PESHAWAR: Six people were killed while 47 injured in clashes throughout on Saturday as the local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa witnessed mismanagement, poor security measures and......
LAHORE: Zimbabwe said on Saturday it will continue its cricket tour of Pakistan despite an apparent suicide bombing leaving two people dead outside the stadium during a match between the two......
ISLAMABAD: During a visit to the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) headquarters in the federal capital on Saturday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed serious concern over recent statements made......
HYDERABAD: India's brutal weeks-long heatwave has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as the government launched a mass education campaign to help people cope with scorching......
QUETTA: During an emergency joint conference here on Saturday, Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch said that an All Parties Conference (APC) will be held on June 2 in the aftermath of......
Is he covering up his embarrassment or is he genuinely remorseless? Either way, Salman Khan hasn't lost many fans, if scenes from the Arab Indo Bollywood Awards in Dubai are to be believed.When Khan......
Ufone is to mobile network providers what Nando's is to the restaurant arena — their marketing is brilliant, witty and far superior than the rest. It's no shocker that their new commercial starring......
A small girl who I will call Hina, sits perched on a stool, in the one corner of the living room untouched by the light streaming in from a procession of windows. Everything else is astir; rattling......
Theatre-goers have been waiting for this: namely Dheti Deewarain, a play directed by veteran thespian Zia Mohyeddin.Dheti Deewarain is an adaptation of Russian playwright Maxim Gorky’s Philistines.......
PHOENIX: Anti-Islam protesters—some of them heavily armed—faced off against religious rights demonstrators outside a US mosque Friday, in a tense but peaceful standoff.About 200 demonstrators from......
QUETTA: A large number of protesters staged a sit-in outside the Governor House on Saturday to protest the killings of 22 people who were kidnapped from two Karachi-bound coaches and gunned down by......
JOLO: Fifteen people including 10 police officers were wounded in an attack on a police camp mosque on a remote island in Philippines long plagued by Islamic militancy, officials said......
PESHAWAR: Polling for the largest local government (LG) elections in the history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) took place across the province on Saturday in which citizens voted to elect 41,762......
NEW YORK: Britain's Amir Khan took a unanimous decision victory Friday over American Chris Algieri in a welterweight matchup, then called out unbeaten Floyd Mayweather for a world title showdown.Khan......
THE Islamabad-Rawalpindi metro bus project is still incomplete. But those who are executing this unneeded project want to add a feather to the cap of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif as early as......
THIS is apropos Dr A.A.M. Dhakan’s letter ‘Private universities’. As a student, I do not agree with the writer that the standard test should be administered in private universities. There are certain......
THE biggest problem we have regarding animal rights is that many of us don’t even consider violations to be an issue. There are no statistics on road accidents, but the number of deaths is increasing......
THIS is apropos a recent statement by President Tayyip Erdogan wherein he slammed the New York Times for overstepping its rights and interfering in Turkey’s affair.It was an impolite editorial ,......
I WANT to draw the attention of the Higher Education Commission to the uncertain future of biotechnologists. Biotechnology is a field of scientific miracles and is generating revenue by its......
MORATORIUM on capital punishment, imposed since 2008, was lifted for terrorism-related cases this year, but most of the those executed were not guilty of terrorism. Yes, they were accused of......
THE way action has been taken against Shoaib Shiekh and Axact, vested interest and mala fide intent is fairly obvious. Every corrupt organisation should be investigated and punished, but every......
THE sanitary condition in North Karachi Sector No. II-B and Nagin Chowrangi is in a mess as sewage can be seen all around.The sweepers do not do their job regularly and the drainage system has not......
THE Punjab chief minister is reported to have allocated Rs40m for the Lahore High Court Bar Association and Rs50m for the Supreme Court Bar Association. Normally, such financial help out of the poor......
THIS is apropos the letter ‘Question to senator’ (May 25) by Sayaf Inayat. It is astonishing to note the senators do not worry about development in their areas and instead focus on the demand to......
IT is commonly observed that MNAs and MPAs receive grants from federal and provincial governments for construction of new schools, colleges and hospitals in their constituencies.However, a small......
SWABI: About 300 officials of the reserve police are being deployed in the district along with 1,400 regular police personnel to ensure foolproof security on the occasion of local government......
MANSEHRA: The body of another missing election candidate has been found from Garung Battian area of Battagram district.Police sources said that unknown assailants shot and killed Nisar Ahmad Mujahid,......
MARDAN: Michael Indaryas of Awami National Party was declared winner on a reserved seat in the Mardan Cantonment Board elections held here on Friday.According to the election commission officials......
KARAK: Three passengers were killed and 25 others suffered injuries as a passenger van plunged into a deep ravine here on Friday night.Sources said that the coach carrying passengers was on way from......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission (KPEC) on Friday arrested the owner of a private university on the charge of purchasing prime government land in the upscale Hayatabad Township at......
PESHAWAR: A Khyber Agency resident on Friday moved the Peshawar High Court seeking the outlawing of an anti-women custom, ghag, in tribal areas and orders for the federal government and Khyber......
PESHAWAR: A student of a private university has accused a police official of forcing him to pay Rs100,000 bribe for unblocking his Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC), but failing to do......
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has directed the provincial local government department to shift the infrastructure schemes, which were within its purview till now, to the relevant local......
PESHAWAR: The elders of North Waziristan have threatened to observe a sit-in in Islamabad if the federal government fails to protect their business places and not allows the internally displaced......
PESHAWAR: It is all set for the largest local government polls in the history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today (Saturday) with the people going to elect 41,762 councilors in the three tiers of local......
TIMERGARA/KARAK: Women of Lower Dir are unlikely to cast their votes in the local government elections being held today (Saturday), as most of the polling booths for them have been set up at the......
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) has set up a complaint cell here to monitor the violations of women’s right to vote and report the same to the relevant authorities......
PESHAWAR: Peshawar police claimed on Friday to have arrested 171 suspects among those Afghan nationals and proclaimed offenders and recovered arms and ammunitions from their possession, during a......
ISLAMABAD: Though Islamabad is considered to be one of the most planned cities of the world, members of the National Assembly standing committee on cabinet secretariat were on Friday informed that......
ISLAMABAD: Investigators have arrested the woman who allegedly shot dead a PAF official on Friday.“She was traced to her sister’s house in Pirwadhai and has confessed to the crime,” police sources......
MUZAFFARABAD: A man gunned down three members of a family in the southern Mirpur district on Friday.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mirpur Irfan Saleem told Dawn that schoolteacher Salim......
ISLAMABAD: Weak African High – the term used by meteorologists for strong winds coming from East Africa through the Middle East to southern Balochistan – has helped slow down inflow of warm winds in......
ISLAMABAD: The new production of Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) is ambitious but problematic.The play titled Khaali Stage teaches morality, stresses on character building and social......
TAXILA: A female army officer was injured and her spouse died when a speeding dumper hit them on GT road near Hassanabdal on Friday.Police sources said that Major Afshan Fareeda was going with her......
RAWALPINDI: Confusion prevailed over the re-opening of CNG filling stations in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Friday as most people visited different stations but had to return empty......
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Public Relations Department will soon launch an award for the AJK based journalists working in different mediums for their exclusive work in......
MURREE: The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) team has caught two persons stealing electricity directly from the main line in Murree.They were arrested and handed over to Murree Police where......
“These birds and I have a same wish - freedom. People buy them to set them free as a traditional belief that their wish will come true. And by setting them free I wish I can find freedom from......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the PTCL and the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) to submit written replies in two......
RAWALPINDI: The local administration has launched Rawal Sports and Cultural Festival to celebrate the inauguration of Metro Bus Service in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad scheduled to be......
RAWALPINDI: Fourteen years after the local government system was introduced by former president Pervez Musharraf, financial matters of the districts will beshifted back to Lahore where the provincial......
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Barrister Usman Ibrahim on Thursday said the division’s vehicles were being used by a number of non-entitled......
ISLAMABAD: Following the scandal in which a student was marked pass in a workshop conducted after his death, the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has decided to bring reforms to its examination......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday reserved order on the maintainability of a petition filed by four former inspectors general of police against the sacking and suspension of......
SIALKOT: The joint investigation team (JIT) continued on Friday investigation of the killing of two lawyers in Daska during a clash on May 25.The JIT examined the spot and recorded statements of 12......
LAHORE: No meeting of the Board of Governors (BoG) of the University of Health Sciences (UHS) was held in the last two years or so due to the constant absence of its chairman, Ishaq Dar, who is......
SAHIWAL: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced that by-election to NA-162, Sahiwal-III, Chichawatni, will be held on July 5.Rai Hasan Nawaz, the disqualified PTI MNA, said he would......
LAHORE: Public hearing on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the $1.65 billion Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project will be held on June 30 at Alhamra Cultural Complex, Qadhafi......
LAHORE: Questions in the Haj application requiring the candidates to mention their sect have been challenged before the Lahore High Court for being in violation of the Constitution.In a “public......
LAHORE: PML-N firebrand Rana Sanaullah on Friday got back the provincial law ministry which he lost in June last year in the wake of the Model Town incident in which 14 supporters of Dr Tahirul Qadri......
LAHORE: The archeology department and the Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) are involved in blame-game on various issues, causing problems to both local and international tourists visiting the......
LAHORE: In a significant development for implementation of Dasu Hydropower Project, as many as 10 known firms and joint ventures have submitted their proposals for construction of the main......
LAHORE: One person was killed and three others injured when two motorcycles rammed into each on Burki Road on Friday.Nooruddin, 50, and his son were going on a motorcycle when two unidentified......
LAHORE: Lok Sujag, a non-profit organisation, has developed websites that focus on the events of districts.“We have started from Sahiwal and Faisalabad and plan to add eight more districts in the......
LAHORE: Renowned ghazal singer Munni Begum brought a flood of forgotten memories for the music genre fanciers of the 1970s and 1980s as she spellbound the hall jam-packed with audience at the Alhamra......
BAHAWALPUR: Police victim response officers (PVROs) have been designated in the police stations in Bahawalpur Range.Officials of ASI rank have been assigned the duty of PVROs in addition to their......
MIANWALI: There has been a ban on the issue of licence in Punjab since 2001 to keep a black partridge or ‘kala teetar’. Malik Zafarullah, bird enthusiast, used to stroll on the Mianwali streets......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to withdraw red warrants obtained from court for former chairman of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB)......
BAHAWALNAGAR: A mob set ablaze a passenger bus on Friday after a motorcyclist died under its wheel in the jurisdiction of Madressa police.The bus knocked down motorcyclist Safdar, of Basti Hasanka.......
GUJRAT: The row between allied health workers and Executive District Officer (EDO) Dr Ijaz Haider intensified on Friday morning when the workers besieged his office after he allegedly hurled abuses......
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday arrested a Lesco official on charges of taking bribe for installing a meter.According to an official, Line Superintendent Muhammad Rashid of......
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Friday notified the promotion of senior Pakistan Administrative Service officials in BS-21.The promoted secretaries include Jehanzeb Khan (Forests), Azam Suleiman......
OKARA: Police on Friday registered cases against a seminary and a private school for non-compliance of security measures under the National Action Plan (NAP).During a visit, the City Renala police......
BAHAWALPUR: The offices of District and Sessions Judge Rana Masood Akhtar were not locked by lawyers on Thursday to protest presence of police on court premises.The judge’s courtroom is located at a......
KARACHI: A dedicated Education City spread over 103 acres in the DHA City Karachi (DCK) is coming up which will have campuses of five nationally and internationally renowned educational......
KARACHI: A suspected robber was killed in an alleged police encounter in the Memon Goth area on Friday.Police said seven robbers stormed a factory at around 12.50pm and started looting mobile phones......
HYDERABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement is set to grab the office of vice president of the Cantonment Board Hyderabad (CBH) after winning two more seats reserved for women and minorities in indirect......
SUKKUR: A murder suspect managed to escape during an encounter with police that followed a raid in Sojhro Khan Umrani village in Jacobabad on Friday. Police arrested five suspects claiming that they......
BADIN: Visibly restrained by his spouse MNA Dr Fahmida Mirza, former home minister Dr Zulfikar Mirza had to avoid speaking to local journalists when he, along with his 30 aides and supporters,......
BADIN: Three SHOs have been booked at the Matli police station on an order of Badin District and Sessions Judge Ghulam Rasool Samoon for allegedly keeping Deedar Mallah, the son of Dr Mirza’s aide......
SUKKUR: A clash between two rival groups belonging to the Dahar community in Hafiz Suleman village of Ghotki district left four persons injured on Friday. Area police said that the embattled......
KARACHI: Harnessing the creative potential of underprivileged children and channelising it into productive outlets was the aim of the Taleemi Mela held at the Pakistan Boys Scouts Association on......
KARACHI: Two Pakistan Peoples Party workers, including a Bilawal House security guard, were shot dead in Malir on Friday evening in a suspected targeted attack, said police and party sources.Anwar......
KARACHI: In what appears to be a move to protect senior police officials responsible for the May 23 siege of the Sindh High Court, Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Friday suspended two SP-rank......
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Friday approved the ‘Sindh Security of Vulnerable Establishments Act, 2015’, which would be enforced across the province with immediate effect.It......
KARACHI: A security analyst on Friday cast doubt on a government claim that a ‘foreign hand’ is involved in various acts of terrorism in the country and observed that, if true, it puts a question......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday directed SSP Rao Anwar to file his reply on a petition seeking an inquiry into the confessional statement of a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement regarding......
EXHIBITIONSAn exhibition of paintings by Akbar Khan opens at the Citi Art Gallery at 6pm. The show will remain open till June 6.An exhibition of paintings by Ali Abbas opens at the Artciti gallery at......
KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar organised by the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) on Friday expressed their concern over the growing incidence of heartburn in the country — the......
KARACHI: A huge cache of arms and ammunition, mostly Indian-made, was seized and a suspect belonging to a political party was arrested in a raid conducted on an intelligence report in Orangi Town,......
SANAA: Yemen’s Shia Houthi rebels killed the capital’s governor in clashes that erupted during an attempt to detain him, his relatives said on Friday.Sanaa governor Abdulghani Jamil and his nephew......
NEW DELHI: A radioactive material leak was detected on Friday at New Delhi’s international airport on a shipment of nuclear medicine from Turkey before being plugged by emergency teams, officials......
WASHINGTON: US military advisers could embed with Iraqi troops fighting the self-styled Islamic State (IS), suggested on Thursday the US Army chief even though the White House has made it clear that......
TOKYO: A volcano erupted on a remote Japanese island on Friday, blasting black smoke thousands of metres into the sky and forcing residents to flee by boat and an airline to re-route flights.A ......
LONDON: Schools run by an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in London could face an investigation after leaders of the group warned in a letter that women members were banned from driving their......
ABUJA: Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari pledged to tackle the nation’s problems “head on” and an intensified fight against Boko Haram in his inaugural speech after taking the oath of office......
HAVANA: The Colombian government and FARC guerrillas have begun clearing the country’s landmines in a joint effort seen as a ray of hope in their stumbling peace negotiations, officials said on......
SIX years after the end of Sri Lanka’s long and bloody civil war, a “silent” conflict is being waged across the island, with tens of thousands of government troops continuing to occupy the north and......
WASHINGTON: Once, and not so long ago, running for political office was comparatively simple. Politicians assembled their teams, announced their candidacies and took to the campaign trail. Now, a......
THE European Union is gearing up for another bout of prolonged, agonising and internal soul-searching.Reflection on Europe’s future, its identity and role in a rapidly changing world is certainly......
NEW YORK: China’s ambassador to the United States warned Washington against “anti-China” alliances and a “Cold War mentality” as Beijing continued to ramp up its objections to US military activity in......
WASHINGTON: The United States declared on Friday that Cuba was no longer a state sponsor of terrorism.The United States placed Cuba on its list terrorism sponsors 33 years ago when the cold war was......
GUWAHATI: A suspected occultist beheaded a five-year-old boy in a ritual sacrifice in northeastern India before being lynched by angry villagers, police and relatives said on Friday.The father of the......
TRIPOLI: The self-styled Islamic State has seized control of the airport in the city of Sirte after forces of a Tripoli-based Libyan government withdrew, a spokesman said on Friday.Mohamed al-Shami,......
BERLIN: German football legend Franz Beckenbauer said the scandal engulfing FIFA was less about FIFA president Sepp Blatter and more about a system that was difficult to change.“It’s not the man......
NEWCASTLE: Three-times major champion Padraig Harrington boosted his hopes of qualifying for next month’s US Open by moving to within a shot of the lead after two rounds of the Irish Open on......
MADRID: Barcelona can move another step closer to just the second treble in the club’s storied 115-year history when they host Athletic Bilbao at the Camp Nou in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday.It......
Karachi: After putting up magnificent performance by routing India A straight 3-0 on Thursday evening, Pakistan’s second string fell prey to Afghanistan 1-3 in the third Asian Team Event snooker......
ISLAMABAD: Unseeded Aman Atiq caused a major upset in the Junior Ranking Tennis Tournament of the PTF Development Series on Friday, when he overpowered top seed Nofil Kaleem in the U-18 semi-final......
PARIS: Swiss pair Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka both eased into the last 16 of the French Open on Friday as hopes of a first home winner in 32 years were boosted.Second-seeded Federer, whose sole......
HYDERABAD: Fine bowling spells by pacers Babar Khan and Asif Mehmood as well as three centuries guided Hyderabad to a convincing win over Badin by an innings and 249 runs in a three-day match of......
LAHORE: The eighth National Beach Handball Championship will be held at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad on June 15 and 16.The players born on or after Jan 1, 1993 are eligible to......
LAHORE: Double hat-trick by Ambreen backed by a hat-trick from Azra steered Wapda to a resounding 16-0 victory over Islamabad in the third All Pakistan Fatima Jinnah Gold Cup Hockey Tournament at the......
KARACHI: Reigning champions Pakistan women’s team got off to a sensational start in the 18th BFAME Bridge Championship when they defeated arch-rival India to take early lead in Amman (Jordan) on......
KARACHI: A fortnight National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) junior summer boxing camp will commence at Peoples Sports Complex from June 2, organisers said on Friday.International coaches Rustam Baloch and......
KARACHI: Pakistan fetched 10 medals — one gold, two silver and seven bronze — in the five-nation Peace Cup international boxing tournament which concluded at Zahidan, Iran the other day. The team,......
ZURICH: Sepp Blatter was re-elected as FIFA president for a fifth term on Friday, chosen to lead world soccer despite separate U.S. and Swiss criminal investigations into corruption.The 209 FIFA ......
ZURICH: FIFA leader Sepp Blatter on Friday joined figures who have questioned the timing of a police raid to arrest top football figures just two days ahead of a presidential vote by the world......
LAHORE: Fine unbeaten century by Sikandar Raza and 99 by opener Chamunorwa Chibhabha steered Zimbabwe to 268 for seven in 50 overs during the second One-day International at the Gaddafi Stadium on......
ZURICH: UEFA leader Michel Platini said that change at the scandal-tainted world football body remains “crucial” despite Sepp Blatter’s win in the FIFA presidential election on Friday.Platini had......
PORT OF SPAIN: Accused former FIFA vice president, Jack Warner, left jail in Trinidad and Tobago via ambulance, according to local media.On Wednesday, the US Department of Justice charged nine......
LAHORE: Legendary paceman Wasim Akram on Friday declared cricket cannot be kept away from Pakistan after watching the passion and successful staging of a limited over series against Zimbabwe — the......
ZURICH: Palestinian football chief Jibril Rajoub withdrew his association’s bid to have FIFA suspend Israel from international football on Friday before shaking hands with his Israeli counterpart.“I......
LEEDS: James Anderson became the first England bowler to take 400 Test wickets as he induced a New Zealand top-order slump on the first day of the second Test at Headingley on Friday.But New Zealand......
DUBAI: Qatar defended its successful 2022 World Cup bid on Friday following corruption scandals in soccer’s governing body FIFA and said it would carry on with plans to stage the event.Qatar’s World......
KE issues Pakistan’s largest sukuk of Rs22bnKARACHI: K-Electric issued a sukuk of Rs22 billion on Friday, including a green shoe option of Rs2bn, a press release said on Friday.“The sukuk has a tenor......
ISLAMABAD: Major power sector stakeholders on Friday opposed the imposition of over Rs2.50 per unit surcharge on electricity tariff to maintain it at the current level.Speaking at a public hearing,......
KARACHI: Outflows of profits and dividends from Pakistan have increased by 21 per cent year-on-year to $1.19 billion in the first 10 months (July-April) of FY15.The figure was a record 44pc higher......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce was informed on Friday that a free trade agreement with Afghanistan is expected soon.The meeting of the committee was held in Peshawar......
ISLAMABAD: The government is working on two options to challenge South African anti-dumping duties on Pakistan’s exports of cement.“We are analysing the detailed report of International Trade......
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on Friday launched a new online portal which will provide unprecedented access to information on the......
KARACHI: Stocks rallied on Friday with the KSE-100 index adding 293.31 points (0.90 per cent) to close at 33,056.79.Investor sentiments received a big boost from the go-ahead to China-Pakistan......
MUMBAI: India posted annual growth of 7.3 per cent, overtaking China in the first three months of 2015, but analysts warned further measures were needed to boost the economy.The growth rate for the......
ISLAMABAD: All field offices of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) would remain open today (May 30) for collecting duties and taxes.FBR in coordination with the State......
KARACHI: Renewed buying interest at the lower level helped prices surge on the cotton market on Friday. However, short supply and lack of interest from ginners to sell lint kept activity slow and......
MOSCOW: Russia’s rouble is on a roller-coaster. After being the world’s second worst-performing currency against the dollar last year, it is among the best in 2015.That will help keep a leash on......
QUETTA: The Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) has criticised the government and security forces for what it called their slack attitude in arresting the terrorists involved in targeted killings of the......
ISLAMABAD: The Defence Ministry asked the Canadian government on Friday to relax visa restrictions on Pakistani military personnel intending to travel to Canada.The issue was raised by Defence......
QUETTA: More than 70 suspects were arrested on Friday in an operation conducted by personnel of law-enforcement and intelligence agencies.The action was taken after Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Ahmed......
KARACHI: Referring to a report published in Dawn on Friday under the headline “Retired official being appointed PIA’s chief operating officer”, Kamran Hasan has said that after an inquiry by a......
QUETTA: An army man was killed and three civilians were injured in an attack on a Multan-bound passenger coach in Kingri area of Loralai district on Friday.Official sources said that armed men opened......
LAHORE: The massive rainfall in March and April has raised the country’s stock of water to record levels, according to official charts made available on Friday.For the first time in its history the......
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) recommended to the government on Friday to bring down general sales tax on diesel to normal 17 per cent and make adjustments in petroleum levy......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the chief executive officer of Axact, Shoaib Shaikh, and others on Friday to file replies on a plea of the federal government against their inclusion as......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf is likely to complete the cross-examination of its witnesses on Monday (June 1) after the recording of testimonies of former caretaker chief minister of Punjab......
ISLAMABAD: A day before the local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Election Commission on Friday stopped the provincial government from setting up a control room for consolidation of......
ISLAMABAD: The European Union and EU member states together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have taken serious notice of reports of women being prevented from casting votes in......
QUETTA: The Rotary International has assured the Balochistan Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) of its support for improving the polio vaccination campaign along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.During......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Belarus signed on Friday 20 agreements aimed at broadening bilateral cooperation.Signed during the first visit by a Balarus president to the country, the agreements provide......
LAHORE: A police official and a civilian were killed and eight others, including four passersby, injured in an explosion outside the Qaddafi Stadium on Friday night, police said.DIG Operations Dr......
SWABI: Two political activists were shot dead here in the Saleem Khan union council on the eve of local government elections in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday.According to police,......
QUETTA: Armed men kidnapped about two dozen passengers from two Karachi-bound coaches and killed at least 19 of them in Khad Kocha, a mountainous area about 70km southeast of the provincial capital,......
LAHORE: A brilliant captain’s knock by Azhar Ali and resolute batting by Haris Sohail and Shoaib Malik guided Pakistan to a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the second One-Day International at......
PESHAWAR: Seven militants and two paramilitary troops were killed and a soldier was injured during an exchange of fire near the Ghulam Khan checkpost in North Waziristan on Friday.Sources said that......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has declared as illegal the recovery of surcharges, like Equalisation Surcharge, Debt Servicing Surcharge, Universal Obligation Fund Surcharge and Neelam Jhelum......
A LITTLE over four years after the Awami National Party-led coalition government dissolved the local bodies in the erstwhile North-West Frontier Province, 13 million voters from across Khyber......
LAHORE: A blast near the premises of Qaddafi Stadium on Friday—which took place during a one-day international match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe — was confirmed as a suicide attack by Information......
AFTER months of fiery speeches and denials, the controversy surrounding the route of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor has fizzled out as quickly as it had begun.It was back in January that the......
THE decision by Pemra to disallow Bol TV from broadcasting because of the ongoing investigation by the federal authorities into Axact, the parent company of Bol network, is a strange and troubling......
Karachi residents have long become inured to ugliness on the streets, from the piles of refuse that the city administration has no capacity or will to clean up to unfettered, haphazard construction......
On May 13, gunmen stepped into a bus carrying members of the Ismaili community in Karachi and opened fire killing 43 innocent civilians and wounding many. This attack is just one of its kind in a......
THE candid admission by the leadership that the National Action Plan (NAP) rollout has serious impediments in its path is worrying. That a piecemeal implementation will barely address the symptoms......
ALTHOUGH there has been a spate of cases in India of judges of the Supreme Court recusing themselves from hearing a case, it is hard to distil clear principles as a guide for the future.The......
WHILE the spirit of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto may be preventing the PPP from disintegrating, it has also stopped the party from evolving to keep up with the times.The ossified slogan of ‘roti, kapra aur......
Pakistan broke its One-Day Internationals jinx as it beat Zimbabwe by six wickets in the second match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.With the victory, Pakistan has taken a decisive 2-0 lead over......
