Rebutting a report on Pakistan’s financing concerns, the finance ministry on Wednesday said the government remained on track to achieve its primary balance targets and conclude an upcoming review......
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday an ambitious US-backed deal to normalise relations with Saudi Arabia was possible, as he met US President Joe Biden in New York.“I think......
Azerbaijan said on Wednesday it had halted military action in its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenian separatist forces there agreed to a ceasefire whose terms signalled the area......
Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) Chairman Hassan Raza Pasha said on Wednesday a committee had been constituted to formulate a policy for fixing cases and “removing obstacles” hindering the delivery of......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said on Wednesday it has scheduled a meeting with political parties next month to discuss the code of conduct for general elections, which it expects to hold......
The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Wednesday admitted for hearing a plea seeking the nullification of an amendment to the Criminal Laws Act decriminalising suicide. In......
An Islamabad district and sessions court stopped proceedings in the case of journalist Arshad Sharif’s killing due to a “lack of interest” from the prosecution, it emerged today.On September 9, a......
Foreign Secretary Syrus Qazi has said Pakistan is not surprised by the Canadian accusation of Indian involvement in a separatist Sikh leader’s killing on its soil and the world must recognise the......
Interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Wednesday said Pakistan’s “positive outreach and peace overtures”, including the opening of the Kartarpur corridor for visa-free visits from the Indian......
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set on Wednesday to host a climate meeting marred at its outset by the absence of speakers from the world’s top two emitters, China and the United......
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday gave the Punjab police chief a “last chance” to recover missing anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan by September 26, adjourning the proceedings in a petition......
Warning that downside risks to Pakistan’s economic outlook remain exceptionally high, the Asian Development Bank’s latest report says the country’s adherence to an economic adjustment programme......
LAHORE: The controversy around the death of Ammar Abad Farooq, the son of PTI leader Abad Farooq, refuses to go away even after his burial as social media and a section of the press continue putting......
NOTTINGHAM: Burnley earned their first point since returning to the Premier League but were left frustrated by a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest on Monday after having a late goal ruled out.Vincent......
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to scrutinise on Wednesday (today) over 200 applications submitted by owners of private schools for plots on rent from the civic agency,......
ISLAMABAD: A national conference on Tuesday called for extensive reforms to improve the political and electoral participation of marginalised groups, including women, transgender persons, persons......
KARACHI: Emphasising that lack of planning led to disaster for Babar Azam and his men in the Asia Cup, former Pakistan captain Aamir Sohail on Tuesday said the green-shirts must develop the habit of......
MADRID: Some of the rebel players from Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s squad who had threatened to boycott the national team in a push to stamp out sexism at the football federation (RFEF) on......
RAWALPINDI: The National Highway and Motorway Police (NHMP) have announced a significant increase in fines for drivers of motorcars, jeeps and sports utility vehicles (SUVs). The updated fine amount......
• Officials say only 46pc of women in province are literate • Interim CM pays surprise visit to Qatar HospitalARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister retired Justice Maqbool Baqar was informed on......
HANGZHOU: Pakistan’s volleyball team opened their Asian Games campaign with a credible straight-sets win over Mongolia in Hangzhou on Tuesday.While the opening ceremony of the Games — taking place......
LONDON: England batsman Joe Root will face Ireland in Wednesday’s One-day International series opener as he eyes extra practice ahead of the World Cup.With England’s World Cup defence set to get......
TAXILA: Former first lady Bushra Bibi met her incarcerated husband Imran Khan in Attock Jail on Thursday.According to jail sources, Bushra Bibi came along with the PTI’s legal team to meet the former......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has asked the federal and provincial governments to expedite the release of prisoners on probation who are eligible to enjoy the benefit.The court has also directed the......
BAKU: Azerbaijan launched military action in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Tuesday, a step that could presage a new war in the volatile area but which Baku said was necessary to restore......
GENEVA: The United Nations said on Tuesday countries could consider financial reparations among the measures to compensate for the enslavement of people of African descent, though legal claims are......
DERNA: Telephone and internet links were severed on Tuesday to Libya’s flood-hit city of Derna, a day after hundreds protested there against local authorities they blamed for the thousands of......
PARIS: Just before performing his famous moonwalk dance for the first time, Michael Jackson tossed his hat to the side of the stage. Four decades later, it’s up for auction in Paris.The sale at the......
Shehroze Kashif GILGIT: Three climbers from Pakistan, have successfully made to the camp during two separate attempts to summit the Manaslu peak in Nepal, which stands at 8,136......
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Privatisation Commission on Tuesday discussed privatisation of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and agreed a clear timeline for the purpose.The meeting, presided......
THE situation in the country has become dire. For the past year, nearly every month has brought with it a feeling of foreboding. This, many Pakistanis routinely tell themselves, is certainly the......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has allowed Sindh to continue with projects to build two million houses swept away by floods and install solar panels at 2.1 million houses to rid......
KARACHI: The crackdown against illegal currency dealers has kept the exchange rate under control so far as the dollar lost in both the open and interbank markets.The State Bank reported the closing......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has called upon the commerce ministry to devise a comprehensive package aimed at streamlining crucial factors such as electricity, gas, and labour to......
CHIEF JUSTICE Qazi Faez Isa has made his mark on his very first day in office by ordering the live-streaming of the full court hearing petitions challenging the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure)......
ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government on Tuesday asked the provincial governments to take administrative measures to keep a check on profiteering by the market players and to maintain a reasonable gap......
LONDON: A court was informed on Tuesday that 10-year-old Sara Sharif suffered a “constellation” of injuries, culminating in her untimely death.Sara’s father Urfan Sharif, aged 41, her stepmother......
AMERICAN and Saudi officials are discussing the terms of a mutual defence treaty that would resemble military pacts that the US has with allies such as Japan and South Korea — in a bid to get Saudi......
ONE of Donald Trump’s long-time assistants told federal investigators that he repeatedly wrote to-do lists for her on documents from the White House marked classified, ABC News reported.The aide,......
• In ‘Ukraine-centric’ opening, Biden and Zelensky call on nations to deter Russia’s aggression • PM Kakar meets Iranian president, attends GDI forumUNITED NATIONS: Antonio Guterres had some strong......
UNITED NATIONS: In his opening address to the 78th session of the UN, its chief António Guterres noted that the inaugural meeting was an almost all-male event, as there were only a few women in the......
• India expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move; US, UK, Australia call for thorough investigation of Ottawa’s claim • Washington ‘closely involved’ with gathering intel • Ex-Pakistan FM says......
ISLAMABAD: The gender gap among voters has reduced with the addition of 11.74 million, compared to 9.28m male voters, to the electoral rolls since 2018 general elections, bringing the total number of......
• PPP chairman says PDM should have resolved the issue themselves; • Khursheed Shah takes aim at ECP over wholesale transfers in all provinces, except PunjabLAHORE: PPP Chairman Bilawal......
• Seek Rs1.83 per unit increase in Oct bills under fuel cost adjustment; lifeline, protected domestic consumers will be exempted • Rise sought even though 74pc of power generation in Aug attributed......
LAHORE: The controversy around the death of Ammar Abad Farooq, the son of PTI leader Abad Farooq, refuses to go away even after his burial as social media and a section of the press continue putting......
The wedding ceremony of Pakistan team pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi with Shahid Afridi’s daughter Ansha Afridi took place in Karachi on Tuesday night.The couple had exchanged their wedding vows in a......
