Returning to a repressive order
THE brutal killing of a comedian in Kandahar last week and a spree of reported executions raise questions about the claim of the resurgent Afghan Taliban having reformed. It’s not just the revenge......
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Archive'Software update': In change of heart, PTI MPA Nazir Chohan says Jahangir Tareen 'used me'
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MPA Nazir Chohan on Wednesday distanced himself from PTI's disgruntled Jahangir Tareen group, saying his only leader was Prime Minister Imran Khan.Speaking to reporters......
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ArchiveStudents to get 5pc extra marks in compulsory subjects : Shafqat Mahmood
Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood on Wednesday announced that students will get five per cent extra marks in compulsory subjects — which will be in addition to proportionate marking they......
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ArchiveTwo rockets from Lebanon strike Israel, drawing Israeli retaliation
Two rockets launched from Lebanon on Wednesday struck Israel, which responded with artillery fire, amid heightened regional tensions over an alleged Iranian attack on an oil tanker in the Gulf last......
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ArchivePML-N to launch ‘corruption paper’ on PTI’s three years in power: Marriyum
PML-N Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday announced that the party will launch a “corruption paper” on three years of the PTI in power, revealing its “financial irregularities and......
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ArchiveNoor Mukadam murder: Verdict reserved on bail petition of Zahir Jaffer's parents
A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Wednesday reserved it decision on a bail petition by the parents of Zahir Zakir Jaffer — key suspect in Noor Mukadam's murder. The verdict is to be......
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ArchiveSaudi Arabia to accept travellers vaccinated with Sinovac, Sinopharm but only after booster shot
Saudi Arabia has decided to allow entry to foreign travellers fully vaccinated with either Sinopharm or Sinovac vaccines, provided that they also received a booster shot of either of the four......
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ArchiveMinisters, NSA condemn India for denying foreign journalists permission to visit Pakistan via Wagah
Senior ministers and national security adviser on Wednesday criticised New Delhi for denying permission to five foreign journalists based in India to visit Pakistan, saying that free speech and......
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ArchivePML-N’s dilemma
IT is no secret that two competing political narratives have been pulling the PML-N and its followers in diametrically opposite directions ever since party leader Nawaz Sharif was forced to step down......
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ArchiveFamilies flee as Afghan army defends besieged Lashkar Gah city from Taliban
Families fled their homes on Wednesday as the Afghan army launched a counterattack against the Taliban in a key southern city, with the insurgents stepping up their offensive to capture major urban......
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ArchiveMalaysian PM defies calls to quit, wants confidence vote next month
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin defied mounting pressure to quit on Wednesday, saying he retained majority support among lawmakers and that he would prove it when the Southeast Asian......
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Archive'A new hero is born': Pakistanis all praise for Olympic finalist Arshad Nadeem
Pakistanis were all praises for Arshad Nadeem on Wednesday after he went through to the final of the men's javelin at the Tokyo Olympics with a throw of 85.16 metres.Nadeem's throw was third-best of......
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ArchiveIn letter to Hammad Azhar, SAPM Tabish Gauhar calls for 'structural reforms' in energy sector
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Energy and Petroleum Tabish Gauhar, in a letter addressed to Energy Minister Hammad Azhar, has urged that strategies be chalked out and "holistic and......
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ArchiveArshad Nadeem keeps Pakistan's medal hope alive at Tokyo Olympics, reaches javelin throw final
Arshad Nadeem on Wednesday kept Pakistan's hopes of its maiden medal at Tokyo Olympics alive as he went through to the final of the men's javelin with a throw of 85.16 metres.Nadeem's throw was......
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ArchivePM’s aide terms formula milk prescription to babies a crime
ISLAMABAD: Prescribing formula milk to babies without a genuine reason is a crime, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said on Tuesday.In a video statement......
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