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UK likely to extend Sharif’s visa for six months Sharif’s visa expired on Nov 18 and he moved an application to extend his visa on medical grounds ISLAMABAD: The British government is expected to extend the visa of former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supreme leader...

PTI bags two-third majority in Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has emerged as the majority winner in the 2020 elections for the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly. The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly consists of 33 seats — 24 of which are contested through...

Two ‘militant’ leaders killed, several captured in Bajaur BAJAUR: Security forces on Monday claimed to have killed two senior ‘militant commanders’ and arrested several others during an intelligence-based operation in Salarzai tehsil in Bajaur tribal district, official sources said. The...

Watch: Overjoyed students chant slogans in favour of Shafqat Mahmood after his press conference Soon after he made the announcement that schools, colleges, universities and all other educational institutions will be closed from November 26 to January 10, Shafqat Mahmood became a popular man...

Kaavan the elephant serenaded one last time at farewell party Officials and well-wishers gathered at Islamabad Zoo on Monday for a farewell party for lonely elephant Kaavan before he sets off for a new life in Cambodia this week. After years of campaigning by animal rights advocates and pop...

'Has the virus mutated? When is a vaccine expected in Pakistan?': Your questions about the second wave answered Dawn.com reached out to Dr Faisal Mahmood, head of the Infectious Diseases Department at Aga Khan University. With the second wave of the coronavirus intensifying in the country and...

• Dozens of policemen injured • Sit-in held at Faizabad Interchange over blasphemous caricatures RAWALPINDI: Liaquat Bagh presented a scene of a battleground as police and stick-wielding activists of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) clashed throughout the day on Sunday. Riot police had to...

There is no limit for mountaineers when it comes to adventure. While many aim to climb atop the highest mountain, Mt Everest, in the Himalayas, to get a “top view”, a new challenge has emerged among these risk-takers who want to climb the highest unclimbed mountains. t is not the highest or...

SBP just banned subscriptions of Indian content in Pakistan and Twitter isn't happy With more and more actors, writers, directors and technicians across Pakistan turning to digital/OTT given the lack of local streaming options, the ban on online subscriptions for streaming content from India...

No decision to shut schools in Punjab: minister TAXILA: Punjab Minister for School Education Dr Murad Raas on Thursday said no decision has been taken to close schools in the province due to the increase in Covid-19 cases. Addressing a press conference in Attock, he urged schoolchildren to...

Can Students Move To Online Examinations For The Second Wave Of Covid-19? t is now official that Pakistan is in the grip of the second wave of the Coronavirus. And many medical professionals have warned that the second wave will be more infectious and devastating than the previous one. With...

This Thread shall contain all the discussions relating to the Military History of Pakistan which shall include conflicts in which Pakistan was involved in. Discussions on those conflicts, news pieces and analysis and excerpts from various materials, shall be the central point and we can also...

This Sticky thread is for the containing of all discussion relating to Pakistan and its geo-politics in its neighborhood from a Pakistani point of view. It will include news clippings and discussions on Pakistan's Foreign, Social and economic relations. What Pakistan should do, What Pakistan can...

In pictures: Turkish chef Burak Ozdemir breaks bread with Panahgah residents Turkish social media star to 'open restaurant in Kashmir after its liberation from India’ Renowned Turkish chef and social media sensation Burak Ozdemir on Saturday arrived in Pakistan on a four-day visit during which...

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan grants provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan Fulfills the long-standing demands of the people Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan formally announced the ‘provisional provincial status’ for Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday at a public...

ATC acquits PM Imran in Parliament House attack case An Islamabad anti-terrorism court on Thursday acquitted Prime Minister Imran Khan in the 2014 Parliament House attack case. The verdict was announced by ATC Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan. The court also decided that Foreign Minister Shah...

Article 66; Freedom of Speech and Immunity By Saiyan0321/ Usman Khan Yousafzai Recently we have seen some very controversial statements from Ayaz Sadiq and Maulana Atta Ur Rehman and Mohsin Dawar was always making such speeches. These speeches have brought forth questions on immunity of...

Afghan people, Afghan govt and the Taliban — a necessary distinction It is fashionable these days to lump every shortcoming that Pakistan faces at the doorstep of Afghanistan. Be it the inflation, the rising crime, the ever present terrorism, the congestion in our urban places like Peshawar...

Second Covid wave under way in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: As active cases of Covid-19 surpassed the 11,000 mark, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Tuesday formally announced that the second wave of the deadly virus has started in the country. He also said...

Cricket in Pakistan resumes with the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League matches against Zimbabwe, the first ODI games that will be played in the country since the limited-overs series against Bangladesh was abandoned earlier this year. The entire series will be played in Rawalpindi, which...