Case Into Athar Mateen’s Murder Registered
KARACHI: The police have registered a case into the killing of journalist Athar Mateen Ahmed, who was shot dead by robbers in Karachi’s North Nazimabad....
Suicide Bombing in Somalia Kills 14
MOGADISHU: A suicide bomber killed 14 people in a popular restaurant in the central Somali town of Beledweyne on the eve of a round of...
Russis Test Fires Missiles
MOSCOW: Russia test fired nuclear-capable missiles on Saturday as President Vladimir Putin oversaw a dramatic military exercise and as the United States again warned that...
PCB Bans James Faulkner From Participating In PSL
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board and Quetta Gladiators have issued the following statement after Mr James Faulkner made baseless allegations of non-payment and mistreatment during the...
PM Should Not Take More Curses From Masses: Shehbaz Sharif
LAHORE: PML-N President and Leader of the Opposition Shahbaz Sharif has said that Imran Khan should not take any more curses from the people. PML-N...
Opposition Has Nothing To Do With Issues of Nation: CM Buzdar
LAHORE: Chief Minister of Punjab (CM) Sardar Usman Buzdar on Saturday said that opposition leaders have nothing to do with the issues of the nation....
PSL-7: Qalandars to Take on Islamabad United Today
LAHORE: In the 27th match of 7th edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL), Lahore Qalandars will take on Islamabad United in Lahore today (Saturday). The...
Electricity Prices Likely To Go Up By Rs6.10 Per Unit
ISLAMABAD: Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) on Saturday recommended increasing power tariff by Rs6.10 per unit. According to details, in a request submitted to the...
Fawad Says No Threat To Federal Govt
PIND DADAN KHAN: Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has taken a swipe at opposition leaders saying that their bid to bring a no-confidence motion against...
Three Killed As Storm Hits Netherlands
THE HAGUE: Falling trees killed three people as Storm Eunice pummelled the Netherlands, damaging buildings and blowing off parts of the roof at the stadium...
Pakistan Reports 26 More COVID-19 Deaths
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 26 more deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to...
China Expresses Serious Concerns Over India Banning Chinese Apps
BEIJING: China on Thursday expressed serious concerns over India’s ban of Chinese apps over security reasons, adding that it hopes India would treat all foreign...
Brad Pitt Sues Angelina Jolie For Selling Stake in French Winery
Brad Pitt sued his former wife Angelina Jolie for selling her stake in a French winery they had bought together — and where they were...
Germany Asks Russia To Take Serious Steps Toward De-escalation
Germany has asked Russia to take serious steps toward de-escalation, withdraw its troops from the Ukrainian border and engage in diplomacy for a peaceful solution....
Prices of 28 Items Go Up In Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on February 17, for the combined consumption group, witnessed a slight increase...
Men Arrested For Illegally Hunting Markhor
CHITRAL: Wildlife authorities have arrested poachers illegally hunting the national animal Markhor in remote areas of Chitral. According to Wildlife Department officials, tools and equipment...
Karachi Kings Finally Gets First Win in PSL 7
LAHORE: Karachi Kings romped to a 22-run win over Lahore Qalandars in the 26th match of the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL)...
COAS General Bajwa Meets Defence Minister Of Belgium
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan and Belgium have agreed to further optimize military-to-military ties particularly in defence production, training, counter-terrorism and intelligence domains. According to the ISPR, an...
Providing Security To Large City Like Karachi Not Easy: Ghani
KARACHI: Expressing concern over crime in Karachi, Sindh Minister Saeed Ghani said that it was not easy to provide security to such a large city....
Multan Sultans Beat Quetta Gladiators By 117 Runs
LAHORE: Defending champions Multan Sultans qualified for the 23 February Qualifier of the Pakistan Super League 2022 with a punishing 117 runs victory over a...
PM Imran Khan Not Finding Place To Hide: Shahiq Khaqan Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader and former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said Prime Minister Imran Khan is not finding...
22-year-old Pakistani Becomes First Hindu ASP Officer
BADIN: A 22-year-old member of the Hindu community, Raja Rajinder passed the CSS exam and became Pakistan s first Hindu ASP officer. Despite the daily protests...
Oscars To Require COVID Tests For All Vaccines For Most
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will require attendees of the 94th Oscars to show proof of vaccination against the coronavirus and at...
Belarus President Meets His Russian Counterpart Putin
MOSCOW: Alexander Lukashenko may join Vladimir Putin at strategic nuclear drills, one day after offering to host nuclear weapons in Belarus to “defend our country”....
ANP Decides To Join PPP’s Long March
ISLAMABAD: Aimal Wali Khan, President Awami National Party Khyber Pakhtunkhwa called on PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at Zardari House. The two leaders discussed the...
US Dollar Continues To Rise Against Pakistani Rupee
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee posted losses against the United States (US) dollar in the interbank market on Friday. According to the State Bank of Pakistan...
Gold Prices Increase By Rs 100 Per Tola
KARACHI: Gold rose on Friday as it prices in the local bullion market recorded an increase of Rs100 per tola and Rs85 per 10 grams...
Bullish Trend Witnessed In PSX As It Gains 234 Points
ISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around on Friday and witnessed bullish trend, gaining 234.7 points, with a positive change...
Rupee Depreciates Against US Dollar
KARACHI: The rupee closed marginally lower in the inter-bank market on Friday with a widening trade deficit continuing to take a toll on the currency....
Pakistan Completes All Technical Requirements of FATF: Asim Iftikhar
Islamabad: Foreign Office says Pakistan has faithfully complied with and completed all technical requirements of Financial Action Task Force, hoping the world body will also...
Pakistan’s Alarming Population Rate Poses High Socio-Economic Risks: President
ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi on Friday said Pakistan’s rapid population growth was resulting in implications on the socio-economic development of the country and called...
Allowing Nawaz Sharif To Travel Abroad Was Mistake: PM Imran
MANDI BAHAUDDIN: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday while challenging the opposition leaders to move no confidence motion against him, said all of their designs would...
Faisal Vawda Challenges ECP’s Lifetime Disqualification Verdict In SC
Islamabad: The leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Faisal Vawda on Friday challenged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) verdict of life time disqualification for him...
IHC Calls Report From IG Islamabad Over Torture On Mohsin Baig During Police Custody
Islamabad: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has called a report from Inspector General (IG) police Islamabad over torturing senior journalist Mohsin Baig in police custody. The...
PM Imran Condemns Killing Of Journalist Athar Mateen In Karachi
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has condemned the killing of private news channel journalist Athar Mateen while the premier ordered Interior Minister Shiekh Rasheed that...
Robbers Shot Dead Journalist In Resistance To Robbery In North Nazimabad
Karachi: Street crimes threefold in Karachi while the police have become silent spectator as robbers shot dead a journalist of a private news channel in...
PM Imran to address public meeting in Mandi Bahauddin
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib says Prime Minister Imran Khan will address a public meeting in Mandi Bahauddin today. Talking to...
PSL7: MS will take on QG, LQ to face KK today
Lahore: In the 7th edition of Pakistan Super League, two matches will be played at Gaddafi stadium Lahore today (Friday). In the first match, Multan...
Coronavirus claims 33 more lives in country
Islamabad: Thirty-three more deaths and 2,400 new positive cases of Coronavirus reported in the country during the last twenty-four hours. According to statistics issued by...
Elon Musk, Tesla Attack SEC for ‘Endless’ Probe
NEW YORK: Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) and its Chief Executive Elon Musk on Thursday accused the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of improperly targeting them with...
PM Khan, Austrian Chancellor Discuss Afghan Issue
ISLAMAB AD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday emphasized the need to further expand and deepen bilateral ties between Pakistan and Austria in diverse sectors...
Judge Pronounced Verdict in Mohsin Baig Case in Haste, PM Briefed By AG
ISLAMABAD: Advocate General (AG) Niazullah Niazi while briefing Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the Additional Sessions Judge in the Mohsin Baig case issued the...
Peshawar Zalmi Beat Islamabad United
LAHORE: Peshawar Zalmi beat Islamabad United by 10 runs in the 24th match of the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 at Gaddafi...
Iran Supreme Leader Urges Nuclear Energy Progress Amid Talks
TEHRAN: Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Tehran will further develop peaceful nuclear capacity to preserve independence, amid negotiations with world powers to revive...
South Africa Fold For 95 Against NZ In First Test
CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand dominated South Africa to hold a 21-run lead on day one of the first Test in Christchurch on Thursday after Matt Henry...
Bappi Lahiri funeral: Disco King Laid To Rest
Legendary singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in Indian cinema in the 80s and 90s, died following multiple health issues. He was 69. The...
Gold Prices Increase in Pakistan
Karachi: The rate for 24kt gold per tola surged by Rs600 rupees to settle at Rs126,350 on Thursday. The precious metal also gained by Rs515...
ECP Asks Federal Govt To Provide Funds For Holding LB Elections In Provinces and Capital
Islamabad: The Election Commission Of Pakistan (ECP) has asked the federal government to provide funds of more than Rs 18 billion for holding local body...
ECC Meeting Held In Chair Of Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Thursday approved expansion of Kamyab Pakistan Programme (KPP) throughout Pakistan. The summary for expansion of...
Islamabad United To Face Peshawar Zalmi Today
LAHORE: Islamabad United are going toe-to-toe with Peshawar Zalmi in the second leg of the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) seventh edition today. Two-time PSL champions...