Worldwide, 463 mn children can’t access virtual schooling: UN
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and widespread school closures, at least one-third of students affected around the world lack access to virtual education, according to a UN study released…
New Zealand mosque gunman sentenced to life without parole
New Zealand mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant was sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday for the massacre of 51 Muslim worshippers, with a judge calling him "wicked" and "inhuman".…
US sanctions two dozen Chinese companies
AFP: The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions and restrictions on two dozen Chinese companies and associated officials for taking part in building artificial islands in disputed…
Mehwish Hayat slams Indian media for ‘gutter journalism’
Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat slammed Indian media on Wednesday for their "gutter journalism", stating that she would not shy away from highlighting New Delhi's atrocities in occupied…
PM Imran urges Afghan leader to seize ‘historic opportunity’ for…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan urged Afghan leaders on Wednesday to "seize the historic opportunity" for an intra-Afghanistan political settlement and ensure peace returns to the…
Pakistan: Weekly weather outlook
Strong monsoon currents are penetrating in lower and upper parts of the country. A weak westerly wave is present over Northwestern parts of the country which is likely to strengthen on…
YouTube video removals soar as software enforces rules
YouTube said Tuesday that video removals soared in the second quarter of this year as the company relied more on software to enforce content rules to protect workers from the pandemic.…
Hillary Clinton urges Biden not to concede in close election
Hillary Clinton, who lost to Donald Trump in 2016, said Tuesday that this year's Democratic challenger Joe Biden should refuse to concede until all votes are counted in a tight and possibly…
Pakistan cautions against ‘spoilers’ in Afghan peace process
A Taliban Political Commission (TPC) delegation, headed by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, called on Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday.
During the meeting, views were…
CM Murad declares rain emergency in Sindh
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah declared rain emergency across Sindh on Tuesday, according to which the provincial government has cancelled government employees'…
Flooded roads and power outages: Rains batter Karachi hard, make life miserable for…
KARACHI: Residents of Karachi bore the brunt of the torrential monsoon rain again as another spell of rain brought life to a standstill in the city.
Rains lashed Karachi on Tuesday,…
PM Imran urges Chinese firms to establish regional offices in Pakistan.
A delegation of 10 leading Chinese companies undertaking business ventures in critical sectors including energy, communication, agriculture, science and technology, financial sector and…
Negotiation is the only way forward in Afghanistan: Qureshi
Pakistan has invited key Taliban negotiators to its capital to push for peace talks to end the conflict in neighbouring Afghanistan, Islamabad's foreign minister said Monday.
The Taliban…
Africa to be declared polio-free
The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to certify on Tuesday that the African continent is free from wild polio, four years after the last cases appeared in northeastern Nigeria.…
PM Imran announces current account surplus of $424mn
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan tweeted on Monday that after recording a deficit over the past couple of years, the current account has recorded a surplus of $424mn for the month of…