Biden’s CIA pick William Burns to focus on China threat

Veteran US diplomat William Burns, nominated to lead the CIA, pledged Wednesday to keep the agency free of politics and said China would be...

Pakistan imports record amounts of cotton

By the mid of February, as the ginning factories stop cotton ginning processes, they would mark this ginning season as the worst in 50...

Schools to resume regular 5 day classes from March 1: Shafqat Mehmood

On Thursday, the Federal Minister for Education, Shafqat Mehmood took to Twitter to make an announcement regarding the recommencement of regular classes at school....

India, Pakistan agree to restore ceasefire along disputed Kashmir border

India and Pakistan’s militaries said on Thursday they agreed to cease firing on the disputed Kashmir border. In a joint statement, the two countries’ director...

Are the rocket strikes on US in Iraq a message from Iran?

Renewed rocket attacks on US targets in Iraq show Iran-aligned factions are heaping pressure on the government while Tehran may be seeking leverage over...

Government will ask India to lift travel ban on Sikh pilgrims visiting Pakistan

On Wednesday, the Gurdwara Kartarpur Governing Council held its fourth meeting, presided over by the Religious Affairs Secretary, Sardar Ijaz Khan. The council urged...

Pakistan and Sri Lanka to rejuvenate the bilateral relations

Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Imran Khan paid a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka on 23-24 February 2021. He was accompanied...

Biden claims to have seen Saudi journalist’s murder report before its release

US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he has already seen a soon-to-be released intelligence report detailing the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the...

Pakistan to lift all coronavirus restrictions on commercial activities

Pakistan on Wednesday announced it is completely lifting the coronavirus restrictions, allowing all commercial activities across the country to operate normally and reopening public...

“Islamic banking to expand across South Asia post-pandemic”, Moody’s

As per a new report by Moody's Investors Service, Islamic banks in South and Southeast Asia have sufficient capital and liquidity to meet the...

SCO announces competition-students to write best scholarly article

In the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO’s) 20th anniversary celebrations, the SCO Secretariat announced a competition among the students for writing the...

PM Khan: Trade can play vital role in poverty alleviation sub-continent states

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday, while inviting the Sri Lankan businessmen to invest in Pakistan, said trade connectivity among the countries of Asian...