ISLAMABAD: While the National Commission on Rights of the Child (NCRC) received 49 per cent of complaints from Punjab in the last three years, it has taken notice of the torture on a schoolgirl in......
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) denied reports of petrol and diesel shortages on Tuesday, saying that sufficient stocks were available in the country.“Ogra strongly rebuts the......
KARACHI: Intellectual and writer Anwar Maqsood has inaugurated the Pakistan Youth Festival 2023 at the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi.According to a press release issued here on Monday, a large......
POTCHEFSTROOM: Pakistan beat Ireland by seven wickets in a crucial Super Six fixture on Monday to continue their impressive run at the ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup.The side made it to the Super Six......
INDORE: India’s omission of star Virat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma from an upcoming Twenty20 series against New Zealand is only intended to give them a rest, coach Rahul Dravid said Monday.The......
HYDERABAD: The unified Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan held its first workers’ convention in the Pucca Qila ground on Sunday night.Addressing the participants, MQM-P convener Khalid Maqbool......
LAHORE: The country’s major power breakdown for the whole day on Monday brought normal life to a standstill, disrupting businesses and affecting mobility of the public at large.Lahore Orange Line......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday removed capital’s chief commissioner retired Capt Mohammad Usman, who also held the office of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman, in less than five......
LONDON: BBC Chairman Richard Sharp said his role in securing a loan for former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson went no further than introducing an old friend who was keen to help a government......
LONDON: A huge iceberg nearly the size of Greater London has broken off the Antarctic ice shelf near a research station, the second such split in two years, researchers announced on Monday.The......
WASHINGTON: The United Nations has urged the global community to remind Afghanistan’s de facto rulers on the International Day of Education that they need to “let the Afghan girls learn”.The United......
WARSAW: Poland’s prime minister said on Monday his government would ask Germany for permission to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine — and planned to send them whether or not Berlin agreed.The Kyiv......
KARACHI: Multinational companies operating in Pakistan haven’t been able to repatriate their dividends in recent quarters because of the curbs on dollar outflows.Speaking to Dawn on Monday, Overseas......
LAHORE: As the shortages loom large, panic buying of petrol started in various cities across the country on Monday as long queues emerged at most of the pumping stations and the situation got......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has withdrawn the requirement for prior approval of imports aiming to clear the backlog of containers stuck-up at the port carrying industrial raw materials......
ISLAMABAD: Amid a country-wide power outage, almost half of around 45,000 telecom towers were rendered inoperative by Monday evening due to lack of fuel and other technical reasons as a result......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called a meeting of the federal cabinet on Tuesday in which some significant economic decisions are expected to be taken.Although the agenda of the......
LONDON: PML-N representative Nasir Butt won 90,000 pounds in damages and an apology from Dunya News in the UK after he won a defamation case.The case was filed after the channel aired a report,......
ISLAMABAD: More than three months after the assassination attempt on the life of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, the federal government on Monday formed a new team to probe the attack.According to a......
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif on Monday said appointment of Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi has been made in accordance with the Constitution and if the PTI......
GENEVA: Pakistan is among the countries where industrially-produced fat still poses a risk to a considerable number of the population, the World Health Organisation said on......
Opposition parties have slammed India’s ban on a new BBC documentary about the Gujarat pogroms of 2002, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the new chief minister of the state, having won his......
KARACHI: Honda Atlas Cars Ltd (HACL) has increased the price of various models by Rs300,000-Rs550,000 from Monday, citing uncertain economic conditions, inflation in material cost and volatility in......
LAHORE: Mickey Arthur’s appointment as the Pakistan head coach is still on the cards despite the country’s cricket board ruling it out earlier this month due to the South African’s contractual......
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to a Twitter space on local governments on a Sunday evening. As participation did not involve looking presentable or getting out of the house on a cold evening, I......
GUJRAT: The district prison descended into anarchy on Monday after a scuffle between police and inmates turned into a full-blown riot, which saw a senior police officer injured and barracks set on......
LAHORE: Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi called on Governor Balighur Rehman on Monday to ‘discuss ways to run the province in a better way’, but they remained short of making any......
TEHRAN: Relations between Iran and Europe have deteriorated sharply, with the EU and Britain ramping up sanctions against the Islamic republic over its response to more than four months of......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has directed the caretaker governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to ensure immediate termination of services of all heads of......
WASHINGTON: The government’s fear of losing popularity before the elections seems to be keeping Pakistan from finalising a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that could stabilise the......
ISLAMABAD: The government has allowed the import of 2,200 luxury vehicles in the first six months of the current fiscal year while the country was crippled with strict foreign exchange control even......
A RUSSIAN delegation has recently visited Islamabad to explore the possibility of the ‘seamless’ flow of energy from Russia to Pakistan. It is not yet clear if energy supplies would be provided at a......
