Sports Joshua bout only fight left for beaten Fury says promoter Hearn LONDON: Tyson Fury has been told the “only fight” left for him after his unanimous points decision defeat in a world... Published 22 Dec, 2024 08:29pm
Pakistan ‘Fitna Al Khwarij’ to be hunted down till its elimination: COAS Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Sunday reaffirmed Pakistan Army’s commitment to pursuing... Published 22 Dec, 2024 08:05pm
Markets Most Gulf markets muted as concern lingers over fewer Fed rate cuts Stock markets in the Gulf were mostly subdued on Sunday, weighed down by concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve will... Published 22 Dec, 2024 07:23pm
Sports Stokes out of England’s Champions Trophy squad LONDON: England Test captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of next year’s Champions Trophy one-day international... Published 22 Dec, 2024 07:19pm
World Khamenei says Iran does not have or need regional proxy forces TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader denied Sunday that the groups around the region functioned as Tehran’s proxies,... Published 22 Dec, 2024 05:35pm
World Putin vows ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to bring more “destruction” to Ukraine in retaliation for a... Published 22 Dec, 2024 05:29pm
World Syria leader vows country will not negatively interfere in Lebanon DAMASCUS: Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told Lebanese Druze leaders on Sunday that his country would not... Published 22 Dec, 2024 05:25pm
Business & Finance PIA adds 11th Airbus 320 to operational fleet The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) added 11th Airbus 320, AP-BOM to its operational fleet with new engines,... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 08:16pm
Pakistan PM Shehbaz forms negotiation committee for talks with PTI Members of the committee include Raja Pervez Ashraf, Senator Irfan Siddiqui, Rana Sanaullah Khan, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, and other notable figures Updated 22 Dec, 2024 07:14pm
World Four killed in helicopter crash at Turkiye hospital ANKARA: Four people were killed in southwest Turkiye on Sunday when an ambulance helicopter collided with a hospital... Published 22 Dec, 2024 03:09pm
Sports Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta ‘pretty worried’ over injured Saka LONDON: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted he was “pretty worried” over an injury suffered by star winger Bukayo... Published 22 Dec, 2024 03:03pm
Sports First Singaporean golfer at Masters hopes ‘not be in awe’ of heroes SINGAPORE: Amateur Hiroshi Tai cites Green Jacket winners Hideki Matsuyama and Scottie Scheffler among his golfing... Published 22 Dec, 2024 03:01pm
World Large earthquake hits battered Vanuatu SYDNEY: A magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattled buildings on Vanuatu’s main island early Sunday but did not appear to... Published 22 Dec, 2024 03:00pm
World Two-thirds of French already unhappy with new PM: poll PARIS: France’s new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, who is still scrambling to name his government before Christmas,... Published 22 Dec, 2024 01:02pm
Pakistan PIA flights’ resumption to Europe will prove to be milestone: Aleem Minister for Privatisation Abdul Aleem Khan stated on Sunday that the beginning of Pakistan International Airlines’... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 07:15pm
World Angry questions in Germany after Christmas market attack BERLIN: The German government faced growing questions Sunday about whether more could have been done to prevent the... Published 22 Dec, 2024 12:43pm
World India child marriage crackdown reaches nearly 5,000 arrests GUWAHATI: A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India’s northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after... Published 22 Dec, 2024 12:38pm
World Out-of-control Australia bushfire will burn for days, officials say SYDNEY: An uncontained bushfire raging in Australia’s Victoria state that has prompted an evacuation order for... Published 22 Dec, 2024 11:48am
World Turkiye will do ‘whatever it takes’ if Syria government cannot address Kurd militia issue, minister says ANKARA: Turkiye will do “whatever it takes” to ensure its security if the new Syrian administration cannot address... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 11:59am
Sports Barca disappointed after Atletico loss but life goes on, says coach Flick Barcelona extended their poor run of form and slipped off the top of LaLiga by losing 2-1 at home to Atletico Madrid... Published 22 Dec, 2024 11:13am
World Earthquake of magnitude 5.48 strikes South Africa, GFZ says An earthquake of magnitude 5.48 struck South Africa on Sunday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ)... Published 22 Dec, 2024 11:01am
Business & Finance Stellantis reverses Ohio layoffs weeks after CEO’s abrupt departure Stellantis has reversed its decision to lay off about 1,100 employees at an Ohio Jeep plant less than three weeks... Published 22 Dec, 2024 10:56am
World Donald Trump says he might demand Panama hand over canal WEST PALM BEACH: President-elect Donald Trump Saturday accused Panama of charging excessive rates for use of the... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 05:34pm
Technology China’s Nio says new Firefly EV to go on sale in Europe in H1 2025 BEIJING: China’s Nio on Sunday said it would launch its new Firefly electric vehicle brand in Europe early in the... Published 22 Dec, 2024 10:38am
World US fighter shot down in ‘apparent case of friendly fire’ over Red Sea WASHINGTON: The US military said it mistakenly shot down one of its own fighter aircraft over the Red Sea early on... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 05:35pm
Sports Zheng Qinwen to skip United Cup, stay fresh for Australian Open Australian Open runner-up Zheng Qinwen will kick off her 2025 season at the Grand Slam next month after deciding to... Published 22 Dec, 2024 10:26am
Sports India skipper Rohit’s knee injury not serious, says paceman Akash Indian pace bowler Akash Deep played down concerns over skipper Rohit Sharma’s knee injury in the build-up to their... Published 22 Dec, 2024 10:20am
Sports Volodymyr Zelenskiy lauds champion Usyk’s perseverance in victory over Fury Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Tyson Fury to retain the WBA (Super),... Published 22 Dec, 2024 10:10am
Sports Naya Nazimabad conducts Wheelchair Basketball Tournament KARACHI: Naya Nazimabad has successfully conducted All Karachi Wheelchair Basketball Tournament that brought a new... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
World At least 13 dead in two crowd crushes in Nigeria LAGOS: At least 13 people died in two incidents in Nigeria on Saturday as crowds, mostly women and children,... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
World The ‘atheist’ Saudi refugee suspected of Germany attack RIYADH, (Saudi Arabia): The suspected perpetrator of a deadly ramming at a Christmas market in the German city of... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
World Biden approves $571m in defence support for Taiwan WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Friday agreed to provide $571.3 million in defense support for Taiwan, the... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
World Pope slams cruelty of strike killing Gaza children VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as “cruelty”, a day after the... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (December 21, 2024) and the forecast for Sunday (December 22, 2024)... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan JI protests against water shortage KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Chief, Munim Zafar Khan, led a protest at Fresco Chowk, Burns Road on Saturday,... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan Punjab farmers to receive subsidised agri machinery LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Department announced that farmers will receive agricultural machinery and equipment... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan Officials asked to send medicines to Kurram LAHORE: “It is time for service not politics, the people of Kurram are in trouble, I pray that situation and... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan Aleema says quoting her brother: PTI’s movement for ‘a halt in remittances’ to begin today ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan on Saturday quoting her... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 04:53pm
Pakistan Capital witnesses rising incidence of vehicle thefts, robberies ISLAMABAD: A spate of car thefts and robberies has left Islamabad residents shaken, with 42 vehicles, including 37... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan Murad discusses transformative police reforms KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has emphasised his government’s commitment to strengthening the... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan Global poll: ‘Almost half of taxpayers don’t see their taxes being spent for public good’ KARACHI: Across the globe taxpayers support the idea of a fiscal contract – citizens agreeing to pay tax in... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan Govt schools in province will be solarized: Nasir Shah KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Energy, Development and Planning Sindh Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that all... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan PCDMA concerned at consignments backlog at ports KARACHI: Salim Valimohammad, Chairman of the Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA), has... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan Thar Foundation launches skill development programme for women KARACHI: Thar Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch a transformative skill development... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan Women farmers lead nutrition revolution with zinc-enriched wheat in Sindh, Punjab KARACHI: Women farmers in rural areas of Sindh and Punjab are driving a nutritional revolution by cultivating... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan AWWT distributes winter packages KARACHI: Alkhidmat Women’s Wing Trust has taken a commendable step towards supporting underprivileged families by... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan Zardari pays tribute to security forces ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari paid tribute to the security forces for successfully foiling an infiltration... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan SACM of Sindh for Food conducts emergency visit to H’abad HYDERABAD: The Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Sindh for Food, Abdul Jabbar Khan, conducted an emergency... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan Annual report highlights PFA’s success LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) inspected over 1,026,000 units during the calendar year 2024 leading to the... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan ATC grants Bushra Bibi interim bail in 32 cases RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), on Saturday, granted interim bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan Dr Bhutta honoured KARACHI: Dr Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, a prominent figure in maternal and child health, has been appointed as an Officer... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan Four terrorists killed near Pak-Afghan border ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces successfully thwarted an infiltration attempt by a group of terrorists near the... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Pakistan May 9 riots: Military courts award 2-10 years jail terms to 25 civilians ISLAMABAD: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has announced the sentencing of individuals involved in the ... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Business & Finance Prices of kitchen items show increasing trend ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items especially vegetables have witnessed an increasing trend during ... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Editorials Inordinately delayed LG polls EDITORIAL: Our governing politicians are unwilling to embrace the idea of devolution of power to the grassroots.... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Editorials Sold into slavery EDITORIAL: Trafficking in human beings, a modern form of slavery, is on the rise across the world as poverty,... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Editorials TTP and al-Qaeda EDITORIAL: The international community ignores Pakistan’s warning that TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) could... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Business & Finance Mobile phones worth $570.167m imported during Jul-Nov FY25 ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $570.167 million in the first five months (July-November) of the... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Business & Finance Europe flights to revive PIA sell-off prospects: Aleem ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatisation, Board of Investment and Communications, Abdul Aleem Khan Saturday ... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Business & Finance PHMA, PRGMEA for reducing business cost for export-oriented industry LAHORE: The value-added export-oriented textile industry should be given the top priority of the government,... Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am
Print Missile capabilities: Pakistan dismisses US concerns ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday rejected the concerns raised by the United States regarding the alleged perceived... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 11:51am
Print Colluding to influence fresh milk prices: CCP imposes penalties on three dairy associations ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has imposed penalties on three dairy associations in Karachi... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 09:34am
Print Senate panel asks Pesco to resolve issues facing industry ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Power has directed the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) to... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 09:33am
Print JCP gives CB judges six-month extension ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) by a majority approved an extension in the period of already... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 09:33am
Print ‘Judges for CBs, HCs’: Justice Mansoor says ‘rules must provide mechanism, criteria’ ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah said the proposed rules under Article 175 (A) (4) of the Constitution must... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 09:32am
Print Equities outperform major asset classes KARACHI: Pakistan Equities outperformed major asset classes in 2024 as the benchmark KSE-100 Index provided a gain... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 09:31am
Print Piqued by huge tax evasion, PM orders crackdown Premier calls for the rapid implementation of video analytics in the cement and tobacco industries Updated 22 Dec, 2024 05:34pm
Print Airport outsourcing: Dar-led panel to approve PAA’s recommendations ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar chaired the meeting of the steering committee on outsourcing of the... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 09:31am
Print ‘Tax laws (amendment) bill likely to be challenged in courts’ ISLAMABAD: The Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 is likely to be challenged in courts due to the imposition of... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 09:26am
Print PTI rejects award of sentences by military courts ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has categorically rejected the award of sentences to over two dozen... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 09:30am
Print Imran sets up team for talks with govt: Omar ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader and Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, Omar Ayub... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 09:27am
World Turkish drone attack in northern Syria kills 5: monitor BEIRUT: A Turkish drone killed five civilians in northeastern Syria on Saturday, a war monitor said, two days after... Published 21 Dec, 2024 11:39pm
Pakistan 16 soldiers martyred in South Waziristan attack: ISPR Eight terrorists also killed in ensuing fire exchange, the military's media wing says Published 21 Dec, 2024 10:59pm
World India’s tax panel rejects airlines’ call to add aviation fuel to GST regime NEW DELHI: An Indian government panel has rejected an airline industry proposal for aviation fuel to be brought... Published 21 Dec, 2024 09:41pm
World Hamas, two other Palestinian groups say Gaza ceasefire deal ‘closer than ever’ CAIRO: Hamas and two other Palestinian groups said on Saturday that a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel is “closer... Published 21 Dec, 2024 09:37pm
Sports Guardiola vows Man City will regain confidence ‘sooner or later’ after another defeat BIRMINGHAM: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted his struggling Premier League champions will regain their... Published 21 Dec, 2024 09:33pm
Life & Style Florence’s landmark passageway over Ponte Vecchio reopens to public FLORENCE: A Renaissance-era raised passageway that connects Florence’s Uffizi Galleries to the Medici’s former... Published 21 Dec, 2024 08:15pm
Life & Style Sigourney Weaver makes West End debut in ‘The Tempest’ LONDON: Oscar-nominated Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver has made her West End debut as the magician Prospero in... Published 21 Dec, 2024 08:10pm
Sports Mbappe’s adaptation period over: Real Madrid’s Ancelotti MADRID: Carlo Ancelotti warned Real Madrid’s La Liga rivals Saturday that superstar striker Kylian Mbappe’s... Published 21 Dec, 2024 07:43pm
World Qatar embassy reopens in Damascus with flag raising: AFP DAMASCUS: Qatar reopened its embassy in Damascus on Saturday, 13 years after it was closed early in Syria’s civil... Published 21 Dec, 2024 07:41pm
World Syria’s new rulers name foreign minister amid push for international relations Syria’s new rulers have appointed a foreign minister, the official Syrian news agency (SANA) said on Saturday, as... Published 21 Dec, 2024 07:10pm
Pakistan Pakistan dismisses US official’s warning over missile programme as ‘unfounded’ Foreign Office says allegations regarding missile programme are devoid of rationality and sense of history Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:25pm
Pakistan Sherry Rehman urges stakeholders to incentivise EV buyers to overcome climate change impacts Senator and Chairperson, Standing Committee on Climate Change, Sherry Rehman warned on Saturday the transport-born... Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:22pm
World Drone attack hits Russian city 1,000km from Ukraine frontier MOSCOW: Kyiv Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from... Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:21pm
Sports Heavyweight foes Usyk, Fury set for titanic rematch RIYADH: Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury reprise their heavyweight “fight of the century” on Saturday with multiple... Published 21 Dec, 2024 05:35pm
World At least 10 killed in Iran as bus falls into ravine: state TV TEHRAN: At least 10 people were killed on Saturday when a bus plunged into a ravine in Iran’s western Lorestan... Published 21 Dec, 2024 05:32pm
Sports Ski great Vonn finishes 14th on World Cup return ST. MORITZ: US ski legend Lindsey Vonn made an impressive return to competitive action almost six years after her... Published 21 Dec, 2024 05:30pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 45,227 GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Saturday that at least 45,227 people have been killed... Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:23pm
World Germany says Christmas market attack toll rises to 5 dead, over 200 injured MAGDEBURG: A car-ramming attack on a German Christmas market killed five people and wounded more than 200,... Published 21 Dec, 2024 05:24pm
World Sri Lanka president to visit key lender China COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island’s largest bilateral lender China... Published 21 Dec, 2024 03:28pm
Pakistan Soldier martyred as security forces foil infiltration attempt at Pak-Afghan border: ISPR At least one Pakistani soldier was martyred when terrorists attempted to infiltrate through Pakistan-Afghanistan... Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:18pm
Business & Finance Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles TOKYO: Honda and Nissan are considering producing vehicles in one another’s factories as part of their talks to... Published 21 Dec, 2024 01:03pm
World Rival protests over South Korea’s impeached President Yoon held in Seoul SEOUL: Demonstrators supporting and opposing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held rival protests several... Published 21 Dec, 2024 01:00pm
World Ukraine says Russia attacked it with 113 drones overnight KYIV: Russia attacked Ukraine with 113 drones overnight, the Ukrainian air force said on Saturday, adding that it... Updated 21 Dec, 2024 04:08pm
Pakistan May 9 riots: 25 convicted by military courts, says ISPR Promulgation of the sentences of remaining accused is also being done, adds the military's media wing Updated 21 Dec, 2024 04:08pm
World US Senate approves Social Security change despite fiscal concerns WASHINGTON: The US Congress early on Saturday passed a measure to boost Social Security retirement payments to some... Published 21 Dec, 2024 11:35am
World Russia says Kursk strike kills 5 after Moscow claims deadly Kyiv attack KYIV: Russia and Ukraine on Friday accused each other of launching deadly missile strikes, with Moscow saying at... Published 21 Dec, 2024 11:22am
Technology Google counters bid by US to force sale of Chrome SAN FRANCISCO: Google late Friday countered a US call to sell its Chrome browser, suggesting a judge address... Published 21 Dec, 2024 11:16am
World US authorizes military sales of more than $5 billion to Egypt WASHINGTON: The United States government on Friday authorized the sale of more than $5 billion in military equipment... Published 21 Dec, 2024 11:11am
World Israeli military says Yemen missile lands near Tel Aviv, 14 lightly injured CAIRO: The Israeli military said it failed to intercept a missile from Yemen early on Saturday that fell in the Tel... Published 21 Dec, 2024 11:02am
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept