Peshawar-Two members of the Sikh community were killed after unidentified assailants opened fire on them near the outskirts of Peshawar, police said on Sunday. In a statement, Peshawar Capital City Police Office Ijaz Khan said that the incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Sarband police station. He also identified …

Islamabad–The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Sunday decided to increase the scope of the ongoing Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) of inbound travellers at international airports across the country in view of the global coronavirus situation, it said in a statement. In a series of tweets today, the institute — …

Former Australia all-rounder and two-time World Cup winner Andrew Symonds has died following a car accident in Queensland, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Sunday. Symonds was aged 46. He had played 238 matches, including 26 tests, for Australia between 1998-2009. He was also a member of Australia’s World Cup-winning teams …

KARACHI: As many as 3,000 nomination papers have been submitted for first phase of local government elections in the Sindh province, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said. According to the ECP, the nomination papers could be submitted by May 16 for the first phase of the elections scheduled for …

New York- A heavily armed 18-year-old white gunman shot 10 people dead on Saturday at a Buffalo, New York grocery store in a “racially motivated” attack that he live-streamed on camera, authorities said. The gunman, who was wearing a helmet and tactical gear, was arrested after the massacre, Buffalo Police …

Islamabad: Pakistan is slowly and gradually heading towards Sri Lanka-like crisis situation due to the worsening domestic political and economic situation, which can be turned around through political dialogue and prudent economic policies. “We are at a distance of 30-35 days from Sri Lanka’s (crisis-like situation),” Exchange Companies Association of …

Lahore: A drug addict arrested with a stolen motorcycle has confessed to having murdered his father and stepmother eight years ago. Anti-Vehicle Lifting Staff SP Aftab Phularwan told media that the suspect had fatally hit his parents with a rod and dumped their bodies in a canal and a stream. …

ISLAMABAD, May 15 : Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman has said that environmental degradation was emerging as a national security threat for Pakistan as it was paying a disproportionate price for climate change impacts derived by the developed world. Federal Minister for Climate Change in her talk …

ISLAMABAD, May 15 : Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Sunday said the government was not raising petrol prices and a summary for that matter has been sent to the Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif for a swift decision. “Rising petrol prices causes surge in food prices, which …

Colombo, May : Sri Lankan authorities lifted a nationwide curfew Sunday for an important Buddhist festival, but celebrations were muted as the island nation’s new premier struggled to find his footing and tackle a worsening economic crisis. A countrywide stay-home order has been in place for most of the week …