KARACHI: With an aim to empower women through sports and support Pakistan’s female athlete, the PSL franchise Lahore Qalandars’ has joined the elite “Male Champions of Change” institute.
BEIRUT: A bomb attack claimed by Daesh killed US troops in northern Syria on Wednesday, weeks after President Donald Trump said the group was defeated there and he would pull out all American forces.
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau stated that former president Asif Ali Zardari, Faryal Talpur and Murad Ali Shah cannot be arrested upon any minister’s wish, in a statement on Wednesday.
KARACHI: Balochistan National Party (Mengal) leader Akhtar Mengal said on Wednesday that his party has given external support, but not a coalition partner of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government.
ISLAMABAD: Membership of 332 members of the parliament was suspended on Wednesday due to non-provision of details of their properties and assets, said the Election Commission of Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar is set to retire tomorrow and while he has been receiving congratulatory messages from fellow lawyers, an interesting exchange took place between him and Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan on the topic during the hearing of a case.
LONDON: The confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May's government taking place on Wednesday, which she is expected to win, is the first in nearly 26 years.
TORONTO: Amid threats to the safety of Saudi teenager Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who was granted asylum in Canada, the Toronto agency helping her has hired a security guard to ensure “she is never alone” as she starts a normal life, its executive director said on Tuesday.
A third of United Nations employees have reported experiencing sexual harassment at the world body over the last two years, according to the findings of the first-ever survey on such misconduct released Tuesday.
NAIROBI: Gunmen blasted their way into a hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and sending workers diving under desks to escape an attack claimed by Somalia-based group al Shabaab.
In the town of Dundalk near the Irish border, locals reacted with exasperation and concern at news that the British parliament had rejected a Brexit deal with the EU.
In the 1980s, the "Back to the Future" film franchise suggested we would all eventually wear self-lacing sneakers.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the victory over the Daesh terrorist group in Iraq and Syria was the result of endeavors by the two nations themselves and the United States played no role in defeating the outfit.
The European Union told Britain it could have a different kind of Brexit deal after its parliament overwhelmingly rejected the one negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May — but only if London changes its key demands.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has denounced Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories, as he assumes the chairmanship of the largest bloc of countries at the United Nations.
The UN Security Council (UNSC) is scheduled to vote on a six-month observer mission tasked with monitoring a ceasefire in Yemen’s Hudaydah and oversee a pullback of rival forces from the lifeline port city.
US-backed Kurdish militants have rejected Washington’s proposal for the establishment of a “security zone” under Turkish control along the Syrian side of the two countries’ border, saying it infringes on the sovereignty of the Arab country.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday ordered the relevant authorities to register Christian marriages in the country.
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi while airing his views in the National Assembly on Wednesday said that the chief justice did not order removal of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s name from the Exit Control List.
Smokers who’ll be having surgery for lung cancer should quit smoking before the operation, and the sooner the better, a new study shows.
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday accepted a plea for the early hearing of a petition seeking Prime Minister Imran Khan’s disqualification.
ISLAMABAD: An American woman, Sonia Sita Perez, who arrived in the federal capital without a visa was deported on Wednesday.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday suggested an advertisement campaign on media for recovery of nalain-e-pak, the shoes attributed to Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) which were reported stolen from Lahore's Badshahi Mosque in 2002.
YouTube on Tuesday clarified rules against posting videos of dangerous pranks, as risky "challenges" prompt people to video themselves doing things like biting into laundry soap or driving blindfolded.
Facebook announced Tuesday that it will invest $300 million dollars in various projects related to journalism, especially to promote local news, which has been hit hard in the digital age.
A patent lawsuit filed by Qualcomm Inc against Apple Inc was thrown out by a German court on Tuesday, in a reversal for the US chipmaker after it won a recent court ban on the sale of some iPhones in the country.
The Chief Executive Officer of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Air Marshal Arshad Mehmood Malik said on Tuesday that due to mismanagement and corruption the national flag carrier had become a liability.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Tuesday that internal and external challenges demand comprehensive national security response, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations press release.
Praising South African AB de Villiers’ decision to play PSL matches in Lahore this season, former stars from West Indies, England and South Africa have said that cricket atmosphere in Pakistan has always been very great and fans in country are hungry for more Cricket.
Iran’s bid to put a satellite into orbit, in defiance of US warnings, failed on Tuesday after the rocket carrying it did not reach escape velocity, as the country’s telecoms minister said a second launch would go ahead.
Opposition leaders agreed on Tuesday to adopt a joint strategy inside and outside Parliament and to give a tough time to the government on crucial matters.
Former United States ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter called on Prime Minister Imran Khan today at the Prime Minister’s Office.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced that all stolen, smuggled and unregistered devices will be blocked at midnight today.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday, while hearing a case pertaining to the construction of Nai Gaj Dam, censured Finance Minister Asad Umar and remarked “you people cannot work and your love for the country has lessened”.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has set January 21 as the date for hearing the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) appeals against Nawaz Sharif in Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investment corruption references.
The Economic Coordination Committee on Tuesday approved regulatory amendments in the Export and Import Policy Order 2016 to increase ease of doing business in Pakistan.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement of the opposition using the walkout in the National Assembly as a “pressure tactic to seek a National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) and evade accountability for corruption in NAB cases.”
FC Balochistan apprehended an unregistered Afghan individual in Balochistan’s Chaman area during an intelligence-based operation, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement on Tuesday.
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday warned the government will take "practical steps" if the Pakistan Peoples Party leadership failed to bring any change in Sindh.
Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday termed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s comment regarding opposition walkout in the National Assembly as “baseless”.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday was informed that then chief minister of Punjab Nawaz Sharif illegally transferred land of the Pakpattan shrine in 1985.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus target their first title of 2019 in the Italian Super Cup on Wednesday against a backdrop of controversy and protests over human rights issues and ticket restrictions imposed on female fans by hosts Saudi Arabia.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday in its verdict on a suo motu case related to the country’s burgeoning population growth ordered the government, civil society and religious scholars to tackle the issue.
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda said on Monday that Shehbaz Sharif’s demand about rebidding on Mohmand dam’s contract is a conspiracy.
An internally displaced Syrian mother has attempted to torch herself and her children to death in a refugee camp in southern Syria after she failed to find food for her family for three straight days.
The centrist mayor of the Polish port city of Gdansk has died, a day after a man stabbed him in the heart in front of hundreds of people at a charity event.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has rejected calls for his resignation, saying weeks of protests over a worsening economic crisis in the northeast African country will not lead to a change in the government.
A Palestinian teenager has died three days after being shot by Tel Aviv regime forces during clashes between Israeli troopers and a group of Palestinian protesters participating in an anti-occupation rally along the border between the besieged Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied territories.
For the first time in US history, Americans' odds of dying from an accidental opioid overdose are higher than from a motor vehicle crash, a according to a new report on preventable deaths.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad al-Hakim says the Baghdad government supports the restoration of Syria's membership in the Arab League, amid promising signs that the incumbent Damascus government led by President Bashar al-Assad is being admitted back into the Arab world after nearly eight years of foreign-sponsored militancy.
Jordanian King Abdullah II has made his first trip to Baghdad in more than a decade, meeting Iraqi President Barham Saleh.
A Boeing 707 cargo plane flying from the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan has crashed in Iran's Alborz province after it overshot the runway during landing. All 16 people on board the aircraft but one are presumed dead.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been touring the Middle East to rally support against Iran, but Tehran is not impressed.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has commended Iraq's positive stance on the promotion of ties with Iran, saying the two countries have managed to foil US bids to sabotage mutual relations.
A senior Sudanese parliamentarian says a draft military deal with Russia on mutual navy port visits could pave the way for Moscow to build a permanent military base on the Red Sea coast.
President Hassan Rouhani has assured the Iranian nation that Iran is the party that will eventually emerge victorious from the ongoing campaign of sanctions and pressure that the country has been subjected to by the United States and its allies.
Protesters have taken to the streets in Zimbabwe to voice their outrage over a sharp hike in fuel prices recently announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwe as a measure to tackle the country’s worst fuel shortage in a decade.
The Syrian government has welcomed talks with Kurdish groups aimed at maintaining the country’s unity after the Kurds called for a Russian-mediated deal with Damascus.
As many as a million fish are believed to have died along the banks of a major river system in drought-battered eastern Australia, and the authorities warned Monday of more deaths to come.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to “devastate Turkey economically” if it attacks US backed Kurdish militants in Syria after US withdrawal.
The Israeli regime’s Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz arrived in Cairo on Sunday to attend a natural gas conference in a rare visit to Egypt by an Israeli official, airport sources said.
Indonesia has found the cockpit voice recorder from a Lion Air plane more than two months after the Boeing Co 737 MAX jet crashed into the sea near Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board, search officials said on Monday.
Former president Asif Zardari on Monday said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman should appear before the National Assembly to answer questions related to cases against politicians.
Prince Fahad Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Monday called on Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the GHQ, the Inter-Services Public Relations said.
Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Monday that the Supreme Court verdict dismissing the National Accountability Bureau’s appeal against Nawaz Sharif in the Avenfield case was the legally correct decision.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar said on Monday that the judiciary did not interfere with the functioning of any institution and delivered within its remits.
Duanne Olivier sparked a Pakistan collapse as South Africa completed a series clean sweep with a 107-run win on the fourth day of the third and final Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Monday.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has tracked down properties of 96 more Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates.
A ruthless Rafael Nadal showed no mercy in a clinical first round thumping at the Australian Open Monday as fellow veteran Maria Sharapova issued her own warning with a "double bagel" demolition.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed a two-member bench to oversee the matter of a mentally ill prisoner on death row, Khizar Hayat, whose scheduled execution was suspended by the apex court on Saturday.
With just one month to go for the start of the Pakistan Super League 2019, South African star and former captain AB de Villiers has confirmed he will tour Pakistan for the Lahore Qalandars’ matches scheduled in the cricket-loving nation.
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May warned lawmakers on Sunday that failing to deliver Brexit would be catastrophic for democracy, in a plea for support two days before parliament is expected to reject her deal with Brussels.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday dismissed the National Accountability Bureau’s appeal against the suspension of the Sharif family’s sentences in the Avenfield reference.
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has tracked down properties of 96 more Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan, who is named as one of the ‘benamidars’ of a property in the UAE, claimed on Monday that she bought properties from the money she earned through sewing machines.
JOHANNESBURG: Duanne Olivier sparked a Pakistan collapse as South Africa completed a series clean sweep with a 107-run win on the fourth day of the third and final Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Monday.
ISLAMABAD: Spokesperson of Prime Minister Polio taskforce Babar Bin Ata said that active poliovirus transmissions were recorded in as many as eight cities of the country.
