Mortar shell hits Afghan wedding, kills at least six
KABUL: At least six Afghan civilians were killed and several more were wounded when a mortar shell hit a house during a wedding ceremony...
Pakistan stops official contact with Afghan NSA after expletive-laden tirade
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad has conveyed to Kabul it will no longer conduct official business with its national security chief because of his recent “abusive outburst”...
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...
Parents demand mock tests to prepare students for board assessments
ISLAMABAD: Parents have demanded the concerned authorities to conduct pre-board examinations to prepare the students for the final board assessments.
The parents, worried about the...
Fawad questions timing of PDM protest call
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said the country had to face economic hardships due to bad economic policies of previous Pakistan...
Daily vaccinations hit new record after nearly 400,000 inoculated: Asad
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development and head of the National Command and Operation Centre Asad Umar on Sunday said Pakistan set a new...
Imran rules out talks with India until it rescinds August 5 move
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has ruled out talks wit India until it rescinds August 5, 2019, move of revoking Kashmir's autonomy.
Interacting with the...
Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and UK Covid-19 variants
HANOI: Authorities in Vietnam have detected a new coronavirus variant that is a combination of the Indian and UK Covid-19 variants and spreads quickly...
‘My soul has left me’: family grieves after El Salvador mass grave discovered
EL SALVADOR: In his wrinkled hands, Jose de la Cruz held a tangled gold-colored necklace adorned with hearts and a pendant spelling out the...
Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft docks with China’s space station module
BEIJING: China’s cargo spacecraft, carrying supplies, equipment and propellant, docked with the space station’s key module Tianhe on Sunday, the official news agency Xinhua...
‘Best day of my life’: Ecstatic Chelsea fans celebrate title in Porto
LONDON: Ecstatic Chelsea fans erupted with joy after their team clinched the Champions League title in Porto’s Dragao Stadium on Saturday, in a match...
PM expresses confidence in Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed full confidence in Pakistan’s nuclear capability and protection to strengthen the national defence.
During his visit to a...
