Trump confirms death of ISIS chief Baghdadi
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died in a raid by US special forces in northwest...
PEMRA imposes ban on JUI-F leader Hamdullah’s TV appearances
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Saturday directed all TV channels to not invite Hafiz Hamdullah of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F)...
US welcomes Kartarpur Corridor agreement between Pakistan, India
WASHINGTON: US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells on Friday welcomed the agreement between Pakistan and India on...
Cricketer Sana Mir honored with Asia Society’s top award
ISLAMABAD: Cricketer Sana Mir and six other trailblazing women from Asian countries were honoured with the 2019 Asia Society Game Changers award at a...
Gulalai’s father sent to jail on 14-day remand
--US State Dept concerned over abduction, encourages 'Pakistan to uphold citizens’ rights to peaceful assembly, expression'
Rights activist Gulalai Ismail's father, Professor Muhammad Ismail, was...
No possibility of minus-Imran, Gen Bajwa tells Maulana Fazl
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has reportedly made it clear to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman that “there...
PM Imran says ‘sincere prayers’ are with ailing Nawaz
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that his "sincere prayers" are with ailing former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz...
Imran elated over WB’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 report
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the improved World Bank rating of Ease of Doing Business (EODB) by 28 notches,...
Trump says Turkey sanctions ‘will be lifted’
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump says Turkey has informed the U.S. it will make “permanent” a five-day cease-fire in Syria. In response, he says he’s directing...
PM’s office orders probe into MoFA security breach by Hareem Shah
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s (PM) Office on Wednesday took notice of a high-security breach by TikTok user Hareem Shah whose video of posing inside...
Smartphone malware targeting military, govt officials
ONTARIO: A security firm has claimed that fake smartphone apps laden with malware are targeting Pakistan's military and government.
A report released on Wednesday by...
VIDEO: ASF officials spit, punch and throw chair at passengers in Islamabad Airport
--Country's biggest airport and staff unable to operate properly since launch
--Food inspectors fail to look into profiteering by shopkeepers on airport premises
ISLAMABAD: A new...
Church lacks legal authority over Peshawar’s Edwardes College, court rules
--PHC says KP’s oldest educational institute will remain under control of provincial govt
--Detailed judgement states Peshawar Bishop Humphrey Peters tried to mislead court
--Incumbent principal,...
Saudi minister denies asking PM Imran to act as mediator with Iran
Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir has denied reports of separate mediation efforts with Iran, one particularly led by Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan to...
Mahathir stands by Kashmir comments despite India palm oil boycott
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday said he would not retract his criticism of New Delhi's actions in occupied Kashmir despite...
ANF’s denial of video evidence in Rana Sanaullah case leaves egg on Afridi’s face
Minister of State for Narcotics Control Shehryar Afridi's tall claims regarding the recovery of heroin from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab President Rana Sanaullah...
Man live streams suicide on Facebook in Pakistan
In a first of its kind incident in the country, a young man from Ghotki in upper Sindh committed suicide and streamed it live on Facebook on Monday.
The police took his body...
