U.S. coronavirus deaths projected to more than double to 410,000 by January
U.S. deaths from the coronavirus will reach 410,000 by the end of the year, more than double the current death toll, and deaths could soar to 3,000 per day in December, the University of…
UN experts urge Pakistan to end enforced disappearance of Idris Khattak
UN human rights experts have called on the Pakistani authorities to end the secret detention of human rights defender Idris Khattak, who has not been heard from in more than nine months.…
Qureshi proposes job quota, separate budget for South Punjab
KARACHI: The South Punjab Secretariat will formally become operational on October 15, as decided by a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday.
The meeting on establishment…
SECP official Sajid Gondal reported missing from Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: A senior official of the Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has been reported missing from Islamabad, family and friends say.
Sajid Gondal, a former Dawn reporter…
PCB announces 208-match 2020-21 domestic schedule
Providing maximum opportunities for the best domestic performers to display their talent and stake their claim in the franchise and national sides underpinned the Pakistan Cricket Board’s…
HRW urges India to stop using pellet-firing shotguns in Kashmir
The Indian authorities should prohibit security forces in Jammu and Kashmir from using shotguns firing metal pellets to disperse crowds, Human Rights Watch said today.
Indian police and…
Over 7,000 health workers dead from coronavirus, Amnesty says
At least 7,000 health workers worldwide have died after being infected with the coronavirus, including more than 1,300 in Mexico alone, the most for any country, Amnesty International said…
Pakistan will continue to expose Indian-sponsored terrorism: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday regretting the decision by United Nations Security Council’s Sanctions Committee to block the designation of two Indian nationals as terrorists despite…
PMC Poll: Majority support Rizwan replacing Sarfaraz in all three formats
Positive Media Communications (PMC) recently held a poll on its Twitter account in which it asked people whether or not Pakistani wicketkeeper Rizwan should replace former captain and…
Opposition parties to hold APC on Sept 20 at Zardari House
ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties have announced holding an All Parties Conference (APC) on September 20 later this month at the Zardari House in the capital.
Addressing a press…
Asim Bajwa to resign after rebutting ‘baseless allegations’ on assets
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Lt Gen (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Thursday night announced he would resign from the post, after recent allegations against him…
PM asks interior ministry to table anti-torture bill
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the Ministry of Interior to expedite the process of tabling anti-torture bill.
Taking to Twitter on Thursday, PM Khan said that torture…
Altaf Hussain slapped with fine in UK for tax evasion
LONDON: The UK government has slapped MQM founder Altaf Hussain with a fine of more than £2 million over tax evasion, a media report said.
Further investigation is underway to determine the…
Indian PM Modi’s Twitter account hacked
The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been hacked, the social media giant confirmed Thursday.
Tweets were sent from the prime minister's feed asking for…
PPP surprised over govt’s silence, inaction on serious allegations against Asim Bajwa
Bilawal Bhutto's spokesman Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar expressed his surprise over government’s silence and inaction on serious allegations against Chairman CPEC Authority and SAPM on…