Plane escaped crash after bird strike at Lahore airport
LAHORE: A plane of a foreign airline was damaged after apparently being hit by a bird while taking off from Allama Iqbal International Airport...
Qureshi, Kenya counterpart discuss Afghanistan, region
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday discussed Afghanistan situation with his Kenya counterpart, Raychelle Awuor Omamo.
In a telephonic conversation, both diplomats deliberated...
NCOC daily update: 1,308 new cases, 54 deaths from Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday confirmed 1,308 new Covid-19 cases and 54 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Centre said on Tuesday.
The NCOC, a...
In a first, Islamabad to employ security drones
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad will get an air security unit this week with 12 drones to provide a faultless security system to citizens, Interior Minister Sheikh...
Asian Tour set to resume after 18 months
SINGAPORE: The Asian Tour is set to return from an 18-month hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic after the golf circuit said on Tuesday...
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine effectiveness drops after 6 months, study shows
WASHINGTON: The effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech SE vaccine in preventing infection by the coronavirus dropped to 47 percent from 88 percent six months after...
NAB deputy chief resigns: reports
The deputy chairman of the National Accountability Bureau has tendered his resignation to President Dr Arif Alvi, reports citing sources said.
Reasons behind the decision...
First-ever joint Pakistan, China anti-terror drill under SCO concludes
The first-ever anti-terror exercise conducted in Pakistan under the ambit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS) concluded on Monday with the...
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram return after worldwide outage
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms are back online after a massive global outage plunged the services and the businesses and...
At UN, Pakistan expresses concern over Indian actions in Kashmir
UNITED NATIONS: A top Pakistani diplomat Monday drew United Nations' attention to the threat to international peace and security posed by India's Hindutva regime...
Post-exam analysis will ensure transparency in MDCAT: Dr Faisal
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Faisal Sultan on Monday said that post-exam analysis of Medical...
Investigation cell established to probe citizens named in Pandora Papers: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has constituted an investigation cell to probe...