Heat stroke and Karachi
With the mercury in Karachi escalating, heatstroke remains the most familiar condition. Heatstroke is the severe heat injury that can at utmost kill or...
Pakistan’s economy needs sustainable growth
Pakistan’s economy performed beyond expectations with all major macroeconomic indicators showing a positive trend amid the covid-19 pandemic, resulting in a 3.94 percent economic...
The US debate on Israel/Palestine is changing
Washington Watch
In the 45 years since launching the Palestine Human Rights Campaign, I’ve witnessed more tragic wars than I can care to count and...
48m face lack of clean water in Pakistan, 8 other countries: UNICEF
ISLAMABAD: Some 48 million people are estimated to need safe water and sanitation services in Pakistan and eight other countries including Central African Republic,...
Sun to align directly over Holy Kaaba this Thursday
ISLAMABAD: Astronomers say that the sun will align with the Holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque on Thursday at 1418 hours PST.
The disc of...
Humanity: a casualty of global politics
Like the people of Palestine, the people of Kashmir have also been subjected to unending persecution by the Indian Security Forces over the 73...
UK prime minister offers qualified apology for remarks on Islam
LONDON:Â British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a qualified apology for offence caused by his past remarks about Islam, speaking in a critical report into...
Iran approves hardliner for presidential polls, bars several hopefuls
TEHRAN: Iran's election watchdog has approved the candidacy of hardline judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi in next month's presidential election, state television reported on Tuesday,...
Quetta Gladiators’ Anwar Ali tests positive for coronavirus
Quetta Gladiators’ fast bowler Anwar Ali has tested positive for coronavirus, the franchise confirmed on Tuesday.
Anwar will now miss the remainder of Pakistan Super...
Shehbaz left isolated as Fazl, Maryam put preconditions to PPP’s return to PDM fold
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz senior leadership Tuesday set preconditions for the return of Pakistan People's Party to the fold of the opposition alliance of...
Army’s top brass takes serious notice of cross-border firing from Afghanistan
The Pakistan Army's top brass on Tuesday took serious notice of the recent cross-border firing incidents from Afghanistan, asking Kabul to take effective border...
Cabinet approves special CPEC visa for Chinese investors
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has given approval for a special China-Pakistan Economic Corridor business visa to facilitate Chinese investors in the country.
Briefing the media...
Imran Khan trying to cover up economic disaster with lies: Bilawal
KARACHI: Chairman of Pakistan People's Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said that Imran Khan is trying to cover up the economic catastrophe with...
Blinken announces US aid to Gaza, pledges to reopen Jerusalem consulate
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged on a Middle East mission on Tuesday that Washington would provide new aid to help rebuild...
Court awards 10 years jail term to Raisani in mega corruption case
QUETTA: An accountability court on Tuesday awarded a jail term of 10 years to Balochistan’s former secretary finance Mushtaq Raisani in a mega-corruption case.
The...