Biden meets Afghan leaders as US troops leave, fighting rages

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden meets Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his former political foe, Abdullah Abdullah, on Friday to discuss Washington's support for...

Man who murdered Asma Rani for refusing marriage gets death sentence

PESHAWAR: A district and sessions court on Friday handed the death sentence to Mujahidullah Afridi for murdering Asma Rani. District and Sessions Judge Ashfaq Taj...

Taliban gains drive Afghan government to recruit militias

For two days the fighting was blistering. Rockets and heavy machine gun fire pounded Imam Sahib, a key district on Afghanistan’s northern border with...

Asad Umar warns of fourth coronavirus wave next month

Asad-Umar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and National Command and Control Centre head Asad Umar has warned of a fourth wave of coronavirus pandemic in...

Govt lowers taxes on food, auto, IT, real estate, refinery

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has told the National Assembly that the government will focus on a growth strategy to create new job opportunities...

Qureshi terms Modi’s meeting with Kashmiri leaders as ‘PR exercise’

Noting that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with senior politicians of Indian Occupied Kashmir achieved nothing, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday...

5 FC soldiers martyred in Sibi terrorist attack: ISPR

Five soldiers from Frontier Corps, Balochistan, were martyred after terrorists targeted a patrolling party in Sibi district's Sangan area, the military's media affairs wing...

FATF decides to keep Pakistan on grey list

FATF-Pakistan
The Financial Action Task Force has decided to keep Pakistan on its grey list as it is yet to fully implement the action plan. The...

Multan Sultans thrash Peshawar Zalmi to win maiden HBL PSL title

Multan Sultans triumphed over Peshawar Zalmi in the final to win their maiden Pakistan Super League in a see-saw kind of game at the...

It’s the mindset, not the clothes

Rape is never a result of how someone dresses; instead, it’s a power crime. Unfortunately, according to our dear PM Imran Khan, the onus...

Howling down the Opposition Leader

AT PENPOINT One of the basic assumptions underlying democracy is that talking to one another, at one another, is the way of moving matters along....

Terrorism has no religion

Growing up and high with the passage of time, we develop a powerful sense of who we are and where we have come from....