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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan served a defamation notice on Tuesday to Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel after the latter disclosed that "traces of alcohol and cocaine were found in the former premier’s…

Former interior minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ally Sheikh Rashid Ahmad distanced himself on Tuesday from the Al-Qadir Trust probe being pursued by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against former prime minister Imran…

Malaysia’s coastguard said Tuesday that authorities were questioning the crew of a Chinese vessel detained on suspicion of looting two British World War II shipwrecks. Officers discovered unexploded cannon shells upon boarding the…

Cricket’s cash-starved associate member nations fear the proposed new international revenue distribution model, which heavily favours the game’s superpowers, could potentially stall the growth of the game. The International Cricket…

Senior journalist and TV anchorperson Sami Abraham returned home in the early hours of Monday after going missing from the federal capital last week. The anchorperson confirmed his return as he took to his official Twitter account to…

Renowned Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah recently expressed his concern over the rise of hate against the Muslim community, describing it as a cleverly tapped sentiment that has become fashionable in society. In an interview with the Indian…

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that elections in the country will be held on time. Talking to the media on Monday, he said in a sarcastic vein that “revolutionists” could not even stay in jails…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif telephoned Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday and congratulated him on his re-election in Sunday’s run-off vote and expressed his best wishes for him. President Arif Alvi and Foreign…

ISLAMABAD: The government has approved new policy guidelines on the installation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) air-mix plants by the private sector. Under the new regulations, the private sector will be free to set up LPG air-mix…

KARACHI: In a remarkable shift towards digital ayments, Pakistan is witnessing a rapid transformation in its payment landscape, with millions of people embracing cashless banking channels led by the instant payment system Raast. The growth…