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
‘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…