Sindh govt introduces payment of motor vehicle tax online
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Thursday allowed the payment of motor tax vehicles online, said the Excise department of the provincial government, adding that the focus of the move was to…
Pakistan, South Korea navies conduct bilateral exercise
Pakistan Navy Ship ZULFIQUAR (with embarked helo) participated in Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with South Korean Navy Ship DAE JO YEONG.
Both ships are patrolling in Gulf of Aden as part of…
One stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds, according to first ever joint UN estimates
Almost 2 million babies are stillborn every year – or 1 every 16 seconds – according to the first ever joint stillbirth estimates released by UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank Group and the…
China tells Indian media not to call Taiwan a country
NEW DELHI: China was accused by Taiwan of trying to impose censorship in India after its embassy in New Delhi advised journalists to observe the “one-China” principle after newspapers…
National T20 Cup: PCB allows players to be joined by their families
Pakistan Cricket Board has allowed the players and support staff to be joined by their families in the team hotel for the second round of the National T20 Cup, which gets under way in…
National T20 Cup moves to Rawalpindi
Defending champions Northern will be the team to beat when the second-leg of the National T20 Cup for First XI teams begins at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday. Northern won each of…
Global civil society group urges Pakistan to prevent further attacks on transgenders
A global civil society alliance has called on Pakistani authorities to organize "prompt and impartial investigations" into the recent wave of attacks against the country’s beleaguered …
Pakistan marks 15th anniversary of deadly 2005 earthquake
Pakistan is marking the 15th anniversary of the deadly 2005 earthquake that hit Azad Kashmir and parts of northeastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killing more than 87, 000 people.
At 8:52 am on…
Coronavirus may push 150 million people into extreme poverty: World Bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic could push as many as 150 million people into extreme poverty by the end of 2021, wiping out more than…
Pakistan reaffirms support for territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephone conversation with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to exchange views on bilateral relations, regional…
Harris assails Trump virus ‘failure’ in newly civil election debate
Democratic vice presidential hopeful Kamala Harris on Wednesday called Donald Trump's Covid-19 response a historic failure that disqualified him from a second term, in a pointed but mostly…
Catching coronavirus was ‘blessing from God’, says Trump
REUTERS: In a surprising statement, US President Donald Trump, who tested positive for COVID-19, eager to revitalize his ailing re-election campaign, repeatedly stressed how well he felt so…
Govt will fall under its own weight, says PDM
LAHORE: The incumbent government is on crutches and it will fall on its own weight, said PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday, as she addressed a joint press conference with JUI-F…
September was world’s hottest on record
ast month was the world’s hottest September on record, with unusually high temperatures recorded off Siberia, in the Middle East, and in parts of South America and Australia, the European…
27 women cricketers set to join PCB camp after Covid-19 clearance
Twenty-seven women cricketers will arrive in Karachi on Thursday for the National High Performance Camp after they tested negative in their first Covid-19 tests.
The players will undergo…