Spy chiefs moot
The meeting of the spy chiefs of the region, including Iran, China, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, in Islamabad, hosted by the ISI, showed that...
Rupee in free fall
The Pakistan rupee is in free fall, and there seems a reluctance to do anything about it. The rupee lost considerably in the previous...
Opp leaders join PFUJ protest against PMDA outside parliament
Opposition leaders have joined the protest arranged by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists outside of the Parliament House to show solidarity and criticise the government's...
CITY NOTES: A new crime against cops
There was a time when if a cop was killed, every Busta Alif bad character in the district, or even range, was summoned to...
Govt increases federal employees’ house rent by 44pc
Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved a 44 percent increase in the rental ceiling for federal government employees.
Per a notification issued in this regard by the...
Ali Zaidi demands proof of visiting polling stations in response to NA-244 expulsion orders
Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi has demanded proof from the Election Commission of Pakistan regarding his so-called visits polling stations other than...
‘Like an eternal flame’: Americans honor the fallen on 20th anniversary of Sept 11
NEW YORK: Twenty years after hijackers slammed airplanes into New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon outside Washington, Americans came together on...
Al Qaeda chief appears in new video marking 9/11 anniversary
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a new video marking the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, months after rumours spread that he...
Punjab, Sindh governors hold talks in Karachi
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar called on his Sindh counterpart Imran Ismail at Governor House in Karachi on Sunday and discussed development measures for...
‘Defender of Lahore’ Major Aziz Bhatti remembered on 56th martyrdom anniversary
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army and the nation paid tribute to the 1965 war hero and ‘Defender of Lahore’ Major Aziz Bhatti on his 56th martyrdom...
Major oxygen supplier asks hospital for alternate arrangements in face of rising demand
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Oxygen Limited, a leading supplier of oxygen across the country, has issued a force majeure notices to hospitals as major hospitals about...
What will happen to girls’ education in Afghanistan under Taliban rule?
KABUL: Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers have said girls will be allowed to go to school as they seek to show they have changed since...
Kamyab Jawan becomes largest employment generation programme: official
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has witnessed an ambitious increase in economic activity and subsequent employment generation, creating more than 50,000 jobs since the launch of the...
Afghan police return to work alongside Taliban at airport
Afghan police at Kabul airport have returned to work manning checkpoints alongside Taliban security for the first time since the group seized power, officers...
Women can study in gender-segregated universities, say Afghan Taliban
Women in Afghanistan can continue to study in universities, including at postgraduate levels, but classrooms will be gender-segregated and Islamic dress is compulsory, the...