Severe punishment for misusing religion: CII recommends
News Analysis | The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Thursday urged the government to enhance punishments for those misusing their authority to issue religious...
Desperate Indian farmers march on parliament
AFP | Tens of thousands of farmers and agricultural workers marched towards the Indian parliament Friday demanding debt waivers and higher crop prices, putting pressure...
Kohli backing gives Gower hope for Test cricket’s future
AFP | The inexorable rise of Twenty20 cricket has sparked fears that the Test format is in serious jeopardy -- but the longest form of...
KCCI Chief highlights China as a destination for Agricultural exports
News Desk | Pakistani manufacturers, businessmen, and traders should frequently visit China and explore opportunities to enhance exports to the all-weather friend, Shamsul Islam Khan,...
Family sues CIA to find body of post-9/11 detainee
AFP | The family of an Afghan man detained and allegedly tortured to death by the Central Intelligence Agency in the wake of the 9/11...
PM Khan’s 100 days Speech: Showing the Way
News Desk | Prime Minister Imran Khan marked 100 days in office with a speech on Thursday in which he touched upon many points such...
Bangladesh ready to send cricketers to Pakistan
AFP | Bangladesh will send a cricket squad to Pakistan for the first time in three years, officials said Thursday after receiving assurances from their...
Shahbaz Sharif to remain in NAB’s custody
News Desk | An accountability court today (Wednesday) has extended PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif's physical remand in the Aashiana Housing case till December 6 on...
UK security firm G4S says five employees among 10 killed in Kabul attack
AFP | British security firm G4S said Thursday that five of its employees were among at least 10 people killed in a Taliban-claimed attack on...
Cement industry welcomes Dam initiative while DG Khan Cement finally takes steps to conserve water
News Desk | The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bestway Group, Zameer Choudrey, has welcomed the initiative of dams’ construction by the Chief Justice...
Heatwave death threat soars for elderly, city dwellers
AFP | More than 150 million vulnerable people worldwide were exposed to potentially life-threatening heatwaves last year, scientists said Thursday, warning that climate change posed...
Karachi: A city among 10 dirtiest in the world
News Desk | WWF Pakistan held its seventh annual Green Office Conference in the capital on Tuesday which focused on the theme of air pollution....