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2023-01-25 17:19
A top Indian university has banned the screening of a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role during the deadly 2002 sectarian riots, after his government attempted t… Read More
2023-01-25 13:53
Inspector General (IG) of Punjab police Dr Usman Anwar told the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday that that PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry — who was arrested earlier today for “incit… Read More
2023-01-25 13:36
In a major relief to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairperson and former president Asif Ali Zardari, an accountability court on Wednesday returned the Park Lane reference to the Na… Read More
2023-01-25 13:19
Fans have been waiting in queues to watch Shah Rukh Khan’s much-awaited comeback film, Pathaan, which was released in India today. The Siddharth Anand directorial, which also star… Read More
2023-01-25 13:05
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that Mohsin Naqvi’s appointment as the interim Punjab chief minister will make the polls “cont… Read More
2023-01-25 12:50
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday de-notified 43 lawmakers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the last batch of the MNAs who resigned en masse.
The dev… Read More
2023-01-25 12:35
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday summoned the inspectors-general of Islamabad and Punjab police after the authorities failed to produce Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Ch… Read More
2023-01-25 11:06
World No 5 Novak Djokovic had an easy outing on Wednesday as he defeated Andrey Rublev 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semifinal against Tommy Paul.
The veteran Serbian star ju… Read More
2023-01-25 08:48
Amazon workers are staging strike in the UK which is the first formal industrial action in the country for the US tech giant, saying that robots are treated better – as a protest over… Read More
2023-01-25 08:28
While Malala Yousafzai’s one project misses out on an Oscar nomination, her other venture gets a nod at the 95th Academy Awards. Malala, who announced boarding Stranger at the Gat… Read More
2023-01-25 06:45
Fifth seed Belarussian Aryna Sabalenka demolished Croatia’s Donna Vekic on Wednesday to reach her fourth Grand Slam semifinal where she will meet Magda Linette of Poland, who overpower… Read More
2023-01-25 06:28
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry was produced before a Lahore cantonment area court on Wednesday by the Islamabad Police to seek a transitory remand to transfer the former federal minister to… Read More
2023-01-25 06:20
The manufacturer and assembler of Suzuki vehicles in Pakistan joined the list of those increasing the prices as a depreciating rupee and high cost of production is affecting the industries i… Read More
2023-01-25 05:59
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has indicated that the government is finally ready to swallow the bitter pill of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) “stringent” condition… Read More
2023-01-25 05:57
Industrialists and traders have rejected the latest interest rate hike, terming the move as “anti-business and anti-growth”, and said inflation was demand-push, not demand-pull… Read More
2023-01-25 05:30
No one is immune to global slowdown, including Pakistan, as non-textile exports saw a slight decrease of 0.65 percent to $5.54 billion in the first half of 2022-23 when compared with the sam… Read More
2023-01-25 05:26
Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has revealed that India and Pakistan came close to nuclear war in 2019 following the Balakot airstrike, and that the US intervention helped prevent a… Read More
2023-01-25 05:19
With a boom witnessed by the black market, the currency dealers decided to remove the cap on the US dollar from Wednesday (today), hoping to end the surging “artificial” demand f… Read More
2023-01-25 05:03
Different proposals, including slashing the salaries of government employees, are under consideration as a recently-formed committee is working on suggesting austerity measures for reducing… Read More
2023-01-25 04:54
Legendary Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second person to set foot on the Moon, said he had married his longtime girlfriend Dr Anca Faur on Friday, his 93rd birthday.
Aldrin and Anc… Read More
2023-01-24 13:03
The Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of China has offered Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium on its debt, saying it will support the country’s efforts to secure a $2.9 billion loan from the Inte… Read More
2023-01-24 11:15
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said it was critically important to restructure Zambia’s debt, as she visits the African nation as part of a trip to the continent designed in an att… Read More
2023-01-24 10:27
Victoria Azarenka sailed through the Australian Open quarterfinals to set a clash with Elena Rybakina in the semis after she knocked out third seed American Jessica Pegula on Tuesday.
The… Read More
2023-01-24 08:40
Shadab Khan has become the latest cricketing star to join the list of being married as if the marriage season hit the Pakistani cricketers before the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
On Monda… Read More
2023-01-24 08:22
Although the rich – comprising the elite and upper middle class – make more noise and have much bigger audience, it is the poor who are the real victims of inflation be it in Pak… Read More
2023-01-24 07:35
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reached the Australian Open semifinals on Tuesday as she overpowered Jelena Ostapenko to claim a 6-2, 6-4 victory.
In the men’s competition, Karen… Read More
2023-01-24 07:11
In a huge setback to their title aspirations, Inter suffered a 1-0 defeat against Empoli at San Siro on Monday, also missing an opportunity to bypass the city rivals Milan and gain the secon… Read More
2023-01-24 07:04
A day after a massive power breakdown hit Pakistan, Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir said on Tuesday that electricity has been fully restored at grid stations across the country.
Howev… Read More
2023-01-24 06:32
The Nikkei 225 led the gains made in the Asia-Pacific markets on Tuesday after the Wall Street witnessed a rally where the Nasdaq Composite rose more than 2 percent on optimism that the Fede… Read More
2023-01-24 06:22
National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf has approved the resignations of 43 more Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers in the lower house.
Officials of the Speaker’s Office, who s… Read More
2023-01-24 06:11
Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi called on Governor Balighur Rehman on Monday to ‘discuss ways to run the province in a better way’, but they remained short of making… Read More
2023-01-24 05:42
The Pakistan Stock Exchange was seemingly taking a new start as the benchmark KSE-100 Index jumped by over 500 points during early trading on Tuesday as the market looked beyond the less tha… Read More
2023-01-24 05:27
Honda Atlas – one of the leading car assemblers in Pakistan – hiked the prices of different models by up to Rs0.55 million as it cited uncertain economic conditions, rising cost… Read More
2023-01-24 05:22
An Iranian chess player who fled to Spain after she took part in an international tournament without the mandatory hijab has said she is “not myself” when she wears the headscarf… Read More
2023-01-24 05:04
India has invited Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Atta Bandial and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to attend meetings of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) that also includes Rus… Read More
2023-01-24 05:02
With the IMF seeking additional information about budgetary affairs, the government is reportedly hesitant to finalise a deal, fearing that implementing some of these demands will hike the p… Read More
2023-01-24 04:36
Electricity was restored a couple of hours after passage of 10 pm deadline given by the government – after a more than 16 hours outage due to “technical fault” in national… Read More
2023-01-23 12:34
The benchmark KSE-100 Index recovered the losses suffered earlier in the session on Monday after the market witnessed buying interest during the last hour of trading, closing at 38,443.59 wi… Read More
2023-01-23 11:28
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday increased its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 17 percent — the highest since October 1997 and as feared by the market – citing i… Read More
2023-01-23 11:18
Technology and mining sectors lifted the European stocks higher on Monday after expectations of a mild recession in the euro zone offset hawkish remarks from European Central Bank (ECB) offi… Read More
2023-01-23 11:10
Minister for Maritime Affairs Faisal Subzwari on Monday said a formal notification would be issued later in the day – the statement coming after the federal government decided last wee… Read More
2023-01-23 09:07
Barcelona maintained their lead at the top of La Liga after sealing victory at home to Getafe but Real Madrid kept pressure on them after defeating Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
Xavi’s… Read More
2023-01-23 08:09
Former interior minister Nisar Ali Khan, in a veiled manner, admitted that former army chief Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa, ex-director general of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Ge… Read More
2023-01-23 08:02
The Mesopotamian Marshes – a World Heritage site in southern Iraq – survived Saddam Hussein’s campaign to drain the wetlands. Now they’re drying up, and biodiversity… Read More
2023-01-23 07:34
Lawmakers in the United States are clearly divided into two camps over the issue of debt ceiling, with one group suggesting talks between the White House and the Republican-controlled House… Read More
2023-01-23 07:15
Aryna Sabalenka, who is yet to drop a set in the Australian Open this year – on Monday defeated 12th seed Belinda Bencic in straight sets 7-5, 6-2 while former world number one Karolin… Read More
2023-01-23 07:02
The joint investigation team (JIT), tasked to probe the gun attack during Imran Khan-led PTI long march in Wazirabad city, was reconstituted on Sunday after the allegation levelled by its me… Read More
2023-01-23 06:20
PTI leader Asad Umar said on Monday that 44 party lawmakers have decided to withdraw their resignations from the National Assembly and emails in this regard have been sent to Speaker Raja Pe… Read More
2023-01-23 06:00
Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table with a match in hand to five points after they defeated Manchester United 3-2 on Sunday thanks to late goal by Eddie Nketia… Read More
2023-01-23 05:51
Soon after the appointment of the opposition’s nominee Mohsin Naqvi as caretaker chief minister of Punjab by the Election Commission of Punjab (ECP), the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)… Read More
2023-01-23 05:32
Juventus secured a draw with Atalanta in their first match since they were docked 15 points for transfer irregularities, as they levelled the score twice after giving the visitors lead on Su… Read More
2023-01-23 05:07
The going gas crisis is going worsen as an Italian company responsible for delivering a LNG consignment scheduled for in the beginning of February will not be able to do so, citing unavoidab… Read More
2023-01-23 04:57
A large part of Pakistan suffered a major power breakdown on Monday morning after the frequency of the national grid decreased, according to the Ministry of Energy.
The ministry said in a… Read More
2023-01-23 04:41
Amid controversies and disagreements among Punjab’s political stakeholders, Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi took oath as the caretaker chief minister at the Governor House in Lahore late Sunday… Read More
2023-01-22 13:45
Four media persons were killed while performing their duty in 2022, according to a report issued by the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE).
The report titled “Pakista… Read More
2023-01-22 13:35
As the video of a girl being tortured by her class fellows at an elite private school in Lahore goes viral on social media, noted singer and actor Ali Zafar on Saturday said that the issue o… Read More
2023-01-22 13:21
The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee, Najam Sethi, has said that his son Ali Sethi will not sing the Pakistan Super League (PSL) anthem as he did want to get… Read More
2023-01-22 13:11
A patrol van of the Badaber police station in Peshawar narrowly escaped a bomb blast on Sunday, the police said.
According to a statement issued by the Peshawar Capital City Police, Nasir… Read More
2023-01-22 11:11
As Pakistan is on the brink of default due to political uncertainty and economic mismanagement by the PML-N-led coalition government, a cheap crude oil supply agreement with Russia will like… Read More
2023-01-22 10:47
In a clear message to Kabul’s de facto rulers, a UN delegation has warned that isolating women will also isolate Afghanistan and as the country faces a terrible humanitarian crisis, it… Read More
2023-01-22 09:02
After the complete surrender by the PMLN-led coalition government to meeting the IMF conditions for the revival of the programme, the financial market looks firm that the State Bank of Pakis… Read More
2023-01-22 08:37
Bears held their firm grip over Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) for most of the outgoing week as investors’ sentiment remained fragile amid growing concerns over the economic and politic… Read More
2023-01-22 08:15
PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday laid the blame of getting deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif disqualified in the Panama Papers case on former army chief Gen (retd) Qamar Javed… Read More
2023-01-22 07:35
Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the “abhorrent” act of the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, stressing that the move hurt the sentiments of the 1.5 billion-strong… Read More
2023-01-22 05:54
Despite efforts to conserve foreign exchange reserves by restricting imports, Pakistan spent $1.2 billion (or Rs 259 billion) on the import of transportation items, including luxury cars, hi… Read More
2023-01-22 05:40
After a bi-partisan parliamentary committee formed by the Punjab Assembly speaker failed to reach a consensus in the stipulated time, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will meet on S… Read More
2023-01-21 15:04
India’s government has allegedly ordered Twitter and YouTube to remove links to a BBC documentary about the 2002 Gujarat riots and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reported local Ind… Read More
2023-01-21 14:01
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy both indicated on Friday they are willing to discuss raising the US debt ceiling, as Democratic and Republican lawmakers head toward a hi… Read More
2023-01-21 13:33
As uncertainty surrounds the results of the local government elections in Karachi and Hyderabad, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Emir Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman said on Saturday that a four-member c… Read More
2023-01-21 12:48
Not a good news for those relying on Netflix password shared by your friend or family member, as the streaming service is set to change this practice by charging more. Who will pay extra to… Read More
2023-01-21 10:57
Do you love eggs? Worried about high egg price touching Rs290 per dozen? Don’t know how to deal with the rising food inflation? Do you have a favourable opinion of Kane Williamson or f… Read More
2023-01-21 10:27
After a parliamentary committee constituted by the Punjab Assembly speaker failed to build a consensus on a candidate for the slot of the caretaker chief minister, the matter landed in the E… Read More
2023-01-21 10:11
British police issued Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with a fine on Friday for traveling in the backseat of a car without wearing his seat belt while filming a social media clip.This comes as a… Read More
2023-01-21 09:17
With food inflation hitting the country hard, India won’t allow more sugar exports after as only 6.1 million tonnes of the sweetener were shipped abroad in the current season that bega… Read More
2023-01-21 09:09
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that a democratic government is held responsible for any crisis, but the authority lies with the establishment.
“Such an… Read More
2023-01-21 08:54
At least 28 people were killed in an avalanche in the city of Nyingchi in the southwestern region of Tibet, the official Xinhua news agency reported late on Friday.
Rescue work at the sce… Read More
2023-01-21 05:15
Bayern Munich were left to rue their early missed chances at the Red Bull Arena on Sunday night after with a 1-1 draw against RB Leipzig, as the Bundesliga returned to action after a 68-day… Read More
2023-01-21 04:53
Rubbishing the reports about a possible shortage of petroleum products, the government on Thursday said the country had ample stock to meet the demand.
The petroleum ministry, in an offic… Read More
2023-01-21 04:34
Inflation for the week ending Jan 19 was recorded at 31.83 per cent for the combined income group on a year-on-year basis as there is no respite for consumers amid a complete failure on the… Read More
2023-01-20 13:24
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ruled out talks with the outlawed TTP, saying the new leadership — both political and military — had ruled out talks with terrorist organi… Read More
2023-01-20 12:56
The Pakistan Stock Exchange slumped Friday with the benchmark KSE-100 Index shedding 423.60 points, or 1.09 percent, as the fear of imminent interest rate hike by the central bank gripped th… Read More
2023-01-20 11:54
It seems the world is now facing a Chinese puzzle, as European Central Bank President (ECB) Christine Lagarde on Friday said China’s decision to reopen economy would increase inflation… Read More
2023-01-20 11:06
Eyeing her fourth Grand Slam win, world number one Iga Swiatek needed just 55 minutes on Friday to beat Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa and breeze into the Australian Open fourth round… Read More
2023-01-20 10:06
Pakistan will pay for energy purchases from Russia, when they start in late March, in currencies of friendly countries, a top Russian energy ministry official said in Islamabad on Friday… Read More
2023-01-20 09:56
The PTI leaders termed National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s latest decision of accepting the resignations of another 35 party lawmakers as “illegal” and “i… Read More
2023-01-20 09:10
Action sought as India’s top woman wrestler says top official harassed her
Top wrestlers on Friday wrote to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha about sexual harassmen… Read More
2023-01-20 08:47
With 14 nominations, Netflix’s German drama All Quiet On The Western Front is leading the field at this year’s BAFTA Film Awards – the critically-acclaimed World War One ep… Read More
2023-01-20 08:31
Strikes disrupted train services, flights, schools and businesses in France on Thursday as more than one million people protested against the government’s plans to raise the retirement… Read More
2023-01-20 07:33
National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Friday accepted the resignations of another 35 PTI lawmakers, just days after accepting the resignations of 34 of them as political maneuveri… Read More
2023-01-17 05:14
In yet another move that may be described as a U-turn, PTI Chairman Imran Khan said they could return to the National Assembly to ensure that the future caretaker setup at the Centre wasn&rs&hell…Read More
2023-01-16 13:35
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Germany should send Ukraine all the weapons it needs to defend itself against Russia’s invasion, including tanks, as Berlin is facing incr… Read More
2023-01-16 13:17
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says trade fragmentation could cost the global economy up to 7 percent of GDP and warned that the developing world would fall further behind during the… Read More
2023-01-16 11:23
Germany’s Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht has resigned following a series of blunders and public relation disasters as Berlin comes under rising pressure to allow the delivery of… Read More
2023-01-16 11:12
Describing the Uphaar Cinema incident, Netflix’s drama miniseries “Trial by Fire” is an interesting mix of fact and fiction, which covers the tragedy claiming 59 lives and… Read More
2023-01-16 10:03
Renowned pro-democracy lawyer Latif Afridi was assassinated within the Peshawar High Court (PHC) premises on Monday, as political parties and civil society condemned the heinous act with JUI… Read More
2023-01-16 09:52
Shares at Pakistan Stock Exchange again tumbled Monday as political and economic uncertainty continue keeping the investors at unease after the PTI-led coalition decided to dissolve the Punj… Read More
2023-01-16 08:48
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Sunday said Ukraine could expect more deliveries of heavy weapons from Western countries soon, as Kyiv is pushing hard for getting modern arms to e… Read More
2023-01-16 08:38
Japan and India on Monday began their first-ever joint fighter jet drill near Tokyo, the Japanese Defense Ministry said, in their latest effort to bolster defense ties as they face China&rsq&hell…Read More
2023-01-16 08:14
Atalanta thrashed Salernitana 8-2 and Roma overpowered Fiorentina 8-2 on Sunday as the two sides kept the fight for a Champions League spot very intriguing by now having 34 points each along… Read More
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