PTI govt ‘drops petrol bomb’ ahead of Ramadan
News Desk | The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet approved an increase in prices of petroleum products by up to nearly 10...
Punjab Governor signs Local Government Bill 2019 into law
News Desk | Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar signed on Saturday the Local Government Bill 2019 and turned it into a law. The governor said...
More than 1,000 dead in D.R. Congo Ebola epidemic
AFP | More than 1,000 people have now died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said, as aid workers warned that the...
Boeing plane skids into Florida river in crash-landing, no fatalities
AFP | A Boeing 737 slid off a runway into a river after crash-landing at a Florida naval air station Friday, officials said, with no...
Coronation begins for Thailand’s King Maha
AFP | The coronation ceremony for King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X of Thailand, began Saturday in an elaborate show of pageantry, laced with Hindu and...
Child Marriage debate: Twitteratis slam the Council of Islamic Ideology
News Analysis | In the latest development, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) said on Friday that a "better way" to tackle the prevalent practice...
‘Surprise package’ — Pakistan’s 150kph teen with World Cup in his sights
AFP | Four years ago, two-time World Cup winner Steve Waugh predicted young fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain would one day make a name for himself...
Is Shahbaz Sharif seeking political asylum in UK?
News Analysis | Shah Mahmood Qureshi, vice chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Foreign Minister of Pakistan said on Friday he expected the PML-N to...
Alaska’s thaw threatens prehistoric sites once frozen in time
AFP | The first artefact -- a wooden mask -- was discovered in 2007 by a child who stumbled upon it while playing on the...
How to fix Nature and avoid human misery: UN report
AFP | Revamping global food production, retooling the financial sector, moving beyond GDP as a measure of progress and other "transformative changes" are needed to...
Pakistan demands Facebook remove polio vaccine misinformation
AFP | Pakistan urged Facebook to remove harmful polio-related content from the social networking site on Friday, saying it was jeopardising eradication initiatives and putting...
Manmohan Singh criticizes Modi for politicizing Indian Army & touting nuclear capabilities
News Desk | In an exclusive interview given to the Hindustan Times, former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused the BJP-led Indian government of compromising...