F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: After days of intense consultation among the ruling partners, President Asif...
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German foreign minister criticises pope on Ukraine
FRANKFURT (AFP) : German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has sharply criticised Pope Francis’s...
India bank ordered to publish anonymous election bond data
NEW DELHI (AFP) : India’s top court on Monday ordered the state-run bank to publish details of...
Al-Qaeda in Yemen announces death of leader Khalid...
Russian embassy in US in contact with State Department...
Israel’s Netanyahu says Biden ‘wrong’ in critique of...
King Salman calls on international community to stop...
Turkish police arrest 33 Daesh/ISIS terror suspects
PTI leaders Latif Khosa, Salman Akram Raja arrested in...
Global
US urges both Pakistan & Afghanistan
Jalil Afridi Washington DC: The US State Department has asked Pakistan to show restraint...
Guterres urges disarmament now as nuclear risk reaches ‘highest...
FP Report NEW YORK: Almost 80 years after the incineration of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and...
Israel Responds to South Africa’s Legal Plea: A Critical...
FP Report THE HAGUE: Israel has formally responded to South Africa’s urgent plea submitted on...
Business
Ford to pay $365 mn in US tariff fraud case
NEW YORK (AFP): American auto giant Ford has agreed to pay $365 million to settle a civil suit...
Interest rates continue creating fissures between governments...
Monitoring Desk SAO PAULO/LAHORE: Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday that...
Germany backs Georgieva for second term as IMF chief
NEW YORK (AFP): Germany, Europe’s largest economy, voiced its backing Monday for a second...
Editorial
Iran’s nuclear quandary and regional dynamics
The International Atomic Energy Agency has recently told the member states that Iran has increased...
Legacy of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto
The sixteen death anniversary of former PPP leader and two-time Prime Minister Mohtarma Benazir...
Begging business
Recently, the Police authorities claimed that a robust campaign against the rising trend of...
Pakistan
Country’s future hinges upon skilled youth: PM
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif says the country’s future...
ECP postpones cause list of cases fixed for next week
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD : Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has postponed the cases’ cause list...
Govt working tirelessly for progress of country: Attaullah
F.P. Report LAHORE: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar says the present...
Afghanistan
Woman entrepreneur hires40 female workers in Herat
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A businesswoman in western Herat province has established a well-equipped...
Bennett’s report propaganda against IE
KABUL (Ariana News): The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid called a recent report on...
Challenges and recommendations for Afghan evacuees in the United...
KABUL (Khaama Press): A recent study by the Urban Institute has unveiled the complex challenges...
Afghan girl embraces creativity: Art integral to...
Respect for human rights key to expanding engagement...
Snowfalls close most routes of districts in northern...
Only IEA can represent Afghanistan in international...
Bennet urges countries to initiate case against...
Kabul asks Richard Bennett not to ignore realities of...
Entertainment
Misogyny and sexual assault rife in music industry: UK MPs
LONDON (AFP): British MPs on Tuesday called on the music industry to clean up its act, as it laid...
71% of musicians fear AI: French-German study
PARIS (AFP): More than two-thirds of musicians fear that artificial intelligence will make it...
Four guitars that smashed auction records
London (AFP): The guitar used by former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler to record the famous...
X lifts ban on Taylor Swift searches after spread of...
Indian actress Shruti Haasan lands another big role...
Actor Usama Khan is in love with actress Maya Ali
Taylor Swift will have to speed across globe to see...
Bigg Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui hits back at fix...
It’s a dream come true to work in Urdu with Zayn...
Articles
US’ fading regional influence down to its lack of resolve
Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib The situation in the Middle East is getting out of control. Israeli Prime...
Aging populations a potential catastrophe
Khaled Abou Zahr For years, many experts claimed that one of the biggest risks for planet Earth was...
Our democracy is endangered when politicians give in to threats
Fraser Nelson The debate on Gaza this week was dripping in faux outrage. The Scottish National...
Arts & Literature
Egyptian artist gives old Cairo a facelift with messages for...
Maan Jalal A graffito of a raised fist painted in the colours of the Palestinian flag adorns a wall...
Kazakhstan unearths 3,800-year-old hexagonal Turkic burial mound
ISTANBUL : In a groundbreaking discovery, Kazakh archaeologists have unearthed a kurgan, a...
Madrid’s Prado museum throws spotlight on reverse side of...
Madrid (AFP): A new exhibition at Madrid’s Prado museum is throwing a spotlight on the...
Chinese masterpieces on display at Sofia International...
41 ancient Anatolian artifacts repatriated to Türkiye...
Greece showcases British Museum vase in rare loan
At Riyadh Season, Pakistan Cultural Week lights up...
US returns $1 million in stolen antiquities to Nepal
Heritage, landscape inspires Saudi artist’s decoupage...
Sports
Australian bowlers out to dampen Williamson’s 100th Test
Christchurch (AFP): Seamer Mitchell Starc said Australia’s bowlers aim to ensure New Zealand...
Japan’s Inoue to face Nery for super-bantamweight world...
Tokyo (AFP): Japan’s undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue on Wednesday...
Mumbai’s Ismail breaches 130kph barrier with fastest...
NEW DELHI (Reuters): Mumbai Indians’ Shabnim Ismail bowled the fastest delivery in...
All Blacks back Jordie Barrett suspended for three...
Hopman Cup cancelled for 2024, to return in 2025
Ireland face ‘Catch-22’ with India opener...
Ancelotti enjoying the ride despite suffering at Real...
English football team’s jerseys weave anti...
Halep free to return after four-year doping ban...
Technology
‘Positive signs’ for chip world as ASML profits soar
Amsterdam (AFP): Dutch tech giant ASML, which supplies chipmaking machines to the semiconductor...
Australian spies blame Russian for major cyber attack
SYDNEY (AFP): Australia has identified the Russian mastermind behind a crippling cyber attack...
‘Pokemon with Guns’ proves a blast
NEW YORK (AFP): The makers of a video game dismissed as “Pokemon with Guns” when it was...
Ericsson appoints Lars Sandstrom as new CFO
Mac computers could ride AI wave or be left behind
4 astronauts, including Turkey’s first, arrive at...
Japanese craft lands on the moon, scientists await...
Meta joins rivals in pursuit of human-level AI
US spaceship lost over South Pacific following failed...
Health
Madrid wants masks worn in hospitals as viruses surge
MADRID (AFP): The Spanish government on Friday called for the wearing of masks to be obligatory in...
Nationwide polio drive inaugurated in KP
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Advisor to Caretaker Chief Minister for Health, Dr. Riaz Anwar renewed...
Wearing hearing aids may help you live longer: Study
Monitoring Desk CALIFORNIA: Middle-aged people with hearing loss who regularly used a hearing aid...
Brazilian city begins first mass dengue vaccination
Influenza causing respiratory illness among people...
Doctors in England start longest strike in NHS history
One million kids to be vaccinated anti polio drops
AstraZeneca, Sanofi RSV infant shots approved in China
61,000 heart patients including 9,000 children treated...
News in Picture
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate, Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani called on...
“Today’s Cartoon”
RAWALPINDI: PPP workers lightning candles in memorandum of...
Travel
Emirates world’s first airline to operate A380 demonstration...
F.P. Report KARACHI: Emirates has become the world’s first airline to operate an A380 demonstration...
Solar panels being installed at Dubai Metro and Tram Depots
Monitoring Desk DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has started the installation of...
Air China resumes Beijing-Washington direct flights
BEIJING : A flight operated by Air China departed from Beijing on Tuesday, heading to Washington...
Uzbekistan woos UAE residents with visa-free travel
Russian Airlines invited to launch flights to North...
Southwest, other US airlines face holiday travel test...
Pakistan’s private airline starts operation for China
CAA upgrades Turbat International Airport
Malaysia’s Batik Airline opening new travel corridor...
Kids Corner
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa celebrates Universal Children’s Day 2023
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Protection and Welfare Commission, in...
LHC issues new directives for schools closure in Punjab
F.P. Report LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Monday ordered the closure of all educational...
World Children Day being observed today
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD : World Children Day is being observed today. This year’s theme is...
Food
What’s in a name: In Pakistan’s Multan, a famous biryani dish...
Shahjahan Khurram MULTAN: Every day from 12-4pm, the busy Ghanta Ghar roundabout in the eastern...
Gretchen’s table: Sausage breakfast biscuits with fruit jam
My husband and I often lock horns when it comes to choosing seasonal fruit for me to make jam with;...
Where we are going today: Harrat restaurant in AlUla
Nada Hameed Harrat restaurant in AlUla is among the amazing places to savor the region’s best...
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2023 hottest recorded year as Earth nears key limit
NEW YORK (AFP): The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth’s...
6.7-strong earthquake hits off southern Philippines
MANILA (AFP): A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on...
Japan quake toll hits 161 as snow hampers relief
SHIKA (AFP) : The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake jumped to 161 on...