Houthis’ attack on Saudi airport sets plane on fire
ABHA: Yemen’s Houthis on Wednesday targeted an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia causing a civilian plane on the tarmac to catch fire, the kingdom’s...
Nasir condemns baton-charging, tear gas shelling on govt employees
KARACHI:Â Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has condemned the incident of tear gas shelling and baton-charging by the police on government employees in...
China spacecraft enters Mars orbit, 2nd in two days after UAE
BEIJING: A Chinese spacecraft entered Mars' orbit on Wednesday on a mission to land a rover, collect data on underground water and possible signs...
Four blasts hit Kabul, district police chief among dead
KABUL: Four blasts rocked Afghanistan’s capital on Wednesday, killing two people, including a police chief who had been attempting to crack down on the...
Vaccination of people aged 65 years and above to begin from March: Asad
ISLAMABAD:Â The head of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Asad Umar, has announced that the registration of coronavirus vaccination for people aged 65 years...
US closely monitoring India-China border disputes, says State Department
WASHINGTON: The United States is closely monitoring border disputes between India and China and backs their peaceful resolution through direct dialogue, the State Department...
Rescue efforts for missing climbers suspended again due to bad weather
GILGIT:Â The search operation for lost climbers was called off again on Wednesday due to bad weather conditions, informed missing climber Ali Sadpara's son Sajid...
Pakistan look to correct poor recent form in T20Is
LAHORE:Â Pakistan are hoping to turn their Twenty20 fortunes around when they take on a depleted South Africa in a three-match series starting in Lahore...
HBL PSL tickets to be sold online: PCB
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has signed an agreement with an e-ticketing platform for the sale of tickets of the HBL Pakistan Super League’s...
Justice Isa questions PM Imran’s position on uplift grants for legislators
ISLAMABAD:Â Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Wednesday questioned Prime Minister Imran Khan's stance on the grant of development funds to members of the national and...
Multinational naval drill ‘to give Pakistan diplomatic push’
Hosted by Pakistan, a week-long multination naval exercise is set to begin in the Arabian Sea from Thursday, a move that could set the...
Protest for pay raise turns violent after Islamabad police resort to shelling
ISLAMABAD: A protest of government employees for increase in salaries and other demands near Pakistan Secretariat, Islamabad turned violent after police resorted to tear...
Imran criticises Opp for failure to stop horse-trading in Senate elections
RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday censured Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) parties for failing to take action against the practice of horse-trading in...
Three killed in Karachi factory fire
KARACHI: Three people were killed in a fire in a thread factory in Sector 5 of Karachi's Baldia Town on Wednesday. The deceased were...
NAB response sought on Iqbal’s acquittal request
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad on Wednesday sought a response from National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a petition filed by PML-N Secretary General...