US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter was indicted on Thursday for illegally buying a gun five years ago at a time when he admits he was using drugs heavily.Hunter Biden was charged with two counts of......
Libyan authorities demanded an investigation on Thursday into whether human failings were to blame for thousands of deaths in the worst natural disaster in the country’s modern history, as survivors......
Survivors of a migrant shipwreck off Greece in June, in which hundreds died, filed a lawsuit against the Greek authorities on Thursday, accusing them of violating their duty to protect the lives of......
The Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday that the closure of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Torkham border was “temporary” and a decision on reopening it would be taken in view of developments in the......
A grand temple of Lord Ram, worshipped by millions of Hindus, will open in January in northern India at a site believed to be his birthplace, fulfilling a promise from the ruling party in a location......
Caretaker Chief Minister retired Justice Maqbool Baqar on Thursday ordered authorities to suspend internet services in katcha (riverine) areas of the province as part of law enforcement agencies......
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to maintain the status quo and keep the key policy rate unchanged at 22 per cent to keep the aggregate demand in check, according to a press release......
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Thursday sent PTI leader Yasmin Rashid to jail on 14-day judicial remand in a case pertaining to remarks against state institutions and rioting in the wake......
A spell of drizzle in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo has delayed the toss in the crucial Pakistan-Sri Lanka Super Fours match of the Asia Cup 2023.According to ESPNcricinfo, the toss, which would......
A special court, designated to try suspects under the Official Secrets Act, confirmed on Thursday the bail granted to former federal minister and PTI leader Asad Umar in the cipher case.The cipher......
NASA is set to release on Thursday (today) the findings of a long-awaited study on unexplained flying objects in Earth’s skies.The US space agency announced last year it was reviewing evidence......
KABUL: Afghanistan recalled fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq in the 15-man World Cup squad announced on Wednesday, but all-rounder Gulbadin Naib was dropped despite recent good performance.Naib, 32, led......
KARACHI: The player in form showed he will be the player to beat at the Chief of Naval Staff Open Golf Championship on Wednesday.Ahmed Baig, fresh from his triumph at last week’s Pakistan Open, fired......
(CLOCKWISE) Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan bowls during a practice session at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday; Pakistan batter Iftikhar Ahmed (front) in action at the nets;......
MONTEVIDEO: Argentina rested captain Lionel Messi but they still made light work of 10-man Bolivia as they won 3-0 in La Paz to claim their second victory of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers on......
KHYBER: Scores of political activists, transporters, traders, Customs clearing agent, labourers and representatives of local organisations held a protest demonstration against the prolonged closure......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has decided to hire the services of a ‘reputable firm’ for a third-party probe into the construction of the high court building which had cost at least Rs11......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caretaker government has warned people of “possible” fraud over investment in private housing projects launched in the province without obtaining no objection......
ISLAMABAD: A poorly managed seminar by the Islamabad PML-N lawyers’ wing on Wednesday turned out to be a “send-off reference” for the outgoing chief justice, with the participants accusing CJP Umar......
LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) recovered a total of Rs27 million from 1,276 chronic defaulters in its various circles of operation on the first day of its recovery campaign in......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ruled that sections 298 B & C, which criminalise certain acts of the Ahmadi community, do not mandate razing or altering the structures built before their inclusion......
LAHORE: Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has ordered to reopen all the closed commercial theatres throughout the province.The decision was taken in a meeting headed by the CM.The chief......
KARACHI: The inspector general of police (IGP) on Wednesday informed the Sindh High Court that the special sexual offences investigation units (SSOIUs) had been notified in accordance with the......
LAHORE: The Lahore police has appointed new ‘night shift’ station house officers (SHOs) at all the 84 police stations in the provincial capital after ‘crime analysis reports’ revealed that 40 per......
KARACHI: Caretaker Home Minister retired Brigadier Haris Nawaz has directed law enforcement agencies to speed up intelligence-based operations against street criminals, drug dealers, land grabbers......
Following President Arif Alvi’s letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suggesting polls should be held no later than November 6, the US State Department has urged Pakistan to hold free,......
• Asks CS to resolve land issues with railways • Directs transport dept to extend Orange LineKARACHI: Caretaker Chief Minister retired Justice Maqbool Baqar on Wednesday directed the transport......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has directed the Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC), Defence Housing Authority (DHA) and the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) to take necessary steps in order......
ISLAMABAD: Justice Yahya Afridi, a member of the five-judge bench of the Supreme Court which cleared for implementation the fresh Reko Diq settlement deal last year, cautioned his own court to learn......
ISLAMABAD: Just weeks after US Ambassador Donald Blome met Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja to reaffirm his country’s support for free and fair elections, British High Commissioner......
KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday expressed serious concerns over the worsening law and order situation in Sindh and said that bringing reforms to depoliticise institutions, especially......
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff Gen Syed Asim Munir met civil and military leadership of Turkiye during his official visit aimed at enhancing historic ties between the two countries.During the visit,......
• ECP asks rulers to avoid hiring those with ‘known political allegiances’ • Letter comes after PPP presser assailing ex-bureaucrats’ inductionISLAMABAD/LAHORE: A day after former principal secretary......
THE spiral of inflation and devaluation the country is caught up in did not begin a few months ago. It began in 2021.The rupee had fluctuated in a band between 150 and 155 to the dollar since the......
PAKISTAN holds an unusual pack of cards. It has no kings. They have been either deposed, exiled, assassinated, or hanged. It has no queens. One potential qualifier Miss Fatima Jinnah was defeated by......
ROME/BERLIN: A five-month-old baby boy drowned during a rescue operation off the Italian island of Lampedusa after a boat carrying migrants across the sea from North Africa capsized, ANSA and other......
THE HAGUE: Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT diagnosed patients rushed to emergency at least as well as doctors and in some cases outperformed them, Dutch researchers have found, saying AI......
PAKISTAN is experiencing its most severe economic crisis in recent history. However, as I have argued previously, this crisis is “a crisis like no other” (Dawn, May 2022). It is not just an economic......
PARIS: French regulators on Tuesday ordered Apple to halt sales of the iPhone 12 for emitting too much electromagnetic radiation, and to fix existing handsets.The French agency that regulates radio......
HANOI: Fifty-six people died in a fire at an apartment block in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi, police said on Wednesday, with witnesses reporting screams from inside and a small boy thrown from the......
BEIJING: Apple’s iPhone 15 drew mixed reactions in its third largest market of China on Wednesday, with many online users liking its faster chip and improved gaming capabilities while others......
Remains of an allegedly ‘non-human’ being on display during a briefing on UFOs, at the San Lazaro legislative palace, in Mexico City—Reuters TWO alleged non-human corpses were......
NEW DELHI: The deaths of 12 children in northern India between December 2019 and January 2020, police allege, were caused by adulterated cough syrup made by drugmaker Digital Vision. It was not the......
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said there were “possibilities” for military co-operation with North Korea despite international sanctions, speaking in an interview with state......
UNITED NATIONS: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar will address the 78th session of the UN General Assembly on Sept 22 and will highlight the need to help developing nations achieve the......
DERNA: As Libya was reeling on Wednesday from a massive flood that left thousands dead and missing, wreaking havoc in the eastern city of Derna, relief missions gathered pace with Turkiye, Egypt and......
IN the labyrinthine world of Pakistan’s politics, a constitutional puzzle looms large: who wields the authority to announce the date for the impending general elections?This contentious issue has......
COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka must convince IMF officials that it has met key goals under a $2.9 billion bailout to push forward debt restructuring efforts crucial to a recovery for its battered......
KARACHI: The rupee continued to strengthen against the US dollar in the interbank market on Wednesday but fell in the open market, reported dawn.com.The development comes a day after the rupee rose......
KARACHI: Stock prices rose on Wednesday amid strong financial results and surging global crude oil prices.Arif Habib Corporation analyst Ahsan Mehanti said further recovery in the rupee’s value......
RAJANPUR: Locals look on as drones are used to spray cotton crops in Hajipur tehsil to control whitefly infestation.—Dawn LAHORE: Worried by prospects of spread of a deadly......
NEW YORK: Oil prices were near flat on Wednesday, after earlier hitting a 10-month high, as a surprise build in US crude inventories offset expectations of tight crude supply for the rest of the......
ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial on Wednesday wondered why the Constitution’s command, which clearly states that elections should be held within the stipulated period of......
LAHORE: The father of deceased British minor Sara Sharif, along with his partner and brother, has been arrested by authorities soon after their arrival in the UK.The trio had left Pakistan on......
ISLAMABAD: With no let-up in the rising energy rates, the prices of petroleum products are estimated to rise again later this week owing to a combination of currency depreciation and higher......
