FM desires to enhance cooperation with EU in different spheres
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan desires to enhance cooperation with the European countries in different spheres.
The foreign minister made...
HEC says MS, MPhil not necessary for PhD
The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has announced new policies for PhD admissions, wherein the chairman said that the condition of having an...
UK hospitals like war zones as Covid-19 death toll approaches 100,000
LONDON: Some British hospitals look like war zones with doctors struggling to cope with an influx of patients infected with Covid-19, the government’s top scientific...
43 Africans drown off Libya in first Mediterranean shipwreck of 2021: UN
GENEVA:Â At least 43 West African migrants trying to reach Europe drowned off the coast of Libya on Tuesday, after their boat capsized in rough...
Egypt and Qatar agree to resume diplomatic relations: Cairo
CAIRO:Â Egypt and Qatar have agreed to resume diplomatic relations, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
The move follows an agreement between Saudi Arabia, the...
Sindh govt denied JUI-F permission to hold anti-Israel rally in Karachi
KARACHI: The district administration on Wednesday refused to grant permission for an anti-Israel meeting on January 21 planned by Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur...
Shehbaz says NAB couldn’t prove any allegation against him
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said he has been implicated in a false money laundering case and insisted not...
Karachi court rejects bail plea of jilted lover
KARACHI: A district and sessions court in Karachi on Wednesday rejected the bail request of a man arrested on charges of cyber harassment.
The cybercrime...
All parties given Feb 24 deadline to respond to ECP notices
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has submitted notices to all the parliamentary parties regarding the foreign funding case and has directed them to...
Shakib returns with record-breaking figures as Bangladesh thrash West Indies
DHAKA:Â Shakib Al Hasan claimed four wickets for eight runs in his international comeback to set up an easy six-wicket victory for Bangladesh over West...
Govt announces various reforms in civil services to improve governance
The government has announced various reforms in civil services to improve the performance of government employees and departments.
Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training...
Two more Australian Open players test positive for Covid-19
MELBOURNE:Â Two more Australian Open players tested positive for Covid-19, an official said on Wednesday, as the government confirmed it would send the quarantine bill...
Klaasen to lead South Africa in Covid-hit Pakistan T20 series
KARACHI:Â Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Tuesday batsman and wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen will captain the side in next month's three-match Twenty20 international series in...
India hailed as ‘immortals’, Australia under fire after Gabba stunner
BRISBANE: India's cricketers were hailed as "immortals" on Wednesday following their record-breaking win in Brisbane, but some former greats called for chastened Australia to...
KP to administer Covid-19 vaccine to doctors, paramedics in first round
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Wednesday announced to administer the Covid-19 vaccine to 20,000 doctors and paramedical staffers in phase one of...