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World

Iran executes one over alleged Israel link to attack

TEHRAN: Iran's judiciary has executed a "terrorist" over a drone attack that targeted a defence ministry site in...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 11:08pm

Europe

Swiss voters approve boost to pension payments

GENEVA: Swiss voters on Sunday overwhelmingly backed a proposal to increase pension payments, a move hailed as...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 09:59pm

Pakistan

NA speaker summons Parliament’s joint session for presidential election on March 9

Newly-elected National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Sunday summoned the joint session of the Parliament on March 9...

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 09:57pm

Middle East

Hamas says Gaza truce possible 'within 24 to 48 hours' if Israel accepts terms

GAZA STRIP: A senior Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza may be secured “within 24 to 48...

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 09:39pm

Energy

OPEC+ members extend oil output cuts to second quarter

DUBAI: OPEC+ members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on Sunday to extend voluntary oil output cuts into the...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 09:36pm

USA

Trump says Biden's border policies are a 'conspiracy to overthrow' the US

GREENSBORO: Republican frontrunner Donald Trump accused President Joe Biden on Saturday of engaging in a “conspiracy...

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 09:25pm

Online freelancers: PayPal remittances from this month: minister

Islamabad: Pakistan online freelancers will be able to receive PayPal remittances starting this month through a...

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 08:19pm

Revenue collection target: FBR chairman summons ‘emergency meeting’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Amjed Zubair Tiwana has called an emergency conference of chief...

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 08:18pm

Pakistan

More than 30 killed in heavy rain in Pakistan

PESHAWAR: More than 30 people have died in rain-related incidents in Pakistan during days of heavy downpours, with...

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 08:18pm

Pakistan

Shehbaz Sharif elected as 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan

Shebaz receives 201 votes while Omer Ayub Khan, premier candidate of the Sunni Ittehad Council, gets 92 votes

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 08:17pm

Sports

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka ready for series eying World Cup

SYLHET: Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said Sunday he wanted his team to use the three-match Twenty20...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 07:41pm

USA

Trump, Haley face off in Washington, D.C., Republican primary

WASHINGTON: Presidential contenders Donald Trump and Nikki Haley will face off in the Washington, D.C., Republican...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 06:21pm

Energy

Iran to reach 1.3 bcm of gas output a day in five years, minister says

DUBAI: Iran’s gas output will reach 1.3 billion cubic metres (bcm) per day in five years, Iran’s Oil Minister Javad...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 06:16pm

Stocks

Saudi bourse falls ahead of OPEC+ meet; Egypt gains

The Saudi Arabian stock market ended lower on Sunday ahead of an OPEC+ decision on supply agreements for the second...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 06:12pm

Gwadar coal-fired power plant: PPIB extends financial closing date

The project is on the priority list of CPEC and holds paramount importance for the energy infrastructure and economic development of the region

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 06:05pm

Rural areas: One-quarter of population still below poverty line: WB

ISLAMABAD: While poverty has decreased significantly over the past two decades, one-quarter of the population still...

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 05:29pm

Rs10bn TSG approved to mitigate cyber-attacks

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs10 billion technical...

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 05:29pm

‘Land allotment for industrial use’ PSM board challenges caretaker govt’s claim

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) Board has challenged the claim of the caretaker Minister for Privatisation,...

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 05:28pm

Europe

Ukraine reports three deaths after fresh Russian attacks

KYIV: Russian attacks killed one person in Ukraine’s Kherson region on Sunday as the toll from a drone strike in the...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 05:26pm

Movies & Music

Swifties make pricey pilgrimage to star’s only Southeast Asian stop

SINGAPORE: Filipina Charlyn Suizo is in Singapore this week for one reason only: Taylor Swift. The 30-year-old...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 05:23pm

Middle East

Palestinian leader Abbas to visit Turkiye next week

ANTALYA: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will visit Turkiye next week for talks about the Gaza war and...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 05:14pm

Perspectives

Beware the Ides of March

The expression ‘Beware the Ides of March’ was used in renowned playwright William Shakespeare’s epic Julius Caesar....

Published 03 Mar, 2024 03:24pm

Africa

‘170 people executed’ in attacks on Burkina villages: prosecutor

OUAGADOUGOU: Around 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 01:43pm

Europe

Ahead of UK budget, Hunt says forecasts ‘have gone against us’

LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said there had been a deterioration in the economic forecasts on which...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 01:34pm

Business & Finance

Larger declines in oil prices or extended OPEC+ cuts could weigh on Iraq’s fiscal account, IMF says

CAIRO: The International Monetary Fund said on Sunday that larger declines in oil prices or extended OPEC+ cuts...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 01:32pm

Middle East

Israeli military steps up strikes on Hamas in Gaza’s Khan Younis

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Sunday it intensified operations in the southern Gaza city of Khan...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 01:10pm

Technology

SpaceX launch taking crew to ISS delayed again by weather

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER: A planned launch on Saturday of a mission to take three American astronauts and a Russian...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 12:20pm

Sports

Pat Cummins hails Lyon, Green after victory in first New Zealand Test

WELLINGTON: Australia captain Pat Cummins heaped praise on team-mates Nathan Lyon and Cameron Green on Sunday for...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 12:09pm

Requirements for life insurance products: SECP issues new directives to insurance cos, family Takaful operators

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued a new directive to all insurance...

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 12:09pm

South Asia

India navy to open strategic base near Maldives

NEW DELHI: India’s navy has said it is bolstering forces on “strategically important” islands close to the Maldives,...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 12:01pm

Middle East

Talks on Gaza truce expected as offensive and aid crisis rage on

CAIRO: Mediators expected to reconvene in Cairo as soon as Sunday and search for a formula acceptable to Israel and...

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 11:55am

Sports

Two each for Messi and Suarez as Miami hit five past Orlando

FORT LAUDERDALE: Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored two goals each as Inter Miami turned on the style hammering...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 11:44am

Sports

Brazil thrash Argentina to reach Women’s Gold Cup semis

LOS ANGELES: Bia Zaneratto scored twice as Brazil thrashed Argentina 5-1 on Saturday to move into the semi-finals of...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 11:35am

Sports

Takahiro Hataji becomes first Japan golfer to win New Zealand Open

WELLINGTON: Takahiro Hataji became the first Japanese golfer to win the New Zealand Open after he finished at...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 11:32am

Europe

Russia says Ukraine attacked Crimea with 38 drones

Russian air defence systems destroyed all 38 drones that Ukraine launched at the Crimean Peninsula early on Sunday,...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 10:38am

Sports

Kipruto, Kebede win Tokyo Marathon in course record times

TOKYO: Kenyan Benson Kipruto won the men’s Tokyo Marathon in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds on Sunday,...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 10:41am

Energy

Philippines’ top energy firms partner for $3.3bn LNG facility

MANILA: Three top Philippine energy firms have partnered for the first time to form a large-scale integrated...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 10:33am

Sports

De Minaur sinks Ruud to retain Mexican Open crown

Third seed Alex de Minaur successfully defended his Mexican Open crown on Saturday, romping to a 6-4 6-4 victory...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 10:29am

Pakistan

PTI’s strongman Gandapur now new CM of KP

KP Governor Haji Ghulam Ali administered the oath to the CM-elect at a ceremony held at the Governor’s House in Peshawar

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 09:41am

Pakistan

PPP’s Bugti sworn in as Balochistan CM

Governor Abdul Wali Kakar administered oath in a ceremony attended by PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at the Governor House

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 09:41am

Pakistan

‘Efforts on to promote culture of Sindh commendable’

Makli Graveyard is a masterpiece of history and the purpose of the exhibition is to make people understand the glory of Makli

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 09:40am

Feb oil sales decline 8pc YoY

KARACHI: Total sales of petroleum products in the country declined by 8.0 percent on a year-on-year basis to 5-month...

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 09:25am

2023: corporate profits boom despite economic slowdown

KARACHI: Profits of key companies listed on PSX have remained fabulous despite the economic issues faced by ...

Updated 03 Mar, 2024 09:25am

Opinion

Shall we tell the politicians?

Pakistan continues to grapple with a multitude of complex challenges that threaten its national security, hinder its...