Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said he would personally monitor the completion of projects with Saudi investment, adding that negligence regarding these ventures was not acceptable.
There’s scarcely any critical evaluation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on India’s mainstream television channels and most newspapers as the world’s most populous nation heads toward a general election that begins on Friday.
Heavy rain caused the first Twenty20 international between Pakistan and New Zealand to be abandoned after just two deliveries in Rawalpindi on Thursday.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is ready to support Pakistan and the package of reforms is now more important than the size of a new programme, the fund’s Middle East and Central Asia director said on Thursday.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time on what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in an effort to avoid the confusion seen early in the Covid-19 pandemic that some…
Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo (WPP) of the Year award on Thursday for his image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her five-year-old niece in the Gaza Strip.
Iran could review its “nuclear doctrine” following Israeli threats, a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Thursday, raising concerns about Tehran’s nuclear programme which it has always said was strictly for peaceful…
IT looks like it’s not yet over for Kamran Tessori. Having support from all stakeholders in the past, it appears he still has his charms, although rumours are rife about his imminent departure from the palatial Sindh Governor House and…
Australia’s prime minister said on Thursday he will consider granting citizenship to a Pakistani security guard wounded in the deadly Sydney shopping centre knife attack.
The Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) on Thursday filed a petition in the Supreme Court (SC) to probe the allegations made by six IHC judges against interference in judicial affairs by the country’s intelligence apparatus.
President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday called for moving on from the “polarisation” plaguing domestic politics as his record seventh parliamentary address was marred by sloganeering from the opposition benches.
Wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan’s participation in the T20I series against New Zealand — which starts today — was uncertain after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that he was receiving medical attention for discomfort in his right leg.
Parts of Karachi received only light rain on Thursday morning while the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast heavy downpours across the country over the next few days.
Beijing on Thursday accused the United States of hypocrisy in response to accusations by President Joe Biden that China is “xenophobic” and “cheating” on trade.
Social media platform X, which has been disrupted in Pakistan since February, has said that it continues to work with the government to “understand their concerns”.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was still grappling on Thursday with the aftermath of a record-breaking storm this week that brought much of the country to a standstill.
RAWALPINDI: While declaring that Pakistan are targeting this year’s T20 World Cup on the eve of the home series against New Zealand, reappointed captain Babar Azam on Wednesday said currently no player is a sure selection for the global…
WASHINGTON: In a meeting with the IMF chief and some members of its board of governors, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has reaffirmed Pakistan’s resolve to carry out “aggressive reforms” to stabilise its economy.
LAHORE: The federal government, on the request of Punjab, has approached the United States to initiate legal action against PTI’s leader Dr Shahbaz Gill for inciting gender-based violence (GBV) through unwarranted and hateful tweets…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday vowed to pursue a zero-tolerance policy on overbilling by power distribution companies across the country.
QUETTA/GWADAR/ ISLAMABAD: As the latest projections from the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) and multiple weather models suggest that Pakistan is expected to experience a series of moderate to intense weather systems till…
DUBAI: A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people in their homes.
IT was on Ashura, Aug 19, 2021, when nine-year-old Priya Kumari went missing. Just before her disappearance or abduction she had been happily helping her father — a syncretic Hindu who runs a sabeel every year in Muharram in Sangrar, a…
Polling officials carrying EVMs at Sukma, in India’s Chhattisgarh state, embark an aircraft bound for a polling station on Wednesday, ahead of the country’s upcoming general election.—AFP
TEHRAN / JERUSALEM / BRUSSELS: Amid a diplomatic flurry aiming to calm a region already on the edge, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his country would decide how to respond to Iran.
ISLAMABAD: Anticipating a bumper wheat crop, the federal cabinet on Wednesday decided to write a letter to all provinces to enhance their wheat procurement targets and set a good price for the commodity to facilitate farmers and ensure the…