Seven terrorists were killed and six critically injured by security forces in an exchange of fire in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chitral district, according to a press release from the military’s media wing......
MONTEVIDEO: Brazil lived up to expectations by smashing Bolivia 5-1 at home in their 2026 World Cup qualifiers opener on Friday, with Neymar surpassing the late great Pele as the country’s all-time......
More than a fortnight after the day-long, dramatic rescue of passengers inside a dangling cable car in Allai tehsil in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Battagram district, disinformation as well as some......
MUZAFFARABAD: Four teenaged students drowned in Neelum River here on Saturday while taking bath to beat the heat, police and witnesses said.Adeel Afzal, 17, son of Muhammad Afzal, Yasir Bashir, 17......
On YouTube, there are numerous videos on ‘failed states’. Those posted by certain American news outlets almost always describe Russia as a failed or failing state. Similarly, videos produced by......
NEW YORK: Daniil Medvedev dethroned defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a US Open thriller on Friday to set up a repeat of the final from two years ago against 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak......
BLOEMFONTEIN: David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne hit centuries as Australia went on a batting rampage in the second One-day International against South Africa at the Mangaung Oval on Saturday.Warner......
LAHORE: Former Pakstan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Khalid Mahmood believes that Pakistan should come forward to end the powerful roles of India, Australia and England in world cricket affairs.“Only......
RAWALPINDI: Heavy rain lashed the twin cities early Saturday morning, turning the weather pleasant but at the same time creating inconvenience for the residents of low-lying areas.Rain started in the......
RAHIM YAR KHAN: A team of the Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) raided a 15-acre farmhouse of former PPP MPA Mumtaz Ali Chang in Sadiqabad on Saturday and detected power theft.The team headed by......
IN a country where the Constitution and the rule of law have often amounted to nought, it’s the individuals, and tragically not institutions, who rule the roost and shape the destiny of the country......
KARACHI: It may have been run by little ones but there was nothing small or lacking about the MSC Children’s Market at The Dawood Foundation’s (TDF) MagnifiScience Centre on Saturday. Running their......
THE recent cross-border infiltrations and operational strikes by terrorist networks operating from Afghanistan have raised concerns about the Afghan Taliban’s direct involvement in these attacks. A......
KARACHI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation is learnt to have prepared a plan for a massive crackdown on illegal hydrants and water thieves with the assistance of Rangers.Confiding this to......
SITUATED on main National Highway in Landhi, around 30 kilometers from the centre of the city lies the Chaukandi graveyard; a rare historical place in Karachi, a city about which the general......
KARACHI: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has informed the Sindh High Court that the database of sex offenders, as required to be maintained under the anti-rape law, may only......
THE HAGUE: Climate change activists blocked a major motorway in The Hague on Saturday in a protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies, the latest high-profile action by the Extinction Rebellion......
SEOUL: North Korea marked its founding anniversary with a parade attended by leader Kim Jong Un as well as Russian diplomats and a high-ranking Chinese delegation, state media said on Saturday, as......
MARRAKESH: Leaders and diplomats the world over expressed condolences and offered their support for Morocco on Saturday after the devastating earthquake.Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, of Morocco’s......
MARRAKESH: Hafida Sahraouia surveyed the rubble after an earthquake ripped through the historic Jewish quarter, part of the old city in Morocco’s tourist centre of Marrakesh.“It’s as if it was hit by......
LONDON: UK police on Saturday arrested suspect accused of “terror offences” who escaped from a London prison earlier this week, sparking a nationwide manhunt.“Metropolitan Police officers have......
LAHORE: Jhelum police have interrogated 10 to 15 relatives of Urfan Sharif, the father of Sara Sharif, a 10-year-old girl who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her family home in......
BEIJING: A new series of smartphones launched by China’s Huawei Technologies has drawn global attention for containing technology that indicates the company has managed to overcome US sanctions and......
SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk’s X Corp on Friday sued the state of California over a law requiring social media companies to publicly post their policies regarding hate speech, disinformation, harassment......
ISLAMABAD: The United States announced the mobilisation of more than $40 million in new US-Pakistani diaspora investment at the USAID ‘Invest in Pakistan’ conference in Islamabad on Saturday.Four......
LAHORE: The caretaker government of Punjab has filed an application before the Lahore High Court (LHC), requesting the withdrawal of a stay order granted in favour of the sugar mills, restraining......
ISLAMABAD: While the Supreme Court is expected to announce next week its judgement in a case challenging amendments made by the previous PDM government to the National Accountability Ordinance, NAB......
NEW DELHI: A day before G20 leaders began to arrive in New Delhi for their 18th two-day summit on Saturday, political news from their domestic fronts was equally troubling for Indian Prime Minister......
KARACHI: Rumours circulating on various mainstream and social media outlets this past week suggested that the interim government had plans to launch a massive crackdown on bank lockers nationwide in......
LAHORE: After a massive reshuffle in the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) as part of a government crackdown on electricity theft, other power distribution firms have also transferred hundreds......
ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) unveiled a new visa policy on Saturday, targeting increased investments from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations and other......
• Bound by father’s advice in family matters, not party’s affairs, says Bilawal • Asif says ‘delimitations necessary’ before elections; PPP leaders also seek poll dateKARACHI: The house of Zardari......
EVERY Sept 6, Pakistan marks Defence Day to celebrate the determination of the nation and its armed forces to defend the country against India’s aggression in 1965. The war lasted only 17 days, and......
