India asked not to drag Pakistan into elections
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday warned India from dragging Pakistan into its elections. During a weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Dr Mohammed...
Month: January 2019
IHC postpones hearing into Zardari case
Islamabad: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday postponed hearing of a petition seeking disqualification of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman...
Pak launches ballistic missile ‘Nasr’
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful launch of short range surface to surface ballistic missile ‘Nasr’ as part of...
Rehman Malik writes to PM to constitute judicial commission on Sahilwal killings
Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator Rehman Malik Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan demanding...
Convicted child offender arrested in joint UK-Pakistan operation
Islamabad: A convicted child sex offender arrested in Punjab following a joint UK and Pakistan operation, the British High Commission...
Chinese/foreign companies are ready to invest $3 billion in donkey farming, officials
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa livestock department on Thursday decided to establish donkey farms in DI Khan and Maneshra as part...
China, US kick off new high-level talks
Washington: China and the United States kicked off here a new round of high-level talks to address their differences on...
Italy: Bike to work, get paid
Bari: The southern Italian city of Bari is keen to get more of its citizens cycling to work. So keen,...
Strategic bomber Tupolev-160M to be provided to Russian military in 2021
Kazan: The first fundamentally upgraded serially produced strategic bomber Tupolev-160M is to be provided for the Russian military in 2021,...
Orbit of future Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway to be very unstable
Moscow: The orbit of the future Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway will be very unstable and will require regular adjustments, Ballistics Specialist...
US must abandon global confrontation: China
Beijing: The US must abandon the idea of global confrontation and join China and Russia to embark on ensuring global...
Dr Ibrahim Khalil returns home after 48-day captivity
Quetta: Abducted neurosurgeon Dr Ibrahim Khalil returned home after 48 days in captivity, according to the chairman of the Doctors...
Family of bed-ridden Pakistani arrives in UK
London: The family of bed-ridden Pakistani citizen in the United Kingdom arrived in Birmingham to meet him after they were...
Pak for “spirit of flexibility and compromise” to reform UNSC
New York: Pakistan has called for a “spirit of flexibility and compromise” in the long-running negotiations to reform the United...
UK-funded Karandaaz, JS Bank to make Rs 1 billion available for SME financing
Islamabad: UK-funded company Karandaaz Wednesday signed an agreement with JS Bank to jointly make PKR 1 billion available for small...
PPP ready to launch a long march: Bilawal
Gambat: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has warned that his party is ready to hold long march,...
Zardari condoles death of Mohammad Bilal’s sister
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday condoled the death of sister of Dawn News’ Bureau...
Senate Committee passes Sherry Rehman’s proposed amendment to Child Marriage Restraint Act unanimously
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) parliamentary leader Senator Sherry Rehman’s proposed amendment to the Child Marriage Restraint Act was unanimously...
Xi Jinping sends condolence message to Philippine counterpart
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a condolence message to his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, over the blasts in the...
Italy to conditionally allow entry to 49 migrants
Rome: Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said he'll allow 49 migrants on board a rescue vessel into the country on...
Russia develops scheme for manned spaceships to ISS
Moscow: Russia’s Energia Space Rocket Corporation has developed a three-hour (two-loop) scheme for manned Soyuz MS spaceships to fly to...
US sanctions against Venezuelan Oil Company illegal: Russia
Moscow: US sanctions against Venezuelan Oil Company PDVSA is blatant illegal intervention, said Russian Presidential Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. "The legal...
Sanctions, counter-sanctions must become a thing of the past: Italian Senate President
Rome: The current system of sanctions and counter-sanctions between Russia and the European Union, which affects Italy among others, must...
9 killed, 21 injured in Loralai
9 including 3 policemen martyred in attack on DIG complex in Loralai Two of the four attackers were killed in...
First Hindu female judge appointed
Karachi: Pakistan Tuesday appointed the first female Hindu judge to the civil and judicial magistrate. Suman Pawan Bodani who hails from...
Political fights should be fought in relevant forums: IHC CJ
Islamabad: The chief justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday remarked that political fights should be fought in...
SC rejects review petition against Aasia’s acquittal
Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday rejected a review petition challenging the top court's decision to acquit Asia...
Russian envoy appreciates Pakistan role on Afghanistan
Islamabad: Russian Special Representative on Afghanistan, Ambassador Zamir Kabulov on Tuesday appreciated close coordination and regular engagements on regional issues...
Pakistan reopens consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday reopened its consulate in Afghanistan’s northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif that was closed on Sunday when an...
Qureshi briefs Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Kashmir situation
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi spoke with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference on phone on Tuesday. The...
British High Commission’s annual GREAT Debate competition held in Islamabad
Islamabad: The last semi-final of the British High Commission’s fourth annual GREAT Debate competition was held at the FAST National...
Rehman Malik promises justice to Sahiwal victim family
ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior was held on Tuesday. The agenda consisted of a hearing...
China, US plans to extradite Huawaei from Canada
Beijing: China said the U.S. plan to extradite Meng Wanzhou, Huawei chief financial officer, from Canada. The remarks came as...
Italy town offers foreigners $10,000 to move there
Rome: One town in Italy is offering foreigners $10,000 to move there. Another says it will even pay newcomers more...
Russian scientists test world’s first internal-combustion engine fully made of aluminum
Novosibirsk: Russian scientists of Novosibirsk State Technical University have tested the world’s first internal-combustion engine fully made of aluminum. The...
Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet intercepts US reconnaissance plane
Moscow: A Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet intercepted a US P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea, Russia’s Defense...
British High Commioner meets Qureshi
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi received British High Commissioner Thomas Drew at the Foreign Office Monday. The two sides expressed satisfaction...
Pakistan to continue support to Kashmiris: Qureshi
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Hussain Qureshi has said Pakistan will continue to extend vigorous political and moral support to...
North Waziristan shops to be handed over to rightful owners: ISPR chief
Miran Shah: Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor on Monday assured locals in North Waziristan...
Visa policy a milestone: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the visa policy announced by the government will prove to be a milestone...
Murad Ali Shah chairs preparatory meeting for NFC award
Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah chaired a preparatory meeting for the ninth National Finance Commission (NFC) award...
Zulfi Bukhari meets Dubai police chief
Islamabad: Prime Minister’s Special Adviser on Overseas Pakistanis Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari and Dubai police chief Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al...
Pakistani expats most valuable assets: Zulfi Bukhari
Dubai: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Zulfikar Bukhari on Monday said Pakistani expats...
FM urges world to revisit travel advisories
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has urged the world capitals to revisit their travel advisories and encourage their people...
Italy: Beauty beyond Florence, Venice and Rome
Rome: Florence, Venice, and Rome? Forget about it! Admittedly, these richly endowed (albeit over-touristed) Italian cities are destinations every traveler...
China clones five gene-edited monkeys
Shanghai: China has cloned five monkeys from a gene-edited macaque with circadian rhythm disorders, the first time multiple monkeys have...
Spaceport in Central Russia to be built
Moscow: Russian company Kosmokurs (Cosmocourse) that is developing a ship for private suborbital flights, plans to build a spaceport in...
US strike drones, missiles for ballistic defense don’t violate INF treaty: NATO
Brussels: NATO believes that US strike drones and target missiles for ballistic defense do not violate the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces...
Japan’s backing of anti-Russian sanctions hinders peace treaty
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk: Japan’s backing of anti-Russian sanctions hinders the signing of a peace treaty between the two countries, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry...
PTI govt has no programme: Khurshid Shah
Sukkur: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Khurshid Shah on Sunday took a swipe at the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) government,...
Pakistan played key role in US-Taliban talks: Qureshi
Multan: After successful negotiations between the United States and Taliban over peace deal and withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan,...
Pak team leaves for India for talks on water disputes
Islamabad: A three-member Pakistani delegation on Sunday left for India to inspect the Indian construction projects including dams sites on...
Imran Khan urges students to strive for education
Mianwali: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday addressed the students and other attendees at the Namal College s sixth convocation...
US serious about Afghanistan peace
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the United States was serious about pursuing peace in Afghanistan as...
Taliban reject direct talks with Afghan govt
Kabul: The Taliban have rejected agreement on ceasefire and direct talks with Afghan government during a marathon negotiations with US...
PTI govt trying to victmise political opponents: Natasha Daultana
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Natasha Daultana Sunday said the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf-led government was trying to victimize the political...
Imran Khan unaware of history: PPP
Islamabad: Minister for Local Government Sindh Saeed Ghani on Sunday said Prime Minister Imran Khan was unaware of history. In reaction...
Bilawal slams encroachers of Kaira’s land
Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Sunday vehemently slammed those whom have encroached over the land of...
Jolo church attack: Many killed in Philippines
Two bombs at a Roman Catholic cathedral in southern Philippines have killed at least 19 people and injured dozens more,...
Canada’s ambassador to China fired
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fired Canada's ambassador to China, John McCallum. It follows controversial comments Mr McCallum made about...
US interfering in Venezuela: Russia
Moscow: Appointing new US special envoy for Venezuela is an attempt to directly manage the situation in the Latin American...
China deletes 8000 malicious mobile apps
Beijing: China’s cyber watchdog said it has deleted close to 8,000 “malicious” mobile apps, as regulators step up efforts to...
Consider road trip in Italy
Rome: If Italy is on your bucket list then perhaps one should consider a road trip. There is nothing better...
Looking for moon’s moon
Islamabad: "Can moons have moons?" This simple question -- asked by the four-year old son of Carnegie's Juna Kollmeier --...
Canadian Arctic landscapes experiencing warmest century in 115,000 years
Islamabad: Glacial retreat in the Canadian Arctic has uncovered landscapes that haven't been ice-free in more than 40,000 years and...
Brumadinho dam collapse: 300 missing ‘Little hope’ of finding missing in Brazil
About 300 people are missing after a dam collapsed at an iron ore mine in south-eastern Brazil, officials say. The...
Consuming more nuts associated with improvements in blood cholesterol levels
Islamabad, January 26 (Newswire): Consuming more nuts appears to be associated with improvements in blood cholesterol levels, according to a pooled analysis...
Childhood obesity may be associated with otitis media
Islamabad, January 26 (Newswire): Childhood obesity may be associated with a condition known as otitis media with effusion, which consists of fluid...
Stainless steel device for common ear problem
Islamabad, January 26 (Newswire): Otolaryngologists now use a stainless steel device to insert into the ear that provides an easier,...
Pak to continue support to Kashmiris: Qureshi
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Saturday said Pakistan will continue to raise the plight of oppressed Kashmiri people at...
Thousands wish Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari on birthday
Islamabad: Thousands of people wished Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari - daughter of former President Asif Ali Zardari and two-time Prime Minister...
Nawaz Sharif moves court for bail on medical grounds
Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s counsel on Saturday submitted another petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against an...
China supports Pakistan to overcome economic crisis: spokesperson
Beijing: China has always provided support and assistance to Pakistan’s economic and social development within its capabilities, a Chinese foreign...
New visa policy introduced to promote tourism
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said the government is introducing a new revolutionary visa policy to...
Sahiwal victim family not called to Islamabad: Rehman Malik
Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Rehman Malik on Saturday refuted the claims that the families of those killed...
The non-Rome attractions in Italy
Rome: Rome is often touted as the place to go in Italy, which is well-deserved thanks to its rich history...
Russia disappointed at US return to ‘Star Wars’
Moscow: Moscow is disappointed that Washington prefers returning to the 'Star Wars’ program instead of a meaningful dialogue on space...
Turkish President promises to create buffer zone in north Syria
Ankara: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan promised to create a buffer zone in the north of neighboring Syria in the coming...
Russia warns citizens against traveling to US
Moscow: The Russian Foreign Ministry warned Russian citizens who are going abroad about the threat of harassment by the US...
Neanderthals were sophisticated hunters
London: Neanderthals made weapons that were capable of killing at a distance, a new archaeology research suggests. The findings, published...
Zardari grieves Naheed Iskandar Mirza’s death
Islamabad: Former President Asif Ali Zardari Friday expressed his profound sorrow and grief over the death of Naheed Iskandar Mirza,...
Scottish Band Reely Jiggered visits Sialkot
Sialkot: Scottish band Reely Jiggered are visiting Pakistan for Burns Night – the annual celebration of Scotland’s national poet, Robert...
Pak receives $ 1 billion tranche from Saudi Arabia
Islamabad: Pakistan Friday received the third tranche of one billion dollars from Saudi Arabia. The State Bank of Pakistan confirmed...
PM directs to highlight historic heritage
Islamabad: A high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday approved organizing various events, fairs, celebrations, and literary meetings...
Popular artist Roohi Bani passes away
Istanbul: Renowned Radio, television and film actress Roohi Bano passed away in Turkey Friday after a prolonged illness. She was...
Rehman Malik for preventing Sahiwal-like incidents
ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior was held under the chairmanship of Senator A. Rehman Malik...
Italy’s popular destinations endlessly alluring but could be crowded
Rome: Italy’s most popular destinations—Rome, Venice, Florence, the Cinque Terre—are endlessly alluring, but in peak summer months they can be...
China has more than 30, 000 scenic spots
Beijing: China has more than 30,000 scenic spots and tourist attractions, among which 259 have 5A-level ratings, the highest rating...
New study tackles one of the greatest mysteries about Titan
Islamabad: A new Southwest Research Institute study tackles one of the greatest mysteries about Titan, one of Saturn's moons: the...
Putin supports legitimate Venezuelan authorities
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed support for the legitimate Venezuelan authorities amidst the domestic political crisis provoked from...
US requests UNSC session on Venezuela
Moscow: The US has sent an official request to hold a session of the UN Security Council on Venezuela on...
Italy: Rome’s history reveals long tradition of outdoor dining
Rome: It's hard to shake off the image in our minds of what a proper Roman meal ought to be...
World of dinosaurs gets more bizarre with newly discovered species of freshwater shark
Islamabad: The world of the dinosaurs just got a bit more bizarre with a newly discovered species of freshwater shark...
Russia climbs two spots as best country
Washington: Russia has climbed two spots to be ranked 24th in the 2018 Best Countries report published by the U.S....
Seven space crews to undergo winter survival course in woods near Moscow
Moscow: Seven space crews will undergo a winter survival course in the woods near Moscow, the Russian space corporation Roscosmos...
US companies trying to recruit staff to carry out provocations against Russia: Moscow
Moscow: US companies are trying to recruit staff for carrying out provocations against Russia from Norway’s territory, Russian Foreign Ministry...
Mini-budget last ditch effort to save the corrupt system: PPP
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Thursday said the mini-budget presented by the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government can best be termed...
Scottish Celtic band Reely Jiggered visits Pakistan for Burns Night
Islamabad: Scottish Celtic band Reely Jiggered are visiting Pakistan for Burns Night – the annual celebration of Scotland’s national poet,...
AC extends Shehbaz Sharif’s judicial remand
Lahore: An accountability court on Thursday extended judicial remand of former chief minister Punjab, Shehbaz Sharif, Fawad Hasan Fawad and...
LHC summons JIT head in Sahiwal killings case
Lahore: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday summoned Joint Investigation Team (JIT) head in Sahiwal incident case on January 28. Amid...
