Train, wagon collision leaves nine dead, several wounded in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: A Pakistan Railways train ploughed into a wagon came into target on railway crossing, leaving nine dead including woman and several injured in...
Mohammad Alam Khattak appointed new KP governor
Lieutenant-General (retd.) Muhammad Alam Khattak has been appointed new governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province following approval of the summary of the Prime...
Windies stun India to lift maiden U-19 World Cup title
DHAKA: Keacy Carty struck an unbeaten 52 as the West Indies defeated three-time champions India by five wickets on Sunday to clinch their first ICC...
Injustice, economic deprivation major causes of extremism: Maleeha Lodhi
NEW YORK: Pakistan's Ambassador at United Nations says injustice, backwardness and economic deprivation are major causes of extremism.
Pakistan's Ambassador at UN Dr Maleeha Lodhi...
KSA deploys warplanes to Turkey base: Assiri
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Sunday confirmed that it had send warplanes to Turkey to fight against Islamic State in Syria.
Saudi Arabia defence ministry spokesperson...
5.7 magnitude quake jolts New Zealand city
WELLINGTON: A 5.7 magnitude quake struck near New Zealand's city of Christchurch Sunday, according to the country's earthquake monitoring service.
The quake hit just eight...
Turkey, Saudi Arabia could launch Syria ground operation: Ankara
ISTANBUL: Turkey and Saudi Arabia could launch a ground operation against Islamic State militants in Syria, the Turkish foreign minister said Saturday, adding the Kingdom...
PM announces financial assistance for deceased PIA workers
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday announced Rs2.5 million each for the families of two deceased workers of national flag carrier Pakistan International...
Faiz’s 105th birth anniversary being observed today
The 105th birth anniversary of one of the most influential intellectual, revolutionary and most famous poet of the Urdu language, Faiz Ahmed Faiz is...
US approves selling of eight F-16s to Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The US government has approved the sales to Pakistan of up to eight F-16 fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp, radar and...