DHAKA: Tamim Iqbal smashed a second consecutive century to steer Bangladesh to their first ever one-day series win over Pakistan with a seven-wicket victory in the second match in Dhaka on Sunday.The......
SIALKOT: Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) on Sunday evening resorted to unprovoked shelling across the Working Boundary in Shakargarh, to which Pakistan Rangers retaliated accordingly, said a......
KABUL: Claims that the Islamic State (IS) group carried out a deadly suicide bombing in Afghanistan raise questions about whether the culprits are the real deal or Taliban turncoats now waving the IS......
KARACHI: Commissioner of Karachi Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui has assured foolproof security to the visiting Zimbabwe team as Pakistan prepares to host its first international series next month after a gap......
PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week kicked off last night in Lahore, with names like Fahad Hussayn, Bank Al-Falah Rising Talent Show, Misha Lakhani, Zonia Anwaar, Natasha Kamal and Nickie Nina showcasing......
SRINAGAR: Two Indian policemen have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy during weekend protests in the disputed region of Kashmir, police said.Police said in a statement that they arrested......
QUETTA: Balochistan High Court (BHC) has ordered the Balochistan government to evolve a mechanism for the protection of the houbara bustards in the province.The court directed the Secretary Forest......
ROME/PALERMO: As many as 700 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast overnight, a United Nations official said on Sunday.Antonino Irato, a senior official......
KARACHI: Addressing supporters at a rally ahead of the highly-anticipated NA-246 by-poll, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said Karachi's plight began deteriorating in 1985, ever......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned the brutal use of force by Indian security personnel against peaceful and unarmed protesters, which resulted in the killing of two young Kashmiri......
An upcoming film Karachi Se Lahore has generated quite a bit of buzz in showbiz circles. Its director is Wajahat Rauf and the cast includes some big and some not-so-big names such as Javed Sheikh,......
Indian actor Varun Dhawan is a huge fan of WWE star and Hollywood hunk The Rock (Dwayne Johnson). The wrestler did not know that until a group of Varun D’s fans (who are in a mammoth number) drew The......
READERS interested in global concerns are used to perusing the biographies of presidents such as Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. In order to obtain a more nuanced sense of the operations of politics......
So much noise and yet so little knowledge. It’s rather amusing to see so many Pakistanis celebrating the Parliament’s resolution to remain neutral in the Yemen conflict. They are cheering Pakistan’s......
The harvesting of wheat usually takes place from April to May once the hot sun and dry weather have ripened the crop; but rainfall before harvesting time, as it has been seen this year in Southern......
After the fall of the Roman Empire and the conversion of Constantine to Christianity, gradually medieval Europe was transformed to the land of the Christians, referred to as Christendom. Its......
After the Indian film industry and private TV networks regularly started hosting their awards shows in Dubai, it was just a matter of time before the trend caught on in Pakistan’s entertainment......
When it comes to the music scene, confusion reins supreme. Despite brilliant artists sprouting across the country consistently for the past few years, music coverage — both in broadcast and print —......
If you ever happened to catch an episode of the MTV reality show The Real World or the mocumentary sitcom The Office, then you will have some idea as to what you are in for with the highly......
There is a hoof mark at the entrance of the Umerkot Fort, an imprint of something that had happened there many years ago. The mark is from the mare of Rana Ratan Singh Sodha, a former ruler of the......
When 12-year-old Iqra Khalid emigrated to Canada with her family in 1998, little did she know that her journey would start at a butcher shop and take her to the Bar ...and maybe even Parliament.Born......
The displaced people were kept in various camps. Life in these camps is not easy as there are not many facilities there, yet they have to live there till they are able to go back to their homes.One......
Gen Chishti was of the opinion that after Bhutto’s hanging and his own refusal to return to democracy, Gen Zia had become hostage to some sycophants. He had already begun distributing money and......
When winter starts to wane and before summer really arrives, fruit stalls on the streets and fruit aisles in the supermarkets are adorned with strawberries. Like bright red jewels, they look as......
Neighbourhood watch or community policing are commonly heard of terms. Authorities across the country are encouraging citizens to join hands with them to keep their community safe, especially in......
Freedom to post quick, concise and frequent messages is what Twitter brought to the internet, allowing it to capture the imagination of millions around the world. Despite its rising popularity,......
There is nothing more frustrating, as a footballer, than receiving a perfect pass from a teammate, sprinting down the sideline, deking around two players and before you can fire a strike, having a......
Actor Faizan Khawaja is producing Pakistan’s first made-for-television film, Life Story, featuring Ainy Jafri, Zeba Bakhtiar, Sajid Hasan, Samina Ahmed and the producer himself.Directed by Aamir......
I arrived in England last week just before the Easter weekend, so it was straight into the kitchen while still jet lagged. With a house full of guests, I was asked to cook one meal consisting of......
Dear Daadi jaan, I am a 22-year-old girl. I have an old school friend who is a great guy and still has feelings for me. In school he asked me out and I said no. But I am still friends with him and we......
Home composting is not as difficult as many people seem to think but, with very limited exceptions such as the more complicated ‘hot composting’ method, it does take patience. Instant homemade......
In a city whose art world is accused of being increasingly insular, “Group Show” at the Chawkandi Art Gallery, Karachi proved that good art covering different genres will bring together an unlikely......
Claude Monet painted ‘Impression, Sunrise’ (Impression, Soleil levant) oil on canvas, (18.9 inches × 24.8 inches) in 1872.It was exhibited in April 1874 and the painting is considered by many as......
Traditionally, ‘realism’ is the belief that things exist independent of our perceptions of them. In art, the genre makes an effort to transform the artist’s perception, to a physical form of what is......
Artist residencies are a great way to experience new places, often taking the artists away from tourist sites into everyday situations. These residencies become even more interesting for visiting......
Good news folks! Finally a Pakistani film project, albeit a short one, is going to be screened at a festival that really matters. A film titled Baat Cheet has been invited to take part in the Short......
Spoken like a true boyfriend. Which implies that cricketer Virat Kohli really cares for his girlfriend, actress Anushka Sharma, and theirs is not a wishy-washy fling.Just to refresh readers’ memory,......
Extremism in all forms and manifestations should be condemned. On April 9, Shiv Sena activists congregated outside writer Shobhaa De’s house protesting against her statement in which she had......
We all know that there was a time when the gorgilicious Kareena Kapoor dated Shahid Kapoor. That she’s married to the Nawab of Pataudi (Haryana) Saif Ali Khan doesn’t change that fact. This is......
Boys, here’s something to ponder over (in some cases, to relish). The girl with the brightest and biggest eyes in Hollywood, Emma Stone, and her boyfriend, actor Andrew Garfield (The Amazing......
Mizmaar’s Jee Loonga is playing on all local music channels/stations these days. The video is well shot and motivational with a definite storyline. On a close listen, it becomes evident that the new......
Literature is rife with discussions on the many complexities of war and its effects on everything and everyone whose path it intersects. Some writers choose to look at the physical destruction caused......
By Reeju RayREEJU RAY is a historian and social activist. She lives between Delhi, Toronto, and Shillong. She received her doctorate in 2013 from Queen’s University, Canada.I GREW up in the......
ALL nations are based on founding myths and Pakistan is no exception. Every day, students across the country are presented a version of history that frames the events of the past in terms of an......
CHINA’S President Xi Jinping is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan in the next few days and announce a set of projects in power and communications infrastructure totalling almost $50bn. Details of the......
THE deadly attack on the station house officer of Karachi’s Preedy police station on Thursday morning has left yet another Pakistani family torn apart by grief. An investigation is under way, yet......
THE flash floods of 2010 wrought havoc on an unprecedented scale across Pakistan, sweeping away crops, cattle-head, roads and even human beings.According to various estimates, about 2,000 people lost......
THERE are plenty of police checkposts in Islamabad. I have read that approximately 72 fixed checkposts and 300 unplanned checkposts exist in the capital territory.We are reminded, when stuck in......
IN the talk shows we often hear that we continue paying one-rupee levy imposed in 1970 in the name of the then devastating East Pakistan floods. Effective Oct 1, 2012, the Pakistan Telecommunications......
THIS is apropos Sumamah Hamidullah’s letter ‘Engineering research’ (March 9). No one will deny that there is a lack of research culture in Pakistan, otherwise there wouldn’t have been loadshedding.......
THIS refers to the news item ‘Ecnec approves 15 projects worth Rs333bn’ (March 3).The project aims at reducing water demand in Sindh through three types of intervention: watercourse improvement tops......
THE Frontier Crime Regulation (FCR) is the law of the land for the Federally-Administrated Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It has been executed since 1901. Many people, including prominent politicians, are......
I WAS surprised to learn about PTI leader Imran Khan’s claim that his government’s performance is better than that of others. I belong to Dheri Maira village, located in union council Salhad,......
I FELT proud of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government when its environment ministry imposed a fine of Rs80,000 on a Gulf prince in Dera Ismail Khan and got freed from him three illegally captured......
THE Pakistani passport, I was told during a recent argument on nationalism, is our identity in the world. Appropriate then, that it depicts the national predicament. On the cover, embossed in gold,......
Numbers can be obscure and complicated, but sometimes they tell a tale of their own. So, with fair warning, chew on these figures a minute: $5.4 billion, $3.7bn, $2.1bn, $1.6bn, $820 million, $1.4bn,......
IS it not an irony for Saudi Arabia that no major political and religious party of Pakistan is ready to clearly support the kingdom’s stance on Yemen? The smaller religious groups have failed in......
CHARSADDA: A constable posted at the US Consulate in Peshawar was shot dead by unidentified assailants here on the night between Friday and Saturday.According to police, the victim, Misal Khan,......
KHAR: The Levies force on Saturday foiled a sabotage bid and defused a missile planted near their checkpost in Mamond tehsil here on Saturday.A local administration official said that the Levies......
PESHAWAR: The district administrations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa issued 161,441 licences of non-prohibited bore weapons during the last around two years with the most given out in Bannu i.e. 66,000.These......
KOHAT: The tripartite alliance of opposition parties has alleged that MPAs of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf are flouting the ban imposed on their political activities in view of the local government......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will properly address reservations of the hospitals’ teaching staff about the health reforms law.This was stated by Dr Nausherawan Burki, the brains behind......
PESHAWAR: An Ehtesab Court on Saturday remanded five suspects, including father of an MPA, into the custody of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission for 12 days in a case of alleged grabbing of......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Mehtab Ahmad Khan has said the policy of admission to medical colleges should be revisited to ensure effective healthcare in the province.Speaking at the......
SWABI: The electoral alliance between PML-N and Qaumi Watan Party for the local government elections in Swabi district could last for six days only, insiders say.Sources in the two political parties......
KARAK: The residents of Karak city have threatened to stop paying water bills to the civic authority if it doesn’t act swiftly to remove garbage dumps, mends streetlights and ensures smooth water......
MARDAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan has said the government is striving to ensure repatriation of one-third of the Fata IDPs to their homes till August.He said that so far......
PESHAWAR: The Qaumi Watan Party on Saturday alleged that the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf was involved in rigging ahead of the local body elections in the province despite claiming it was ensuring......
KOHAT: The UNHCR has been unable to establish a pre-deportation camp in Hangu for illegal Afghans though the fourth deadline set for return of such Afghans living in the city limits had lapsed in......
MANSEHRA: An interactive session was organised in Balakot here on Saturday to create awareness among marginalised segments of society, particularly women, about the power of vote to change the......
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has started training of its activists regarding rules of business for the local government elections in order to enable the people to play an effective role in the......
RAWALPINDI: Upset by the death of one of its activists during electioneering, the PPP has urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to step in and ensure the protection of their leaders and......
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health admitted 1,142 children under the age of five, with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) during the last three-and-a-half months of the year.AFP is a condition in......
RAWALPINDI: Aleema Khan, the sister of PTI chairman Imran Khan, on Saturday visited different parts of the Chaklala Cantonment Board (CCB) to see the election campaign of the party candidates.During......
ISLAMABAD: A suspected thief was feared drowned in Nullah Leh after escaping from the police custody on Saturday, police said.According to sources, the Industrial Area police on a tip-off intercepted......
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday suspended the SHO of Shalimar police station for his failure to take action against those who beat up and injured a constable a few......
ISLAMABAD: It had been an eventful day at parliament. The estranged PTI lawmakers had returned to the house after nine months drawing bitter reactions from ruling party MNAs, and the joint session......
The festival of Baisakhi is an ancient tradition of the Punjab region, a harvest festival which marks the beginning of a new year. It was once celebrated in Punjabi villages, on both sides of the......
Walk for a causeFriends of Shaukat Khanum has organised a ‘Walk for a cause’ on Sunday, April 19 at 4pm on Trail 6 (behind Faisal Mosque).Book cornerBalochistan Governor Mohammad Khan Achakzai will......
ISLAMABAD: The ongoing annual Margalla Festival 2015, at the Arts and Crafts Village, is attracting a large number of visitors from the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.Capital Development......
Though the entire area of the Salt Range is scenic, the nature has been more generous on Jhangar Valley. The fascinating valley is a vast hilly area located on the left side of Choa Saidan Shah.......
The Loi Bher Wildlife Park, which used to be one of the most popular parks in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, is no longer worth visiting.Due to the lack of maintenance, the condition of......
ISLAMABAD: There is nothing like Bhangra to get an audience pumped and when it is the king of dhol Pappu Saeen himself, he rules the stage.Day two of the Second Annual Music Mela 2015 was a day of......
Swedish Ambassador Tomas Rosander gave a broad orientation about his country’s efforts towards gender equality.“Equality is a general aim in all policy fields of society, including foreign affairs,”......
ISLAMABAD: The Netherland ambassador Marcel de Vink has expressed his concern over human rights challenges Pakistan faces.Addressing at the launch of Right of Expression, Assembly, Association and......
“The Polish concert in Islamabad did live up to its promise. It was indeed a concert without borders,” said a Pakistani guest. “I was equally impressed by the Polish guests as the Pakistani......
RAWALPINDI: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik on Saturday said close coordination between bar and bench was vital for speedy trial and provision of justice.“All stakeholders should......
Of recent the people of Lahore have seen the re-emergence of the Faletti’s Hotel, an exquisite colonial era hotel built in 1880. This 135-year old hotel was once the pride of Lahore. It has again......
Comprehending life can be annoying at times; we all want a firm foothold for that. You can only get it by investigating the “truth”.Saleem, a young vibrant man is in the search for truth. His life is......
LAHORE: As harvesting starts, Punjab now expects to reap 19.55 million ton wheat against earlier estimates of over 20 million ton, as a combination of climate change – hailstorms, windstorms,......
LAHORE: Lahore High Court’s decision of scrapping the signal-free corridor project has made the future of 27.1km Orange Line Metro Train and other projects uncertain.A short-order by the LHC stopped......
LAHORE: A Chinese delegation headed by Chengdu Mayor Tang Lianghzi called on Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and discussed matters related to the energy sector.Shahbaz said the Chinese president’s......
LAHORE: The public-private partnership project of LDA City has been challenged in the Lahore High Court for being unlawful.Judicial Activism Panel (JAP) Chairman Advocate Azhar Siddique assailed the......
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Saturday confirmed bail to a woman involved in hitting three men with her car in what she called self-defence during protests in......
LAHORE: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has expressed wonder at the inordinate delay by India in resuming foreign secretaries-level talks between the two countries and urged......
LAHORE: A provincial review board comprising judges of the Lahore High Court on Saturday extended detention of Usman Ishaq, son of a Malik Ishaq, a leader of a banned outfit, and his associate Haq......
LAHORE: A special committee of the Punjab Assembly has reportedly approved the new pay package for the house members and official sources informed Dawn on Saturday a summary is being sent to the......
LAHORE: The National Engineering Services Pakistan (Nespak) will upgrade and modernise 14 railway stations in two years with an estimated cost of Rs500 million.The land adjacent to railway stations......
VEHARI: A death row prisoner was executed here on Saturday at district jail.Convict Manzoor Vasli had in 2001 killed police constable Fida Husain on resistance during a robbery bid in Sahiwal. An......
LAHORE: Police on Saturday registered a case against attendants of a patient for allegedly torturing duty doctors and damaging property at Mayo Hospital.The police which reached the hospital on the......
LAHORE: The annual reunion of Old Ravians will be held at the Oval Ground of the Government College University on April 21.Eminent alumni, including ministers, politicians, bureaucrats, journalists......
LAHORE: The Punjab government is purchasing more mobile health units for Rs1 billion during the current year for providing treatment facilities to the people of remote districts at their......
GUJRANWALA: Police launched a search operation on Saturday around the Nandipur Power Project and beefed up security due to the expected visit of the Chinese president. A heavy contingent of police......
LAHORE: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will provide necessary medical gadgets worth Rs22.7 million to Government Mian Munshi Hospital.Afghan Refugees Commissioner Chaudhry......
LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party has asked the government to ensure procurement of surplus wheat from farmers and it should be without political considerations of the ruling party.“In the face of......
LAHORE: An international conference is being held in the city by Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and National Fortification Alliance (NFA) for staff and technicians of regional......
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed on Saturday to have arrested 318 proclaimed offenders this year.According to officials, as many as 318 proclaimed offenders and 270 fugitives......
MUZAFFARGARH: The Provincial Food Department will start issuing gunny bags to farmers in the district from April 20. District food officials said they had set a target of 131,000 metric tons.The......
MULTAN: Police registered a case on Saturday against a professor of Bahauddin Zakariya University and his six unidentified accomplices for his alleged involvement in an attack on a journalist.Dr......
BAHAWALPUR: The Samasatta police claimed on Saturday to have solved the murder mystery of a woman, whose body was found in a forest near the city about three months ago on Jan 6.Police have......
SAHIWAL: Known literary figure and play writer Asghar Nadeem Sayyed has said accepting cultural diversity, knowing difference between information and knowledge, respecting democratic rights of people......
SIALKOT: A man hanged to death his wife allegedly for not bearing any children despite five years of marriage in village Happu Garha-Motra, Daska tehsil, on Friday night.According to the first......
TOBA TEK SINGH: The Rajana police on Saturday registered a case under Section 212 of the Pakistan Penal Code against more than 50 people, including a journalist, for allegedly blocking traffic on......
KARACHI: The Liaquatabad flyover blocked with containers in the middle had the tight corners through which one could squeeze one’s way to the other side for a refreshing change of scenery. There were......
KARACHI: Tariq Mehboob, the chief of the Anjuman-i-Naujawanan-i-Islam and deputy secretary general of the Sunni Ittehad Council, died on Saturday just a couple of days after the Rangers informed an......
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday said it was not technically equipped to introduce and handle biometric system during the overly-hyped NA-246 by-election, citing......
KARACHI: Social scientists, political activists and academics contribute to the development of societal structures, and though mostly underappreciated, do it nonetheless. Hamza Alavi was all three,......
BADIN: Chief Justice Faisal Arab of the Sindh High Court has announced establishment of an additional court at Matli.He was speaking to lawyers and judicial officers at the inauguration ceremony of......
BADIN: Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Sindh government are absolutely neutral in the NA-246 Karachi by-election. He said he was fully......
SUKKUR: An elderly man was killed when two groups belonging to the Paraheen community attacked each other with crop cutters, clubs and other lethal objects over the ownership of a piece of land in......
HYDERABAD: Pakistan Sunni Tehreek (PST) chief Sarwat Ejaz Qadri, expressing his party’s full support for the ongoing operation in Karachi against terrorists and criminals, said that the apex......
KARACHI: These days there’s so much talk about revival of the Pakistan film industry. For some, it did not go anywhere. It is right here, somewhat ignored, in the form of colourful, gaudy posters and......
KARACHI: Around 556 from Hamdard University and 312 from Usman Institute of Technology adding to a total of 868 candidates were awarded degrees, certificates and decorated with gold medals at the......
KARACHI: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) submitted on Saturday a charge-sheet in court against a sub-registrar of Clifton Town in a case pertaining to alleged illegal lease of over 1,600......
KARACHI: Police claimed to have gunned down six suspected militants, including a close aide of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan chief Mullah Fazalullah in an encounter in the Saadi Town area on......
KARACHI: The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) has arrested 47 Indian fishermen for fishing in Pakistani waters, an official said on Saturday.“The Indian fishermen were arrested by the MSA during their......
KARACHI: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Sirajul Haq on Saturday criticised the government for not using biometric verification system in the NA-246 by-election and asked if it lacked resources to install the......
HYDERABAD: Sindh Assembly Member Khairunnisa Mughal has said that due to lack of awareness and some unknown causes, breast cancer cases are increasing in the country.It could be controlled by......
KARACHI: They don’t just clean cars, they take good care of them as well. The boys with buckets of water and dusters, who wash cars by the roadside are valets, too, if you trust them enough to leave......
KARACHI: You may argue that there’s nothing creative about the underpasses and the bridge being constructed near Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s shrine because it doesn’t take an extraordinary engineer to come......
Karachi has been lamentably a city under siege, one large no-go area, for quite some time. Based on your ethnicity, sect or political leaning, there are certain areas you cannot enter, or would enter......
RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday that he has reached an agreement with Israel in which essential tax revenues it collects for the Palestinians will be transferred......
CAIRO: A container ship ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal in dense mist on Saturday morning, the canal authority said, delaying traffic through a vital global trade route for several hours.A Maersk......
MANILA: The US Pacific Command has banned its troops in the Philippines from bars and nightclubs, a spokesman said on Saturday, with the trial under way of a US Marine accused of murdering a......
ADEN: At least 27 people were killed in Yemen’s Taez in clashes between loyalists and rebels and Saudi-led coalition air raids in a day that claimed 52 lives, medics said on Saturday.Residents said......
RIYADH: Fighting along Saudi Arabia’s border with Yemen has killed a soldier from the kingdom, the Saudi-led coalition spokesman said on Saturday.The soldier is the seventh to die since coalition......
ISTANBUL: An unidentified gunman fired shots at the headquarters of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party on Saturday, but there were no casualties in an attack the party and the government described as a......
BENGHAZI: At least 21 people were killed in fighting near Libya’s capital Tripoli on Friday, military sources said, as the country’s rival parliaments met in Morocco for UN-brokered peace talks aimed......
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani harshly criticised Saudi Arabia on Saturday, warning that the Saudi royal family in Riyadh will harvest the hatred it is sowing in Yemen through its airstrike......
MOSCOW: The marginalised Russian opposition parties of slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov and arch Putin foe Alexei Navalny have announced they will form an alliance for legislative polls in......
JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob Zuma cancelled a state visit to Indonesia on Saturday as officials scrambled to respond to deadly xenophobic violence, with scores of new arrests made in......
ROME: Pope Francis on Saturday urged the international community to act over a deadly surge in the numbers of migrants attempting to reach Italy via perilous sea crossings from north Africa.The......
TOKYO: Japan’s population has shrunk for the fourth year running, falling back to a level it was last at in 2000, with more than one in four people now aged 65 or older, the government said.The......
SYDNEY: Two men were arrested in Melbourne on Saturday for allegedly planning an IS-inspired attack at Anzac Day commemorations honouring soldiers who fought and died for Australia during the World......
LA ROCHELLE: A replica of the 18th century ship that took a French general on his voyage to become a hero of the American war of independence was to set sail again on Saturday, cheered off by......
KANJHAWALA: Farmer Tarachand Mathur was one of millions of Indians who voted Narendra Modi into power last year, but the government’s push to make it easier for big business to forcibly acquire......
WASHINGTON: Just as Congress is hitting something of a bipartisan stride on such issues as Medicare, Iran and trade, President Barack Obama and his White House team have decided to go after their......
After 20 years on the catwalk, Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen said this week she’s hanging up her Louboutins. She took her final stroll on the planks during the Sao Paulo Fashion Week, flashing......
MANILA: Thousands of American and Filipino soldiers on Monday will kick off expanded war games, showcasing a deepening defence alliance as alarm bells ring over China.The 10-day exercises in the......
BARCELONA: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi hit his 400th career goal for the La Liga leaders deep into stoppage time to seal a 2-0 win over a Valencia side that will rue their missed chances on......
LONDON: Britain’s Adam Peaty set a new men’s 100 metres breaststroke world record with a time of 57.92 seconds at the London Aquatic Centre on Friday.The 20-year-old’s winning time at the British......
MESA (Arizona): Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps suffered his first setback in his return to the pool after he failed to qualify for the 400 metres freestyle final here on Friday.Phelps,......
STELLENBOSCH (South Africa): With a new coach, a new hairstyle and a new, trimmer physique, Caster Semenya reclaimed the South African 800-metre title on Saturday and said she’s injury-free and......
BOSTON: Meb Keflezighi, who became the first American man to win the Boston Marathon in three decades last year, will defend his title against a field of former champions and fast newcomers in......
BERLIN: Injury-ravaged Bayern Munich beat Hoffenheim 2-0 on Saturday, shrugging off a string of absences and their midweek Champions League defeat at Porto to close in on the Bundesliga......
KARACHI: Defending champions National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) breezed past low-profile Balochistan 9-0 to emerge pool “A” champions as one-sided matches continued in the 34th National Junior Hockey......
KARACHI: Omar Associates and Lahore Lions booked a date for the final of the 5th National Veterans Cup T20 Cricket Tournament by outplaying their respective rivals in the semi-finals played in Lahore......
KARACHI: Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) recorded their second straight win in the NBP Challenge Cup when they edged Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) 1-0 to advance to the quarter-finals where......
KARACHI: Lyari Brothers FC and Frontier City won their matches in All Karachi Muslim Khatri Association Golden Jubilee Football Tournament here on Friday at the Noorani Eid Gah Ground.In the first......
LAHORE: An Indian contingent comprising 200 members will feature in the forthcoming Punjab International Sports Festival (PISF) scheduled to be held in May under the auspices of Sports Board Punjab......
LAHORE: A six-goal show by in-form Shah Shamyl Alam steered Rijas to the Bronze Cup Polo final as they defeated Hala Bhai Chaury 7-5 here on Saturday.Shamyl fired back-to-back goals in the first......
FAISALABAD: Post Graduate College beat Punjab College of Commerce in Faisalabad by 20 runs on Saturday in a match played on the fourth day of the Red Bull Campus Cricket.Post Graduate College won......
KARACHI: A five-race card has been drawn for the Gymkhana race meeting which is set to take place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.Altogether, there are 35 acceptors in the days races barring last......
LAHORE: Pakistan took an unbeatable 2-0 lead against Kyrgyzstan in their Fed Cup tie held in Hyderabad Deccan, India.According to the report received here on Saturday, first Ushna Suhail defeated her......
KARACHI: The two-day Karachi Boxing Championship springs into action at the Ustad Ali Mohammad Qambrani boxing stadium, Kakri Ground, Lyari, on Wednesday, says an announcement.Being organised......
DHAKA: After ending their 16-year long Pakistan hoodoo, all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is confident Bangladesh will seal a historic series by beating their senior sub-continent rivals in the second of......
LONDON: Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam damaged Southampton’s challenge for a European place as his late strike secured a 2-1 win at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday.Ronald Koeman’s side had hoped to......
KARACHI: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Faisal Saleh Hayat says the Punjab Football Association (PFA) elections were held on Friday which saw Sardar Naveed Haider Khan elected its......
NORTH SOUND: James Anderson became England’s leading wicket-taker in Test history but celebration of the historic milestone could not be complemented by a team triumph as the West Indies hung on for......
MONTE CARLO: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic overcame a strong challenge from Rafael Nadal to reach the Monte Carlo Masters final with a 6-3, 6-3 win on Saturday.Djokovic, who extended his current winning......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) collection rose 12.2 per cent to Rs1,766.819 billion during first nine months (July-March) of this fiscal year compared to Rs1,574.698bn in the......
KARACHI: Falling world steel prices, a weaker Japanese currency and low transportation cost on account of drop in diesel prices certainly make a case for cut in car prices. Local assemblers, however,......
KARACHI: The small and medium enterprises (SMEs) appeared major bank defaulters as the sector’s infection ratio at the end of December 2014 was 30.5 per cent, reported the State Bank in a recent......
KARACHI: Pakistan has so far produced 14.863m cotton bales this season, a rise of 11 per cent (1.473m more bales) compared to 13.39m bales a year earlier, the ginners’ association said in its......
KARACHI: The size of the mutual funds industry stood at Rs482 billion on March 31, 2015, down by Rs15bn, or 3 per cent, from Rs497bn the earlier month.The amount was spread over three categories:......
WASHINGTON: Pakistan has urged the investment wing of the US government to increase private investment in the country, particularly in the energy sector.Federal Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar......
RIYADH: Washington’s reliance on imported energy supplies would continue to go down, underlines the just released Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO), the shorter edition of the US Energy Information......
LONDON: Star commodity performer oil surged in value this week on hopes that easing US shale output could help curb the stubborn global supply glut, analysts said.“Oil prices rose sharply in the past......
KARACHI: The Board of Revenue, Sindh, has reported 48 per cent shortfall in revenue from property registration, and 41pc shortfall in collection from stamp duty and capital value tax (CVT) charged on......
HONG KONG: India’s tax shockers are coming thick and fast. The government wants 400 billion rupees ($6.4 billion) in what it says are unpaid taxes from foreign funds. Top lawyers expect overseas......
KARACHI: Steady conditions prevailed on the cotton market on Saturday where prices remained on higher side owing to shortage of quality lint and strong demand from spinners.However, ginners holding......
WASHINGTON: European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said Saturday that Greece needs to do much more, and urgently so, on an acceptable plan to gain further EU financing.With the clock ticking on......
KARACHI: An eight -member German parliamentarian delegation during a visit to Karachi Port Trust (KPT) on Saturday showed interest in development projects.Accompanied by German Ambassador to Pakistan......
ISLAMABAD: The exact magnitude of dependence that many developing countries have on commodities export is not well understood, but the latest edition of UNCTAD’s ‘State of commodity dependence 2014’......
WASHINGTON: China does not want to bend the rules in its favour to include the yuan in the IMF’s basket of major reserve currencies, the No. 2 official at the IMF said.Beijing tightly controls the......
BERLIN: Thousands of people marched in Berlin, Munich and other German cities on Saturday in protest against a planned free trade deal between Europe and the United States that they fear will erode......
ZURICH: Switzerland attracted the fewest companies in at least a decade last year after voters passed measures that aim to limit immigration and the country starts revising corporate tax breaks.The......
SHANGHAI: China’s e-commerce giant, Alibaba Group, has been fined 800,000 yuan ($129,000) by the price bureau in eastern Zhejiang province for violations by third-party sellers during promotions on......
MOSCOW: Russia denied on Saturday a German media report suggesting that it could sign a gas pipeline deal with Greece as early as Tuesday which could bring up to five billion euros into Athens’......
FRANKFURT: Britain’s financial regulator has harshly criticised Deutsche Bank’s top management for failing to cooperate in its probe of the rigging of benchmark interest rate Libor, German magazine......
GWADAR: Shay Dad Karim, a spiritual leader with devotees in Makran and Iranian Balochistan, died along with a friend in a traffic accident on Saturday.Levies officials said Mr Karim was going to......
ISLAMABAD: With the judicial commission’s next hearing looming, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is counting on the fact that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will buckle under pressure......
PESHAWAR: In sharp contrast to their past practice of owning up to terrorist attacks in Pakistan, two local militant groups now operating from their sanctuaries in Afghanistan have denounced a......
KARACHI: Mr Masood Hamid, Director Marketing, Pakistan Herald Publications Private Limited (PHPL), who was found shot dead on Friday night, will be laid to rest on Sunday, the Dawn Media Group said......
QUETTA: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court (BHC) expressed its dismay on Saturday over the discontinuation of construction work on Mangi Dam and asked the chief minister and chief......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ombudsman’s Secretariat has taken notice of the refusal by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to provide record pertaining to ballot papers printed for 2013 general......
QUETTA: Inspector General of Balochistan Police Mohammad Amlish Khan suspended on Saturday two senior police officers and ordered an inquiry against them for allegedly keeping two people in illegal......
QUETTA: The Inspector General Frontier Corps, Maj Gen Sher Afgun, has asked area commanders of law-enforcement agencies to keep a vigilant eye on law and order and remain in close contact with people......
Cathy is flushed with happiness. She has just driven her brand-new rickshaw from her house to work. “It’s the first time I drove without an instructor,” she says in excitement.“I can’t describe the......
QUETTA: Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch assured the Balochistan Assembly on Saturday that report of a medical committee tasked with determining the cause of deaths of five children belonging to......
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has called the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and Jamaat-i-Islami ‘branches of the Taliban and Al Qaeda’ and predicted a massive defeat for his......
ISLAMABAD: Afghan military chief Gen Sher Mohammad Karimi called on Saturday for “sincere” counter-terrorism cooperation between his country and Pakistan and cautioned against missing the “historic......
PESHAWAR: An anti-terrorism court accepted on Saturday two applications filed by Maulana Sufi Mohammad, chief of the banned Tehreek Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Muhammadi (TNSM), and ordered transfer of two......
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan said on Saturday the result of by-election for NA-246 constituency would determine the future of Karachi.Addressing a press conference at the......
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Saturday expressed confidence that his party will win the April 23 by-election in the city's NA-246 constituency with a big......
