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Biden will not fire Defense Secretary Austin, Trump calls for...
WASHINGTON (Reuters): US President Joe Biden does not plan to fire Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin...
Pakistan rejects US State Department’s designation as...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has categorically rejected its designation as a Country of...
Russia says 300 evacuated from Belgorod over Ukraine...
Israeli strike kills top Hezbollah commander in Lebanon
Israel hits south Gaza as top US diplomat Blinken...
73 Palestinians killed, 99 injured in Israeli strikes...
China’s top spy agency says it exposes British...
Perpetrators of May 9 incidents facing judicial...
Global
France proposes Hezbollah withdrawal, border talks for Israel...
BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters): France has delivered a written proposal to Beirut aimed at ending...
Houthis fire two missiles at ship in Bab Al-Mandeb early...
RIYADH (Arabnews): Yemen’s Houthi rebels have fired two missiles at a ship in the Bab Al-Mandeb...
Indian magazine ordered to delete report on killings by army in...
NEW DELHI (AFP): An Indian news magazine said Tuesday that the government had ordered it to delete...
Business
Indian state of Tamil Nadu gets $80bn investment pledges from...
CHENNAI (Reuters): India’s Tamil Nadu state said on Monday it had signed pacts totalling 6.64...
Oil down as Saudi Arabia cuts prices to Asia
F.P. Report ANKARA: Oil prices dropped on Monday after Saudi Arabia’s decision to cap its prices...
US jobs deal fresh blow to early rate cut hopes
HONG KONG (AFP/ APP): Asian markets stumbled out of the gates Monday, extending last week’s grim...
Editorial
Manifold increase in professional tax
Khyber Pukhtunkhwa government has sent a notification to the offices of Accountant General and AGPR...
Opposition’s same old rant
Spokesperson of PML- N Maryam Auranzeb has alleged that PTI government is using the National...
Business friendly monetary policy
State Bank of Pakistan has further lowered the key policy rate by two percentage points. Bank...
Pakistan
PTI to charge IGP for killing of workers: Sher Afzal
Humayun Khan PESHAWAR: A divisional bench comprising of Chief Justice Peshawar High Court (PHC)...
MMC converted into profit-driven center
Anees Takar MARDAN: Mardan Medical Complex (MMC) and Bacha Khan Medical College (BKMC) previously...
Ashrafi condemns India’s role in Israeli attacks against...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Religious Affairs and Pakistani...
Afghanistan
Herat victims need protection, says UN
KABUL (Agencies): The United Nations describes the situation in Herat as dire after the earthquakes...
World Food Program appeals for $19 million to provide emergency...
KABUL (AFP) : The United Nations’ World Food Program on Wednesday appealed for $19 million to...
Deadly Gaza hospital strike: Condemnation not enough, says IEA
KABUL (Agencies): The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said on Wednesday it condemns in the...
Forgetting Afghan Women’s suffering is a profound...
Fearing earthquakes, Herat residents live in tents
Turkish Embassy pledges cooperation in treating drug...
Int’l Eradication of Poverty Day: Economic challenges...
Badakhshan women entrepreneurs hail improved market...
43,000 people directly affected by earthquakes
Entertainment
Iraqi-Canadian singer Ali Gatie gears up to perform at Wireless...
Monitoring Desk DUBAI: Ali Gatie is in reflective mood, and it’s easy to see why. The Iraqi...
Netflix F1 show slammed over tobacco advertising
NEW YORK (AFP): Netflix’s popular Formula One show is providing tobacco giants with a fast...
Farah Iqrar reveals why she suddenly started covering her head
F.P. Report KARACHI: Iqrar-Ul-Hassan’s second wife and anchorperson Farah Iqrar in a recent podcast...
Nawazuddin breaks silence after allegations from wife
Actress Kinza Hashmi enjoys crazy birthday bash with...
Sajal Aly showcases traditional beauty look of herself
Netflix making live-action ‘One Piece’ from popular...
Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan suffers rib injury while...
‘Creed III’ punches its way to top of...
Articles
Great nations win without war
Salwa Imdad Khokhar In our ever-evolving world, the concept of “winning without war” has gained...
Numaira: Collector of firsts and best example of women...
Shehnaz Nawaz Numaira Saleem is known for all the good reasons which are enough to make Pakistan...
Why major powers’ description of Israel as a democracy is wrong
Chris Doyle An obstinate lexicon of cliches garnishes every Western political figure’s...
Arts & Literature
South Africa’s trailblazing Black food writer dies of virus
Monitoring Desk JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s trailblazing Black food writer Dorah Sitole’s...
Crops’ chance to shine in ‘Grow’ project by...
Monitoring Desk ROTTERDAM (Reuters) – Long after the sun sets on a quiet farm in the Dutch...
‘Calligraphies of the Desert’ takes readers on an artistic...
LONDON (Arabnews): At first glance, readers of “Calligraphies of the Desert,” a new release by...
Sports
New Zealand beat Pakistan women by six runs on DLS
Monitoring Desk Queenstown: New Zealand women beat Pakistan women by six runs on DLS at the John...
Fakhar fireworks, Shahab five-fer lead Abbottabad to National...
F.P. Report KARACHI : Peshawar’s 10-match winning streak finally came to an end as they faced a...
Salah scores 200th Liverpool goal as Reds go top
London (AFP): Mohamed Salah scored his 200th goal for Liverpool before Harvey Elliott’s last...
Technology
UAE set to launch rover to the moon Wednesday
Monitoring Desk DUBAI: The UAE has completed the final preparations to launch its rover to the moon...
Mobile numbers of 500 million WhatsApp users available for sale...
Monitoring Desk CALIFORNIA: Meta-owned WhatsApp is back in news, not for its updates this time but...
Elon Musk says Apple threatened to remove Twitter from app store
WASHINGTON (AA) : Billionaire Elon Musk alleged on Monday that Apple has threatened to remove...
Health
WHO emergency committee meets on monkeypox
GENEVA (AFP): A World Health Organization committee of experts will meet on Thursday to discuss the...
US wants to ban Juul vaping products: report
WASHINGTON (AFP): US health authorities are expected to order Juul Labs to stop selling e...
Polio found in London sewage, but risk of infection considered...
LONDON (Reuters): Polio has been detected in sewage samples in the British capital, the first sign...
Denmark offers fourth Covid vaccine dose to over-50s
Pakistan reports 204 new coronavirus cases in last 24...
US to drastically reduce nicotine content in...
Pakistan records another 113 coronavirus cases, one...
PMC achieving landmark targets in online services
Lebanon latest in Mideast to detect 1st case of...
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Travel
Singapore to lift virus travel curbs in ‘milestone’
SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore will lift restrictions for all vaccinated travellers from next week...
PIA will launch flight operation to Australia from April 22
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will launch the flight operations to...
Indonesia scraps travel quarantine, eases curbs on Ramadan...
JAKARTA (AFP): Indonesia on Wednesday officially lifted quarantine requirements for overseas...
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Food
25-foot Whale dies after washing ashore in northern France
SANGATTE (AFP): A 7.6-metre (25-foot) whale died on a beach in northern France on Monday, hours...
UN weather report: Climate woes bad and getting worse faster
SHARM EL-SHEIKH (AP): Earth’s warming weather and rising seas are getting worse and doing so faster...
Crisis on the Nile: Global warming and overuse threaten Africa’s...
CAIRO (AFP): Running from Uganda to Egypt, the Nile is essential to the survival of millions of...