Israel has told the British consulate in East Jerusalem that it must close and that diplomats assigned there will lose their accreditation within 30 days, an …
In its latest submission to the United Nations, the Philippines underscores its high vulnerability to climate impacts despite minimal contribution to the crisis…
KARACHI: Exchange companies’ dollar sales to banks increased by 30 per cent year-on-year in August, indicating higher inflows. Data from the Exchange Companies …
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his trade war against Canada, banning imports of alcohol and various products and raising tariffs on others, with…
• Court upholds ban on 23-volume Ahmadi publication• Ruling notes ban was based on Ulema board’s decision, merely conveyed by chief secretary’s office ISLAMABAD…
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted an opposition resolution demanding that the Centre abolish petroleum levy tax. As Jamaat-i-Islami (JI…
KARACHI: The political pressure on the government intensified on Tuesday as Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) set September 10 as a deadline for the withdrawal of the petrol…
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly Secretariat has sent letters to the principal secretaries to the president and prime minister, and to the Senate and National Assemb…
LAHORE: A petition has been filed before the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), seeking directions to shield children under 16 from unrestricted social media u…
• Raises concern over irregularities in medicine purchases at Sandeman Provincial Civil Hospital• Hospital and health officials failed to produce complete recor…
White nets stretch high across the front of brick buildings in Pakistan’s northern border region, a tactic borrowed from the Ukrainian battlefield to protect po…
LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Tuesday arrested two suspects allegedly operating a website – “Mini Nadra” – and recovered thre…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday sought recommendations from industrialists and businesspeople on how to increase export-led growth in the country. “Wha…
KARACHI: A judicial commission formed to probe the circumstances and possible negligence around the Mir Raza Ali murder case issued notice to Sindh Home Ministe…
WASHINGTON: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned countries against normalising engagement with the Taliban without clear and measurable human rights benchmarks, …
The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to sack the national team’s head coach and send seven players back home following the defeat against England at Lord…
KARACHI: Police on Tuesday arrested three suspects after a senior faculty member of the University of Karachi and his nephew were allegedly assaulted with pisto…
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Tuesday accused the Israeli government of turning a “blind eye” to what he called “ethnic cleansing” by settlers in the…
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has barred medical and dental colleges from granting admission or placement to Afghan students for the…
PAKISTAN is the fifth most populous country in the world. Nearly seven million babies are born in Pakistan each year — approximately 19,000 every day. The urgen…
Maritime Affairs Minister Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry on Tuesday announced the country’s first national action plan for shark conservation. The 10-year Natio…
THE plot thickens. What the ubiquitous interior minister said makes at least one thing clear: restructuring the existing administrative framework is inevitable.…
ISLAMABAD: The finance ministry on Tuesday eliminated the administrative role of commercial banks in the biometric verification and validation of proof-of-life …
WITH the PTI determined to march on the capital on Sept 27, a legal challenge to the planned protest has been lodged in the Islamabad High Court. The petitioner…