Jemima Goldsmith, the former wife of  Prime Minister Imran Khan, is as popular among Pakistanis, particularly fans of the former cricket hero,  as she used to be before her separation from   the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman. Since then, every thing she writes on Twitter regarding Pakistan   gets intense coverage online. Even if she  posts something that is not related to  …

Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal on Thursday said that the death certificate of Lt-Col (retd) Habib Zahir, who went missing from Nepal  in 2017, seems “fake”. Faisal, while speaking at the FO’s weekly  briefing, said that Habib was “kidnapped” from Nepal’s  Lumbini area two years ago and his family was extremely worried about his safety. Speaking about …

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar chaired a meeting to explore avenues of cooperation between Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan Programme and UNICEF-Generation Unlimited (GenU). Usman Dar and UNICEF country representative Aida Girma exchanged views on Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan Programme, a flagship initiative of the government for the socioeconomic development of youth and …

LAHORE: The sudden spike in Air Quality Index (AQI) in Lahore, Faisalabad and Gujranwala has forced authorities to announce school closure amid concerns from the citizens. This is the second instance in the past 30 days that the Punjab government has declared a holiday due to extraordinary smog levels. According to the notification, November 22 has been declared a holiday …

LONDON: British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan has alleged that Prime Minister Imran Khan has done ‘nothing for sports in Pakistan’ after coming to power, adding that he would himself like to take up the task of promoting sports in Pakistan. In an interview, the boxer praised PM Imran Khan as a ‘great sports player and a great politician’, however, adding that …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday demanded a quick decision from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the foreign funding case against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). PML-N’s Ahsan Iqbal spoke to media at a press conference where he said that the case pertaining to foreign funding against the PTI since the past five years should be decided …

Wasim Akram’s wife Shaniera has won the hearts of the countrymen with her love and respect for Pakistan, saying the National Anthem of Pakistan makes her emotional. Her latest posts, ahead of Pakistan vs Australia Test series opener at the Gabba, made the entire nation proud as the wife of legendary cricketer said: “I was born and bred an Australian …

AUSTIN — University of Texas at Austin students hosted a sit-in Wednesday morning demanding more accountability and transparency from university leaders about professors who have engaged in sexual misconduct. Crowding the hall outside of the office for the university’s executive vice president and provost, students chanted, “When women are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back.” This …

ATLANTA—Making a breakthrough is always the goal at a presidential debate. For 10 rivals gathered in Atlanta on Wednesday night, that goal had new meaning. A day of blockbuster revelations in the impeachment hearings overshadowed the party’s fifth prime time primary skirmish, with rivals eager to unleash the toughest, most caustic denunciation. “We have a criminal in the White House,” …

A 43-year-old man died and another was taken into custody after a shooting at a Lake Highlands convenience store Tuesday, Dallas police said. Erick Blakely was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died later after a shooting that occurred around 5:15 p.m. in the 8100 block of Forest Lane, police said. Devonte Miles was arrested early Wednesday morning …