Some girls return to high school in Afghan province
Girls have returned to some secondary schools in a northern province of Afghanistan, Taliban officials and teachers said Tuesday, but they remain barred from classrooms in much of the…
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Pandora Papers special cell in Pakistan, PM Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan has set up a special cell to probe Pakistanis named in the Pandora Papers exposé, Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry said Monday.
A huge tranche of leaked…
Facebook fights global outage and whistleblower revelations
Facebook battled dueling crises Monday as potentially billions of users were impacted when its dominant social network went offline for seven hours, and the company fought against a…
Iran to allow women fans for football match for first time in 2 years
Iranian women will be allowed to enter a stadium in Tehran for the first time in two years to support the national team in a World Cup 2022 qualifier against South Korea.
"The presence of…
Kremlin Dismisses Pandora Papers As ‘Unsubstantiated’
Russia on Monday dismissed revelations leaked in the Pandora Papers as "unsubstantiated claims" after an investigation by a media consortium shone a light on wealth amassed by Kremlin-linked…
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by outage: tracker
Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were hit by a massive outage Monday, impacting potentially tens of millions of users as the social media giant faces fallout over its effect…
Blast hits Kabul mosque holding prayers for Taliban official’s mother
A blast killed several civilians at a mosque in Kabul where people were holding prayers for the mother of the Taliban's spokesperson, officials in the movement said on Sunday, and gunfire…
Amid COVID-19 booster data dilemma, EU nations’ plans diverge
A patchwork of campaigns for an extra COVID-19 shot are being rolled out across the European Union even before the region's drug watchdog rules on whether they are safe and effective.…
Pandora Papers to strengthen PM’s position: Fawad
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Sunday said Panama Papers had exposed overseas assets of the world’s the most corrupt people.
It was now being…
Facebook whistleblower reveals identity, says firm chooses profit over safety”
The whistleblower who shared a trove of Facebook documents alleging the social media giant knew its products were fueling hate and harming children's mental health revealed her identity…
Pandora Papers expose leaders offshore millions
More than a dozen heads of state and government, from Jordan to Azerbaijan, Kenya and the Czech Republic, have used offshore tax havens to hide assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars,…
Govt to investigate Pakistanis named in Pandora Papers leaks: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday welcomed the Pandora Papers investigations and promised investigations against Pakistanis named in the report.
"We welcome the Pandora…
Four FC soldiers, Levies sub-inspector martyred in North Waziristan attack
Four Frontier Corps soldiers and one Levies sub-inspector have been martyred in a terrorist attack in North Waziristan, ISPR reported.
According to the army's media wing, terrorists…
President, PM grieved over death of Umar Sharif
President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday expressed their deep grief and sorrow over the death of comedy legend Umar Sharif.
The president and the prime minister, in…
Legendary comedian Umar Sharif is no more
Legendary Pakistani comedian and actor Umar Sharif breathed his last during treatment in Berlin, Germany.
The comedy icon was being moved to the US from Pakistan before his health…