Islamabad administration allows outdoor dining after 10pm
The Islamabad administration on Thursday allowed outdoor dining after 10pm at various eateries across the city and maintained the ban on indoor dining due...
White tongue and brown slaves
We as a society respect language fluency, skin colour, crispy accents and walking brand labels, but not people in general. With the exit of...
Machiavelli in our Neighbourhood
Machiavelli had little place for ethics, or for religion, in the system of his political philosophy. Aristotle had already distinguished ethics from politics but...
Lahore Police find mosque prayer leader dead with throat slit
The prayer leader of Shalimar Mosque, situated at Multan Colony in Lahore, was found dead on Thursday with his throat slit.
According to police, the...
What people want is performance
While the PDM has yet to decide next week whether it wants to go for a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister and the...
The vaccine at last
The announcement by Health Services SAPM Dr Faisal Sultan that vaccination will begin next week is welcome, but it does not mean that the...
KP govt bans transfers, registries in illegal residential colonies
PESHAWAR: Owing to the directives of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government, the Peshawar district administration has banned all kinds of transfers and registries of plots...
Sindh devises digital mechanism for Covid-19 vaccination
KARACHI: The Sindh health department has devised a digital mechanism with the help of the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) for Covid-19 vaccination.
According to details,...
Gwadar Port has become a ‘shining pearl’ for the region, says Chinese envoy
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong has said that Gwadar Port, as the pilot project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has now become a shining pearl for the region and would benefit...
India says China ties at crossroads amid border standoff
“Peace and tranquillity in the border areas is the basis for the development of relations in other domains,” External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said...
Education minister says academic year will begin in August
The academic school year will begin from August this year, Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood said on Twitter.
Replying to another...
Pakistan must stop chasing western mindset, says PM Imran
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that Pakistan needs to stand on its own two feet and embrace the ideology of its own...
Singapore detains teen for intending to attack mosques
SINGAPORE: Singapore has detained a 16-year-old for intending to attack two mosques, plans authorities said were inspired by the killing of Muslim worshippers in Christchurch,...
New Zealand, Vietnam top Covid performance ranking; US, UK languish
SYDNEY: New Zealand, Vietnam and Taiwan rank the top three in a Covid Performance Index of almost 100 countries for their successful handling of the...
We will do everything to organise a safe Olympics: IOC chief hints at Games without fans
TOKYO: Olympic chief Thomas Bach on Wednesday said organisers were committed to holding a “successful and safe” Tokyo Games this year, dismissing cancellation talk as...