PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on Sunday rued that “some people” had tried to “pull his legs” during his three government tenures when he aimed to ensure that Pakistan remained ahead in development and......
Russia unleashed waves of air strikes on Kyiv overnight in what officials said appeared to be the largest drone attack on the city since the start of the war, as the Ukrainian capital prepared to......
International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Greg Barclay and Chief Executive Geoff Allardice are set to visit Pakistan on May 30 (Tuesday) for a two-day visit.According to a press release issued by......
China’s first domestically produced passenger jet made its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, a milestone event in the nation’s decades-long effort to compete with Western rivals in the air.Beijing......
Several of India’s top wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, were detained by police on Sunday as they intensified their protest demanding the arrest of their......
A 70-year-old man was pulled out alive from under the snow in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Astore district on Sunday, nearly 28 hours after an avalanche struck the valley, rescue officials said.Eight people,......
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake — with its epicentre being the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region — jolted parts of the country on Sunday morning, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department......
Illustration by Abro For almost a decade, political polarisation has been taking the shape of a pandemic. Very few countries have managed to stop this virus from spreading in......
QUETTA: Making his competitive return after surgeries on his throwing elbow and knee, Arshad Nadeem showed that he’s still top of his game.The 26-year-old, who smashed the javelin throw record at......
KARACHI: Mohammad Bilal, the former two-time national snooker champion, died following a cardiac arrest in his hometown Mandi Bahauddin on Friday night.The 38-year-old player was laid to rest in his......
LONDON: Erling Haaland was named the Premier League’s Player of the Season on Saturday, after a record-breaking debut campaign in which he has delivered goals by the sackful as Manchester City......
HARARE: A belligerent 195 by Craig Ervine inspired Zimbabwe Select to a 32-run victory over Pakistan in the final one-day match against Pakistan Shaheens at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday,......
PESHAWAR: Speakers at a conference held here noted that extremism and violence were among the most serious problems facing Pakistan at present, marring the country’s development and progress.The......
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Housing and Works has rejected the request of the inspector general of police (IGP) Islamabad for restoration of his cancelled accommodation in the capital.The housing......
LAKKI MARWAT: Two children were killed and several others injured when a pick-up truck collided with a car in Naurang town of Lakki Marwat on Saturday, rescue officials and witnesses said.They said......
GUJRAT: Police on Saturday raided the office of a housing society owned by Farhat Shahzadi, a close friend of PTI chief Imran Khan’s spouse Bushra Bibi, and her husband Ahsan Jameel Gujjar in......
THE promulgation of Pakistan’s first Competition Ordinance in October 2007, in the same week as the more infamous National Reconciliation Ordinance, was a legislative non-event. Not only was the......
LARKANA: Participants in a consultation session convened by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in the local press club on the state of women’s rights in Larkana called on all stakeholders......
KHYBER: Five Frontier Corps personnel were injured when suspected militants opened fire on their vehicle in Bara tehsil here on Saturday morning, officials said.They said that suspects attacked a......
KARACHI: Nine Pakistani fishermen, who were languishing in Indian jails for years, reached Karachi on Saturday. They were among the 21 Pakistani prisoners released by the Indian government on May 19......
NEW YORK: The US state of Connecticut has exonerated 12 people convicted of witchcraft in colonial America almost 400 years ago following a campaign to clear their names.Eleven of the accused witches......
Guests stand next to Canadian artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong’s 5-metre tall art installation the ‘PerpetualPlastic Machine’ during its unveiling ceremony on the banks of the......
LONDON: Anti-corruption watchdog, Spotlight on Corruption, has called on the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to make a public statement about its 2019 out-of-court settlement with......
KARACHI: The sentiment on the stock market remained predominantly negative in the outgoing week primarily because of the prevailing uncertainty about the resumption of the International Monetary......
ISLAMABAD: Rejecting the recent observations of a Princeton University professor on Pakistan’s economic policy thrust, the Ministry of Finance on Saturday ruled out the chances of default and......
KARACHI: Speakers at an hour-long panel discussion on the question of “Is textile a rent-seeking industry?” on Saturday could’ve simply said “no” and wrapped up the programme within a minute.But the......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday cancelled the diplomatic passports of nine PTI leaders and the Awami Muslim League (AML) chief, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed.The PTI leaders whose passports have been......
MOSCOW: Russia’s economy is in a state of “unstable equilibrium”, Russian economic analysts said in a report, with the growth stimuli that prevented a serious slump last year petering out and new......
KARACHI: While already reeling under record-high food inflation, consumers are now bracing for another shock as they will be paying an average 10 per cent more for branded breakfast items from......
KARACHI: Maritime Affairs Minister Faisal Sabzwari has said an agreement for a $500 million investment from the Gulf countries is being finalised.In this regard, an intergovernmental agreement policy......
• Former federal ministers Ali Zaidi, Khusro Bakhtiar and ex-Punjab minister also quit • Senate opposition leader says he stands with Imran KhanKARACHI: Embattled PTI leaders continued to leave the......
THE promulgation of Pakistan’s first Competition Ordinance in October 2007, in the same week as the more infamous National Reconciliation Ordinance, was a legislative non-event. Not only was the......
AS the Martyrs Reverence Day was officially marked this week with pledges that their supreme sacrifice would always be cherished and honoured with gratitude, one image from that dreadful day, May 9,......
• Many named on negotiation committee still imprisoned or in hiding • Omar Ayub becomes new secretary-general, Raoof Hasan made info secretary • Imran says he never gave orders for vandalism on May......
Kemal Kilicdaroglu & Tayyip Erdogan ISTANBUL: In an attempt to rally his conservative base on the eve of a historic runoff vote, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on......
NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said he is “shocked” by a letter from Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, reportedly requesting the replacement of special......
LONDON: Anti-corruption watchdog, Spotlight on Corruption, has called on the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to make a public statement about its 2019 out-of-court settlement with......
