KARACHI: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) l took a major decision regarding the flight operation of Turbat airport and decided to close airport for night flight operations for next five months.   The Aviation regulator has informed all the airlines by issuing a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen). As per the NOTAM, from April to August 25, flight operations will be closed …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) strongly condemned the reference filed against the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial before the Supreme Judicial Council, saying it is yet another attempt to subvert the Constitution.   The Bar has taken serious exception to the resolution passed by the National Assembly on 06.04.2023 against the Supreme Court’s decision in …

SHANGHAI: Tesla will build a new facility in Shanghai to make its Megapack batteries. The factory, which will have an initial capacity of 10,000 Megapack units per year, is expected to “start production in the second quarter of 2024”, according to the Xinhua News. The US electric car maker says its Megapacks are intended to store energy and stabilise supply …

RAHIM YAR KHAN: An alleged gangster was killed while his six accomplices and a policeman were injured after Punjab police launched a ‘grand operation’ against robbers and kidnappers in the katcha area of the Indus near the Sindh border.   Punjab Inspector Gene¬ral of Police (IGP) Dr Usman Anwar at a presser at the DPO office here said an intelligence-based …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf launched a white paper on to mark the first year of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) a multi-party coalition that ousted Imran Khan-led government via a no-trust vote in April last year in power and underlined how the ruling coalition had “devastated” economy and “contravened” the Constitution. The document spans six chapters and passes a scathing …

PESHAWAR: Political parties on both sides of the aisle have voiced their opposition to a possible military operation to root out militancy. The top civil and military leadership reaffirmed their commitment to thwart terrorism threats and vowed to relaunch the National Action Plan (NAP) within 15 days to crush militants reportedly coming in from Afghanistan.   The decisions were made …

LONDON (Xinhua) The United States, Britain and Australia have been pressing ahead with nuclear submarine cooperation despite being widely questioned, which creates nuclear proliferation risks and undermines the international non-proliferation system, the Chinese Embassy in Britain has said. In response to a question concerning the trilateral Australia-UK-U.S. (AUKUS) cooperation on nuclear submarines, the embassy said on Friday that such cooperation …

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has returned the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023 for reconsideration to the Parliament as per the provisions of the Article 75 of the Constitution, stating that the Bill prima-facie travels beyond the competence of the Parliament and can be assailed as a colourable legislation. The President said that he thought it fit and proper …

Ramadan is the month of heightened Allah-consciousness, of attaining unto taqwa (piety), of training ourselves to be the best we can be; a month to initiate improvement of reputation, character and cultivating good habits. People who try their best to live by the highest values are surely people of integrity and indeed people of moral conscience. What is morality though? …

Getting closer to God therefore means: Emulating in our own characters, as far as possible, the attributes of the perfect Self, which is God. The more we emulate these attributes the closer we get to God. But, emulation of these attributes must occur within society, not alone. Concepts of God that teach personal salvation through individual meditation or prayer are …

ISLAMABAD: Depression affects millions of people, and while numerous medications treat depression, it can be hard to find the right one. While researching neurotransmitters, scientists at the Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology made a discovery that identified how an amino acid is connected to depression. The discovery was based on more than a decade’s worth …

ISLAMABAD: Singer-actor Hadiqa Kiani’s latest drama starring Omair Rana in the lead role came to an end last night and she is feeling grateful for all the love she got for it. Sharing BTS pictures from the set with her Pinjra “family”, the actor reminisced all the beautiful moments she spent with her team. Taking to Instagram, Kiani posted pictures …

ISLAMABAD: While Sajjad Ali and his soul-touching music have the world spellbound, his son, Shabi Ali, has also taken over the mic to entertain and amaze people with his vocal abilities. This time, taking a more comedic approach, the young musician shared a light-hearted video of himself on social media, singing Senorita while simultaneously imitating the Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara …

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will introduce 10 new battery-powered models and target sales of 1.5 million EVs a year by 2026, aiming for steep growth in a market where it has long been lapped by rivals. The world’s largest automaker by sales will also set up a new, specialised unit to focus on next-generation battery EVs, senior executives said at …

LAHORE: Pakistan’s veteran Aleem Dar was presented a guard of honour by players of Bangladesh and Ireland players after he officiated in his final Test match as an ICC Elite Panel umpire. Videos shared on social media show the players of the both teams lined up to pay honour to Mr Dar who exited from the elite panel after 19 …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has unveiled the seven-member commentary panel for the five T20 Internationals and as many One-Day Internationals to be played between Pakistan and New Zealand from 14 April till 7 May. Bazid Khan, Grant Elliot, Kyle Mills (T20Is), Lisa Sthalekar (ODIs), Mark Butcher (ODIs), Sikander Bakht and Urooj Mumtaz will call action across the 10 limited …

ISLAMABAD:  Sudhir Naik, former Indian opener, kicked the bucket in Mumbai after he was suffering from a not so severe illness. On March 24, he was shifter to the intensive care unit of a hospital in Mumbai when his health deteriorated in his house. He played 85 first-class games and scored 4376 runs at an average of 35.29, including a …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shared a slew of photos to its Twitter handle, showing the Team Green participating in the drills to boost up their capacity as it eyes to win home series. The social media post has amped up excitement of cricket lovers who are eagerly waiting to watch skipper Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi in …

ISLAMABAD: Days after Elon Musk replaced the classic Bird logo of Twitter in a surprise move with the “Doge” meme, the microblogging site has now reinstated the blue bird. Earlier this week, the world’s second richest person flipped Twitter’s logo to Shiba Inu dog, the Dogecoin cryptocurrency logo, leaving the users astonished who woke up to a different logo of …

ISLAMABAD: The global economy will grow at roughly 3 percent over the next five years, the slowest pace since 1990, the head of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva said. The path ahead was “rough and foggy” – and warned that cooperation to address the problems was becoming more difficult, said Georgieva said that on the side-lines of the IMF’s …

ISLAMABAD: Samsung Electronics will cut memory chip production after estimating a 96 percent decrease in its quarterly operating profit. The chip-making giant said sales had dropped sharply due to a slow global economy and less demand after COVID-19. Samsung said preliminary numbers showed operating profits fell 600 billion won (£366m) in January-March, from 14 trillion won the previous year. The …

ISLAMABAD: People had been taking hallucinogenic drugs in Spain around 3,000 years ago, said a new research. The findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, said that that hair from a burial site in Menorca shows that ancient human civilisations used drugs derived from plants and bushes. It is believed to be Europe’s oldest direct evidence of people taking hallucinogenic …

ISLAMABAD: Two Israeli women have been killed and another seriously injured in a shooting attack in the West Bank, the Israeli military and medics say. The women in their 20s were in a car that crashed after being shot at near the settlement of Hamra, in the Jordan Valley. The third, who is 45, is in a critical condition. The …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top intelligence agency has successfully arrested the founder and leader of the terrorist organization Baloch National Army (BNA), the military said on Friday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said in a statement that the intelligence agency apprehended the high-value target named Gulzar Imam alias Shambay, a hardcore militant involved in activities …

KARACHI: After conducting sweeping operations all over the country, the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) claims to have recovered a large amount of drugs and arrested six suspects from different cities. A person travelling from Islamabad airport was apprehended after 49 heroine-filled capsules were recovered from his stomach. The suspect is a resident of Sargodha. According to a ANF spokesperson, officials recovered …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is observing 11th anniversary of Gayari tragedy to pay tribute to Pakistan Army officers and soldiers, and civilians who were martyred in a fatal avalanche in the Siachen region, described as “highest” battlefield between Pakistan and India. On April 7, 2012, an avalanche hit a military camp in the Gayari burying 129 soldiers and 11 civilians under the …

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued a code of conduct for the upcoming Punjab elections in consultation with political parties. The code of conduct aimed to ensure a fair and peaceful electoral process in the province. According to the code of conduct, political parties were prohibited from speaking against the judiciary and the forces of Pakistan. Any form …

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb refuted rumors about the withdrawal of nomination papers by the ruling parties’ candidates for the election of Punjab Assembly. “No such decision has been taken by the leadership [of the parties to the ruling alliance],” she said while terming such reports “false” as well as “propaganda”. Marriyum said the parties in the …

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday ahead of the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting. The premier and Army Chief exchanged views on matters related to the NSC the highest forum to discuss issues of national importance. Sources said Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt Gen Naveed Anjum has …

Pakistan’s captain for all formats, Babar Azam, expressed hope of a speedy recovery for his New Zealand counterpart, Kane Williamson, who sustained an injury during the Indian Premier League (IPL). Williamson’s knee injury during the ongoing IPL is a major setback for New Zealand, as it puts his participation in the one-day World Cup later this year in doubt. “Bounce …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast dry weather in most parts of the country during the next twelve hours with dust storm and dust raising winds likely to appear along Sindh and Makran coast. Temperature of major cities including Islamabad is eleven degrees centigrade, Lahore twenty, Karachi twenty-four, Peshawar fifteen, Quetta and Muzaffarabad twelve, Gilgit seven and Murree five …

LAHORE: Nida Dar has been named Pakistan’s all-format captain a month after Bismah Maroof quit the role following the team’s group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup in South Africa in February. The PCB has also confirmed the recruitment of Mark Coles as head coach, with Saleem Jaffar serving as the head of the women’s selection committee. Dar, 36, is …

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Salman Khan has revealed that in the past he was promised the best actor award for his super hit film ‘Maine Pyaar Kiya’ which did not get fulfilled. During a press conference in Mumbai, Salman Khan revealed that the Filmfare team promised him that the best actor award would be given to him and an invitation was …

ISLAMABAD: Popular Pakistani film and television actor Meera is in Makkah, Saudi Arabia to perform her Umrah. Meera has been quite active during her Umrah journey as she has been posting Instagram reels and pictures for her fans from Makkah and Madina. Meera has successfully performed her Umrah and now she is busy offering prayers. Meera has also prayed for …

ISLAMABAD: Humayun Saeed is a brilliant Pakistani television and film actor. He is admired by millions of fans and is happily married to Samina Humayun Saeed looking adorable together. Humayun also keeps a special place in heart for his wife’s adorable family. The actor has just posted a heartwarming wish for his sister-in-law Sana Shahnawaz declaring her his daughter and …

BEIJING: China’s output and installed capacity of power batteries saw rapid expansion in February amid the sound development of the country’s new-energy vehicle market, industry data shows. During this period, the country’s power battery output stood at 41.5 gigawatt hours, up 30.5 percent year on year and jumping 47.1 percent month on month, according to the China Automotive Battery Innovation …

A Four Paws team successfully operated on the elephant Noor Jehan at the Karachi Zoo on Wednesday. They also did her blood tests, X-rays and ultrasound, diagnosing her with haematoma. A press statement issued by the organisation said that with the support of the zoo caretakers, they used ropes and a crane to get Noor Jehan in the right position, …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani rupee on Thursday gained some ground against the US dollar in the interbank market as Saudi Arabia signals funding of $2 billion to the South Asian nation on IMF demand. Data shared by forex dealers shows that the rupee recovered by Rs1.35, and was currently hovering at Rs286.50. Earlier this week, the rupee tumbled to record low against …

KARACHI: Congratulations are in order for Pakistan’s ace speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi on his 23rd birthday. Pakistani player managed to earn a name for himself with his sheer hard work in the game, and is undoubtedly one of the most lethal pacers in Pakistan’s bowling attack.   His ability to bowl really fast, and his skills with the bat in …

BEIJING (Xinhua) China firmly opposes the U.S. arrangement for Tsai Ing-wen’s “transit” trip to the United States and a meeting between her and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the third highest-ranking official of the U.S. government, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a daily news briefing, noting that it seriously contravenes the One-China …