Participants of a survey conducted by the American Business Council of Pakistan (ABC) — a group of overseas companies — are of the view that “significant apprehensions exist about the ease of......
• Market for sacrificial animals moved from Sohrab Goth to Northern Bypass this year • Maweshi mandi is safer than Red Zone, claims spokespersonKARACHI: The worsening situation of street crime that......
PARIS: The French government plans to move homeless people out of Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in the capital, sparking criticism from some mayors of regional towns and villages which are......
NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he is in no rush to make a decision about his Indian Premier League future after the 41-year-old guided his team to their 10th final......
SYDNEY: Australia’s head coach Andrew McDonald on Wednesday backed under-pressure David Warner to play “a really significant part” in the Ashes starting next month in England.The 36-year-old opening......
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has said that it was sad to see some G20 nations allowing themselves to be used by India to portray a false sense of normalcy in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.At a UN Security......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered an inquiry against the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for launching the Nilore Heights project for overseas Pakistanis without removing......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly which has been in session continuously for the past two months due to the prevailing political crisis in the country on Monday witnessed lackluster proceedings as......
RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD: The police department has sent the names of 245 PTI activists, including three former members of the provincial assembly, to the federal government for inclusion in the......
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel has summoned the son of a former Chief Justice of Pakistan, a ticket holder of PTI, and another person in connection with a leaked audio regarding corruption in......
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday sent fashion designer Khadija Shah, a granddaughter of former army chief Asif Nawaz Janjua, and another woman worker of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court suspended the schedule for the by-polls in two constituencies of the National Assembly in Punjab, including Faisalabad and Nankana Sahib, on Wednesday and sought a reply......
BRUSSELS: Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said the members of the Western military alliance are divided on what to do at an upcoming summit about Ukraine’s push to join.“On that......
GENEVA: A Swiss court on Wednesday found Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan not guilty of rape and sexual coercion in a Geneva hotel 15 years ago, with his accuser immediately indicating she would......
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would not investigate interior minister Suella Braverman over her handling of a speeding offence last year, ruling that her actions did......
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Canada will restore full diplomatic relations, the kingdom said on Wednesday, following a 2018 dispute over human rights that saw Riyadh expel Ottawa’s ambassador and freeze......
WASHINGTON: Two prominent Pakistani American scholars — an economist and a political scientist — have warned that the national economy is near collapse and needs immediate course correction.“To thump......
ON May 19, the Federal Shariat Court declared that key provisions of the landmark Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018, are repugnant to Islam. The FSC has called for invalidating a......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday firmed up an increase in electricity rates by Rs1.25 per unit to provide about Rs46 billion additional revenue to......
KARACHI: The exchange rate difference between open and interbank markets on Wednesday swelled to Rs22 per US dollar, strengthening speculations about another big devaluation of the local currency.On......
WASHINGTON: Pakistan is believed to have asked the United States to allow it to build a pipeline for buying gas from Iran or help it pay an expected $18 billion penalty it would face if it did not......
ISLAMABAD: PTI leader Asad Umar grimaces at a journalist’s question during his presser on Wednesday night.—Tanveer Shahzad / White Star • Fawad Chaudhry, ex-lawmakers in KP,......
LAHORE: For the sake of Pakistan and democracy, PTI Chairman Imran Khan says he is ready to constitute a committee to hold dialogue with powers that be.“Give me a hint and I will announce committee......
ON May 19, the Federal Shariat Court declared that key provisions of the landmark Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018, are repugnant to Islam. The FSC has called for invalidating a......
KARACHI: Senior journalist Sami Abraham was reportedly taken away by unidentified men in Islamabad on Wednesday, according to family sources, who claimed that there was no information about his......
THIS is a question every sane Pakistani is asking. In every way, we are back to square one. We are swallowing our own tail.In March 2022, a former prime minister accused a high-level functionary in......
LONDON: PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif once again criticised the superior judiciary, this time in a tweet about the failings of the Pakistani justice system, which he said is “ranked 129 out of 140 in the......
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Wednesday asked Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan to convey to his colleagues not to use grating words against......
LAHORE: Former prime minister Imran Khan and his close aides allegedly coordinated efforts to storm the residence of the Lahore corps commander and other buildings, Punjab police claimed citing a......
ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister Faisal Vawda claimed on Wednesday that former spymaster retired Lt Gen Faiz Hamid was the real beneficiary of the multi-billion dollar Al-Qadir Trust scam.Speaking......
