FRANKFURT (AFP) : German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has sharply criticised Pope Francis’s...
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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 Batarfi
SANAA (AFP) : Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen has announced the death of its leader Khalid Batarfi...
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...
Asif Ali Zardari takes oath as 14th president of...
Global
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime...
FP Report WASHINGTON DC: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Deputy Prime Minister...
Treasury Targets Qods Force, Houthi, and Hizballah Finance and...
FP Report WASHINGTON DC: Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...
Treasury Sanctions Financial Facilitators and Illicit Drug...
FP Report WASHINGTON DC: Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...
Muslim teachers to challenge Indian state’s madrasa...
US imposes more Iran sanctions and hits Syrian regime...
Britain summons Chinese charge d’affaires over alleged...
Malaysian retailer and supplier charged for selling...
S.Africa court rejects ANC bid to disqualify...
Christians in India fearful as election looms
Business
A familiar story: Currency devaluation, subsidy cuts worsen...
ABUJA (Reuters): Blessing Joseph has been weaving bags, sandals and jewellery earning enough money...
Egypt urban inflation jumps to 35.7pc in Feb as currency...
CAIRO (Reuters): Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation jumped to 35.7 per cent in...
Soneri Bank Limited: Shareholders approve 2023 annual results
F.P. Report KARACHI: The annual audited financial statements of Soneri Bank Limited for the year...
Editorial
Cipher saga and State of Pakistan
A US media outlet has recently claimed that the State Department encouraged the Pakistani...
Onset of a new era, an impartial interim setup is mandatory
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that owing to the relentless efforts of the...
Purblind legislation and rule of the law
The National Assembly has recently passed Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill 2023 with a majority...
Pakistan
Pervaiz Elahi shifted to PIMS Hospital from Adiala Jail
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI : Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry...
Debris of developmental works’ damages river flow & agri land
F.P. Report CHITRAL: Chitral is beautiful district located in northwest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where...
Jane Marriott, Sarah Mooney calls on Sharjeel Inam Memon
F.P. Report KARACHI: British High Commissioner Jane Marriott and Deputy High Commissioner Sarah...
Afghanistan
Two ex-Guantanamo prisoners return to Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP): Two former prisoners held at the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay until 2017...
Russia voices support for Kabul’s participation at COP29
KABUL (Ariana News): A Russian official has said that Afghanistan’s representatives should have...
National labor conference to be held next month
KABUL (TOLOnews): The Ministry of Public Works said that in order to investigate the causes of...
Entertainment
Pakistani singer Arooj Aftab secures two Grammy Award nominations
LOS ANGELES : Pakistan’s Arooj Aftab, who scored her first Grammy in 2022, had been nominated in...
Gaza genocide: Ushna Shah urges fans to boycott Hollywood actors...
LAHORE (Web Desk) – Pakistani actor Ushna Shah has urged her fans to boycott all the...
Singer Jawad Ahmad’s father laid to rest in Lahore
LAHORE (Web Desk) : Renowned singer Jawad Ahmad’s father was laid to rest in Lahore. Prof Tauqeer...
Kajol recounts meeting Shahrukh Khan 30 years ago for...
Pakistani film ‘in Flames’ sparks interest...
Women of music dominate as SZA tops Grammy nominations
Key nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards
France, UK seek greater regulation of commercial...
Dua Lipa launches new single with London fan event
Articles
A progressive green growth narrative is crucial in big election...
Mariana Mazzucato With voters in 76 countries heading to the polls in 2024, this is a record...
Where is ‘never again’ for Gaza?
Afaf Al-Najjar Last week, we passed the 100th-day mark of Israel’s latest episode of...
Our possibly short national nightmare
Richard Galant On August 9, 1974, the only unelected vice president in American history took the...
Arts & Literature
Britain’s National Portrait Gallery reopens after 3-year...
London (AFP): The National Portrait Gallery in London reopened to the public on Thursday following...
Ancient Maya city discovered in Mexican jungle
MEXICO CITY (Reuters): A previously unknown ancient Maya city has been discovered in the jungles of...
Rome to open ancient square where Julius Caesar was killed
ROME (Reuters): History buffs will be able to stroll close to the spot where legend says Julius...
Mysterious street artist Banksy opens 1st exhibition...
Kütahya Archaeological Museum unveils ancient secrets
Beirut and the Golden Sixties – exhibition shines...
Abu Dhabi Art 2023 to be held for five days from...
Louvre Abu Dhabi unveils latest acquisition...
Iraq: displays 2,800-year-old stone tablet returned by...
Sports
Adair wickets give Ireland edge against Afghanistan in one-off...
Abu Dhabi (AFP): A first five-wicket haul in Test cricket for Mark Adair put Ireland in a strong...
Sri Lanka picks suspended skipper for Bangladesh tour
COLOMBO (AFP): Sri Lanka’s cricket board Wednesday named a 17-man T20 squad headed by...
India’s in-form trio handed upgraded contracts
NEW DELHI (AFP): Three India players had their contracts upgraded Wednesday by the national cricket...
Paris denies Olympics security plans stolen
Injured New Zealand batsman Conway out of first...
Top seed Zverev crashes out of Mexico Open first round
Five-goal Haaland crushes Luton as Man City make FA...
Medvedev makes winning return after Australian Open...
PSL 9: Lahore Qalandars face sixth consecutive loss
Technology
TikTok details disinformation steps taken after EU demand
BRUSSELS (Reuters): Short video app TikTok said on Sunday it had immediately mobilised resources...
Student wins $40,000 after using AI to read first word on 2,000...
(Web Desk) : A University of Nebraska undergraduate student has made history by using AI to read a...
Microsoft completes biggest deal in gaming history
Michael Race & Zoe Kleinman Microsoft has completed its $69bn (£56bn) takeover of Call of Duty...
US astronaut gets used to Earth after record-setting...
NASA launches spacecraft to explore metal-rich...
OpenAI plans major updates to lure developers with...
NASA set to journey to a metal-rich asteroid
Biden eyes adding AI chip curbs to Chinese companies...
NASA asteroid sample contains life-critical water and...
Health
Rocks, insects, plastic and other foreign objects often end up...
NEW YORK (AP): Rocks in Trader Joe’s cookies. Insects in its broccoli-cheese soup. Pieces of...
Significant control on Dengue virus cases in KP
F.P. ReportPESHAWAR: The Secretary Health Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Aslam Wazir Sunday stated that...
Health research critical to achieve targets: Minister
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Caretaker Federal Minister for Health Dr. Nadeem Jan on Sunday said that promoting...
News in Picture
ISLAMABAD: A vendor arranging and displaying vegetables to...
AUCKLAND: Olga Carmona of Spain celebrates the second goal...
RAWALPINDI: A man carrying his child on his shoulders trying to...
Travel
Thousands throng Murree to enjoy Eid holidays
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: The ’Queen of the Mountains’ Murree which is the most famous hill station...
July 4th weekend celebrations to test US travel system
WASHINGTON (AFP): America’s stressed travel infrastructure faces a major test this weekend as...
Warning to British travellers amid rioting in France
PARIS (Agencies): British travellers have been warned to be aware of the unrest in France amid...
Kids Corner
Miami faith community strains to help new exiles, migrants
HIALEAH, Florida (AP): A few days after selling all she had to flee Cuba with her three children on...
4-year-old boy set to enter Guinness Book of Records for writing...
BIRMINGHAM (AA): At 15 months old, Jayce Joyce had a passion for reading and writing. He tried to...
CPWB rescues 522 Beggar children in Feb
F.P. Report LAHORE: Child Protection and Welfare Bureau (CPWB) has taken as many as 522 beggar...
Food
Where we are going today: A.O.K Kitchen in Riyadh
Rahaf Jambi Those with sensitive stomachs or food allergies will enjoy dining at A.O.K. Kitchen...
German minister calls for ban on advertising junk food to...
BARLIN (Agencies): Germany’s agriculture minister has called for a ban on all advertising...
How to make chicken tagine – recipe
Felicity Cloake Named after the pot in which it’s traditionally prepared, this North-African stew...
Olive oil in coffee? New Starbucks line a curiosity in...
Best traditional cheese varieties to enjoy in Türkiye
Sea food exports increase by 12.98pc to $261.6 million
Nigel Slater’s recipe for chocolate espresso mousse...
Indispensable taste of Turkish cuisine: Delicious soups
Traditional, wholesome and delicious Bohra Food Fest...
New York City: State of emergency declared over flash flooding
NEW YORK : A state of emergency has been declared in New York City as strong storms bring flash...
One of Britain’s most famous trees ‘deliberately...
LONDON (AFP): One of the UK’s most photographed trees, located next to the Roman-era...
Bird flu kills 400 seals, sea lions in Uruguay
Montevideo, Uruguay (AFP): An estimated 400 seals and sea lions have turned up dead on the coast of...