Missing anchorperson
TV PERSONALITY Imran Riaz remains missing, his whereabouts unknown. The prominent anchorperson — followed by millions on YouTube — was arrested on May 11 by Punjab police under the Maintenance of......
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ArchiveThe fear of India-Pakistan bonding
THERE’S no gainsaying that vested interests within and without do not want India and Pakistan to have friendly relations. In the early days, conjured falsehoods placated a vile nationalist streak in......
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ArchiveSarfraz, Asad tons put Karachi Whites on top
KARACHI: Pakistan Test cricketers Sarfraz Ahmed and Asad Shafiq smashed centuries on Tuesday to put Karachi Whites in a strong position against Faisalabad in their Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match in......
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ArchiveWomen’s passport name policy: LHC seeks answers from govt, Nadra
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday sought responses from the federal government, the director general of immigration and passports, and the National Database and Registration Authority......
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ArchiveIPC ministry directs PCB to hold elections soon
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) has directed for early elections of Pakistan Cricket Board, which continues to be run by an interim setup led by Zaka Ashraf.An IPC......
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ArchiveAction over filming operating theatre: Young doctors hold Services MS ‘hostage to get fellow off the hook’
LAHORE: Scores of young doctors on Monday allegedly held the medical superintendent of the Services Hospital hostage to exert pressure on him to withdraw action against their colleague.The medics......
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ArchiveLast ever Champions League group stage starts as City defend title
PARIS: Manchester City begin their defence of the Champions League on Tuesday when the group stage kicks off in the last season in its current format as Europe’s elite club competition gets ready for......
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ArchiveRains, windstorm expected today in twin cities
RAWALPINDI: Rains with wind-thunderstorm are predicted in Rawalpindi and Islamabad from Sept 19 to 21, Met Office said.Besides, heavy thundershowers predicted in gaps in different parts of the......
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ArchiveRawalpindi’s civic agencies issued show-cause notices for poor dengue work
RAWALPINDI: The divisional administration on Monday issued show-cause notices to six civic bodies, including city and cantonment boards, for failing to take proper measures during the ongoing......
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ArchiveTwin cities may face fuel shortage after oil tankers go on strike
RAWALPINDI: Like other parts of the country, fuel supply in twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad remained suspended after the Oil Tankers Contractors Association (OTCA) went on strike.According to......
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ArchiveLHC moved for Sheikh Rashid’s production order
RAWALPINDI: A nephew of former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Monday filed a petition in Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench seeking direction to the police to produce his uncle, a brother......
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ArchiveNawaz ‘excited’ over comeback prospects
LAHORE: PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif on Monday told an online meeting of party ticket holders about his ‘excitement’ regarding his planned return to the country on Oct 21, ending a four-year......
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ArchivePTA restores mobile data services in GB
ISLAMABAD/Gilgit: After a 16-day suspension amid religious tensions in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), mobile data services were fully restored across the region on Monday. The services were suspended on Sept......
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ArchiveTax the rich, not the poor, farmers tell govt
LAHORE: Farmers have asked the government to tax the rich instead of the poor to remove unjust burden on the people, particularly the farming community which is running the economy by toiling day and......
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ArchiveThe fear of India-Pakistan bonding
THERE’S no gainsaying that vested interests within and without do not want India and Pakistan to have friendly relations. In the early days, conjured falsehoods placated a vile nationalist streak in......
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ArchiveStage set for massive operation against gangs in Sindh riverine areas
• Home minister, IGP to meet notables today to discuss their concerns • Contingents of Rangers, police continue to arrive in Kashmore • Apex Committee to meet on FridayKARACHI / HYDERABAD: As heavy......
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ArchiveTaiwan alleges over 100 Chinese planes flew near its airspace
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s defence ministry urged China on Monday to stop “destructive, unilateral action” after reporting a sharp rise in Chinese military activities near the island.The ministry said that......
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ArchiveFour killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine
KYIV: Russia carried out new air strikes and shelling in Ukraine overnight and early on Monday, killing at least four people, Ukrainian officials said.A man aged 72 and an elderly woman were killed,......
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ArchiveItaly toughens laws to deter migrant arrivals
ROME: The Italian government, struggling with a surge in arriving migrants, on Monday passed measures to lengthen the time they can be detained and ensure more people who have no legal right to stay......
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ArchiveRonaldo gets warm welcome on arrival in Tehran
AL-NASSR captain Cristiano Ronaldo received a warm reception in Iran on Monday, in the first visit of a Saudi team to Iran since 2016 ahead of the beginning of the group stage of the Asian Champions......
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ArchiveUN General Assembly, climate moots kick off in NYC today
UNITED NATIONS: The high-level debate of the 78th UN General Assembly begins in New York on Tuesday, with the schedule of speakers indicating that caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar, who......
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ArchiveSaudi Arabia, Egypt condemn Israel over storming of Al Aqsa premises
Saudi Arabia and Egypt condemned on Monday the storming of Al Aqsa Mosque under Israeli forces’ protection.Israeli forces attacked Palestinian worshippers at the Bab As Silsila entrance to the Al......
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ArchiveUN meet to look for ways to help world’s poorest
UNITED NATIONS: World leaders met on Monday at the United Nations in a bid to salvage ambitious promises to lift the planet’s poorest, at a time when vulnerable nations are facing a volley of......
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ArchiveConditional airing of controversial serial Hadsa allowed
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has conditionally allowed the broadcast of a TV serial depicting the story of a rape victim.The serial ‘Hadsa’, which began airing on Geo TV on August 21,......
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ArchiveStocks drift higher on rising oil prices
KARACHI: Stocks closed higher on Monday led by oil companies amid surging global crude prices as well as the rupee’s recovery against the dollar.Arif Habib Corporation analyst Ahsan Mehanti said the......
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ArchiveIndian envoy expelled as PM Trudeau links Delhi to Sikh leader’s death
OTTAWA: Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing “credible allegations” of a potential link between Indian government agents and the murder of a Sikh leader in British Columbia in......
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ArchiveGold buyers continue facing rate confusion
KARACHI: Consumers on Monday remained in a dilemma at jewellery shops due to the absence of official gold rates, which are typically issued by the All Pakistan Gem and Jewellers Association (APGJA)......
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ArchiveShortages loom as oil tankers go on strike
KARACHI: Amid unprecedented high prices, consumers may brave another challenge of facing a shortage of petroleum products following the suspension of distribution of oil products by the oil tankers’......
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ArchiveInitial delimitation may be ready later this month: ECP
ISLAMABAD: In a significant step towards upcoming general elections, the preliminary delimitation of constituencies for the polls is expected to be completed this month, it has emerged.The Election......
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ArchiveCotton output jumps despite pest attack
LAHORE: Notwithstanding the ongoing heatwave, poor picking and bugs attack, at least 0.9 million bales of raw cotton reached ginning factories during the last two weeks in the country keeping the......
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ArchiveIMF pressure spurs prompt actions in gas sector
ISLAMABAD: Amid the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) persistence for retrospective gas price adjustments to curb runaway circular debt, the caretaker government has to take a series of immediate......
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