Bilawal to WEF: Pakistan committed to promoting financial inclusion

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that Pakistan is fully committed to the promotion of financial inclusion in the country and highlighted the...

Celebrities call out PDM govt over brutalities against Long March participants

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez has come out in support of the public over the ongoing political unrest in the country. Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf's (PTI)...

US Treasury official heads to India to discuss Russian oil purchases

WASHINGTON: A Biden administration official headed to India on Tuesday to talk with officials and private industry about U.S. sanctions, the Treasury Department said,...

Xi Jinping stresses people-centered philosophy of human rights development

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said the people's sense of gain, happiness and security has been enhanced which is the most important criterion...

PM confident UK dialogue will deepen bilateral engagement

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed confidence the Enhanced Strategic Dialogue (ESD) would help deepen engagement between Pakistan and the United Kingdom...

Turkey says warming Israel ties will help Palestinians

JERUSALEM: Turkey's diplomatic thaw with Israel will help the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday, in the first trip to Israel by Ankara's...

IHC orders to release detained PTI workers

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday ordered the release of detained Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists and supporters. The IHC bench, headed by Chief...

Minister tells Senate: Rule of law will be ensured at all costs

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar on Wednesday said the government won't allow anyone to interrupt daily life across Pakistan, and...

SC orders government to provide alternate site to PTI for demonstration

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the chief commissioner to provide an alternate ground to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for its protest march on Islamabad...

PIA to resumes flights to Xi’an

BEIJING: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is likely to resume its commercial flights on the Islamabad-Xi'an-Beijing route from June 4, its head of operations in...

Trailblazing journalist Talat Aslam dead at 67

KARACHI: Veteran journalist and political commentator Talat Aslam has died aged 67. He was associated as a senior editor with the English-language daily The News. An...

Daily Covid-19 report: 92 new cases

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan confirmed 92 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the overall tally to 1,529,990, the ministry of health said on...

‘Dream come true’ for Pakistan’s first Cannes screening

CANNES: The debut screening of Pakistan's first entry to the Cannes Film Festival felt like "a dream has come true", one of its stars...

Islamabad blockaded as PTI begins freedom march

-- Punjab bans gathering of five or more people, detains hundreds of PTI leaders in overnight raids  PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: All roads leading to Islamabad were blocked...

SHC extends Wassan’s bail in NAB case

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has failed to finalise a probe into the assets of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Manzoor Wassan. Subsequently, a...