Rasheed lauds Coast Guards’ role against smuggling, drugs
KARACHI: Minister of Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has lauded the professional role of the Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG), stating that the PCG is committed...
Saudi military high-ups acknowledge Pakistan’s role in regional peace
ISLAMABAD: Reiterating the brotherly relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, the Saudi military and naval authorities have acknowledged the contributions of Pakistan in spearheading...
Court sends Khawaja Asif to jail on 14-day judicial remand
LAHORE: An accountability court on Friday sent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif to jail on 14-day judicial remand in the...
India-IS nexus to create instability in Pakistan, sabotage Afghan peace exposed
ISLAMABAD: Another great double game of the Indian government to destroy the regional peace with its links with Islamic State (IS), a banned terror...
National Assembly adjourned to pay respect for PPP lawmaker
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) session was adjourned on Friday as a mark of respect for Pakistan People's Party (PPP) MNA Pir Noor Muhammad...
Imran Khan to complete 5-year term in PM office: Rasheed
KARACHI: Minister of Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad on Friday expressed confidence that Prime Minister Imran Khan would complete his five years constitutional term in...
FM urges Biden to work on Afghan peace process, withdraw troops
ISLAMABAD:Â Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that US President Joe Biden should follow up on the ongoing Afghan peace process and withdrawal of...
AJK to establish land routes with GB to strengthen bilateral linkage: AJK PM
MIRPUR: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan has said that government of AJK would establish land routes with...
PPP, PML-N say ex-SC judge heading Broadsheet probe is a ‘conflict of interest’
The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have rejected the appointment of a former Supreme Court (SC) judge, Justice (r)...
Interest rates to remain at 7pc, says SBP governor
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir announced that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep the interest rate at 7...
New Covid-19 variant defeats plasma treatment, may reduce vaccine efficacy
JOHANNESBURG:Â The new Covid-19 variant identified in South Africa can evade the antibodies that attack it in treatments using blood plasma from previously recovered patients,...
Pfizer cuts vaccine deliveries by half to some EU countries
BUCHAREST: Pfizer has slashed in half the volume of Covid-19 vaccines it will deliver to some EU countries this week, government officials said on...
Pakistan, India go head to head over minority rights in UNGA
Pakistan and India sparred on Friday at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) over the situation of minority rights in each other's countries as...
At least five mine workers killed in blast in southern India
BENGALURU: At least five mine workers were killed in southern India when their trucks carrying blasting material exploded, officials said on Friday. Local media...
Long queues as China’s capital launches mass virus tests
BEIJING: Beijing launched mass Covid-19 testing in some areas on Friday and Shanghai was testing all hospital staff as China battles its worst outbreak...