D-day for Kremlin critic Navalny as Russian court considers longer jail term

MOSCOW: A Russian court convened on Tuesday to consider jailing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for up to three and a half years in a...

Opp does not have ‘the guts to resign’, says PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the opposition alliance, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), lack the "courage and character" and needed to...

Cases against 241 ‘illegal’ housing schemes in Lahore

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Tuesday informed the Lahore High Court (LHC) of police cases registered against as many as 241 private...

Sindh education minister says schools will close if cases increase

Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani, a day after the schools reopened across the country, said that the province may close its educational institutes once...

Botched Allama Iqbal statue leads to suspension of 2 PHA officials

A statue of the Poet of the East, after having facing heavy backlash on social media, is being removed from Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park and will...

Opp on same page on long march to Islamabad: Maryam

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday said that all members parties of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) have agreed...

Australia’s tour of South Africa postponed due to coronavirus

CANBERRA: Australia's cricket tour of South Africa has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Cricket Australia said in a statement on Tuesday. Australian players...

Four TikTokers gunned down in Karachi

KARACHI: Three men and a woman were gunned down near Anklesaria Hospital in Karachi's Garden area early Tuesday morning, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police...

Israel sees 6-month Iran nuclear breakout, longer than Blinken projection

JERUSALEM: Israel’s energy minister said on Tuesday it would take Iran around six months to produce enough fissile material for a single nuclear weapon,...

Pakistan kicks off coronavirus vaccination drive

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday appreciated the efforts of his government for moving quickly to secure the Covid-19 vaccine, as well as thanking...

SHC moved against CSS 2019 result

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday directed the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) chairperson to submit a response on a petition seeking...

SC reverses PHC order to NAB to probe Peshawar BRT

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday reversed a 2018 order of Peshawar High Court (PHC) directing the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to investigate...

Kashmala Tariq’s protocol vehicle kills 4 in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: At least four people died and two others injured when one of the vehicles in the protocol convoy of Kashmala Tariq, the federal...

SC orders to remove suspect in Pearl murder from death cell

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered to shift Ahmad Saeed Omar Sheikh, principal suspect in the 2002 kidnap and murder of Wall...

Hamza moves LHC for bail in assets beyond means case

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president and Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Hamza Shahbaz on Tuesday filed a bail request in Lahore High Court...