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Sports

PSL 2024 day 2 round-up: Multan Sultans, Quetta Gladiators register comfortable wins

Reeza Hendricks and Dawid Malan star with the bat as Multan Sultan open their Pakistan Super League (PSL) season...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 11:38pm

Europe

French boats rescue nearly 140 trying to cross to UK

LILLE, France: Officials in northern France said Sunday rescue boats had saved nearly 140 people who got into...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 10:58pm

World

US launches five new strikes on Huthi weapons systems: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: US forces in the Red Sea have "successfully conducted five self-defense strikes" to foil attacks by land...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 10:23pm

Pakistan

ECP notifies Ali Amin Gandapur’s victory from PK-113

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday issued a notification for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 10:12pm

World

Militia kills 15 in eastern DR Congo: local sources

BUNIA: Militia fighters killed 15 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled Ituri province, local...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 10:03pm

Pakistan

Asif Zardari to be PPP’s candidate for presidency: Bilawal

Says he turned down an offer to become prime minister for two years

Published 18 Feb, 2024 08:38pm

Middle East

UAE seeks maximum penalty in mass ‘terrorism’ trial

DUBAI: Emirati authorities will seek the maximum penalty against 84 individuals accused of terrorism, they announced...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 08:23pm

APTMA says concerned at govt’s captive gas price hike decision

KARACHI: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has expressed its deep concern over the government’s...

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 07:47pm

FY25: ministries asked to furnish GRB estimates

The Finance Division also seeks details of activities concerning employment and economic opportunity as well as safety and security, political participation, and meaningful engagement

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 07:46pm

Pakistan

PTI to form govt in Centre and provinces: Omar Ayub

Party demands formation of judicial commission for inquiry of alleged election rigging

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 07:46pm

Captive plant-based industry must shift to grid power: Gohar

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Commerce, Industries, Interior and Overseas Pakistanis, Gohar Ijaz Saturday said...

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 07:46pm

Revised refinery policy: Ogra kept out of anomaly-correcting body

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has reportedly not included Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) in the...

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 07:04pm

Middle East

UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto

Gaza death toll reaches 28,985 Palestinians killed since October 7, says health ministry

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 06:45pm

Allegations do not hold any weightage sans proof: CJP

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Saturday, dismissed Commissioner Rawalpindi, Liaquat Ali Chatha’s...

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 06:45pm

Move to curb gas theft: SSGC sets target to register 0.5m unauthorised users

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 06:41pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets gain on rate cut bets

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Sunday after a slump in US retail sales prompted hopes that the...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 06:36pm

World

China's first homegrown airliner makes international debut in Singapore

SINGAPORE: China’s challenger to Airbus and Boeing’s passenger jets, the narrow-body C919 manufactured by the...

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 06:09pm

Elections a step towards promoting democracy: PM

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar stated on Saturday that the recently concluded general...

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 05:58pm

Energy

UAE’s non-oil trade hit record 3.5 trillion dirhams in 2023

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ non-oil trade reached a record high of 3.5 trillion dirhams ($952.93 billion) in...

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 05:21pm

Europe

Putin says Ukraine matter of life and death for Russia

MOSCOW: Events on the battlefield in Ukraine are a matter of “life and death” for Russia that could determine its...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 05:04pm

Sports

Pacquiao Olympics boxing bid knocked out: official

MANILA: Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s bid to fight at the Paris Games has been rejected by the International...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 05:02pm

Sports

Alcaraz admits far from best in Buenos Aires exit

BUENOS AIRES: Carlos Alcaraz admitted to being “far from my true level” in a defeat to Nicolas Jarry at the...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 05:00pm

Sports

Jaiswal, Jadeja help India crush England to lead Test series 2-1

RAJKOT: Yashasvi Jaiswal’s unbeaten double century and five wickets by Ravindra Jadeja helped India crush England by...

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 04:57pm

Middle East

West Bank tensions ‘obstacle’ to peace, says EU’s Borrell

MUNICH: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday said the situation in the Israel-occupied West Bank posed a...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 04:54pm

Europe

Palestinian factions to meet in Moscow on Feb. 26

MUNICH: Russia has invited Palestinian factions to meet in Moscow on Feb. 26, the Palestinian Authority prime...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:03pm

Middle East

Gaza’s second-largest hospital ‘completely out of service’, health ministry says

CAIRO: The Gaza Strip’s second-largest hospital has been put “completely out of service”, a spokesperson for the...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 02:17pm

ECP strongly denies allegations

ISLAMABAD: Faced with a barrage of criticism over its alleged role in poll rigging, the Election Commission of...

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 01:36pm

Middle East

Afghanistan special envoys to meet in Doha

DOHA: National and regional special envoys to Afghanistan are to convene in Doha Sunday in the second UN meeting of...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 12:20pm

Sports

Fritz to face Paul in bid for back-to-back ATP Delray Beach titles

MIAMI: Top-seeded defending champion Taylor Fritz ousted fellow American Marcos Giron 7-6 (10/8), 6-2 on Saturday to...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 12:12pm

Energy

Wave of deals puts US shale oil back in focus

NEW YORK: American shale oil is back at the center of the global petroleum game, a driver of major deals involving...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 12:07pm

Sports

India’s Ashwin set to rejoin team in ongoing England Test: BCCI

RAJKOT: India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will rejoin the team on Sunday’s day four of the third Test against...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 12:02pm

South Asia

Man shoots dead 12 relatives in Iran: state media

TEHRAN: A man killed 12 of his relatives in a rare mass shooting in southern Iran, state media reported Saturday. “A...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 12:00pm

Literature

‘Tribalization of human beings’: Mohsin Hamid explores race, fractured societies at KLF

British-Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid was in attendance at the 15th iteration of the Karachi Literature Festival...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 11:30am

Energy

K-Solar, Faysal Bank and Bulleh Shah Packaging collaborate to launch 7.36MW Solar Power Project

KARACHI: K-Solar (Private) Limited (“K-Solar”), a wholly owned subsidiary of K-Electric Limited – the only...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 11:25am

USA

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake shakes Mexico resort town Acapulco

MEXICO CITY: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit near the Mexican resort town of Acapulco on the Pacific coast on...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 11:05am

Europe

David Cameron to visit Falkland Islands in UK foreign minister’s first South Atlantic tour

LONDON: British Foreign Minister David Cameron will visit the Falkland Islands as part of his first South Atlantic...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 10:54am

Europe

Ukraine withdraws from Avdiivka, Putin hails 'important victory'

KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin called the capture of Avdiivka "an important victory" after Ukraine's...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 10:36am

Europe

Ukrainian foreign minister discusses peace prospects with China’s Wang Yi

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Saturday he had discussed the prospects for peace in Kyiv’s nearly...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 10:24am

Sports

Edin Terzic calls for a quick solution to Bundesliga fan protests

Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic called for a “quick and sensible solution” to end supporter complaints against...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 10:17am

Pakistan

Vote rigging allegations: PML-N demands Commissioner produce evidence

The Party maintains that the commissioner lacked the authority to access election results, saying that he neither served as an RO nor a DRO

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 08:55am

Pakistan

Power-sharing: Parties again fail to reach consensus

The two committees held a third round at the residence of Ishaq Dar and discussed the proposals on the table

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 08:54am

Pakistan

PTI holds protest in Islamabad

Party leadership says the party would never compromise on the theft of people’s mandate

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 08:53am

FBR urged to notify CA firms having ICAP-QCR’s ‘satisfactory’ rating

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman has been urged to immediately notify the Chartered Accountant...

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 08:51am

Commissioner claims poll results ‘manipulated’

RAWALPINDI: Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaquat Ali Chattha on Saturday resigned from his post after admitting...

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 08:51am

PTI demands removal of CEC, CJP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday demanded that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander ...

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 08:50am

Opinion

Urgent action needed

Based on the current rate of progress in Asia and the Pacific, the Sustainable Development Goals will only be...