South Asia Sri Lanka: timeline of a crisis COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis and on Saturday the country’s president was... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Middle East Iran sentences to death man who sparked #MeToo movement TEHRAN: An Iranian court handed a preliminary death sentence to a man convicted over serial rape, local media... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Thousands ‘stone the devil’ as packed Hajj winds down MINA: Thousands of Muslim pilgrims cast pebbles in the “stoning of the devil” ritual marking the start of the ... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Growing cases of lumpy skin disease: Agriculture Republic proposes ‘carpet vaccination’ of animals LAHORE: Expressing concern over rising incident of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in the animals, the Agriculture Republic... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
55th death anniversary of Fatima Jinnah observed with reverence ISLAMABAD: The 55th death anniversary of Madar-e-Millat (mother of the nation) Fatima Jinnah, the younger sister of... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Europe Zelenskiy sacks several envoys KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday dismissed several of Kyiv’s senior envoys abroad... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Eid-ul-Azha: OIC Secretary-General felicitates Ummah ISLAMABAD: Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha has extended his... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Covid positivity ratio declines ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday reported as many as 732 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the National... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
DC underscores need for maintaining cleanliness FAISALABAD: Deputy Commissioner Lt. Sohail Ashraf (Retd) has appealed to the members of District Peace Committee to... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
PM for deepening Pakistan-Bahrain ties ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday while reaffirming longstanding fraternal relations between... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Shehbaz greets Erdogan ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday held a telephone call with President Recep Tayyip... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Islamabad flooded as heavy rains lash Capital ISLAMABAD: Four hours of continuous rain overnight in Islamabad left the city largely submerged early Saturday... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Musk ditches Twitter deal, triggering defiant response SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk on Friday pulled the plug on his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, accusing the social media... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Born in Russia, made in Kazakhstan: Rybakina wins Wimbledon title LONDON: Born in Moscow but representing Kazakhstan, Elena Rybakina was crowned Wimbledon champion on Saturday at a... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Europe MPs jockey for UK leadership race, defence secretary won’t stand LONDON: Britain’s defence secretary, among the favourites in polls to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson,... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Europe Russian missiles pound east Ukraine, hit Kharkiv DRUZHKIVKA, (Ukraine): Russian troops shelled Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Saturday as Ukrainian officials... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (July 9, 2022) and the forecast for Sunday (July 10, 2022).... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Eid cleanliness drive begins today: LWMC distributing special bags among people for animal waste disposal LAHORE: The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) is set to launch its Eid-ul Azha Cleanliness Programme on Sunday... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
More rain during Eid holidays likely LAHORE: The Met Office has informed that monsoon currents are continuously penetrating the country and are likely to... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
LHC dismisses plea against payment of maintenance allowance LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has observed that under section 17(A) of the West Pakistan Family Courts Act,... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Commonwealth Games, Tri-series: Women cricket team’s skipper confident of good show LAHORE: While the Pakistan women’s cricket team’s training camp for the tri-series in Ireland and the... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
PCB, Punjab govt to promote cricket at grassroots level LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Punjab government reached an agreement to promote grassroots level... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
India fines Amnesty nearly $8m after funding probe NEW DELHI: India has fined the local arm of Amnesty International nearly $8 million after a probe into its finances... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Federal minister Ayaz Sadiq quits LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader and former Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz... Updated 10 Jul, 2022 09:28am
No load-shedding during three Eid holidays: Dastgir ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Division Khurram Dastgir on Saturday shared good news with the people claiming... Updated 10 Jul, 2022 09:53am
Imran to address PTI rally in Lodhran tomorrow LODHRAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will stage a power show at Lodhran on July 11, which will be addressed by ... Updated 10 Jul, 2022 09:52am
Senator Bugti escapes unhurt in bomb attack DERA BUGTI: The convoy of Senator Sarfraz Bugti was targeted in a remote-controlled bomb blast in the Dera Bugti... Updated 10 Jul, 2022 09:27am
Wheat transportation to Afghanistan: India launches anti-Pakistan propaganda on social media ISLAMABAD: India under Hindutva government led by Narendra Modi can go to any extent to malign Pakistan, and for... Updated 10 Jul, 2022 10:00am
T&T system: Tobacco cos file another case against FBR in PHC ISAMABAD: Some local tobacco companies have filed another case against the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) with the... Updated 13 Jul, 2022 08:09pm
IHC directs govt to recover six missing persons ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed the federal government to recover six missing persons, including... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
FBR projects 9.5pc tax-to-GDP ratio ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has projected the tax-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio at 9.5... Updated 10 Jul, 2022 10:15am
Chinese energy company threatens to discontinue import of Afghan coal Gives NEPRA one week to approve pricing mechanism Updated 11 Jul, 2022 12:58pm
Power producer demands payments on daily basis ISLAMABAD: M/s Saif Power Limited has advised the federal government to align input cost of power generation as per... Updated 10 Jul, 2022 10:12am
KP’s annual carbon sequestration potential stands at 11.2m tons PESHAWAR: Secretary to Forestry Environment & Wildlife Department KP Muhammad Abid Majeed has said that 45% of... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Sarsabz highlights significance of cotton through the stories of ‘Khaki Desan’ Gone are the days when our mothers would open the rustic family trunk and take out the hand-knitted khaees and... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Letters The ‘bulldozer justice’ This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “India’s ‘bulldozer justice’ fails to flatten Muslim dissent”... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Indonesian farmers pay price of foot and mouth outbreak before Eid sacrifice Indonesian farmer Okky Pratama usually sells dozens of cattle for Eid al-Adha, making his biggest earnings around ... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Twitter has legal edge in deal dispute with Musk Twitter Inc has a strong legal case against Elon Musk walking away from his $44 billion deal to acquire the US ... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Leadership crisis Pakistan, my (our) beloved country is older than me. It is only with great reluctance that I placed ‘our’ within... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Airblue launches regular flights to Skardu KARACHI: Airblue has expanded its operations and launched its regular flights to Skardu, after successful training... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
JI decries lack of govt efforts to tackle rains properly KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chief Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said that the rains in Karachi have... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
PN continues relief operations in flood-hit areas of Balochistan KARACHI: Pakistan Navy Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations continue in different coastal... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Commodities Gold prices unchanged KARACHI: Gold prices on Saturday remained unchanged on the local market, traders said. The precious metal was traded... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Punjab CM orders ‘excellent cleanliness arrangements’ LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shehbaz Sharif has issued necessary directions for making excellent cleanliness... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Corps commander of Quetta expresses grief over loss of precious lives: ISPR QUETTA: Commander Quetta Corps Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali on Saturday visited provincial disaster management... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
SU to award 26 PhD, 108 MPhil degrees in different disciplines HYDERABAD: The Advanced Studies and Research Board (ASRB) of the University of Sindh Jamshoro has approved award of... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
IK’s ‘accountability narrative’ has lost steam, says Sherry ISLAMABAD: Reacting to the revelations made by Tayyaba Gul, the woman who accused former NAB chairman Justice Javed... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
US, China top diplomats hold ‘constructive’ first talks in months BALI, (Indonesia): The United States and China held constructive talks Saturday, the two sides said, after an... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Sri Lanka crisis: protesters storm president’s house Speaker says president to step down on July 13 Prime minister’s private home set on fire Updated 10 Jul, 2022 04:51am
IIOJK: 16 die in Amarnath cloudburst BALTAL, (India): Sixteen people were killed in Indian-Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), with rescuers... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Eid-ul-Azha today LAHORE: Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated across the country today, to commemorate the great sacrifice of Hazrat ... Updated 10 Jul, 2022 09:50am
Conference on Belt and Road project concludes LAHORE: Federal Minister for Investment Chaudhry Salik Hussain has said that the Belt and Road project is a new ... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Industry Severe energy crisis, rising markup rates badly hit textile industry: CGF chief LAHORE: Severe energy crisis and rising markup rates have hit the textile industry, with reports of closure or... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Economy now out of the woods: Ahsan LAHORE: Blaming the Imran-led government for badly damaging the national economy, Federal Minister for Planning and... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Lesco CEO for uninterrupted power supply during Eid days LAHORE: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) Ch Muhammad Amin has issued directions... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
PTI urged to promote culture of civilised language among youths ISLAMABAD: Political leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-N and Awami National Party on Saturday urged the leadership ... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
KE requests citizens to maintain safe distance from poles, street lights KARACHI: Spokesperson, K-Electric while expressing sympathies over the three unfortunate incidents across Karachi on... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Charges of drug trafficking: Sana claims Imran, Shehzad Akbar were behind bogus case ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah alleged that the mastermind of the bogus case of drugs... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Job quota for transgender persons EDITORIAL: It is heartening to see the transgender people in this country get, slowly but surely, their due rights ... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
PM’s relief package: Rs70bn needed to subsidise five basic goods Ministry of Industries and Production seeks approval of operational cost of over Rs 150 million for distribution of subsidy under Prime Minister’s Sasta Atta initiative Updated 10 Jul, 2022 10:18am
US envoy calls for strengthening bilateral economic ties KARACHI: US Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Dilawar Syed visited Karachi on July 6-9 as... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
Industry Hike in interest rates adds to problems of businessmen: Zahid KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum,... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
The Udaipur killing EDITORIAL: What has happened in Udaipur district of India’s Rajasthan state brings to mind a former UN... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am
