In India-China crisis, an India-US bonanza in view
A border clash has plunged ties between India and China to their lowest point in decades. But one beneficiary looks clear -- the US-India relationship.
Experts say India could finally end…
Kohala, Azad Pattan projects to produce 1,800 MW electricity, 8000 jobs: PM
Kohala and Azad Pattan hydroelectric power projects launched by the federal government will produce 1,800 megawatt electricity and create 8,000 jobs.
In a facebook post on his official…
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan tests positive for coronavirus
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter tested positive for the new coronavirus on Sunday, a day after her father-in-law and top Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan and her…
Amitabh Bachchan, son Abhishek test positive for COVID-19
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his son, Abhishek, have both tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the legendary Bollywood actor tweeted about it on Saturday.
According to a…
5 killed in attack on South African church
One potential motive for the attack is a power struggle at the church between rival factions, local media reported.
No more unannounced loadshedding in Karachi from tomorrow, says Asad Umar
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said Saturday there will be no unannounced loadshedding in Karachi from tomorrow (Sunday).
Umar paid…
Adviser to KP CM on information Ajmal Wazir resigns after audio leak
PESHAWAR: KP adviser to the chief minister on information, Ajmal Wazir Khan, resigned on Saturday, a day after an alleged conversation involving the adviser leaked to the internet in which…
US reports record 69,000 COVID-19 cases in single day
REUTERS: New cases of COVID-19 rose by over 69,000 across the United States on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, setting a record for the third consecutive day as Walt Disney Co stuck to…
KE cannot be blamed for persistent loadshedding: CEO in public hearing
ISLAMABAD: The Karachi-Electric (K-Electric) cannot be faulted for the persistent loadshedding crisis in the country, said KE CEO Moonis Alvi during a public hearing arranged by the National…
Erdogan declares Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia a mosque again
President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia open to Muslim prayer as a mosque on Friday after a top court ruled that the ancient building’s conversion to a museum by modern…
Pakistan records 75 deaths, 2,751 new virus cases
ISLAMABAD: At least 75 people succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 5, 058.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and…
Changes to Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia could trigger heritage review: UNESCO
UNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia museum and the changes may have to be reviewed by its World Heritage committee, the United…
Closing schools ‘greater public health risk’ than reopening, says top…
Keeping schools closed in the coming academic year is a greater risk to children’s health than reopening them, even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers…
U.S. bans PIA flights over pilot concerns
The U.S. Department of Transportation said it has revoked permission for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to conduct charter flights to the United States, citing Federal Aviation…
COVID-19: Another 1.3mn Americans file for jobless benefits
More than 60,000 new COVID-19 infections were reported on Wednesday and U.S. deaths rose by more than 900 for the second straight day, the highest since early June