan’s treacherous power politics. The signs of rupture are evident in its ranks as the PTI faces a massive crackdown.Several prominent members — the......
KARACHI: Stock prices oscillated in a short range on Tuesday before settling on the lower side.Topline Securities said investors opted to remain on the sidelines in the absence of any positive......
KARACHI: Pak Suzuki Motor Company Ltd (PSMCL) on Tuesday announced suspension of motorcycle production till June 10 due to shortage of inventory.In a stock filing, the company said the automobile......
LONDON: The IMF on Tuesday delivered a major U-turn on its forecast for the UK economy, saying it expected growth this year, just one month after predicting a contraction.Britain’s economy is now......
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) chief executive Farrukh H. Khan said on Tuesday the government should do away with the distortion in its tax policy that currently favours certain asset classes......
LAHORE: Welcoming the inauguration of the Pak-Iran border market, Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) leader Ejaz Tanveer has suggested re-launching a cargo train between Pakistan, Iran and Turkiye to reap......
ISLAMABAD: Finding it extremely difficult to survive amid dwindling foreign exchange reserves and import curbs with a weaker rupee and unprecedented inflation, the business community has sought......
Asad Ali Memon GILGIT: Pakistani climber Asad Ali Memon, stranded at Mount Everest, has requested Pakistan’s embassy in Nepal to make arrangements for his airlift to......
ISLAMABAD: Despite several warnings by the Public Accounts Committee, the registrar of Supreme Court on Tuesday again refused to appear before the parliamentary panel and sent deputy registrar Syed......
(Left) PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi is bundled into a vehicle by security personnel after being taken into custody yet again following his release from Adiala jail on Tuesday......
• Foreign secretary says friendly countries’ decision to stay away from moot vindicates Islamabad’s position • Oscar-winning song takes centre-stage in Srinagar as Delhi tries to woo world with ‘soft......
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday appreciated the federal government and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for taking the current legal proceedings on......
• Ex-PM blames former aide Akbar for ‘confidential’ deal • PTI chairman, spouse get pre-arrest bail till May 31; ATC extends bail in eight casesISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan, who is......
THESE days some people go about introducing themselves as ‘thought leaders’. This claim is neither determined nor tested by the number of followers they may have; it is completely self-assessed but......
