ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs $9 billion to run the country’s economic affairs, Finance Minister Asad Umar told the Senate on Friday He said Pakistan was facing an adverse economic situation because of flawed policies of previous governments. “We are deliberating on (various) options. We will map out a plan over the …

Fahad Babar, a member of the USA team from 2009 since under 19 age, is the most experienced campaigner there was to offer to the current USA setup. A player who has played all around the world in places such as Sri Lanka, Pakistan, UAE, West Indies, Ireland, Uganda, and …

Nowhere is the water shortage in all forms and usages more pronounced than in the largest administrative land mass of Pakistan. Not too long ago, the resources met the requirement for sustainable living of the rather reclusive population. But with emergent demands on municipal water supplies and the rewards of …

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s counsel on Thursday accused the accountability court judge of record tempering in the Al-Azizia & Hill Metal Establishment reference. During cross examination of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) head Wajid Zia, Khawaja Haris alleged that the judge Arshad Malik made changes in the statement …

RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Thursday visited General Headquarters (GHQ), Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor informed via Tweet. Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa received PM Imran at GHQ. Khan was briefed on defence, internal security and other professional matters, DG …

LAHORE: The district police officer (DPO) of Pakpattan who had pulled over Khawar Maneka – former husband of first lady Bushra Maneka – for overspeeding four days ago has been transferred, sources said. On August 23, a police team led by DPO Rizwan Omar Gondal briefly intercepted Khawar’s car after …

BEIJING: China’s largest ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing is suspending its Hitch services nationwide, the company said in a statement on Sunday. A day after, police said a ride-sharing passenger in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou was raped and killed by a driver. Didi Chuxing, the biggest ride-sharing firm globally …

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior Chairman and Senate-nominated coordinator to monitor and oversee the general elections 2018, Senator Rehman Malik has written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, urging him to order constitution of a technical committee to investigate the failure of Result Transmitting System (RTS) during the …

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has claimed that the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would not face any difficulty in getting its candidate, Dr Arif Alvi, elected as Pakistan’s next president in the upcoming presidential polls scheduled for September 4 as it had garnered the required support. “The PTI enjoys support …

A Muslim-American graduate student of Harvard University was subjected to additional screening by United States airport authorities on Thursday and was forced to reveal her menstrual pad, Huffington Post reported. The incident took place while the student was travelling from Boston to Washington DC for a speaking engagement. The victim, …