ECP to start fresh delimitations for local bodies pollsISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday decided to start fresh delimitations across the country for local body elections. According to the commission, the polls cannot be hel...
Identifying wildfire dead: DNA, and likely older methods tooAuthorities doing the somber work of identifying the victims of California’s deadliest wildfire are drawing on leading-edge DNA technology, but older scientific techniques and deduction could also com...
Welder ‘unknowingly’ becomes owner of properties in DubaiA man who works as a welder in Karachi has turned out to be the owner of properties in Dubai, media reports said on Wednesday. The man has been identified as Imran, was issued a notice by the Federal...
FAA, Boeing study need for 737 MAX software changes after crashThe US Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co are evaluating the need for software or design changes to 737 MAX jets in the wake of last month's deadly Lion Air crash in Indonesia, the regulato...
IMF mission calls on federal ministerISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reform Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtyar has said that the economic and social objectives of the government are to protect and provide relief to the...
Umar confirms Pakistan seeking bailout packageISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Wednesday said the government was going to avail 19th programme from the International Monetary Fund, which would be Pakistan's last IMF programme. "We are goi...
Murtaza Hashwani welcomes Belgian trade delegation to PakistanKARACHI: Murtaza Hashwani, Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Belgium and Deputy Chairman & CEO of Hashoo Group, welcomed a 24-member trade delegation from Belgium at Karachi Marriott Hotel on Tues...
Jonestown survivors lost only life they knew, built new onesJonestown was the highlight of Mike Touchette's life — for a time. The 21-year-old Indiana native felt pride pioneering in the distant jungle of Guyana, South America. As a self-taught bulldozer opera...
Pakistan Seraiki Party reminds govt of south Punjab province promiseDozens of people have been attending a camp at the Nawan Shehr Chowk on a daily basis for over a week reminding the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government of its promise to establish Seraiki provin...
5.1 magnitude earthquake jolts PeshawarAn earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted Peshawar and its adjoining areas in the wee hours of Wednesday, according to reports. The tremors were also felt in other parts of Khyber Pakhtu...
Corrupt elements have badly affected economy: NABNational Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal has said that the anti-graft watchdog has not badly affect the economy but the corrupt elements were affecting the economy. He was...
Cathay apologises over data breach but denies cover-upThe top two executives at Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday apologised for the firm's handling of the world's biggest airline hack that saw millions of customers' data breached but denied...
Daniyal Aziz withdraws petition against disqualificationFormer Federal Minister Daniyal Aziz on Wednesday withdrew his review petition against the Supreme Court verdict declaring him disqualified from holding public office in a contempt of court case. The...
ECNEC approves several uplift projectsFinance Minister Asad Umar on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC). The meeting approved development projects in various areas of the country...
Aussie PM refuses to get snagged on sausage debateIt's the debate that has been sizzling Down Under for days, but new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison refused to take sides Wednesday on the hot topic of whether onions should be served on top...
Pakistan to host int’l Kashmir moot in London on Feb 5Pakistan has decided to hold an international conference to highlight the plight of Kashmiri people and expose massive human rights abuses by Indian forces in the light of a fact finding report on hum...