Pakistan warns against sluggish response to Afghanistan crisis
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Monday cautioned the international community against a sluggish response over Afghanistan as it could cause grave humanitarian consequences.…
UN chief pleads for ‘lifeline’ for Afghanistan, engagement with Taliban
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday (Sep 13) urged the international community to engage with the Taliban and to provide a "lifeline" of desperately needed aid to Afghans, as the first…
Facebook shields VIPs from some of its rules : report
Facebook exempts certain celebrities, politicians and other high-profile users from some its own rules for posts as part of a program launched as a quality-control mechanism, the Wall Street…
Blinken asks Pakistan to ‘line up’ in pressuring Taliban
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday on Pakistan to deny legitimacy to the Taliban unless they meet international demands, acknowledging concerns that Islamabad has supported…
Hayden, Philander roped in as Pakistan cricket coaches
Lahore, 13 September 2021: Former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden and former South Africa pacer Vernon Philander have been appointed batting and bowling coaching consultants for Pakistan…
Chinese investment to open up immense job opportunities: PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the government would extend utmost assistance to the foreign investors and expressed confidence that the Chinese investment in Pakistan would open up…
Pakistan will not beg India to play cricket, says PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja
Pakistan will not beg the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to allow India to play a cricket series with Pakistan, said newly elected PCB chief Ramiz Raja Monday.
Ramiz Raja…
Ramiz Raja elected new PCB chairman, vows to revive Pakistan cricket
LAHORE: Newly elected Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja Monday said he would restore Pakistan cricket to its glory.
The chairman said this as he addressed the PCB's Board…
New Zealand’s Matt Henry wary of Pakistan’s bowling attack
New Zealand bowler Matt Henry is wary of Pakistan's pace bowling attack, saying that the country has one of the best bowlers in the world currently.
Speaking to The News, Henry said…
PTI bags largest seats in Cantonment Board elections, PML-N comes second
After the dust was settled with the Cantonment Board elections on Sunday, unofficial results put the PTI at number one while the PML-N came in at number two.
As per the preliminary…
Sarah Khan slap scene from ‘Laapata’ stirs social media
Sarah Khan's character Falak (yeah, you read that right) in the drama series Laapata has stirred social media as many took to Twitter to lash out at producers for showing the scene while…
Denmark lifts all Covid curbs
With no masks in sight, buzzing offices and concerts drawing tens of thousands, Denmark on Friday ditches vaccine passports in nightclubs, ending its last Covid curb.
The vaccine…
General Bajwa reaffirms resolve to extend humanitarian assistance for Afghans
Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday reiterated a shared resolve of extending humanitarian assistance for Afghans.
General Bajwa was speaking to Sheikh Mohammed…
NAP Apex body: Cell to be set up for correct info on national security
The Apex Committee of National Action Plan Thursday decided to set up a National Crisis Information Management Cell to ensure timely, correct and smooth flow of information about internal…
Divided, bruised US marks 9/11’s 20th anniversary
Americans mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday with troops finally gone from Afghanistan, but national discord -- and for President Joe Biden, political peril -- are overshadowing…