SC to take up govts’ appeal against Ahmed Omar Sheikh’s release on June 2
The Supreme Court has set a hearing of appeals filed from the federal and Sindh governments against the release of an accused in Daniel...
Pakistan restored balance of power in region 23 years ago: ISPR DG
RAWALPINDI: Paying tribute to the scientists and engineers on Youm-e-Takbeer, Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Major General Babar Iftikhar said that the country had...
First case of Covid-19 Indian variant detected in country: NIH
ISLAMABAD: The first-ever case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant first identified in India has been detected in Pakistan despite a travelling ban on...
Syria’s Assad wins 4th term with 95pc of vote, in election the West calls fraudulent
DAMASCUS:Â Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won a fourth term in office with 95.1 percent of the votes in an election that will extend his rule...
France resists more joint funding of ‘brain dead’ NATO
PARIS: A $20 billion plan to give NATO more flexibility in facing military threats, climate change and China’s rise has hit firm resistance from France,...
Djokovic reaches final in Belgrade after three-set win over Martin
BELGRADE: Novak Djokovic eased into the final of the ATP tournament in Belgrade on Friday despite losing his form in the second set, beating Slovakia’s...
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 97 runs in third ODI
DHAKA: Skipper Kusal Perera hit 120 and Dushmantha Chameera took five wickets as Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh by 97 runs for a consolation win...
FM visits Iraq to discuss bilateral promotion at OIC, UN level
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Friday arrived in Iraqi capital Baghdad on a three-day visit at the invitation of his Iraqi counterpart...
KSE-100 breaches 47,000-point mark as stocks soar
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained bullish on Friday and the benchmark KSE-100 Index crossed the 47,000-point mark.
The KSE-100 Index gained 335.54 points...
SBP keeps interest rate unchanged at 7pc
In line with market expectations, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday maintained the status quo and left the benchmark interest rate unchanged...
Wealth creation is impossible without industrialisation, says PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said any form of wealth creation in Pakistan's future is impossible without industrialisation, adding that his government was...
Minister says 6.5pc GNP growth in current FY highest in 16 years
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has said if the expected gross domestic product growth rate of 3.94 percent for the...
Pakistan welcomes UNHRC resolution on human rights violations by Israel
Pakistan welcomes the adoption of an Organisation of Islamic Conference led resolution by the United Nations Human Rights Council in response to “grave violations...
Punjab schools allowed to reopen from June 7, says provincial minister
Education Minister of Punjab Murad Raas said that the schools are going to be commenced from June 7.
Addressing a press conference along with, Punjab...
Single-tier taxation on tobacco only solution to raise revenue, reduce health burden
ISLAMABAD: Anti-tobacco activists and experts on Saturday said that enforcement of single-tier taxation system on tobacco products was only solution for the government to...