PM Imran Khan takes notice of motorway gang rape
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken a stern notice of incidents of rape involving a minor girl in Karachi and a mother of three in Lahore.
In the first incident, a…
Motorway incident: Lahore police chief under fire for victim-blaming
The Lahore police chief came under fire on Thursday from neitizens after he appeared to blame a victim of alleged gang rape.
The assault took place after mid-night on Thursday.…
Global COVID-19 death toll jumps past 900,000
afp: The coronavirus continues to takes lives relentlessly ever since it spread to almost all corners of the world from China lat year, as the global death toll rose past 900,000…
PM to launch Roshan Digital Account for overseas Pakistanis today
Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the Roshan Digital Account for Overseas Pakistanis on Thursday., which is set to be a major initiative offered to the Pakistani diaspora by overseas…
12 suspects arrested in Lahore gang rape case
LAHORE: At least 12 people have been arrested on suspicions of sexually assaulting a woman on Lahore-Sialkot motorway, a top official said.
Shahbaz Gill, Assistant to Prime Minister on…
Trump revels in nomination for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
US President Donald Trump revelled Wednesday in his nomination by a right-wing Norwegian politician for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
"Thank you!" he said in one of a flurry of tweets and…
Trump to announce US troop withdrawals from Iraq, Afghanistan
US President Donald Trump was expected to announce further troop withdrawals Wednesday from Afghanistan and from Iraq, where several thousand US troops hunting down jihadist sleeper cells…
COAS for protecting Pakistan’s vital interests against 5th generation warfare
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Wednesday lauded formations’ operational readiness and sustained efforts during Internal Security (IS) employment in aid…
13 govt properties fetch Rs179.35 million in Lahore auction
LAHORE: The second phase of the auction of Federal Government owned properties was held in Lahore on Wednesday. Federal Minister for Privatisation Mohammed n
Mian Soomro was the chief…
T20I rankings: Malan displaces Babar to grab top position
England batsman Dawid Malan has seized the No.1 position in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings after a fruitful home series against Australia, which England won 2-1.
The…
Qureshi heads to Moscow for SCO-CFM meeting
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi is visiting Moscow to attend the Meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (SCO-CFM) on 9-10 September 2020.
The invitation…
Pakistan condemns terrorist attack on Afghan vice president
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned a terrorist attack targeting the convoy of First Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh.
In a tweet shortly after the attack on Wednesday,…
Blast in Kabul targets Afghan VP Saleh’s convoy: officials
At least two people were killed and a dozen more wounded in an explosion targeting the convoy of Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh in central Kabul early Wednesday, officials said.…
Christian man sentenced to death in Lahore for blasphemy
By Zahid Hussain Khan
LAHORE: A Christian man has been sentenced to death on charges of insulting Prophet Muhammad, a capital offense under the country’s blasphemy laws, his lawyer said.…
More than 1 billion people face displacement by 2050: report
Rapid population growth, lack of access to food and water and increased exposure to natural disasters mean more than 1 billion people face being displaced by 2050, according to a new…