Federal ministers of the caretaker government are addressing a press conference to brief reporters about a meeting of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) held today.Addressing a press......
President Arif Alvi’s completion of his five-year term on Friday may not culminate with an unblemished send-off, as Senator Raza Rabbani has issued a statement highlighting an alleged series of......
PARIS: Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland are among the leading contenders to win this year’s men’s Ballon d’Or, while Spain World Cup star Aitana Bonmati leads the nominees announced on Wednesday for......
LONDON: Sri Lanka’s women secured their first ever white-ball series win over England with a stunning seven-wicket victory in the third T20 International in Derby on Wednesday.Chamari Athapaththu was......
KARACHI: Pakistan will look to rise higher in the ICC Women’s Championship table when they take on South Africa in the first fixture of the three-match One-day International series against South......
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Taekwondo Federation (ATC) has allotted the fifth edition of the COMBAXX Asian Open Taekwondo Championship to Pakistan.The championship will be held in Islamabad during the month......
ABBOTTABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali was admitted to the Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad on Thursday morning due to high blood pressure, said a spokesman for the hospital.He told......
TOBA TEK SINGH: A woman was arrested on Thursday for allegedly fabricating charges of Quran desecration against some people of her locality.According to an FIR registered by the Tandlianwala City......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has expressed its concern over the Punjab government’s failure to establish the special sexual offences investigation units (SSOIUs) in several districts of the......
LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has launched a mega operation in the Punjab capital and adjoining districts, detecting a ‘massive power theft’ by many people, including a former......
PESHAWAR: As part of a crackdown on illegal forex trade and smuggling of US dollars, the Federal Investigation Agency on Thursday raided multiple shops in Chowk Yadgar here, the province’s largest......
ISLAMABAD: Health Minister Dr Nadeem Jan on Thursday said that Pakistan was going to become first country in the world to organise the global health security summit.He was speaking to Ambassador of......
RAWALPINDI: The controversy surrounding the Rawalpindi Ring Road project refuses to die down, as now the record of the land to be acquired for the project in tehsil Gujar Khan has reportedly gone......
LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) emir Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who headed the previous PDM ruling coalition, on Thursday claimed that general elections would have been held by now if the......
KARACHI: In an upcoming by-election of local government on over 100 vacant seats across the province, Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab Siddiqi and his deputy Salman Murad are set to contest......
• City requires at least 15,000 buses, transport dept informs minister • Provision of soft loans to transporters to meet shortage of buses plannedKARACHI: Only 1,029 public buses or a little over......
ISLAMABAD: Dr Arif Alvi is on course to become the country’s fourth democratically elected president to complete a five-year term, with his tenure officially ending today (Friday).The three......
• Kashmir tensions are best resolved by the parties themselves, says John Kirby • Spokesperson claims US didn’t abandon ‘equipment’ in Afghanistan; Taliban using material given to Afghan forces •......
• PPP condemns secretariat’s move sans consulting members over ‘mismatched signatures’ • Supreme Court to take up plea seeking justice for mob violence victims todayISLAMABAD: The Senate secretariat,......
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Thursday outlined the plan for tax reforms through digitisation and underscored the need to improve the tax collection for economic......
AT the time of partition, the people of Gilgit-Baltistan rose in revolt against the Dogra rulers, and with the support of the Gilgit Scouts, fought the regular army of the Kashmir state.However, due......
MY quest for quality primary healthcare (PHC) continues. I see it as a panacea for health development in my country. We will never be able to improve our worst national health indicators without......
WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro was found guilty of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House of Representatives committee that......
KYIV: Russia carried out its fourth drone attack in five days on Ukrainian port facilities on the Danube River on Thursday, damaging grain silos and other infrastructure on a vital export route for......
PARIS: France’s top administrative court on Thursday upheld a government ban on traditional over-garments worn by some Muslim women in schools and rejected complaints it was discriminatory and could......
ISTANBUL/ FARKADNA: Rescuers on Thursday recovered the body of the last man reported missing in floods that hit Istanbul and north-western Turkiye this week, bringing the death toll to eight,......
SHANGHAI: Microsoft researchers said on Thursday they found what they believe is a network of fake, Chinese-controlled social media accounts seeking to influence US voters by using artificial......
BANGKOK: Scientists have developed human embryo-like structures without using sperm, an egg or fertilisation, offering hope for research on miscarriage and birth defects but also raising fresh......
KARACHI: Equities settled at a lower level at the end of Thursday’s trading session as share prices oscillated within a small range.Topline Securities said the market sentiment remained directionless......
JAKARTA: Indonesia warned leaders including US Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov against sharpening rivalries as they wrapped up an......
TOKYO: Japan’s “Moon Sniper” mission blasted off on Thursday as the country’s space programme looks to bounce back from a string of recent mishaps, weeks after India’s historic lunar triumph.Only the......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday approved about 29 per cent increase in average generation tariff for Wapda’s hydroelectric stations to meet its Rs155......
LAHORE / RAWALPINDI: Following an announcement by the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) on Thursday that a “massive crackdown” will be launched against gas theft across Punjab and Khyber......
• PPP condemns secretariat’s move sans consulting members over ‘mismatched signatures’ • Supreme Court to take up plea seeking justice for mob violence victims todayISLAMABAD: The Senate secretariat,......
KARACHI: The rupee continued to gain strength on Thursday, rising by over Rs2 to the dollar in the interbank market and by Rs5 in the open market.During the last three sessions, the dollar has lost......
KARACHI: Stakeholders expect a Rs5-7 per kg decline in wheat prices after a private sector consortium finalised a deal for the import of 700,000 tonnes of Russian and Romanian wheat which would......
• Islamabad, Kabul discussing matter at ‘high level’ • Offices, residential quarters near border point vacated • Trucks containing fruit, vegetables returned due to possible delaysKHYBER: The Torkham......
• SCBA demands release of political prisoners, opposes civilians’ trials under army act • Advocates civilian supremacy, asks army to stick to constitutional role; demands treason case against ECP......
