Sindh refuses permission to IRSA teams to monitor water flow levels

KARACHI: The Sindh government has refused to allow the monitoring teams from the Indus River System Authority to monitor the barrages, reports citing sources...

Parliament’s role important for strengthening of democracy: Sanjrani

ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani Tuesday said the role of Parliament is important for the promotion of democratic values in the modern era. Addressing an...

Twin orphaned bear cubs given shelter near LoC

MUZAFFARABAD: Years of hostilities and an electric fence along the Line of Control, the de facto border between Pakistan and India, have taken a...

JCSC chief, Egypt president discuss defence ties

CAIRO: Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman Gen Nadeem Raza called on Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday and discussed bilateral defence cooperation...

In a pickle: Lahore police detain 19 after being denied free burgers

LAHORE: A group of police officers in Lahore flipped out when a takeaway joint refused to hand over free burgers, detaining all 19 staff...

Qureshi urges Afghan leadership to work out internal differences

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi urged the Afghan leadership to sit together to work out their internal differences, Radio Pakistan reported. In a statement...

Canada man charged with terrorism after deadly truck attack on Muslim family

LONDON: Canada is pressing terrorism charges against a man accused of mowing down a Muslim family with a pickup truck, prosecutors said Monday, in...

838 new Covid-19 cases take total caseload to 943,027: NCOC

ISLAMABAD: The country on Monday reported 838 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 943,027, the National Command and Operation...

Kremlin says deals at Putin-Biden summit unlikely but talks useful

MOSCOW: A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden in Geneva on Wednesday is unlikely to yield concrete deals...

US Navy says carrier group operating in South China Sea

BEIJING: A US aircraft carrier group led by the USS Ronald Reagan has entered the South China Sea as part of a routine mission,...

China urges NATO to stop exaggerating ‘China threat theory’

BRUSSELS: China's mission to the European Union urged NATO on Tuesday to stop exaggerating the "China threat theory" after the group's leaders warned that...

President explains PM’s change of stance over Kashmir

President Dr Arif Alvi defended Prime Minister Imran Khan’s apparent change of statements on Kashmir and stressed that it was not a U-turn; instead,...