Modernizing moonsighting for holy events infuriates clerics
AFP | Imran Khan's government has drawn the ire of Ruet-i-Hilal Committee with calls for a science-based lunar calendar to calculate the start of the...
No freezing of bank accounts without prior nod, notice: FBR Chairman
News Desk | In a bid to minimize harassment of taxpayers, the newly appointed chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has barred the...
Everest to be summited by large number of women this year
AFP | The tented city at the foot of Mount Everest is bustling as mountaineers brace for potentially the busiest year yet on the world's...
15-year old Urooj raped in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Johar: Mother demands justice
News Desk | A video of a woman named Samreen Asif, hailing from Gulistan-e-Johar area of Karachi, has been circulating on social media, who is...
Debt free Pakistan – Dr. Farid A Malik
Dr. Farid A Malik | For the debtor, it is the pound of flesh that matters. As such debt should be taken very seriously as...
US cannot win the war in Afghanistan
News Desk | PML-N Parliamentary leader in National Assembly (NA) Khawaja Asif has said that “US have been defeated in Afghanistan and it is now...
Destabilizing through terrorism – Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The transnational terrorist groups have been targeting both state and society of Pakistan since the launch of the global war...
Iran plans on disregarding nuclear deal, European powers trying to mediate
AFP | European powers Thursday denounced Tehran's threat to resume nuclear work, drawing a sharp response from the Iranian foreign minister who accused them of...
PML-N workers booked over Sharif’s rally
News Desk | The police registered a cases against 1,500 workers of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) for staging a rally organized to accompany...
‘Nobody’s happy’ about N. Korea missile launch, says Trump
AFP | US President Donald Trump said that "nobody's happy" after North Korea raised the pressure over the future of their deadlocked nuclear negotiations by...
In India, Rooh Afza lovers rejoice as the drink returns to shelves in time for Ramadan
News Correspondent | As followers of the Islamic faith begin to observe Ramadan this May, the many beloved foods and drinks consumed by the Muslims of the Indian...
Port city to house new modernly equipped airport
News Desk | The spadework for construction of new Gwadar airport measuring 4300 acres and costing $246 million has been completed. Chinese and Pakistani officials...