• Gen Asim Munir new COAS-designate, Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza made chairman joint chiefs of staff committee • Gen Munir becomes first army chief hailing from Officers Training School, Mangla •......
LOWER DIR: Pakistan Democratic Movement chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday claimed that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Azadi March on Islamabad was meant to disrupt the Saudi crown prince’s......
AL WAKRAH: Switzerland edged Cameroon 1-0 courtesy of a goal against the run of play by apologetic Breel Embolo versus the country of his birth for an opening win in World Cup Group ‘G’ at the Al......
DOHA: Ecuador or the Netherlands will take a huge step towards the second round of the World Cup if either can force a victory in Friday's Group ‘A’ clash at the Khalifa International Stadium after......
DOHA: Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score at five World Cups on Thursday when he scored the opening goal from the penalty spot in Portugal’s 3-2 win over Ghana.The 37-year-old set the......
ISLAMABAD: The capital administration on Thursday refused to give permission to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to use the Shakarparian Parade Ground as a heliport, but allowed its participants to......
GUJRAT: The local authorities have squeezed the barricaded area at the crime scene of attack on Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan in Wazirabad.The space has been squeezed to open the......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday issued notices to the federal and provincial governments on a petition challenging the possible use of tear gas by the law-enforcement agencies (LEAs) to......
LAHORE: A two-member bench of the Federal Service Tribunal (FST), Islamabad has suspended an earlier decision of reinstating Lahore Capital City Police Officer Ghulam Mahmood Dogar and ordered to......
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s new army chief will face two immediate tasks, rebuilding the country’s ailing economy and restoring public trust in the military establishment, says The New York Times.The......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reserved its order on the maintainability of a petition seeking disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan for not disclosing in his......
NANCY: A team of researchers has cracked a five century-old code which reveals a rumoured French plot to kill the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charles V.Charles was one of the most powerful......
LUSAIL Stadium, the venue for the final of the World Cup in Qatar, the place where Brazil hope to be on Dec 18, is an imposing amphitheatre made for the big stage. Two days ago, Brazil’s eternal......
BEIJING: China reported record high Covid-19 infections on Thursday, with cities nationwide imposing localised lockdowns, mass testing and other curbs that are fuelling frustration and darkening the......
LONDON: UK government departments were ordered on Thursday to stop installing Chinese-made surveillance cameras at “sensitive sites”.The move comes with the government moving more forcefully against......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has summoned former Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Faisal Vawda on Friday (today) to give him a chance to express his regret for misstating his dual nationality......
KARACHI: The federal government requested the Chinese embassy on Thursday to arrange a meeting of the Joint Energy Working Group — a forum set up under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor — at the......
KARACHI: In yet another range-bound session on Thursday, the KSE-100 index opened in the green zone but closed barely higher than its preceding close.Topline Securities said the market-moving......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan still needs huge investments to develop an enabling environment and the required infrastructure to launch 5G, said Julian Gorman, the head of GSMA Asia-Pacific, on......
ISLAMABAD: Imports of the petroleum group dipped nearly 25.94 per cent year-on-year in October owing to the sharp reduction in demand as a result of the slowing down of the economy coupled with the......
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s central bank said on Thursday it had cut its main policy rate for the fourth consecutive month despite high inflation.On the wishes of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the bank said......
ISLAMABAD: PTI chief Imran Khan, in his third submission to the Supreme Court hearing a contempt petition against him, has argued that the decision to proceed to Islamabad’s D-Chowk during his......
KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) further declined by $134 million to $7.8 billion during the week ending Nov 18.The poor reserves position casts a negative......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leadership, that was insisting the “game is still in the hands of kaptaan” until early on Thursday, went into complete silence after President Dr Arif Alvi......
AS if self-censorship in the media and the blocking of websites were not enough, Pakistanis had to yet again rally for their right to view a harmless film in cinemas after it was celebrated and......
ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers from various parties on Thursday felicitated Gen Asim Munir over his nomination as army chief and expressed the hope that he would keep the institution away from politics as was......
TEHRAN: Iranian security forces on Thursday arrested ex-national football player Voria Ghafouri over accusations that he spread “propaganda” against the Islamic republic, Fars news agency reported.He......
THE drama draws to an end. Not that the PTI’s descent on Rawalpindi in the wake of the government’s announcement that Gen Asim Munir is to be the new army chief will change very much for the common......
• Gen Asim Munir new COAS-designate, Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza made chairman joint chiefs of staff committee • Gen Munir becomes first army chief hailing from Officers Training School, Mangla •......
ISLAMABAD: As the number of cross-border attacks targeting security forces from Afghanistan increases, Foreign Office on Thursday said Pakistan was holding discussions to sort out the......
