Privatization to save Pakistan’s power sector, says Miftah Ismail
KARACHI: Former finance minister Miftah Ismail said the power sector in Pakistan should move towards the privatisation in order to solve its long-standing issues.
Mr Ismail said this…
Greatest Pakistani climber Ali Sadpara is no more
GILGIT: Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara has been declared dead along with his two foreign counterparts by their families and the government of Pakistan.
The announcement was made by Ali…
COVID-19 vaccination ‘wildly uneven and unfair’: UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the goal of providing vaccines to all as “the biggest moral test before the global community”, underlining that everyone, everywhere must be…
PML-N stalwart Senator Mushahidullah Khan passes away
ISLAMABAD - PML-N stalwart Senator Mushahidullah Khan passed away in Islamabad early Thursday morning. He was 68.
Senator Mushahidullah had been unwell for quite a long time.
The…
Imran Khan proposes 5-point agenda to end global poverty, hunger
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday described agriculture as “central to human survival” and proposed a five-point agenda to end poverty and hunger from across the world.…
PCB announces PSL commentary panel
Some of the most popular cricket commentators will be commentating at this year’s HBL Pakistan Super League. The commentary panel for the month-long event that starts at the National Stadium…
South Africa’s Faf du Plessis retires from Test cricket
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has announced his retirement from the Test cricket on Wednesday.
He had played 69 Tests for South Africa, captaining his country in 36 Tests and…
‘Rights have been systematically manipulated’: Second Asma Jahangir Memorial Lecture
ISLAMABAD: Speaking at the annual Asma Jahangir Memorial Lecture instituted by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Senator Raza Rabbani observed that, although the Constitution…
Saudi king, not de facto leader MBS, will get first Biden call: W.House
Saudi Arabia's king, not the younger de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will be the one getting a first phone call from US President Joe Biden, the White House said Tuesday.…
Millions struggle without power as deadly cold snap grips US
Millions were left without power as a winter storm gripped the southern and central United States Tuesday with record-low temperatures in ill-prepared areas, and a tornado claiming three…
Pakistan MPs grill Twitter official for silencing Kashmiri activists
Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Tuesday grilled the regional head of social media platform, Twitter, for silencing voices of thousands of Kashmiri and Pakistani activists projecting the…
Pakistan, IMF reach agreement on pending reviews under EFF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Pakistan reached a staff-level agreement on second to fifth reviews of country’s reform program under IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
“IMF…
Aman-2021: Maritime exercise culminates with conduct of international fleet review
MULTINATIONAL MARITIME EXCERICISE AMAN-2021 CULMINATES WITH THE CONDUCT Of INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW (IFR)
Karachi, 16 Feb 21: Pakistan Navy Multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN-21…
Nawaz Sharif’s passport set to expire
ISLAMABAD- Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is to face a range of legal challenges about his stay in UK as his Pakistani passport expires on Tuesday.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has…
Iraq rocket attack kills foreigner, wounds several US contractors
A volley of rockets targeting an airbase in Iraq's Kurdistan region killed a foreign civilian contractor and wounded five others and a US soldier, the US-led coalition said.
The attack…