A soldier was martyred in an exchange of fire with terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district on Saturday, according to the military’s media wing.The Inter Services Public Relations......
KARACHI: Stocks closed on a bullish note on Friday on a sharp recovery in the value of the rupee against the dollar.Arif Habib Corporation Ltd analyst Ahsan Mehanti said a crackdown on foreign......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday notified an additional fuel cost adjustment (FCA) of Rs1.46 per unit for consumers of ex-Wapda distribution companies......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Theatre Festival with an international representation of theatre groups organised by the Arts Council of Pakistan opened on Friday evening with a double bill presented by the......
BAMAKO: Forty-nine civilians and 15 soldiers were killed in Mali on Thursday when assailants opened fire on a boat on a waterway and raided a camp in Gao region, a hotbed of militancy over the past......
ATLANTA: A Georgia grand jury recommended criminal charges against Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham and other allies of Donald Trump as part of its investigation into efforts to overturn Trump’s......
KHYBER: With no headway in negotiations between Kabul and Islamabad over the issue of a security checkpost on the Afghan side of the border, the Torkham border crossing remained closed for commercial......
WASHINGTON: US tech billionaire Elon Musk says he prevented Ukraine from wiping out Russia’s Black Sea navy fleet last year by denying Starlink internet access — a revelation that prompted a furious......
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Friday expressed serious concerns at the Punjab caretaker government’s move to sanction a hefty amount as interest-free loan to 11 judges of the......
NEW DELHI: US President Joe Biden was welcomed warmly by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday ahead of the G20 summit in New Delhi, but journalists were blocked from covering the key......
ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador in Pakistan Donald Blome said on Friday that the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) was eager to make large-scale investments in Pakistan.During a......
THE independence of the judiciary has been a recurrent theme in our jurisprudence in recent years. This is particularly true since the restoration of former chief justice of Pakistan (CJ) Iftikhar......
• Ex-lawmakers among 200 found involved in pilferage • Revenue officials being empowered for recovery of duesLAHORE: In a multipronged strategy to curb power pilferage after a massive increase in......
ISLAMABAD: At a time when the world is celebrating literacy day, Pakistan does not have much to boast about in the wake of unsatisfactory literacy figures.According to Education Secretary Waseem......
LAHORE: Javelin star Arshad Nadeem will train in Germany ahead of next year’s Olympics in Paris, where he will look to end Pakistan’s 32-year medal drought at the Games.Addressing a news conference......
COLOMBO: Having seen the first heavyweight clash between Pakistan and India at the Asia Cup washed out, the Pakistan Cricket Board seems to be taking no chances with the second.Tournament organisers......
THIS is an extraordinary phase of Pakistan’s political life. None of the five directly elected legislatures are in place and both the federation and the four provinces are being governed by unelected......
BURNING utilities bills is all the rage across the country these days. Amidst stifling inflation, the choicest invective is reserved for electricity generation and distribution companies by the......
MUZAFFARABAD: An activist formerly associated with the proscribed Jamaatud Dawa was gunned down in a mosque in Azad Kashmir’s Rawalakot town on Friday, according to police.Muhammad Riaz alias Abu......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) was surprised when it learnt on Friday about an agreement purportedly reached between the district commissioner of Sargodha and a private organisation to check......
ISLAMABAD: The short-term inflation witnessed a year-on-year increase of 26.32 per cent for the week ending on Aug 7 mainly due to a sharp increase in the retail price of sugar across the country and......
WASHINGTON: The United States, Saudi Arabia, India and other nations are discussing a possible infrastructure deal that could reconfigure trade between the Gulf and South Asia, linking Middle Eastern......
LONDON: After months of speculations and several timeframes, for the first time it appears that PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan next month, ending his more than four years’......
• Bilawal urges ECP to announce election schedule ‘even if it’s after 120 days’ • Responds to JUI-F chief’s remarksKARACHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari urged the Election Commission of......
• SIFC takes long-term policy decisions in six-hour meeting • Caretaker govt says committed to global agreements amid economic challenges • Shamshad highlights foreign exchange management as top......
