Tareen group MPA arrested on Shahzad’s complaint

LAHORE: Lahore police arrested a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf legislator from Punjab from the office of Lahore Development Authority in Johar Town neighbourhood. Nazir Chohan, an active...

Parents of suspect challenge detention in Noor murder case

ISLAMABAD: The parents of the prime suspect in the murder of the daughter of a former ambassador on Tuesday moved a bail petition in...

PM stresses upon strengthening of economic dimension of Pak-Saudi ties

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday while reaffirming the deep-rooted and historic bonds between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, particularly emphasized upon the need of...

Pakistan rejects ‘misleading’ US commentary on judiciary

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday rejected as "factually incorrect" and "misleading" a report of the State Department of the United States raising concerns on the...

Kargil War anniversary: ‘Mistrust mars Pakistan-India relations’

ISLAMABAD: As the 22nd anniversary of the Kargil War is marked between Pakistan and India, analysts say "mistrust" persists between the nuclear neighbours. According to...

Sindh announces movement curbs in Karachi after record transmission rate

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the authorities to impose movement restrictions in Karachi after 6:00 pm to try to...

Sarwar, first Nishan-i-Haider recipient, remembered

ISLAMABAD: The 73rd martyrdom anniversary of Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar was observed on Tuesday. Sarwar holds the distinction of being awarded the Nishan-i-Haider, highest military...

Nawaz met Afghanistan NSA on Ghani’s request: Abbasi

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Vice President Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said his predecessor and party's supreme leader Nawaz Sharif...

Fleeing Afghanistan troops ‘amicably returned’ to Kabul: ISPR

ISLAMABAD: Dozens of soldiers from Afghanistan who slipped across the border into Pakistan to seek refuge after their border post was overrun by the...

NAB arrests former CDA chief in Park Lane estate case

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau on Tuesday arrested former Capital Development Authority chairman Engineer Farkhand Iqbal in Park Lane reference which revolves around former...

Chaman border crossing reopened to facilitate traders

QUETTA: The authorities late on Monday reopened a major border crossing with Afghanistan that is currently under Taliban control on the opposite side, customs...

UK expands Covid-19 testing to ease shortage of key workers

LONDON: Britain's government expanded a programme of daily Covid-19 tests on Monday to reduce a wave of staff absence created by a high number...

Japan’s Osaka out of Tokyo 2020 third round

TOKYO: Japan's great hope for tennis gold Naomi Osaka was on Tuesday beaten in the third round of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic tennis singles...

South, North Korea restore hotlines as leaders seek to rebuild ties

SEOUL: South and North Korea have restored hotlines that Pyongyang severed a year ago when ties deteriorated sharply, with renewed efforts by the two...