ROME: Italy’s hardline interior minister Matteo Salvini announced Friday that Italian ports would be closed “all summer” to NGO ships which rescue migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean from Africa to Europe.…
BEIJING: While the Pentagon plays down patrols close to Chinese-controlled reefs and islands in the South China Sea, Beijing is sounding the alarm about them, seeking to justify what experts say will…
By Sawan Khaskheli HYDERABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Sindh information secretary and Senate Standing Committee for Water Electricity members including Aajiz Dhamrah on Tuesday deplored National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) decision to close…
KARACHI: After an eventful two days, we finally take our seats for the final day of Fashion Pakistan Week Winter Festive 2017. With an interesting set of collections showcased by 12 of…
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained its upward trend on Friday closing at 39.907 points owing to the positive sentiments in the market as the index rallied to make an intraday high…
The United States and Afghanistan are close to reaching a security agreement on the US military presence in Afghanistan after the next year, the USA Today reports. A senior US State Department…
Pakistan would have to spend approximately Rs 452 billion annually on urea imports if the government decided to close down the fertiliser industry by permanently disconnecting gas from seven fertiliser plants with…
With Pakistan appointing its special envoy for back channel diplomacy with India, all is set for the resumption of Indo-Pak peace dialogue. However, the Nawaz Sharif-led PML-N government has decided to discuss…
China has reiterated that it will continue to maintain close relations with Pakistan as it is based on strong popular support. This has been stated by a senior Chinese Foreign Ministry official…
Turkey will close its border crossings with neighbouring strife-torn Syria on Wednesday until further notice, a Turkish official told AFP. “We have taken such a measure for our citizens for security reasons,”…
Greece is close to a critical debt writedown with private creditors, its prime minister said Monday, before adding that abandoning the euro was “not an option” for the crisis-hit eurozone member. “The…
Haya Zia, now a well known name in the television and fashion industries, started her career in 2011 when she started modelling in Karachi “I remember the day when I faced the…
Israel has closed a controversial wooden access ramp to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound over public safety concerns, police said on Monday, in a move that quickly sparked Palestinian anger. “Based on an…
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has requested Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration and other departments to close all swimming pools in the city and has constituted 30 teams, each consisting of three…
Hosts Zimbabwe missed the chance to pile the pressure on Pakistan by dropping five catches as the tourists raced to 280 for three in their first innings before tea on the third…
Polls closed Saturday in Singapore’s first contested presidential election in 18 years, following a heated campaign marked by calls for stronger checks on the ruling party. Three months after a parliamentary election…
Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) is due to close at 12:30 p.m., an hour and a half earlier than the planned daily closing, due to the deteriorating security situation in the country’s commercial…
