Imran Khan’s overture to opposition

Among the issues that Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke about in his National Assembly speech was the need for electoral reforms. The PM called...

NAB woes

The government’s use of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to persecute opposition leaders has run into criticism by its own leaders, reflecting that the...

Top security officials brief lawmakers on current situation in Kashmir, Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Top military brass Thursday briefed top political leadership of the country that situation in Afghanistan was fast-changing and the spring offensive of Afghan...

No plan for taking loan in Ravi Riverfront Project: Gill

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill made it clear on Thursday that there was no plan of taking...

Several injured after explosion on Quetta’s Airport Road

An explosion on Quetta's Airport Road left multiple people injured and has damaged nearby buildings, according to police reports. The police have reported at least...

Zulfi Bukhari sends £100m defamation notice to Bilawal over Israel comments

Former special assistant to the minister Zulfi Bukhari has sent a £100 million defamation notice to Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari over remarks...

Western forces pack up to end their war, Afghans ‘manage the consequences’

"They didn't do anything for us since they came and now they're leaving us with an uncertain future," says a local scrap dealer. Afghan scrap...

Punjab health department asserts vaccine wastage reports were misleading

Reports of vaccine wastage have been denied by the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Punjab on Thursday, which maintained that only a normal level...

Sania Mirza makes ‘difficult decision’ over son for Olympic call of duty

Sania Mirza will become the first Indian woman to compete in four Olympic Games but she admitted on Thursday it will be “difficult” to...

After Covid-19, ‘black fungus’ robs many in India of their eyesight

Saheb Rao Shinde's family thought the worst was over when the 65-year-old recovered from Covid-19 last month at his home in western India. But...

WHO decision challenges West to recognise Chinese Covid-19 vaccines

The World Health Organisation said on Thursday that any Covid-19 vaccines it has authorised for emergency use should be recognised by countries as they...

Alleged rapist arrested after rape of UK-based ‘family friend’ visiting for father’s funeral

A deplorable crime took place in Lahore’s Wahdat Colony area, wherein a woman was allegedly raped by a family friend whilst the woman had...

Pakistan’s biggest challenge in coming years will be food security, says PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that food security will be the biggest challenge the country will face in the coming years, adding...

Pakistan will continue to play constructive role in Afghan peace process: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to playing a constructive role in the Afghan peace talks. At the weekly press briefing in Islamabad on Thursday,...

Protesting students demand Shafqat Mehmood’s resignation

ISLAMABAD: A large number of students from across the country reached outside the Higher Education Commission head office to press for their demands for...