Pakistan hails EU parliamentarians’ letter on worsening humanitarian situation in IOK
ISLAMABAD: A day after the vice president and 15 members of the European Parliament expressed concerns regarding the “worsening humanitarian and human rights situation"...
Chohan sent on two-week judicial remand
LAHORE: A district and sessions court in Lahore on Saturday handed over a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf legislator from Punjab to police on two-week judicial remand.
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Punjab to suspend mobile phone services on Ashura
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Saturday said mobile phone services would remain suspended on the 9th and 10th of Muharram for security reasons in...
Grisly murder of diplomat’s daughter sparks outrage over femicides
ISLAMABAD: A grisly murder in the heart of Islamabad involving families from the privileged elite has dominated headlines for the past week, stirring national...
Biden picks Pakistan-origin American to head top religious freedom body
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden announced Friday plans to nominate Pakistan-origin Khizr Khan, who famously criticised former's predecessor Donald Trump for his disparaging remarks on...
BCCI ‘threatening’ me to prevent me from playing Kashmir Premier League: Gibbs
Former South Africa opener Herschelle Gibbs has accused the Board of Control for Cricket in India of “threatening” him of denying him all cricketing activities in...
‘The war has changed’: CDC calls for new response to Delta variant
WASHINGTON: The war against Covid-19 has changed because of the highly contagious Delta variant, the US Centers for Disease Control said, proposing a clearer...
Thousands displaced as floods hit Bangladesh Rohingya camps
DHAKA: Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods in refugees camps displacing thousands of Rohingya Muslims in southeastern Bangladesh this week, UN and...
In pursuit of diplomatic settlement in Afghanistan
With the US mission in Afghanistan ending on August 31 and no respite in sight to the Afghan Taliban’s military advance, Russia has announced...
Coronavirus situation grows worse
While Pakistan is menaced by a fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, caused by the delta variant of the virus, the federal and Sindh...
Vaccination drive
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced on Wednesday that coronavirus vaccines will be mandatory for all public and private sector employees, adding...
Drive carefully
The number of fatal accidents have been increasing in our country. Just a few days ago, I witnessed a car accident near my house....