Trump paid $750 in US income taxes in 2016, 2017: NYT
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House, according to a report in The…
Afghan reconciliation leader Abdullah arrives in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan (HCNRA) chief Abdullah Abdullah arrived in Islamabad on Monday morning on a three-day visit, Radio Pakistan reported. The top Afghan negotiator was received by Abdul Razak…
India’s controversial farm bills become law despite protests
India’s president on Sunday approved three controversial agricultural bills amid nationwide protests by farmers who say the new laws will stunt their bargaining power and instead allow large retailers to have control…
Pakistan expresses deep concern over renewed tension in Nagorno-Karabakh
ISLAMABAD: Arch foes Armenia and Azerbaijan on Sunday accused each other of initiating deadly clashes that claimed at least 23 lives over a decades-long territorial dispute and threatened to draw in regional powers…
Afghanistan’s Dr Abdullah Abdullah to visit today
ISLAMABAD: Dr Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) of Afghanistan, will be visiting Islamabad on a three-day visit from September 28-30. He will be accompanied by a…
Iqbal dismisses speculations of divisions within PML-N
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday dismissed speculation of internal divisions within his party, adding that they were prepared to oust the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from the…
Pakistan to produce heart stents, x-ray, dialysis machines: Fawad
FAISALABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday said that a unit to produce medical equipment in the country locally has been established in Faisalabad Industrial Zone. Fawad, in his…
CIT summons Suleman Shehbaz in money laundering case on Oct 1
ISLAMABAD: A combined investigation team (CIT) of the top anti-graft body has summoned Shehbaz Sharif’s son, Suleman, on October 1 in connection with probe into money laundering allegations. It is the second notice…
Saudi Arabia issues SOPs ahead of Umrah
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia has announced health protocols to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as it resumes Umrah pilgrimage from October 4. According to Saudi Arabia’ Hajj and Umrah Ministry, the pilgrims have…
Two fresh dengue cases reported in Punjab
LAHORE: Punjab on Sunday reported two new cases of dengue fever, taking the number of the total cases to 62 in the province, thus so far. According to the spokesperson of the Primary…
EU injects €5m for basic health service provision in Sindh, Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has mobilized €5 million for UNICEF to ensure availability of basic health care services for women and children in Sindh and Balochistan in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.…
PM constitutes cabinet committee on disposal of legislative business
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has constituted a cabinet committee for the disposal of legislative cases. The committee, which will be headed by Minister for Law and Justice Dr Farogh Naseem as its…
Ramesh urges govt to invoke ICJ jurisdiction over Pakistani Hindus’ murder in India
ISLAMABAD: Patron in chief of Pakistan Hindu Council, Dr Ramesh Kumar, has asked the government to help put up the murder of 11 Pakistanis Hindu in Jodhpur, India, before the International Court of…
CPEC enables greater synchronisation with foreign companies, says Gen Bajwa
China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Lieutenant General (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa explained how the mandate of the authority is in the implementation of projects, particularly in coordination with foreign investors. In…