India says China ties at crossroads amid border standoff
“Peace and tranquillity in the border areas is the basis for the development of relations in other domains,” External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said...
Education minister says academic year will begin in August
The academic school year will begin from August this year, Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood said on Twitter.
Replying to another...
Pakistan must stop chasing western mindset, says PM Imran
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that Pakistan needs to stand on its own two feet and embrace the ideology of its own...
Singapore detains teen for intending to attack mosques
SINGAPORE: Singapore has detained a 16-year-old for intending to attack two mosques, plans authorities said were inspired by the killing of Muslim worshippers in Christchurch,...
New Zealand, Vietnam top Covid performance ranking; US, UK languish
SYDNEY: New Zealand, Vietnam and Taiwan rank the top three in a Covid Performance Index of almost 100 countries for their successful handling of the...
We will do everything to organise a safe Olympics: IOC chief hints at Games without fans
TOKYO: Olympic chief Thomas Bach on Wednesday said organisers were committed to holding a “successful and safe” Tokyo Games this year, dismissing cancellation talk as...
Manchester United’s title hopes hit, Chelsea’s Tuchel era begins with stalemate
LONDON: Manchester United’s Premier League title hopes suffered a huge blow on Wednesday with a 2-1 defeat by bottom side Sheffield United as Chelsea started...
Yasir helps Pakistan foil South Africa fight in first Test
KARACHI: Pakistan's spinners Yasir Shah and Nauman Ali grabbed three wickets in the space of ten runs to halt South Africa's fightback on the third...
Govt to amend Constitution to ensure transparent Senate polls
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz on Thursday said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was making all-out efforts, including...
Punjab CM approves Rs50m for gene sequencing equipment
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has earmarked Rs50 million so that the provincial health department may place an order for genetic sequencing technology to...
Chinese Covid-19 vaccine trial results likely in few days: minister
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Thursday said that the late-stage trial for a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine was completed and the government...
PIA to airlift half million vaccine shots from Beijing
LAHORE: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft will airlift more than half a million doses of a coronavirus vaccine from Beijing, the airline said.
According...
SC judge advises CEC to ‘step down’ due to poor performance
Justice Qazi Faez Isa, during the hearing of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday, advised the chief election commissioner (CEC) to "step down from...
KP proposes to hold LB elections in September
PESHAWAR: Following in the footsteps of the Punjab government, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has assured the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of holding local bodies...
Alvi confers Hilal-i-Imtiaz on Jordan’s military chief
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday conferred Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military) on Gen Yousef Huneiti, chairman joint chiefs of staff of the Jordanian armed forces.
President...