Indian police block roads into Delhi to stop farmers disrupting budget day
NEW DELHI: Indian police and paramilitary dug ditches and spread razor wire across main roads into New Delhi on Monday to prevent protesting farmers...
First tranche of China’s coronavirus vaccine arrives in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A special Pakistan Air Force (PAF) plane that left for Beijing a day earlier to bring back the first batch of half a...
Kushner, Berkowitz nominated for Nobel peace prize for Israel deals
WASHINGTON: Former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his deputy, Avi Berkowitz, were nominated on Sunday for the Nobel Peace Prize for their...
Military takes control of Myanmar, detains Suu Kyi
NAYPYITAW: Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the...
PM’s aide accused of distorting facts over Pakistan’s Transparency rankings
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill has been accused of distorting facts in his tweets on Transparency International’s report,...
Four injured in gas explosion in Peshawar
The Peshawar police on Sunday said that four people have been injured after a gas pipeline exploded in a bakery in city’s Barisko area....
People suffer as officers avoid transfers in South Punjab Secretariat
LAHORE:Â Although the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has set up a separate secretariat for South Punjab, yet the bureaucracy is reluctant to work in the...
Sindh CNG stations to remain closed for three days
KARACHI:Â All the compressed natural gas (CNG) stations across Sindh will remain closed from 72 hours from Monday (today) morning to Thursday morning.
A spokesperson for...
PDM gained nothing but embarrassment, humiliation: Buzdar
LAHORE:Â Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the futile agitation of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has died down and the Opposition gained nothing...
CITY NOTES: With a pinch of kala namak
I wonder if anyone has noticed that the prime minister has had repeated meetings with the chief of army staff and the Inter-Services Intelligence...
India Republic Day becomes Black DayÂ
January 26 is commemorated as India’s Republic Day, the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect in 1950 replacing the Government...
Failure of the UN
The United Nations was established to resolve disputes among nations to ensure world peace. Unfortunately, it has failed badly to achieve what it was...