Monitoring Desk IRAQ: In the face of escalating tensions following the tragic death of three U.S...
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US begins strikes on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, Syria
WASHINGTON DC (AP) : The US military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria...
Apex body satisfied over overall progress of SIFC
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Apex Committee of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) on...
Maldives says India to withdraw troops from March
Hamas says it’s studying Gaza ceasefire proposal, but...
Iraq’s Nujaba says it will continue attacks on US...
Rafah is ‘pressure cooker’ as Gazans flee south — UN...
Half of US adults say Israel has gone too far in war...
Iran won’t start a war but will respond to bullies...
Global
Matthew Not Aware Of “TTP Resurgence” Report By US State Dept
Jalil Afridi Washington DC: The US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller stated that...
UK broadcast journalists demand open access to Gaza
GAZA (AFP): More than 50 UK-based broadcast journalists have sent an open letter to the Israeli and...
The UK is stepping up lawmakers’ security as tensions flare over...
LONDON (AP): The British government said Wednesday that it is stepping up security for lawmakers...
Sweden charges a man for mapping military installations
Extremism is US voters’ greatest worry, Reuters/Ipsos...
US says Iranian operatives in Yemen aiding Houthi...
UN peacekeepers begin withdrawing from east DR Congo
Hong Kong moves towards enacting tougher security law...
Alexei Navalny’s funeral to be held on Friday in...
Business
PSX stays bullish, gains 609 more points
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with a bullish...
Aramco-backed S-Oil says refining margins forecast to stay above...
SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea’s S-Oil, whose main shareholder is Saudi Aramco, forecast on Friday...
Greece promises extra aid for farmers
ATHENS (Reuters): The Greek government promised help with energy costs for farmers on Friday...
Country sees laudable increase in exports during five...
Inflation recorded at 28.3% in January
Banks to remain closed for six days in next ten days
‘Pakistan’s new currency banknotes to be introduced in...
Fly Jinnah announces the launch of International...
Most Asian markets retreat as Fed crushes March rate...
Editorial
Capitol riots and FBI’s legacy
According to American media, the FBI has arrested a Republican candidate for governor of Michigan...
Revival of old Pakistan, Neophobia or animosity
Federal Minister for Health, Abdul Qadir Patel has told the media that the government had decided...
Gun violence and feebleness of Biden’s govt
The US President Joe Biden has requested American lawmakers to take action on gun violence and...
Pakistan
Working class rejected fraudulent polls: Siraj
F.P. Report LAHORE: Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Sirajul Haq has said that the working class of the...
IMF demands to increase tax on salaried, non-salaried class
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has demanded for a reduction in tax...
Bugti extends olive branch to Baloch insurgents
F.P. Report QUETTA: Balochistan’s newly-elected Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti Saturday reaffirmed...
Afghanistan
Nearly two thousand Afghan migrants return home from Iran
KABUL (Khaama Press): The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations of Afghanistan has announced that...
Reconstruction work of Kharwar Dam started
LOGAR (Ariana News): The reconstruction of the first phase of the Kharwar Dam project in Logar...
Kabul delegation in Turkmenistan to discuss railways
KABUL (TOLOnews): The head of the Afghanistan Railway Authority, Bakht-ur-Rahman Sharafat, has...
Entertainment
Brad Pitt blames Angelina Jolie of forcing ‘stranger’ into his...
Monitoring Desk LOS ANGELES: Brad Pitt has accused Angelina Jolie of selling her shares in their...
‘The Rock’ will return as Luke Hobbs in new...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters): Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is returning for an as yet untitled...
Sajal Aly and Humayun Saeed to share screen in upcoming ‘Main...
F.P. Report KARACHI: Humayun Saeed, the heartthrob actor of Pakistani showbiz industry will appear...
Articles
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Act 2013
Shukria Ismail ‘‘Information belongs to the people and must be returned to them, the government is...
Arab leaders must walk talk on Palestine
Marwan Bishara The response of Arab governments to Israel’s war on Gaza, like their response...
Time to focus on the rights of oppressed, not the oppressor
Ramzy Baroud Gaza has changed the political equation in Palestine. Moreover, the repercussions of...
Arts & Literature
What to expect from the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar ahead of...
Razmig Bedirian The Museum of Islamic Art will reopen following an enhancement project and an...
British Museum displays newly restored ancient glass vessels...
Maan Jalal Eight ancient glass vessels, damaged in the 2020 Beirut port explosion, have just gone...
Burning Man returns for first in-person festival in two years
Razmig Bedirian After a two-year hiatus owing to the coronavirus pandemic, Burning Man has returned...
Huge eye murals bear witness to Palestinians in Israel...
Ai Weiwei opens Venice exhibition with impressive nine...
Bound by Cord, the Women of Arghavan Khosravi’s...
New Dubai exhibition explores printmaking as a primary...
Birds Swoop and Swell into Imagined Inky Murmurations...
Israel unveils 1,200-year-old luxurious mansion from...
Sports
Klinsmann stakes it all on Asian Cup glory with South Korea
Doha (AFP): It’s all or bust at the Asian Cup for Jurgen Klinsmann, who has declared that...
Qatar under pressure in Asian Cup defence after abrupt Queiroz...
Doha (AFP): Qatar go into the Asian Cup starting on Friday as hosts and holders but the shock axing...
Former Pakistan coach Bradburn joins Welsh county Glamorgan...
(AP) : Grant Bradburn has left his role with the Pakistan Cricket Board to become head coach of...
Pakistan shooter Kashmala Talat qualifies for Paris...
Heinrich Klaasen retires from test cricket
De Villiers blames T20 cricket for short South Africa...
Australia at top of WTC points table after SCG win
Jaweria Rauf announces retirement from international...
Rizwan appointed vice-captain as Pakistan T20 team...
Technology
Dogecoin jumps as Musk’s Twitter flips logo to Shiba Inu...
NEW YORK (Reuters): Dogecoin’s Shiba Inu dog replaced Twitter’s blue bird as the social...
Australia bans TikTok on government devices
SYDNEY (AFP): Australia said Tuesday it will ban TikTok on government devices, joining a growing...
First woman, Black astronaut to make 2024 flight around Moon
HOUSTON (AFP): NASA unveiled the crew on Monday for its first human mission to the Moon in more...
One New Zealand to use SpaceX satellites to improve...
2 charged with cutting wires; 40,000 lose internet
Twitter removes check mark from New York Times account
Emirati astronaut Hazzaa Al-Mansoori marks another...
Italy blocks AI chatbot ChatGPT over data privacy...
‘Greatest of all time’ space explosion...
Health
China urges ‘final victory’ over Covid as global...
BEIJING (Reuters): Global health officials tried to determine the facts of China’s raging Covid-19...
Reasons behind obesity despite exercise and diet control found
Monitoring Desk BERN: Inspite of regular exercise, the cause behind obesity has been found. The...
Study reveals huge extent of fungal disease in India
F.P. Report LONDON: Over fifty million Indians are affected by serious fungal disease, 10% of which...
China state media plays down severity of COVID wave...
Karachi reports six cases of new Covid-19 variant
German doctor jailed for illegally issuing mask...
New weight loss drug could become the best-selling...
Study shows stress can speed up vision loss
Some in China return to regular activity after COVID...
News in Picture
ISLAMABAD: Civil society members lighting candles in remembrance...
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Travel
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi launches new route to Moscow
ABU DHABI (Agencies): Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the capital’s first low-cost carrier, has announced the...
Dublin’s treetop walk offers peace amid scents of rich...
RATHDRUM (DPA) : Located away from the crowd and the noise of busy Dublin streets, the new wooden...
Italy eases Covid measures ahead of new government
ROME (AFP): Italy’s outgoing government is easing measures against coronavirus from Saturday...
Florida theme parks and tourist attractions:...
South African Airways is not losing its route rights
The Himalayas: An ever-more dangerous adventure...
Finland to ban entry to Russian tourists starting...
Hurricane Ian forces more than 2,000 flight...
Heathrow records biggest price rise as cost of holiday...
Kids Corner
Food
New standards to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in...
WASHINGTON (AFP): The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new standards on Tuesday to...
‘Lahore is most polluted city in the world’
LAHORE (Reuters): Lahore jumped more than 10 places to become the city with the worst air in the...
Plastics can produce ‘petrochemical products’
Monitoring Desk LONDON: As researchers around the world are finding ways to turn transform plastics...