India match an opportunity to become new superstar, Fawad reminds team
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Sunday all Pakistani players who would take the field today had the opportunity to become the country’s new…
TLP agrees to stay in Muridke till Tuesday: Sheikh Rasheed
Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad Sunday said that talks between the government and the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) after they threatened to march towards Islamabad…
Deadly clashes as banned group continues protest
A radical Islamist party on Saturday said five of its supporters have died in clashes with authorities in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, after two police officers were killed in the…
T20 World Cup: Pakistan name squad for India clash
Billions of cricket fans across the globe will be glued to their televisions and nearly 30,000 spectators will be inside the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday to witness Pakistan open…
Pakistan administers 100 million Covid vaccine doses
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has administered more than a 100 million Covid vaccine doses, officials says.
The country's vaccination drive began slowly but multiple restrictions on travellers and…
Sheikh Rashid cuts short UAE visit after Lahore violence
Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed returned to Pakistan Saturday morning in the wake of a prevailing security situation in the country.
Islamabad, Lahore and Rawalpindi were partially…
US conducts ‘successful’ test of hypersonic missile technology
The United States successfully tested hypersonic missile technology, a new weapons system which is already being deployed by China and Russia, the US Navy said Thursday.
The test,…
Turkey’s currency reels under economic pressure
Turkey's currency on Thursday plumbed record lows as Ankara reeled from the twin blows of being placed on a terrorism financing and anti-money laundering watch list and an interest rate cut…
Europe reels from powerful ‘Aurore’ storm
Storm "Aurore" swept across parts of northern Europe on Thursday, leaving four dead in Poland and causing substantial damage in Germany, France, the Netherlands and elsewhere.
All four…
FATF keeps Pakistan on grey list
PARIS: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday announced that it is retaining Pakistan on the grey list, while noting that "good progress" has been made in completing the required…
Pakistan FM meets Taliban government in Kabul
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met senior Taliban leaders in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, as the neighbours sought to resolve disputes over border closures.…
West Indies Women to play three ODIs in Karachi
West Indies Women will visit Pakistan for three One-Day Internationals in November. Karachi’s iconic National Stadium will host the matches on 8, 11 and 14 November, following which both…
FM Qureshi visits Kabul to hold talks with Taliban govt
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi leading a high-level delegation arrived in Kabul on Thursday, where he will meet the leadership of the interim government of Afghanistan.
“During the…
India administers its billionth Covid jab
India administered its billionth Covid-19 vaccine dose on Thursday, according to the health ministry, half a year after a devastating surge in cases brought the health system close to…
Four security personnel martyred in Bajaur blast
Two Federal Corps (FC) personnel and two police constables have been martyred in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Bajaur Wednesday night.
The blast took place during a…