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LAHORE: Customs and Airport Security Force officials have ‘briefly detained’ Indian pop singer Sukhbir Singh over carrying more than allowed...

CNG vehicles releases nonocarbons that causes cancer, CSIR research

LONDON: CNG run vehicles were hailed as being environment-friendly, but it has become more of a case of choosing a...

Mazda gives us first look at new crossover called Koeru

TOKYO: Mazda has given us our first look at a new crossover concept it plans to unveil at next month’s...

Astronaut takes photo of planets aligned from space

LONDON: American astronaut Scott Kelly, who is on a one-year mission on board the International Space Station (ISS), has become...

NZ Customs seizes meth worth $80m

WELLINGTON: A haul of methamphetamine worth around $80 million has been discovered hidden inside car parts, in a shipping container...

Jaguar F-Type is one, if not best-looking car on our roads today

LONDON: THERE'S no denying the fact - the Jaguar F-Type is one, if not the best-looking car on our roads...

Sony postpones “The Uncharted” for one year

London: The release date of movie "The Uncharted" has been postponed by a year by Sony. Originally set to premiere...

First-ever visit: Nawaz to leave for Belarus tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: On the first-ever visit of a Pakistani Prime Minister to Belarus, PM Nawaz Sharif is leaving for Minsk tomorrow...

Russia destroys western food on Putin’s orders

MOSCOW: On the special orders of President Putin, the Russian government has started destroying food items imported from the Western...

Construction banned for 2 months in four Islamabad sectors under Section 144

ISLAMABAD: The construction in four Sectors of the federal capital has been banned for two months under Section 144. The...

Govt eyes another $1b-loan from Japan, World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The government is trying to get about $1 billion loans from international lenders, including World Bank. Federal Finance Minister...

Shamim assumes charge as Addl Commissioner

ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Shamim, an Inland Revenue Service officer of BS-19 assumed the charge of the post of Additional Commissioner-IR, Regional...

Expected increase in inflation: Finance ministry refutes media reports

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has refuted the media report the Finance Minister has hinted at increase in inflation after meetings...

Saad inaugurates Railway’s Legal Affairs building, announces 24 appointments

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has inaugurated Walton Overhead Bridge and the new building of Directorate of...

Business community lauds govt’s economic policies backed by IMF

LAHORE: The local business community has lauded the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) confidence over the economic policies of the present...

Cement’s domestic sales increase by 4.19%, exports fall by 7.45%

LAHORE: The country’s cement sector has witnessed 4.19 per cent increase in sales as dispatches to domestic market in July...

First-ever visit: Nawaz to leave for Belarus tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: On the first-ever visit of a Pakistani Prime Minister to Belarus, PM Nawaz Sharif is leaving for Minsk tomorrow...

Govt initiates uplift projects to boost agri sector in Balochistan: Bosan

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to decreases poverty ratio and to uplift agriculture sector in Balochistan, the federal government has started...

Pak Suzuki’s profits up by 134% to Rs2.4b in six months

LAHORE: Pak Suzuki Motor Company has posted 134 per cent increase in profits due to higher sales in the first...

South African value of capital projects rises to R127.8bn in first half