China’s super rich got $1.5 trillion richer during pandemic: report
China's super wealthy have earned a record $1.5 trillion in 2020, more than the past five years combined, as e-commerce and gaming boomed during pandemic lockdowns, an annual rich list said…
Opposition has no leader of Imran Khan’s stature: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry has claimed that an alliance of opposition parties seeking ouster of Imran Khan from power have no politician of Imran Khan's stature in…
We will lose lives, livelihoods if virus rules not followed: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Planning Minister Asad Umar has again warned that Pakistan will lose lives and livelihoods if people don't follow government's guidelines in a bid to contain the spread of…
Virus, what virus? India gets back to work
India is on course to top the world in coronavirus cases, but from Maharashtra's whirring factories to Kolkata's thronging markets, people are back at work -- and eager to forget the…
Facebook unveils machine learning translator for 100 languages
Facebook on Monday unveiled software based on machine learning which the company said was the first to be able to translate from any of 100 languages without relying on English.
The…
Pakistan calls for reduction in Afghan violence
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi urged all Afghan sides to honour their respective commitments and work for reduction in violence leading to ceasefire.
FM Qureshi was…
Trump attacks coronavirus expert Dr Fauci, calls him a ‘disaster’
REUTERS: US President Donald Trump on Monday referred to infectious diseases expert Dr Fauci a "disaster", reassuring voters and his constituents that he could secure a win despite trailing…
Pakistan announces squad for Zimbabwe series
Chief Selector Misbah ul Haq announced Pakistan's upcoming squad for the ODI and T20I series against Zimbabwe on Monday, stating that he had chosen a team of experienced players for the…
Sindh govt distances itself from arrest of Captain Safdar
KARACHI: Education Minister Saeed Ghani has denied the involvement of the Sindh government in the sudden arrest of Captain Safdar on charges of sloganeering at the shrine of Quaid-e-Azam…
Fawad Chaudhry defends arrest of Capt Safdar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Monday that Sindh police were right to arrest Captain Safdar for chanting slogans at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali…
Police arrest Captain Safdar for chanting slogans at Quaid’s Mazaar in Karachi
PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz on Monday morning tweeted that police "broke my room door at the hotel" at the Karachi hotel where she was staying and arrested her husband, Captain (retd)…
PPP workers beat up SAMAA reporter Sanjay Sadhwani
KARACHI: PPP volunteers beat up SAMAA TV reporter Sanjay Sadhwani on Sunday after he showed a group of women supporters of the party being not allowed to leave the Bagh e Jinnah venue.
In…
Hafeez Centre Lahore fire causes losses worth millions, rages on after 12 hours
LAHORE: The city's biggest plaza selling electronics caught fire on Sunday, causing losses worth millions with firefighters still battling flames 12 hours after the flames broke out.
No…
Opposition’s PDM pulls mammoth crowd in Karachi’s Bagh-e-Jinnah ground
KARACHI: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Sunday pulled a massive crowd at the Bagh-e-Jinnah stadium on Sunday, with leading Opposition figures telling PM Imran Khan his days in…
Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to visit Pakistan: FO
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-e-Islami of Afghanistan, along with a delegation will be visiting Islamabad from 19-21 October 2020.
During the visit, Hekmatyar will call on Prime…