Pakistan in no rush to recognise Taliban: Akram
NEW YORK: Pakistan will recognise a Taliban government in Afghanistan only after consultation with its international partners, its ambassador to the United Nations said.
"Pakistan...
What does full approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine mean?
WASHINGTON:Â The Food and Drug Administration of the United States on Monday fully approved the Covid-19 vaccine of Pfizer, a move expected to trigger a...
NCOC daily update: 4,075 new cases, 91 deaths from Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 4,075 new cases of Covid-19 over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre said on Tuesday.
Amid the...
No venue access, air travel for unvaccinated in raft of hard-line measures
ISLAMABAD: The government approved on Tuesday a new set of coronavirus restrictions limiting venue access and air travel -- both domestic and international --...
Pakistan receives additional $2.7 billion in Covid-19 support funds from IMF
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON:Â The government received $2.75 billion from the International Monetary Fund under a Special Drawing Rights programme to support low-income countries hit by the coronavirus,...
Hard to see Rafiq ‘hurting’, says England skipper Root
LONDON: England captain Joe Root has expressed sympathy for Azeem Rafiq after the former Yorkshire spinner alleged that he had been a victim of...
Pakistan-Afghanistan ODI series postponed until next year
ISLAMABAD: A one-day series between Pakistan and Afghanistan, scheduled for next month in Sri Lanka, has been postponed until 2022 following the Taliban's takeover of...
G7 agreed Taliban must allow people to leave after August 31, says Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday the G7 had agreed a plan to deal with the Taliban, with their number one condition...
Therapyworks CEO, employees granted bail in Noor Mukadam case
Therapryworks owner and Chief Executive Officer Tahir Zahoor, along with five employees, were granted bail by a sessions court on Monday in their connection to...
Cleric arrested for alleged rape of underage female seminary student
Shah Nawaz, the prime suspect in the alleged rape of a 16-year-old seminary student, was arrested, a week after the case was registered, it...
The ‘problem of evil’
Despite being discussed to death, the so-called ‘problem of evil’ has defied solution in many religious traditions. No wonder the atheists employ it as...
Minorities undercounted
Religious minorities in Pakistan claim the country’s census, released by the government in May, appears to have undercounted them.
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics published...