Pakistan to face India in World T20 group stage
Cricket rivals Pakistan and India have been drawn in the same group at this year's T20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced...
Afghan leaders leave for Doha seeking to revive stalled peace talks
A delegation of Afghan political leaders led by top peace official Abdullah Abdullah left for Qatar on Friday to attempt to breathe life into...
Officials say no ban on animal sacrifice in occupied Kashmir, a day after restriction
Authorities in Indian-occupied Kashmir on Friday said there is no ban on the sacrifice of animals during the upcoming Eidul Azha holiday, a day...
Pakistan, Kuwait to further raise joint voice against Islamophobia
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kuwait on Friday vowed to jointly raise their voices against Islamophobia.
The pledge was made during a call on Chairman of the Parliamentary...
Pakistan postpones peace conference on Afghanistan
Pakistan on Friday postponed the two-day Peace conference on Afghanistan due to be held is Islamabad on Saturday.
The announcement for the postponement of peace...
Pakistan will continue to play reconciliatory role for peace in Afghanistan: FM
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday said that Pakistan will continue to play its reconciliatory role for peace in Afghanistan.
He was talking to...
Pakistan forms quadripartite forum to focus on central Asia
TASHKENT: Pakistan on Friday joined the United States, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan in creating a new quadripartite consultation forum to support the peace process in...
Punjab makes Holy Quran teaching compulsory in schools
LAHORE: The Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board has included the subject of “Naazrah Quran” for grades one to four as a separate compulsory subject,...
Father, four children dead in Pashin roof collapse incident
QUETTA: Five people including four children were dead when roof of a house collapsed due to heavy rain in Quetta on Friday.
According to Levies...
‘Oil’ discovered in Islamabad’s residential neighbourhood
ISLAMABAD: Oil was reportedly discovered on drilling a water bore in Islamabad’s Sector H/13 neighborhood.
As word got out about the reported discovery, dozens of...
Akram calls outcome of key UN forum ‘beacon of hope’ for virus-hit countries
NEW YORK: The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development wrapped up its latest session on Thursday (early Friday in Pakistan) with Pakistan's Ambassador at...
37pc Pakistanis lost their jobs due to covid-19, Senate informed
Minister of Planning and Development Asad Umar on Friday said that 37 per cent of Pakistanis lost their jobs due to the outbreak of...
Imran, Qureshi refuse to shake hands with India’s Jaishankar
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday did not shake hands with India’s External Affairs Minister Jaishankar during...
Pakistan wants peace in Afghanistan: Fawad
TASHKENT: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said that the international conference being held in Tashkent on Friday is aimed at promoting...
Fourth wave feared after surge in Covid-19 cases
ISLAMABAD: National positivity rate of Covid-19 has risen to over six percent, raising a serious concern of a fourth wave in the country, according...