No let up in China’s aim to curb tech monopolies: Yi Gang
BEIJING: China will continue to curb monopolistic behaviors of internet platform companies and strengthen the protection of consumer privacy and data security, said Yi...
Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan passes away; funeral prayer at 3.30pm, burial at Faisal Mosque
ISLAMABAD: Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan’s atomic weapons program, passed away early Sunday morning, at the age of 85 years. Dr...
Nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan passes away
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's renowned nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan passed away on Sunday morning after his health deteriorated last night.
It merits to mention here...
Children in war-torn Afghanistan dying of malnutrition: officials
KABUL: Children in almost across Afghanistan are dying of starvation, local and international officials said, following warnings that a million youngsters there could face...
Pakistan not given blanket GSP Plus extension; asked to submit fresh application
ISLAMABAD: The European Union has not given blanket extension to the GSP Plus scheme and Islamabad needs to submit a fresh application along with...
National Action Plan should be owned by political leadership, not security forces. Report
ISLAMABAD: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) in collaborations with Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) launched two reports on counter-terrorism and governance in Pakistan.
The launch...
Renewal of GSP Plus: EU expresses concerns over human rights, enforced disappearances
ISLAMABAD: European Union’s Ambassador to Pakistan Androulla Kaminara said that the protection of human rights, press freedom and enforced disappearances in Pakistan were some...
Islamic divorce granted in Pakistan shouldn’t be recognized: UK court
LONDON: A UK High Court judge has ruled that a divorce, granted in Pakistan under the Islamic law, should not be recognized in the...
US no longer superpower; superpower not prepared to stick: Ben Wallace
LONDON: British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has suggested that the United States could no longer be considered a superpower after its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
In...
Taliban co-founder Baradar to lead new Afghanistan govt
KABUL: Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will lead new government of Afghanistan set to be announced shortly, as its fighters battled forces loyal...
