91 people are killed as Dhaka becomes a battlefield
DHAKA: In one of the bloodiest days since the protests started, hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi demonstrators demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina engaged in gunfire with pro-government…
Local cement sales are impacted by taxes and royalties.
KARACHI: Domestic sales decreased by 11.41 percent to 2.463 million tonnes in July from 2.78 million tonnes in the same month previous year, largely due to concerns about a potential…
12 people die in KP as the nation is still battered by rain.
PESHAWAR: As rain continued to pound much of KP, Balochistan, and Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday, at least twelve people were killed and twenty-one others were injured in a number of rain-related…
If released, Imran is willing to “engage with generals.”
ISLAMABAD: Imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan appeared to revers his position on Sunday, stating that it would be "foolish" to not have "excellent" relations with the army. Khan has…
First incidence of polio in Punjab in four years is reported
ISLAMABAD: Punjab has announced the first incidence of poliovirus in four years, which is a major setback in the battle against the debilitating illness in the province. In Punjab, there…
Athletes from Israel and Palestine spar over the Gaza War in Paris
PARIS: The war raging in their homeland was on the minds of Israeli and Palestinian judoists as they practiced on the tatami mats at the Olympic Games in Paris on…
Waqar will probably receive a prominent advising position at PCB.
LAHORE: Waqar Younis, the legendary fast bowler, will be joining the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as a key advisor, according to a major decision made by PCB chairman Mohsin Raza…
According to the UN, Palestinians held by Israel are subjected to “torture.”
GENEVA: According to information released by the UN on Wednesday, Palestinians who were detained by Israel during the Gaza battle were mainly kept in secret and in certain cases were…
This year, US visa applications “may break all records.”
ISLAMABAD: Almost 10,000 applications were processed each month by the US visa offices in Islamabad and Karachi, and the wait period for an appointment has been cut in half from…
To discuss IPPs with businessmen, the president
ISLAMABAD: A high-level business delegation will meet President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday to discuss business concerns regarding the excessive capacity charges levied by independent power producers (IPPs) and their…