PARIS: Argentina featured heavily in shortlists for FIFA’s Best awards following their World Cup triumph, with forwards Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and coach Lionel......
LAHORE: While reinstating the services of its former regional coaches from Dec 26, the PCB is silent about the future of groundsmen and curators, whose services were also terminated along with......
SHAYBAH: Sebastien Loeb streaked to victory in the 12th stage of the Dakar Rally on Friday, the French BRX driver’s fifth stage win in a row and his sixth of this edition.The victory saw the......
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic was “a bit emotional” after receiving a warm welcome Friday on his return to Melbourne Park, before facing Nick Kyrgios in a sell-out Australian Open exhibition match.All......
ISLAMABAD: One of the leading public sector universities of the capital, Comsats has been operating without key functionaries and their absence has been affecting the quality of education and......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has observed that allotment of plots to the employees of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and selected categories on subsidised rates was......
PAKISTAN owes the world about $100 billion and has to repay $21bn to foreign lenders during the current fiscal year. And during the next three years, it will have to return similar or larger amounts......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday directed the police to recover and produce a brother and a nephew of the suspect, Muhammad Naveed, in the case of attack on the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday again directed the provincial home secretary to inform it under what scheme of law the special commandos of police were assigned to escort the ruling Pakistan......
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday launched the first route of the electric bus service under its Peoples Bus Service programme.The electric bus will ferry passengers from Karachi Airport to......
WASHINGTON: Since 2014 as many as 52,067 people have died or gone missing while trying to enter prosperous countries in search of a better life, according to a report released this week.Data released......
SELMA: Rescue teams were searching for missing people in central Alabama on Friday after thunderstorms and tornadoes claimed eight lives, damaged dozens of homes and knocked down trees.Seven of the......
KRAMATORSK: Russia said on Friday its forces had wrested control of the war-scarred town of Soledar in east Ukraine, its first claim of victory in months of battlefield setbacks, but Ukraine said......
ISLAMABAD: Weekly inflation, measured by Sensitive Price Index (SPI), posted an increase of 31.75 per cent for the combined income group on a year-on-year basis ending Jan 12 due to a massive surge......
BEIRUT: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Friday expressed hope that diplomatic ties between Tehran and Riyadh can be restored through dialogue between the two regional......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday issued no-objection-certificates (NOCs) to five applicants — Easy Paisa DB, Hugo Bank, KT Bank, Mashreq Bank, and Raqami — for establishing......
KARACHI: Despite a 30-59 per cent drop in sales of various models due to unfavourable economic conditions that led to plant closure from Dec 20-30, 2022, Indus Motor Company (IMC) has surprised its......
ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division of the Ministry of Energy on Friday sought urgent intervention of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to arrange the opening of......
ISLAMABAD: A former member of the board of directors of K-Electric has raised serious questions over the integrity of financial results and alleged illegitimate build-up of more than Rs375 billion......
London: As the PML-N recovers from the shock of the Punjab Assembly debacle, Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal during a visit to London this week termed the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly a “blunder”......
KARACHI: Pakistan has always said that it would welcome the international community, including the United States, to play their role in promoting peace in the region, including facilitating dialogue......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court is examining the Pakistan Navy’s powers to terminate its cadets’ service after two recruits challenged their “unfair” dismissals.Justice Babar Sattar has taken up......
ISLAMABAD: The investigation team probing the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif will leave for Dubai and Kenya on Saturday (today) to gather information from the officials in the two countries, Dawn......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate session was informed on Friday that during his three years, eight months and 23 days in power, former prime minister Imran Khan used helicopter and the total hours of VVIP......
IT was an odd few days, but it did return one clear verdict: when the dust settled, a majority of the Punjab Assembly could be seen raising their hands high in support of the chief minister. “I......
A COMMON question being asked these days is: why has the resurgence of terrorism, after the latter was significantly reduced during 2010-2020, not been prevented in 2021? The answer is simple:......
KARACHI: A sessions court on Friday directed the counsel to advance arguments on behalf of seven female victims of a Rs420 million ballot committee (BC) scam allegedly orchestrated by social media......
PAKISTAN owes the world about $100 billion and has to repay $21bn to foreign lenders during the current fiscal year. And during the next three years, it will have to return similar or larger amounts......
LAHORE: The head of the joint investigation team (JIT) probing into the assassination attempt on former prime minister Imran Khan in Wazirabad has proposed departmental action against four senior......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Secretariat on Friday banned the entry of YouTubers, TikTokers and other social media influencers in the precinct of Parliament House.According to an announcement,......
ISLAMABAD: Once hailed as a landmark legislation, the bill to criminalise enforced disappearances is currently in limbo as the Constitution is silent about a way out of the complicated situation the......
• Opposition senator claims flour being ‘smuggled’ to Afghanistan • Food minister says ample quantity of wheat availableISLAMABAD: The Senate witnessed a heated debate over wheat shortage on Friday......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday allowed the energy ministry to increase electricity rates by about Rs3.30 per unit for Karachi-based consumers for three......
• Says consultations on interim set-up to begin after governor takes decision on summary • Fawad says president to decide if PM will be asked to take trust vote • PTI serves notices to MPAs absent......
IT was an odd few days, but it did return one clear verdict: when the dust settled, a majority of the Punjab Assembly could be seen raising their hands high in support of the chief minister. “I......
A COMMON question being asked these days is: why has the resurgence of terrorism, after the latter was significantly reduced during 2010-2020, not been prevented in 2021? The answer is simple:......
