Senate set to elect new chairman, deputy chairman
The Senate is set to elect its new chairman and deputy chairman in what appears to be a razor’s edge competition because of a thin margin between the strength of Senators belonging to the…
Pakistan blocks TikTok again after court order
Pakistan's telecom regulator blocked popular video-sharing social networking website Tiktok in the aftermath of a court order.
The development comes after the Peshawar High Court (PHC)…
Aurat March organizers slam disinformation campaign
Feminist journalists and allies strongly condemned the false and malicious campaign against Aurat March organisers and participants; demand apology and retraction from those spreading…
Five years after return from Pakistan, Geeta finally reunites with real mother in…
Geeta, the deaf and dumb girl, who was rescued by Edi Foundation in Pakistan after she mistakenly ended up in this country before being sent back to India in 2015, has finally been reunited…
Top Congress leader attacked, injured in India
Kolkata: Top Congress leader Mamata Banerjee was allegedly attacked in Nandigram hours after she filed her nomination papers on Wednesday.
The Trinamool Congress supremo was rushed to…
Delighted to be honoured as Young Global Leader for 2021: Maleeka
PTI leader Barrister Maleeka Bokhari has been named as the World Economic Forum Young Global Leader for five years.
The Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum are a dynamic…
Ten key moments in the pandemic
From the first cases in China to worldwide lockdowns and vaccination drives...
Here are the 10 key moments since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared a year ago by the World Health…
Pakistan to facilitate Uzbekistan’s access to Gwadar, Karachi ports: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Pakistan would facilitate Uzbekistan to get access to its seaports of Gwadar and Karachi in a bid to enhance regional connectivity and trade.…
More than 49 million people worldwide watched Harry and Meghan interview, CBS says
More than 49.1 million people around the world have watched Oprah Winfrey’s bombshell interview with Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, via television or streaming, U.S. network…
Pakistan shuts schools in major cities to curb Covid-19 surge
Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood on Wednesday announced the closure of schools in several districts of Punjab from March 15 due to the surge in cases of of Covid-19.
Speaking to…
Myanmar police officials flee to India after refusing orders to shoot on sight
REUTERS: Myanmar police officials are taking to India to escape after denying orders of shooting protesters on sight, say reports.
“The next day, an officer called to ask me if I will…
ECP tells PTI to include its members involved in Ali Haider Gillani video
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday told the ruling party to nominate its own members who were part of the Ali Haider Gillani video in the petition seeking former…
Will do everything to win Senate chairman election, says Shibli Faraz
ISLAMABAD: The government will do whatever is required to win the Senate election, said Senator Shibli Faraz on Tuesday.
The minister was addressing a press conference where he said that…
WHO: One in three women globally experience violence
Violence against women remains devastatingly pervasive and starts alarmingly young, shows new data from WHO and partners.
Across their lifetime, 1 in 3 women, around 736 million, are…
In message to China, Biden to meet Australia, India, Japan PMs
US President Joe Biden will hold first-ever joint talks Friday with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan, boosting an emerging four-way alliance often cast as a bulwark against China.…