President approves Anti-Rape Ordinance 2020
ISLAMABAD - President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday approved Anti-Rape Ordinance 2020, under which special courts will be set up across the country to expedite trial of rape cases on priority…
Death row inmates suffering from schizophrenia, medical board tells SC
ISLAMABAD: A medical board constituted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday submitted its reports on two mentally ill prisoners on death row, declaring that both inmates are suffering…
Facebook, Twitter face British fines if fail on harmful content
Facebook, Twitter and TikTok face fines of up to 10% of turnover if they fail to remove and limit the spread of illegal content under laws proposed by Britain on Tuesday.
Tech platforms…
China supports PM Imran Khan’s vision for Green Pakistan: envoy
ISLAMABAD – Three-member delegation led by China’s Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong Monday called on the Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam and discussed…
YouTube, Gmail, Google Drive services hit by outage
Many services from Alphabet Inc, including YouTube, Gmail and Google Drive, were down for thousands of users across the globe on Monday.
The company’s video platform did not load for users…
PM prays for Maulana Tariq Jameel’s recovery from Covid-19
Islamic scholar and preacher Maulana Tariq Jameel was admitted to a hospital on Sunday after testing positive for coronavirus.
Taking to Twitter, the renowned scholar wrote: “I was not…
PDM leaders go in huddle at Railwand to mull next move
ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz announced that she was hosting leaders of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) at her Raiwand residence to chalk out its next protest strategy.…
Gunman shot dead by police after New York Christmas concert
A man was shot dead by police after he opened fire near crowds who had gathered to watch carol-singing outside a New York church on Sunday.
New York Police Department Commissioner Dermot…
Imran Khan has message for PDM after Lahore power show
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday reiterated his stance that he would not extend any NRO to opposition parties seeking his ouster from the power.
"PDM spent so much money,…
PDM announces plans to march on Islamabad at Minar-e-Pakistan rally
ISLAMABAD- The Pakistan Democratic Movement said that it would hold a long march to Islamabad by late January or early February.
The announcement came during a mammoth rally at Lahore's…
PDM set for Lahore power show
The Pakistan Democratic Movement is all set to demonstrate its might in Lahore, a traditional stronghold of the opposition PML-N.
Scores of people have already reached the venue of the…
Big setback for Pakistan as Babar Azam ruled out of NZ T20Is
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of New Zealand T20Is after suffering a fracture in his right thumb during Sunday morning’s practice session.
World’s second-ranked T20I…
US set for mass vaccine campaign as world virus toll nears 1.6 million
The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine was set to begin leaving the company's Michigan factory on Sunday, ready to be injected into the arms of millions of the most vulnerable Americans as the…
Govt launches Kashmir Premier League
Kashmir Committee chairman Shehryar Khan Afridi Saturday launched the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) as the first premier cricket tournament of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, vowing to initiate a…
Pakistan to use 60% clean energy by 2030: Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday said Pakistan was committed to mitigating the impact of climate change and vowed to produce 60 percent clean energy through renewable resources by the year…