WASHINGTON (AFP): China is bolstering its space capabilities and is using its civilian program to...
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No compromise on security of Chinese workers in Pakistan
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday assured that the...
Israel-Hamas talks on Gaza truce ‘stalling’
DOHA (AFP): Negotiations between Israel and Hamas to secure a truce in Gaza and a release of...
Iran president warns of ‘massive’ response...
Iranian military says it is ready to deal with any...
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll...
Netanyahu ‘dragging West into total war’: Iranian...
Middle East on edge as Israel and Iran trade threats
Iran navy escorting Iranian commercial ships to Red...
Global
Poland’s president becomes the latest leader to visit Donald...
NEW YORK (AP): Former President Donald Trump met Wednesday in New York with Polish President...
Prosecutors seek 12-year sentences for ‘Panama...
Panama City (AFP): The prosecution sought 12-year prison sentences Wednesday for the founders of a...
UNRWA chief warns man-made famine tightening grip across Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters): A man-made famine is “tightening its grip” across the Gaza...
Business
SBP slaps Rs775 million fine on 8 banks, forex firm for...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has slapped fines totalling Rs775.5 million...
EU, US reindustrialisation accelerates: study
BRUSSELS (AFP): Companies in Europe and the United States are set to plough more money into...
Tesla asks shareholders to reapprove huge Musk pay deal
NEW YORK (AFP): Tesla will ask its shareholders in June to ratify a multi-billion-dollar 2018 pay...
Editorial
Public Issues in Erstwhile FATA
Local tribal elites and elders from various clans and tribes held demonstrations demanding...
Towery projects and public welfare
Senior Minister of Sindh and Provincial Minister for Transport, Mass Transit, Excise, Taxation, and...
Economic outlook and leaders legacy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed interest in talks with Pakistan for a new loan...
Pakistan
Govt chalks out concrete road-map for reforms in power sector:...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Division Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Thursday said...
PHC issues notice to ECP in reserved seat case
Humayun Khan PESHAWAR: A divisional bench of Peshawar High Court comprised of Justice SM Attique...
Shangla blast and scapegoat police officers
M. ilyas khan Sadozai Following the tragic suicide bombing targeting Chinese nationals in Shangla...
President Zardari urges parliamentary consensus to...
Leghari: No leniency to electricity pilferers as...
State Bank to announce monetary policy on April 29
Tarar: Enemies of Pakistan are unable to digest...
PTI workers protest against Omar Ayub in Faisalabad
Govt decide to increase price of electricity by Rs2.94...
Afghanistan
Acting Foreign Minister urges Afghans abroad to contribute to...
KABUL (BNA): The Acting Foreign Minister held a meeting with Afghan scholars and cultural figures...
At least 66 killed in Afghanistan as heavy rains set off flash...
Kabul (Arabnews): Extreme rainfall in Afghanistan and devastating flash floods have killed at least...
Iran’s exports to Afghanistan reach $1.8 billion with 13%...
KABUL (Khaama Press): Iranian media has reported that Iran’s non-oil exports to Afghanistan reached...
Afghanistan’s coal exports decline by 65pc
Over 50 people dead in traffic accidents over Eid
Chamtal residents face severe infrastructure, service...
Pakistani police warn Afghan migrants to leave...
Karzai, Abdullah defend legitimacy of Iran’s attack on...
Internal strife in Afghan Taliban amidst mounting...
Entertainment
Shakira wows at Coachella on day dominated by Latino artists
CALIFORNIA (AFP): Shakira dropped in Friday night for a surprise Coachella cameo with...
SAG-AFTRA union secures AI protections for artists in deal with...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters): Hollywood performers and media professionals have reached a tentative deal...
Italian designer Roberto Cavalli dead at 83: Italian media
ROME (AFP): Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, whose penchant for python and flamboyant...
Articles
After 6 months of tragedy in Gaza, is there any hope of an end...
Yossi Mekelberg Eid Al-Fitr was a very sad occasion in Gaza this year, during which people mainly...
Germany’s quandary shows that China ‘de-risking’ is hard to do
Andrew Hammond De-risking has perhaps become the key buzzword in European policy on China in recent...
Israeli intelligence failed, but not for the reasons you think
Daoud Kuttab There is no doubt that the once-powerful, seemingly omnipotent Israeli intelligence...
GCC-EU ties are improving, but obstacles remain
Britain is now irrationally terrified of freedom
US must remain vigilantas terrorism threat evolves
Ditching European trade for China and India was ever a...
Space-based solar power close to becoming a reality
Tory party has lost the plot – and could be bad...
Arts & Literature
Palm poem of Abdurrahman I of al-Andalus
A. PETER DORE The most famous native-born artist son of the southern Spanish city of Cordoba is...
How a Dubai man built a $200,000 art collection in his Business...
Razmig Bedirian Yves Hage’s two-bedroom apartment in Business Bay feels like a contemporary art...
Emiratis battle to preserve dying art of embroidery
Al-Ain (United Arab Emirates) (AFP): Far from Dubai’s glitzy towers, Mariam al...
Bosnia’s 1st golden lily flag displayed at...
In a first, night tourism event spotlights Peshawar’s...
For one Emirati photographer, the country’s...
‘Act of Devotion’: Pakistani artist turns worn...
French-Iraqi artist’s calligraphic showcase enchants...
Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman dies at 90
Sports
5-match T20 International Series: Babar-led Pakistan to face New...
Shahid Afridi A series of five T20 cricket matches between Pakistan and New Zealand will be played...
T20I series against NZ holds great importance: Babar Azam
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Skipper Babar Azam believed the five-match T20I series against New...
James leads Lakers into NBA play-offs
NEW YORK (Agencies): LeBron James scored 23 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans...
Nadal comeback ends in Barcelona Open second round
Injured Andy Murray on French Open entry list
Pakistan and West Indies ODI series commences on...
PCB asks Punjab govt to provide bulletproof vehicles...
China GP back after five years with contentious sprint...
Mbappe’s PSG punish 10-man Barca to reach...
Technology
US lawmakers angry after Huawei unveils laptop with new Intel AI...
WASHINGTON (Reuters): Republican U.S. lawmakers on Friday criticized the Biden administration after...
South Korea to host second AI Safety Summit on May 21-22
LONDON (Reuters): South Korea will host the second global AI (artificial intelligence) safety...
Apple to fix ‘bug’ behind Palestinian flag emoji...
CALIFORNIA (AFP): Apple on Thursday promised it would stop a Palestinian flag emoji from being...
Apple loses bid to throw out UK lawsuit over app store...
Instagram blurs nudity in messages to shield teens...
Musk says House has launched inquiry over X-Brazil...
Micron flags hit to its DRAM supply from Taiwan...
Google investing $1 billion to boost connectivity to...
Hackers offer to sell data stolen from Israeli Defense...
Health
Bird flu pushes US dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees
CHICAGO (Reuters): Dairy farmers in the United States are raising their defenses to try to contain...
Hepatitis viruses kill 3,500 people a day: WHO
GENEVA (AFP): More than 3,500 people die from hepatitis viruses every day and the global toll is...
Doctors run first human trial of growing new liver in...
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: LyGenesis has pioneered an innovative experimental therapy with the...
Many cancer drugs remain unproven five years after...
Argentina faces rising dengue epidemic risk as...
Geneos cancer vaccine shrinks liver tumours in small...
Vatican-affiliated university hosts anti-surrogacy...
Desperate to dodge dengue, Argentines run out of...
Urgent action needed to combat antimicrobial...
News in Picture
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Khan...
HYDERABAD: Women selecting and purchasing sandals from vendor in...
RAWALPINDI: A worker hanging vermicelli for dry at his workplace...
Travel
Plane returns to US airport after engine cowling falls off
NEW YORK (AFP): A Southwest Airlines flight returned safely to Denver after an engine cowling fell...
Pakistan Railways announces four special trains on Eid
LAHORE (PPI) : Pakistan Railways has announced arrangements to run four special trains on the eve...
Where to find yourself: Türkiye’s top retreats
LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL More and more people are opting for retreat holiday opportunities that combine...
NZ tightens visa rules amid near record migration
Indonesia sees record holiday exodus as more than 190...
Southwest Airlines delays departure of Boeing 737 due...
Airplane passenger fined in Sydney for urinating in a...
Saudi-Kuwait 650km-long railway set to complete by 2028
PIA announces decrease in fares
Kids Corner
Muslim girl badly hurt after beating outside French school
PARIS (AFP): The French government on Thursday launched an investigation after a 14-year-old Muslim...
Social activism key for children suffering from Autism
F.P. Report TOBA TEK SINGH: There is a need to make children suffering from autism socially active...
Outcry after Ghana priest marries child
Accra (AFP): A traditional Ghana priest has sparked a national outcry after marrying a 13-year-old...
WHO reports sharp rise in newborn deaths in Gaza
Father kills schoolgirl after starving her for a month
Dozens of Philippine schools suspend classes over heat...
Students disturbed as session begins with old books in...
Diversity programs vanishing from US campuses amid...
Calls for ‘smartphone-free’ childhood grow...
Food
British Muslim doctor offers top tips for positive change during...
Zaynab Khojji LONDON: As Muslims enter the last 10 days of Ramadan, the grand finale of the holy...
In Ramadan, Karachi street stalls test taste buds with unique...
F.P. Report KARACHI: Jibran Salahuddin supervised his staff as they mixed a deep yellow stew in...
Ramadan Recipes: Falafel
Falafel is a popular dish in the Middle East that can be a side dish or the main course. It is also...
Iberians hit the beaches as temperatures rise 10C above normal
BILBAO/LISBON (Reuters): People in Bilbao in northwestern Spain normally spend April dodging the...
Geothermal could revolutionize American energy. Will...
Saul Elbein A new form of zero-carbon, on-demand energy could help bring stability to the grid with...
Scientists at Spain meeting sound alarm over ocean warming
BARCELONA (AFP): Scientists at a United Nations conference in Spain called Friday for more research...