DHA ‘dancing fountain show’ creates a stir following first spell of rain…
KARACHI: The city received its very first spell of the monsoon rain and Karachiites' worst fears came true. Roads partly submerged in water became a common sight on social media but this one…
Britain’s decision on Huawei ‘not fixed in stone’
REUTERS: Britain’s decision to grant Huawei a limited role in building its 5G network is not “fixed in stone” and a government update on the Chinese company will be published before July 22,…
Virat Kohli faces conflict of interest probe
India captain Virat Kohli faces an inquiry into a potential conflict of interest over his positions in two business ventures.
DK Jain, ethics officer for the Board of Control for Cricket…
Pakistan summons Indian diplomat to protest ceasefire violations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday summoned a senior Indian diplomat to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to register Islamabad’s strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the occupation…
Health minister Zafar Mirza tests positive for coronavirus
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani State Minister for Health Zafar Mirza has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Taking to Twitter on Monday, the state minister said that he was isolating at…
Pakistan reports 3,344 Coronavirus cases, 50 deaths
KARACHI: Pakistan reported another 3,344 cases of coronavirus on Monday, taking the nationwide tally to 231, 817.
According to figures updated by the National Command and Control Centre,…
India overtakes Russia in virus cases
New Delhi - India has overtaken Russia to become the third worst-affected nation by the coronavirus after reporting 24,248 new cases Monday.
India has now confirmed 697,413 cases, including…
Christopher Columbus statue toppled by US protesters
Protesters in the US city of Baltimore pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus on Saturday, local media reported, the latest monument to be toppled in anti-racism demonstrations.…
Govt to consult CII on Hindu temple fund allocation
ISLAMABAD: The government has referred the issue of fund allocation for a Hindu temple in Islamabad to the Council for Islamic Ideology (CII), a top official said.
The move came after the…
Coronavirus cases rising in Saudi Arabia, UAE after curfews lifted
Saudi Arabia’s coronavirus infections have passed 200,000 and neighbouring United Arab Emirates 50,000, with the number of new cases climbing after the Arab world’s two largest economies…
PM orders strict enforcement of virus SOPs during Eid-ul-Adha
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered strict implementation of SOPs to curtail the spread of Coronavirus during Eid-ul-Azha.
He expressed these views during his visit to…
Etihad auditing licences of Pakistani pilots amid concerns
Etihad Airways is auditing its pilots with Pakistan-issued licenses, the Abu Dhabi airline said on Thursday.
Last month, Pakistan grounded 262 pilots amid suspicions they cheated on their…
Religious schools to resume classes, hold exams next month
Islamic religious schools announced that they would resume regular classes and hold annual exams from August 5, a media report said.
Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia Pakistan, one of the…
Modi visits Ladakh military base after China border clash
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to India's northern frontier region with China on Friday in his first trip to the area since a deadly border clash last month.
The…
US posts a record 53,000 new coronavirus cases
The United States posted a record 53,000 new coronavirus cases as the deadly pandemic accelerated across the Americas, but its slowdown in Europe led Britain to announce Friday the first…