‘Govt to reopen educational institutions from Sept 15’
ISLAMABAD: The federal minister for education announced on Thursday that the government had taken the decision to reopen schools across the country from September 15, 2020 if health…
SBP revises bank timings to 9AM-5:30PM
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced Thursday that it was revising banks' timings to 9AM-5:30PM, revising the timings due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.…
5 aunties that broke the internet for their craziness
Often, angry Pakistani aunties have gone viral over the internet for all the wrong reasons. From the 'Colonel ki Biwi' to the woman who misbehaved with a Karachi traffic police cop, we…
CII receives ministry’s letter on Hindu temple
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs has formally written to the the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) seeking its opinion regarding the construction of a new Hindu temple with state…
Foreign students fear US deportation over Trump visa threat
Pakistani student Taimoor Ahmed is one of hundreds of thousands of foreigners enrolled in American universities now fearing for their future after Donald Trump's administration threatened to…
Pakistan invites India to file review petition in Kulbushan Jadhav case
ISLAMABAD; Pakistan has invited India to file a review and reconsideration petition after refusal by Commander Jadhav to do so.
Responding to media queries on the case of Indian…
International pilots association writes to PM Imran, expresses ‘deep…
ISLAMABAD: The President of the International Federation of Airline Pilots' Association (IFALPA) wrote a letter to PM Imran in which it criticised the statement made by Aviation Minister…
Ali Zaidi says JIT reports were given to his ‘chowkidar’
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Ali Haider Zaidi, said Tuesday during a talkshow that he was handed the JIT reports of Uzair Baloch, Nisar Morai and the Baldia Factory Fire…
Harvard, MIT move court to ban govt order revoking visas for foreign students
A US government order directed revocation of student visas for all students whose entire classes have shifted online
Journalist Ali Salman Alvi arrested for allegedly murdering wife Sadaf Zahra
A journalist, who worked as the producer for anchor Asma Shirazi, was arrested late last month on charges of murdering his wife and covering it up as suicide.
Ali Salman Alvi was arrested…
Malnutrition in poorer nations costs firms up to $850 bln: study
Hunger, poor nutrition and obesity not only present a health burden in developing countries but carry a hidden economic penalty that costs businesses up to $850 billion a year, according to…
Pakistan, China, Afghanistan to enhance cooperation on Covid-19, Afghan peace
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, China and Afghanistan reached a consensus on cooperation against COVID-19, the Afghan peace and reconciliation process and trilateral cooperation.
The development…
Trump begins US withdrawal from WHO
President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally started the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization, making good on threats to deprive the UN body of its top funding…
With relegation battle in full swing, tensions dominate English Premier League
AFP: Tensions are high as the fight to avoid relegation heads towards a dramatic conclusion in the English Premier League with only a few games left to go.
With just five games left, rock…
Amnesty International tells Pakistan to ‘reverse’ decision to halt…
The Amnesty International has criticised the government of Pakistan and urged it to review its decision to halt a temple in Islamabad, on Tuesday.
A tweet by the international body said…