World reacts to Ghotki train crash
ISLAMABAD: Members of the international community on Monday extended condolences to Pakistan over the loss of lives in the train accident.
“We are deeply saddened...
Exams for grades 1-8 to be held from July 18-30, announces Murad Raas
The schedule for exams of grades 1-8 has been announced to take place from July 18-30, according to Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas.
Report cards...
ECP to be given practical demonstrations on EVM, I-voting mechanism: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said that the departments concerned would soon give practical demonstrations and briefings to...
LHC bins contempt petition against Buzdar
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court rejected as non-maintainable a petition seeking to initiate contempt proceedings against Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.
Justice Ayesha A Malik...
Former BISP boss declared proclaimed offender in graft case
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad on Monday declared former Benazir Income Support Programme chief and Pakistan People's Party leader Farzana Raja proclaimed offender...
18 missing as passenger van falls into river
ISLAMABAD: At least 18 people were missing after a passenger van careened off a road and plunged into a river in the Upper Kohistan...
Ice vests, coconut water as HBL PSL feels heat in UAE
ABU DHABI: HBL Pakistan Super League cricketers will have to contend with soaring temperatures and empty stadiums when the Covid-hit T20 competition resumes far...
Third polio vaccination drive of the year launched
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services resumed on Monday the nationwide anti-polio drive, its third this year, to vaccinate 33.6 million children under...
Rail traffic affected after Ghotki accident
KARACHI: Express operations were suspended at several stations on Monday after two express trains collided in Sukkur, killing at least 38 passengers and hurting...
Coronavirus kills 58, infects 1,490: NCOC
ISLAMABAD: The total caseload of active Covid-19 cases reached to 47,376 on Monday with 1,490 new infections, the National Command and Operation Centre said.
The...
Half of Japanese predict Olympics will happen this year: survey
TOKYO: Half of the Japanese public thinks the Olympics will take place this summer, a survey by Yomiuri daily newspaper showed on Monday, less...
Top hospitals register decline in new coronavirus infections
PESHAWAR: Two largest public hospitals in Peshawar on Monday said the number of new Covid-infected patients was observing a steady decline.
In Khyber Teaching Hospital,...
8 killed after passenger van falls into ravine in KP
ISLAMABAD: A passenger van plunged into a ravine in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa late on Sunday, claiming eight lives while injuring at least three others, a...
Murray backs Federer’s ‘sensible decision’ to pull out of French Open
PARIS: Former world number one Andy Murray said 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer made a "sensible decision" to withdraw from the French Open...
No ‘Biden bounce’ to US image in France, Germany: poll
WASHINGTON: The United States' reputation as the leading global power has suffered in France and Germany because of Washington's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic...