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Govt depts, hospitals, LG and defence institutions: Updated list of FTN recipients issued by FBR

FBR to take policy decision on the issuance of the FTNs to the govt authorities including local govt departments and Tehsil municipal authorities seeking tax exemptions

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 10:52pm

Pakistan

Caretaker PM Kakar leaves for US on 5-day visit

Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will address 78th session of United Nations General Assembly

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 10:43pm

Arts

UNESCO adds Iran caravanserais to heritage sites list

TEHRAN: The United Nations cultural organisation on Sunday added many of Iran's caravanserais, roadside rest stops...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 10:36pm

Pakistan

Justice Qazi Faez Isa sworn in as 29th chief justice of Pakistan

He will serve till October 2024
Isa's nomination as the next Chief Justice of Pakistan was approved by President Dr Arif Alvi on June 21

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 10:34pm

Europe

Ukraine says its forces take control of Klishchiivka near Bakhmut

KYIV: Ukrainian authorities on Sunday announced that Kyiv's forces had retaken Klishchiivka, a tactically important...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 10:08pm

Movies & Music

'American Fiction' wins top prize at Toronto film fest

TORONTO: "American Fiction" -- a satire about race, media and how white audiences consume Black culture -- sealed ...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 10:21pm

Cricket

Jansen destroys Australian top order to clinch series for South Africa

JOHANNESBURG: Left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen dismissed the first five Australian batsmen to clinch a...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 09:42pm

Cricket

Asian title and fast bowlers boost India’s confidence: Rohit

COLOMBO: India’s crushing victory over Sri Lanka on Sunday for their eighth Asian crown with a bowling masterclass...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 09:36pm

Pakistan

AML chief Sheikh Rashid arrested in Rawalpindi

Awami Muslim League (AML) supremo and an ally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday was...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 08:57pm

Pakistan

ADSJ Jazeela Aslam appointed first woman SC registrar

In a first, Lahore District and Sessions Judge Jazeela Aslam has been appointed registrar Supreme Court on...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 09:12pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets extend losses on profit-taking; Egypt gains

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Sunday as profit-taking continued, but the Egyptian index bucked the...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 07:43pm

Asia

US national security adviser meets with Chinese foreign minister

WASHINGTON: White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Malta...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 07:41pm

Cricket

Rain, runs and records: Five key Asia Cup moments

COLOMBO: India hammered Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the Asia Cup final on Sunday after nearly three weeks of action...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 07:33pm

Cricket

‘Unsung heroes’: $50,000 for rain-hit Asia Cup groundstaff

COLOMBO: All too often ignored in favour of the big name sport stars, cricketing groundstaff who kept the rain-hit...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 07:18pm

Cricket

Siraj stars as India rout Sri Lanka for eighth Asia Cup crown

COLOMBO: Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj returned figures of 6-21 to lead India’s rout of Sri Lanka by 10 wickets as they...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 07:08pm

Bandial bequeathing to strident Isa less strident apex court?

CJP hangs up his robes

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 07:05pm

Plea against CCI decision: PTI challenges objections raised by SC registrar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday challenged the objections raised by Supreme Court registrar on...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 07:02pm

Supply from Jhimpir Wind Farm to go down: KE seeks 60 MMCFD more gas to operate BQPS-II

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has sought an additional 60 MMCFD gas to operate its BQPS-II for 45 days on gas instead of...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 07:01pm

Public-sector entities: auction proceedings hamstrung by lack of transparency?

LAHORE: Some public sector corporations dealing with the promotion of small industries in provinces are not...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 06:58pm

Pakistan

Full court to hear petitions against Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023 tomorrow

Newly-appointed Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa will head the bench

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 06:43pm

Cricket

England pick Brook instead of Roy for World Cup title defence

England named batter Harry Brook at the expense of Jason Roy on Sunday in the squad for their 50-over World Cup...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:36pm

Asia

WHO calls on China for ‘full access’ for Covid investigators: FT

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new mission of...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:08pm

Sports

Cummins, Smith and Starc return to Australia squad for India ODI series

Australia’s Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell will return to the one-day international...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 03:44pm

Europe

Kim Jong Un leaves Russia on his armoured train: Russian agencies

MOSCOW: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wrapped up his visit to Russia on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported,...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 02:37pm

South Asia

Iran guard fatally shot on anniversary of Amini death: state media

TEHRAN: A member of Iran’s Basij paramilitary force linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was shot dead...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 01:36pm

Europe

Ukraine drones strike Crimea, Moscow, oil depot, Russia says

Russia said it thwarted a coordinated Ukrainian attack on Crimea early on Sunday, while drones also targeted Moscow,...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 01:03pm

Sports

Spending spree ensures Asian Champions League spotlight falls on Saudi clubs

HONG KONG: Five times UEFA Champions League winner Cristiano Ronaldo will begin his quest to add another continental...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 12:51pm

Financial

Bank of England readies what may be its final rate hike

LONDON: The Bank of England is likely to hike interest rates once again this week, possibly the last hurrah for one...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 12:49pm

Africa

Death toll from floods reaches 11,300 in Libya’s coastal city of Derna

CAIRO: At least 11,300 people have died and another 10,100 are missing from the coastal city of Derna one week after...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 12:45pm

Financial

US Fed likely to pause rate hikes despite higher inflation

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday after a summer of...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 12:35pm

Technology

Slack CEO is ready to ride AI wave

SAN FRANCISCO: Artificial Intelligence is transforming Slack, the widely used workplace messaging platform, its CEO...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 12:25pm

Asia

North Korea's Kim, Russia talk up military ties in new 'heyday': KCNA

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia’s defence minister discussed practical issues to boost military...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 12:20pm

Life & Style

Rolling Stone magazine cofounder axed from Rock hall of fame board

WASHINGTON: The cofounder of Rolling Stone magazine, Jann Wenner, has been ousted from his seat on the board of the...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 12:04pm

Sports

Messi-less Miami crushed 5-2 in Atlanta

MIAMI: Inter Miami rested Lionel Messi and suffered their first defeat since the Argentine joined the club, with a...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 11:58am

Life & Style

From streetwear to red carpet, London Fashion Week offers choices

LONDON: From streetwear to elegant evening dresses, the catwalks of London Fashion Week were not short of choices as...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 11:55am

Life & Style

Romance in the air as Paul Costelloe, Bora Aksu open London Fashion Week

LONDON: Paul Costelloe opened London Fashion Week on Friday, with the Irish designer saying he was “bringing back a...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 11:39am

Pakistan

Previous CJPs and their brief profiles

After 20 months as Pakistan’s top judge, Ata Bandial will make way for chief justice-designate Justice Qazi Faez Isa...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 11:25am

Africa

Flood-hit Libyan city facing long recovery as search for missing goes on

DERNA: Residents of Derna in eastern Libya were counting their losses from a flood that devastated swathes of the...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 11:24am

Energy

IAEA chief Grossi condemns Iran’s ‘unprecedented’ barring of inspectors

VIENNA: U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Saturday condemned Iran’s “disproportionate and unprecedented”...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 11:04am

Europe

Five killed, one wounded in Donetsk, Russian-installed official says

Five civilians were killed and one wounded as a result of intense Ukrainian shelling of the Donetsk region on...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 10:54am

USA

Fourteen dead in plane crash in Brazil’s Amazonas state

SAO PAULO: Fourteen people on a small jet died when the plane crashed in Brazil’s northern Amazonas state on...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 10:36am

Energy

Union starts further 24-hour stoppage at Chevron’s Australian LNG facilities

SYDNEY: Australia’s Offshore Alliance union said on Sunday that workers had begun a second 24-hour strike at...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 10:29am

Europe

Ukraine drone damages oil depot in southwestern Russia

A Ukrainian drone damaged an oil depot in southwestern Russia early on Sunday, sparking a fire at a fuel tank that...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 10:26am

Sports

Barbora Krejcikova wins San Diego title

Fourth-seeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova earned a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 victory over the United States’ Sofia Kenin to win the...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 10:21am

World

China police detain some Evergrande wealth management staff

BEIJING: Police in southern China have detained some staff at China Evergrande Group‘s wealth management unit,...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 10:14am

Sports

Aberg takes two-shot lead into final round at Wentworth

Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg has set his sights on a second straight victory after taking a two-shot lead into the final...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 10:07am

Pakistan

Shehbaz to return home on Monday morning

Former premier to take the party leaders into confidence about his visit to England where he met the party supremo and discussed important matters

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 09:26am

Pakistan

ACE Punjab granted one-day transit remand of Elahi

ACE produced Elahi before duty special judge central Shahrukh Arjumand after he was arrested from Adiala jail in a corruption case for obtaining his transit remand

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 09:25am

Pakistan

Moon not sighted: 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal on 29th

Pakistan experienced mostly cloudy skies, with some areas remaining clear, however, no credible moon sighting reports were received from any part of the country.

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 09:25am

Indian troops martyr Kashmiri youth in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD: Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred one Kashmiri youth in Baramulla district of...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 09:24am

Punjab to provide cheaper sugar at utility stores

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to provide cheap sugar at utility stores across the province, it emerged...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 09:23am

PM reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to Kashmir cause

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Saturday reaffirmed that Pakistan would continue raising...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 09:23am

Cypher case: IK files bail plea in IHC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Saturday filed a bail petition in Islamabad High...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 09:23am

Review petition against SC bill to be heard tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Saturday fixed a review petition against the Supreme Court (Practice and...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 09:23am

Justice Isa to take oath as CJP today

ISLAMABAD: After 20 months as the top judge of the country, Ata Bandial was retired on Saturday, and the chief...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 09:23am

World

US woman among 18 NGO staff detained in Afghanistan

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have arrested at least 18 staff of an international NGO, including an...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:58am

World

G77+China summit in Cuba calls for new global order

HAVANA: The G77+China, a group of developing and emerging countries representing 80 percent of the world’s...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 06:53am

Europe

EU ministers agree on fiscal reform ‘camino’, aim for year-end deal

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, (Spain): European Union finance ministers on Saturday backed a timeline calling for the...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:45am

Opinion

Govt as the biggest power defaulter

The media is replete with news of the Power Sector – mostly negative. Most recently, it is the exorbitant bills...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 06:37am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (September 16, 2023) and the forecast for Sunday (September 17, 2023)...