ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has announced that the government has decided to ban former prime minister Imran Khan's...
ISLAMABAD: A new staff-level loan agreement has been reached between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday under...
KATHMANDU: At least 63 people were missing in Nepal on Friday after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept...
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Thursday emphasized further strengthening Pakistan-Germany bilateral ties, particularly through expanding cooperation between...
ISLAMABAD: President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived in Islamabad on Thursday on a two-day official visit. As...
PESHAWAR: A Saudi Airlines flight from Riyadh caught fire upon landing at Peshawar’s Bacha Khan International Airport on Thursday, prompting...
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Wednesday decided to grant a one-year extension in the stay of registered Afghan refugees, allaying...
ISLAMABAD: A massive blaze erupted at Islamabad’s I-9 Sunday Bazaar on Wednesday, engulfing over 300 stalls and incurring huge losses...
PESHAWAR: The Civil Society Support Group has lauded role of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) in promoting minority...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday told the National Assembly that the government has made no decision for the...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced Rs 50 billion package to provide a relief of up to Rs...
By Raheela PESHAWAR: Ahead of the Feb 8 general elections, political parties in KP have submitted priority lists for women...
By Raheela In the humming political landscape of Peshawar, the role of social media in shaping election campaigns has become...
KARAK: In the heart of Karak district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the village of Mithakhel holds a special place in the...
By Muhammad Khurshid PESHAWAR: The political landscape in Peshawar has witnessed a significant upheaval, as a senior leader of Pakistan...
By Raheela PESHAWAR: “Our male relatives often go to great lengths to impose purdah rules and forbid us from going...
By Raheela Bibi PESHAWAR: Hunting for an electric iron cord in Peshawar’s bustling Saddar bazaar, Mr Wilson, who gives only...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir has outlined Pakistan’s approach towards maintaining relations with friendly countries, saying that...
The World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved $350 million in financing for the Second Resilient Institutions for Sustainable...
WASHINGTON: The US religious freedom watchdog on Friday again called on the Biden administration to designate India as a “country...
In meeting with UN chief, COAS Gen Munir also raises the issue of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir WASHINGTON:...
DUBAI: UN leaders on Monday urged an end to obstruction, hours before a deadline for a deal at a climate...
International condemnation follows images that circulated of men blindfolded at an unknown location Dozens of Palestinian men have reportedly been...
UNITED NATIONS: While most children and young people have heard of climate change, only half of them understand what it...
Talks in the United Arab Emirates due to end on Dec 12, but, like most COPs, will likely run into...
DUBAI: Government pledges for climate adaptation at the COP28 summit have fallen far short of the target, with officials warning...
DUBAI (UAE): COP28 is approaching the end of the first week and the kings, presidents and prime ministers have flown...
GAZA: Israeli troops and Hamas militants were locked in fierce ground combat in Gaza on Wednesday after the Israelis, fighting...
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has estimated that Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan...
Nathaniel Veltman, who was found guilty of attacking and killing four members of a Pakistani-origin Muslim family with his pick-up...
Within three hours of counting votes for assembly polls in four states, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi says that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed on the modalities of the investment,...
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Sunday said Pakistan was a strong voice and a proactive advocate for climate finance...
Al Shifa patients and staff were forced to leave the hospital after an unspecified threat from the Israeli military KHAN...
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday said that doors of the modern knowledge were kept ajar with vast opportunities...
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s new Caretaker Chief Minister Justice (retd) Syed Arshad Hussain Shah has assumed charge of his office. On...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi on Monday called Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, previously the world's top supplier, has plummeted since the Taliban administration banned the cultivation of...
NEW DELHI: Toxic haze blanketed New Delhi on Thursday, raising fears of another public health emergency in the Indian capital,...
President Xi Jinping hosts state banquet for world leaders to BRF BEIJING: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Tuesday invited...
We will continue to support principled stance of our brethren for enduring resolution of Palestinian issue: COAS The Pakistan Army's...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's education ministry has withdrawn from participating in this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, accusing the organizers of taking...
By Raheela Bibi PESHAWAR: In the picturesque Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 33-year-old Zar Sanga (name changed) gazes out over...
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the Hamas attack against Israel, but said he was “deeply distressed” by...
UNITED NATIONS: An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council has failed to take any action to deal with the...
Demonstrators gathered Sunday in New York City to express their support for Palestine as fighting between Israeli forces and the...
UAE set to host COP28 climate summit in Dubai in Nov RIYADH: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) heavyweights...
Hamas's armed wing said on Sunday its fighters are still engaged in fierce clashes at several sites inside Israel JERUSALEM/GAZA:...
Powerful earthquakes in Afghanistan’s Herat province have killed more than 2,000 people and injured another 9,000, the Taliban administration said...
The United Arab Emirates (AUE) has launched a global initiative that aims to advance decarbonization efforts in waste management and...
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Saturday causing one death and dozens of injuries, officials said, predicting the...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has become too vulnerable to the disastrous issue of water shortage due to tree loss resulting in declined...
Armenia says more than 100,000 people have fled after surrender of separatist region A UN mission on Sunday arrived in...
The Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi has announced to suspend its operations on Sunday, more than two years after...
UNITED NATIONS: More than 11,600 unaccompanied children have crossed the Central Mediterranean to Italy so far this year, the UN...
Counter-Terrorism Department registers Mastung attack FIR ISLAMABAD: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkiye, Iran, Iraq and...
Derna mayor, who was sacked after disaster, is part of the questioning Libyan officials have been issued with arrest warrants...
NANJING: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi on Tuesday said Pakistan was fully committed to promote cooperation...
ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government on Tuesday said under the constitution and prevalent electoral laws, all political parties had the equal...
NEW YORK: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar met the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and briefed him on India’s ongoing...
India has suspended visa applications for Canadian citizens until further notice, the latest move by New Delhi in an intensifying...
Global debt surged to a record $307 trillion in the first half of the year, driven by a sharp rise...
UNITED NATIONS: As world leaders descended on New York to speak at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Sunday proceeded on a five-day official visit to attend the 78th session of...
ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa took oath as the 29th chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) on Sunday. Justice Isa was...
Libyan authorities said an investigation into the collapse of two dams on Sunday has begun after flooding brought about by...
India is denying hundreds of Afghan students studying in its universities an extension in their visas raising fears about their...
- pledges to continue raising Kashmir issue at global fora ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-Ul-Haq Kakar has said that he...
After a four-year exile, former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League (N) supremo Mian Nawaz Sharif is set to return...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau belatedly left India on Tuesday after an aircraft breakdown forced a two-day extension of his...
Death toll passes 2,000 in the eastern city of Derna At least 10,000 people are feared to be missing after...
LONDON: Pakistan’s Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Tuesday stressed upon creation of an enabling environment for the young...
MANSEHRA: The United Nations (UN) and the district administration on Tuesday held the seventh of a series of 12 dialogues...
PESHAWAR: Like other parts of the country, a two-day training workshop for master trainers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, organized by the...
The National Conference (NC) president of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Farooq Abdullah, has said that due to...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed on Thursday he will visit China later this year after talks with Chinese Premier...
UNITED NATIONS: Marking the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on Thursday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a...
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir has said that Pakistan will be on the path of economic...
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday it is important to avoid a “new Cold War” when dealing with conflicts...
ISLAMABAD: The government has launched a massive crackdown against the elements involved in dollar smuggling, hoarding and organized crime cartels,...
When residents of a slum cluster in New Delhi's Janta Camp area heard that the G20 Summit was to be...
NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court concluded its hearing on Tuesday on a challenge to New Delhi’s 2019 imposition of direct...
ISLAMABAD: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has been awarded the Development Leadership Award for outstanding national service. The award was...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has assured that the caretaker government was exploring realistic options to come up with...
Premier Li Qiang will lead China’s delegation to the G20 summit in India this weekend, Beijing said Monday, all but...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday ordered immediate action against those involved in power theft in the country...
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is mulling shifting matches in the Super Four round of the ongoing Asia Cup from...
BEIJING: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has introduced connected flights between Pakistan and 16 captivating cities of China via Beijing in...
Earth's deadliest mountain attracted controversy in July when an injured Pakistani porter was apparently left to die by fellow mountaineers...
ISLAMABAD: The Inter-Islamic Network on Space Sciences and Technology (ISNET) secretariat with the collaboration of Pakistan’s national space agency, the...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi said on Sunday that the situation in Gilgit-Baltistan was completely...
Pakistan and India share points as Green Shirts make it to Super 4s Rain washed out the Asia Cup 2023...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi said some sections of media had misreported the recent interaction of...
Traders are observing a total shutter-down strike and organizing rallies in major cities across the country today (Saturday) to show...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Human Rights and Women Empowerment Mushaal Hussein Mullick Saturday said that India was trying...
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday announced to finalise delimitation by November 30 which was earlier scheduled...
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff General Asim Munir has urged the United Nations to enable Peacekeeping Missions to be...
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Secretary held a presentation on the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) for the resident diplomatic missions in...
Says govt will fulfill all obligations to IMF 'at all costs' ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Thursday...
National carrier's accounts associated with IATA will be frozen as well, says FBR officials KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Thursday said ensuring a safe and secure environment for United Nations peacekeepers...
KARACHI: The Pakistan stock market crashed on Thursday while the rupee also continued to struggle against the US dollar amid...
Gabon coup would be the eighth in West and Central Africa since 2020 LIBREVILLE: Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said...
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) on Wednesday advised tourists venturing into Northern Areas to avoid traveling and commuting...
UNITED NATIONS: Hundreds of thousands of people are being coerced in Southeast Asia by criminal gangs into carrying out online...
BEIJING: China has released its 2023 standard map that includes contested territories controlled by New Delhi, days after the two...
Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the...
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended PTI Chairman Imran Khan's sentence in the Toshakhana case on Tuesday and ordered...
GILGIT: An inaugural consignment of dry fruits sent from China to Afghanistan, transiting through Pakistan under the Transports Internationaux Routiers...
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations hopes that Asia Cricket Cup 2023, which is set to begin in Pakistan and Sri...
PESHAWAR: Independent candidates clinched a majority of the seats in the by-election of local governments held in 65 village and...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Sunday said solid measures should be presented to him in the next...
Three people have been killed and several are in a serious condition after a US military aircraft crashed off the...
CHITRAL: The people of Darosh tehsil in Lower Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa blocked Peshawar-Chitral highway for the second time...
BIRMINGHAM, UK: In a remarkable display of sportsmanship and skill, Pakistan clinched the coveted Gold medal in blind cricket at...
MANSEHRA/PESHAWAR: Six people, two among them women, were killed and five others injured when a passenger van fell off a...
FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has provisionally suspended Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) head Luis Rubiales for 90 days, it said on Saturday,...
As the people in different cities threatened to start a civil disobedience movement and stop paying extremely high electricity bills...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has emphasized the importance of continuation of the social order and the maintenance...
The first convoy of cargo trucks is on its way from China to Pakistan under the United Nations International Road...
BEIJING: The 20th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO), an annual trade show that aims to facilitate economic cooperation between China and ASEAN,...
LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) supremo Nawaz Sharif would return to Pakistan in October. This was revealed by former prime...
The UN General Assembly has declared January 26 the International Day of Clean Energy, starting next year, in a move...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday reaffirmed the government’s desire to further strengthening bilateral cooperation with the...
The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) on Friday on Friday warned that a year on from Pakistan's devastating floods,...
JOHANNESBURG: The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called for the reform of the UN Security Council and sought revision...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Interior Sarfraz Bugti and Caretaker Minister Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi on Thursday reaffirmed the government’s...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Thursday awarded commendation certificates to the valiant commandos, armed forces personnel and local...
The Sutlej River broke its banks due to a current release of floodwaters and submerged dozens of more villages of...
UNITED NATIONS: India’s UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj parried a question on the Kashmir dispute at a special press conference she...
JOHANNESBURG: The BRICS group of nations has invited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia and Argentina...
Interim premier assures resolution of issues facing Karachi business community KARACHI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has vowed to...
American currency gains 61 paisas in interbank market, trades for Rs300.25 at start of trading on Thursday The American dollar...
Pakistan Army commandos successfully complete rescue operation BATTAGRAM/PESHAWAR/RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan armed forces with the help of locals on Tuesday successfully...
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday emphasized the need for utilizing information technology to enhance the effectiveness of the...
BEIJING: Products from all around the world shined at the 2023 (China) Eurasia Commodity and Trade Expo held in Xinjiang,...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi on Sunday said a clarification issued by the Ministry of Law...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi visited multiple media houses and the National Press Club (NPC) on...
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has signed the official secrets and army amendment bills. The bills have now become laws....
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s new 12-member strong interim cabinet, comprising nine ministers and two advisers and a special assistant, was sworn...
Dr Shamshad Akhtar tipped as finance minister, Jalil Abbas Jilani as foreign minister ISLAMABAD: Consultations for the formation of caretaker...
FAISALABAD: The police in Jaranwala area of Faisalabad district have registered two cases against over 600 people and arrested at...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Tuesday said that the government would ensure continuity in the economic policies, besides...
ISLAMABAD: Soon after taking oath as the 8th caretaker prime minister of Pakistan, Anwaarul Haq Kakar assumed his responsibilities. The...
As Pakistan marks 76 years of independence today, the nation is brimming with patriotic zeal and fervor to pay homage...
In his farewell address to the nation, outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hoped that the caretaker setup will ensure free...
ISLAMABAD: Amid a high-stake and nerve-racking political maneuver, Senator Anwaarul Haq Kakar has been named as the caretaker prime minister...
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Ghulam Ali on Friday accepted the resignations of the caretaker cabinet members and dissolved the provincial...
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s cabinet resigned en masse on Thursday after they were asked to do so by caretaker Chief...
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday struck down the Supreme Court (Review of Judgments and Orders) Act 2023,...
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and the Cabinet Division on Thursday notified the dissolution of the National Assembly and...
ISLAMABAD: As the President, Dr Arif Alvi, on Wednesday signed the summary for dissolution of the National Assembly, the stage...
ISLAMABAD: It then draws near the season wherein Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has made up his mind to send a...
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has recently implemented a new law that mandates obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC)...
BEIJING: The 7th China-South Asia Exposition will be held in Kunming, China, from August 16 to 20, with the theme...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has assured the Chinese investors to further simplify the procedures for the companies working...
More than 3,000 American sailors and marines arrived in the Middle East on Monday, the US Navy has announced, as...
NEW DELHI: Indian parliament on Tuesday took up the discussion on a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over...
ISLAMABAD: The Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill sailed through the National Assembly yet again after the coalition government removed controversial clauses...
PESHAWAR: Army chief General Asim Munir on Monday vowed that Pakistan “would spare no effort to dismantle terrorist networks and...
Niger's military rulers announced on Sunday that they had closed the country's airspace, warning that any attempt to breach it...
NAWABSHAH, Sindh: At least 15 people were killed and over 50 injured when 10 bogies of Hazara Express, traveling from...
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) has unanimously approved the 7th digital census in the country, pushing up the...
PESHAWAR/ABBOTTABAD: Amid robust security arrangements, the polling is underway in the by-elections for the vacant slots of two mayors in...
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Police arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Lahore on Saturday shortly after an Islamabad court declared him guilty...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran on Thursday set a target of $5 billion for bilateral trade as the two countries chalked...
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called for a “credible” probe into a migrant shipwreck off Greece...
BEIJING: From coping with dangerously swollen rivers to helping residents trapped in waterlogged cities, China's disaster-response systems are being put...
Pakistan's new ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Farooq, has said he has been looking forward to building on the long-standing...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the nation to make determined and concerted efforts to make Pakistan regain its...
A recent report by human rights advocacy groups, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Kino Border Initiative...
Authorities in Iran are considering a new harsh law forcing hijab-wearing, which experts fear would enshrine unprecedentedly extreme punitive measures...
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amir Abdollahian has arrived here on a two-day bilateral visit to Pakistan to discuss...
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday said that Pakistan Army and People’s Liberation Army...
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday lauding the leadership role of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said that it...
WASHINGTON: The United States has formally invited new Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Washington as the two countries try...
BEIJING: China on Wednesday dispatched thousands of rescue workers to Zhuozhou, a flooded city of over 600,000 residents southwest of...
NEW DELHI: More than 100 people have been arrested in the northern Indian state of Haryana amid heightened security on...
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has recorded his statement under Article 342 in the...
STOCKHOLM: The Swedish government has said it would present measures to protect its citizens amid growing concerns in both Sweden...
Amidst mounting economic pressures, the masses find themselves grappling with yet another burden as the government on Tuesday increased petrol...
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday condemned the recurring hateful acts of desecration of the Holy Quran, which,...
STOCKHOLM: Swedish police have granted a permit for a protest outside the parliament in Stockholm on Monday in which the...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Monday signed six documents that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said would further enhance bilateral cooperation...
BEIJING: The popularity of Pakistani Himalayan pink salt products, including salt lamps and bath salt, has been growing in recent...
ISLAMABAD: As the Northern Hemisphere swelters under a record-breaking summer heat wave, much further south, in the depths of winter,...
BAJAUR: The death toll from the suicide bombing in Bajaur district on Sunday climbed to 46 as police registered a...
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng was accorded a welcome on Monday as he arrived here at the Prime Minister’s House...
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has rejected the European Union Aviation Safety Agency's (EASA) advisory, warning airlines to...
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said proposals for put forward by African nations and China could serve as the...
The Danish government will seek to “find a legal tool” that would enable authorities to prevent the burning of copies...
ISLAMABAD: At the invitation of the Government of Pakistan, Special Envoy of President Xi Jinping, the Vice Premier of China...
BAJAUR: As many as 35 people were confirmed dead and over 200 were wounded in a blast at a Jamiat...
MANIPUR: Ngobi Singh is a farmer in a tiny village surrounded by lush green hills in India’s Manipur. However, for...
BEIJING: General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has approved sixty more orchards from Gilgit-Baltistan to export cherry to China,...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that the people of Balochistan had the first right on the resources...
UNITED NATIONS: A new UN report has raised concerns about the excessive use of smartphones, calling for them to be...
GENEVA: The OIC Group in Geneva issued a statement condemning the “repeated public and premeditated” acts of desecration of the...
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday held a telephonic call with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and...
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar said here on Thursday that Chinese Export Import Bank (EXIM) has...
UNITED NATIONS: Extreme weather events ranging from large-scale floods - like last August’s deluge in Pakistan - to droughts and...
Japan’s population is declining at record speed while the number of foreign nationals residing in the country has risen to...
THE HAGUE/AMSTERDAM: A fire blazed on a ship off the Dutch coast with nearly 3,000 vehicles on board on Wednesday,...
NEW DELHI: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing a no-confidence vote in parliament after ethnic violence in the north-eastern...
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of the Russian Federation on...
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Wednesday approved the National Adaptation Plan 2023 aimed at protecting vulnerable communities from the adverse...
BEIJING: China is ready to work with Pakistan to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two...
UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly has adopted, by consensus, a Moroccan resolution, co-sponsored by Pakistan, calling for countering hate...
As ethnic violence continues to rage after nearly two months in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur, a powerful grassroots women’s...
ISLAMABAD: The 12th meeting of Steering Committee of Federal Government Artists Weflare Fund was held here at National Heritage and...
BEIJING: Wang Yi was appointed as foreign minister of China by the country’s top legislature on Tuesday. China’s top legislature...
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that despite the history's most difficult period, the coalition...
By Urfa Bhatti In this article, we provide a conceptual definition of the "creativity economy" and a model that connects...
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NEW DELHI: India’s move to ban certain rice exports has sparked some panic buying in various countries, with videos on...
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has highlighted the need to address global hunger, promote cooperation between businesses and...
ATHENS: Greece braced for a new wave of soaring temperatures on Tuesday, as wildfires raged on several popular tourist islands,...
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has urged the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), the UN body that supports peace efforts in conflict-affected countries, to...
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has received a telephone call from the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken,, and...
The UN Command has started a conversation with Pyongyang over American soldier Travis King, who ran across the border into...
At least 15 people were killed on Monday after a wooden boat sank off the coast of Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island,...
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Masood Khan, has told a group of 25 Pakistani students, currently in the...
BEIJING: The discussion on expanding BRICS, the grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is expected to be...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host the 4th D-8 Senior Officials Meeting and 3rd D-8 Ministerial Meeting on Tourism Cooperation for the...
LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said that the 63% domestic consumers using up to 200 units per...
RAWALPINDI: Commander of the United States (US) Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Erik Kurilla called on the Chief of Army...
BEIJING: Passengers traveling by the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) can now fly between Pakistan and 16 cities in China via...
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Saturday held its annual ceremony to honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela,...
MANIPUR/NEW DELHI: Furious women set fire to the houses of two Indian men accused of parading two women naked and...
CHITRAL: Flash floods triggered by melting of glaciers and rain wreaked havoc in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chitral district for the second...
KARACHI: A baby monkey disrupted a court hearing in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi after escaping from a troop presented...
BAGHDAD: Following the expulsion of Swedish ambassador, Iraq on Friday called for an Islamic summit to discuss the desecration of...
BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger as an “old friend” as the two...
JOHANNESBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a summit of the BRICS nations in August, South Africa has said,...
BAGHDAD: Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday, scaling its walls...
WASHINGTON: Speakers at the “Conference on Diplomacy for Development”, held in Houston, Texas, called for deepening the economic relationship between...
A video of two tribal women being stripped, assaulted and paraded naked has sparked outrage across India after it emerged...
ISLAMABAD: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba arrived in Pakistan on Thursday on the first-ever ministerial visit from Ukraine since the...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the Exim (Export-Import) Bank of the all-weather friendly country, China, has rolled...
Record northern summer temperatures across the globe Tourists flocked to a giant thermometer in China showing surface temperatures of 80C...
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has made “considerable progress” in integrating sustainable development into the country’s national policies and aligning its legislative...
CHANGSHA: Over 400 medicinal professionals from China and Pakistan gathered at an international symposium and shared their commitment to promote...
AGRA, India: Rising water from the Yamuna river has reached the walls of the Taj Mahal for the first time...
Russia attacked the Black Sea port of Odesa on Tuesday, a day after pulling out of a deal to allow...
KARACHI: The Summit Bank on Tuesday informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that the bank’s name had been changed to...
ISLAMABAD: The route of Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan railway track project has been finalized and its joint protocol will be signed in Islamabad...
A session of the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee has been convened in Quetta today (Tuesday evening) for the sighting of the...
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday issued a report that revealed the number of registered voters in...
Former prime minister Imran Khan’s top aide and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s former chief minister Pervez Khattak is set to announce the...
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday inaugurated the Dhabeji Special Economic Zone...
NEW DELHI: Nine months before a general election, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party...
MIANWALI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif formally opened work on the 1200-megawatt Chashma-5 nuclear power plant (C-5) in Mianwali on Friday,...
ISLAMABAD: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the Kashmiri diaspora across the world on Thursday observed...
MULTAN: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the deal inked with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a moment...
GENEVA: The United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday approved a Pakistan-led resolution on religious hatred in the wake of...
ISLAMABAD: The tenure of the present government is ending on August 14 said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday, adding...
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) organized a comprehensive three-day training in Peshawar and Chitral to equip officials from various...
An army officer was martyred during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Shakas area of Khyber tribal district of Khyber...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) played a key role in transforming the development...
TOKYO: Asia stock markets fell on Thursday, extending a decline in global equities, after the US Federal Reserve confirmed its...
UNITED NATIONS: Some 22 countries, including Pakistan, will see an increase in acute food insecurity over the next six months,...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said dialogue was a key to evolving democracy, however categorically stated that it...
Makkah: A total of 773 pilgrims of the government Hajj scheme were given a rousing welcome by the Pakistan Hajj...
MINA: The tents of Mina have started to be prepared with all the equipment to receive pilgrims this Hajj season....
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir has said the nexus between the internal collusive elements...
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and Afghanistan in their delegation-level talks on Sunday discussed the bilateral ties between the two...
Qin Gang, China’s state councillor and foreign minister, also in Pakistan for the trilateral meetings also meets COAS Asim Munir...
ISLAMABAD: His Excellency Ambassador of Republic of Uzbekistan to Pakistan Mr. Aybek Arif Usmanov called on Engr Amir Muqam, Adviser...
BEIJING: A team of young Pakistani agricultural scientists at the National Research Center of Intercropping (NRCI) of Bahwalpur’s Islamia University...
Russia will soon take delivery of Zircon sea-launched hypersonic missiles, President says MOSCOW: Russia will continue to build up its...
US President Joe Biden has condemned Russia's suspension of a nuclear arms treaty as a “big mistake” on the last...
Russia and China declared their deepening alliance on Wednesday after the US warned against any Chinese military involvement in the...
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has stressed the need for transboundary water cooperation, which responds to the challenges of shared water resources,...
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday called upon the country’s young diplomats to explore new tools in foreign...
Entitled Water for People and Planet: Stop the waste, change the game, invest in the future, the 2023 Parliamentary Hearing...
ANKARA: More than 1,400 people were killed and thousands injured on Monday when a huge earthquake struck central Turkiye and...
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday launched a one-time cash assistance scheme for some 1.3...
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police (IGP) Moazzam Jah Ansari on Thursday said the network of terrorists behind the...
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday inaugurated K-3, the third unit of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUP), which will...
The search groups have quite literally found the needle in the haystack, emergency minister SYDNEY: A radioactive capsule lost in...
UPPER DIR/CHITRAL: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has restored the traffic flow through the Lowari Tunnel linking Chitral and Upper...
PESHAWAR: Former bureaucrat Mohammad Azam Khan took oath as the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caretaker chief minister at a ceremony held at...
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan, as chairman of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and over 90 countries Monday signed a statement expressing...
UNITED NATIONS: Governments are not investing enough in those children who need education the most, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)...
KATHMANDU, Nepal: At least 67 people were killed when a Yeti Airlines flight crashed in Nepal on Sunday morning, officials...
Iran has executed a British-Iranian national who once served as its deputy defence minister, its judiciary said on Saturday, defying...
UNDP’s GLOF-II project holds seminar in Chitral to mark the International Mountain Day Bulletin Report CHITRAL: Additional secretary of the...
ISTANBUL: Twenty oil tankers have been waiting in the Black Sea to pass through Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on the way...
The Chinese capital showed tentative signs of a return to normal on Thursday after a sudden reversal of a hardline...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that media freedom and democracy reinforced each other and expressed his government’s resolve...
Turmoil in the cryptocurrency industry has rattled major exchanges and sent the value of digital assets tumbling, but at least...
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS: The Group of Seven (G7) nations and Australia said they had agreed a $60 per barrel price cap on...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday invited Chinese companies to invest heavily in renewable energy projects in Pakistan, particularly...
ISLAMABAD: Dr Asad Majeed Khan, Pakistan’s ambassador to Belgium, the European Union and Luxembourg, has been appointed as the new...
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Tuesday that the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has transferred Rs500 million...
KABUL: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar and Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqqi along with their...
General Asim Munir took over as the new chief of army staff (COAS) at a ceremony held at the General...
Death toll 271, dozens of people are still missing after an earthquake on Tuesday devastated the Cianjur region in West...
Pakistan’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday stressed the importance of continued and robust inter-religious,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's king on Wednesday called a special meeting of his fellow hereditary sultans to discuss who should be...
SHARM AL-SHEIKH: A fraught UN COP27 summit wrapped up Sunday with a landmark deal on funding to help vulnerable countries...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians voted in their 15th General Election on Saturday - some braving heavy rain and floods - with...
ISLAMABAD: The prices of oranges may rise this winter as the yield has been recorded half to the previous season...
SHARAM EL-SHEIKH: The president of the COP27 climate conference in Egypt said Saturday that disagreements on key issues remain unresolved...
Festival to be held from January 25 to February 4 to promote local talent and attract tourists The Azad Jammu...
UNITED NATIONS: Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, or higher than previously expected,...
Charsadda's Bacha Khan University achieves a momentous milestone by successfully organizing the three-day event at the Punjab Sports Board international...
PESHAWAR: Teams of the Food Safety and Halal Food Authority moved into action on a public holiday on Wednesday and...
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa food department has intensified activities to monitor flour and wheat distribution under the government’s quota to ensure...
BEIJING: The fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) being held in Shanghai from Nov 5 to Nov 10 provides Pakistani...
Since late 19th century, earth’s average temperature has risen by nearly 1.2°C, changing entire surface area of planet UNITED NATIONS:...
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has chalked a plan to carry out rehabilitation and compensation activities in the flood-affected districts...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday inked a financing agreement worth US$100 million for “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health...
ISLAMABAD: Schools for more than 2 million children in Pakistan remain completely inaccessible after the most severe flooding in the...
Three astronauts have been on board the orbiting laboratory since June to finish the job China has completed the construction...
UN report released in Abu Dhabi highlights need for sector to tackle release of potent greenhouse gas Calls have been...
Strange creaks and crackling noises in an audio recording from the European Space Agency A haunting audio recording released by...
Pakistan’s senior journalist and anchorperson Arshad Sharif died in Kenya reportedly after being shot at by the police, his wife...
Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu held a telephone call with his British counterpart Ben Wallace on Sunday to discuss the...
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has accorded his approval to Dyslexia Special Measures and Islamabad Domestic Workers bills 2022. The...
ISTANBUL: Pakistan and Turkiye have agreed to boost their cooperation in tourism, culture, film, drama and other areas in order...
WASHINGTON: Pakistan needs “massive” support from the international community for the rehabilitation of millions of people displaced by the devastating...
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, has warned that in the flood-impacted areas of Pakistan’s Sindh and...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said he would not seek another extension...
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday disqualified PTI Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Toshakhana...
Despite lack of basic facilities and opportunities, the players of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have proved their mettle in the sporting...
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to eradicate all forms of poverty, said the country would...
KHUZDAR: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed urgent steps for discharge of water from the flood-hit areas to prevent outbreak...
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday said that the incumbent government has decided to summon US Ambassador...
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that Pakistan would seek rescheduling of some $27 billion worth of non-Paris Club...
Rescuers desperately searched for signs of life on Saturday after a methane blast at a coal mine in northern Turkiye...
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sympathized with Pakistan on the recent flood damages across the country and assured...
ASTANA (Kazakhstan): Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday strongly favoured peaceful dialogue in resolving conflicts with other countries, including...
Bulletin Report PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet in a special meeting held on Tuesday expressed the resolve to bring into...
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations’ Climate Change Conference (COP27) has announced to hand over the vice-chairmanship of the conference to Pakistan....
Images show part of the bridge's road blown away, although rail services and partial road traffic resumed President Vladimir Putin...
Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said that Pakistan Army has successfully eradicated terrorism from the country in the last...
Between six and nine million Pakistanis are set to be dragged into poverty as a result of cataclysmic monsoon flooding...
Ali Akhtar Afridi, Special Correspondent Precious trees are ruthlessly felled. - Photo by Special Correspondent KHYBER DISTRICT’s Tirah Valley, which...
KARACHI: The induction ceremony of ATR-77 and roll out ceremony of upgraded ATR-79 in the Pakistan Navy (PN) fleet was...
By Gul Naaz Like other major cities of Pakistan, Peshawar - the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - which was once...
Report & Photos by: Gul Naaz On the outskirts of Peshawar lies Tajabad, a sprawling settlement where mud houses, dirt...
By Gul Naaz Peshawar’s famous Board Bazaar, once known as Little Afghanistan, used to be so crowded that there was...
From the ‘City of Flowers’ to a hub of pollution – Peshawar’s changing face 