3+ hour, 38+ min ago   (590+ words) Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday came to the defence of two government officials who drew flak after a video of them riding in a horse carriage during an Independence Day parade in Islamabad went viral on social media. In…...

9+ hour, 5+ min ago   (582+ words) • Three children among the dead• Lebanese PM Salam says slain women, children were not ‘military infrastructure’; President Aoun calls strikes a ‘clear message’ ahead of Rome talks• Hezbollah vows ‘appropriate’ response, rejects direct negotiations BEIRUT: At least 11 people were killed…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago   (714+ words) Help started arriving on Sunday for thousands of evacuees on Indonesia’s Flores island after a powerful earthquake killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings. Some 5,000 people fled their homes as the 7.7-magnitude quake hit the island…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (742+ words) The decision follows a complaint filed by Chaudhy Manan Umar, who alleged that Mujahid had appeared simultaneously in the 1987 intermediate examinations of the BISE Sargodha and BISE Lahore under separate registrations. According to the BISE disciplinary committee report, available with…...

12+ hour, 38+ min ago   (362+ words) ISLAMABAD: The federal law and justice minister raised the issue of delays in UK visas for Pakistani students while the British high commissioner assured resolution of the issue. British High Commissioner Jane Marriott called on Federal Minister for Law & Justice…...

7+ hour, 44+ min ago   (410+ words) KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has issued notices to the secretary of culture department and the Sindh Board of Film Censors on a petition filed against blocking the screening of a film titled Ghost School in the province. A two-judge…...

12+ hour, 39+ min ago   (94+ words) LAHORE: A five-race card featuring two cup events marks the Independence Day celebrations during a night race meeting scheduled to be held here at the racecourse on Sunday. The feature event, the Independence Day Cup, to be gone over 1000 metres,…...

9+ hour, 25+ min ago   (66+ words) Dawn Yemen’s Mocha port has suspended commercial and maritime operations after being hit by more than 25 missiles in Houthi attacks over recent days, the port’s director says according to Reuters. The attacks killed seven people and caused an estimated $16 million…...

12+ hour, 39+ min ago   (592+ words) IRVINE (California): Australian Lani Pallister attacked early and held on to win the women’s 400m freestyle ahead of US great Katie Ledecky at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California on Friday. Pallister led all the way to win in 3min 58.42sec, setting…...

8+ hour, 30+ min ago   (429+ words) HYDERABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has expressed concern over the sales tax hike on hybrid vehicles, from 8.5 per cent to 25pc, and warned that this short-sighted policy would hurt consumers and cripple the auto industry....