Casualties rise to 16 as violent storms batter central-eastern US
WASHINGTON: Violent storms continue to batter the central-eastern United States killing at least 16 people, officials said. The National Weather Service warning on Saturday of...
Countrywide protests erupt in India after passage of Waqf (Amendment) Bill
New Delhi: Countrywide protests have erupted in India after the recent passage of Waqf (Amendment) Bill by Indian Parliament. Opposition parties, Muslims and different organizations...
HBL PSL 10 to feature Urdu commentary for the first time
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the upcoming 10th season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will feature full-match commentary in Urdu for...
Pakistan hands over 2nd relief consignment to Myanmar
Yangon: Pakistan has handed over the second consignment of emergency relief aid to Myanmar for its earthquake-affectees. Pakistan’s Ambassador to Myanmar Imran Haider officially gave...
US official delegation to visit Pakistan next week
Washington: A delegation from the United States, led by the Trump administration under the guidance of the State Department, is set to visit Pakistan next...
France, Egypt, Jordan to hold emergency talks on Gaza: Macron
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron announced he’ll hold a trilateral summit on the desperate situation in Gaza with Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Jordan’s...
Pak novelist wins “Young Woman of the Year” award at Women Changing the World Awards
ISLAMABAD:Pakistani novelist Alishba Khan Barech,who is also youth advocate, has won the “Young Woman of the Year” category at the prestigious Women Changing the World...
Bangladesh chief adviser meets Indian PM Modi in Bangkok
BANGKOK: The chief adviser of Bangladesh interim government Muhammad Yunus on Friday, today met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the fringes of the BIMSTEC...
Israel’s aggressive bombing in Gaza on Eid martyrs 64 innocent Palestinians
Gaza: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has expressed outrage over the killing of eight medics in Rafah, southern Gaza....
PM telephones Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim for Eid greetings
Lahore: Continuing wishing Eid- Ul-Fitr greetings to Muslim head of states, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday, today, telephoned his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim. The...
Death toll rises to 1,644 following powerful earthquake in Myanmar
Nay Pyi Taw: A total of 1,644 people died and 3,408 were injured, and 139 remained missing due to the powerful earthquake in Myanmar, said...
UN chief greets Muslims on Eid with ‘heavy heart’, as millions mark event under war
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended Eid ul-Fitr greetings with “a heavy heart,” noting that millions of Muslims would mark the occasion under...
Eid-Ul-Fitr being celebrated most of world today with religious passion
RIYADH: Eid-Ul-Fitr , also known as Meethi Eid, is being celebrated on Sunday, today, most of the world following middle eastern countries especially Kingdom of...
PM Shehbaz Sharif telephones Amir of Qatar
Islamabad: Pakistan and Qatar have reaffirmed their common desire to further strengthen the close brotherly relations in the trade and investment. This came during a...
India should first improve its minorities rights record instead of pointing fingers on others: FO
Islamabad: Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan on Saturday, today, said the systematic promotion of hatred, discrimination and violence against minorities in India is well-documented...
“Peace Bridge” on LOC opened after 6 years for ‘repatriation’ of IHK bodies from AJK
Srinagar: The Kaman Bridge located at Line of Control (LoC) , dividing Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Azad Jammu and Kashmir was opened...
Elon Musk sold X to his AI company in $33 billion
California: Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s xAI artificial intelligence firm has acquired his social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, for $33 billion (€30.5 billion)....
Death toll nears 700 in Myanmar quake, injures another 1670
Naypyidaw: The death toll in Myanmar near to 700 with 1,670 injured, the military government said, up sharply from the 144 dead that state media reported...
Religious liberty continues to decline in India as attacks against minorities increase during 2024
New Delhi: The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has stated in a report that religious freedom continued to decline as attacks and discrimination...
US imposes export restrictions on 80 companies of China, UAE, Pakistan, others
Washington: The U.S. added six subsidiaries of Inspur Group, China’s leading cloud computing and big data service provider, and dozens of other Chinese entities to...