WASHINGTON (AFP): China is bolstering its space capabilities and is using its civilian program to...
Top Stories
No compromise on security of Chinese workers in Pakistan
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday assured that the...
Israel-Hamas talks on Gaza truce ‘stalling’
DOHA (AFP): Negotiations between Israel and Hamas to secure a truce in Gaza and a release of...
Iran president warns of ‘massive’ response...
Iranian military says it is ready to deal with any...
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll...
Netanyahu ‘dragging West into total war’: Iranian...
Middle East on edge as Israel and Iran trade threats
Iran navy escorting Iranian commercial ships to Red...
Global
G7 renews commitment to upholding rule of law
FP Report ITALY: As the international community faces multiple crises we, the G7 Foreign Ministers...
G7 condemns Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine
FP Report WASHINGTON DC: The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the...
Eight killed in Russian strikes, as Ukraine downs bomber
KYIV (AFP): Russian strikes against Ukraine on Friday killed at least eight people, including two...
Hamas slams US veto of Palestinian UN membership bid
International reactions after Israel’s reported attack...
ASEAN says ‘deeply concerned’ over escalating Myanmar...
Kenya mourns defence chief killed in helicopter crash
First-time voters rejoice in India’s Maoist...
Israel assault has turned Gaza into...
Business
Apple CEO meets Indonesia leader to talk investments
JAKARTA (AFP): Apple chief executive Tim Cook met Indonesia’s president on Wednesday, as the...
At Chinese trade fair, exporters despair their goods are...
GUANGZHOU (Reuters): Wu Huazhan’s Chinese television factory used to impose minimum orders to...
US Fed’s Powell says inflation fight may take...
WASHINGTON (AFP): The US Federal Reserve’s ongoing fight against inflation could take...
Why oil prices are muted despite Iran attack?
IMF lifts global growth forecast but signals pessimism...
IMF says Pakistan’s growth rate to remain 2pc in...
China’s GDP growth hits 5.3% in Q1-2024 –...
Abu Dhabi AI pioneerG42 Group gets $1.5b investment...
IMF projects UAE growth at 4.2% for 2025, highest in 3...
Editorial
Issue of missing persons
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Wednesday appeared before the Islamabad High Court...
Menace of terrorism
Another brave son of the soil, SP Ijaz Khan embraced Shahadat during an Intelligence Based...
The CASA-1000 energy project
The World Bank has expressed its willingness to finance the Central Asia-South Asia Electricity...
Pakistan
Bajaur By-election 2024 an overview of NA -8
Habib ul Hassan Yad In District Bajaur, Bye- elections for the National Assembly seat NA-8 and the...
PM to visit China onMay 14: Mashood
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Chairman of Prime Minister’s Youth Program, former provincial minister...
Govt deploys Army troops for by-elections
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Saturday approved the deployment of civil armed...
Afghanistan
Report: Taliban shift to methamphetamine production after poppy...
KABUL (Khaama Press): The Australian weekly “Saturday Paper” reported that the Taliban, following...
UNHCR demands $620.4 millions to assist Afghan migrants
KABUL (TOLOnews): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has announced in a report a...
UN stresses meaningful participation of women in all aspects of...
KABUL (Khaama Press): Indrika Ratwatte, Deputy Coordinator of the United Nations Office for the...
Kandahar: Every day 1,000 families receive Iftar from...
Iran tells illegal immigrants to return home
Pistachios prices 40 percent up in Balkh this year
UN requests $620 million to support Afghan migrants in...
JAC-R condemns Pakistan’s decision to begin 2nd phase...
Over 2,000 prisoners will be freed ahead of Eid al-Fitr
Entertainment
Akshay-Tiger, AR Rahman- Sonu Nigam to perform at IPL 2024...
NEW DELHI (Web Desk): Cricket’s ‘Super Bowl’ Indian Premier League (IPL) is set...
Shakira says it’s ‘good not to have husband’ post Gerard Pique...
(Web Desk): Latin pop star Shakira opened up about her life as a single mom to her two sons after a...
UK police asked to probe attempted breach of Kate medical notes:...
LONDON (AFP): Police have been asked to look at claims that at least one worker attempted to access...
Fashion designer Dries Van Noten to retire
Ex K-pop star leaves jail after five-year rape, spycam...
Hollywood actor Will Smith shares his experience of...
Timothée Chalamet transforms into Bob Dylan for biopic
Sara Ali Khan credits single mother Amrita Singh for...
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Jon embraces Islam
Articles
Nuclear energy cannot lead global energy transition
Masayoshi Iyoda On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake and a subsequent 15-metre tsunami...
Concerns over Jordan’s stability – view from Riyadh
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager Since last week, tens of thousands of people have protested at the Israeli...
Britain has always been a prime mover in NATO
Grant Shapps Big Brother ruling with an iron fist. Misinformation warping the truth. A population...
Arts & Literature
Mobile museum tours Saudi Arabia with tales of Philippine history
Ellie Aben MANILA: When Brian Asinas Mendoza left the Philippines for Saudi Arabia in 2002, he took...
Inside Saudi Arabia’s first major Etel Adnan exhibition...
Maghie Ghali In a first for Saudi Arabia, the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, also known...
Art lovers throng Alhamra Hall to attend 8th Faiz Festival
F.P. Report LAHORE: Hundreds of people from different walks of life thronged Alhamra Hall to attend...
Barcelona street art installation calls for peace in...
Art collective behind some of the world’s most popular...
Human footprints 100,000 years old found in Morocco
Trailblazing female Arab artists in focus in new...
Vivid flora and fauna coexist in immersive paper...
Emirati artist Abdullah Al Saadi shifts focus to...
Sports
Injured Marsh out of IPL in World Cup worry for Australia
MUMBAI (AFP): Delhi Capitals all-rounder Mitchell Marsh will return home from the Indian Premier...
Liverpool’s title hopes hit by loss to Palace
LIVERPOOL (AFP): Liverpool’s Premier League title challenge suffered a potentially fatal blow...
Pakistani squash players win big at Australian Jr Open
LAHORE (Monitoring Desk): The young Pakistani squash players, Mahnoor Ali and Mahwish Ali...
Monte Carlo Masters: Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Casper...
Pakistan pacer Ihsanullah leaves for England for...
Carlos Alcaraz: Spaniard withdraws from the Barcelona...
Hasan Ali reaches England to feature in County...
Ruud sees off Djokovic to set up Tsitsipas final
Match officials announced for Pakistan vs New Zealand...
Technology
Apple in talks to bring Google’s Gemini AI to iPhone:...
NEWYORK (AFP): Apple is in advanced negotiations with Google to adopt its powerful Gemini AI models...
Will AI save humanity? US tech fest offers reality check
NEW YORK (AFP): Artificial intelligence aficionados are betting that the technology will help solve...
Turkey moves against Meta over Threads-Instagram data sharing
ISTANBUL (Reuters): Turkey’s competition authority imposed on Monday an interim measure on...
Monsters, asteroids, vampires: AI conspiracies flood...
Gemini’s flawed AI racial images seen as warning...
Xpeng to launch cheaper EV brand amid fierce China...
Meta investigated over illicit sale of drugs: Report
Apple with no AI lacks sheen, looks more like Coca...
OpenAI unveils its innovative ‘figure 1’...
Health
European countries that allow assisted dying
PARIS (AFP): France could become the next European country to legalise assisted dying for the...
Serum Institute of India looks beyond COVID with new vaccines...
PUNE (Reuters): The CEO of the world’s biggest vaccine maker, Serum Institute of India, said...
Expert gives tips to keep heart healthy
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: A health expert on Sunday urged the public to adopt a healthy lifestyle...
News in Picture
“Today’s Cartoon”
PESHAWAR: KP Caretaker Chief Minister, Justice (R) Syed Arshad...
“Today’s Cartoon”
Travel
German Airport Security Staff Strike, Disrupting Flights
GERMANY: Security staff at 11 German airports, including Frankfurt, launched a 24-hour strike on...
Three killed, nine injured in hangar collapse at US airport
Idaho (AFP): A hangar under construction at an airport in the US state of Idaho collapsed on...
World’s air travel edges back to pre-Covid levels
NEW YORK (AFP): Air travel took another major leap in 2023 rising to 94 percent of 2019 levels as...
Kids Corner
Schedule for matric exams announced in Islamabad
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Islamabad (FBISE) has...
Pneumonia claims six more lives of children
F.P. Report LAHORE: Dangerous pneumonia has claimed the lives of six more children in Punjab, on...
First child cured of rare brain tumour ‘offers real...
PARIS (AFP): When Lucas was diagnosed with a rare type of brain tumour at the age of six, there was...
Children’s excessive use of smartphones: Afghan...
Abbott must face lawsuit over PediaSure height claims
Mother ‘mistakenly’ puts month-old baby in...
Schools are trying to get more students therapy. Not...
UNICEF says 700,000 children in Sudan at risk of worst...
‘Newton of Gaza’ creates system to light up family tent
Food
Reuse your roast: 3 recipes to turn festive leftovers into...
Nicole Barua During holiday season kitchens and tables overflow with food as people circle around...
‘Patta Tikka’: In northwestern Pakistan, lamb liver with fat...
Wasim Sajjad PESHAWAR: Noor Zada Shinwari has his hands full with over half a dozen skewers placed...
Festive food: Try this show-stopping duck breast with a Middle...
DUBAI: If you’re still looking for a showstopping dish for your upcoming festive celebration...
Christmas and New Year’s Eve meals and parties...
Festive recipes: 3 desserts with flavours of almonds...
Hong: a culinary journey through China right in the...
Karachi’s new winter sensation, crab soup, attracts...
Where we are going today: ‘Al-Mamlaka Social Dining’
Journeying through time and taste with pomegranates
Alarming situation of air pollution in Pakistan
Ghazala Anbreen Key findings from the 2023 World Air Quality Report reveal that Pakistan is the...
UN warns ‘planet on the brink’ after warmest decade on record
NEW YORK (AFP): Global heat records were “smashed” last year, the UN confirmed Tuesday, with 2023...
Bangladesh, Pakistan and India ‘smoggiest countries’...
SINGAPORE (Reuters): Pakistan remained one of the world’s three smoggiest countries in 2023...