Akram stresses parliamentary cooperation in implementing development goals
NEW YORK: Pakistan Ambassador to United Nations Munir Akram has underscored the role of parliaments in generating momentum towards achieving the anti-poverty sustainable development...
Two Zalmi players suspended before PSL final for bubble breach
ABU DHABI: Peshawar Zalmi batsman Haider Ali and fast bowler Umaid Asif will miss the Pakistan Super League final against the Multan Sultans tonight...
NCOC daily report: Total caseload at 951,865 after 1,097 new infections
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded 1,097 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, raising the total tally to 951,865, official data showed Thursday.
According to the National...
Stable Afghanistan essential for regional peace, Qureshi says
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Thursday emphasised the need for a "stable" Afghanistan for progress in the region.
In a meeting with Mohammad Ebrahim...
India introspective as ICC success eludes captain Kohli again
NEW DELHI: India's defeat in the final of the World Test Championship forced the cricket-mad nation into introspection while accepting New Zealand were worthy...
Ministry refutes reports of dress draped human figure sketches in biology books
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training has rejected what it termed a concerted campaign by vested groups to discredit its efforts...
Djokovic returns to Wimbledon with stranglehold on men’s game
LONDON: It is almost two years since Novak Djokovic left Roger Federer crestfallen by edging a momentous Wimbledon final but as the tournament prepares...
PIA to get four dry leased aircraft
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines will take four new aircraft on a six-year dry lease in line with a renewed business plan to expand its...
Metrobus service suspended after bus catches fire
LAHORE: Lahore Metrobus service was temporarily suspended for inspection of its fleet after a bus cauÂght fire on Thursday.
The incident occurred in the morning...
Police arrest key suspect in Lahore blast: official
ISLAMABAD: Lahore police hunting the perpetrators behind Wednesday's blast in a residential neighbourhood arrested one of the suspects, Counter-Terrorism Department confirmed Thursday.
A powerful explosion...
Local PML-N leader killed in Haripur attack
HARIPUR: A local leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz was killed on Thursday in a gun attack in the Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The police...
Efforts afoot to end polio despite Covid-19 challenge: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said earnest efforts were afoot to further amplify the vaccination campaign nationwide to achieve a polio-free Pakistan...
Cotton industry unprepared for climate change threat to crop, farmers
KARACHI: Climate change impacts, from hotter temperatures to more droughts and floods, threaten much of the world’s cotton production, risking worsening shortages, higher prices...
What should I know about the delta variant of coronavirus?
LONDON: What should I know about the delta variant of coronavirus?
It’s a version of the coronavirus that has been found in more than 80...
Thai protesters return to streets demanding constitutional changes
BANGKOK: Hundreds of Thai pro-democracy protesters took to the streets on Thursday, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and constitutional changes...