• Accuses PM, interior minister, ‘black sheep’ in army of plotting, executing murder attempts • Insists JIT ‘proves’ multiple shooters involved in attackLAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)......
The federal government has sent a cybersecurity advisory to ministries and provincial governments to prevent data leaks through the dark web, it emerged on Friday.The dark web, or darknet, is a part......
PUNE: Dasun Shanaka led from the front with a record half-century and two wickets in Sri Lanka’s series-levelling 16-run win in the second T20 International of the three-game series here on......
KARACHI: The Jamaat-i-Islami called off its sit–in protest on Thursday after the Sindh government assured the party that it would take every possible step to hold much delayed (second phase of) local......
KARACHI: It was a short but fiery press conference by Shaun Tait, the bowling coach who was once again thrown into the deep end with Pakistan struggling. There were one-line answers, no elaboration......
KARACHI: In fading light, the shadows of the stands now covering most of the ground at the National Stadium, the stumps had been lit up twice, first by Tim Southee and then Ish Sodhi. Faced with a......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recorded around 365 cases of child sexual abuse last year with four victims of those offences being killed by culprits,said provincial additional inspector general of......
• Drug peddling to be checked effectively, says IGP • Over 25,300 policemen to be deployed on polling day, meeting told • Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan police to launch joint operation to bust......
BAJAUR: Thousands of people took to streets here on Thursday and pledged to protect the hard-earned peace in the region at all costs.People from all walks of life including political workers, social......
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on Thursday recommended to the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority to conduct energy efficiency audit of the parliament building to ascertain its......
LAHORE: An accountability court on Thursday disposed of as withdrawn a pre-arrest bail petition of former chief minister Usman Buzdar in an inquiry launched by the National Accountability Bureau......
ISLAMABAD: A warrant for arrest of a spokesperson for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has been issued by senior special magistrate of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Thursday, Dawn has......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Committee on Thursday unanimously passed a bill suggesting an increase in the punishment for individuals involved in sending......
KARACHI: Shares rose slightly on Thursday as investors expected a breakthrough on the circular debt issue.Topline Securities said the confirmation of the foreign exchange inflows from friendly......
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of IT & Telecom (MoITT) has finalised the draft of the Infrastructure Sharing Framework to boost competition as well as reduce the cost of doing business for mobile and......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has made it mandatory for all independent power producers (IPPs) to utilise local coal, particularly from Thar, before opting for imports......
KARACHI: With rising prices of wheat flour and chicken already hitting most household budgets, two more staples — ghee and cooking oil — are also going to be short in supply as well as costlier ahead......
SELDOM before in the past few decades have I heard Pakistanis — friends, students, colleagues, acquaintances and even strangers — sound so despondent and negative about the future of the country as I......
LOS ANGELES: Excessive rain, heavy snow and landslides are expected to wallop California through Thursday as a series of winter storms rip across the western US coast, prompting the Golden State’s......
LAS VEGAS: BMW unveiled Wednesday the prototype of a car that can change color and showcases digital features like projecting driving data across the inside of the windshield.This car, called i......
BEIJING: China defended on Thursday its handling of its raging Covid-19 outbreak after US President Joe Biden voiced concern and the WHO said Beijing was under-reporting virus deaths.The WHO’s......
PAKISTAN’S economic situation is unquestionably dire. The yawning trade and current account deficits, galloping inflation and default prospects have generated significant comment. It is noteworthy,......
LONDON: Hackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted them on an online hacking forum, a security researcher said on Wednesday.The breach will unfortunately lead......
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves hit an eight-year low at $5.576 billion during the week ended on Dec 30, 2022.Despite fast dwindling SBP reserves, Finance Minister......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan discussed the initiation of a feasibility study for the trans-Afghan railway project during a trilateral working group meeting in Islamabad on......
ISLAMABAD: The US has so far provided more than $273 million in humanitarian assistance for Afghan refugees in Pakistan and its host communities. In the fiscal year 2022, the US provided nearly $60......
ISLAMABAD: As the election year has started, the federal government is set to launch three major initiatives with an estimated cost of about Rs30 billion to win over more than 150,000 families......
ISLAMABAD: A moderate earthquake jolted parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad and some cities of Punjab on Thursday evening. However, no casualties were reported.Pakistan Meteorological......
WASHINGTON: Republican leader Kevin McCarthy lost an eighth vote for the US House of Representatives speaker on Thursday, even after he made several concessions intended to win over far-right......
KARACHI: Calling PTI chief Imran Khan “a frontman for terrorists”, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday accused the former premier of following an appeasement policy during his tenure......
GUJRAT: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi rejected on Thursday the senior ruling coalition partner’s demand to take a vote of confidence from the provincial assembly.“Since I do not......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday assured his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang of timely completion of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project and safe environment for......
• Accuses PM, interior minister, ‘black sheep’ in army of plotting, executing murder attempts • Insists JIT ‘proves’ multiple shooters involved in attackLAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)......
• Eleven, including key TTP commander and would-be suicide bombers, said to be among dead • Locals, police repulse attack on Lakki Marwat police stationPESHAWAR / D.I. KHAN: A day after Pakistan......
WILL our economic and financial system be able to eliminate riba (interest) by December 2027, as ordained by the Federal Shariat Court? If the past is any guide, this time frame is almost impossible......
PAKISTAN’S economic situation is unquestionably dire. The yawning trade and current account deficits, galloping inflation and default prospects have generated significant comment. It is noteworthy,......
SELDOM before in the past few decades have I heard Pakistanis — friends, students, colleagues, acquaintances and even strangers — sound so despondent and negative about the future of the country as I......
