Two soldiers were martyred and as many terrorists killed during an intense exchange of fire in the Janikhel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Saturday, according to a statement issued by......
A Lahore anti-corruption court (ATC) on Saturday discharged PTI leader Dr Yasmin Rashid in a case pertaining to vandalism at the Lahore Corps Commander’s Residence — also called Jinnah House — in......
Two men were killed in a remote-controlled bomb blast in the Momand area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, police said.According to Bajaur Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sattar Khan,......
Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir prime minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas said after a meeting with Jahangir Khan Tareen — who used to be a close aide of PTI chief Imran Khan before heading a group of......
Iran’s navy commander said his country and Saudi Arabia, as well as three other Gulf states, plan to form a naval alliance that will also include India and Pakistan, Iranian media reported on......
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to be sworn in on Saturday as head of state after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule for another five years as Turkey’s economic......
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday “reassured” the nation that Pakistan will not default and promised that the government had planned reforms for the country’s “long-term betterment”.Speaking to......
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Saturday he was deeply concerned by China’s unwillingness to engage on military crisis management, warning that talks are key to avoiding......
TOBA TEK SINGH: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti laid foundation stone of the judicial complex in Kamalia on Friday. Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh (inspection judge for Toba Tek......
MIAMI: Former West Indies captain Carl Hooper has been appointed as assistant to new coach Daren Sammy as the Caribbean side prepare for their World Cup qualifying campaign.Cricket West Indies (CWI)......
LAHORE: Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq and fast bowlers Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah were among 39 players called up for specialised camps at the National Cricket Academy this month with the Pakistan......
LAUSANNE: UEFA began disciplinary proceedings on Friday against AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho for using insulting and abusive language against an official in the Europa League final.Mourinho, 60, was......
TOBA TEK SINGH: Jhang’s Kotwali policemen raided the house of Sheikh Waqas Akram on Friday evening after police registered a case against the PTI leader and former federal minister for allegedly......
LAHORE: Pakistan head coach Roelant Oltmans hailed the “immense talent” in Pakistan players after seeing his charges go down 2-1 to India in the final of the Junior Asia Cup in Oman on......
PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party on Friday demanded the immediate release of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf workers from jails and said all of them should be given the chance to speak to the media......
PESHAWAR: The prospect of the imminent closure of the Peshawar Bus Transit has loomed large due to the provincial government’s failure to pay around Rs1 billion dues to five private companies......
RAWALPINDI: Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said the new financial budget would be for four months.“Funds for Rawalpindi Ring Road project will be allocated in the budget and work......
• KWSB claims using 240 chlorine cylinders to disinfect water in a month • Blames unregistered tankers for supplying contaminated water • Advises people to use one chlorine tablet in a 1,000-gallon......
TOKYO: Hundreds of thousands of residents in Japan were urged to evacuate on Friday as tropical storm Mawar brought heavy rain, causing several rivers to overflow and leaving two people missing.A......
THE US Air Force has denied conducting an experiment in which an AI-enabled drone attacked its operator after considering them a hindrance in completing the mission, BBC has reported.The......
COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s economy showed “tentative signs of improvement” but recovery remains challenging and Colombo must pursue painful reforms, the IMF said on Friday.The International......
ISLAMABAD: A new report published by the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) says incidents of violence against or obstruction of healthcare in Pakistan more than doubled in 2022 as......
LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan was granted relief by courts on Friday as his pre-arrest bail in four cases was extended till June 13.An anti-terrorism court extended the interim pre-arrest bail in......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif left for Turkiye on Friday to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.“Leaving for Turkiye today at the invitation of my brother,......
SINGAPORE: Asia’s top security meeting opened on Friday, with intensifying competition between the United States and China expected to dominate a weekend of high-level speeches, backroom military......
RECEP Tayyip Erdogan has won a third presidential term. His dominance of the Turkish political scene for over two decades has been marked both by enviable successes and trying challenges.He shot into......
BELGOROD: Two civilians were killed on Friday in shelling on Russia’s Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine, while Moscow’s forces attacked Kyiv for a sixth day in a row.Over the past few days,......
KARACHI: Equities witnessed another range-bound session on Friday amid precarious political and economic conditions.Arif Habib Ltd said investors chose to be cautious and resorted to sideways......
WASHINGTON: Ratings agency Fitch said on Friday that it is keeping the United States’ “AAA” credit rating on negative watch, despite a bipartisan agreement on the debt limit to avert a catastrophic......
ISLAMABAD: In another late-night assault, the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has asked the government to increase gas tariff by 45 per cent to 50pc for all consumer groups across the country......
KARACHI: The local auto assemblers have voiced concern over a government’s proposal to charge withholding tax (WHT) on an invoice price basis instead of engine capacity saying it will push up vehicle......
KARACHI: Sales of petroleum products plunged 40 per cent on a year-on-year basis to 1.3 million tonnes in May, latest data released by the Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) showed.Major reasons......
ISLAMABAD: The short-term inflation, based on the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), remained elevated year-on-year at 42.67 per cent for the week ending on June 1, showed the official data released on......
ISLAMABAD: For the ninth month in a row, Pakistan’s merchandise exports dived by 16.69 per cent year-on-year to $2.18 billion in May, showed data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on......
KARACHI: The US dollar gained some lost ground against the rupee in the open market on Friday mainly on account of shortage of foreign currencies.Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (ECAP)......
KARACHI: Pakistan has passed a special order to allow barter trade with Afghanistan, Iran and Russia for certain goods, including petroleum and natural gas, the Ministry of Commerce said on......
RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft, which was stopped at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Tuesday over a legal dispute, took off for Islamabad at about 9:30pm on......
WASHINGTON: The leaders of the US Congress said on Friday they had invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and Senate on June 22, one of......
• Outlay includes Rs950bn PSDP and Rs1.56tr provincial development plans • Ahsan says plan may change as caretaker govts can’t make allocations beyond 120 days • After turbulent year, govt aims to......
THE PTI is visibly crumbling. Each passing day sees senior members deserting their supreme leader. Those who have always served power were terrified once the establishment made May 9 into Pakistan’s......
ISLAMABAD: Nearly eight years after the revelations contained in the Panama Papers sent shock waves through Pakistan’s politics, the matter is in the headlines again.The Supreme Court is expected to......
RECEP Tayyip Erdogan has won a third presidential term. His dominance of the Turkish political scene for over two decades has been marked both by enviable successes and trying challenges.He shot into......
