GAZA (AFP): American and Israeli negotiators are expected in Cairo over the weekend in a renewed...
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Iran says enemy will ‘regret’ Guards killings in...
TEHRAN (AFP): Iran on Saturday again threatened retaliation for the deaths of seven Revolutionary...
Pakistan flays Indian Minister’s statement
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has denounced the provocative remarks made by the Indian defence...
Iran arrests three suspected Daesh group jihadists
Pelosi joins call for Biden to stop transfer of US...
Negotiators expected in Cairo as Israel-Hamas war...
Six dead, 10 injured in Russian strike on Kharkiv...
US on high alert over threat of Iranian retaliation...
Shehbaz directs for fool-proof security of Chinese...
Global
Russia and Germany urge restraint as Iranian threat puts Middle...
(Reuters): Russia and Germany on Thursday urged countries in the Middle East to show restraint and...
UN slams ‘cruel’ second-wave attacks in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AFP): The United Nations on Thursday condemned what it called a “particularly...
American Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr in shadow of Israel’s...
NEW YORK (APP): Muslims across the United States celebrated the Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday, but...
Italian coast guard rescues 22 shipwrecked people...
Slovakia’s pro-Russia PM deepens energy and transport...
Russia’s FSB says British special forces operating in...
China supports full UN membership of Palestine: Mao...
Kim vows to deal ‘death-blow’ to enemy if provoked:...
European Parliament passes asylum and migration reforms
Business
Traders want thorough consultation
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The businessmen, while highlighting the FBR’s Tajir Dost Scheme...
PCMEA demands supports for carpet sector
LAHORE (APP): The Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) has forwarded a...
BMP emphasizes need for affordable energy alternatives for...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen...
Editorial
India’s state sponsorship of terrorism
The Pakistani authorities have recently alleged India engaging in a sophisticated and sinister...
Gaza conflict and Qatari diplomacy
The Qatari government has expressed annoyance over the recent remarks of Israeli Prime Minister...
Taliban’s quest for good neighborliness
The Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi...
Pakistan
Imran Khan caused trouble for himself: Murad
SEHWAN (PPI): Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said the extent of Imran Khan’s...
CM expresses grief; announces financial assistance for rain...
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sardar Ali Amin Gandapur on Sunday...
PPP’s Sharif Khan Khilji defects to PTI
F.P. Report QUETTA: PPP leader Sharif Khan Khilji has resigned from the party and announced his...
Over 230 candidates vie for 23 vacant seats of NA...
Bilawal highlights climate crisis amidst rain-related...
CM felicitates Sikh community on Baisakhi
FBR ‘completes’ framework for action against tax...
Business community commends Governor KP for keeping...
LHC nullifies appointment of incumbent managing...
Afghanistan
Daesh weakened in Afghanistan: IEA
KABUL (TOLOnews): Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, in response to the...
First Internatinal Water Conference to be held
KABUL (TOLOnews): Abdul Rasheed Iqbal, chancellor of Kabul Polytechnic University, said that...
Over 250 schools unusable due to quake damage
HERAT (Ariana News): Last year’s earthquake in Herat not only had a devastating impact on quake-hit...
Entertainment
‘John Wick’ spinoff ‘Ballerina’ delayed
Monitoring Desk LOS ANGELES: The release of the highly anticipated ‘John Wick‘ spinoff film...
Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer will present at the Oscars (plus...
LOS ANGELES (AP): After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys...
Germany launches probe over Berlin film festival ‘anti...
BERLIN (AFP): German officials will investigate how Berlin film festival winners were able to make...
Veteran actress Saba Faisal opens up about receiving...
Cricketer Hassan Ali announces birth of second daughter
Ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas dies at 72 after prolonged...
Christian Dior postpones much anticipated Hong Kong...
‘Holdovers’ star downplays Oscar hype...
Star Trek and Captain Marvel actor Kenneth Mitchell...
Articles
Climate change an alarming health threat
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus If our planet were a patient, it would be admitted to intensive care...
The countdown to Netanyahu’s departure has begun
Osama Al-Sharif Israel’s five-month-old war on Gaza is testing US-Israeli ties like never before...
US’ Gaza aid maritime effort is woefully insufficient
Kerry Boyd Anderson US military ships are on their way to Gaza in an effort to establish a maritime...
Arts & Literature
Alhamra Arts Council unfolds literary, cultural events
LAHORE (APP): The Alhamra Arts Council unfolded a calendar of literary and cultural events on...
Renovation of Great Wall Museum to be completed in late 2025
BEIJING : The renovation project of the China Great Wall Museum is expected to be completed by the...
Saudi calligraphy maestro’s skills captivate festival visitors
Tareq Al-Thaqafi MAKKAH: Saudi calligrapher Siraj Al-Omari’s skills have captivated thousands as...
Egyptian Museum displays new artifacts from Queen...
The 10 most expensive works by Arab artists sold at...
UK lobbied Greece for Olympics with Parthenon Marbles...
Riyadh exhibition unveils literary and artistic career...
Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art hosts third...
Young ‘Saudi Picasso’ with visual disability exhibits...
Sports
Men’s tennis to trial new doubles format
MADRID (AFP): New rules designed to attract more interest in doubles tournaments for fans, players...
Junaid Khan disappointed over NZ top players missing Pakistan...
F.P. Report KARACHI: Former pace bowler Junaid Khan has expressed disappointment over the absence...
Shadab Khan reacts to Umar Gul’s apology
F.P. Report KARACHI: Pakistan’s all-rounder Shadab Khan praised Umar Gul as the former pacer and...
Technology
US achieves first moon landing in half century with private...
WASHINGTON (Reuters): A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed...
Intel expects to overtake TSMC in making fastest chips this year
NEW YORK (Reuters): Intel (INTC.O), opens new tab on Wednesday said it expected to beat a 2025...
‘It’s frightening’: YouTubers split over...
NEW YORK (AFP): US firm OpenAI debuted a tool last week that can generate highly realistic snippets...
Paris swappable battery scooters set for Spain, Italy
Google releases ‘open’ AI models after Meta
Commercial spaceship set for lunar touchdown, in test...
Putin says ‘categorically against’ putting...
India’s AI market seen touching $17 bln by 2027
UK law enforcement appears to take over hacker group...
Health
Study shows how under-prescribed ORS can save half a million...
Monitoring Desk California: Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) – a cheap and effective treatment for...
‘I want to rest in peace’: Ecuador decriminalizes...
Quito (AFP): Ecuador decriminalized euthanasia on Wednesday, becoming the second Latin American...
Long-term use of birth control pills increases risk of cervical...
(Web Desk) : Studies highlighted by Dr Summia suggested a correlation between the duration of oral...
News in Picture
“Today’s Cartoon”
DAVOS: Co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates...
LAHORE: President Pakistan People’s Party...
Travel
Rail fares in England to go up by almost 5%
LONDON (Reuters): Regulated rail fares in England will rise by up to 4.9% in March, less than the...
An expat abroad: Cultural musings on Britain, Türkiye
Leyla Yvonne Ergil While I have lived in Türkiye for nearly 20 years now, I am actually an American...
Maeshowe: The UK’s doorway to another world
Joan McFadden Located 10 miles off Scotland’s north-eastern coast, the Orkney islands are a...
Kids Corner
Iran hangs ‘child bride’ for murder of husband:...
TEHRAN (AFP): Iran on Wednesday hanged a woman convicted of murdering her husband, whom she married...
Govt announce winter vacations for schools in KP
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has officially declared winter vacations...
Disney to open first Zootopia-themed attraction in Shanghai
SHANGHAI (Reuters): Shanghai Disney Resort will open a Zootopia-themed attraction to the public on...
Philanthropists urged to support orphan children
Authorities announces closure of 129 schools in Lahore
‘War is stupid and I want it to end’: Injured...
California children sue US govt over pollution
British teen missing for six years found in southwest...
Govt announces 76-day winter vacation in Balochistan...
Food
An expert’s guide to the best pizza in NYC
Arthur Bovino Whether it’s a quick lunch, an after-school snack, a destination dining...
Halwa Puri breakfast, a weekend tradition loved by all ages in...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The delectable combination of Halwa Puri, Channay and Achar has emerged as...
Recipes for Success: Chef Libor Dobis offers advice and a tasty...
Shyama Krishna Kumar DUBAI: For Slovakian-born Libor Dobis — corporate chef for ROKA’s Middle East...
Whales ‘cannot out-sing’ human noise pollution
NEW YORK (AFP): Baleen whales have evolved a special voice box to help them to sing underwater...
Thousands ordered to flee while they can as bushfire burns in...
SYDNEY (Reuters) : More than two thousand people have been ordered to evacuate from towns in the...
China issues highest weather alert as temperatures plunge
BEIJING (AFP): Severe weather warnings were in place across swathes of China on Wednesday as...