APTTA likely to get another 6-month extension ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to extend Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) for another six... Updated 10 May, 2022 02:42pm
Print Taliban order for women to cover faces ‘unconscionable’: US WASHINGTON: US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Sunday a Taliban decree that ordered... Updated 09 May, 2022 09:34am
Pakistan Misuse of blasphemy law cannot be permitted: Ashrafi ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Maulana Hafiz Tahir... Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am
World Israel says Putin apologised for foreign minister’s Hitler remarks JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had... Published 05 May, 2022 11:45pm
World Macron to talk Ukraine over dinner with Modi PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Paris for talks and a... Published 04 May, 2022 10:52pm
Pakistan UK publication describes ILMA University as ‘best’ varsity in Sindh KARACHI: The ILMA University was ranked as the number one university in Sindh and the Third Best Private Sector... Published 03 May, 2022 03:47am
Pakistan Elahi, Moonis condemn registration of FIRs against Imran, others LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and former Federal Minister Moonis Elahi have slammed... Published 03 May, 2022 03:47am
Opinion Palestinians warn against plans to weaken their UN agency A proposal by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees to delegate some services to other United Nations agencies has... Published 03 May, 2022 03:47am
World Civilians evacuated from Ukraine's Mariupol; U.S. Speaker Pelosi visits Kyiv KYIV/BEZIMENNE: Around 100 Ukrainian civilians were being evacuated from a ruined steelworks in the city of Mariupol... Published 01 May, 2022 11:58pm
World Russia pounds Ukraine’s south and east, knocks out Odesa airport DOBROPILLIA: Russian carried out missile strikes across southern and eastern Ukraine on Saturday, Ukrainian... Published 01 May, 2022 01:37am
World UN to vote on measure pushing states to justify veto use UNITED NATIONS: The 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly are to vote Tuesday on a resolution that... Published 26 Apr, 2022 10:21am
Editorials A messenger of hope EDITORIAL: US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was in Pakistan last week on a four-day private visit. What she saw and said... Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:20am
Print China ratifies international forced labour conventions BEIJING: China’s lawmakers on Wednesday announced that it ratified two international conventions against forced... Published 21 Apr, 2022 05:26am
World No surrender in Mariupol as Russian deadline expires; refugees top 5 million A Russian ultimatum to Ukrainian troops in Mariupol to surrender or die expired on Wednesday afternoon with no mass... Published 20 Apr, 2022 11:09pm
World Another 40,000 Ukrainians flee war: UN GENEVA: Many of the nearly five million people who have fled Ukraine will not have homes to return to, the United... Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am
World Somali lawmakers prepare to elect new president MOGADISHU: Somalia’s newly elected parliament convened for the first time on Saturday, bringing the war-ravaged... Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am
Pakistan Pakistan re-elected to UN committee on NGOs ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been re-elected for the seventh time to the United Nations’ Committee on Non-Governmental... Published 15 Apr, 2022 05:29am
World More than 60pc South Sudanese facing food crisis JUBA: More than 7.7 million South Sudanese, around 63 percent of the population, are facing a food crisis as ... Published 10 Apr, 2022 05:49am
Opinion The plight of the developing world Tightening its noose around a belligerent Russia, the US-led West has taken a slew of measures aimed at penalizing... Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am
World Another 35,000 flee Ukraine in 24 hours: UN GENEVA: Nearly 35,000 more Ukrainians fled west in 24 hours to escape the Russian war in their country, the United... Published 06 Apr, 2022 04:58pm
World The world must act to stop 'mass murder' in Ukraine: UK health chief LONDON: The world must act to stop the mass murder in Ukraine, British Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on... Published 06 Apr, 2022 12:53pm
World War-torn Yemen holds breath for breakthrough truce SANAA: Yemen’s warring parties are set to lay down their weapons for the first nationwide truce since 2016 on... Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am
World UN urges world to halt worsening Afghanistan crisis GENEVA: The United Nations urged the world to stand by Afghanistan at a pledging conference on Thursday where it is... Published 31 Mar, 2022 09:42am
World UN welcomes Yemen temporary truces as Riyadh hosts allied factions RIYADH: The United Nations welcomed moves by Yemen’s warring sides to temporarily halt military operations and urged... Published 30 Mar, 2022 03:08pm
Pakistan Helicopter crash: Six Pakistani troops among 8 peacekeepers killed ISLAMABAD: Eight United Nations peacekeepers were killed in a helicopter crash in Democratic Republic of Congo on... Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am
World Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen despite rebel truce RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition carried out air strikes in Yemen early on Sunday after the country's Houthi rebels... Updated 27 Mar, 2022 02:51pm
World Yemen's Houthis suspend strikes on Saudi Arabia for three days, political office head says RIYADH: Yemen's Houthi group said on Saturday it was suspending missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia for three... Published 27 Mar, 2022 12:04am
World US calls India’s position over Ukraine ‘unsatisfactory’ but unsurprising WASHINGTON: A senior White House official said on Friday India’s position at the United Nations over the crisis in... Published 26 Mar, 2022 04:13am
Opinion Seven years into Yemen quagmire, Saudis play oil hardball Western powers want Saudi Arabia to pump more oil to ease surging prices driven by the Ukraine war, but the kingdom... Published 26 Mar, 2022 04:13am
World UN labour agency: where workers’ rights are set in concrete GENEVA: The International Labour Organization, which chooses its next leader on Friday, is a UN agency born in the... Published 25 Mar, 2022 10:53am