Staff Writer

 BRISBANE– Pakistan batting Thursday collapsed after a solid start by openers Azhar Ali and Shan Masood on the opening day of the first Test match against Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane. The visitors were subsequently bowled out for 240…

KARACHI: London-based Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain has asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grant political asylum to him and his associates. He made the request during a speech aired on social media from his…

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication was informed on Wednesday that the use of social media websites in government offices could be banned to check alleged leak of official…

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli authorities closed several Palestinian organisations in Jerusalem Wednesday, including a television channel, an Israeli minister and officials from the organisations said. The offices of Palestine TV -- a channel…

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Energy Omar Ayub has said that the cost of electricity in the country will decrease with the implementation of alternative energy policy. Addressing a press conference with Special Assistant to the Prime…

ISLAMABAD– Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said government accepted the decision of LHC on the matter of former premier Nawaz Sharif. He said government allowed him to go abroad on the recommendation of medical board. Addressing the…

Yousaf Baig Mirza on Wednesday confirmed that he has resigned as the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Media Affairs.Talking to media today, Mirza said that he decided to leave his office to return to the media industry.…

Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa on Wednesday responded to recent remarks by Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding the judiciary, saying it was the government that allowed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to travel abroad for…

The opposition's Rehbar Committee on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) demanding that a case regarding the scrutiny of ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) foreign funds be…

ISLAMABAD: The government likely to have come under increasing pressure over the issue of price hike as Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday ordered creation of a special cell for integrated planning on demand and supply of essential…