Pakistan

The Taliban on Friday rejected Washington's accusations that it had not lived up to its promises in Afghanistan, in turn claiming the US was 'bombarding civilians'. The US signed a landmark deal with the insurgents last year, agreeing to…
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The United States said that it was deeply concerned by the Pakistani Supreme Court’s decision to acquit those involved in Daniel Pearl’s kidnapping and murder and any proposed action to release them.  Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh was indicted…
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Europe's row with AstraZeneca worsened after Germany declined to recommend the firm's coronavirus vaccine for older people, while the more contagious South African variant of the virus was detected for the first time in the already hard-hit…
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RAWALPINDI: General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Qatar on two days official visit. During the visit, COAS witnessed passing out parade at Ahmed Bin Muhammad Military College. He appreciated high standards of…
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ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said that economic self-dependence and long-term planning were inevitable for country’s development as country had suffered in the past owing to short term approach of the previous…
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The choice was straightforward for Hamidullah Asadi, a member of Afghanistan's minority Hazara community -- wait for the next deadly attack or join a growing militia in the mountains. After spending months recovering from grave injuries…
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ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood has welcomed the Higher Education Commission's decision to allow universities to conduct online exams. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday evening, Shafqat…
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ISLAMABAD - The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has allowed educational institutions to resume  classes — at the primary, middle and university level — on February 1. The forum decided that students in Karachi, Hyderabad,…
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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Peoples Party has demanded the Election Commission to take notice of the statement of Prime Minister Imran Khan. This claim is tantamount to influencing the ECP’s scrutiny committee, Nayyar Bukhari said, adding that…
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ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader and former Sindh governor Muhammad Zubair confirmed that he had a "friendly chat" with Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at Islamabad club. In a clarification tweet on Wednesday, Zubari said…
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COVID-19 vaccination programmes in China and India will stretch until late 2022 due to the sheer size of their population, and more than 85 poor countries will not have widespread access to vaccines before 2023, a study showed on Wednesday.…
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by Bhuvan Bagga, Glenda Kwek and Aishwarya Kumar Tue, January 26, 2021, 10:48 AM Thousands of Indian farmers fought street battles with police across New Delhi on Tuesday as they took protests against agriculture…
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KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday ignited controversy after he said that a chief minister is not answerable to anyone, which included the prime minister of a country, as well. Touching upon his remarks, Chief…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan thinks the Opposition, which was trying to "trap" the PTI in the foreign funding case, has managed to trap themselves. The prime minister was speaking during a meeting of government ministers,…
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(AFP). South Africa reached 94-2 at lunch on the first day of the opening Test in Karachi as they began their first Test in Pakistan in 14 years on Tuesday. Opener Dean Elgar was on a solid 46 with Faf du Plessis on 14 after South Africa…
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