Pakistan and the United States on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to addressing the common threat of terrorism, according to a press release by the Foreign Office (FO).A US delegation had arrived......
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet on Monday approved the Haj Package 2023 with an increase of 56pc in cost, while around 89,605 Haj seats will be pitched for......
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s new white-ball coach Rob Walter unveiled his first squads on Monday with Aiden Markram named as the new T20 captain but there was no place for former skipper, Faf du......
RAWALPINDI: The stands were empty and the atmosphere was dull here at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Monday. After all, much wasn’t expected from the fixture featuring Quetta Gladiators and Karachi......
LIVERPOOL: The balance of power had supposedly shifted from Liverpool to Manchester United with the arch-rivals heading in opposite directions, but that theory was blown to bits on Sunday.Liverpool......
PARIS: Novak Djokovic extended his record of weeks as world number one to 379 in the latest ATP rankings released on Monday, although Carlos Alcaraz remains in hot pursuit.The 35-year-old winner of......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will seek appointment of District Returning Officers (DROs) and Returning Officers (ROs) drawn from judiciary for the general election to Punjab......
KARACHI: Despite the assurance given by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan on Monday alleged that enumerators were counting multi-storey buildings having dozens of......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday dismissed the petitions seeking contempt proceedings against PML-N chief organiser Maryam Nawaz, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, Law Minister Azam Nazir......
LAHORE: The friends and colleagues of Qavi Khan shared their memories with him here on Monday.The actor had died in Canada on Sunday after a protracted illness. Theatre and TV actor Sohail Ahmad......
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday passed with a majority vote a resolution against the flaws in ongoing digital census amid strong protest by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and Grand......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Monday turned down a petition seeking a ban on Aurat March, a public demonstration held annually in various cities to mark International Women’s Day.A two-judge bench......
LAHORE: Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT) activists on Monday allegedly attacked a gathering of students at Punjab University new campus when they were celebrating Holi with the permission of the......
STRASBOURG: A restaurant tucked away in the corner of a French island won the coveted three-star ranking in the latest edition of the Michelin Guide unveiled on Monday.La Marine is headed by......
TAIPEI: Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng warned on Monday the island has to be on alert this year for a “sudden entry” by the Chinese military into areas close to its territory amid rising......
KYIV: Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said his representative had been denied access to the headquarters of Russia’s military command in Ukraine on Monday, in a further deepening of his......
LONDON: Britain’s Conservative government is expected to present on Tuesday (today) a new bill providing for the detention and swift deportation of asylum seekers who illegally enter the country via......
ISLAMABAD: PPP senator Raza Rabbani has demanded Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif brief the parliament on the ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to remove serious......
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Monday suffered a major outage with users worldwide reporting they could no longer read links to articles from outside websites.“Some parts of Twitter may not be working as......
KABUL: Afghan universities reopened on Monday after a winter break, but only men returned to class with a “heartbreaking” ban by the Taliban authorities on women in higher education still in......
ANKARA: Turkiye’s bickering opposition leaders ended months of fierce debate on Monday and agreed to name the head of the main secular party as their joint candidate against President Recep Tayyip......
We face today one of the worst bouts of political instability to have plagued us since 1947. Some states like India are stable with regular fair polls. Others see polls often, like Italy, yet the......
KARACHI: It’s time for the agriculture sector to move away from subsidies to achieve higher productivity through “demand-driven” business models.Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Pakistan......
KARACHI: Ghandhara Nissan Ltd (GNL), the assembler of Dongfeng and JAC vehicles, on Monday announced production suspension from March 6-10 due to a shortage of parts.In a stock filing, the company......
LAHORE: The provincial capital police have lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against PTI Chairman Imran Khan, party leader Shibli Faraz and 150 workers for harassing and hurling life threats at......
RAWALPINDI: A representative of the International Cricket Council on Monday “appreciated” the security arrangements put in place by the Rawalpindi police to protect the cricketers participating in......
ISLAMABAD: The organisers of Aurat March on Monday presented a list of 60 demands, including an end to patriarchal violence, increased representation of women at all levels of decision-making......
ISLAMABAD: Months after it took away most of the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) powers through amendments in its law, the government is now mulling a proposal to vest the accountability......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) will take up a petition of PTI chief Imran Khan on Tuesday (today) challenging a ban imposed by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on the......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Monday rubber-stamped the government decision of imposing Rs3.82 per unit surcharge on electricity consumers across the country......
ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee has recommended charging Rs500 “radio fee” from all vehicles, excluding motorcycles, at the time of registration to generate additional Rs15 billion per year revenue for......
MUZAFFARABAD: An order of an “urgent nature”, requiring the heads of the co-educational institutions in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to compulsorily enforce observance of hijab (veil) by female......
ARE the political events in Pakistan with its multiple crises leading to an intervention? This is the grim warning sounded by nearly every second commentator who has despaired of the warring......
LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan will formally launch his party’s election campaign by leading a rally from his Zaman Park residence to Data Darbar on Wednesday.The chairman will be riding on a bomb......
ISLAMABAD: A Lahore-based lawyer, who recently moved a reference against a Supreme Court judge, on Monday regretted that the judge concerned was not only heading a bench but also included in a bench......
VEHARI: Explaining that Sindh had reservations over the digital census that is currently underway across the country, former president Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday that his party has its own......
• PTI chairman refuses to meet officials due to ‘security concerns’ • Former PM fails to secure relief in two casesLAHORE / ISLAMABAD: A day after Islamabad police returned empty-handed from its......
ARE the political events in Pakistan with its multiple crises leading to an intervention? This is the grim warning sounded by nearly every second commentator who has despaired of the warring......
We face today one of the worst bouts of political instability to have plagued us since 1947. Some states like India are stable with regular fair polls. Others see polls often, like Italy, yet the......
