There will be no let-up in anti-graft drive: NAB

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Javed Iqbal on Tuesday said there would be no let-up in the drive against corruption as he ruled out...

CFWIJ holds workshop on digital security

KARACHI: The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) organized a Mentorship Accelerator for Digital Security and Safety at the Bahria University. CFWIJ’s team led the...

Don’t shoot yourself in the foot, allies advise Imran

--PML-Q leaders, Senate chief, MQM senator urge govt to withdraw indemnity bond demand, allow Nawaz to fly overseas  --Shujaat urges Imran to pay no heed...

‘Chief selector is a neutral institution,’ chief selector tells everyone vying for selection

RAWALPINDI – The chief selector has nothing to do with activities such as matches and playing, the chief selector of Pakistan said on Friday....

UNHCR appoints Mahira Khan as goodwill ambassador for Pakistan

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced actor Mahira Khan as their new goodwill ambassador for Pakistan. Goodwill ambassadors are some of the...

JUI-F’s central executive committee to meet today

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has called a meeting of his party's central executive committee at his residence in Islamabad today...

Karachi police to ask for JIT to probe army officer’s murder

KARACHI: Karachi police on Tuesday decided to request for the constitution of a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the murder case of Major Saqib...

China, US hold ‘constructive’ call on trade mini-deal

WATERLOO: Senior Chinese and US officials again sent positive signals on Friday about their efforts to formalize the partial trade bargain announced last month,...

Political turmoil negatively impacting Kashmir cause: PTI leaders

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders on Saturday said that political turmoil in the country would negatively impact Kashmir cause and the opposition was pursuing...

Peshawar grinds to halt after 3 JUI-F activists block narrow part of Khyber Road...

(Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction. Learn to take a joke; you’ll live longer.)   The city of Peshawar was brought to a complete standstill...

Third deadly quake in weeks hits south Philippines

MANILA: A powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing at least five people and sparking searches of seriously damaged buildings that had...

PML-N throws spanner in Fazl’s ‘Azadi’ plans

--JUI-F chief agrees to postpone rally till Friday after request by PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif --Fazl warns of chaos if Imran fails to resign  --Bilawal says...

Safdar granted bail in incendiary speeches case

LAHORE: A district and sessions court in Lahore on Wednesday granted bail to PML-N leader Capt retired Mohammad Safdar in a case pertaining to...

Dissident Bukovsky, who exposed Soviet punitive psychiatry, dies

LONDON: Vladimir Bukovsky, a prominent dissident and writer who helped expose the Soviet Union's abuse of psychiatry to silence critics, has died in Britain...

Pakistan to earn $36m annually from Kartarpur pilgrims

ISLAMABAD: Since 5,000 pilgrims are allowed to visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, Pakistan, by charging $20 service fee per pilgrim, will earn $1,00,000...

Vinales upstages champion Marquez in Australia practice

SYDNEY: Maverick Vinales upstaged world champion Marc Marquez by setting the quickest time during Friday practice for the Australian MotoGP, as French rookie Fabio...

Maryam’s remand extended till Nov 8

LAHORE: An accountability court in Lahore on Friday extended the judicial remand of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz and her cousin...