In a major breakthrough, the Lahore crime investigation agency (CIA) police on Monday finally arrested Abid Malhi, the prime suspect in the Lahore-Sialkot Motorway gangrape case, from Manga Mandi, some 33km from here
IMF’s Map of a Broken World has one Exception - India’s Growth and Resilience
India's contribution to the improved global growth outlook extends well beyond the immediate AI boom or the performance of energy-exporting economies. The IMF's assessment points instead to a combination of domestic demand, demographics, market expansion and structural reforms as important drivers of India's longer-term prospects.
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Pakistani footballer Karishma Ali makes it to Forbes 30 under 30
The first girl from Chitral to play football on both national as well as international level, 21-year-old Karishma is the founder of the Chitral Women’s Sports Club - responsible for training 60 girls and simultaneously encouraging their participation in sports
SriLankan Airlines confirm reports of COVID-19 positive employee
SriLankan Airlines yesterday confirmed media reports stating that an employee of the airline at SriLankan Cargo operations division at the Bandaranaike International Airport tested positive for the COVID-19 virus Monday morning
'45 percent' of Dhaka residents carry COVID-19 antibodies: Study
About 45 percent of the population in Dhaka city have developed antibodies to the coronavirus, with the rate climbing to 74 percent among slum-dwellers, according to a new study
Tens of religious schools operate illegally in Kabul
At least 55 illegal madrassas (religious seminaries) are active in northern parts of Kabul, the capital city, and these seminaries are being guarded by tens of armed men
Doha delegates say rules agreement may be close
Delegates from the Afghan republic’s negotiating team said an agreement on the procedural rules of the negotiations might be reached within the next two days
Top Pakistani LeT man Saif-ul-lah killed in Kashmir shootout
Top Pakistani Lashkar e Taiba militant Saif-ul-lah, involved in a number of fatal attacks on the Central Reserve Police Force troopers, was killed along with one more terrorist, in a shootout in Srinagar on Monday
India ushering in historical changes in border development: Defence Minister
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that despite challenging times due to COVID-19 and border tensions and disputes caused by Pakistan and China, India was not only resolutely facing them but also bringing about historical changes in all sectors of development under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's able leadership
IIT-M develops sustainable anti-bacterial food wrapper
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Monday said its researchers have developed a sustainable antimicrobial wrapping material that can prevent packaged food contamination by bacteria as well as reduce the plastic waste generated in the environment when disposing of the wrappers
Kerala houseboats ready to greet tourists again
After a wait of seven months, the houseboat industry in Kerala is ready to greet tourists again. The Kerala government has given its nod to all tourist activities to resume from Monday, while the beaches will open from November 1
2,000 Bhutanese register to work with hydro project after Indian workers left
Bhutanese, especially the youth have responded to what the economic affairs minister, Loknath Sharma called, “call of the nation,” as hundreds of Indian workers left from the Punatsangchhu-II hydroelectric project (PII) jeopardising the progress of the project
Nepal tries to ensure COVID-19 insurance
Since insurance companies in Nepal announced COVID-19 schemes in April, more than 1.4 million applied, but many patients are having payment disputes and few have collected their dues, thus jeopardising the public’s trust in the entire insurance sector
Pakistan hopeful of acquiring COVID-19 vaccine in the next six months
A Pakistani official from the Ministry of National Health Services has expressed hope that the country would acquire a vaccine against the novel coronavirus in the next six months
Six pilgrims kidnapped near Pakistan-Iran border
At least six pilgrims were abducted by unidentified armed assailants near the Pakistan-Iran border, the media reported
Ex-Pakistan President Zardari shifted to hospital
The opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has announced that the country's former President Asif Ali Zardari has been shifted to a private hospital here after he felt "unwell"
