Audio leaks case: IHC’s Justice Babar Sattar dismisses pleas seeking his recusal

Fines PTA, Pemra and FIA Rs500,000 each; summons IB joint director at next hearing.

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 03:26pm

Scotland’s Humza Yousaf resigns as country’s leader

The Scottish parliament now has 28 days to choose a new first minister before an election is forced.

Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:27pm

Four hundred seats?

Explanations for BJP’s rise and the reconfiguration of Indian politics offer both cultural and economic factors.

Published 29 Apr, 2024 06:55am

Kidnapped judge reaches home after being recovered

Prior to his release, Marwat asked govt to accept kidnappers’ demands; driver tells police abductors had warned of "serious consequences".

Published 29 Apr, 2024 07:31am

Bill proposed in Punjab for increasing minimum age for girl marriage

MPA and CPWB chairperson writes to Punjab home secretary, seeking support for legislation to raise minimum age to 18 years.

Updated 28 Apr, 2024 12:25pm

Toronto’s Khalsa Day festivities marked by Khalistan slogans during Trudeau speech

India summons Canadian deputy high commissioner and expresses “deep concern and strong protest”.

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:47pm

Cartoon: 27 April, 2024

Published 27 Apr, 2024 02:49am

Dubai begins work on ‘largest airport terminal’

Once fully operational, the airport will “handle a passenger capacity of 260 million annually”, the government declared in a statement.

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 08:17am

Cartoon: 29 April, 2024

Published 29 Apr, 2024 10:04am

Pakistan is Riyadh’s priority for investment and trade, Saudi minister tells PM

In meeting with Bill Gates, Shehbaz says Pakistan working tirelessly to eradicate polio.

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 03:58pm

India is not an autocracy, insists PM Modi

“Because the opposition is not able to get power, they start defaming India on the world stage,” he says.

Published 29 Apr, 2024 03:04pm

China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side

China is expected to launch a robotic spacecraft to collect soil and rocks from the side of the moon that permanently faces away from Earth.

Published 29 Apr, 2024 12:59pm

Tech’s promise & peril

Can the harmful aspects of new technology be contained?

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:53am

Weathering the storm

Let 2024 be the year when we all proactively ensure that our communities are safeguarded and that the future is secure against the inevitable next storm.

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 08:46am

2024 Elections: What’s at stake for India’s minorities?

Could a third term under Narendra Modi see the formalising of second-class status for minorities and the destruction of the country’s ancient composite culture?

Published 29 Apr, 2024 11:42am

‘Nawaz’s man’ Ishaq Dar gets another feather in his cap

Insiders say move was on the cards since ‘day one’ of coalition govt; decision ‘jointly’ taken by Nawaz, Shehbaz.

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 04:05pm

PM Shehbaz secures more investment assurances from Riyadh

Decision on final SBA tranche due today; Saudi minister dubs premier "man of action".

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:14am

Women wardens on Sialkot roads

NAROWAL: In a first in the Sialkot district, female traffic wardens have been assigned field duties with a view to...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 06:30am

High interest rate drives demand for used cars

Dealers and banking sources have noted that the availability of used vehicles on monthly instalments has kept auto financing afloat.

Published 28 Apr, 2024 07:30am

Tesla CEO Musk meets China’s number two official in Beijing

"Good to see electric vehicles making progress in China,” says Musk.

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 12:12am