Gunmen abduct students from school in north-central Nigeria
NIAMEY: An armed gang abducted students from an Islamic school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger on Sunday, police and state government officials...
Four more Indian variant cases emerge in Pakistan
Sindh Health Secretary Kazim Jatoi said Monday that four more cases of the Indian variant of the coronavirus have been detected in Pakistan, taking...
Pakistan mandated to host World Environment Day
Pakistan, despite being the least contributor to global greenhouse gases emissions has been bearing the burden of erratic natural disasters and environmental degradation whereas...
Islamabad IG for redressal of gender-based violence complaints on priority
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police chief Qazi Jameelur Rehman Monday paid a visit to the gender protection unit in Sector F-6 and directed the officials there...
Court rejects bail request of suspect in Pakistani-Belgian woman’s murder
LAHORE: A district and sessions court in Lahore on Monday dismissed the bail request of the prime suspect in the murder case of a...
Vowing to launch targeted attack ‘soon’, police halt Shikarpur operation
SHIKARPUR: Sindh Police on Monday suspended an anti-bandits operation in Shikarpur, vowing to launch a targeted attack to purge the area of crime bosses...
Buzdar launches Khidmat application
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Monday launched the Khidmat Apki Dehleez Per application to facilitate the people at their doorstep.
Speaking on the...
$500m green bond launched to finance Diamer, Mohmand dams
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched the country’s first green Eurobond by Water and Power Development Authority to meet the financial needs...
Shehbaz says govt failed to control commodities’ prices
LAHORE: National Assembly Opposition Leader and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif criticised the government for its "failure" to control the prices of essential commodities.
In a...
Abbasi laments ‘partiality’ of courts, media
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday lamented that neither the courts, media nor executive are free of influence in the country.
He...
China, in major policy shift, announces families can have three children
BEIJING: China announced on Monday that married couples may have up to three children, a major policy shift from the existing limit of two...
Tareen laments delay in release of Zafar report on profiteering claims
LAHORE: A district and sessions court in Lahore on Monday extended the interim bail of estranged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Jehangir Tareen and his son...
Govt aiming to vaccinate enough people to avoid Eid restrictions
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Monday stated that the government aims to vaccinate a large number of...
UK PM Johnson marries in low-key, surprise ceremony
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson married his fiancee Carrie Symonds at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday, capping a week of political drama with a...
Japan considers asking Olympic fans for negative Covid tests, vaccinations
TOKYO: Japan is considering requiring fans attending the Tokyo Olympics to show negative Covid-19 test results or vaccination records, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on...