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CJP Isa hints at concluding disqualification case on 4th
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has said the Supreme Court...
China to temporarily reopen border crossing linking Pakistan...
F.P. Report KHAPLU: The Chinese government has agreed to temporarily reopen the Khunjerab Pass, a...
Passengers escape blaze on Japan Airlines plane after...
Turkey detains 33 accused of spying for Israel
Japan earthquakes death toll climbs to at least 48 as...
Israel bombards Gaza with airstrikes after warning war...
Loud explosions in Kyiv as Russia launches missiles
Iran deploys warship to Red Sea amid soaring tensions
Global
Student killed in Senegal at Friday’s vote delay protests:...
DAKAR (Reuters): A student was killed in the Senegalese city of Saint-Louis amid Friday’s...
Claims of interference or fraud should be investigated: US
Jalil Afridi Washington DC: The US State Department released its statement on recent elections in...
Six-year-old Gaza girl found dead, family says, blaming Israel
GAZA (AFP): A six-year-old Palestinian girl who went missing after the family’s car came under fire...
Overnight Russian drone attack kills at least seven in...
Rafah residents fear massacre
DOD Official Restates Why Supporting Ukraine Is in U.S...
Chair Cardin Statement on Elections in Pakistan
Military identifies Marines killed in California...
UK recognizes serious concerns over the fairness and...
Business
European, US stocks creep higher
LONDON (AFP/APP): Europe’s major stock indices edged higher Thursday, while Wall Street opened...
Next warns of supply delays due to shipping attacks
LONDON (BBC News): Next has warned supplies of its products could be delayed if disruption to...
Oil up over Libya disruptions
ANKARA (APP): Oil prices increased on Thursday over supply disruptions in Libya, escalating...
Editorial
A genuine demand
All Pakistan Textiles Association (APTIMA) Punjab Chapter Chairman Adil Bashir has asked the...
Contradictions in health policy
Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Finance Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra, who is also holding the portfolio of...
Shabaz’s business proposals
Supporting government’s strategy of social distancing, leader of the opposition and PML-N...
Pakistan
60m exercised their right to vote on Feb 8: FAFEN
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Approximately 60 million voters went to the polls in Pakistan on Feb 8 to...
2 independent candidates join PML-N
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Two independent candidates, who secured victory in general elections 2024...
Commonwealth observer group unveils preliminary findings on Pak...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) on Saturday unveiled its initial...
Afghanistan
flydubai becomes first international carrier to resume Kabul...
DUBAI (AFP): Low-cost carrier flydubai announced flights to Kabul on Thursday, becoming the first...
Medical teams travel to Herat to aid victims
HERAT (TOLOnews): The acting minister of public health, Qalandar Ibad, said that in order to reach...
Taliban’s policies threaten women and girls’ rights
KABUL (Khaama Press): Rina Amiri, the Special Representative of the United States for Women and...
Entertainment
Rihanna to perform ‘Black Panther’ song at Oscars
LOS ANGELES (AFP): Pop superstar Rihanna will perform at the Oscars next month, organizers said...
Stars of thriller ‘Infinity Pool’ share on-set fun
BERLIN (AFP): Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgard on Wednesday said they had a blast making Canadian...
Milan Fashion Week opens with celebrity stardust, industry growth
MILAN (AFP): Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi and Missoni are among Italy’s top labels...
Spielberg channels inner child at Berlin film festival
Kate taps her husband behind at BAFTA, fans swooned
Imran Ashraf’s ex-wife breaks silence over divorce...
Gorgeous Aima Baig promotes Balochi culture in her new...
Zara Abbas shares her pictures in desi look
TV actress Anum Fayyaz quits showbiz for Islam
Articles
Move forward with ASEAN amid challenges
Shi Zhongjun The world is encountering changes unseen in a century, and once again stands at a...
Russia’s incompetent air force
Hamish De Bretton-Gordon As Putin’s invasion grinds on, the risk of escalation has drifted away...
Addressing Educational Dilemma in Pakistan
Saleem Tariq Lone (Retd) IGP Islamabad Before the Supreme Court of Pakistan (APPELLATE...
American soft power relies on people from everywhere
Arab govts must harness the soft power of the arts on...
Northern Ireland puts itself on the global map
The tragic cost of failure of governance in Libya
Time running out to achieve UN’s Sustainable...
To tackle food waste, invoke social responsibility in...
Arts & Literature
How art world adapts to global pandemic concept during COVID-19
ISTANBUL (Agencies): The pandemic has hit the arts and cultural events world harder than many other...
Einstein on Einstein
Authors: Jurgen Renn & Hanoch Gutfreund At the end of World War II, Albert Einstein was invited...
The UAE’s Sheikh Zayed grand mosque centre launches remote...
Monitoring Desk DUBAI: In line with precautionary measures taken in the UAE to protect its society...
Sports
Sky to show dozens more Premier League games a season in UK from...
LONDON (Reuters): Sky Sports has won the rights to show nearly a hundred more English Premier...
Australia’s Maxwell clings to test team recall hopes
MELBOURNE (Reuters): Australia’s Glenn Maxwell has not given up hope of playing test cricket...
Nadal plays down expectations before Brisbane return
PARIS (AFP): Former world number one Rafael Nadal said on Monday he expects “nothing”...
World Cup TMO steps away from Test rugby over abuse
US women’s team working toward ‘shift in...
ECB launch cricket regulator to tackle discrimination
Haris Rauf, Usama Mir and Zaman Khan granted NOCs for...
Iftikhar, Kamran and Samiullah Jnr score match-winning...
Pakistani athletes show excellent performance in South...
Technology
First launch from the UK
F.P. Report LONDON: The first ever orbital satellite launch from the UK is happening soon, marking...
China ranks 2nd in world internet development in 2022
ISLAMABAD (APP): China ranks second in the world in terms of internet development after the US...
Pakistan to launch 5G technology by July 2023
F.P. ReportKARACHI: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Communication Syed Aminul Haque...
Health
Some cancer patients can skip treatments, 2 studies show
CHICAGO (AP): After surgery, some cancer patients can safely skip radiation or chemotherapy...
France detects 51 monkeypox cases
PARIS (AFP): France has detected 51 cases of monkeypox, French health authorities said Friday, as...
Surgeons transplant 3D ear made of living cells
FLORIDA (AFP): A US medical team said Thursday they had reconstructed a human ear using the...
Covid-19 infects 67 more in Pakistan
Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for...
Africans see inequity inmonkeypox response elsewhere
Shanghai starts coming backto life as COVID lockdown...
Mexico bans sales of ‘harmful’ e-cigarettes
Pakistan registers 66 coronavirus infections, no death
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Travel
Wintry weather disrupts travel across the heartland
DALLAS (AP): Freezing rain and drizzle is disrupting travel from Central Texas to the Great Lakes...
Heavy rise in prices of air tickets over planes’ shortage
F.P. Report KARACHI: Perturbed over the less sale of tickets owing to the shortage of planes at...
Switzerland drops all COVID-19 curbs for Saudi tourists
Monitoring Desk RIYADH: In welcome news for travelers, the Swiss government has lifted the majority...
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Food
Climate Migration: Floodsdisplace villagers in Indonesia
MONDOLIKO (AP): All the crops had died and the farmed fish had escaped their ponds. The only road...
Sydney records wettest year since 1858 and braces for more floods
SYDNEY (Reuters): Sydney recorded its wettest year in 164 years as authorities braced for major...
Month before COP27, host Egypt faces heat over rights, climate...
CAIRO (AFP): A month before Egypt hosts the UN climate change conference, Cairo is finalising the...