Hazaras fear for the future as foreign troops exit Afghanistan
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.…
Shafqat Mahmood welcomes HEC’s decision to allow online exams
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.…
NCOC allows educational institutions to resume classes on Feb 1
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…
PPP demands ECP to take notice of Imran Khan’ statement
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…
Australia probe clears six people accused of abusing Indian players
A Cricket Australia probe Wednesday concluded Indian players were racially abused during the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, but cleared six people who were kicked out of the…
PML-N’s Zubair confirms ‘friendly chat’ with COAS
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.…
Poor countries will not have widespread access to vaccines before 2023: study
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…
Cabinet approves Broadsheet commission
The Federal Cabinet on Tuesday approved the constitution of the commission of inquiry on the Broadsheet issue under the chairmanship of Justice Retired Azmat Saeed to bring the truth before…
AMAN-21: A platform for cooperation in Maritime Sector
By Sagheer Ali
Robert D Kaplan contends that the Greater Indian Ocean, stretching eastward from the Horn of Africa including the Indian Subcontinent all the way to the Indonesian…
Delhi clashes between farmers and police overshadow army parade
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…
Not answerable to PM Imran Khan, says CM Murad Ali Shah
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…
Those trying to trap PTI have been trapped themselves, says PM Imran
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…
South Africa 94/2 at lunch against Pakistan
(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…
PM calls for equitable COVID-19 vaccine supply to developing countries
Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday presented a five-point agenda to address the structural barriers in global prosperity, proposing equitable supply of COVID-19 vaccine to developing countries…
China to conduct military drills in South China Sea amid tensions with U.S.
China said on Tuesday it will conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week, just days after Beijing bristled at a U.S. aircraft carrier group’s entry into the disputed waters.…