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Europe

German Chancellor Scholz calls for Gaza deal with 'longer-lasting ceasefire'

JERUSALEM: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday called for a deal to free hostages held by Hamas militants in...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 10:37pm

Pakistan likely to sign staff-level agreement with IMF next week

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to sign the staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 10:25pm

Ramazan package: ECC approves Rs2.5bn re-appropriation from ‘PMRP’

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has granted approval of Rs2.5 billion...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 10:19pm

New customs’ values for different paper items fixed

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has fixed new customs values on the import of Non-Carbon...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 10:08pm

Pakistan

Funeral prayers of terrorist attack martyrs held in Rawalpindi

The funeral prayers of Lieutenant Colonel Syed Kashif Ali Shaheed, age 39 years and resident of Karachi and Captain...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 10:07pm

World

Netanyahu says won't accept Gaza peace deal that leaves Israel 'weak'

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that any Gaza peace deal that weakens Israel and...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 10:06pm

Special envoy tells why peace talks with TTP have failed

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Special Representative on Afghanistan Ambassador Asif Durrani has said that Pakistan’s peace...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:58pm

MYT mechanism: Three Discos’ average base tariff jacked up for 5 years

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has increased average base tariff of three power...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:58pm

South Asia

21 dead in bus collision with tanker in Afghanistan: provincial official

KABUL: Twenty-one people were killed and 38 injured in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Sunday when a bus...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:44pm

USA

Biden jokes about Trump's mental fitness at Washington's Gridiron dinner

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden took jabs on Saturday at former President Donald Trump with jokes about the...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:04pm

Middle East

Deadly strikes hit Gaza as Israel mulls truce talks position

Gaza health ministry says at least 31,645 people killed in the territory during more than five months of war

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:02pm

Pakistan

Awais Leghari made power minister, Musadik to continue as petroleum czar

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday assigned the portfolio of Power to Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari in place...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 08:58pm

Green energy: NEECA prepares ‘concept note’ to seek assistance

Forum apprised that the government of Punjab has already received investor interest of around $ 4.3 billion in the Green Hydrogen projects

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 08:40pm

Energy

Iran inks big contracts to increase oil production

TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday sealed contracts worth billions of dollars with domestic companies to boost its oil...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 08:21pm

Provinces’ share in NFC award can’t be decreased: Sindh CM

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that provinces’ share in the next NFC award can only be...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 08:10pm

Literature

Fatima Bhutto announces birth of son Mir Murtaza Byra

Author and activist names son after her late father, Murtaza Bhutto

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 07:59pm

Stocks

Gulf markets cautious ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve meeting

Most stock markets in the Gulf dropped or stayed steady on Sunday as investors weighed the interest rate outlook...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 06:59pm

Europe

Putin tightens grip on power in Russian election but thousands join noon protest

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin is poised to tighten his grip on power on Sunday in a Russian election that is...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 06:33pm

Middle East

Israel PM says army will go into Gaza’s Rafah despite international ‘pressure’

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israeli troops would pursue a...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 05:40pm

Middle East

Germany’s Scholz say Rafah assault would make regional peace ‘very difficult’

AQABA: The large number of civilian casualties that would result from an Israeli assault on the Gaza city of Rafah...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 04:51pm

Sports

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh hit by key injuries for ODI decider

CHITTAGONG: Sri Lanka fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka will miss the rest of the tour of Bangladesh while home paceman...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 04:45pm

Asia

Blinken arrives in South Korea to attend democracy summit

SEOUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Sunday in South Korea on the first stop of a brief Asia tour...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 02:59pm

Life & Style

Despite illness, Celine Dion still keen to get back onstage

MONTREAL: Pop megastar Celine Dion, who is suffering from a rare neurological disorder, said in an Instagram post...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 12:21pm

Europe

Volcano erupts again on Iceland peninsula

REYKJAVIK: Icelandic police declared a state of emergency Saturday as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 12:12pm

Sports

Daniil Medvedev beats Paul to book Indian Wells title rematch with Alcaraz

INDIAN WELLS: Russian fourth seed Daniil Medvedev rallied to beat American Tommy Paul 1-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 on...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 12:05pm

Business & Finance

EU to bolster Egypt ties with billions in funding

CAIRO: European leaders are expected to announce a multi-billion euro funding package and an upgraded relationship...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 11:13am

Europe

Russia's presidential vote starts final day with accusations of Kyiv sabotage

Russia started its final day of presidential voting on Sunday with Moscow accusing Ukraine of using air attacks to...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 11:13am

Middle East

Syrian soldier injured in Israeli strike, Syrian army says

CAIRO: Israeli missiles launched from the occupied Golan Heights towards Syria in the early hours of Sunday wounded...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 11:13am

Europe

Ukraine drones attack refinery, target Moscow, disrupt power, Russia says

Ukraine launched 35 drones against broad areas of Russia, sparking a brief fire at an oil refinery, targeting Moscow...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 11:13am

Middle East

Explosion reported near ship off Yemen coast, UKMTO says

CAIRO: The captain of a merchant ship east of Yemen’s Aden has reported an explosion near the ship, the United...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 10:37am

World

UNICEF says essential aid container looted at Haiti port

PORT-AU-PRINCE: The UN children’s agency said on Saturday one of its aid containers at Haiti’s main port, stocked...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 10:30am

Sports

Jannik Sinner relishes Alcaraz rivalry despite Indian Wells defeat

Jannik Sinner said he looks forward to battling Carlos Alcaraz for years to come, even after falling to the Spaniard...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 10:16am

Life & Style

‘The Color Purple’ cast tops NAACP Image Awards

LOS ANGELES: While “The Color Purple” actor Danielle Brooks didn’t take home the Oscar for best supporting actress...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 10:12am

Sports

Fourth place not the goal for Tottenham, Postecoglou says

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou said he is more interested in building a competitive team than in...

Published 17 Mar, 2024 10:04am

Pakistan

Journalist Asad Toor granted bail

Special judge central Humayun Dilawar grants bail to him against the surety bonds of Rs5,000

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:15am

Pakistan

JI accuses PPP govt of ‘supporting’ corruption in Sindh police

JI Karachi Chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman says the ruling party despite governing the province into its 16th year has avoided reforming the law enforcement department

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:14am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s resolution in UN to combat Islamophobia adopted

India and other 43 countries abstain from the voting process

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:13am

Pakistan

2 officers among 7 soldiers martyred in NW

A group of six terrorists attacked a security forces’ post in the general area of Mir Ali of North Waziristan District on Saturday

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:12am

Pakistan

Dar, Muttaqi agree to foster fraternal ties

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Afghanistan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi agree to continue working together in building on fraternal bilateral relations

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:12am

Pakistan welcomes anti-Islamophobia resolution

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has welcomed the adoption of the resolution titled “Measures to Combat Islamophobia,” by the...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:09am

US, Pakistan vow to boost parliamentary cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States vowed to strengthen bilateral relations based on principles of mutual...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:09am

Jul-Feb mobile phone imports grow 156.43pc to $1.148bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $1.148 billion during the first eight months (July-February) of...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:07am

Senate polls: Deadline for nomination filing ends

ISLAMABAD: The deadline for the submissions for the upcoming Senate polls ended Saturday evening after several...

Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:07am

Opinion

Early-grown cotton: striking back at thrips

Firstly, cultivating cotton isn’t overly challenging if farmers utilize appropriate resources at the right moments...