TOP STORIES
Indonesia seizes Iranian & Panamanian tankers
JAKARTA (AP): Indonesian authorities said that they seized an Iranian […]
Secretary of Defense Lloyd will re-evaluate military sexual assault prevention programs
Maria Arias WASHINGTON DC: As his first directive in office, […]
The limits of Biden’s plan to cancel student debt
Erica Pandey WASHINGTON DC: There’s a growing consensus among Americans […]
Kremlin: US comments on protests support law-breaking
MOSCOW (AP): The spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin says […]
Israel to ask US to protect it from ICC war crimes investigation
TEL AVIV (Agencies): Israel will ask US President Joe Biden’s […]
Indonesia seizes Iranian & Panamanian tankers
JAKARTA (AP): Indonesian authorities said that they seized an Iranian […]
Secretary of Defense Lloyd will re-evaluate military sexual assault prevention programs
Maria Arias WASHINGTON DC: As his first directive in office, […]
The limits of Biden’s plan to cancel student debt
Erica Pandey WASHINGTON DC: There’s a growing consensus among Americans […]
Kremlin: US comments on protests support law-breaking
MOSCOW (AP): The spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin says […]
Israel to ask US to protect it from ICC war crimes investigation
TEL AVIV (Agencies): Israel will ask US President Joe Biden’s […]
GLOBAL
Estonia to get 1st female PM as government deal clinched
TALLINN (AP): Estonia’s two biggest political parties clinched a deal […]
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GOP implosion: Donald Trump threats, payback
WASHINGTON DC (Axios): The GOP is getting torn apart by […]
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Palestinians ask Europe to send monitors for elections
WEST BANK (AP): Palestinian election officials on Sunday invited the […]
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11 miners rescued in China after 2 weeks trapped below ground
QIXIA (NPR): Eleven miners have been rescued in China after […]
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Prominent Black pastor pondering exit from Southern Baptists
ARLINGTON (AP): As a student in college and seminary, then […]
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Boris presses Biden for new trade deal
WASHINGTON DC (AP): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made clear […]
Read MoreEstonia to get 1st female PM as government deal clinched
TALLINN (AP): Estonia’s two biggest political parties clinched a deal […]
Read MoreGOP implosion: Donald Trump threats, payback
WASHINGTON DC (Axios): The GOP is getting torn apart by […]
Read MorePalestinians ask Europe to send monitors for elections
WEST BANK (AP): Palestinian election officials on Sunday invited the […]
Read More11 miners rescued in China after 2 weeks trapped below ground
QIXIA (NPR): Eleven miners have been rescued in China after […]
Read MoreProminent Black pastor pondering exit from Southern Baptists
ARLINGTON (AP): As a student in college and seminary, then […]
Read MoreBoris presses Biden for new trade deal
WASHINGTON DC (AP): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made clear […]
Read MorePAKISTAN
CJP forms two larger, six regular benches for next week
ISLAMABAD (APP): Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed has […]
5 terrorists among two commanders killed in N. Waziristan IBOs: ISPR
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: The Security Forces on Sunday killed five […]
‘Everyone should perform duties honestly’
F.P. Report SUKKUR: Sindh Minister for Local Government and Information, […]
Zardari rejects PPP-PML-N rifts reports, says PDM on same page to oust PM
KARACHI (TLTP): Rejecting reports of rifts between Pakistan Peoples Party […]
Sindh Police reports 176 new COVID-19 patients in four days
F.P. Report KARACHI: With 176 new cases reported in last […]
SC to hear Daniel Pearl murder case appeal
ISLAMABAD (APP): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has fixed hearing […]
CJP forms two larger, six regular benches for next week
ISLAMABAD (APP): Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed has […]
5 terrorists among two commanders killed in N. Waziristan IBOs: ISPR
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: The Security Forces on Sunday killed five […]
‘Everyone should perform duties honestly’
F.P. Report SUKKUR: Sindh Minister for Local Government and Information, […]
Zardari rejects PPP-PML-N rifts reports, says PDM on same page to oust PM
KARACHI (TLTP): Rejecting reports of rifts between Pakistan Peoples Party […]
Sindh Police reports 176 new COVID-19 patients in four days
F.P. Report KARACHI: With 176 new cases reported in last […]
SC to hear Daniel Pearl murder case appeal
ISLAMABAD (APP): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has fixed hearing […]
AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan seeks Saudi support for ceasefire
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan has urged the Saudi government to play […]
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Diesel price goes up by 6.5 per cent in Kabul
KABUL (Pajhwok): Prices of fuel increased and the cost of […]
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Bank official, driver hurt in blast bodyguard killed
KABUL (TOLOnews): A bodyguard was killed and the head of […]
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ACAA spurns Hekmatyar’s claim on unknown aircrafts landing
KABUL (Pajhwok): Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has claimed […]
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Official: Taliban defeated on battleground, talks table
TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Deputy interior minister Mohammad Anwar Baripal claimed the […]
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Journalists, reporters displaced by surge of targeted assassinations, killings
KABUL (Khaama Press): As the targeted killings and assassinations in […]
Read MoreAfghanistan seeks Saudi support for ceasefire
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan has urged the Saudi government to play […]
Read MoreDiesel price goes up by 6.5 per cent in Kabul
KABUL (Pajhwok): Prices of fuel increased and the cost of […]
Read MoreBank official, driver hurt in blast bodyguard killed
KABUL (TOLOnews): A bodyguard was killed and the head of […]
Read MoreACAA spurns Hekmatyar’s claim on unknown aircrafts landing
KABUL (Pajhwok): Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has claimed […]
Read MoreOfficial: Taliban defeated on battleground, talks table
TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Deputy interior minister Mohammad Anwar Baripal claimed the […]
Read MoreJournalists, reporters displaced by surge of targeted assassinations, killings
KABUL (Khaama Press): As the targeted killings and assassinations in […]
Read MoreBUSINESS
Envoy to provide ease of VISA to local traders
ISLAMABAD (APP): Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese on […]
Pharmaceutical exports increase 23.62%
ISLAMABAD (APP): The exports of Pharmaceutical products from the country […]
Govt urged for solving key issues of business community
ISLAMABAD (APP): President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce Sardar Yasir Ilyas […]
Azaan reigniting faith with blazing collaborations in ‘Tu Hai Mera’
F.P. Report KARACHI: The past year surely gave us countless […]
Gold imports fall 52 per cent in 1st half of fiscal year, 21
ISLAMABAD (APP): The gold imports into the country decreased by […]
Taiwan urged to help ease auto chip shortage
BERLIN/TAIPEI (Reuters): Germany has asked Taiwan to persuade Taiwanese manufacturers […]
Envoy to provide ease of VISA to local traders
ISLAMABAD (APP): Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese on […]
Pharmaceutical exports increase 23.62%
ISLAMABAD (APP): The exports of Pharmaceutical products from the country […]
Govt urged for solving key issues of business community
ISLAMABAD (APP): President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce Sardar Yasir Ilyas […]
Azaan reigniting faith with blazing collaborations in ‘Tu Hai Mera’
F.P. Report KARACHI: The past year surely gave us countless […]
Gold imports fall 52 per cent in 1st half of fiscal year, 21
ISLAMABAD (APP): The gold imports into the country decreased by […]
Taiwan urged to help ease auto chip shortage
BERLIN/TAIPEI (Reuters): Germany has asked Taiwan to persuade Taiwanese manufacturers […]
SPORTS
Reigning champion Chiefs dump Bills 38-24 in AFC title game
Monitoring Desk KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It took the […]
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Pak confirms 17-player squad for first Test against South Africa
LAHORE (APP): Pakistan cricket selectors today confirmed a 17-player squad […]
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Peshawar to host 4 to 5 South Asian Games events including squash: Qamar Zaman
PESHAWAR (APP): Vice President Pakistan Squash Federation and President KP […]
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McGregor v Poirier 2: Irishman shocked in UFC rematch at Fight Island
ABU DHABI: Former two-weight world champion Conor McGregor was left […]
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Aquafina Polo Cup 2021: Aviator win trophy
LAHORE (APP):Aviator grabbed the Aquafina Polo Cup 2021 trophy after […]
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WTA creates new tournament exclusively for players in hard quarantine
SYDNEY (BBC): The WTA has created a tournament exclusively for […]
Read MoreReigning champion Chiefs dump Bills 38-24 in AFC title game
Monitoring Desk KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It took the […]
Read MorePak confirms 17-player squad for first Test against South Africa
LAHORE (APP): Pakistan cricket selectors today confirmed a 17-player squad […]
Read MorePeshawar to host 4 to 5 South Asian Games events including squash: Qamar Zaman
PESHAWAR (APP): Vice President Pakistan Squash Federation and President KP […]
Read MoreMcGregor v Poirier 2: Irishman shocked in UFC rematch at Fight Island
ABU DHABI: Former two-weight world champion Conor McGregor was left […]
Read MoreAquafina Polo Cup 2021: Aviator win trophy
LAHORE (APP):Aviator grabbed the Aquafina Polo Cup 2021 trophy after […]
Read MoreWTA creates new tournament exclusively for players in hard quarantine
SYDNEY (BBC): The WTA has created a tournament exclusively for […]
Read MoreEntertainment
Stars at the Biden-Harris inauguration
Monitoring Desk With performances by Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga, […]
Screenwriter Walter Bernstein dies at 101
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK (AP) — Screenwriter Walter Bernstein, among […]
Jimmie Rodgers, singer of ‘Honeycomb’ and other hits, dies
Monitoring Desk PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Jimmie Rodgers, singer […]
Veteran broadcaster Larry King is no more live
Monitoring Desk LOS ANGELES: Former CNN talk show host Larry […]
‘The Simpsons’ predicts part of the inauguration again
Monitoring Desk (CNN)First things first: No, “The Simpsons” cannot actually […]
First ever virtual reality movie premiere introduced
Monitoring Desk Last week Daisy Ridley and Jennifer Hudson went […]
Stars at the Biden-Harris inauguration
Monitoring Desk With performances by Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga, […]
Screenwriter Walter Bernstein dies at 101
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK (AP) — Screenwriter Walter Bernstein, among […]
Jimmie Rodgers, singer of ‘Honeycomb’ and other hits, dies
Monitoring Desk PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Jimmie Rodgers, singer […]
Veteran broadcaster Larry King is no more live
Monitoring Desk LOS ANGELES: Former CNN talk show host Larry […]
‘The Simpsons’ predicts part of the inauguration again
Monitoring Desk (CNN)First things first: No, “The Simpsons” cannot actually […]
First ever virtual reality movie premiere introduced
Monitoring Desk Last week Daisy Ridley and Jennifer Hudson went […]
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
NASA’s rover Perseverance on the way to Mars
Monitoring Desk Perseverance is NASA’s fifth Mars rover and its […]
Italy demands TikTok to block users after death of young girl
Monitoring Desk ROME (Reuters) – The Italian data privacy watchdog […]
New Zealand’s 1st space plane from a conventional airport
Monitoring Desk A New Zealand-based company has received approval to […]
Twitter suspends Iran’s Khamenei account
CALIFORNIA (Sputnik): The apparent crackdown comes following the permaban on […]
Google’s parent shuts down effort to deliver internet via balloons
CALIFORNIA (Axios): Alphabet is shutting down Loon, one of its […]
NASA’s rover Perseverance on the way to Mars
Monitoring Desk Perseverance is NASA’s fifth Mars rover and its […]
Italy demands TikTok to block users after death of young girl
Monitoring Desk ROME (Reuters) – The Italian data privacy watchdog […]
New Zealand’s 1st space plane from a conventional airport
Monitoring Desk A New Zealand-based company has received approval to […]
Twitter suspends Iran’s Khamenei account
CALIFORNIA (Sputnik): The apparent crackdown comes following the permaban on […]
Google’s parent shuts down effort to deliver internet via balloons
CALIFORNIA (Axios): Alphabet is shutting down Loon, one of its […]
HEALTH
White House and lawmakers join heads on COVID-19 relief
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON (AP) — Top aides to President Joe […]
UK expands vaccinations; 6 million shots given
Monitoring Desk LONDON — Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination […]
Iran to begin COVID-19 vaccinations in coming weeks: President Rouhani
Monitoring Desk DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on […]
UK doctors urge shorter gap between vaccine doses
Monitoring Desk The United Kingdom currently allows up to 12 […]
40 million vaccines to be rolled out to poor countries next month
Monitoring Desk Pfizer-BioNTech will ship the first 40 million coronavirus […]
Fabric facemasks still work against virus variants, says WHO
BERLIN (AFP): The World Health Organization said Friday it had […]
Reigning champion Chiefs dump Bills 38-24 in AFC title game
Monitoring Desk KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It took the […]
White House and lawmakers join heads on COVID-19 relief
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON (AP) — Top aides to President Joe […]
CJP forms two larger, six regular benches for next week
ISLAMABAD (APP): Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed has […]
5 terrorists among two commanders killed in N. Waziristan IBOs: ISPR
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: The Security Forces on Sunday killed five […]
‘Everyone should perform duties honestly’
F.P. Report SUKKUR: Sindh Minister for Local Government and Information, […]
TRAVEL
Arab Spring exiles look back 10 years after Egypt uprising
Monitoring Desk LONDON (AP) — The Egyptians who took to […]
First common currency in Europe discovered
Monitoring Desk Standardized by shape and weight: 5,000 years ago, […]
Denmark temporarily stops UAE flights for five days over COVID-19
COPENHAGEN (Reuters): The UAE said on Friday it was in […]
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Across the Globe: A bird eye view
Monitoring Desk Since 1972, UNESCO has been working to preserve […]
Tourists hail ‘haunting beauty’ of ancient caves in Al-Baha
JEDDAH (Arabnews): With the Saudi winter season providing opportunities for […]
Arab Spring exiles look back 10 years after Egypt uprising
Monitoring Desk LONDON (AP) — The Egyptians who took to […]
First common currency in Europe discovered
Monitoring Desk Standardized by shape and weight: 5,000 years ago, […]
Denmark temporarily stops UAE flights for five days over COVID-19
COPENHAGEN (Reuters): The UAE said on Friday it was in […]
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Across the Globe: A bird eye view
Monitoring Desk Since 1972, UNESCO has been working to preserve […]
Tourists hail ‘haunting beauty’ of ancient caves in Al-Baha
JEDDAH (Arabnews): With the Saudi winter season providing opportunities for […]
ARTICLES
Biden is Catholic. He also supports abortion rights. Here’s what that could mean
Sarah McCammon Joe Biden is only the second Catholic president […]
The great reset initiative or the great neoliberal capitalist lie
Bhabani Shankar Nayak As the mutilating power of Coronavirus strikes […]
The Sangh Parivar should prevail upon the government to change its stand on the three controversial farm laws
Bharat Dogra Sometimes when a very powerful person in the […]
Biden faces Trump acolytes abroad, Too
Pankaj Mishra President Joe Biden overturned Donald Trump’s “Muslim ban,” […]
Changing climate and its effects on Pakistan
Saiqa Sharif “We are the first generation to be able […]
Climate change of Pakistan and its effect on agriculture
Hina Mustafa Pakistan is the 7th most vulnerable country to […]
Will US foreign policy push Houthis closer to Iran?
Khalid Al Jaber There are tentative moves towards peace in […]
Teaching to unlearn: Uniformity or diversity?
Yaseen Iqbal Education is the communication of knowledge through different […]
EDITORIAL
Bilawal’s call for no-confidence motion
Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday has […]
Kabul hails US review of Taliban deal
Afghan Presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqi said on Saturday that the […]
Reforms in civil service
Yesterday, Federal Minister Shafqat Mehmood announced measures taken by the […]
Trump’s last-minute pardons
President Trump issued 73 pardons and commuted the sentences of 70 individuals […]
Bilawal’s call for no-confidence motion
Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday has […]
Kabul hails US review of Taliban deal
Afghan Presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqi said on Saturday that the […]
Reforms in civil service
Yesterday, Federal Minister Shafqat Mehmood announced measures taken by the […]
Trump’s last-minute pardons
President Trump issued 73 pardons and commuted the sentences of 70 individuals […]
ARTS & LITERATURE
Mariam al Astrulabi: A Muslim woman behind the 10th-century astrolabes
Monitoring Desk Mariam took the science of astrolabes to the […]
Street art and its influence on Arab spring protests in Egypt
Monitoring Desk In 2011, street artists used their creativity to […]
How online sales cushioned coronavirus’ blow to Middle East art markets
DUBAI (Arabnews): Creative industries the world over have suffered under […]
Isabelle Simler’s “The Blue Hour” draws attention to Earth’s Rarest Pigment
Monitoring Desk French illustrator and author Isabelle Simler deftly renders the liminal […]
‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ explored in Incredible Detail with an Interactive 10-Billion Pixel Panorama
Monitoring Desk Last year, researchers released records from nearly two years […]
Mariam al Astrulabi: A Muslim woman behind the 10th-century astrolabes
Monitoring Desk Mariam took the science of astrolabes to the […]
Street art and its influence on Arab spring protests in Egypt
Monitoring Desk In 2011, street artists used their creativity to […]
How online sales cushioned coronavirus’ blow to Middle East art markets
DUBAI (Arabnews): Creative industries the world over have suffered under […]
Isabelle Simler’s “The Blue Hour” draws attention to Earth’s Rarest Pigment
Monitoring Desk French illustrator and author Isabelle Simler deftly renders the liminal […]
‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ explored in Incredible Detail with an Interactive 10-Billion Pixel Panorama
Monitoring Desk Last year, researchers released records from nearly two years […]
PICTURES TALK
KIDS CORNER
UN Ozone Secretariat launches ‘Reset Earth’: Animation film & mobile game bring Gen Z into protecting ozone layer
Monitoring Desk Nairobi, 22 January 2021 – ‘Reset Earth’ is an […]
“If Anything Happens I Love You” gives the youth, the feeling of genuine catharsis
Monitoring Desk In all my years of covering short films, […]
British pupils struggling to learn from home
LONDON (AFP): With schools closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, […]
Meet 10-year-old Kyuta, a dominant 85-kilo sumo in training
Monitoring Desk TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Among the young […]
Nurturing with nature helps children connect with the planet
Monitoring Desk As many people’s lives around the world have […]
152 Million children affected by child labor worldwide: ILO
Monitoring Desk Although child labour has decreased significantly over the […]
UN Ozone Secretariat launches ‘Reset Earth’: Animation film & mobile game bring Gen Z into protecting ozone layer
Monitoring Desk Nairobi, 22 January 2021 – ‘Reset Earth’ is an […]
“If Anything Happens I Love You” gives the youth, the feeling of genuine catharsis
Monitoring Desk In all my years of covering short films, […]
British pupils struggling to learn from home
LONDON (AFP): With schools closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, […]
Meet 10-year-old Kyuta, a dominant 85-kilo sumo in training
Monitoring Desk TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Among the young […]
Nurturing with nature helps children connect with the planet
Monitoring Desk As many people’s lives around the world have […]
152 Million children affected by child labor worldwide: ILO
Monitoring Desk Although child labour has decreased significantly over the […]