Trump signs revised travel ban, exempts Iraqis
AGENCIES US President Donald Trump signed a revised ban on refugees and on travelers from six Muslim-majority nations Monday, scaling back the order to exempt Iraqis and permanent US residents.…
Pak-Afghan border reopens after 18 days
NEWS DESK Pakistani authorities on Tuesday reopened Pakistan-Afghanistan borders in Chaman and Torkham after 18 days for two days to allow monitored movement of visa-holding nationals amid tensions. The borders…
Pakistan likely to host T20 series against World-XI
SPORTS DESK The doors of international cricket have finally opened for Pakistan after hosting the final match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) second edition in Lahore as International Cricket Council…
PML-N government frivolous about implementing NAP: Asif Zardari
NEWS DESK Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government is frivolous about implementing the National Action Plan (NAP). “The government…
Funeral prayers for Mohmand Agency’s martyred soldiers offered
NEWS DESK Funeral prayers for the soldiers of Pakistan Army, who were martyred on Monday in cross-border attack on border posts in Mohmand Agency from militants in Afghanistan, were offered…
Misbah to lead Team Pakistan in West Indies, PCB to give young players a chance
SPORTS DESK Misbah-ul-Haq also notified the PCB about his availability for the Test series scheduled against West Indies and will lead Team Pakistan. Meanwhile, Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) selection committee…
Bus crash in Panama kills 18
AGENCIES At least 18 people died and 33 were injured in Panama on Sunday when a bus veered off a highway and flipped into a ravine and then a river,…
DHQ Hospital refuses to treat two-month old as mother forgets NIC
NEWS DESK Doctors at District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) Jhelum refused to provide medical treatment to a two-month-old baby as his mother forgot to bring her national identity card (NIC) at…
North Korea fires ballistic missiles
AGENCIES Nuclear-armed North Korea fired four ballistic missiles east of the peninsula on Monday, with Japan saying three of them landed in its waters. Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile last…
Sindh CM admits security lapse at Qalandar shrine
NEWS DESK Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday admitted the lapse in security and related arrangements at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan that might…