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Power of crowd: lesson for Pakistan from Wall Street fight Crowds have had the power – to overthrow governments or put Wall Street to the brink of disaster KARACHI: For long, stock markets were largely seen as a club where those with means got together, found ways to become wealthier, and it all...

Plane arrives from China today with 0.5m doses of vaccine • Registration of citizens over 65 years of age to begin in two weeks • Minister says vaccination likely to start in Islamabad • Pakistan to get another 1.1m pre-booked doses ISLAMABAD: A special Pakistan Air Force (PAF) plane was due to...

Not really. It is at the same level it was before i.e played by the people (infact has grown alot to include regions of Punjab which were predominantly cricket centered). The harvesting of talent for this game and setting up several systems to churn and produce a footballer are simply not there...

OBITUARY: Hafiz Salman Butt — Pakistan football’s influential firebrand HAFIZ Salman Butt had an icy stare. He could leave one frozen with his gaze. Yet those steely gray eyes had a sense of longing in them, a vision unfulfilled, a residing pain. Salman loved football and wanted to see Pakistan...

Pakistan to be made into industrial state, agro-based economy: PM Imran Premier says government collaborating with China in learning newn agricultural techniques under CPEC SAHIWAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that efforts were underway to turn Pakistan into an industrial state and...

Not bound by nuclear prohibition treaty, says Pakistan The Foreign Office said Friday that it is not bound by the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapon and stressed that the agreement did not contribute to international laws. The statement, explaining Pakistan's stance, said that...

UN chief urges Pakistan, India to ‘seriously discuss problems’ UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Pakistan and India to “come together and seriously discuss their problems”, reminding the two nuclear-armed countries that any military confrontation between them would...

Pakistan set to improve Test ranking following win over South Africa Following their victory in first Test against South Africa in Karachi, Babar Azam-led Pakistan are guaranteed to jump up at least one position in the ICC Test rankings. When the next ranking is announced, Pakistan will slide...

Cheapest ways to travel from Karachi to other Pakistan cities With tips on the comfort factor Are you planning a trip from Karachi to Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta or Peshawar? We put together the prices to compare which method is cheapest Traveling from Karachi to Lahore The quickest (but not...

Pakistan beat South Africa – and terrorism The introduction of the Pakistan Super League came as blessing for Pakistan as a country and its cricketers KARACHI: When Fawad Alam hit the winning runs at the National Stadium in Karachi on Friday, usually the stadium would have erupted in thunderous...

Jordanian chairman joint chief of staff calls on Air chief Major General Yousef Ahmad Al Hnaity, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Jordan Armed Forces, called on Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force at Air Headquarters, Islamabad. Both the Commanders...

Naval Chief discusses regional security with Jordan joint chiefs of staff Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Jordan Armed Forces, Maj Gen Yousef Ahmed Al Hnaity called on Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi at Naval Headquarters. According to spokesperson of Pakistan...

Pakistan Army looks forward for enhanced cooperation with Jordan Armed Forces COAS says Pakistan values brotherly relations with Jordan | Maj Gen Yousef Ahmed meets Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, Gen Nadeem Raza ISLAMABAD - Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Jordan Armed Forces Major General Yousef Ahmed...

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Excessive power generation capacity troubles once energy-starved Pakistan After spending decades tackling power shortages, Pakistan is now faced with a new and unfamiliar problem of “excessive electricity generation capacity”, Bloomberg has reported. After having a large number of coal and...

Pakistan gets Geographical Indicator tag for basmati LAHORE: Pakistan on Tuesday received the Geographical Indicator (GI) tag for its Basmati, paving the way for creating a local registry for this particular strain of rice and making a case in the world markets for its protection as a Pakistani...

‘Digital Pakistan coming to life’ ISLAMABAD: The government’s goal of a Digital Pakistan is coming to life, with the ministry playing a pro-active role in developing a conducive environment for ever-changing technological needs, Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin...

ADB to provide $5.4bn assistance to Pakistan in three years ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide about $5.4 billion assistance to Pakistan over the next three years. This is part of the ADB’s five-year Country Partnership Strategy (CPS). “The indicative resources available...

Indian Republic Day observed as Black Day in Azad Kashmir Muzaffarabad, January 26 (KMS): India’s Republic Day was observed as Black Day in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan and wherever Kashmiris live in the world with renewed pledge to continue the struggle for right to self-determination till its...

AJK cabinet condemns unprovoked Indian firing across LoC MUZAFFARABAD: The AJK Cabinet meeting Wednesday condemned the unprovoked Indian firing from across the LoC on civilian population as a result of which number of people embraced martyrdom and public and private properties were damaged...