WASHINGTON: chief executive Mark Zuckerberg met Thursday with US President Donald Trump and members of Congress on a political reconnaissance mission to Washington, where he rejected calls to break up the world´s biggest social network. Zuckerberg’s visit comes as faces a myriad of regulatory and legal questions surrounding issues like competition, digital privacy, ...

GENEVA: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Indian barbarity and tyranny in occupied Kashmir is gradually getting exposed before the international community. According to Sources, in his video message, Qureshi said the session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva discussed the security clampdown, restoration of basic rights and lifting the curfew in ...

PESHAWAR: Law enforcement agencies (LEA) nabbed 18 suspects in a joint search-and-strike operation in Peshawar and to them into custody. The operation was carried out in suburban settlements of Yakatoot area. The agencies confiscated two SMGs, four pistol cartridges and drugs form the caught suspects. Lady police, Bomb Disposal Squad, and bloodhounds also participated in ...

At least 290 people were killed and hundreds injured in a series of six explosions in and around the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on Easter targeting three churches and three hotels. The blasts hit several high-end hotels and churches in the capital, while two additional churches were targeted outside Colombo, police said. There have ...

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army’s Media Wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed that night-long operation at a home in Peshawar’s Hayatabad has been concluded after the forces neutralised all hiding terrorists. In a statement issued by ISPR, it is said that Pakistan Army and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police carried out a successful joint-operation against terrorists at a home ...

QUETTA: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that he wants the powers in the country to mainstream victims of terrorism, not banned organisations. Talking to journalists in Quetta while visiting the families of those killed in the Hazarganji blast last week, Bilawal said it is unfortunate that even so much blood ...

DHAKA: Bangladesh has announced its 15-member squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The announcement was made by Chief Selectors Minhajul Abedin and Habibul Bashar in a press conference at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Following New Zealand, Australia and India, Bangladesh is the fourth team to announce its squad for the ICC Cricket World ...

QUETTA: At least 11 persons died and nine others were injured in a collision between wagon and tractor-trolley in Mastung district of Balochistan. According to sources, wounded persons includes women and children also. Dead bodies and injured people are shifted to hospital. The incident happened due to wet conditions after rain, rescue team said. More ...

LAHORE: Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz would appear before National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in assets beyond income and money laundering cases. On the occasion, strict security measures have been taken to avoid any untoward incident. Earlier, NAB team had put 23 questions before Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shahbaz, asking him why ...

Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain says PML-N is responsible for the worsening economic condition of the country. In an interview with a private news channel, he said that PML-N leadership has no justification to criticize PTI government economic policies. Information Minister said to avoid tough conditions of the IMF, government had approached friendly countries, including ...

A fire that spread from the attic of Notre-Dame cathedral has caused its spire to crash to the ground, and devastated Paris´s historical monument. Fire in the attic The fire began around 6.50 pm. “I was not far away, I saw the sme. At first I thought it was the Hotel-Dieu (hospital) but then I ...

OTTAWA: Four people were shot dead in Penticton, British Columbia, and a suspect is in custody, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement. “Police have determined four people are deceased at three locations within a 5 kilometre (3.1 mile) radius,” statement said. “A man matching the suspect’s description turned himself into Penticton RCMP ...

LAHORE: Police said that late Monday night they have arrested the primary suspect after a video, showing a group of young men on motorcycles, engaging in aerial firing in broad daylight here in the city’s Mustafa Town. While the arrested suspect was identified as Sayan Alias Shana, police noted that they were still searching for ...

SHEIKHUPURA: Four police officials died and seven sustained serious injuries as their van turned turtle in Sheikhupura. According to details, officers of Gulberg Police Station, Lahore were coming back from Layyah after arresting a suspect – who is also seriously wounded – when their van overturned after its tyre burst near Bhikki. The rescue teams ...

Federal Government has announced to setup Cyber Security Authority (CSA) to deal with all matters related cybercrime and security in the digital ecosystem.  According to Ministry of Information Technology (IT) proposed Cyber Security Board will include all stakeholders and all technical services will be provided to the institution to ensure cyber security. According to reports, ...

KARACHI: Federal Railway Minister Sheikh Rasheed said that if project of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) will not be completed in this tenure it will not be completed ever. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed also went to meet family of deceased assistant railway driver Rashid Rehman to pay his condolences. Rashid died of a fire incident in Karachi’s ...

MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that steps taken by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government would improve the overall economic situation of the country. While addressing to journalists in Multan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said, “Foreign direct investment had fallen to dangerous levels, Rs 6,000 trillion debts was accumulated by previous governments,” adding that PTI can’t ...

A drive-by shooting outside a nightclub in Australian city of Melbourne inflicted “horrific injuries” that killed a security guard and wounded three men, police said. However, there was no suggestion yet that attack was terror-related, a police speswoman said by telephone. Sunday’s shooting to place around 3.20 am in the lively entertainment district of Melbourne’s ...

KARACHI: International Cricket Council (ICC) 2019 World Cup Trophy, which is currently in Pakistan as part of its journey around the globe, will reach Karachi today. The Trophy will be exhibited at the Moin Khan Academy where fans will be able to witness it. On Saturday, the Trophy was on display at the Packages Mall, ...

LAHORE: Daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz to to and said every coming day embraced with a new challenge. “Mother always used to say that days break you, are the days that make and you restart work with new spirit,” Maryam said in her message on micro-blogging website . “When nothing ...