F.P. Report KARACHI: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed the confidence...
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Ukraine uses long-range missiles secretly provided by US to hit...
WASHINGTON (AP): Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided...
Israel says forces carrying out ‘offensive action’...
BEIRUT (AFP): Israeli forces are carrying out “offensive action” across southern...
China blasts US military aid to Taiwan, saying the...
US commander sees ‘breathtaking’...
Iran cuts Syria presence after strikes blamed on...
Arrests follow barricades and encampments as US...
US president signs bill to provide new aid for Ukraine
More US military aid will help Ukraine defend against...
Global
Arizona indicts senior Trump aides over 2020 fake elector scheme
Arizona (AFP): Arizona has charged 18 people over a scheme to subvert the 2020 election in favor of...
Israeli strikes in Gaza’s Rafah kill at least 5
GAZA (AP): Palestinian hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in...
Myanmar rebel group withdraws troops from key town on Thai border
MYANMAR (Reuters): A Myanmar rebel group has withdrawn its troops from a town along the Thai border...
UAE announces $544m for repairs after record rains
Anger among Ukrainians in Poland as Kyiv halts...
At least 32 dead as flash floods sweep through half of...
Iraq hangs 11 convicted of ‘terrorism’:...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Holds Call...
Kyiv says Orthodox cleric gave Moscow Ukraine army...
Business
IMF board to meet 29th on $1.1b Pakistan funding
NEW YORK (Reuters): The executive board of the International Monetary Fund will meet on April 29 to...
Boeing reports first revenue drop in 7 quarters
NEW YORK (Reuters): Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab on Wednesday reported its first quarterly revenue...
India set to overtake Germany as 3rd largest economy by 2027
NEW DELHI (Khaleej Times): India will grow at the fastest pace to overtake Japan to become the...
Editorial
DPP cannot cut bonds of blood and culture
The wheels of history are rolling toward the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and neither the...
US vetoing Palestine’s UN entry
The vote on April 18 for granting the Palestine state full membership at the United Nations...
Restraint required to stop Gaza crisis spreading
In a new development that marks a worrying escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, Iran...
Pakistan
PHC seeks reply from UET in Grade 21 promotion case
Humayun Khan PESHAWAR: A divisional bench of Peshawar High Court (PHC) comprised of Justice Ijaz...
Mashal lauds China’s unwavering support to Pakistan
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Adviser to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Social Welfare...
CM asks for plan to promote tourism
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has...
Delegation from Air Asia Aviation Group calls on...
Two die of gas suffocation in a Harnai coalmine
PM Shehbaz directs FBR to sort out ‘issues’ with Sindh...
PPP’s Kundi asks Maulana Fazl to stop making democracy...
Poppy crops disposes in Bara
Pakistan, China sign multiple MoUs focusing on flood...
Afghanistan
Acting Public Health Minister meets with UNHCR officials
KABUL (NNA: Dr. Qalander Ebad, Acting Minister of Public Health, met with Leonard Zulu, the...
US State Dept releases report on extensive Human Rights...
KABUL (Khaama Press): The U.S. State Department has published its annual human rights report for...
Deputy PM Kabir called ties with China important
KABUL (BNA): Mawlavi Abdul Kabir Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs held a meeting with...
Afghan migrants in Pakistan face multifaceted...
Azerbaijan urged to help improve capacity of Afghan...
Afghanistan sees 20% increase in dried fruit exports...
Khost historic fort teeteringon the brink of collapse
Acting Health Minister urges Azerbaijan collaboration...
ARCS prioritizes employment opportunities for widows...
Entertainment
Netflix’s Squid Game 2 likely release schedule announced
Monitoring Desk SEOUL: The much-anticipated second season of Netflix’s Squid Game is likely to be...
Ranbir or Ranveer: Who will play Ballu in Khalnayak 2?
Monitoring Desk MUMBAI: Following the announcement of a sequel to the iconic movie Khalnayak, film...
French singer hospitalised with bullet wound
PARIS (AFP): A former winner of France’s version of The Voice was in hospital on Monday after...
Deepfakes of Bollywood stars spark worries of AI...
Number of cinemas in Saudi Arabia jumps to 66 since...
Hania Amir reveals suffering from mental fatigue
Death anniversary of Iqbal Bano being observed today
Malala all set to feature in British musical comedy...
Taylor Swift, tortured poet, exorcises demons with new...
Articles
Another foreign intervention will not solve crisis in Haiti
Doudou Pierre Festile & Micherline Islanda Aduel On March 12, Haiti’s Prime Minister...
The ICC can no longerignore the genocide in Gaza
Anisha Patel & Hassan Ben Imran Over the past few months, the International Criminal Court...
Developing Africa
Liu Hongwa The world has entered a period of volatility with the Russia-Ukraine crisis dragging on...
Arts & Literature
Who is Etel Adnan? Lebanese artist and poet celebrated with...
Maan Jalal Google has honoured the Lebanese-American poet, essayist and visual artist Etel Adnan...
‘This has been a dream’: Emirati artists’ joy...
Razmig Bedirian Three emerging artists in the UAE are heading to the world’s most prestigious art...
‘Sadness’ as Australian court rules against...
Tasmania (AFP): An artist who banned men from seeing her Australian museum exhibit said Thursday...
Sports
Mohammad Rizwan, Irfan ruled out of New Zealand T20I series
F.P. Report LAHORE: Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Irfan Khan will not take part...
Uncapped all-rounder in Zimbabwe’s squad for Bangladesh...
Monitoring Desk HARARE: Sikandar Raza will captain a 15-member group for the T20I series against...
Sana Mir named ambassador of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has picked Pakistan legend, Sana...
Shaheen Afridi excels in ICC T20I Rankings
Late Milik strike sends Juventus into Coppa Italia...
Pakistan’s T20 combination is not perfect: Shahdab Khan
US Justice Dept to pay $139 mn to USA Gymnastics sex...
PCB gets two bulletproof vehicles for Pak-New Zealand...
Reaction to FA Cup semi win a disgrace: Ten Hag
Technology
Musk says X will appeal Australia injunction on church stabbing...
MELBOURNE (AFP): Elon Musk said Tuesday his social media platform X will appeal against an...
Pakistan gears up to launch moon mission next month
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is gearing up to send its CubeSat satellite into space as part of...
In Brazil, hopes to use AI to save wildlife from roadkill fate
Rio de Janeiro (AFP): In Brazil, where about 16 wild animals become roadkill every second, a...
TikTok says US House bill that could ban app would...
Malaysia to build massive chip design park: PM
China launches new remote sensing satellite
TikTok warns US ban would ‘trample free...
Microsoft teases lifelike avatar AI tech but gives no...
Apple drops WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on...
Health
Over 906,011 children to be immunized against Polio in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI (APP): A week-long anti-polio campaign will commence in the three tehsils of the...
Only 26pc Americans say they get at least eight hours of sleep
NEW YORK (AP): If you’re feeling — YAWN — sleepy or tired while you read this and wish you could...
Complex medical equipment ‘purposefully broken’ in...
GAZA (AFP): The UN decried Friday the intentional destruction of complex and hard-to-obtain medical...
WHO likely to issue wider alert on contaminated...
USDA confirms cow-to-cow transmission a factor in bird...
WHO clarifies terminology for air-transmitted pathogens
Punjab Health Department issues Congo virus threat...
Dementia treatments linked with serious side-effects:...
UK, EU face significant medicine shortages
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Travel
Emirates suspends flights transiting through Dubai after storm
DUBAI (Reuters): Dubai’s flagship airline Emirates is suspending check-in for all customers...
Dubai Airport will return to full operational capacity within 24...
DUBAI (Reuters): Dubai International Airport will return to its full operational capacity within 24...
Dubai airport diverts flights as ‘exceptional...
Dubai (AFP): Dubai’s major international airport diverted scores of incoming flights on...
Kids Corner
Woman gives birth to sextuplets in Rawalpindi
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: A woman gave birth to sextuplets at a hospital in Rawalpindi through...
French PM announces crackdown on teen school violence
PARIS (AFP): French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Thursday announced measures to crack down on...
Sindh to introduce non-formal education system for out-of-school...
F.P. Report KARACHI: The Sindh government will roll out non-formal education system in the province...
Food
Air fryer recipes: Chefs share favourite – and healthy – dishes
Panna Munyal With air fryers now a common appliance in many households, we ask three UAE chefs for...
Mardani peera: A mouthwatering sweet attracts shoppers
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Encircled by customers with stretched hands, Abdullah Shah, a famous sweet...
At Rawalpindi’s famed Kartarpura food street, soupy trotters are...
Muhammad Ibrahim RAWALPINDI: Hajji Muhammad Akbar Ali poured the thick, aromatic gravy into bowl...
World Earth Day: Call for conservation of environment
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Collecting polythene bags at Pabbi bazaar on occasion of International Earth...
Heavy rainstorms kill 4 people in southern China. Ten others are...
BEIJING (AP): Heavy rainstorms that swept across southern China over the weekend killed at least...
Biden to unveil $7 billion for rooftop solar in Earth Day message
WASHINGTON (Reuters): President Joe Biden on Monday will celebrate Earth Day by announcing $7...
Europe suffered record number of ‘extreme heat...
Massive river flooding expected in China’s...
How Texas unleashed a geothermal boom
Oil, gas drilling blocked in Alaska wilds as Biden...
More people are evacuated after the dramatic eruption...
