Pakistani man reaches Makkah on foot to perform Hajj
Carrying an umbrella and a backpack, a Pakistani student walked over 4,000 km (2,485 miles) to achieve his dream of reaching Mecca on foot ahead of this year's Hajj. Starting his six-month journey from his hometown of Okara in October 2022, Usman Ars...
‘No need to look at anything negatively’, Pakistan responds to Modi’s US visit
Islamabad: Commenting on Indian Prime Minister’s visit to US, Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar said that Pakistan would always look positively at bilateral ties between sovereign countries and not view them in negative light. “There is...
PM Shehbaz meets President of IsDB
PARIS: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met President of Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser on sidelines of New Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris. During meeting, there was an exchange of views on longstanding cooperation and re...
PM asks int’l community to devise policy for economic justice
Paris: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asked international community to devise policy for economic justice and fairness. Addressing New Global Financial Pact Summit in Paris France PM Shehbaz urged world countries to come forward in generous terms to f...
Titanic sub tragedy: Shahzada Dawood, son among five dead
Open Sea: OceanGate said that it believes passengers of Titanic-bound submersible have “Sadly been lost,” according to statement from company. “We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, H...
Titanic tourist submersible: Pakistan's richest family members missing aboard
KARACHI: One of the richest families of Pakistan, the father and son belonging to the 'Dawood Family' still missing as the rescue operation of Titanic tourist submersible is under progress. Dual British-Pakistani nationals Shahzada Dawood, 48, and hi...
Shehbaz tells Georgieva that Pakistan met all responsibilities under IMF deal's 9th review
PARIS: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif assured IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva of fulfilling all requirements under stalled loan programme, saying releasing withheld tranche would bring economic stability to Pakistan and provide relief to pe...
Pakistan ranks 142 out of 146 countries in WEF's global gender gap report
Cologny: In World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2023, Pakistan has been ranked 142 out of 146 countries with 57.5 percent gender parity highest since 2006. Annual report benchmarks current state and evolution of gender parity across...
Ancient Maya city discovered in Mexican jungle
MEXICO CITY: Previously unknown ancient Maya city has been discovered in jungles of southern Mexico, country's anthropology institute said, adding it was likely an important centre more than thousand years ago. City includes large pyramid-like buildi...
US Coast Guard confirms 'underwater noises' detected in missing sub search
US Coast Guard confirmed that rescue teams looking for missing Titanic submersible detected "Underwater noises" in search area where craft went missing two days earlier. "Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises in search area. As result, ROV...
