Once upon a 'free education' bill
The primary objective of the Sindh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2013 is “to provide for free and compulsory education to all children of the age of five to 16 years”.The......
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ArchiveMohammad Amir pulls hamstring
KARACHI: Ace fast bowler Mohammad Amir was left with a hamstring injury during the second day of the Patron's Trophy (Grade-II) Cricket Tournament final between Omar Associates and Karachi Port Trust......
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ArchivePrime suspect in Imran Farooq murder arrested in Karachi: Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday said the primary suspect in Dr Imran Farooq's murder case has been arrested from Karachi and will be presented in court tomorrow......
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ArchivePeshawar's Jinnah Park — a hub of underage sex workers
The promise of easy money, smartphones and gifts lure impoverished, under-aged boys in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into a dark cycle of sexual abuse and exploitation.Narrating his......
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ArchiveWhen society blamed me for my miscarriage
On the eve of July 23 2013, I lost my first pregnancy.I had been married for three months and 19 days on that day, and only nine weeks on with a baby that was never meant to be. I stayed at the......
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ArchiveIHC rejects petition calling for acceptance of PTI resignations
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) today disposed of a petition calling for acceptance of resignations of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) members in the National Assembly.The petition was filed......
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ArchiveEleven members of Ahmadi minority killed in 2014: report
ISLAMABAD: Eleven Pakistani members of the Ahmadi religious minority were murdered for their faith in 2014 and authorities failed to apprehend any of the killers, a report said Monday, highlighting......
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Archive'But, American Muslims aren't real Muslims'
The ends of the floral scarf around her shoulders fluttered behind her. Despite the wind, her black hijab was securely wrapped around her head, with just the slightest bit of hair peeking out. Her......
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ArchiveTwo killed as Bangladesh Islamists protest execution of JI leader
DHAKA: Two student activists have been shot dead in Bangladesh, police said Monday, as the Jamaat-e-Islami party tried to enforce a nationwide strike to protest the execution of a senior leader.There......
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ArchivePakistan does not abandon friends and strategic partners: PM Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Amidst unsubstantiated rumours that Pakistan will commit troops to Saudi Arabia for the protection of its borders, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in an address today urged a peaceful solution......
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ArchiveSitcom 'Halal in the Family' explores being Muslim in America
Called "that rarest of things in popular entertainment, a sympathetic Muslim family at the center of its own show," by The New York Times, web series Halal in the Family went live last week, showing......
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ArchiveMumtaz Qadri submits appeal against death sentence in Supreme Court
ISLAMABAD: The counsel for Mumtaz Qadri, the killer of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer, has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court against his death sentence.The convict's lawyer maintained that......
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ArchiveVast Iraqi Shia cemetery grows with Islamic State war dead
NAJAF: Every chapter of Iraq's modern history can be seen in this great, sprawling city of the dead, its mausoleums stretching across the horizon from one of Shia Islam's holiest shrines.And now, its......
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ArchiveAsia Cup Classics: Afridi's madness steals the show against Bangladesh
The stage was set for Shahid Afridi.Pakistan were 225/5 in 41.2 overs, chasing a mammoth 327 against an animated Bangladesh side in Mirpur at the 2014 Asia Cup.The equation required......
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ArchiveAustralian man charged with 145 child sex offences
SYDNEY: An Australian man was charged on Monday with 145 sex offences against at least 28 children, including rape, after allegedly using social media to groom them.Police claim the 47-year-old from......
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ArchiveSania Mirza toast of India after becoming World No.1
NEW DELHI: India Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led an outpouring of praise for Sania Mirza after she became the country's first tennis player to be ranked No. 1 in women's doubles.Modi called the......
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ArchiveThree-day polio drive cancelled across 4 KP districts
PESHAWAR: The three-day anti-polio drive which commenced today under Sehat Ka Ittehad programme has been cancelled in four districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) due to poor performance in the previous......
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Archive'Furious 7' dominates competition with $60.6 million
LOS ANGELES: Furious 7 roared to the top of the box office chart for the second weekend in a row, picking up $60.6 million and driving its stateside total to a massive $252.5 million. That's a......
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Archive'Perfect run' only way for Arsenal to win title: Wenger
BURNLEY: Arsene Wenger has said his Arsenal side need a “perfect run” to have any chance of catching Premier League leaders Chelsea.Saturday's 1-0 win away to Burnley made it eight league wins in a......
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ArchiveSecurity forces kill 13 militants behind labourers' massacre in Turbat
QUETTA: At least 13 suspected militants belonging to the banned Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) were killed on Monday in a raid by security forces near Turbat in Balochistan’s Kech district.The dead......
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ArchiveUnited crush City to rule Manchester again
MANCHESTER: Manchester United put the boot into Manchester City and restored red ascendancy in the city thanks to a crushing 4-2 derby victory at Old Trafford on Sunday that moved them four points......
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ArchivePietersen hits 170 to boost England recall hopes
LONDON: Kevin Pietersen boosted his hopes of an England recall by scoring 170 for Surrey against Oxford MCCU on Sunday in his first red-ball match since the final Ashes test in January, 2014.The......
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Archive'The Fault in Our Stars' wins big at MTV Movie Awards filled with naughty humor
In a night of naughty humor at the irreverent MTV Movie Awards, teen cancer romance The Fault In Our Stars walked away the big winner while "Iron Man" Robert Downey Jr. delivered wise words for the......
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ArchiveAir attack on school in Syrian town kills five children
BEIRUT: A Syrian regime air strike hit a school in the main northern city of Aleppo on Sunday killing five children and four other civilians, a monitoring group said. “Military aircraft struck a......
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ArchiveWildfires claim four lives in Russia
MOSCOW: Four people have been killed by wildfires raging through the grasslands of Russia’s Khakassia republic in southern Siberia, the TASS news agency reported on Sunday.More than 20 villages and......
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ArchiveUS reporter held in Iran facing ‘espionage’ charges
TEHRAN: A Washington Post journalist detained in Iran for over eight months is accused of “espionage” and “acting against national security,” the semiofficial Fars news agency reported on......
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ArchiveI’m running for president, says Clinton
WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton launched her bid on Sunday to become the first woman to win the White House, and announced a campaign tour to showcase her support for “everyday Americans”.“I’m running......
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ArchiveIS blows up ancient ruins of Nimrud
BAGHDAD: Militants belonging to the self-styled Islamic State hammered, bulldozed and ultimately blew up parts of the ancient Iraqi Assyrian city of Nimrud, destroying a site dating back to the 13th......
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ArchiveBrother of China’s last emperor dies at 96
BEIJING: The brother of China’s last emperor — who was pushed off the throne in 1912, ending the Qing dynasty — has died in Beijing at the age of 96, state media reported.Puren was the youngest......
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ArchiveJapan, China, S. Korea agree to boost tourism
TOKYO: Japan, China and South Korea briefly put aside territorial and historical disputes on Sunday for rare trilateral talks announcing a bid to boost tourism numbers in the three countries to 30......
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ArchiveBuhari’s party makes gains in Nigeria’s regional polls
LAGOS: Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress on Sunday made key gains in regional elections and kept power in the economic capital Lagos, strengthening its position nationwide after a historic win in......
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ArchiveTwo Chinese stabbed to death in cargo ship violence
MANILA: Two Chinese men were stabbed to death and another was injured in violence among crew members of a cargo ship that radioed Filipino authorities for medical help, Philippine police said on......
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ArchiveCalm prevails on Carter’s first Asia trip as Pentagon chief
HONOLULU: No news is good news. That might have been the bumper sticker for Ash Carter’s first tour of Asia as secretary of defence. It was mostly quiet on the Eastern front.Carter consulted with......
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ArchiveArab frustration with Pakistan
After the resolution, the recriminations. It may have been a stirring riposte to unreasonable demands, but the consensus parliamentary resolution last week was always going to draw criticism from the......
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ArchiveNew tax directory
It might seem like a rather mundane affair, but the annual publication of the tax directory, which gives details of every taxpayer and how much he or she paid in the outgoing year, is a welcome......
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ArchiveWaif to wraith
For ages, Paris has led as the fashion capital of the world, with Frenchwomen being considered the epitome of svelte chic. Though a few other countries/cities have by now appropriated for themselves......
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ArchiveTreasures of Islam
No traveller to Toronto should miss the Aga Khan Museum, which I had the pleasure of visiting on a recent trip. The museum’s permanent collection comprises objects highlighting the artistic,......
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ArchiveA positive intervention
After much foot-dragging, and tantrum-throwing, and failed attempts at clutching various kinds of legal straws, it appears the judiciary has finally managed to overpower the executive in setting the......
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ArchiveInto the political thicket
Among the many problems that afflict us, two are particularly vexatious.One, whether it is individuals or institutions, we seem less interested in doing our own job and more interested in doing the......
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ArchiveNeo-terrorists
FOR the last several years the murder of young boys by sons of influential people has been on the rise. This new breed of terrorists must be checked as most decent people are now fearful of their......
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ArchiveSyrian war: humanitarian dilemma
SYRIA now needs $8bn in humanitarian aid. Funds are also needed for Syrian refugees living in other countries. They need healthcare and educational facilities.The question is: “Why is the......
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ArchiveNA-246 election
‘Maula Jutt’ has long since disappeared from the screen with the death of Sultan Rahi. His dialogues prior to a fight with ‘Noori Natt’ were interesting. They used to exchange sentences which......
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ArchiveProviding healthcare
BEING a medical student, I tried to relate the stage of a disease with the time of the patient’s presentation to tertiary-care hospitals, treatment outcome and morbidity/mortality rate.I was......
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ArchiveWalking anti-clockwise
APROPOS Anwar Samad’s letter ‘Walking anti-clockwise’ (April 3), I endorse the views of the writer. I am 80 years old and have been a regular user of Nisar Shaheed Park. On a road or a walking track......
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ArchiveStudent’s murder
THE murder of Zain, a student of Class IX, by the scion of a lord in Lahore cantonment’s Cavalry Ground, yards away from two checkposts, is a test case for the Punjab chief minister.This crime......
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ArchiveWho is at fault?
A friend of mine bought some medicine from a chemist shop against the prescription of his family physician. Failing to obtain relief in his ailment, he consulted his doctor who examined the medicine......
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ArchiveIllegal fruit and cattle markets in Peshawar to be removed
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar district administration has fixed April 17 as the deadline for removal of illegal fruit, cattle markets and plazas along the railways track and other encroachments in the......
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ArchiveReham becomes KP’s ambassador for street children
PESHAWAR: The provincial government has appointed Reham Khan, the wife of PTI chief Imran, as ambassador for street children.Adviser to Chief Minister Dr Mehr Taj Roghani, who announced Reham Khan as......
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ArchiveSpecial anti-polio drive begins in KP today
PESHAWAR: A special anti-polio campaign under the Sehat Ka Ittehad programme will kick off in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today (Monday).During the three-day campaign a total of 1.463 million children under......
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Archive170 acres of land cleared of poppy in Bajaur
KHAR: The local administration on Sunday claimed to have destroyed poppy crop cultivated over 170 acres of land in various hilly areas of Baragn tehsil during the ongoing drive.Bajaur Agency......
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ArchiveFata lecturers threaten duty boycott over non-regularisation
PESHAWAR: Ad hoc lecturers from Fata have expressed grave concern over the delay in regularisation of their services and warned to boycott duty till acceptance of their demand.The lecturers, serving......
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ArchiveNew system improves attendance of staff at hospitals
PESHAWAR: The attendance of doctors and other staff has improved at the teaching hospitals after launching of biometric machines some three weeks ago, according to sources.The health department has......
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ArchiveResolution in NA for Hazara province soon, says minister
MANSEHRA/ABBOTTABAD: PML-N will table a resolution in the National Assembly for creation of Hazara province after taking the parliamentary leaders of other political parties into confidence.“We will......
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ArchiveKarak residents protest teachers’ shortage in school
KARAK: The residents of Kurd Sharif and Shownaki Deta areas on Sunday blocked the Kurd-Mianwali road in protest against shortage of teachers in the local boys middle school.The protesters were led by......
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ArchiveYouth festival begins at Kohat varsity
PESHAWAR: A two-day ‘Aghaz-i-Janoon’ youth festival got under way at the Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST) on Sunday.Pak Welfare Youth Organisation (PWYO) and directorate of sports......
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ArchiveSenate election and the dubious role of Fata lawmakers
Like many politically aware residents of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Azmat Ali, a medicine dealer in Landi Kotal, wonders why candidates for the four vacant seats of Fata in the Senate......
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ArchivePTI empowers district bodies to award tickets for LG polls
MANSEHRA: Following strong criticism from the party workers and office-bearers, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has changed its ticket awarding policy and now the tehsil and district organisations are......
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ArchiveFruit orchards to replace poppy fields in Tirah
LANDI KOTAL: The agriculture department of Fata will plant 4,000 saplings of various types of fruits in the picturesque valley of Tirah to compensate the local farmers for voluntary destruction of......
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ArchiveKohat traders again refuse to shift to new fruit market
KOHAT: The traders have again refused to shift to the new fruit and vegetable market on Bannu road here, saying despite making full payments they are yet to be given outlets for running their......
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ArchivePTI better serving masses than PML-N, PPP: Qaisar
SWABI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Asad Qaisar said on Sunday that both PML-N and Pakistan Peoples Party had failed to work for the welfare of the people.Addressing a gathering at Zaida, he......
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ArchiveIslamabad’s traders refuse to close shop early
ISLAMABAD: Terming the government’s decision to close markets early ‘illogical’, the traders of the federal capital announced on Sunday that they would not comply.Addressing a press conference here......
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ArchiveThreatening SMS sender booked under ATA
RAWALPINDI: The police have registered a terrorism case against an unidentified person for sending a threatening text message to the crisis control centre of the Nur Khan Airbase.Mohammad Bilal......
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ArchiveWoman reports rape in Gujar Khan
ISLAMABAD: A 25-year-old woman on Sunday complained to the capital police that she was raped by three men in Gujar Khan.A police official said the woman told the police that she used to work with a......
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ArchiveContractors told to complete metro project by end of April
RAWALPINDI: Commissioner Zahid Saeed on Sunday directed the contractors of metro bus project, especially the army-led National Logistics Cell (NLC), to complete the work by the end of April.In......
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ArchiveBesakhi celebrations begin at Punja Sahib
TAXILA: The Gurdwara Punja Sahib Hassanabdal on Sunday echoed with Sikh religious slogans of ‘Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, and ‘Jo Bolay So Nihal’ as thousands of Sikh and Hindu devotees gathered for the......
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ArchiveA journey that cost an arm and a leg
Mohammad Asif Butt was in his early 20s in 2004, when he left his village Majra Kalan in Sambrial Tehsil in Sialkot in an attempt to travel to Greece via Iran and Turkey. He managed to fly to Tehran......
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ArchiveDesperate men forced to sneak across borders
**Each year, thousands of Pakistanis seek their fortunes abroad. But most of these fortune-hunters are not able to leave the country through proper channels, leading them straight into the arms of......
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ArchiveFacilitator of released drug smuggler arrested
ISLAMABAD: A person involved in getting a Burmese prisoner extradited from Thailand to Pakistan and releasing him, has been arrested following intervention by the interior minister.During a press......
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Archive‘Quarter of a million Pakistanis deported over five-year period’
ISLAMABAD: Over 250,000 illegal Pakistani immigrants have been deported back to the country between January 2009 and October 2014, according to the Foreign Office (FO).Among these, the highest number......
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Archive‘Immigrants unwilling to turn over traffickers’
ISLAMABAD: Ahmed Usmani was a young man from Rawalpindi looking to make it big. A few years ago, he scraped together a first installment of Rs250,000, a small fortune for a middle-class man like him,......
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ArchiveCholay — an economical dish fit for a king
RAWALPINDI: According to legend, when the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan was imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb, he was asked to choose one dish that he would be served every day for the duration of his......
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ArchivePro-Saudi clerics say they will go protect Harmain Sharifain if army won’t
ISLAMABAD: Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) chief Maulana Muhammad Ahmad Ludhianvi has decried the resolution passed by the parliament on Yemen as “against the will of the people” and “a waste of......
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ArchiveRoads being improved for upcoming visit of Chinese president
RAWALPINDI: The upcoming visit of the Chinese President Xi Jinping is turning out to be a blessing for the residents of the twin cities, as the federal and provincial governments ordered for the road......
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ArchiveCollective efforts against terrorism urged
ISLAMABAD: Terrorism is an international phenomenon and collective efforts are required to wipe out the menace.This was stated by speakers at a one-day seminar, “International best practices in......
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ArchivePakistan ready to save AJK forests
ISLAMABAD: Forests being cut in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir territory by the timber mafia will bring the looming water crisis in the region nearer, warned an official of the territory.“Every year the......
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ArchiveJallianwala Bagh’s victims anniversary today
LAHORE: The Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation will mark the 96th death anniversary of the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh on Monday (today) at 11.30am.The participants, under the banner of the foundation,......
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ArchiveFive killed as van ‘chased by robbers’ collides with truck
GUJRANWALA: Five men died while three dancing girls injured critically when the van they were traveling by collided with a truck while allegedly being chased by robbers near kot Ladha on Hafizabad......
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ArchiveSectarian leader’s name included in Fourth Schedule list
GUJRAT: Punjab home department has included the name of chief of Aalmi Tanzeem Ahle Sunnat, Peer Muhammad Afzal Qadri, in the list of Fourth Schedule of the anti-terrorism law on the recommendation......
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ArchiveHED to fill slot of women varsity’s VC
BAHAWALPUR: The Punjab Higher Education Department (HED) has decided to fill the slot of the vice chancellor of the Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur.The HED has invited......
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ArchiveTortured body of abducted girl found
SIALKOT: The tortured body of a three-year-old girl, who had been abducted two days back from outside her house in Nizamabad, was found in Shah Malook Road, Pasrur, on Sunday.Reports said that some......
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ArchiveContainer laden with Rs1.6m cloth hijacked
SHEIKHUPURA: Armed robbers hijacked a container laden with cloths worth Rs1.6 million near Ferozewattwan interchange on Faisalabad Road on Sunday.Reports said the container was taking the consignment......
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ArchiveMPA hands over six murder suspects to police
BAHAWALPUR: MPA Khalid Mehmood Jajja handed over six alleged murder accused, including his brother, to Yazman police here on Sunday.The Yazman police had registered a case against MPA’s brother......
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ArchiveSeraiki party protests labourers’ killing
BAHAWALPUR: The Pakistan Seraiki Party (PSP) on Sunday protested against the killing of 20 labourers in Turbat by militants.Out of the killed labourers, 13 belonged to Sadiqbad area of Bahawalpur......
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ArchiveDubai-based charity to help improve girls education
MUZAFFARGARH: A Dubai-based charity has decided to extend its programme to improve education for girls in four districts of south Punjab in partnership with the Punjab government and local and......
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Archive‘No polio case in Punjab’
LAHORE: The health department has denied any polio case in Shahpur tehsil of Sargodha. A spokesman of health department said that a team comprising experts of WHO and district health officer......
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ArchiveThree roads to have date palm trees
GUJRAT: The district government has arranged at least 500 date palm trees for plantation on the medians of three thoroughfares including the old GT Road.Around 400 of these trees have been bought by......
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ArchiveFuneral prayers for Turbat victims
RAHIM YAR KHAN: The funeral prayers of 13 labourers, who were killed in Turbat, were offered at their native areas Chak 211, 212, 213 and 214-P of Sadiqabad tehsil on Sunday.The funeral prayers of......
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ArchiveCritics of PTI’s return don’t know law: Khurshid
LAHORE: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Khurshid Shah says that those making hue and cry over resignations of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) members are ignorant of the law.“The PTI......
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ArchiveUnderage marriage bid foiled
LAHORE: Police foiled an attempt to send off (rukhsati) a six-year-old girl with her 22-year-old groom in Dubai Town near Thokar Niaz baig here on Sunday.Sumaira was married to a man thrice of her......
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Archive‘New polio virus’ found in Multan Road drain
LAHORE: A ‘new polio virus’ has been detected from the environmental sample drawn from Multan Road drain of Lahore, putting a good number of children of the provincial capital at risk of contracting......
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ArchivePTI canvassing in Cantonment
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Lahore, has launched a canvassing campaign in all 20 wards of the Cantonment and constituted coordination committees.The party ticket-holders have started......
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ArchiveNo land to be acquired for metro train project
LAHORE: Pakistani and Chinese authorities have completed negotiations on 27km long Orange Line Metro Train project in Lahore from Ali Town (Raiwind Road) to Dera Gujjaran (Ring Road) via Multan......
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ArchiveFratricide over land dispute
LAHORE: A 35-year-old man was shot dead by his younger brother over a land dispute in Gujjarpura on Sunday.Police said there was a longstanding dispute between Tariq, a father of four, and his......
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ArchiveTeachers switch to demo mode
LAHORE: The Punjab Muttahida Mahaz Asatiza decided on Sunday to launch a province-wise protest from April 14 as the government had been turning a deaf ear to ‘just’ demands of teachers for the last......
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ArchiveHamza sees PML-N victory in local poll
LAHORE: MNA Hamza Shahbaz believes the masses will vote for the PML-N in the local body polls as well for they know that it is delivering.“Politically masses are more aware than in the past. They’ll......
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ArchiveDisappearance incidents must stop: Asma
LAHORE: Renowned human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jehangir on Sunday said picking up of civilians in Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber Pukhtunkhwa allegedly by security agencies must stop.She was......
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ArchiveQadri raps parliament’s session on Yemen
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Dr Tahirul Qadri has criticised the government for losing, what he called, a precious chance of back-door diplomacy for resolving Yemen crisis.In a statement on......
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Archive‘Every child is a puppeteer’
LAHORE: Say Hello to CutPutli - A Puppet Making Manual for Children - developed by The Little Art (TLA) and designed by Duck to revive the art of storytelling for local children.In an effort to......
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Archive‘Yemen resolution doesn’t show public opinion’
LAHORE: Jamaatud Dawa Emir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has said that the Parliament’s resolution to stay out of Yemen conflict does not truly reflect the sentiments of the masses who are always ready to......
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ArchiveHailstones take people by surprise
LAHORE: Some parts of the city received light rain and hailstones on Sunday evening which provided relief to people against the hot weather earlier in the day.Patches of clouds continued to hang over......
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Archive300 beds, 199 posts at LGH approved
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has accorded approval to increase the strength of beds at the Lahore General Hospital (LGH) by 300 besides creation of 199 new positions from BPS 1 to......
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ArchiveVegetables, fruits go dearer
LAHORE: Prices of a majority of vegetables and fruits available in Sunday bazaars posted an increase.A CDGL monitoring team while visiting Johar Town, Model Town, Wahdat Colony and other bazaars......
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Archive12 held for doing a wheelie
LAHORE: Police arrested 12 wheelie doers from Canal Road and registered seven cases against them during a crackdown on Sunday.The arrests were made by a team of the Iqbal Town police constituted by......
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Archive‘Struggle for promotion of Punjabi to continue’
LAHORE: The National Conference of Languages and Cultures will be held next month to highlight the hurdles impeding recognition of all languages of Pakistan, according to World Punjabi Congress......
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ArchivePML-N’s conciliatory approach towards PPP has hurt workers’ interests, says Mumtaz
UMERKOT: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has said that PML-N workers have suffered a great deal from their leaders’ reconciliation policy towards PPP.The veteran politician told......
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ArchiveBus service to link six major cities of Sindh from tomorrow
KARACHI: The Sindh government will formally launch on Tuesday the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Intercity Bus Project with initially 50 buses to be run between Karachi and five other cities of the province,......
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ArchiveSix die after inhaling toxic gas in pickle factory
KARACHI: Six people died after inhaling toxic gases emitting from an underground tank containing a chemical substance being used in making pickle in a food factory set up in a residential area of......
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ArchiveHong Kong officials ask Pakistan to receive 751 smuggled turtles
KARACHI: The Hong Kong authorities have recently approached Pakistani officials with a request to receive a consignment of 751 black pond turtles that were being smuggled into their territory over......
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ArchiveDifference in number of voters in CBC wards baffles contestants
KARACHI: After over two decades, more than 142,000 voters — 75,000 men and 67,000 women — will go to the polls in the Cantonment Board Clifton on April 25 to elect 10 councillors, each representing a......
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ArchiveFamilies not availing free child cancer treatment for lack of hostel facility
KARACHI: The absence of a hostel facility in the city to provide temporary residence to poor patients’ attendants is a major reason that forces a large number of families not to avail free......
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ArchivePIA gets first of five ATR72 aircraft
KARACHI: The first of the five French built ATR72 aircraft, acquired by the Pakistan International Airlines, arrived at Karachi airport, said a statement on Sunday.The statement said that the......
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ArchiveSuspected gangster killed in ‘encounter’
KARACHI: A suspected gangster was killed in an encounter in the Saeedabad area on Sunday, police said.Saeedabad SHO Rafaqat Ali said that a police team came under an armed attack near Yousuf Goth. In......
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ArchiveASWJ holds rallies in several towns
HYDERABAD/SUKKUR: The banned Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) brought out rallies in Hyderabad, Sukkur and some other towns in Sindh to mark the death anniversary of the first Rashidun caliph, Hazrat......
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ArchiveEffective check on forced labour in all sectors urged
HYDERABAD: Demanding an end to forced labour in all sectors across Pakistan, the International Union of Food workers (IUF) on Sunday called for legislation in this regard and constitution of......
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ArchiveDr Mirza back from London, vows to counter ‘victimisation’
BADIN: Former home minister Dr Zulfikar Mirza, who has just returned home from London, told his supporters and local journalists at his Morjhar farmhouse on Sunday that he would hold everyone......
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ArchiveBank manager, driver kidnapped five months ago recovered
SUKKUR: Two kidnap victims were recovered after an encounter with a gang of criminals across the Sindh border with Balochistan on Sunday, Sukkur SSP Tanveer Tunio told the media in the evening.He......
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ArchiveRebels ambush police in central Indian forest; 7 killed
PATNA: Maoist rebels attacked a group of policemen patrolling in a central Indian forest, killing seven and wounding another 10, police said.The ambushed policemen were part of a special task force......
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ArchiveOne student dies, over hundred injured in Nairobi campus stampede
NAIROBI: A Kenyan student died and more than 100 others were injured as they fled after a electrical explosion triggered fears that their campus was being attacked before dawn on Sunday, officials......
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ArchiveAttacks on police station in Sinai leaves 13 dead
EL-ARISH: At least 13 people, mostly Egyptian policemen, were killed on Sunday in separate operations when militants attacked a police station in the provincial capital of Egypt’s northern Sinai, and......
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ArchiveBangladesh tightens security after hanging of Jamaat leader
DHAKA: Bangladesh tightened security nationwide on Sunday after a senior Jamaat-i-Islami leader was hanged for war crimes during the 1971 independence conflict, a move that triggered anger among his......
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ArchiveRussia ‘busts satellite spy ring’
MOSCOW: Russia has uncovered a group of spy satellites, the head of its space command said in a film broadcast on Sunday, which warned of “enemy” satellites that could masquerade as space junk.“Very......
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ArchiveMalta votes to continue spring hunting
VALLETTA: Malta has voted in a referendum to continue the controversial tradition of spring hunting in which birds migrating across the Mediterranean are killed before they can breed, preliminary......
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ArchiveView from abroad : Who will govern Britain after May 7?
ARRIVING in England last week after spending the winter in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, I saw few signs of the general election due on May 7. The only indication of the approaching poll was a small......
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ArchivePolitical winds blow Catalan statehood bid off course
BARCELONA: Leaders seeking independence for Spain’s Catalonia region had the wind in their sails four months ago, but the change sweeping Spanish politics has blown them off course.Politicians warn......
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ArchiveFrom film to fashion, Dubai bids to be creative capital for Arab world
DUBAI: Move over, Cairo, Beirut and Casablanca. Dubai is launching a drive to become one of the Arab world’s top centres for art, design, film and fashion — areas that have traditionally been......
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ArchiveJunaid called up to replace injured Sohail in ODI squad
KARACHI: Pakistan were forced to draft in left-armer Junaid Khan on Sunday in their one-day squad for the upcoming series against Bangladesh after fellow fast bowler Sohail Khan was ruled out of the......
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ArchiveHamilton’s Chinese GP win leaves Rosberg fuming
SHANGHAI: Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes back on top with a win at the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, but it may have come at a cost — another schism with team-mate Nico Rosberg.Hamilton made......
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ArchiveTon-up Pietersen sends signal to England selectors
OXFORD: Kevin Pietersen was challenged to rack up runs in domestic cricket to stand any chance of an unlikely return to the England team after a year away from the international game. He couldn’t......
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ArchiveChelsea extend lead as United down City
LONDON: Chelsea increased their lead at the top of the Premier League table with a 1-0 win at QPR on Sunday as Manchester United added to Manchester City’s woes in a come-from-behind 4-2 derby......
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ArchiveFamily declines state funeral for Benaud
SYDNEY: The family of cricket icon Richie Benaud has declined the offer of a state funeral, Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Sunday.Abbott said the offer was a mark of respect for a man......
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ArchiveStrauss expresses interest in ECB role
LONDON: Former Ashes-winning captain Andrew Strauss has expressed his interest in the newly-created director of English cricket role for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).Led by chief......
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ArchiveWest Indies, England look for fresh start
NORTH SOUND (Antigua): West Indies and England face-off in the first Test of a three-match series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here on Monday, with both sides involved in reconstruction and......
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ArchivePSG retain League Cup, next up Barcelona
PARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, facing multiple suspensions, inspired holders Paris St Germain to the first of a potential four trophies this season with a crushing 4-0 win over 10-man Bastia in the......
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ArchiveKerber, Keys to clash for Charleston crown
CHARLESTON: Angelique Kerber spoiled Andrea Petkovic’s perfect record in the Family Circle Cup on Saturday, beating the defending champion in an all-German semi-final to set up a title clash with......
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ArchiveCrisis-hit Parma floor high-flying Juve
MILAN: Bankrupt, bottom-of-the-table Parma, whose players have not been paid all season, pulled off the biggest surprise of the season when they stunned runaway Serie A leaders Juventus 1-0 to hand......
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ArchiveSprint on foot sees Marquez grab pole
AUSTIN (Texas): Not even a stopped motorcycle and a ‘sprint’ on foot could keep MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez off the pole at the Grand Prix of the Americas.With barely three minutes left in......
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ArchiveSock to face Querrey in Houston final
HOUSTON: Jack Sock and Sam Querrey set up the first all-American final in a dozen years in the US Men’s Clay Court Championship on Saturday.Reigning Wimbledon doubles champion Sock, ranked 46,......
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ArchiveBayern stay on course for Bundesliga title
BERLIN: Robert Lewandowski scored twice, including one of the best goals of his career, to help Bayern Munich to a 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, keeping them on course for a third......
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ArchiveReal close gap after Barca stumble
BARCELONA: Sevilla came from 2-0 down to blow the La Liga title race wide open with a 2-2 draw against Barcelona on Saturday, letting Real Madrid, who powered their way to a 3-0 home win over Eibar,......
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ArchiveSpieth refuses to crack under pressure
AUGUSTA: Jordan Spieth seized control of the Masters with a performance not seen since another 21-year-old, Tiger Woods, first blazed his way around Augusta National.The biggest names in golf put......
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ArchiveSweet Ruby wins feature event at LRC
LAHORE: Four-year-old bay filly Sweet Ruby put up an excellent performance to clinch the feature event during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse here on Sunday.The A.B. Malik-trained filly,......
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ArchiveFIR lodged against armed occupation of PFF House
KARACHI: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) lodged an FIR with the Gulberg Police Station in Lahore late on Saturday night against the armed occupation of the PFF House.Saturday saw farcical......
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ArchiveTon-up Bilal leads grand recovery by Omar Associates
KARACHI: An excellent century from Bilal Asif engineered a great comeback by Omar Associates on a seesaw day one of the Patron’s Trophy (Grade-II) Cricket Tournament final against Karachi Port Trust......
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ArchiveFed Cup team leaves for India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Fed Cup team left for India on Sunday to participate in the Fed Cup Asia Oceania Group 2 Competition.According to the ITF format, 12 teams from the region would be divided into......
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ArchiveInaugural women’s football league to kick off in August
KARACHI: The inaugural Pakistan Women’s Football League will kick off in August this year, it was decided by the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Sunday.The league represents a major step ahead......
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ArchiveFaqeer Colony Club win title
KARACHI: Faqeer Colony Boxing Club clinched the DMC South Shuhada Army Public School Junior Boxing Championship after winning five gold medals with Young Baloch Boxing Club being runners-up with......
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ArchiveFarhan enters CNS squash semis, Aamir exits
KARACHI: Following the early exit of third seed Farhan Zaman on Saturday, second seed Aamir Atlas Khan followed suit as unseeded Farhan Mehboob continued his giant-killing run by making it to the......
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ArchiveShabbir enjoys limelight at Karachi races
KARACHI: Jockey-cum-trainer Ghulam Shabbir II stole the limelight by guiding a brace of winners apart from saddling three champions as one race was cancelled after being run for want of competition......
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ArchiveMarket outlook for cotton improves
It seems to be the usual scene on the cotton front as farmers nearly exhaust their seasonal harvest. The prices have started going up in the market, as growers claim they might not be left with even......
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ArchiveBumper crops hardly a blessing
At a time when international prices of agricultural commodities are in steep decline, with sugar prices even sliding to their lowest level since 2009, Pakistan has been blessed with bumper crops of......
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ArchiveDifferent types of thinking in consumers
When people have to look downward to see a product, their thinking becomes more concrete; when they have to look upward, it becomes more abstract, says a team led by Anneleen van Kerckhove, a......
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ArchiveGiving kids presents to make them happy fosters materialism
Materialism, which has been linked to reduced well-being, marital problems and financial difficulties, is often thought to be solely the result of childhood insecurity, but there’s another pathway to......
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ArchiveYour chance of a flight cancellation
When airlines need to cancel flights because of weather or other problems, they’ll sometimes delete flights carrying leisure passengers, who tend to pay lower fares than business travelers and are......
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ArchiveAsking for advice
Most people assume that asking for advice will make others think poorly of them. But if you’re facing a difficult task, the person you ask will think better of you, not worse, say Alison Wood Brooks......
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ArchiveChina will struggle to keep its momentum
CHINESE officials love slogans. I was reminded of this at last month’s China Development Forum, an annual meeting of top Chinese officials, international business people and policy intellectuals.......
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ArchiveKharif crops: enabling environment
Farmers in Sindh will be in a comfortable position with regards to the timely availability of water — a key farm input — for the early sowing of kharif crops, according to figures released by the......
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ArchiveSelling geese that lay the golden eggs
The four-day book-building process for the divestment of the government’s 250m shares in Habib Bank Limited, the country’s biggest bank, which concluded Friday, left the Privatisation Commission......
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ArchiveRenewed interest in Iranian market
Pakistan hopes to capitalise on its proximity with Iran as Western hostility towards its neighbour eases and the world prepares hopefully for an end to the financial siege on that country and the......
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ArchiveCreate buffers in an improving economy
Thanks primarily to weak international oil prices, the International Monetary Fund has improved Pakistan’s growth forecast to 4.3pc and lowered its inflation expectation to 5pc for this fiscal.......
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ArchiveRupee report: Rupee largely stable against dollar
The rupee mostly held its ground against the dollar in the local currency market last week, as the effects of foreign inflows and the dollar’s rise against global currencies largely cancelled each......
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ArchiveFinancing for primary producers
The easing of the inflationary pressure at home and abroad has favourably affected different sectors of the economy.Over 13 litres of petrol are available for Rs1,000 now, while transport fares and......
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ArchiveMoney Market: SBP injects Rs950bn into banks
Keeping up with its months-long trend, the central bank injected a huge Rs950bn into the banking system through an open market operation on Friday.The injection was made in the seven-day contract,......
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ArchiveTechnological edge
Just a bit more technology and flair have not only transformed Toyota Corolla’s popular image of a bland sedan, but also driven the sales and profits of its Pakistani manufacturer — the Indus Motor......
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ArchiveDysfunctional revenue authority
THE Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority was created to streamline the collection of sales tax on services in July 2013. But so far, its performance has not been up to the mark and its affairs are......
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ArchiveProject delays and cost overruns
The Civil Aviation Authority has just completed the renovation and expansion of the Benazir Bhutto International Airport — expected to be inaugurated this month — at an estimated cost of Rs399m.Had......
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ArchiveFarmers’ or corporate sovereignty
Given the new developments that have recently come to light with regards to genetically modified seed, the Senate has much to think about as it debates the Amended Pakistan Seed Act 2014.The Act was......
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ArchiveExperiments on hybrid food crops
To enhance food crops’ productivity and ensure food security, various agricultural researchers have been experimenting with hybrid seeds of maize, rice, wheat and sunflower for quite some time.The......
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ArchiveJIT visits Turbat, grills Levies men
QUETTA: A joint investigation team (JIT) formed by Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch to probe the massacre of 20 construction workers in Turbat on Saturday has started its work.Makran Deputy......
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ArchiveUS warns Pakistan over release of Lakhvi
WASHINGTON: The United States has warned Pakistan that there may be consequences for freeing Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a suspect in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks.On Friday, the Lahore High Court set......
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ArchiveTrade union leaders condemn massacre of workers in Turbat
ISLAMABAD: Trade union leaders and workers organisations all over the country have condemned the massacre of 20 labourers at Turbat in Balochistan and announced mourning for three days.The......
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ArchivePML-Q decides to become party to poll inquiry
ISLAMABAD: The PML-Q decided on Sunday to become a party to the investigation by a judicial commission into alleged rigging in the 2013 general elections.PML-Q’s senior leaders and legal advisers met......
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ArchivePirzada to lead PTI legal team in SC panel probing poll rigging
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has decided to select senior lawyer Abdul Hafeez Pirzada to plead its case before the three-member Judicial Commission set up by the Supreme Court to......
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ArchiveMilitant killed in clash with FC personnel
QUETTA: A suspected Baloch militant was killed and another was injured in an exchange of fire with security forces in Uch area of Sui in Dera Bugti district on Sunday, official sources said.Armed......
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ArchiveNAB to put monitoring system in place
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is organising a conference of its directors general on Monday to explore ways to improve its performance.“In line with the guidelines of the......
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ArchivePTI criticises ex-CJ’s letter to NA speaker
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and former chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry have been engaged in a war of words since the setting up of a judicial commission to investigate......
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ArchivePkMAP hits out at ‘maltreatment of Pakhtuns’
ISLAMABAD: The Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) has deplored alleged discriminatory policies of the government towards Pakhtuns and said they are being denied their basic right of......
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ArchiveKarachi people want election, not selection, says Siraj
KARACHI: Jamaat Islami Emir Senator Sirajul Haq has said the people of Karachi want to live in an atmosphere free of fear as “the days of G-3 are over and now it is the era of 3-G”.Addressing a......
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ArchiveWapda to pay Rs5bn to contractor despite criticising its work
LAHORE: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has decided to pay over Rs5 billion as “acceleration price” to a company, which has not been able to meet deadlines over the past one......
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ArchiveSaudi minister rejects call for ceasefire
SANAA: Riyadh said on Sunday Tehran should stop backing Yemeni rebels but insisted it was “not at war with Iran”, as Saudi-led warplanes launched fresh strikes in Yemen.In the third week of the air......
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ArchiveAl Qaeda confirms death of two key leaders in drone strikes
PESHAWAR: Al Qaeda has confirmed killing of its two important leaders in US drone strikes in North Waziristan in January this year.In an audio message released to the media, Usama Mahmood, the......
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ArchiveTwo guards killed in attack on S. Korean embassy in Libya
TRIPOLI: Gunmen killed two people and wounded a third in an attack at the South Korean embassy in the Libyan capital on Sunday which was claimed by the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group.The gunmen......
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ArchiveNumber of civilians killed in Afghan ground fighting on the rise
KABUL: A report released by the UN mission in Afghanistan shows an eight per cent rise in the number of civilians killed or wounded as a result of ground battles between security forces and......
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ArchiveTurkey accuses pope of inciting hatred
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis sparked a diplomatic row on Sunday by calling the massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians 100 years ago “the first genocide of the 20th century”, prompting Turkey to accuse......
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ArchiveImport of LNG hits snag
ISLAMABAD: Notwithstanding the initial successful flow of the fuel into the national network, the government’s project of importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) has revealed a number of legal,......
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ArchiveBilawal banished
Confusion persists over Bilawal Bhutto’s return to politics soon with widespread rumours of falling out between father and son. The recent statement by Asif Ali Zardari that Bilawal needs to grow up......
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ArchiveNisar terms UAE minister’s remarks ‘unacceptable’
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has termed the remarks of a UAE cabinet minister over Pakistan’s stance in the Yemen crisis as “threatening, unacceptable and an insult to the......
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ArchiveBLF chief booked for Turbat killings
GWADAR: Police on Sunday registered a case against the chief of the banned Baloch Liberation Front (BLF), Dr Allah Nazar, and its spokesman Gohram Baloch for Saturday’s massacre of 20 construction......
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ArchivePML-N puts all its MoUs in Chinese basket
ISLAMABAD: If one goes by the number of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) which the PML-N has signed with China since coming to power, it would appear that the success of Prime Minister Nawaz......
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Archive10 ‘militants’ trying to enter Pakistan killed
GHALANAI: Ten suspected militants were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Shunkrai area of Mohmand tribal region on Saturday night, the military’s public affairs wing said, adding that the......
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ArchiveHillary, hungry for White House, launches Clinton 2.0
WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton finally announced her White House candidacy Sunday, a move that empowers her to parry Republican attacks as she seeks to become the United States' first female......
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Archive'Game of Thrones' episodes leak on the Internet: HBO
WASHINGTON: Already the most pirated show in television history, HBO's fantasy epic Games of Thrones was hit by a new leak Sunday just hours before the premiere of its hotly-anticipated fifth......
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ArchiveMaoist rebels ambush police in central Indian forest, killing 7
PATNA: Maoist rebels attacked a group of policemen patrolling in a central Indian forest, killing seven and wounding another 10, police said.The ambushed policemen were part of a special task force......
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