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CJP lashes out at dam critics, says they are ‘pursuing...

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday, while hearing a case on the Dadhocha dam, lashed out at critics opposing the...

PML-N announces funeral arrangements for Kulsoom Nawaz

Spokesperson for the PML-N Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday evening announced that Begum Kulsoom Nawaz’s funeral prayers will be offered on Friday, September 14, at...

Punjab CM did not influence Pakpattan DPO’s transfer: IG Punjab’s report

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar was only acting as a mediator and did not attempt to influence the police amidst the Pakpattan controversy that...

Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills 32 in attack on protesters

A suicide attack on protesters and a bomb blast in front of a girl’s school in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 33 people on...

Xi, Putin meet as Russia kicks off biggest ever war...

Russia launched its largest war games since the Cold War on Tuesday with hundreds of thousands of troops, including Chinese soldiers taking part for...

EU parliament to vote on rebuking Hungary’s Viktor Orban

The European Union parliament will vote on Wednesday whether to punish Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for undercutting democracy and breaching “common values of...

This 24-year-old is trying to become Vancouver’s youngest-ever city councillor

Saying that “it’s time to bring the fragmented communities of our city together,” 24-year-old Abubakar Khan announced he has submitted his nomination papers for...

Canada has made almost $300M from retaliatory tariffs on U.S.

Canada has received almost $300 million in duties due to the retaliatory tariffs it imposed on U.S. goods following the imposition of President Donald...

B.C.’s largest cities on a spending spree for last decade:...

Wage increases for municipal workers, property taxes and city hall spending have all grown far faster than the rate of inflation and the population...

Balancing the budget and working for you

By John Horgan, Premier of British Colombia As kids went back to school this week, the B.C. government received some report cards of our own. First...

Damascus shells Idlib after UN chief warns of ‘bloodbath’

Government forces shelled Syria’s last major rebel bastion on Wednesday, hours after UN chief Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council any full-blown offensive in...

Syrian men are just as likely to be victims of abuse,...

LONDON: Of all the many horrors of the war in Syria, it is the one least spoken about, even by its victims. Perhaps especially...

Iraq: Car bomb explosion kills at least 6 north of Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say a car bomb has exploded outside a restaurant north of Baghdad killing at least six people. Iraq’s Joint Operations Command says...

Turkey captures key suspect in deadly 2013 car-bombings

Turkey captured a key suspect in an attack five years ago that killed dozens of people, and he alleged the twin bombings were orchestrated...

SC rejects affidavits submitted by Zardari and Musharraf, seeks assets...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the affidavits submitted by former presidents Asif Ali Zardari and retired Gen Pervez Musharraf, and ex-attorney general Malik...

Housing revenues help balance B.C. budget again, but downturn looms

Record revenue from B.C.’s real estate sector has helped the provincial government balance its budget yet again, though it may be the last time...

UN documents ‘shocking crimes’ by Myanmar army

Myanmar’s military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Rohingya with “genocidal intent” and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted, UN...

Egypt’s Sunni authority: No excuse, all sexual harassment ‘forbidden’

The footage of the man parking his car and approaching a woman to go for a coffee went viral and drew wide-ranging reactions online Public...

Turkey alliance surviving Idlib test for now

President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have spearheaded an unlikely but so far sustained partnership to bring peace to Syria since...

Asian Games medalist Nargis Hameed gets hero’s welcome at home

LAHORE: Pakistani female Karateka Nargis Hameed received a warm welcome when she arrived here on Wednesday after winning a bronze medal in Asian Games...