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NATO marks 75 years in face of Ukraine war
BRUSSELS (AFP) : NATO on Thursday marks 75 years since its founding with the Western alliance...
Militants kill 5 Iranian security officers in southeast, state...
TEHRAN (Reuters) : Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed at least 5 Iranian security officers and...
PM for joint efforts to boost Pak-France ties
Bomb threats cause short lockdown at Norwegian...
Houthi attack kills 11 loyalists in southern Yemen
100 billion euro military fund for Ukraine on the...
Israel army implicates Hezbollah in UN peacekeepers’...
Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to plug a...
Global
Iran FM opens new Syria consulate
DAMASCUS (AFP): Iran’s foreign minister inaugurated the country’s new consulate in Damascus on...
US ‘will not accept’ flood of below-cost Chinese goods
WASHINGTON (AFP): The United States “will not accept” a situation where underpriced Chinese goods...
French, UK troops swap guards to mark 120 years of friendship
LONDON (AFP): French and British troops on Monday swapped roles to take part in changing of the...
Brazil Supreme Court strikes down military...
Jordanians keep up Ramadan rallies for Gaza ceasefire
Bahrain pardons hundreds in largest amnesty in years
IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
EU nears final vote on landmark asylum reform
From Bulgaria to the English Channel: tracing...
Business
Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves reach $13.379 billion
F.P. Report KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves of Pakistan stood at US$13,378.9 million...
Unregistered sellers mustregister by April 30 for Trader...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Spokesperson on Thursday said that all...
SBP announces Eid holidays from 10 to 12 April
F.P. Report KARACHI: All the banks and financial institutions will remain closed from April 10 to...
Asian markets lifted by US data and fresh rate cut...
Inflation has slid again in Europe. Here’s what...
Wall Street rises toward records as it prepares for...
‘US has not asked India to cut Russian oil purchases’
Nigeria subsidy cut: Electricity tariff hike...
A strong franc shielded Switzerland from inflation...
Editorial
KP’s digital dashboard
The caretaker Chief Minister KP, Justice (R) Syed Arshad Hussain Shah inaguarated the KP Digital...
Rising militancy in Afghanistan
An explosion near the Abu Muslim Khorasani Mosque in Kabul was reported on Thursday, which...
Fantasize politics versus real issue
Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the people are witnessing...
Pakistan
CM orders prisoners’ meeting with their families
LAHORE (APP): On special directions of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, thousands of prisoners across...
Punjab IGP visits Safe Cities Authority offices
LAHORE (APP): Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Dr Usman Anwar visited the Punjab Safe...
Pakistan Kissan Ittehad withdraws protest call after successful...
F.P. Report Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) has withdrawn from a planned protest after successful...
Governor House Peshawar open for public during Eid
Scenic areas of KP to attract over 400,000 tourists on...
PM Shehbaz, Maulana Fazlur Rehman exchange Eid...
18 dead, 50 injured as pilgrims truck plunges into...
PM extends Eid greetings to PPP, allied parties’...
If I had authority, Parvez Elahi would receive...
Afghanistan
50% of Afghans live in poverty: advocacy advisor of NRC
KABUL (ToloNews): Becky Roby, advocacy adviser for the Norwegian Refugee Council Afghanistan (NRC)...
Over 520,000 Afghan migrants expelled from Pakistan: IOM
KABUL (Khaama Press): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) states that nearly 525,000...
Taliban charge d’affaires in Islamabad discusses tensions with...
ISLAMABAD: Sardar Ahmad Shikib, the Taliban’s charge d’affaires in Islamabad, met with Pakistan’s...
Entertainment
New Bob Marley film gets box office love in North America...
Los Angeles (AFP): Paramount’s new musical biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” enjoyed...
Harrison Ford’s ‘Star Wars’ script fetches...
LONDON (AFP): An original draft “Star Wars” script left in a London apartment by...
‘Oppenheimer’ dominates BAFTAs in major Oscars boost
LONDON (AFP): “Oppenheimer”, Christopher Nolan’s epic movie about the creation of...
Berlin film fest grapples with Nazi past, far-right...
King Khan says he baths for over two hours before...
London Fashion Week show at British Museum irks Greece
UAE: Arbaaz, Sohail Khan get candid at first-ever open...
Why Yasir Hussain does not want his son to join...
Jibran Nasir, Mansha Pasha talk about their marriage...
Articles
ASEAN cautious of walking into US trap
Azhar Azam Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim standing alongside his Australian counterpart...
Cause for concern
Gao Cheng The Joe Biden administration is intent on restoring US leadership in the “Indo...
US’ Gaza floating port proposal highlights its failures
Mohamed Chebaro No ceasefire, no humanitarian truce and not enough aid is trickling through to feed...
Arts & Literature
Karachi Expo Center hosts Pakistan’s ‘largest book fair,’...
Naimat Khan KARACHI: Reading enthusiasts continued to throng the Expo Center in the southern...
World’s ‘humblest’ Christmas tree, bought for pennies, sells for...
(CNN): Festive magic fueled by nostalgia has been credited for the “astonishing” sale of a...
Global artists pursue dreams in China’s porcelain capital
Zhu Jinyi BEIJING : Known around the world as the “porcelain capital” of China...
Sports
Vecchini inspires Italy’s win over Ireland in...
Dublin (AFP): Vittoria Vecchini inspired Italy with two tries in their 27-21 win against Ireland in...
Salah caps fightback as Liverpool go top
LIVERPOOL (AFP): Mohamed Salah fired Liverpool to the top of the Premier League as the Egypt...
Van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders for third time
Oudenaarde (AFP): Mathieu van der Poel rode through the Belgian rain and into history on Sunday as...
Babar Azam appointed T20I, ODI skipper
Victor Wembanyama scores career-high 40 points in San...
West Indies unveil squad for white-ball tour to...
Barnes brace caps Newcastle fightback to sink West Ham
Top-order blitz puts Sri Lanka 314-4 in Bangladesh Test
PCB seeks applications for head coach slot
Technology
US raises concern with Sri Lanka leader on social media law
WASHINGTON (AFP): The United States on Tuesday pressed Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to...
Quilter raises $10 million for AI-powered circuit board design
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters): Circuit board design startup Quilter announced on Tuesday it raised $10...
Apple’s iMessage, Microsoft’s Bing escape EU rules
BRUSSELS (AFP): Apple’s iMessage and Microsoft’s Bing search engine got a reprieve from...
Young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends
Nvidia CEO Huang says countries must build sovereign...
AI-powered robot guide dogs developed for visually...
Roadmap made for promotion of digital economy for...
Exclusive-Xiaomi says India’s scrutiny of...
Israel’s Tower proposes $8 billion chip plant in...
Health
Measles outbreaks a wake-up call for the unvaccinated
Joseph Choi The United Kingdom is facing a measles outbreak, while cases have also popped up in a...
Deadly pneumonia outbreak claims lives of 18 more children in...
ISLAMABAD (APP): The deadly pneumonia continued to claiming lives as 18 more children have...
Pneumonia kills seven more in Punjab in 24 hours
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pneumonia continues to claim lives as seven more children have died of the...
News in Picture
BEIRUT: People carrying coffins of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s permanent representative in UN Munir Akram...
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Travel
Snow grounds dozens of flights at Amsterdam airport
AMSTERDAM (Reuters): Dozens of flights to and from Amsterdam Schiphol airport were cancelled on...
The world’s most peaceful countries in 2023
(CNN): In travel news this week: the world’s leading destinations for neighborliness and...
Saudi budget airline flynas launches first direct flight from...
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s budget airline flynas announced on Sunday the inauguration of its first...
Kids Corner
MDCAT test again becomes controversial
F.P. Report KARACHI : The second MDCAT test has also become controversial after Dow University of...
In Gaza, teacher brings school to displaced children
RAFAH (Palestinian Territories) (AFP): Gaza teacher Tareq al-Ennabi arranges his pupils’...
New Zealand to ban cellphones in schools
WELLINGTON (AFP) : Cellphones will be banned in schools across New Zealand, conservative Prime...
Food
From the rear end of a pheasant, Brazil’s best coffee
DOMINGOS MARTINS (Brazil) (AFP): In Brazil, the proverbial goose that lays the golden egg is in...
Italian pizza vs American pizza: A delicious comparison
Surabhi Vasundharadevi Pizza, undoubtedly one of the world’s most beloved dishes, comes in...
Taste of home: Where to find what you miss in Istanbul
Leyla Yvonne Ergil Istanbul has made an impressive entrance into the realm of international fare...
Australia records its 8th warmest year as climate change lifts...
CANBERRA (Reuters): Australia experienced its eighth-warmest year in 2023, with the influence of...
Southern California faces final cloudburst, renewing mudslide...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters): A final burst of heavy rain from a deadly atmospheric river storm doused...
Scientists study levels of toxic mercury in Antarctic seals...
Antarctica (AFP): A gunshot interrupts the peaceful sleep of a leopard seal, lying nonchalantly on...
