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International Labour Day being observed today

Labour Day also known as May Day is being observed around the world including Pakistan… Read More

Senior citizens bill passed in Sindh Assembly

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly has passed three bills on senior citizens welfare, employee’s old-age benefits… Read More

Islamic State ‘spreading like a cancer’: UN chief

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The Syrian conflict has acted like a greenhouse for extremist groups which are… Read More

‘Facebook, Twitter compete for live TV rights’

NEW YORK: Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc are vying to buy rights to stream conventional… Read More

Human rights group calls for gender equality through movements

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) has stressed on bringing about… Read More

Apple likely to invoke free-speech rights in encryption fight

NEW YORK: Apple Inc will likely seek to invoke the United States' protections of free… Read More

Facebook CEO vows to support Muslims on social network

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has stepped up against growing hate crimes against Muslims… Read More

Imran urges kisans to stand up for their rights

VEHARI: Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Saturday lamented that the rule of… Read More

Supreme Court makes gay marriage legal throughout US

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal throughout the nation Friday in a… Read More

Afghan men don burqas, take to the streets for women's rights

KABUL: A group of Afghan men marched through the capital, Kabul, on Thursday to draw… Read More

Obama to enjoin new generation in Selma address

SELMA: President Barack Obama will call for a new generation of Americans to take up… Read More

Rights groups call on Pakistan to halt execution

ISLAMABAD: Rights organisations on Thursday called on Pakistan to halt the execution of the first… Read More

Results of sit-in will be achieved, says Shujaat

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League - Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that a… Read More

Dr. Qadri links sit-in end to constitutional amendment

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Dr. Tahirul Qadri has hinted at ending his sit-in if… Read More

Imran asks people to struggle for rights or fall prey to rulers

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has said more rigging could have taken place in… Read More

Democracy would not have been challenged if taken care of, says Siddiqui

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Convener of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has said that… Read More

Intellectual property rights: Apple loses China patent case

HONG KONG: A Beijing court has ruled against Apple Inc by upholding the validity of… Read More