President felicitates Christians on Christmas, asks world to spread message of peace…
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21 : President Dr Arif Alvi Tuesday felicitated the Christian community across the world on the celebrations of Christmas and said the world needed to spread the message of…
Biden says US ‘prepared’ for Omicron as Israel calls for 4th shots
President Joe Biden on Tuesday told Americans worried about the rapidly spreading Omicron coronavirus variant that the country was "prepared" to fight it, as Israel -- which pioneered the…
Maryam advises PM to go home
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz has doubled down on her criticism of Prime Minister Imran Khan, demanding the premier step down and go home in light of the recent upset in the first phase…
New Zealand to tour Pakistan twice in 2022-23
Lahore, 20 December 2021: New Zealand Cricket has confirmed it will tour Pakistan for two Tests and three ODIs in December/January 2022-23 as part of the Future Tours Programme and will…
EU to decide on new Covid jab as Omicron rages
The EU's drug regulator was set to decide Monday whether to approve a fifth Covid jab as the US warned of a bleak winter with the Omicron variant spurring new waves of infections globally.…
Muslim nations pledge to help unlock frozen Afghan assets
Muslim nations resolved Sunday to work with the United Nations to try to unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in frozen Afghan assets in a bid to tackle a growing humanitarian crisis.…
UAE ends cinema censorship, introduces 21+ rating
DUBAI: The UAE announced today it will no longer censor cinematic releases, introducing a 21 and above age rating for films it classifies for mature audiences.
The UAE, which is made up…
mmediate action a must as chaos in Afghanistan suits none: PM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 : Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday while highlighting the collapsing hospital systems, education sector and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan called for…
OIC leaders laud Pakistan’s efforts, call for unified action on Afghanistan crisis
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 : The Muslim world leaders attending the extraordinary session of OIC countries’ foreign ministers, Sunday called for an immediate and unified action to avert the looming…
RESOLUTION: OIC agrees to set up Humanitarian Trust Fund; launch food security…
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 : A specially convened meeting of the 57 member states of the OIC Sunday vowed to play a leading role in delivery of humanitarian assistance to the people of war-torn…
Inclusive govt, respect for women rights in Afghan govt’s interest: Qureshi tells…
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Saturday told his Afghan counterpart that an inclusive government and respect for human rights, particularly women, was in the…
Paris cancels New Year fireworks over Omicron fears
Paris on Saturday said it was cancelling its traditional New Year fireworks as Europe braced for tighter curbs to rein in the spread of the new strain of the coronavirus fuelling a…
Taliban govt resumes issuing Afghan passports in Kabul
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said Saturday they will resume issuing passports in Kabul, giving hope to citizens who feel threatened living under the Islamists' rule.
Thousands of…
Root joins elite group with 1,600 Test runs in calendar year
Joe Root became just the fourth player in history to chalk up 1,600 Test runs in a calendar year Saturday -- and the first since 2008 -- but a maiden century in Australia again eluded him.…
HBL PSL 2022: PCB and franchises agree on two additional picks
Pakistan Cricket Board and all six HBL PSL franchises have agreed that all teams may pick two additional players each in the Supplementary Category for the HBL Pakistan Super League 2022 to…