French clergy sexually abused over 200,000 children since 1950, probe finds
PARIS: French clergy have sexually abused more than 200,000 children over the past 70 years, a major investigation released on Tuesday found, and its...
Pandora Papers: Ministers should resign if burden of proof lies with them: Ali
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan on Tuesday said that the ministers and government officials named in the Pandora Papers should...
Physics Nobel rewards work on complex systems, like climate
STOCKHOLM: Three scientists won the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday for work that found order in seeming disorder, helping to explain and predict...
Saudi naval chief, Gen Bajwa discuss cooperation, region
RAWALPINDI: Vice Admiral Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghufaili, the commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, called on Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa at...
Afghan women’s team unsure about future, says skipper Mobarez
KABUL: The Afghanistan women's soccer team are uncertain about their future after evacuating to Australia following the Taliban takeover in August, captain Shabnam Mobarez said...
Facebook outage leaves players twiddling their thumbs
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Moura joked that Monday's near six-hour social media outage meant he finally had a chance to connect with his wife,...
Maryam seeks annulment of Avenfield verdict
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to annul the verdict against her in...
Pakistan raps India at UN for sponsoring state terrorism
UNITED NATIONS: Representatives of Islamabad and New Delhi clashed at the United Nations after Pakistan Ambassador Munir Akram warned of the threat to international...
Situationer: Displaced Afghans face harsh challenges, eager to leave makeshifts
KABUL: Although the 20-year war in Afghanistan has ended, the pain has just begun for many displaced Afghans who are eager to return home...
Ordinance to grant extension to NAB chief prepared: report
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided in principle to award an extension to National Accountability Bureau chief retired Justice Javed Iqbal reported Tuesday, citing people...
Pakistan urges UN rights body to boost efforts to halt Islamophobia
GENEVA: Pakistan has called for redoubling efforts to halt and reverse the rising tide of Islamophobia and all forms of discrimination, emphasising that “meaningful...
SHC extends Wassan’s interim bail in assets case
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday extended interim bail of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Manzoor Wassan till November 4 in...
Top US envoy brought up Khashoggi in talks with Saudis: official
WASHINGTON: A US delegation led by White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan brought up the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in talks with...
Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras: rights group
CAIRO: Taliban forces unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras, most of them Afghan soldiers who had surrendered to the insurgents, a prominent rights group said...
Sacrifices of martyrs won’t go to waste: Gen Bajwa
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa said the sacrifices of the martyrs will not go to waste, the Inter-Services Public...