SHC annoyed at lawmaker’s absence
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday expressed anger at the absence of PTI Sindh chapter's leader Firdous Shamim Naqvi in the hearing...
In landmark ruling, SC commutes death penalty of two mentally ill prisoners
ISLAMABAD: In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday commuted the execution of two prisoners, who have spent decades on death row,...
Zong network temporarily disrupted countrywide
LAHORE: Mobile data network operator Zong went down in major cities across the country on Wednesday afternoon.
The issue came to light after customers complained...
KP CM approves minister’s resignation over ‘horse trading’ video
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Wednesday accepted the resignation letter of provincial Law Minister Sultan Muhammad Khan, a day after...
Imran to address Sri Lankan parliament on February 24
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the parliament of Sri Lanka on February 24, the third Pakistan leader to do so after former...
South Africa captain Klaasen says virus ‘hit me quite hard’
ISLAMABAD: South Africa captain Heinrich Klaasen says he underestimated the effect of being infected by the coronavirus.
“Covid hit me quite hard,” Klaasen said in...
Explainer: K2 beckons the daring, but rarely in winter
ISLAMABAD: K2′s “savage” peak beckons the daring, but rare is the climber who answers the call in winter.
Dwarfed only by Mount Everest, K2 is...
House vote to proceed with Trump’s impeachment trial, but conviction may prove elusive
WASHINGTON: A divided US Senate voted largely along party lines on Tuesday to move ahead with Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on a charge of...
Elderly man arrested in US clinic shooting that killed 1, wounded 4
BUFFALO: An elderly gunman shot one person to death and wounded four others inside a Minneapolis-area medical clinic in the United States on Tuesday...
New Zealand Maori leader ejected from parliament for not wearing a necktie
WELLINGTON: A New Zealand Maori leader who was ejected from parliament this week for refusing to wear a necktie in the chamber said forcing...
Pakistan reports lowest single day Covid-19 cases since Oct 31
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded the lowest single-day coronavirus cases since October 31, as 1,008 new infections were reported during the past 24 hours, said...
Long march will prove to be a nightmare for PDM: Firdous
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister's Special Assistant for Information, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that long march will prove a scary dream for Pakistan...