G7 nations strike deal to tax big companies and squeeze havens
LONDON: The United States, Britain and other leading nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to pursue higher global taxation on multinational businesses such...
Two killed, several injured in Islamabad gas cylinder blast
ISLAMABAD: Two people were killed and several others injured in the explosion of a gas cylinder here on Saturday, police sources said.
The explosion occurred...
Govt determined to battle climate change for future generations
ISLAMABAD: Haidar Ali, a political activist from the Hunza district of the Gilgit-Baltistan region, has many sleepless nights in summer due to fear of...
20 dead, including civilians following Afghan airstrike on Taliban
An Afghan airstrike on Friday that targeted Taliban fighters inside an abandoned army base in southern Helmand province killed at least 20 people, including...
Rahm and Cantlay tied for lead at The Memorial going into third round
World No 15, Patrick Cantlay, who won The Memorial Tournament held at Muirfiled Village in 2019, cam back strong on Friday, with a round...
Pakistan reports 1,923 new Covid-19 cases, 84 deaths
ISLAMABAD: The government portal reported 1,923 new Covid-19 cases on Friday with a positivity rate of 3.82 percent, the National Command and Operation Center...
Armed attackers kill 100 civilians in Burkina Faso village raid
OUAGADOUGOU: Armed assailants killed around 100 civilians in an overnight attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the government said on Saturday.
The attackers...
Efforts afoot for rapprochement between Amir, management: PCB CEO
KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board CEO Wasim Khan said on Saturday that left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir could still play for the national team and efforts...
SC to take up sacked judge’s appeal against dismissal
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up on Monday the petition of sacked judge of Islamabad High Court Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui challenging the presidential...
First passport office opens gate in Miran Shah
PESHAWAR: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Saturday inaugurated a first-ever passport office in the Miran Shah town of North Waziristan district to...
Imran urges world to protect ecosystem for future generations
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday urged the global community to come together and join hands to protect the ecosystem, increase tree-cover and...
Pakistan condemns extrajudicial killing of youth in held Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the extrajudicial killing of a young Muslim man in Indian-occupied Kashmir.
Mohammed Amin Malik was killed in an exchange...
The road ahead: Joining forces to raise the biodiversity game this World Environment Day
LAHORE: As governments, companies and international organizations join forces to prioritize sustainable action, threats such as biodiversity loss cannot be overlooked. The more that...
Alvi orders Banking Mohtasib to probe into funds transfer complaint
ISLAMABAD: To ensure dispensation of justice to the public over their grievances against financial bodies, President Dr Arif Alvi set aside the findings of...
All educational institutions to reopen from Monday: NCOC
ISLAMABAD: All educational institutes in districts with a low positivity rate of Covid-19 will reopen from Monday (June 7), the National Command and Operation...