Govt to vaccinate all CNIC holders by year end: official

ISLAMABAD: National Health Services Regulations Parliamentary Secretary Dr Nausheen Hamid on Tuesday said that the health department was on track to administer Covid-19 vaccination...

10 killed, 3 injured in rain-related incidents in Punjab

ISLAMABAD: At least 10 people were killed and three others injured in different rain-related incidents in Punjab on Monday evening, media reported. According to the...

Mir to remain off-air until probe into contentious speech completed: Geo

KARACHI: A day after Geo News took journalist Hamid Mir off-air, removing him as host of Capital Talk programme, the media house on Tuesday...

Who benefits? US debates fairest way to share spare vaccine

WASHINGTON: In April, the Biden administration announced plans to share millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses with the world by the end of June. Five...

Iran fails to explain uranium traces found at several sites: IAEA report

TEHRAN: Iran has failed to explain traces of uranium found at several undeclared sites, a report by the UN nuclear watchdog showed on Monday,...

‘Australia’s Greta Thunberg’ steps up climate change activism

CANBERRA: Leading thousands of protest marchers through central Sydney and joining a landmark class action lawsuit aren’t the usual activities for most 14-year-olds. But Australian...

Fellow athletes rally around Osaka after French Open withdrawal

PARIS: Leading figures in tennis and sport have rallied to support Naomi Osaka after the women’s world number two withdrew from the French Open...

Imran, UAE crown prince affirm brotherly ties

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan held a telephonic conversation with UAE crown prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday wherein the two...

COAS emphasises Pakistan’s resolve to confront terrorism

QUETTA: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Command & Staff College Quetta on Monday and addressed officers and faculty there. The address...

FIA summons journalist Asad Ali Toor for ‘defamation’ inquiry

Asad Ali Toor, a journalist and YouTuber, has been issued summons by the Federal Investigation Agency to appear before the body to provide a...

Some infamous Muslim debates

Muslims have engaged in some extremely curious debates over the centuries. What has been even stranger than the issues disputed is how much time...

The lost cause of a welfare state

“We wish”, said Jinnah, arguing the case for Pakistan on 22 March 1940, “our people to develop to the fullest our spiritual, cultural, economic,...