Detention of suspect in Noor murder extended

ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad Monday extended until September 6 the judicial remand of the prime suspect in the murder of...

CPEC opened door of opportunities for people of Gwadar: senator

ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor opened the door of employment, education and development opportunities for the people of Gwadar district through the development of...

Sindh adopts rotation policy due to water shortage

KARACHI: The irrigation authority of Sindh has resorted to rotation programme due to an intense water shortage at barrages, reports citing sources said on...

President House observes Minorities Day but ignores minority speakers

ISLAMABAD: The National Minorities Day event held at the President House over the weekend has come under severe criticism of the minority religious leaders...

Transfers, postings of civil servants notified

ISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division on Monday notified the transfer and posting of civil servants. Momin Agha, a BS-21 officer of Pakistan Administrative Service who was...

Medics, chronic patients to receive booster shots from October: official

ISLAMABAD: Those who are planning to travel abroad are eligible for a booster shot of Covid-19 vaccines from September 1 (Wednesday) while the frontline...

Schools in Sindh reopen for in-person learning

KARACHI: Public and private schools in Sindh reopened for in-person learning on Monday under strict guidelines. In a notification School Education and Literacy Department issued...

New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

WELLINGTON: New Zealand reported its first recorded death linked to US drugmaker Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, the health ministry said on Monday after a woman...

Palestinian president, Israeli defence minister hold rare talks

TEL AVIV: Israel defence minister held talks late Sunday with the Palestinian president in the first high-level meeting between the two sides in years,...

Rockets fired at Kabul airport as US troops race to complete evacuation

KABUL: US anti-missile defences intercepted as many as five rockets that were fired at Kabul's airport early on Monday morning, a US official said,...

PDM lurches on

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will not engage in opposition to the PPP, which will probably be pleased at this kindness, though PDM chief...

Covid-19 pressures

If the NCOC has not already run up against a barrier of old-fashioned plain, dumb insolence from the general public on the issue of...