Pakistan rules out recognition of Israel
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office categorically rejected baseless speculation regarding the possibility of recognition of the State of Israel by Pakistan.
In a statement, Foriegn Office…
5 factors that promote illegal tobacco trade according to the WHO
Illicit tobacco trade is a menace in Pakistan as well as countries around the globe. It has many disadvantages to it, which start from discouraging legitimate businesses and investors to…
Trump administration gives the green light for Joe Biden to transition to White House
REUTERS: After making the President-elect wait for a few weeks after the tense US election 2020, the Trump administration has decided to begin Biden's transition to the White House.
Trump,…
PM Imran convenes NCC meeting today on coronavirus situation in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will convene a meeting of the National Coordination Council (NCC) today to discuss and review the coronavirus situation in the country, as cases of the…
Indoor dining banned in Karachi
Karachi Commissioner and Administrator Iftikhar Shallwani banned indoor dining in the city from today (Tuesday) as cases of the novel coronavirus surge across the city.
Shallwani ordered…
Sindh, Punjab announce coronavirus restrictions after jump in cases
KARACHI: The Sindh government has introduced social distancing restrictions to contain the second wave of the Coronavirus with a surge in new cases.
According to a notification issued by…
Biden signals US diplomatic shift with new team
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced a foreign policy and national security team crammed with veterans from the Barack Obama years, signalling an end to the upheaval under President…
Netanyahu met Saudi crown prince, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia on Sunday – Israeli…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly flew to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and visiting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Israel’s Kan…
Pakistan, China vow to push for early execution of Karachi-Peshawar railway project
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have agreed to beef up efforts for early execution of Karachi-Peshawar Main Line-1 railway project.
The understanding came at a meeting between Railways…
Pakistan lodges protest with India over ceasefire violations
ISLAMABAD: A senior Indian diplomat was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday to register Pakistan’s strong protest over ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces…
Govt decides to close all educational institutions from Nov 26
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to close all educational institutes in the country from November 26 in light of the novel coronavirus.
"On January 11, 2021, all educational…
No govt official informed me about grandmother’s demise: Maryam Nawaz
PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz on Sunday said that she had told former prime minister Nawaz Sharif not to return to Pakistan as there was no humanity in the incumbent government since no…
Beware CPEC
By Hassan Daud
As preparations for 10th Joint Cooperation Committee ( JCC) meeting of the CPEC get into full swing, this year the meeting will be held in an environment where production…
Daily coronavirus report on Pakistan: 2756 test positive, 34 die
Pakistan continued to record more than 2,000 coronavirus cases in a single day on Monday, with 2,756 people testing positive for the virus on Sunday and 34 fatalities occurring from the…
WWF-trained fishermen catch 100 m. tons of sea catfish at Khai Creek
KARACHI: In an unusual happening, WWF-Pakistan's trained fishermen caught more than 100 metric tons (m. tons) of sea catfish from the Indus Delta on Saturday evening.
A fishing boat from…