IRAN is using drones and intrusive digital technology to crush dissent, especially among women who refuse to obey the strict dress code, BBC News quoted a United Nations report as saying.

Aid funding shortfalls would require a cut in monthly food vouchers from $12.50 to $6.00 per person at the camps, the UN ...

PARIS: Simply looking at nature — or even just digital pictures of it — can relieve pain, according to new research which scanned the brains of people receiving electrical shocks.

COPENHAGEN: Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colours, and now a Danish study has revealed that some were also perfumed.

WASHINGTON: The US Department of Education opened an investigation on Friday into dozens of universities over diversity, equity and inclusion programmes that President Donald Trump alleges ...

China hosts Iranian and Russian ministers for talks, expressing hopes the move will help resume dialogue on N-plan soon ...

The shares registering the most significant increases in their share prices in absolute terms were Unilever Foods (Rs195.80), ...

KARACHI: The domestic gold prices for 10-gram and one-tola reached an unprecedented high of Rs269,204 and Rs314,000 on Friday ...

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has floated a concept paper to introduce an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism for Islamic finance contracts to promote ...

KARACHI: The board of directors (BoD) of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills (GATM) on Friday app­roved the formation of four wholly owned subsidiaries to undertake specialised textile operations under ...

LAHORE: While awaiting international funding for the ML-1 main line, originally part of CPEC, for nearly a decade, the Minister for Railways has said the government may use own resources for the ...

ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), recorded a negative growth of 1.97 ...