PARIS (AFP): The United States will always insist on the need to protect journalists reporting from...
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Israel begins pumping seawater into Hamas’ tunnels in Gaza —...
WASHINGTON (Reuters): The Israeli military has begun pumping seawater into Hamas’ tunnel complex in...
Biden warns Israel is ‘starting to lose support’ over massive...
WASHINGTON: The aggressive Israeli bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip is starting to bleed support...
US announces hundreds of new sanctions in push to...
Iranian foreign minister says Israel, U.S. cannot wipe...
Israel strikes across Gaza as the offensive leaves...
IHC acquits Nawaz Sharif in Al-Azizia reference
Zelensky makes plea for US aid as Russia claims...
23 soldiers martyred in D I Khan suicide attack
Global
President Joe Biden to attend dignified transfer for US troops...
WILMINGTON (AP): President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will join grieving families at Dover...
France confirms death of two French aid workers in Ukraine
PARIS (Reuters): Two French volunteer aid workers were killed in a Russian drone attack in the...
Suspect in UK ‘corrosive substance’ attack on run for 3rd day
LONDON (AFP): A UK-wide hunt for a man wanted for attacking a woman and her two daughters with a...
Business
US stocks extend rally, yen retreats against dollar
NEW YORK (AFP): Wall Street stocks rose Monday ahead of a deluge of key economic news, extending a...
PSX witnesses bullish trend, gains 414 points
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around to bullish...
Rupee gains 11 paisa against Dollar
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Rupee on Tuesday gained 11 paisa against the US Dollar in the...
Gold rates decline further by Rs.1,800 per tola
Pakistan Stock Exchange: First Ijarah Sukuk auction...
SNGPL crackdown against gas pilferers continued
OGDCL announces production revival at KPD field—...
Thousands of protesters gather in Brussels calling for...
Oil slips as weak sentiment counters Middle East...
Editorial
UN report, Pakistan’s economy prospects
The UN report on South Asian economies titled, World Economic Situation and Prospects, projects a...
Vice Chancellors’ appointment
The standard criteria of merit-cum-fitness have been abandoned for the appointment of Vice...
Putin Hunted for Scapegoats and Found Medvedev
Leonid Bershidsky When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a radical overhaul of Russia’s...
Pakistan
Zardari terms democracy crucial to address country’s problems
F.P. Report HUB: Former President of the country and President of Pakistan People’s Party...
FC Teaching Hospital operationalized
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Frontier Corps Teaching Hospital KPK (FCTH) has become fully operational for...
Election fervor grows as political parties rally support ahead...
ISLAMABAD (APP): With the general elections just around the corner on the 8th of next month...
Afghanistan
Afghan frozen assets make $155m profit
KABUL (Pajhwok): The board of a Switzerland-based trust fund says the previously frozen Afghanistan...
US fights to stop soldier from keeping Afghan war orphan
WASHINGTON (Agencies): The US government has warned a Virginia judge that allowing an American...
Torkham, Salang closure: Fruit, veggie prices halve
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Prices of fruits and vegetables have more than halved in northern Balkh...
Entertainment
Veteran actress Saba Faisal claims all actresses copy her style
F.P. Report LAHORE: Veteran actress Saba Faisal started her career as a programme announcer on PTV...
Actress Jane Fonda says cancer in remission
LOS ANGELES (AFP): US actress and activist Jane Fonda says her cancer is in remission, just three...
Angelina Jolie leaves role as UN refugee agency envoy
UNITED NATIONS (AP): Angelina Jolie and the United Nations’ refugee agency are parting ways after...
Harrison Ford swaps movies for TV with...
Actress Sana Fakhar shares some thoughtful advice for...
Actress Mahira Khan meets Bollywood stars in Qatar
Nawazuddin Siddiqui shares transformation video for...
Versatile actress Saba Faisal shares some regret...
New generation of Arab women paving road to global...
Articles
BRICS means a lot to Africa’s development
Ehizuelen Michael Mitchell Omoruyi The emergence of BRICS has raised hopes that win-win...
Age apparently gives you wisdom, so why doesn’t Joe Biden know...
Chris Mullin Some years ago, at an African Union conference in Addis Ababa, I heard the then UN...
Russia’s concessions to Israel should worry Palestinians
Ramzy Baroud Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, a global cold war has also kicked in. As a...
Arts & Literature
Sports
‘Matilda’ Australia’s word of the year after...
Sydney (AFP): “Matilda” was picked as Australia’s word of the year on Wednesday...
Hayes hired in record deal to turn around US women’s...
New York (Reuters): Long-time Chelsea manager Emma Hayes has been named as head coach of the...
Sinner digs deep to down Djokovic in ATP Finals cracker
TURIN (Reuters): Novak Djokovic’s winning streak was halted at 19 matches as home favourite...
‘Focus is always on the present’ –...
Perfect record leaves host India as favorites over New...
ITF World Junior C’ships: Seeded players through to...
Egypt captain Salah leads African stars into World Cup...
Peshawar, Fata, Karachi Whites, Multan in Pakistan Cup...
Unseeded Hamza down Bilal in World Jr Tennis
Technology
TikTok says Oracle to keep US user data safe
BEIJING (AFP): TikTok on Friday said Oracle will store all the data from its US users, in a bid to...
Instagram launches new parental controls in UK
Monitoring Desk LONDON: Instagram s parent company Meta is giving parents new tools to watch over...
Brain-scanning tech helps you choose the perfect perfume
PARIS (Reuters): French luxury brand Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) demonstrated what they say is a first...
Apple faces £750 mn lawsuit over iPhone software update
EU beefs up fight against social media disinformation
YouTube Shorts touts 1.5 bn users, taking on TikTok
It’s (not) alive! Google row exposes AI troubles
Instagram beefs up child protection measures
Amazon to start delivering by drone in California town
Health
Pakistan will receive mRNAtechnology from WHO
F.P. Report GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO), the Republic of Korea and the WHO Academy...
Pregnancy-related deaths climbed in pandemic’s first year
WASHINGTON (AP): Pregnancy-related deaths for U.S. mothers climbed higher in the pandemic’s first...
People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate
LONDON (AP): People with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in...
Malaysians to receive UK Honours for services towards...
Hong Kong to launch vaccine pass as Omicron outbreak...
Social activity in your 60s maylower dementia risk by...
SK keeps crowd limits as omicron causes 25-fold spike
Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine...
Estimated 73% of US now immune to omicron: Is that...
News in Picture
PESHAWAR: Man coming out from his shop during police search. —...
QUETTA: A view of closed Bacha Khan Road during lockdown to...
SEOUL: Firefighters search for survivors as smoke rises from a...
PESHAWAR: Security forces personnel and rescue workers...
PESHAWAR: People sleeping in a mosque to get some...
TRIPOLI: People walk past the burned-out bank facade...
PESHAWAR: People in large numbers busy in shopping in...
RAWALPINDI: A disabled boy wheel chair stuck in...
PESHAWAR: A man selling chutney at his roadside set up...
Travel
Saudi passengers flock to airports as foreign travel resumes
JEDDAH (Arabnews): The terminals at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah were once again...
PIA restarts flight operation for Balochistan’s Zhob district
F.P. Report KARACHI: After the suspension of two years, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)...
CAA cancels private airline’s flight permit over...
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) revoked a private airline’s flight...
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Food
Papua New Guinea’s Ulawun volcano erupts
Papua New Guinea (AFP): The Mount Ulawun volcano in northeastern Papua New Guinea erupted early...
Brazil storm death toll rises to 100: officials
Brasília (AFP): The death toll from torrential rains that triggered floods and landslides in...
Hurricane Agatha drenches Mexican beach resorts
Mexico (AFP): Hurricane Agatha, the first of the season, lashed a string of beach resorts on...