Security forces apprehend outlawed BNA founder in IBO
RAWALPINDI: In a high-profile and successful intelligence based operation (IBO), the lead intelligence agency successfully apprehended a high-value target (HVT) Gulzar Imam alias Shambay,...
No balloting for Hajj this year, announces Ishaq Dar
ISLAMABAD: As there were far fewer applications than seats available, the federal government declared that there would be no voting for the Hajj this...
Ishaq Dar not to attend World Bank, IMF meetings amid political unrest
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will skip the annual spring meetings of the Boards of Governors (BoG) of the World Bank group and the...
Key decisions expected as PM Shehbaz chairs NSC huddle
ISLAMABAD: Amid the mushrooming confrontation with the Supreme Court of Pakistan over the Punjab election issue, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif convened the National Security...
Rupee turns tables on US dollar on renewed bailout bets
KARACHI: Pakistani Rupee on Thursday put major dent on the US dollar, strengthening by over a per cent in inter-bank trade, as hopes for...
NA resolution rejects SC verdict on polls; binds PM, cabinet not to implement judgment
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution rejecting the three-member Supreme Court bench’s "minority" verdict on the Punjab elections and made it...
Putin berates US, EU envoys, top official says US aid fueling Ukraine war’s ‘hot...
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin told the new US and EU ambassadors in blunt language that their countries were responsible for a dramatic deterioration...
Tornado in Missouri leaves at least five dead
OTTAWA: At least five people have been killed in a devastating tornado that hit southeastern Missouri ripping off roofs, splintering trees and destroying power...
Saudi, Iranian top envoys meet to cement ties under China-brokered deal
BEIJING: The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing for the first formal meeting of their most senior diplomats in more...
Respite for Pakistan as IMF ‘receives’ $2bn assurance from Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan moved one step closer to the revival of the crucial bailout package of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as Saudi Arabia has...
