ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters): A young Russian woman was jailed for 27 years on Thursday for...
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PM urges Saudi group to invest in Pakistan
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Thursday urged the Al-Jomaih...
TTP pledge not to attack election rallies ahead of Feb. 8 vote
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Taliban pledged Thursday not to attack election rallies...
Israeli tanks batter hospital districts in Gaza’s Khan...
US Navy intercepts missiles in Red Sea while escorting...
Qatar ‘appalled’ at criticism by Israeli...
Biden wobbles under weight of multiple open fronts...
China says US should stop all dangerous, provocative...
Gaza needs more aid, ‘immediate humanitarian pause’:...
Global
52 countries to take part in hearings on occupied Palestinian...
FP Report THE HAGUE: An unprecedented number of countries and international organizations are...
Donald Trump to stand trial in criminal hush money case next...
NEW YORK: A New York judge has denied former United States President Donald Trump’s request to...
Israeli embassy tones down criticism of Vatican’s Gaza remarks
VATICAN (Reuters): Israel on Thursday toned down its criticism of the Vatican, saying that remarks...
Business
SMEs guarantee fast economic development: Meher
LAHORE (APP): Comprehensive measures with collective wisdom should be put in order to strengthen...
Plastic material export increases 46.60% to $178 million in 6...
ISLAMABAD (APP): The export of plastic materials from the country witnessed an increase of 46.60...
China securities regulator suspends restricted share lending...
SHANGHAI (Reuters): China’s securities regulator said on Sunday that it will fully suspend...
Malik for taking benefit of regional trade
Steps for promotion of furniture industry sought
Increase in exports cause historic hike in vegetable...
Stock market today: Wall Street closes its 12th...
China’s mobile phone shipments up 6.5 pct in 2023
Businessmen urge FBR Chairman for measures to curb...
Editorial
COVID’s upsurge and Pak stratagem
Recently, the Chairman of the NDMA convened a special session of the National Emergency Operation...
Turk-Saudi rapprochement
Saudi Assistant Minister for Defense, Eng. Talal bin Abdullah Al-Otaibi has recently paid an...
Anti-Islam campaign and social media
Social media has become an easily accessible and free playland for cybercriminals, terrorist...
Pakistan
PTI announces protests on 17th
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Thursday announced staging “peaceful...
KP CM reviews law, order situation in D I Khan
F.P. Report D I KHAN: Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Justice (R) Syed Arshad Hussain...
Election process internal sovereign affair: FO
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office says Pakistan’s election process is an internal...
Afghanistan
200 Afghan ex-special forces who worked with British military...
LONDON (Arabnews): About 200 former Afghan special forces whose anti-Taliban operations with...
Admin corruption close to zero: Mujahid
KABUL (Ariana News): The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the caretaker...
Nearly 100,000 addicts collected under Islamic Emirate rule:...
KABUL (Tolonews): The department of counter-narcotics of the Interior Ministry said that nearly...
Entertainment
Taylor Swift’s Seattle concert causes seismic activity
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: Taylor Swift’s recent concert in Seattle, Washington, left a seismic...
Reema Khan wears black to mourn Muharram
LAHORE (Web Desk) : Lollywood actor, producer, host and director Reema Khan wore black dress to...
Fardeen Khan, Natasha Madhvani decide to divorce after 18 years...
(Web Desk): After 18 years of marriage, the Heyy Babyy actor Fardeen Khan and his wife Natasha...
Twitter restores Kanye West’s account after ban
Shona McGarty QUITS ‘EastEnders’ after 15 years
Javed Akhtar slams netizen for questioning his opinion...
Tiger Shroff to share screen with Ajay Devgan in...
Trans woman’s uphill journey to Miss Netherlands...
Tuba Anwar underlines need of marriage counselling to...
Articles
Old rivalries continue to fuel internal displacement in Congo
Mohamed Chebaro The number of internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
What we must do now about the Rwanda plan
Priti Patel We are all frustrated, angry and disappointed with the Supreme Court’s decision...
Can the world order survive Israel’s war on Gaza?
Osama Al-Sharif What will our region and indeed the world look like once Israel concludes its war...
Arts & Literature
How an Italian artist found her muse in Arabic calligraphy
Nada El Sawy Italian artist Antonella Leoni speaks with great passion as she describes her works on...
Famed historian Lucy Worsley explores Agatha Christie’s life at...
Rawaa Talass DUBAI: In a sold-out, hour-long session at the Emirates Literature Festival, British...
Three women go solo with artwork at Jeddah’s Athr Gallery
JEDDAH (Arabnews): The Athr Gallery is showcasing three independently curated solo shows, sponsored...
Aseefa opens 12th Sartyoon Sang Crafts exhibition
Obscure major work of Gustav Klimt returns to Austria...
A People by the Sea: Mapping the rise and ruin of...
Belgian writer to live in Royal Museum’s glass...
Murakami to publish first new novel in six years
Kadıköy Sahafları: Dazzling world of 2nd hand books...
Sports
Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib wins parliament seat
DHAKA (AFP): Bangladeshi cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan won a seat in the country’s...
Shoaib defeats Aqeel to win Federal Cup Tennis C’ship
ISLAMABAD (APP): Promising Muhammad Shoaib clinched men’s singles title of the 36th Federal Cup...
AB de Villiers ‘not happy’ with short India-South Africa Test...
CAPE TOWN (Agencies) : Former South African captain AB de Villiers has expressed disappointment...
Nadal out of Australian Open with muscle tear
Coco Gauff defends Auckland Classic title as Elena...
Rybakina, Rune power into Brisbane International finals
Glittering and controversial, Australia’s David...
Shan Masood presents signed jersey to retiring David...
Wigan boss Maloney eyes Man Utd FA Cup upset
Technology
Elon Musk says Twitter video app for smart TVs is ‘coming’
(Reuters): A Twitter video app for smart TVs is in the social media company’s plans, owner Elon...
Social media to vulgarity….
Farrukh Sultan Our country is going through a very crucial time right now. Atheist and other...
Japan to open up Apple- and Google-dominated phone apps to...
TOKYO (Reuters): Japan plans to stoke competition in smartphone app payments, dominated by Apple...
Meta’s social media apps back up after outage
Twitter to focus on video, commerce in business revamp
Awareness alert regarding the use of internet
Google hosts, profits from fake abortion clinic ads:...
Intel to invest $4.6 bln in new chip plant in Poland
NASA spacewalkers finish installing roll-out solar...
Health
Malaria cases spike in Pakistan after ‘climate...
KARACHI (AFP): Extreme weather events in Pakistan and Malawi have driven “very sharp”...
Americans seek cheaper dentistry in Mexico’s ‘Molar...
LOA ANGELES (AFP): Hundreds of thousands of Americans travel across the Mexican border every year...
Study: Milder autism far outpacing ‘profound’ diagnoses
NEW YORK (AP): As autism diagnoses become increasingly common, health officials have wondered how...
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“Today’s Cartoon”
LAHORE: People standing in queue to get free drink distributed...
PESHAWAR: A large number of Christian devotees attending Easter...
Travel
UN declares February 17 as annual Global Tourism Resilience Day
Hayley Skirka NEW YORK: February 17 will be celebrated as Global Tourism Resilience Day every year...
Pilot shortage puts pressure on airline operations
GOODYEAR (AP) : Until last summer, Ashley Montano had never flown. Now she was preparing to land a...
UN aviation body sees recovery to pre-pandemic air travel in 2023
NEW YORK (AFP): Demand for commercial travel is expected to make a full recovery in 2023, with...
China’s cross-border travel hits 3-year high as Hong...
4 people hospitalized after battery fire in United...
The five countries expat families love
Turkey earthquake: Can you still travel there and have...
Farm-to-cushion dining along the Trans Bhutan Trail
Mitsubishi scraps troubled passenger jet project
Kids Corner
Foreign students stuck at Ukraine border complain of racism
SHEGYNI (AFP): Jean-Jacques Kabeya is furious: like other foreign students in Ukraine — from...
HEC extends deadline for US-based scholarship
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced an extension in the...
California, Oregon, Washington to drop school mask mandates
SACRAMENTO (AP): Schoolchildren in California, Oregon and Washington will no longer be required to...
Food
Ravneet Gill’s recipe for malt panna cotta, chocolate tuile and...
Ravneet Gill Cream on cream is never a bad thing, and today’s recipe is a shining example of why...
Eight must-try dishes for Ethiopian New Year in the UAE
Saeed Saeed With Ethiopian New Year falling on Sunday, the UAE’s near 10,000-strong Ethiopian...
Dutch city to ban meat ads due to its impact on climate
AMSTERDAM (AFP): The Dutch city of Haarlem is set to become the first in the world to ban...
Süleymaniye beans: An ancient Ottoman taste enchants...
Salça: All about Türkiye’s special tomato and...
How to make the perfect sweetcorn fritters – recipe
World Samosa Day: How to transform the Indian street...
Nigel Slater’s recipe for summer bean and tomato soup...
$1 billion in U.S. emergency food security aid rushed...
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Flood-hit Pakistanis still waiting on promised rebuild
DADU (AFP): Noor Bibi lost her mother, her daughter and the roof over her head in the catastrophic...
PM Shehbaz vows to combat plastic pollution
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has maintained that the government was...
World-saving chocolate: Cocoa beans may help counter climate...
HAMBURG (AFP) : In a red-brick factory situated in the German port city of Hamburg, a remarkable...