Sindh, Balochistan put on alert as Cyclone Biparjoy ‘moving towards’ Pakistan’s coastal areas

ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday advised authorities in Sindh and Balochistan to remain alert as a "very strong" cyclonic storm, Biparjoy, over...

No retreat of coalition govt on Imran Khan’s violence against state: Sherry Rehman

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Saturday said the coalition government was not going to retreat on violence...

Customs to refer currency, gold smuggling cases to CTD

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Customs will refer currency seizure emanating from smuggling, misdeclaration or non declaration of currency, bearer negotiable instruments, gold, jewelry, precious...

Telecom sharks

For telecommunication companies, Pakistan is a jungle in letter and in spirit as there is nobody to hold them accountable for their...

Governor says polls date can be announced after ‘LHC interpret its verdict’

SAHIWAL/LAHORE: Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman on Saturday said that the election commission could not give a satisfactory answer to his questions, saying...

Factbox: Who are the Pakistan Taliban?

KARACHI: Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants stormed a police station in Karachi late on Friday, killing at least two people amid gunfire and...

Condemnations pour in over Fawad’s arrest

ISLAMABAD: Condemnations poured in over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry's arrest as political analysts, journalists and activists on Wednesday took the...

Lahore school expels five students, including victim of torture

A private school in Lahore expelled five students, including the victim of bullying, after a video of the girl being tortured by...

Sindh govt striving hard to provide quality education to young generation: Shazia Marri

HYDERABAD: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri has said that the Sindh Government was striving hard to provide...

Imran responsible for current crisis, says Sanaullah

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah Khan on Sunday said that Imran Khan is responsible for the current crisis in the country...

Work on Lawi Power Project resumes in Chitral after 9 month

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has resumed construction work on 69 megawatts Lawi Hydropower Project in Chitral district. Construction work on the project...

US reiterates Pakistan has right to defend itself against terrorism

ISLAMABAD: The United States has again called on interim government of Afghanistan to ensure that its soil is not used as launching...

World number three Ruud, Kvitova cruise at United Cup

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: World number three Casper Ruud cruised past Thiago Monteiro in straight sets but it was in vain as Norway crashed...

Failed strategic depth

News tickers again indicate talk of another round of war on terror. Despite the fact that the proverbial ‘spine of terror’ has...

AJK PM accuses centre of ‘manoeuvring’ to dislodge PTI govt

ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas on accused the federal government of attempting to topple the PTI...