SEOUL (Reuters) : North Korea has conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapons system in a...
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US urges restraint as Pakistan, Iran trade air strikes
WASHINGTON (AFP) : The United States urged Pakistan and Iran Thursday to avoid escalating tensions...
Pakistan-Iran raids raise stakes amid regional tensions
ISLAMABAD (AFP): Pakistan and Iran’s cross-border air raids this week targeting militants on...
Israeli strike kills 16 in southern Gaza; no word on...
24 Chinese warplanes around Taiwan in first show of...
China offers to mediate between Pakistan and Iran...
Ukrainian air force shoots down 22 out of 33 Russian...
Hezbollah rejected US overtures, still open to...
ISPR: Precision strikes destroyed BLA, BLF terror...
Global
Trump breaks silence on Navalny, casts no blame on Putin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump, who drew criticism as U.S. president for his praise of Russian...
Israeli strikes hit near south Lebanon city of Sidon
BEIRUT (AFP): At least two Israeli air strikes hit southern Lebanon on Monday near the coastal city...
IAEA chief says Iran’s nuclear enrichment activity remains high
VIENNA (Reuters): Iran continues to enrich uranium well beyond the needs for commercial nuclear use...
Navalny’s widow, Yulia, vows to continue his fight for...
UK court finds Senegalese man guilty over migrant sea...
Israel/oPt: UN experts appalled by reported human...
Saudi Arabia hosts U.S. CENTCOM command surgeon and...
India’s heritage hit by Delhi...
12 gunmen killed in clashes with military in Mexico
Business
Russia leapfrogs Saudi Arabia to become China’s top crude...
BEIJING (Reuters): Russia leapfrogged Saudi Arabia to become China’s top crude oil supplier...
Waymo seeks to expand driverless service to Los Angeles
Los Angeles (Reuters): Waymo, Alphabet Inc’s Google autonomous driving unit, said on Friday...
IMF recognizes stability in Pakistan’s economic activity
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged that Pakistan’s...
Editorial
National intituitions and political interference
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to sack its 53...
Istanbul Conference and Afghans
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has said on Wednesday that the much-anticipated Istanbul conference...
Pak-Iran border markets
A high-level Pakistani delegation led by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi paid an official...
Pakistan
Caretaker PM again skips court hearing
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday ruled that the caretaker prime...
Parliamentary leaders commend Senator Sadiq Sanjrani’s role
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: During a meeting of the House Business Advisory Committee (HBAC) on Monday...
Hoti thanks people for voting ANP
F.P. Report MARDAN: Former Central Senior Vice President of Awami National Party (ANP) and former...
PHC extends protective bails of Atif, Shahram
Budget assessment of KP universities: HEC appreciated...
PTI-backed independent candidates formally join Sunni...
IHC suspends victory notifications from Islamabad’s...
Punjab Assembly likely to meet on February 29
PHC approves transit bail of Ali Amin Gandapur
Afghanistan
Comprehensive Cultural Programs Planned for Panjshir Province:...
KABUL (BNA): Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwah, the Acting Minister of Information and Culture, has...
Afghans complain of intensifying deportations from Iran
KABUL (Agencies): Afghan refugees in Iran complain of the intensifying deportation of refugees...
Badghis residents want electricity extended to districts
QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): Some residents of western Badghis province have criticized the previous...
Balkh women grumble about lack of jobs, low wages
Not to force Afghans to react: Stanikzai
United Nations pledges continued support to Afghan...
Affected families in Herat complain about lack of...
Local officials: 8,000 houses needed for earthquake...
Fall semester exams held while excluded girls look on
Entertainment
Indian actress Shehnaz Gill says she faced body shaming during...
Monitoring Desk MUMBAI: Bollywood’s emerging actress and singer Shahnaz Gill, who rose to fame from...
Actress Ayesha Omar wishes to take a break after marriage
F.P. Report LAHORE: Pakistani actress, singer and host Ayesha Omar has said she will take a break...
‘Huey Tum Ajnabi’ continues to rule Box Office
F.P. Report LAHORE: Huey Tum Ajnabi, the directorial debut of renowned journalist Kamran Shahid...
‘Rust’ charges against Alec Baldwin formally dismissed
Indian superstar Madhuri cherishes Malala’s...
Bhumika Chawla happy to be remembered from ‘Tere...
Katrina Kaif shares stunning Eid look with fans on...
Meghan Markle slams ‘ridiculous’ leak of letter she...
‘The Challenge’: Russia releases first feature film in...
Articles
Protester who unfurled anti-Xi messages
Ye Bing A year ago, Peng Lifa draped protest banners from Beijing’s Sitong Bridge. They...
Connecting dreams: BRI’s legacy of cooperation
Syed Ali Nawaz Gilani A decade has gracefully elapsed since the inception of the Belt and Road...
Fanon’s conception of violence does not work in Palestine
Mark LeVine In the immediate aftermath of the unprecedented Hamas attack on Israel from Gaza, my...
Arts & Literature
Freedom and Responsibility by Hilary Bok
Monitoring Desk Can we reconcile the idea that we are free and responsible agents with the idea...
Highlights from the Ras Al-Khaimah Fine Arts Festival
Monitoring Desk ‘The Venture’ For the 10th-anniversary edition of the Ras Al-Khaimah Fine Arts...
Google and Malian teams save manuscripts rescued from Islamists...
Monitoring Desk LONDON: Google has finished the mammoth project of digitizing 40,000 Malian...
New Oliver Jeffers book scheduled to come out Oct. 4
Akaretler row houses host 3 shows of diverse...
‘Save Your Health Save The Planet: Dentistry For A...
Afghanistan’s reading culture and public libraries
Yeditepe Biennial takes on adventures around ‘frames’
Review: Twists arrive at a dizzy pace in ‘The Night...
Sports
Safeguarding India women wrestlers may be key to...
NEW DELHI (Reuters): The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), battling a sexual harassment scandal...
Klopp glad of FIFA, UEFA ‘shake’ as Liverpool spurn...
London (AFP): Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Friday he was “100 percent” behind...
Ten Hag confident Man Utd will improve when big players return...
London (AFP): Erik ten Hag is expecting an upturn in Manchester United’s fortunes in the new...
Pakistan mull changes in playing XI for second Test...
Pakistan spinner Noman Ali hospitalized in Australia...
Klopp glad of FIFA,UEFA ‘shake’ as Liverpool spurn...
Punjab police annual inter-range weightlifting and...
Saud, Rizwan and Salman hit half-centuries on day one...
England will learn from West Indies defeats: Coach Mott
Technology
Ford to build new US electric battery plant with Chinese partner
MICHIGAN (AFP): US auto manufacturer Ford announced Monday that it will build a new $3.5 billion...
Dubai says flying taxis to take off by 2026 from 4 stations...
DUBAI (AP): Dubai again is planning for the takeoff of flying taxis in this futuristic city-state...
South Korea aims to join AI race as startup Rebellions launches...
SEOUL (Reuters): South Korean startup Rebellions Inc launches an artificial intelligence (AI) chip...
WhatsApp users will soon be able to share high...
European telecoms’ advertising venture against...
Russian spacecraft leaks coolant, station crew...
Instagram also likely to introduce paid ‘blue...
China approves 87 new video games including titles by...
Apple to defend mobile payment system at Feb14 EU...
Health
India awaits WHO information on any cough syrup link to Gambia...
NEW DELHI (Reuters): India is awaiting World Health Organisation evidence of a link between an...
Study claims people would do ‘nearly anything’ for...
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: Nearly 75% of the people surveyed in a study in America said that they...
Smoking increases risk of illness, viral infection
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: A new study conducted by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Centre shows that...
News in Picture
KARACHI: Security forces inspecting the spot after attack on...
“Today Cartoon”
LAHORE: PTI chairman Imran Khan meeting with Chief Minister of...
Travel
British Airways ‘king of cancellations’ as 900...
Laura O’Callaghan LONDON : British Airways has made itself “king of cancellations” for the...
Meet pilot Aisha Al Mansoori, the UAE’s first female captain
Nilanjana Gupta DUBAI: There is no limit for Emirati women, says Aisha Al Mansoori who has risen...
UAE to UK flights will be cheapest in October, data reveals
Hayley Skirka DUBAI: Airfares between the UAE and London look set to remain high for the rest of...
PIA offers discount for students travelling between...
Sweet water: Most refreshing, picturesque lakes around...
New Zealand to extend visas of some onshore working...
Buttigieg to airlines: Summer flight cancellations...
Emirates to suspend Nigeria flights over blocked...
American Airlines cuts 31,000 flights from its...
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Food
New rain, snowfall spell to hit many cities
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Different areas of the country will receive light rain and snowfall from...
Europeans launch alliance for climate-friendly cities
BRUSSELS (AFP): Culture ministers from across Europe have launched an alliance to create more...
Runaway West Antarctic ice sheet collapse not...
NEW YORK (AFP): The runaway collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet — which would trigger...