Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Friday that the opposition's movement would not just be directed at the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government but also "his......
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested on Friday a religious teacher, accused of blackmailing his minor student and her family with her personal pictures.“The FIA’s Cyber Crime Circle......
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday that December 31 had passed but lawmakers from the opposition were yet to hand in their resignations.His remarks came prior to a Pakistan......
Inflation eased to eight per cent in December, from 8.3pc last month, on the back of a slight decrease in the prices of perishable food items and the transport index, the latest data released by the......
On the first day of the new year, the stock market kicked off with a bang as the benchmark KSE-100 index rose more than 900 points during the morning session.The index — which had closed at 43,755 on......
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said the new year will be a year of economic growth for Pakistan, adding that the country was already moving in the right direction with essential industries......
EVEN the year of the once-in-a-century pandemic did not overshadow politics in Pakistan. While the world was watching the mysterious virus envelope Wuhan, we were too distracted by the feverish race......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday named a 17-member women’s squad for the ODI and T20I series against South Africa. Javeria Khan will lead the team in the absence of Bismah Maroof who pulled out of the......
KARACHI: No matter what would eventually be the outcome of the latest Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final between holders Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it is generally anticipated the five-day clash,......
KARAK: Police arrested 31 people including district leaders of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) here on Thursday for vandalising and demolishing the shrine of a Hindu saint in Teri area of the......
KARACHI: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) reached out to its coalition partner in the centre Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan on Thursday to discuss the possibility of an alliance and......
ISLAMABAD: Employees of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) along with a large number of healthcare workers from across the country on Thursday removed all hurdles and reached D-Chowk......
ISLAMABAD: Convinced that police have mishandled the case, a parliamentary committee on Thursday ordered a fresh inquiry into the abduction of a minor Christian girl in Faisalabad.The 13-year old was......
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Husain has asked the government to seriously consider the suggestions of the opposition and both should unite in the interest......
LAHORE: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has detected over 4,500 illegal appointments in 12 public sector universities in Punjab made during the last 10 years or so and recommended to the......
LAHORE: The Independent Group, famously known as late Asma Jahangir Group, notched majority seats in the 23-member house of Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) in an election held on Thursday for next......
PARIS: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s father Stanley confirmed plans on Thursday to seek French citizenship as the free movement of Britons in the EU comes to an end under the Brexit pact......
MADRID: Gibraltar will become part of the Schengen zone to ensure fluidity on its border with Spain in a landmark deal inked just hours before the Brexit deadline, Spain’s top diplomat said on......
SINGAPORE: Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) jumped 17 per cent this week, riding six-year highs, as a cold spell in some countries prompted record imports into the region.The average......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has directed the Ministry of Industries to inquire into the production capacity of existing car makers, alleging that they have failed to increase their output as per......
CHAGAI: Member of the National Assembly and Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) leader Mir Mohammad Hashim Notezai has condemned the crackdown on smuggling of Iranian petrol and diesel by the......
QUETTA: An accountability court here has issued bailable arrest warrants of former Balochistan chief minister Aslam Raisani and others accused for not appearing during the hearing of a reference......
RAWALPINDI / ISLAMABAD: With the sun setting on the tumultuous year of 2020 on Thursday, the management of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) closed its Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) and began......
THE year 2020 began and ended with the government talking about economic recovery, but along the way it faced challenges of an unprecedented nature. Past crises have almost always involved a sudden......
SYDNEY: The world began ushering in the New Year on Thursday, with pandemic controls muting celebrations for billions of people eager to bid farewell to a virus-ridden 2020.After a grinding year that......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Thursday decided to deepen their cooperation and work together for peace and stability in the region.This was agreed between the two countries during a telephone......
LONDON: The Pakistan High Commission in London this week became embroiled in a controversy between a Washington-based asset recovery firm that is owed money by the National Accountability Bureau......
ISLAMABAD: While the federal government on Thursday decided to establish Covid-19 vaccine administration cells across the country, pharmaceutical companies suggested that licences should be issued......
IS there finally something to celebrate in the government’s decision to release the Census 2017 results? It would appear so, on the face of it. Revealing the results of the census will open up......
PAKISTAN has been beset with severe challenges on a wide number of fronts for the past several decades, ranging inter alia from poverty to pollution, climate change and water stress. These......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday issued notices to the provincial and jail authorities on a petition seeking contempt proceedings against them for not releasing four men after their......
PAKISTAN has been beset with severe challenges on a wide number of fronts for the past several decades, ranging inter alia from poverty to pollution, climate change and water stress. These......
