An agricultural emergency needed before it’s too late
This world is going through a sensitive time, and already enough has been written about the causes, problems, and possible and predictable damages from...
Constitutional provisions and Panchayati Raj system in India
The framers of the Indian Constitution heavily cut short the Gandhian concept of Panchayats and rural development while providing for different arrangements. Despite the...
6.4 magnitude quake jolts country, region
An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale was felt countrywide late on Friday night, particularly within the Northern areas of the country.
The quake...
Sindh minister distributes compensation cheques to 24 families
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information & Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah distributed compensation cheques among the 24 affected families of Al Ramzan Centre...
COAS, UK envoy discuss Afghan peace process
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner discussed Afghan peace process on Friday.
Dr Turner...
Chinese CanSinoBio becomes fourth Covid-19 vaccine to be approved for emergency use in Pakistan
The government has approved China’s CanSinoBio Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in Pakistan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal...
At least 12 killed in fire at Indian firecracker factory: police
CHENNAI:Â At least 12 people were killed in a fire at a firecracker factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Friday, police...
At least 400,000 Yemeni children under 5 could die of starvation this year: UN agencies
DUBAI:Â At least 400,000 Yemeni children under 5 could die of starvation this year without urgent intervention amid soaring rates of severe malnutrition driven by...
Provision of quality, affordable healthcare facilities to masses, govt’s foremost priority: PM
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that the provision of quality and affordable healthcare facilities to masses, especially the downtrodden and social...
Three wounded in Myanmar as hundreds of thousands of protesters defy junta
NAYPYITAW:Â Supporters of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi clashed with police on Friday as hundreds of thousands joined nationwide pro-democracy demonstrations in defiance...
Maryam takes shots at govt over Attaullah Tarar’s arrest
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz struck out against the federal government over the arrest of PML-N leader Attaullah Tarar, who...
Club World Cup: Bayern Munich beat Tigres to claim ‘six pack’ of titles
AL-RAYYAN: Bayern Munich won the Club World Cup final in Qatar on Thursday as Benjamin Pavard’s second-half winner sealed a 1-0 victory over Mexico’s Tigres,...
Pakistan to tour South Africa in April for 3 ODIs, 4 T20Is
CAPE TOWN:Â Pakistan will play three one-day internationals and four Twenty20 internationals in South Africa during April, Cricket Africa announced on Friday.
The touring team will...
Windies put Bangladesh under pressure in day two of second Test
DHAKA:Â Shannon Gabriel claimed two wickets and Alzarri Joseph complemented his brilliant batting with a prized scalp to put the West Indies firmly on top...
IHC Justice Kayani recuses himself from hearing ex-ISI chief’s ECL plea
Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani on Friday recused himself from further hearings in the case of former spymaster Lt Gen...