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• Proposed legislation aims to merge Public-Private Partnership Authority and Privatisation Commission • Seeks to provide immunity to incumbent, former chairmen, secretaries and other officials ISLAMABAD: The government…
Brazil’s leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pulled off a dramatic comeback on Sunday as he clinched a re-election victory , but his rival Flavio Bolsonaro refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to…
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said on Sunday that Sohail Afridi and Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati were “in safe hands” after being placed under house arrest. Afridi, who has become non-functional…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s food supply remains sharply misaligned with national dietary guidelines, with major shortages of vegetables, fruits, roots and tubers, and pulses, while cereals and sugar remain in excess of…
• Spox rejects reports about core committee being ‘sidelined’ • ‘Strengthening’ of parliamentary body suggested, but not decided, says Panjutha ISLAMABAD: Amid a deluge of reports suggesting a change in the party’s…
PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court has ruled that contracting a second marriage cannot be a conclusive ground to deprive a mother of the custody of her child. A single-member bench consisting of Justice Mohammad Naeem Anwar…
• Average cost of mobile phone with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage has risen to around Rs40,000 compared to Rs22,000 a few months ago • Dealers say while govt taxes have not increased significantly, rising cost of chips is…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Qatar have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral economic ties, exploring new avenues for trade and investment, and expanding cooperation across key sectors, including…
• Netanyahu faces tight race against Bennett, Lapid, Eisenkot in tomorrow’s polls • Warns Iran against attempts to disrupt elections • Israeli strikes kill seven people in Gaza, including three at university HEBRON:…
Fortune favours the brave, and on Sunday it favoured Shadab Khan just when he seemed to have been abandoned by it. He had dragged Pakistan from the brink of defeat to within touching distance of victory in the One-day…
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on Sunday that Jhang Deputy Commissioner Babar Sahib Din was being removed immediately over the recent use of an official vehicle of the Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory…
THE nature of Pakistan’s role in global politics is once again the subject of much debate. Several officials are ferrying messages between Iran and the US for an end to the conflict, having helped organise a short-lived…
A WAVE of protests is sweeping across the world in a season of unrest. From West to East, the street is confronting the state.
THE announcement of an indicative wheat price of Rs4,500 per 40 kilograms may have come too late for Sindh farmers, but it is welcome as far as it goes. That is not far.
Pakistan’s new auto policy was meant to take effect on July 1. It is yet to be finalised.
Pakistan’s agricultural crisis is generally framed around water scarcity, rising input costs, declining productivity and profitability and climate change. Yet another structural problem – the subdivision of agricultural…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s warning against resistance to tax reforms has once again put a spotlight on the efforts to restructure the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The warning came after a pen-down strike call by…
Billionaire American investor Bill Ackman on Sunday said that Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich should not serve in Israel’s next government, saying the two far-right politicians had caused enormous damage to the…
Flights resumed at Riyadh’s international airport on Sunday following a series of deadly attacks on the facility that saw it closed for two weeks , even as Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted the country with strikes. King…
Security forces killed six terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. The IBO was conducted on Saturday in DI…
ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Sunday claimed to have busted an international child pornography network in which a father was allegedly involved in making and selling explicit videos…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday launched a scheme under which the government would distribute 500,000 Chromebook laptops to students nationwide over two years. He addressed the launch ceremony in…
Brazil held its breath on Sunday as voters went to the polls to decide between leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva or his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro. It is the final electoral battle for Lula, who turns…
An Israeli strike on a university in Gaza City killed three people on Sunday, staff and a local hospital said, while the civil defence agency reported four others killed elsewhere in the territory. Reached for comment,…
ISLAMABAD: The capital’s police have introduced a new leave policy to ease difficulties faced by officers and officials in obtaining leave and ensure, for the first time, that all personnel get at least one day of…
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday assured the residents of Islamabad that “not a single tree” will be cut down during the planned upgradation of the city’s F-9 Park. In a post on X, the minister shared an…
An army major was martyred and four terrorists were killed during intelligence-based operations in Balochistan, the military’s media wing said on Monday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement…
• Salman Akram Raja tries to quell talk of ‘disagreement’ among core committee members • Insiders say march date was announced without consultation; protest plans kept under wraps, even from party leaders ISLAMABAD:…
Alberta decides Monday if it wants to pursue a binding referendum on leaving Canada, with Prime Minister Mark Carney warning a separatist win would bring dangerous uncertainty during a trade war with the United States.…
Satellite images from 2000 and 2025 show mangroves near Mai Kolachi replaced by reclaimed land.—Courtesy Suparco ISLAMABAD: New satellite images from 2000 and 2025 released by the country’s space agency show a…
ISLAMABAD: As liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices surge following the closure of the Rahimdad-250 border post, market stakeholders on Sunday urged the government to shift from monthly to weekly or daily pricing, in…
• Dar discusses evolving regional situation in call with Araghchi • Iranian FM says Tehran rejects intimidation but remains open to dialogue • Insists seven-day Hormuz reopening proposal remains on table • Pakistani,…
• Industry says 500 ginning factories, over 150 textile mills closed • Ginners allege imported inputs meant for re-export are being sold locally LAHORE: Cotton arrivals at ginning factories rose 7.53 per cent…
QUETTA: As many as 18 labourers working at a marble mine in the Naal area, about 40 kilometres from Khuzdar city, were kidnapped on Sunday, police said. A large group of armed men entered the mine premises, held the…
KARACHI: A road project promising to bring relief to the city’s traffic problems has become the centre of a tense confrontation, with a clash between Pakistan Railways (PR) police and Karachi Metropolitan Corporation…
• Clifton residents, environmentalists stage rally to protest construction at key waterway • Demand suspension of work until EIA is conducted and project details are made public KARACHI: Expressing concern over…
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Sunday that if the opposition was willing to fight against terrorism and engage with the Centre on a plan, governor’s rule and emergency imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa could…
Sri Lanka were cruising. Only 53 runs stood between them and a flying start in the One-day International tri-series opener against Pakistan after Pavan Rathnayake and Janith Liyanage’s 119-run stand.
The captain of a flydubai flight who was attacked by a co-pilot who intended to crash the plane has described blocking axe blows to the head and screaming for help as he reached for a knob to open the cockpit door.…
ISLAMABAD: Representatives of the Ministry of Human Rights informed the National Assembly on Wednesday that 63,367 cases of violence against women were registered in the country during the last three years. Shockingly…
LAHORE/KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), apparently taking a step back quietly, has allowed former captain Mohammad Rizwan and opener Imamul Haq to represent their respective teams in the seventh round of the…
The Path Shala (school) building stands tall in Bhabara Bazaar. The building reflects the architectural taste of Bhabara’s traders.
Egypt is ready to provide Saudi Arabia with the support it needs to defend its security and stability, the presidency said on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis said two officers…
AS plans for large data centres take shape in Pakistan, the debate has centred on jobs and investment, while a more basic concern has received little attention: water. Why would a data centre compete for water?
Pakistan needs infrastructure. It also has little fiscal space to pay for it.
Rice is Pakistan’s second-largest crop after wheat and the country’s largest agricultural export commodity. For decades, the Punjab government consistently enforced a ban on raising rice nurseries before May 20 under…
Many Pakistani economists had tipped Susan Athey, celebrated for her groundbreaking work on internet search auctions and digital marketplaces, for this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics. However, the winners, American…
HISTORY, it has famously been said, repeats itself first as tragedy and then as farce. Today, it is repeating itself in Pakistan as both tragedy and farce.
Indian actor Tiger Shroff remained unhurt in a shooting incident in Mumbai’s Juhu area, in which his driver and a bystander sustained injuries, local media reported. A report by Indian news website The Hindu quoted an…
EVEN 128 years after his death, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan lives on. Born on Oct 17, 1817, Sir Syed passed away in 1898, but he has been endowed with Hayaat-i-Javed, or the eternal life, it seems.
Pakistan’s first astronaut will undertake a space mission from a Chinese space centre on November 25, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Sunday. The minister made the announcement while addressing the concluding…
United States President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed his ally Benjamin Netanyahu as the longtime Israeli prime minister struggles for an edge in next week’s parliamentary election . Trump praised Netanyahu as a…
PESHAWAR: Despite being in throes of violence for the past many decades, Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has most of the time enjoyed political stability. The violence came and went but political stability…
A fresh Houthi strike hit Riyadh’s international airport on Sunday, killing one person — a Pakistani resident — and wounding 11 others, a day after another deadly attack claimed by the Yemeni group forced authorities to…
Key developments: Emergency imposed under Article 232 , governor’s rule under Article 234 Cabinet recommended move due to KP govt’s ‘ deliberate disengagement from the fight against terrorism’ Technocratic council…
SWABI: Police raided various areas to arrest PTI workers to stop them from holding a meeting in the Shewa Adda area of Razaar tehsil here on Sunday. As per arrangements, former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail…
LAHORE: The concerns of the Punjab Police personnel, already facing issues of bad food and missing facilities during deployment in Rawalpindi division to counter the PTI march, further deepened on Sunday on the…
KARACHI: Just days after kidnapped sailors from MT Honour 25 were reunited with their families, another Pakistani seafarer’s family is seeking the return of his mortal remains, following his demise after his ship came…
• Pakistan Textile Exporters Association cites weak Western demand, higher freight, rising production costs • Exporters seek 6-8pc Duty Drawback of Local Taxes and Levies support, clearance of outstanding refunds •…
• FPCCI urges Nepra to reject inflated, disputed claims; flags previously disallowed, unverified adjustments • Demands detailed written responses, participation in public hearings • Discos claim Rs2.64tr in revenue…
KARACHI: Environmentalists and residents from across the city, including Clifton Block 5 Residents Association, Clifton Defence Community (CDC) and Karachi Residents’ Community (District South), gathered at the…
KARACHI: Around 25 per cent of cancer patients at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) are unable to complete their treatment, speakers said on the concluding day of a two-day conference, attributing the…
KYIV: US President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to what he described as an “energy ceasefire”, hours after Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky had pushed back against US pressure for…
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Sunday alleged that the PTI-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had a “nexus” with terrorist groups, as the Centre explained that the province’s security situation necessitated…
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman — who was being cast as the man who could defuse tensions between the Centre and the PTI until Sunday — has accused the government of reneging on…
KARACHI: The Karachi commissioner on Sunday imposed Section 144 in the metropolis till Oct 20 to prevent protests and demonstrations from inconveniencing the public and causing a “deterioration of the law and order…
Maaz Sadaqat hit a blistering 96 before Imran Randhawa’s miserly spell helped Pakistan thrash Sri Lanka by 82 runs in the second Twenty20 International and seal the three-match series for the hosts here at the…
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Sunday chaired the first meeting of the KP Advisory Council, which was formed by the federal government following the imposition of an emergency and governor’s rule in…
ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek-i-Tahafuz Ayin-i-Pakistan (TTAP) on Sunday condemned the imposition of governor’s rule and an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, terming the move unconstitutional and contrary to democratic…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Sunday authorised the deployment of Pakistan Army troops and assets in aid of civil power in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after imposing an emergency and governor’s rule in the province. The…
BORN in Karachi in 1945, Anwar Shaikh, a giant of Marxian economics and professor at The New School in New York, passed away last week. His father served in the Foreign Service as a result of which his family moved…
RECENT events are another reminder of how elusive political stability remains in the country. The confrontation between PTI and the government escalated after an effort at dialogue between them ended in mutual…
THE federal government on Sunday made good on its threat to dismiss an elected government and impose governor’s rule and emergency in KP. The president obliged.
AS URDU’S literary world is embracing the digital realities and moving towards the online versions, some of Urdu’s literary journals, in particular ones published by our universities’ Urdu departments, have adopted the…
At least 139 migrants, including at least 15 children, have died and around 84 are missing after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen, the United Nations’ International…
THE significance of Mir George Ali Murad Khan Talpur II, the last ruler of the former princely state of Khairpur who died on Oct 5, lies in more than just having witnessed the disappearance of a world. In Khairpur’s…
Announcing last Thursday that the United States will not launch military strikes against Iran before the midterm election, President Trump also made clear that the ongoing US naval blockade of Iran’s oil exports will…
A soldier was martyred and 12 terrorists killed in an exchange of fire in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district, the army’s media wing said on Sunday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the movement of…
A meeting of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement will be held on Monday in Riyadh and will focus on regional developments and ongoing cooperation among the member states, the Foreign Office (FO) confirmed. In a statement…
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday called on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi to discuss the political and security situation amid speculations of ‘imminent’ governor’s rule in the…
TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared on Sunday that there was no military solution to the US’ war against the Islamic Republic and that only negotiations based on “justice and fairness” could end the…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s nuclear electricity production increased by 3.7 per cent to a record 22.5 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2025, while solar power generation expanded even faster amid unaffordable overall energy prices.…
PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court has temporarily stopped deportation of 86 Afghan students studying in different public sector medical colleges in the province and allowed them to continue their studies. A bench consisting…
KARACHI: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Sunday staged a massive rally in support of the people of Gaza to mark the third anniversary of Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel on Oct 7, 2023 and to condemn Tel Aviv’s brazen…
RAWALPINDI: The failure of talks between the government and opposition PTI has raised fears of road closures in the garrison city, worrying residents, traders and students about possible disruptions in the coming days.…
ISLAMABAD: Special units have been established to prevent “anti-state propaganda and fake news”, while cyber patrolling units have been made functional in all regions for monitoring of cyberspace, the National Cyber…
QUETTA: The engine of the newly launched Jinnah Peoples Train, operating between Kuchlak and Sariab, derailed near Kuchlak Railway Station on Sunday while leaving for its next destination towards Quetta. No casualties…
CAIRO: Omar al-Hassayna fled Gaza for Cairo after an Israeli airstrike wiped out much of his large family. Three years on, he remains there waiting for enough stability, security and reconstruction in his still…
PESHAWAR/LAKKI MARWAT/DI KHAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday launched the PTI’s long march towards Islamabad from Lakki Marwat, saying the party would “not accept” any policy that was against…
The PTI on Sunday asserted that the main reason for the breakdown of its talks with the Centre was that the latter refused to incorporate terms regarding access to incarcerated party founder Imran Khan into a proposed…
Yemen’s leader announced on Sunday the start of a new military operation to retake all territory held by the Houthis, even as the group made fresh gains on the ground, effectively encircling a government-held city. The…
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday that the talks between the federal government and the opposition had collapsed as the PTI had initiated its long march, accusing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail…
• Polluted water from Main Nara Valley Drain poses major threat to lake, says official • Area residents say their livelihoods are severely affected by declining fisheries DADU: Once known for its vast waters, rich fish…
Every month, Idrees sends money home from Dammam in Saudi Arabia. His wife pays the children’s school fees, the electricity bill and the cost of his parents’ medicines and buys food, fuel and clothing.
A multi-agency Australian counterterrorism unit is investigating links to Australia of the co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 , who allegedly stabbed his captain and then attempted to hijack the plane, a police…
The UK’s left-wing Green Party on Sunday voted to define Zionism as racism at the party’s annual get-together, drawing sharp backlash from British Jewish groups and the Israeli government. Members of the Greens, which…
The use of single-use plastic started in Bangladesh in the 1980s. In about half a century, the Buriganga, Dhaka’s lifeline, has become choked with plastic waste.
“WHAT do great teachers do?” I was asked this question recently. While there is no ‘right’ answer, there is an obvious and simplistic one.
THE collapse of talks between the government and opposition and sharpening of their confrontation have again put the country on edge. PTI leaders announced they would go ahead with their protest march on Islamabad.
THE nation was made to wait for all of Saturday as opposition and government representatives convened for the second time in as many days at Parliament House in Islamabad. Sadly, the wait did not pay off.
The war in the Middle East has turned a regional conflict into a global economic shock. Prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has pushed up oil, gas, freight and insurance costs, adding to inflation and squeezing…
The four Pakistanis who were injured during a security operation to recover a hijacked oil tanker off the coast of Somalia, along with the remains of three others who lost their lives in the episode, arrived in Karachi…
PROF ANWER Roomaan (1924-2013) in his book Balochistan Mein Urdu Zaria-i-Ta’leem, or Urdu as medium of instruction in Balochistan, has described the early history of Urdu in Balochistan. According to him, Balochistan’s…
A US Marine stationed on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa was arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Japanese woman, police said on Sunday. Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, is suspected of killing Anna Yagi,…
Bangladesh said on Sunday that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would not visit India until New Delhi extradited Sheikh Hasina, the Bangladeshi former premier who fled during a 2024 uprising. The countries have had a…
The body of Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi was buried in his hometown of Aliabad in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Hunza on Sunday after his funeral prayers that were attended by a large number of people. The climber was among the…
United States President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was pleased by the recent signing of a defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye. “Very happy to see that Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan have…
• Insiders say govt approached party senator with proposal to hold meeting in Parliament House • PTI parliamentary party to meet today to prepare strategy ISLAMABAD: As rumours swirl of a possible deal between the main…
• PML-N leadership continues consultations over formation of next govt in the region • Election for eight reserved seats on 24th • Victory notifications issued for Bagh polls MUZAFFARABAD: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday instructed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” 10 days of joint military exercises with South Korea as they were about to get underway, citing the cost of the drills and Seoul’s…
• Retail prices may rise by about 15pc if auction costs are passed on • Govt says signature bonus burden should not be transferred to consumers ISLAMABAD: Amid legal challenges and political pressure, the Petroleum…
ISLAMABAD: The government is seeking comprehensive amendments to the decades-old Gas Development Surcharge (GDS) law to strengthen recovery from defaulting consumers, account for situations where gas is sold below cost…
LAHORE: A fact-finding report released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has identified serious inconsistencies in the official record and account of the family of two young women — Amina and Anmol — who…
The country’s goods transporters announced on Sunday that they would postpone their strike for 40 days in “broader national interest”. The goods transporters had announced a countrywide wheel-jam strike on Aug 8 after…
Pakistan, along with seven other Muslim countries, on Sunday condemned Israel’s rejection of the road map for completing the implementation of United States President Donald Trump’s comprehensive plan to end the Gaza…
LONDON: More than 31,000 people, including several MPs, have signed a petition urging UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to hold a public inquiry into alleged media harassment of the late academic Jason Arday, the…
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said on Sunday that the party’s sit-in against the petroleum levy and rising fuel prices would continue until the government accepted its demands, warning that any attempt…
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday came to the defence of two government officials who drew flak after a video of them riding in a horse carriage during an Independence Day parade in Islamabad went viral on…
Cristiano Ronaldo has fuelled speculation about his retirement plans after saying the upcoming year will probably be the last of his playing career. The 41-year-old Portugal captain is one of the most decorated…
QUETTA: Two people were killed and three others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Wali Tangi area of Quetta district on Sunday, police said. According to police, unidentified attackers…
