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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday lamented the poor performance of the PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, particularly in countering terrorism, and contended that the Centre had no other “path” but to impose governor’s rule in the province. Addressing a parliamentary meeting of...
LAHORE: Five people were killed and several others were injured when the Peshawar-bound Rehman Baba Express derailed near Sher Shah Railway Station in Multan district on Tuesday, officials said. Pakistan Railways (PR) Chief Executive Officer Muhammad Hafeezullah confirmed the death toll to Dawn, add...
ISLAMABAD: The PTI requested the National Assembly speaker to issue production orders for its nine “detained” MNAs ahead of NA and Senate sessions on Tuesday. In a letter to NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday, Chief Whip Amir Dogar claimed that the nine MNAs were “currently detained” and requested him...
Thousands of protesters marched through central Paris on Tuesday as part of nationwide demonstrations supporting high school pupils who have been protesting for better classroom conditions, with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg taking part. With just six months to go before elections to replace Presi...
ISLAMABAD: European Union Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday to discuss strengthening Pakistan-EU cooperation in migration and mobility, one of the eight pillars of the Pakistan-EU Strategic Engagement Plan 2019. Welcomin...
ISLAMABAD: European Union Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday to discuss strengthening Pakistan-EU cooperation in migration and mobility, one of the eight pillars of the Pakistan-EU Strategic Engagement Plan 2019. Welcomin...
Pakistan made four changes to their line-up for the third and final Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka, who won the toss and decided to bat first at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Razaullah, who made his debut in the first T20I was brought back to the XI while spinner Sufyan Moqim,...
ISLAMABAD: Criticising patriarchal customs and gender-based violence, the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday said it was a profound shame on the conscience of any civilised society when a man, having failed to win a woman’s affection, answered her refusal with violence rather than acceptance. “The sole r...
From Batman masks to offline maps, young Indian protesters have responded to one of New Delhi’s toughest security crackdowns with improvised tactics designed to evade surveillance and keep demonstrations alive. As police and protesters engage in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, social media savv...
Nasa’s robotic Perseverance rover has now driven farther than any other vehicle on the surface of any world other than Earth, racking up 45.2 kilometres since arriving on Mars in 2021, the US space agency said on Tuesday. The car-sized, six-wheeled rover reached the milestone 5-1/2 years into its mi...
The Pakistan Army successfully test-launched the Fatah-2 extended range (ER) hypersonic ballistic missile, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Tuesday. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Fatah-2 ER is equipped with advanced navigation and state-of-the-art avionics....
PESHAWAR: The brother of non-functional Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Tuesday approached the Peshawar High Court (PHC) to trace his whereabouts. On October 11, the federal government imposed emergency and governor’s rule in KP, invoking Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution. ...
