BEIJING (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping offered his condolences Thursday over twin bomb blasts...
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Toll in deadliest Russian strike on Kyiv rises to 32
KYIV (AFP): A December 29 missile strike killed 32 people in Kyiv, authorities said Thursday...
China holds navy, air patrols in South China Sea
BEIJING (AFP): Chinese and US warships were in the South China Sea on Thursday, conducting rival...
US judge begins to unseal Epstein contacts
Blinken to head Thursday on new Mideast crisis trip:...
Iran blames Israel, US for deadly blasts near grave of...
US education official resigns over Biden’s...
Hezbollah leader warns Israel against waging war on...
Iranian General grave blasts death toll rises to 103
Global
Ukraine intelligence ‘confirms’ Russian forces using Starlink
KYIV : Ukrainian intelligence said it has confirmed that Russian forces are using satellite...
Top European officials criticize Donald Trump’s NATO comments
PARIS (Reuters): Two European officials criticized Donald Trump on Sunday after comments the former...
Humboldt University students chant slogan again genocide in Gaza
BERLIN (Quds News Network): Judge of the Israeli Supreme Court, Daphne Barak Erez, was invited to...
CENTCOM forces conduct self-defense strikes...
Argentina’s president, Pope Francis meet face to...
France to revoke birthright citizenship in Mayotte to...
Dozens of civilian casualties in Gaza as Israel’s...
Doha-based outfit will take ownership of 174,000 cu m...
Two killed in Jordanian military aircraft crash during...
Business
PSX loses 124 points
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bearish trend...
Emirates celebrates 25 years of success serving Islamabad and...
F.P. Report Karachi: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, proudly commemorates its...
World food price index ends 2023 some 10 percent below 2022...
LONDON (Reuters): The UN food agency’s world price index ended last year about 10 percent below its...
Editorial
PM Imran Khan, an apostle of humanity
While chairing meeting of the of federal cabinet, Prime Minister Imran Khan gave directives for...
US, UK politicians can’t twist virus public opinion
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo continued to accuse China on Monday. With the push from...
PM’s strategy against COVID-19
Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again did not approve total lockdown across the country as its...
Pakistan
PTI backed candidates winning’s seats snatched on gunpoint:...
ISLAMABAD (INP): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Babar Awan addressed the media outside the...
CM reviews progress on Mazar Bibi Pak Daman road
LAHORE (APP): A new route from the Empress Road will be built to facilitate pilgrims at Mazar Bibi...
Broad-based national govt will serve nation best: PDP
KARACHI (PPI): Regretted that the widening political polarization following the results of the...
PTI in habit of not accepting its defeat: Azma Bukhari
Malicious propaganda about army’s deployment during...
Teachers express annoyance over unpaid remuneration
Plantation drive on Rwp Ring Road to be started on Feb...
1886 cameras installed in Rawalpindi city
Preservation of historical buildings imperative to...
Afghanistan
Qatari and Afghan companies sign contracts
KABUL (TOLOnews): The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) signed contracts for the Jabal Saraj...
Contracts for 53 mines worth $7 billion signed, says Ministry
KABUL (TOLOnews): Mining agreements for 53 mines worth $7 billion this year have been signed with...
Nangarhar youths collect 8 million Afghanis for earthquake...
HERAT (Agencies): After the deadly earthquakes in Herat province, the process of collecting aid for...
US provides $12 million aid to Herat earthquake victims
Turkiye delivers support to earthquake affected...
Blast strikes Shiite mosque during Friday prayers in...
flydubai becomes first international carrier to resume...
Medical teams travel to Herat to aid victims
Taliban’s policies threaten women and girls’ rights
Entertainment
Stars of thriller ‘Infinity Pool’ share on-set fun
BERLIN (AFP): Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgard on Wednesday said they had a blast making Canadian...
Milan Fashion Week opens with celebrity stardust, industry growth
MILAN (AFP): Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi and Missoni are among Italy’s top labels...
Spielberg channels inner child at Berlin film festival
BERLIN (AFP): Three-time Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg on Tuesday said childhood trauma had...
Kate taps her husband behind at BAFTA, fans swooned
Imran Ashraf’s ex-wife breaks silence over divorce...
Gorgeous Aima Baig promotes Balochi culture in her new...
Zara Abbas shares her pictures in desi look
TV actress Anum Fayyaz quits showbiz for Islam
Feroze Khan sends Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy legal notice...
Articles
Arab govts must harness the soft power of the arts on global...
Sara Al-Mulla The realm of public diplomacy is fraught with the complex interplay of many factors...
Northern Ireland puts itself on the global map
Andrew Hammond There has been significant fresh international focus on Northern Ireland in the...
The tragic cost of failure of governance in Libya
Hafed Al-Ghwell Once a tranquil, albeit densely populated city on Libya’s eastern Mediterranean...
Arts & Literature
What Is Political Philosophy?
Author: Charles Larmore What is political Philosophy? What are its fundamental problems? And how...
Review: Rayyan Al-Shawaf’s debut novel ‘When All Else Fails’
Monitoring Desk CHICAGO: It is the day after September 11, 2001 and Hunayn is certain that the very...
Sharjah Museums invites young artists to help mark International...
Monitoring Desk DUBAI: For the occasion of International Museum Day (IMD) on May 18, the Sharjah...
Sports
Pakistan draw 3-3 with Netherlands in Junior Hockey World Cup
F.P. Report Kuala Lumpur: Pakistan on Wednesday drew its vital match with the Netherlands 3-3 of...
Scorchers red-hot favourites to win third Big Bash League in a...
PERTH (AFP): Perth Scorchers head into the 13th edition of Australia’s Twenty20 Big Bash...
Messi named Time’s ‘Athlete of the Year’
Miami (AFP): Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine’s “Athlete of the Year”...
Pakistan women create history by winning T20I series...
Pakistan to play ‘aggressive’ cricket on Australia...
Bangladesh coach warns againstcomplacency ahead of...
Pakistan’s Mustafa sets Guinness World Record
Australian PM hosts Pakistan cricket team at parliament
Sky to show dozens more Premier League games a season...
Technology
Hackers demand $10 m for stolen Australian health records
MELBOURNE (AFP): Hackers leaking medical records stolen from a major Australian healthcare company...
Musk ‘kills’ new Twitter label, hours after launch
CALIFORNIA (AFP): Twitter on Wednesday unveiled — and then almost immediately scrapped...
‘Beaver blood moon’ offers world’s last total lunar...
WASHINGTON (Reuters): Nighttime skywatchers from East Asia to North America will be treated to the...
Health
Covid-19 infects 67 more in Pakistan
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The number of everyday coronavirus infections remained low as Pakistan...
Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for some time’
F.P. Report GENEVA: Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of...
Africans see inequity inmonkeypox response elsewhere
OSUN (AP): As health authorities in Europe and elsewhere roll out vaccines and drugs to stamp out...
Shanghai starts coming backto life as COVID lockdown...
Mexico bans sales of ‘harmful’ e-cigarettes
Pakistan registers 66 coronavirus infections, no death
Shanghai moves toward ending 2-month COVID-19 lockdown
WHO: No concern yet monkeypox will cause pandemic
Pakistan registers 54 more coronavirus cases in a day
News in Picture
Travel
Japan eases virus border rules for visa holders, tourists still...
TOKYO (AFP): Japan will ease its strict virus border rules to allow students and businesspeople...
Fire breaks out on cruise ship off Greece
ATHENS (AFP): A fire broke out Friday on an Italian-flagged cruise ship sailing through the...
‘Sufi Trail’ welcomes travelers on daily routes even...
Monitoring Desk YALOVA: Starting from the Eyüp Sultan Tomb in Istanbul and extending to Sufi...
PIA to start direct flights to Australia next month
US billionaire charters three more ambitious SpaceX...
Flight diverted to Kansas City due to unruly passenger
Relief, concern at Kyiv airport as West calls citizens...
PIA launches new air ticket policy for employees
Australia to fully reopen its borders to all...
Kids Corner
Food
Save seeds now for next year’s garden flowers
CALIFORNIA (AP): If you love the flowers in your garden but don’t love the idea of spending money...
Climate finance: Council adopted conclusions ahead of COP27
F.P. Report BRUSSESL: The Council of the European Union, REITERATES the strong commitment of the...
Cold weather likely to hit Sindh from November
F.P. Report KARACHI: The cold weather in Sindh is likely to hit the province from November this...