Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former minister Farrukh Habib on Monday said that PTI call for long march on May 25 has baffled the imported government.

US President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan, in a series of critical comments about China he made in Tokyo that an aide said represented no change in US policy on the self-ruled island.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday named the 16-player squad for the three International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League One-Day Internationals (ODI) against the West Indies.

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) hiked the benchmark policy rate by 150 basis points to 13.75 per cent on Monday to "keep inflation expectations anchored and contain risks to external stability".

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Monday said that former prime minister Imran Khan was creating discord between state institutions, government, and the public.

Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt, who was banned over a high-profile spot-fixing scandal, has been appointed to a coaching role with Singapore’s national team, cricket officials said.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday officially de-notified 25 dissident PTI lawmakers who voted for the PML-N's Hamza Shehbaz in the Punjab chief minister election.

After much deliberation, the coalition partners have decided that the government will go ahead with the completion of its term instead of early elections in the country.

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has once again said the government doesn't plan to increase the prices of petroleum products. However, the minister hinted at an increase in the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) interest rate.

US Dollar’s rate is continuously rising as compared to Pakistani Rupee and has risen by Rs1.06 in the Interbank on Monday.

After energy crisis in Pakistan, Pakistan is now facing water crisis as water storage in Tarbela Dam has reached to its dead level.

The Sindh health department has issued a high alert in the province regarding disease called Monkeypox.

The supporters of PTI and PML-N staged counter protests on Sunday at Avenfield Flats on Park Lane and outside Jemima Goldsmith’s house in Richmond.

Manchester City won the Premier League for the fourth time in five seasons after a pulsating title race reached a dramatic conclusion as the champions staged an incredible comeback from two goals down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 on Sunday.

Oil prices rose in early trade on Monday with U.S. fuel demand, tight supply and a slightly weaker U.S. dollar supporting the market, as Shanghai prepares to reopen after a two-month lockdown fuelled worries about a sharp slowdown in growth.

Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or any territorial concessions to Moscow as Russia stepped up its attack in the eastern and southern parts of the country, pounding the Donbas and Mykolaiv regions with air strikes and artillery fire.

Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has risen to 1,529,834. The nationwide tally of fatalities stands at 30,379 on Monday.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday took notice of the eruption of fire at the Margalla Hills and directed Capital Development Authority (CDA) and other officials to immediately put out the blaze.

Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz has convened an important meeting to be held today (Monday) to chalk out strategy to deal with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) long march.

Taking a jibe at PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday said that the former premier was marching towards Islamabad "for no reason."

Google Doodle is celebrating the 144th birthday of great wrestler Ghulam Muhammad Bakhsh Butt, popularly known as Gama Pehlwan or The Great Gama, to remember and honour his accomplishments.

PTI Chairman Imran Khan announced on Sunday that he will be arriving in Islamabad on May 25 for his party's much-anticipated long march and will meet his workers and supporters at 3pm at the Srinagar Highway.

The no-confidence motion against Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervaiz Elahi was dismissed on Sunday after the much-anticipated session of the assembly was postponed till June 6.

As the clock ticks on the crucial Punjab Assembly session, MPAs have reached the PA to attend the meeting previously scheduled to begin at 12:30pm. However, the session couldn't be started on time as the lawmakers were stopped from entering the premises.

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday held a meeting with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Guangzhou, after his arrival in China on his first bilateral visit at Wang's invitation.

Punjab police on Saturday night arrested Punjab Assembly Director General for Parliamentary Affairs Rai Mumtaz after a PA session was summoned ahead of the scheduled date.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) late Saturday ordered the immediate release of former human rights minister Shireen Mazari, who was arrested by Islamabad police earlier in the day in a case related to illegal transfer of land.

For the first time ever there will be women referees at a men’s World Cup finals after FIFA revealed the list for the quadrennial showpiece being hosted later this year by Qatar.

Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz has ordered the immediate release of the former federal minister and senior PTI leader Shireen Mazari, a few hours after she was arrested by Punjab’s anti-corruption department.

Punjab’s anti-corruption department arrested ex-human rights minister and senior PTI leader Shireen Mazari Saturday afternoon from the federal capital, according to Islamabad Police, in a case pertaining to land encroachment.

The federal government on Saturday removed Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IG) Muhammad Ahsan Younas and subsequently appointed Akbar Nasir Khan as the new police chief of the capital city.

Pakistan had a disappointing start to their Asia Cup campaign when they lost 2-1 to South Korea in their practice match in Jakarta.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz have appeared before special court central on Saturday in money-laundering case.

Tucked away in a workshop under a London Underground line, cars are undergoing a green metamorphosis as they shed their cylinders, spark plugs and pistons for electric engines.

Inflation rose further to 1.42% weekly across the country. According to the statistics, during one week, live chicken became more expensive at Rs 28.26 per kg, lentils at Rs 14.88, gram lentils at Rs 6.54 and mash lentils at Rs 5.18 per kg while a 20 kg bag of flour at Rs 54.62 with the increase in money has reached Rs. 1425.

Ukraine on Friday ordered its last troops holed up in Mariupol s Azovstal steelworks to lay down their arms, while Russia said its months-long operation to capture the strategic port city is now complete.

Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail of the Supreme Court has requested Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial to take suo motu notice on fire in forests of District Sheerani in Balochistan.

A heavy contingent of police reached Bani Gala in the wee hours of Saturday to disperse Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers guarding PTI chief Imran Khan s residence.

At least three persons were killed and more than 20 other were wounded when a bus turned turtle in Nawabshah in the wee hours of Saturday.

Former prime minister Imran Khan has demanded that the government dissolve the National Assembly immediately and announce a date election date.

Following the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) decision of unseating 25 dissident members belonging to the PTI, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said the decision does not affect the Punjab government.

National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf on Friday declared PTI MNA Raja Riaz Ahmad as the new leader of the Opposition after getting support from 16 MNAs.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday gave his approval to present the federal budget for the next fiscal year 2022-23 while interacting with the business community in Karachi.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday proposed turning the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into a "trilateral arrangement" between China, Pakistan and Turkey so that all three nations could benefit from its potential.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday declared 25 dissident members of PTI de-seated while announcing its verdict in a case pertaining to the dissident members of the Punjab Assembly (MPAs).

Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Friday said that details of loans issued by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is a charge sheet against PTI government.

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) will hold the hearing on petition to increase the price of electricity in the context of April’s monthly fuel adjustment on May 31. While an increase of Rs. 4.5 is expected in electricity price.

TikTok has been conducting tests so users can play games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, part of plans for a major push into gaming, four people familiar with the matter said.

The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed a decrease of Rs50 and was sold at Rs 138,350 on Thursday against its sale at Rs138,400 in the local market.

The US Congress prepared Thursday to approve a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine in the latest fulfillment of President Joe Biden s promise of unwavering support for Kyiv as it fights off the Russian invasion.

After a heated debate on social media and news regarding the Margalla forest fire controversy, the accused TikToker Dolly has finally broken the silence to clarify her position.

Three people have been killed and several injured in forest fire that has been raging in Balochistan’s Sherani district in Zhob division.

Former Federal Foreign Minister Sardar Asif Ahmed Ali has passed away on Thursday.

A Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in the South Waziristan district, the military said in a statement on Thursday.

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, in their maiden official meeting on Wednesday, vowed to bolster economic ties between the two countries, according to a press release from the Foreign Office (FO).

Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced on Thursday that the government has imposed a ban on the import of 38 non-essential luxury items under an "emergency economic plan".

The PTI filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday, requesting it to declare Hamza Shehbaz's election as the Punjab chief minister "illegal" and to restrain him from working in that capacity.

The Supreme Court on Thursday has restrained executive authorities from the transfer and postings of officers in investigation and prosecution branches in high-profile corruption cases as it started suo moto proceedings over the matter.

Former US President George W Bush mistakenly described the invasion of Iraq as "brutal" and "unjustified" before correcting himself to say he meant to refer to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has reportedly paid monetary compensation to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the losses incurred due to its national team's last-minute abandonment of the Pakistan tour last year citing a "security threat", it emerged on Thursday.

Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday was sentenced to a year in jail by the country's apex court in a 1988 "road rage" case in which one person had lost his life, according to Indian media.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar on Thursday has said that announcing early elections can end the uncertainty in the country and reiterated decision makers must remember that history does not forget.

In the latest act of political vendetta against the Kashmiri Hurriyat leaders, a court of India’s notorious National Investigation Agency (NIA) officially convicted, today, the illegally detained Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik, in a false case registered against him.

President Joe Biden leaves Thursday for South Korea and Japan to cement US leadership in Asia at a time when the White House's attention has been pulled back to Russia and Europe — and amid fears of North Korean nuclear tests overshadowing the trip.

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said he emphasised to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a meeting that Pakistan prefers trade over aid.

Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz has announced relief for the people of the province and reduced price of 10 kg flour bag from Rs.650 to Rs.490. Talking to a presser in Lahore, CM Hamza said that people will not have to stand in queues for flour in Punjab.

Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corp (6758.T) said it is well-positioned to play a leading role in the metaverse, or immersive virtual worlds, which commentators speculate will massively disrupt industries and establish new powerhouses.

The United States said Wednesday it is confident Finland and Sweden will become part of NATO, despite vocal Turkish protests -- an expansion that would dramatically realign European security in the wake of Russia s invasion of Ukraine.

Enduring the rough patch amid weakening macros has kept the dollar demand elevated as the Pakistani rupee (PKR) has lost 1.61 rupees in early trade.

At least two persons were injured when the motorcycle they were riding on was hit by a rickshaw in Bahawalnagar on Wednesday night.

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called for a united action to tackle the challenge of food security posed by Covid, climate change and conflicts.

Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday said that the government would continue to serve as it was taking all out steps to provide relief to the masses.

In his maiden visit to the United States, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the UN Headquarters on Wednesday.

Former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said families of army personnel will also take part in his upcoming march to Islamabad to remove the "imported government that came to power through a US-backed conspiracy".