Taliban control 65pc of Afghanistan, EU official says, after series of sudden gains
Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on captured Afghan territory on Tuesday as civilians hid in their homes, and a European Union official said the...
Pakistani special representative on Afghanistan reaches Doha to attend Troika Plus moot
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador Muhammad Sadiq, Pakistan's special representative for Afghanistan, is visiting Doha to participate in the Regional Conference on Afghanistan and meeting of Troika...
Undaunted by temple attack, Pakistani Hindu stuck in India with three children yearns to return home
A Pakistani Hindu stuck in India with three children after his wife died in April is pleading with the authorities to let him return...
Ministers reiterate Pakistan wants peace in Afghanistan
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) ministers on Tuesday made it clear that Islamabad wants peace in Afghanistan and it has nothing to gain from the worsening...
Govt doesn’t seem serious for criminalising enforced disappearances: Babar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Secretary General Senator Farhatullah Babar has alleged that the government does not seem serious in enacting its own...
Imran aims to make Pakistan an attractive destination for Muslim tourists
LASBELA: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday stressed upon development of beach and coastline tourism in Balochistan by properly exploring the unseen tourism potential...
Book Review: ‘The Fragrance of Tears’
Victoria Schofield is a reputed historian and commentator on international affairs. She was
educated at Oxford and succeeded late Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007) as president of...
Taliban tighten control of northern Afghanistan as UN fears erasure of rights
KABUL: Taliban fighters tightened their grip on captured territory in Afghanistan on Tuesday as civilians hid in their homes and a pro-government commander vowed...
Turkish defense minister arrives
ISLAMABAD: Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday.
Akar, who arrived for an official visit, is expected to meet with his Pakistan...
Gold rush ends for smugglers as foreign troops leave Afghanistan
PESHAWAR: Once brimming with combat boots, flak jackets and other war paraphernalia, the smugglers' markets in Pakistan are being forced to rethink their business...
NCOC daily update: 3,884 new cases, 86 deaths from Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday added 3,884 new Covid-19 cases into its overall tally of infections, the National Command and Operation Centre said on Tuesday.
The...
Pakistan deplores report of self-exiled dissidents on ‘hit list’
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad on Tuesday rejected as baseless a report in the British press claiming Pakistan-origin dissidents living in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in...
Tourism sector makes headway amid Covid-19 challenges
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is endowed with a myriad of natural wonders as well as historical and religious tourist sites that attract a large number of...
Protracted Afghan war Pakistan’s worst nightmare: Moeed
ISLAMABAD: A protracted war in Afghanistan is Pakistan’s “nightmare scenario,” the national security advisor said, slamming the relentless blaming of Islamabad for the rapidly...
Pakistan seeks to bring fresh air to polluted cities with 10 billion trees
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan continues its massive drive to plant 10 billion trees to reduce smog, the prime minister urged the citizens to heed the...