PESHAWAR: Six suspected militants were reportedly killed while two others sustained injuries in a United States drone strike in Shawal Tehsil of North Waziristan on Monday, DawnNews reported.Two......
QUETTA: A scheduled anti-polio campaign could not be launched in Quetta on Monday after vaccination volunteers refused to perform their duties saying their payments had been delayed.Anti-polio......
BAGHDAD: A column of 3,000 Shia militia fighters arrived at a military base near Ramadi on Monday as Baghdad moved to retake the western Iraqi city that has fallen to Islamic State militants in the......
ISLAMABAD: The Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, Syed Khursheed Shah, said opposition parties have failed to apprehend the government’s stance on the proposed routes of the......
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Monday said the Pakistan Army was the “most accomplished” force the world now recognised after having “cleansed large remote areas of......
A detailed NYT report titled, "Fake Diplomas, Real Cash: Pakistani Company Axact Reaps Millions" written by New York Times Pakistan Bureau Chief Declan Walsh has outlined how local IT company Axact......
Sir, I have a Ph.D in Urdu. I currently run an education academy; I want to be MNA. What should I do?Sitting across from me in my office, Irshad, who looked like he was in his early 40s, wore......
For a kid, it is nothing less than extraordinary to be seeing his heroes in action, right in front of his eyes. He mimics them; he does whatever it takes to be like them.Pakistan’s star all-rounder......
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi never misses the opportunity to get in a good selfie. His most recent photo with the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is being described as being the world’s most......
LAHORE: Zimbabwe cricket team became the first full-member ICC team to tour Pakistan in six years when its squad landed at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport after midnight Tuesday morning......
"Every Pakistani actor wants to work in India," said veteran actor Javed Sheikh to The Hindu in a recent interview.Sheikh is in India for the shoot of Imtiaz Ali's Tamasha — in which he plays father......
KANDAHAR: A Taliban attack on a district headquarter in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province has killed at least seven people, says an Afghan official.Chief Administrative Official Abdul Kareem......
ISLAMABAD: Nine months and Rs450 million later, Islamabad's Benazir Bhutto International Airport has got its much-awaited facelift which includes what officials say is a "blast-proof wall", revamped......
SYDNEY: Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers said Monday he plans to retire from Tests after this year's Ashes series in England.At the age of 37, the left-hander said he was on track to finish his......
ROME: For the past 10 years Rafael Nadal has been virtually unbeatable at Roland Garros, but that could all change at this year's French Open as the Spaniard's woes continue on clay.Nadal, stunned in......
MADRID: A year that equals the best in Barcelona's history, with La Liga in the bag and Champions League and Copa del Rey finals to come, couldn't have started more inauspiciously.The Catalans opened......
RIYADH: A Saudi-led coalition resumed airstrikes in Yemen on Monday after a five-day humanitarian ceasefire because the Houthi militia and its allies violated the truce, Yemen's Foreign Minister......
MUMBAI: Hospital authorities say a Mumbai nurse who was in a coma for 42 years after a sexual assault while working in a hospital has died.Aruna Shanbaug suffered brain damage and was in a vegetative......
LAHORE: With top nations refusing to visit through fears of militant attacks, it's been a long time in the wilderness for the cricket-mad country and its players, fans and administrators.The last......
It's official, folks! Ali Zafar is adding another feather to his cap: the actor is finally taking the producer's seat for an upcoming film.Titled Deosai, the film will be an action drama set in the......
KARACHI: Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan while speaking to media representatives in Karachi on Monday, said that the investigation pertaining to the Safoora incident is under way......
Could you choose between 'Dil Dil Pakistan' and 'Jazba-e-Junoon'?Should you have to?It may have never occurred to fans of Pakistani pop and rock music to play favourites with the two definitive......
SEOUL: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Seoul on Monday for a two-day visit heavily focused on economic ties with Asia's fourth-largest economy and beefing up investment from South......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned the US drone strike in North Waziristan on May 16, and has called for cessation of such strikes."Such strikes are a clear violation of Pakistan’s......
THE current business-friendly PML-N government seems to have embraced the illusionary notion that constructing motorways, flyovers, and underpasses is the only way to impress people instead of......
I WOULD like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned to the pollution created in our colony by textile mills. Sohar Colony is a residential area and the residents are at a loss to......
THE recent death of the highly-revered leader of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, has sparked a vigorous debate in that country over how best to honour its founding prime minister who famously disdained......
THIS refers to the news item ‘Sindh Assembly wants CHK renamed after Dr Adibul Hasan Rizvi’ (April 29). The Sindh Assembly deserves to be congratulated for having taken such a giant leap to establish......
THE University of Malakand advertised the post of an office assistant with the last date as Jan 30. Owing to some unknown reason applicants have not been called for test/interview despite lapse of......
INSTANT gas heaters installed in bathrooms are like instant killers. These heaters can kill the person in two ways. In a small bathroom with closed doors and windows, it can consume all the oxygen......
I HAVE recently read that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has introduced its own syllabus. Then I read that ‘constitutional development’ has been added to the Punjab syllabus.I am also told that......
YOUR editorial ‘Abbottabad raid: a new angle’(May 12) is based on the story spread by Seymour Hersh whose track record about leaking stories has not been very authentic.The operation was conducted on......
THE Naltar helicopter crash, in which two foreign envoys and two ambassadors’ wives going for the opening ceremony of an event died, was one of the gloomiest days in our history.Altogether seven......
SWABI: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan on Sunday paid tributes to ANP leader, Haji Rehmanullah, during a visit to the latter’s residence at Karnal Sher Kallay here.Speaking on the......
MINGORA/KOHAT: While traders have criticised the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in the Swat district, other people have appreciated the move, saying the action should have been taken long ago as......
MARDAN: Awami National Party provincial president Ameer Haider Hoti on Sunday criticised the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for delaying completion of the ongoing development projects launched by his......
NOWSHERA: Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said that various matters between the federal and provincial governments have been finalised and the recommendations will be presented to the Council of......
PESHAWAR: The dismal condition of the mausoleum of Khushal Khan Khattak, referred to as the man of pen and sword, shows how lovingly his progeny takes care of his last abode.Depressing condition of......
CHITRAL: Chilim Jusht spring festival of Kalash people concluded on Saturday after five days of festivities, attracting large number of tourists, including foreigners.Charsu (the central dancing......
PESHAWAR: A three-day anti-polio drive under the ‘Sehat Ka Ittehad’ programme is starting in 11 designated districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from today (Monday). The selected districts are Bannu,......
PESHAWAR: Many people affiliated with other political parties have managed to get the tickets of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf for the upcoming local government elections at the cost of diehard workers,......
PESHAWAR: The law-enforcement agencies in collaboration with the Rescue Service 1122 conducted a mock operation at Haji Camp bus stand here on Sunday to prepare for facing any untoward incident in......
PESHAWAR: About 58 Afghan prayer leaders have been removed from different mosques and cases registered against them for staying illegally in the province during last five months. Also, 33 people......
PESHAWAR: Dwellers of Landi Sarak, Charsadda Road here on Sunday held a demonstration against the Municipal Corporation Peshawar (MCP) for setting up a slaughterhouse inside the populated area and......
PESHAWAR: The provincial government is set to implement the new system for improvement of health services delivery at the four teaching hospitals within a month in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to give......
MANSEHRA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan and Jamaat-i-Islami chief Sirajul Haq are due to address public meetings here this week, as electioneering for the......
UPPER DIR: District Police Officer Syed Israrudin Bacha has said that over 3,500 personnel of police, Dir Levies, security forces and local volunteers will be deployed to 289 polling stations in......
LANDI KOTAL: Khyber Siyasi Ettehad, a conglomerate of various political and religious parties in the tribal areas, has rejected the proposed recommendations of Fata Reforms Commission and threatened......
RAWALPINDI: In the sizzling hot and humid weather, one needs to drink a lot of fluids to stay hydrated. But there is little point in drinking endless litres of water when there are so many other,......
ISLAMABAD: The committee formed to determine the role of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the provincial HECs in the light of the 18th amendment will hold its first meeting on......
TAXILA: As confusion prevails over dates of their religious festivals following amendment to the Sikh calender, Pakistani Sikhs are observing the ‘martyrdom day’ of their fifth Guru, Guru Arjan Dev......
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi chapter of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) on Sunday staged a protest demonstration against the provincial government for not arresting those involved in the Model Town......
ISLAMABAD: The images and installations on display at an exhibition took visitors back to December 16 last year and into the classrooms of Army Public School in Peshawar where schoolchildren were......
ISLAMABAD: Though the local government elections are considered the foundation of democracy and a means to empower citizens at the grassroots level, around 15,000 employees of the Capital Development......
ISLAMABAD: Lack of communication and health facilities in the far-flung areas is causing delayed delivery of the child and therefore resulting in complications.Although there are no precise figures,......
ISLAMABAD: Saturday night at Kuch Khaas had a different feel for the audience who got to hear a unique sound of music - fusion between Sufi folk and jazz.Powerful vocals of folk singer Qurban Niazi......
ISLAMABAD: A private citizen has succeeded in moving the Supreme Court to take up his petition for start of work on the Daducha Dam project which has been hanging fire for almost 13 years.Justice......
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Pervaiz Rasheed on Sunday said he would clarify, at a proper forum, why a campaign had been launched against him.The minister was talking to mediapersons......
ISLAMABAD: As many as 17 people were injured when the bus they were travelling in overturned on Murree Road on Sunday.A police official, requesting not to be identified, said the bus driven by......
ISLAMABAD: Following the completion of “renovation and modernisation” work, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to review the new and improved Benazir Bhutto International Airport on Monday, a......
CHAKWAL: It is an awkward time for 25-year-old Shahbaz Qadeer and 13-year-old Waleed Ahmed, who a few weeks ago were Shabnam Qadeer and Walizah Qadeer.Both siblings, residents of Talagang city, were......
MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi has rejected a PML-N claim that Jamaat-i-Islami will support the ruling party candidate in PP-196 by-poll.Talking to the media here......
SIALKOT: The plight of the teachers and the taught at the rural area schools exposes the official claims about education reforms and facilities.Gulshan Salomi is one such teacher who had recently......
MULTAN: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has started recording statements of syndicate members of the Bahauddin Zakariya University over the alleged illegalities and the violation of rules......
LAHORE: Around 8,896 acres of Forests Department and 6,916 acres of state land have been retrieved from mafia in Rajanpur, says Punjab government.The operation was launched on Feb 4 on the......
BAHAWALPUR: Clothes, cosmetics and other articles worth over Rs20m were reduced to ashes when 21 shops of the Peshawar Bara Centre near Shehzadi Chowk were completely gutted at night.The fire was......
GUJRAT: The PML-Q senior leadership on Sunday held a meeting in connection with by-election in NA-108 (Mandi Bahauddin) and discussed strategy for party candidate Hamza Nasir Iqbal.Party chief......
LAHORE: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch says his government is heading for reconciliation through dialogue with different groups in the province to develop a peaceful......
LAHORE Governor Rafique Rajwana says the PML-N and lawyers share a common vision when it comes to the protection of the Constitution, freedom of courts and uplift of democracy.He was talking to a......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to ensure third-party audit policy for development projects.He was on Sunday presiding over a high-level meeting which......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has decided to support the PML-Q candidate, Nasir Cheema, in the re-poll in PP-97 Gujranwala.The election commission had found rigging and irregularities at......
LAHORE: Fabulous dance performances at ‘Dance Manao Day’ organised by the Institute of Performing Arts (IPA) in collaboration with the Lahore Arts Council (LAC) enthralled the audience on Sunday.It......
GUJRAT: Villagers celebrated construction of the first carpeted road in the most remote rural area near Dinga in the district, as the 7km Chiman-to-Dhakaranwali road along the water channel was......
TOBA TEK SINGH: Police on Sunday arrested three men for allegedly gang-raping a divorcee at Chak 244-GB Kalan in Gojra tehsil.According to Gojra Saddar police, ‘Ta’ went to fields to bring fodder for......
LAHORE: Scores of Dev Samaj residents on Sunday staged a demonstration to protest suspension of electricity supply to the area for the last 48 hours.Chanting slogans against the Lahore Electric......
LAHORE: Police claimed to have busted two gangs of robbers on Sunday and seized arms, ammunition and recovered looted items from their possession in separate areas of the city.According to a news......
LAHORE: Rangers killed an alleged smuggler and seized 48 bottles of Indian liquor from him along the Wagah Border early on Sunday.A spokesman for Rangers claimed in a news release that personnel at a......
LAHORE: Initial findings conducted by the City District Government of Lahore into the Shadbagh fire has proved that the fire brigade, which reached the spot to extinguish flames, was a push-start......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has asked the interior ministry to stop the jails in Punjab and Sindh from increasing the frequency of jammers that results in ‘congestion’ in......
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said the devolution of powers without accountability will do more harm than good.“Only powers devolved in a transparent manner with an accountability......
LAHORE: Renowned Urdu and Punjabi poet Aizaz Ahmad Azar passed away late on Saturday and was laid to rest in Allama Iqbal Town’s Karim Block graveyard on Sunday.Azar, 72, complained of chest pain......
LAHORE: The recognition status of the Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute and Medical College, Lahore, is at stake, along with its students academic career as the authorities have stopped......
SUKKUR: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that banned organisations, including the Tehreek-i-Taliban and the Balochistan Liberation Army, are fighting along with dacoits in the katcha......
KARACHI: Five policemen belonging to Bahadurabad police station were arrested on Sunday and suspended after they were accused of killing two youths — Ali Shabbir, 22, and Danish Raheem, 20 — who were......
KARACHI: Civil society activists working for nature conservation and animal welfare have called upon all provincial governments to ensure enforcement of a forgotten law of 1890 — the Prevention of......
KARACHI: It is an extremely healthy sign that multiple groups have decided to ‘reclaim’ Karachi’s cultural and physical space to bring back its lost glory. What prompted such an attempt is the......
Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor (1910-1980) was an Urdu satirist known for his sharp wit, ironical style and derisive parodies.Two giants of Urdu literature left lasting impressions on Kapoor’s mind and his art:......
KARACHI: University teachers failed to initiate any protest on Saturday, either at the national level or across the province, at the expiry of their 15-day ultimatum that they had given to the......
KARACHI: Police investigators on Sunday claimed to have made a breakthrough in the Safoora Goth bus carnage case.“Four suspects have been detained on charges of their involvement in the killings of......
KARACHI: Sindh Information and Local Government Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has stated that the service comprising 1000 free water tankers will start on Monday in the city for the areas facing acute......
Karachi: A large number of people from different walks of life participated in a marathon held at Seaview on Sunday to create awareness of environmental issues impacting health.Titled Eco-Marathon,......
HYDERABAD: Expressing concern over increasing trend among youths, including girls, of smoking sheesha, eminent health experts have strongly urged people to modify their lifestyle to lessen chances of......
KHAIRPUR: Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the education and health sectors have been given full attention by his government, which has increased budgetary allocations to both of them......
HYDERABAD: Federal Minister for Industries Ghulam Murtaza Jatoi has said that the Centre is not unmindful of the law and order in Karachi and is paying due attention to improve it.Speaking to......
SUKKUR: The United Doctors Forum (UDF) won the Pakistan Medical Association, Sukkur, election with a big margin defeating the rival Democratic Doctors Alliance (DDA) on Saturday.It was the first ever......
KARACHI: Former home minister Dr Zulfikar Mirza, who is already facing multiple cases, was booked on Sunday in another terror case by Darakhshan police, officials said.Dr Mirza appeared in the police......
I was twelve years old when I sailed to Genoa from Karachi with my mother and my two younger brothers to join my father who was then working for Unesco in Paris. Our Italian passenger ship, the Asia,......
SKOPJE: Macedonia’s opposition vowed to continue street protests after 20,000 people marched through the capital Skopje on Sunday demanding that the country’s embattled Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski......
WASHINGTON: The United States said on Sunday that it was “deeply concerned” over an Egyptian court’s decision to sentence deposed President Mohamed Morsi to death.The court sentenced on Saturday Mr......
BAGHDAD: The self-styled Islamic State group seized control of the city of Ramadi on Sunday, sending Iraqi forces racing out of the city in a major loss despite the support of US-led air strikes......
MOSCOW: Russia will not sign the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that requires governments to ensure their exports will not fuel conflicts, a senior foreign ministry official said on Sunday.“We......
JERUSALEM: Israeli nationalists and police clashed with Palestinians in occupied east Jerusalem on Sunday as crowds of Jewish hardliners marched across the city to mark the 48th anniversary of its......
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s prime minister on Sunday appealed for $2 billion to rebuild his country, shattered by two massive earthquakes in three weeks that have killed thousands and devastated the......
RIYADH: Hundreds of Yemeni politicians and tribal leaders began talks on Sunday in Saudi Arabia on the future of their war-torn country as a five-day humanitarian ceasefire was set to expire, though......
Lebanon as a rail powerhouse for the rebuilding of post-war Syria, high-speed double-track trains running in tunnels through the Lebanese mountains above Beirut, sidings for the building-blocks of......
TOKYO: Thousands of people rallied in Okinawa in southern Japan on Sunday in protest against a controversial US airbase on the island, as a two-decade-old bitter row over the relocation of the site......
ULAN BATOR: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks on Sunday with his counterpart during a visit to Mongolia, with the two nations upgrading relations as Delhi tries to strengthen its......
BEIJING: China’s relationship with the US is “stable” despite tensions in the South China Sea, President Xi Jinping told top American diplomat John Kerry on Sunday, adding that the Pacific Ocean is ......
TOKYO: At least four people were killed in a fire early on Sunday at two adjacent hostels in Kawasaki, southwest of Tokyo, while 19 others were injured and sent to hospital, firefighters......
BUJUMBURA: Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Sunday made his first public appearance in the capital Bujumbura since an attempted coup last week failed to oust him, warning of a threat posed by......
MOSCOW: A Russian tycoon accused of embezzling tens of millions of dollars in a real estate scam was taken into custody in Moscow on Sunday after being deported from Cambodia, officials said.Sergei......
ISTANBUL: Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday hosted the biggest rally yet of Turkey’s legislative election campaign, as the ruling party battles to maintain its total dominance of politics.Tens......
KABUL: Taliban militants are expanding their reach into new areas of Afghanistan, straining security forces who are locked in some of the bloodiest battles of the 13-year-old insurgency, provincial......
ROME: Pope Francis’ hard-hitting criticisms of globalisation and inequality long ago set him out as a leader unafraid of mixing theology and politics. He is now flexing the Vatican’s diplomatic......
KARACHI: Peshawar and Bahawalpur became the first set of teams to qualify for the semi-finals of the PCB-Pepsi Cricket Stars Under-16 Tournament in Islamabad on Sunday.Bad weather on the second and......
KARACHI: In an extraordinary twist of events, Sialkot Stallions completed a resounding 65-run thrashing of Karachi Dolphins to storm into the final of the Cool & Cool presents Haier Super 8 T20 Cup......
KARACHI: Zone-V beat Zone-VII by five wickets to top Group ‘A’, while qualifying for the semi-finals of the KE Under-19 Colour Kit Cricket Championship as four more matches were decided here the......
LAHORE: Having prevailed in a controversy-marred election, the Punjab Football Association (PFA) held its first general council meeting presided by its newly-elected chief Sardar Naveed Haider Khan......
KARACHI: Slow left-armer Sadia Yousuf returned astonishing bowling analysis of six wickets for just four runs as Omar Associates outgunned Hyderabad by 10 wickets to move into the Super League round......
KARACHI: All-rounder Shiraz Asif and medium pacer Taimur Mustafa will lead ‘A’ Division and ‘B’ Division teams of the Zone-III, respectively in the Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) U-15......
KARACHI: Long discarded Pakistan opener Shahzaib Hasan rediscovered his old touch with a crucial half-century as Karachi Dolphins signalled Faisalabad Wolves’ exit from the Cool & Cool presents Haier......
LAHORE: Four-year-old bay filly Light The Night virtually lit the Racecourse while powering to victory in the feature event in a record fastest time during the Lahore Summer Meeting here on......
LAHORE: Pakistan appointed a local umpire who survived a 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team for their home series against Zimbabwe after cricket’s governing body refused to send......
SYDNEY: Australia wicket-keeper Brad Haddin has decided to make March’s World Cup final his last One-Day International and announced his retirement from the format on Sunday.The 37-year-old, who will......
LONDON: Andrew Strauss said on Sunday that ‘inflammatory comments’ made by Kevin Pietersen in his controversial autobiography helped explain the star batsman’s ongoing exile from the England......
MADRID: Treble-chasing Barcelona secured their 23rd La Liga title with a game to spare when Lionel Messi struck to secure a 1-0 win at dethroned champions Atletico Madrid on Sunday.Exactly a year to......
HULL (England): Jahangir Khan often described as the greatest squash player of all time, has outlined a new plan which he hopes will spark a revival of the sport in Pakistan.It involves transforming......
SHANGHAI: Olympic 400m champion Kirani James stormed to victory and defending world champion David Oliver won the 110m hurdles at the Shanghai Diamond League meet on Sunday, but Jamaican Shelly-Ann......
DONGGUAN (China): China won their sixth consecutive Sudirman Cup on Sunday, defeating Japan, which had reached the badminton tournament’s finals for the first time.The hosts swept Japan 3-0 in a......
ROME: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic bolstered his clay-court credentials a week ahead of Roland Garros with a convincing 6-4, 6-3 win over old rival Roger Federer on Sunday to capture his fourth Italian......
MILAN: Inter Milan are in danger of missing out on a place in Europe next season after goalkeeper Samir Handanovic gifted champions and Champions League finalists Juventus a 2-1 victory in Serie A on......
LONDON: Manchester City assured themselves of direct entry into next season’s Champions League group stage on Sunday as Arsenal stayed on course for a top-three finish as well.City won 4-2 away to......
LE MANS: Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo celebrated his second successive MotoGP win after beating team mate and championship leader Valentino Rossi in a Yamaha one-two at Sunday’s French Grand Prix.Italian......
PARIS: Paris St Germain clinched a third successive Ligue 1 title, with a game to spare, and stayed on course for an unprecedented domestic treble with a 2-1 win at Montpellier on Saturday.The......
Restoring peace seems to be the motive of both provincial and the federal governments in Sindh in general and its metropolis of over 20 million in particular but sports which can play an effective......
BENJAMIN Franklin said the only things that were certain in life were death and taxes. Obviously he had never been to India. As any foreign investor knows, the one thing you can say about India’s tax......
It is difficult for the cash-strapped government, burdened with high debts and a not-so-easily manageable fiscal deficit, to present a ‘please-all budget’ for fiscal year 2015-16.However, with the......
Is Pakistan’s textile and clothing industry headed for a perfect storm? Factory owners across the textile supply chain say it has already hit one.The high cost of doing business, energy shortages,......
THE Federal Board of Revenue is working on a raft of tariff liberalisation proposals for the 2015-16 budget under an ongoing phased programme of tariff reforms. These primarily include reducing the......
While Pakistan State Oil, Shell Pakistan and Attock Petroleum have been the major oil marketing companies, Hascol Petroleum is now elbowing its way into the sector.The company was incorporated in......
In his budget speech last year, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had set the GDP growth rate target at 5.1pc, inflation at 8pc and the tax-to-GDP ratio at 11.5pc for this fiscal.As the fiscal year comes to......
The Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company — a joint venture with the provincial government — also counts amongst its shareholders corporate houses and banks — Thal Ltd (House of Habib), Hub Power Company......
Mango exporters are set to start foreign sales with hope of earnings this season exceeding that of last year. While the importing countries are in no mood to compromise on quality, well-established......
As the budget time approaches, with the government mulling clamping import duty on certain dairy items, the Pakistan Dairy Association has started making noises.The industry’s fears emerge from a......
The Pakistan Dairy Association fears that the sector may be removed from the zero-rating tax regime in fiscal year 2015-16.But this threat looms over the dairy sector every year on the budget eve and......
The prices of agricultural commodities are known to vary widely on a periodic basis owing to the biological and seasonal nature of farm produce.A small increase in production and a marketable surplus......
ISLAMABAD: Nearly two weeks before the announcement of federal budget, the government has called an emergency session of the National Assembly on Monday and extended the Senate session for another......
SIALKOT: Minister for Defence and Water and Power Khawaja Mohammad Asif said on Sunday that the government wanted durable peace with all its neighbours, including India, despite the fact that the......
ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Sirajul Haq on Sunday said that a ‘truth commission’ should be established to determine who was behind the violence in Karachi, because none of the investigations......
ISLAMABAD: Serious legal and financial complications continue to confront marketing, sales and billing of imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), although the commodity hit the market about 50 days......
KHUZDAR: Deputy Chairman Senate Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri said on Sunday that seminaries were providing free education to about five million male and female students across the country. He said......
DERA MURAD JAMALI: The de-silting of Pat Feeder Canal would be completed in the first week of next month.Briefing senators, MNAs, provincial ministers, MPAs and growers belonging to the Nasirabad......
QUETTA: Former speaker of the Balochistan Assembly Aslam Bhootani has criticised closure of small power plants in the province.Talking to newsmen here on Sunday, he claimed that people in several......
QUETTA: A Levies man was gunned down in Gahi Khan Chowk area on the outskirts of Quetta on Sunday, police said.Unidentified attackers on a motorcycle opened fire at the security man, leaving him......
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for National Health Services Saira Afzal Tarar has called for ensuring equality in the health sector so that poor and deprived sections of society could have access to......
ISLAMABAD: Five of the top 10 countries affected most by climate change-induced disasters during 1994-2013 are located in the Asia-Pacific region, says the Global Climate Risk Index 2015.Minister for......
LAHORE: Tragedy struck a family when a massive fire killed six siblings in Shadbagh area late on Saturday night.The fire was reportedly caused by a short circuit in an air-conditioner. The parents......
LAHORE: Some 200 religious scholars have issued a decree against suicide attacks and termed them unlawful under Islamic law.The decree issued at a conference of ulema here on Sunday said the......
LAHORE: In a clear indication that Balochistan’s reservations regarding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) have not been addressed despite the federal government’s recent briefing on the......
PESHAWAR: At least seven people lost their lives and several others were injured when a downpour and hailstorm hit parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas on......
Imagine a system that can give you a view of every transaction in the economy, however small. A system that can bring vast amounts of the money that currently circulates in our economy as......
TEXAS: Police in Waco, Texas, said, on Sunday that gunfire at a sports bar left a number of people dead and others injured while local media reported that nine people had been killed in a fight......
THE Karachi corps commander’s unprecedented public comments on much that ails the megacity has underlined a basic question: where is the government?Not the governments over the decades that have......
THE latest assessment of the state of the economy provided by the State Bank paints a mixed picture of how things are faring.There has been some improvement in the larger macroeconomic picture......
Responsible societies learn from experience, hence it would be wise to take seriously the potential threats that Naegleria fowleri — also referred to as ‘brain-eating amoeba’ — poses to the people of......
THE Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) quietly changed its rules for by-elections in three national and provincial assembly constituencies on May 7, 2015 by amending its earlier notifications and......
A RECENT visit to friendly, beautiful Turkey revives awareness of how close are the bonds with Pakistan. Alas, one also realises there is one subject in which the two fraternal nations should not ......
SOMETIMES there are moments where it seems as if the barrier between reality and fantasy has crumbled, and something that should be in the province of fiction has become fact right before one’s......
