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A new UN report raised concerns on Wednesday about the excessive use of smartphones, calling for them to be banned in schools worldwide. According to the UN's education, science and culture agency UNESCO, the over-use of mobile phones…

WASHINGTON: Chairman National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs MNA Mohsin Dawar has said respect for rights and socioeconomic development of the region was key to ensuring peace and stability. “The people of Pakistan,…

ABU DHABI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday offered condolences to United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the demise of his brother Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. The prime minister was…

GILGIT: Eight people, including a child, were killed and nine others injured on Friday when a van carrying tourists plunged into a ravine near Babusar Pass in the Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan. Chilas Deputy Superintendent of Police…

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has urged the UN Security Council to “fully and forcefully” implement its resolutions on the Middle East conflict that give the right of self-determination to the Palestinian people. Speaking in the 15-member…

LAHORE: A report has been filed in Qila Gujjar police station against PTI chief Imran Khan on the charge of threatening the JIT head and its members. According to the police, a report has been filed on the complaint of Qila Gujjar Sindh…

KASHMORE: Police here today claimed to have killed eight dacoits during a shootout in the katcha area of the district. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amjad Ali Shaikh said the dacoits were killed in an encounter with the police in…

LAHORE: Soumia Asim, the wife of a civil judge who allegedly tortured her teenage domestic help, was granted protective bail by the Lahore High Court (LHC). After the hearing of Asim’s anticipatory bail plea, Justice Farooq Haider approved…

WASHINGTON: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan separately met US lawmakers and discussed Pakistan-US relations especially in the fields of economy, security, defence and climate change. The ambassador held meetings with…

SKARDU: Pakistani mountaineer Muhammad Hassan died in an avalanche on the world’s second highest mountain K2. According to sources, Muhammad Hassan who was from the district Shigar of Gilgit Baltistan, died when he was summiting K2.…