ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday directed the high level inter-ministerial committee set up to oversee operations of international non-government organisations (INGOs) to......
LONDON: Once viewed as the perennial whipping boys of one-day cricket, New Zealand have not only reinvented themselves but have also helped inspire a remarkable transformation in England's......
'Show me the money!' I say.Out comes a Russian note from 1904, a half-a-century old 10,00000 Lira note (Turkish currency), the most colourful 10,000 currency note I have ever seen from Uganda, and......
QUETTA: Balochistan Education Department has terminated more than 800 illegal teachers in the province in an ongoing scrutiny, according to Balochistan Education Secretary Saboor Kakar.While talking......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has won the first order for its JF-17 Thunder jet fighters, an air force spokesman said Monday, a long-held goal for the nation which wants to boost its military exports.The......
Three years ago, I went to Tharparkar to conduct training for journalists, it was summertime. The searing heat seemed to burn right through the skin, even though the exposure only lasted the few......
A major shuffle in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings is likely as Pakistan and Sri Lanka go head-to-head in a three-Test series in Galle on Wednesday.In a tightly-packed middle-order......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday announced a Rs488 billion budget for FY2015-16 in the KP Assembly today.The budget, which is referred to as 'poor-friendly' by KP Finance......
Humayun Saeed's Jawaani Phir Nahi Ani has finally wrapped up shooting for its release on Eidul Azha this year.Attended by the cast and crew, the wrap-up bash saw Humayun Saeed, Hamza Ali Abbasi,......
GENEVA: UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for an immediate two-week humanitarian pause in Yemen to mark Ramadan as talks got underway in Geneva to try and resolve the bloody conflict.“I hope this......
It was March 1997 and very much a routine day at The Review, Dawn’s mid-week magazine.The team was huddled over a desk brainstorming cover stories, when one of my colleagues rushed in and......
It was 2005 when Noori released its last album. The band has been dormant for around a decade. It did enjoy some commercial success, but that was through, well… commercials.It takes a while for one......
BANEPA: Eight hours after Bim Bahadur Gurung started walking along a mountain path, carrying his severely injured daughter on his back and hoping to find a hospital, a second earthquake struck......
Sri Lankan head coach, Marvan Atapattu, believes the absence of Pakistan’s ace spinner Saeed Ajmal will provide a “psychological” edge to the hosts in the upcoming series.“The major change that I see......
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government unveiled a tax-free budget for FY2015-16 in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly on Monday with an outlay of over Rs68......
HALLE: Roger Federer begins his bid for a record eighth Wimbledon title in the familiar surroundings of Halle on Monday admitting he's still surprised by his staggering success on grass.The......
NAIROBI: The response by Kenyan security forces to a wave of massacres a year ago in Kenya's coastal region has been marked by beatings, arbitrary detentions and theft, human rights groups said......
GALLE: Kumar Sangakkara will get a chance to build on his prolific Test record before retirement when familiar rivals Sri Lanka and Pakistan contest their fourth series in two years from......
KARACHI: A two-day anti-polio campaign was launched in Peshawar on Monday amidst tight security.More than 700,000 children in the province need to be administered the oral polio vaccine in 92 union......
At first glance, Dil Dhadakne Do looks like another escapist travelogue from the master of the genre, Zoya Akther, but it quickly reveals itself to be a dark gritty character study.Usually, when......
MUMBAI: The biggest change made by India captain Virat Kohli since taking over from Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the inclusion of an extra bowler, and while it is too early to judge if the strategy will......
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday said if forced into war by India, Pakistan will respond in a befitting manner, adding that “our arms are not meant for decoration.”“If need be, we......
LAHORE: An electrical short circuit in Al Fateh, a department store behind Lahore's Liberty Market, on Monday turned into a blaze.The fire continues to rage eight hours after emergency services......
STOCKHOLM: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported Monday that nuclear states — including Pakistan and India — continue to upgrade their stockpiles despite an international......
PESHAWAR: The Qaumi Watan Party is likely to rejoin the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government as it has already finalised an agreement with Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on the formation of district government in......
LAKKI MARWAT: The communication and works department of Lakki Marwat has deposited Rs1.6 million in government kitty as fine over the use of substandard material in the construction of the district......
KHAR: Rejecting the proposed Fata council, suggested by Fata Reforms Commission, leaders of various political parties have vowed to expedite struggle for abolishment of Frontier Crimes Regulation and......
ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) of the capital police claimed to have busted a gang involved in stealing vehicles and demanding ransoms from their owners.However, the police are confused......
LAKKI MARWAT: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl provincial deputy chief Senator Maulana Attaur Rehman has failed to develop a consensus among local leaders of his party on nomination of candidates for the......
PESHAWAR: The incident of 9/11 proved devastating for Pakhtuns because it deeply impacted their political, economic, social and cultural fabric, according to a recently published book.The......
MINGORA: A jirga (people’s council) was formed in Bahrain, Swat district, on Sunday to resolve disputes between the people of Swat and Kohistan.The jirga comprising residents of Bishigram, Balakot,......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar chapter of Pakistan People’s Party has disassociated itself from the tripartite alliance of the opposition and declined to participate in its protest, scheduled for June 16,......
SWABI: Medical experts have cautioned that cousin marriages are causing disability among the new-born, and called for avoiding the practice to have healthy children.They were speaking at a blood......
PESHAWAR: All Primary Teachers Association, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Sunday demanded of the government to extend Shuhada package to the families of two teachers who died while performing duty in the......
MANSEHRA/ABBOTTABAD: Tent villages have been erected in Naran to provide cheap night staying facility to tourists as hotels in Kaghan valley have either been booked to their capacity or their rents......
PESHAWAR: The PTI-led coalition government is set to present its third budget on Monday carrying an approximate Rs142 billion Annual Development Programme.Minister for Finance Muzafar Said, who will......
PESHAWAR: The tripartite alliance of Awami National Party, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F and Pakistan People’s Party is set to hold its protest meeting on Tuesday against the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government......
GUJRAT: Local cadres of some mainstream political parties, including PML-N, have sought suo motu notice from the chief election commissioner (CEC) of what they claim is “flawed delimitation” of wards......
ISLAMABAD: Around 800 daily-wage teaching and non-teaching employees of the educational institutions run by the Federal Directorate for Education (FDE) have not received their salaries for a whole......
TAXILA: The Tehsil Municipal Administration Taxila (TMA) and Rawalpindi Solid Waste Management Company (SWMC) have signed an agreement under which the company would take charge of sanitation in the......
ISLAMABAD: The Park Enclave, a housing project launched in 2011, is still facing a delay as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is yet to get possession of the land.The housing scheme was......
ISLAMABAD: On Thursday, Tanveer Hussain, a painter by profession, had to spend the night in a police lockup and pay Rs 3,000 as a bribe for daring to cross the metro bus track.“I finished work at a......
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government is set to unveil a deficit budget for FY2015-16 in the AJK Legislative Assembly on Monday.Sources say the total volume of the budget is......
RAWALPINDI: The number of commuters using the metro bus service reached the mark of 147,000 on Sunday and the officials expected that it would further increase in the coming days.Commissioner......
ISLAMABAD: The work day has just ended and people are streaming out of office buildings in Blue Area, walking briskly towards the Stock Exchange Metro Bus station to make their way home. It’s only......
TAXILA: More than 600 Indian Sikh devotees arrived at Gurdwara Punja Sahib Hassanabdal on Sunday evening to offer religious rituals in connection with the 409th death anniversary of Arjan Dev, the......
MUZAFFARGARH: In the recent recruitment for educators, more than 40 teachers got jobs on fake documents but only seven teachers have been booked.Sources in the education department also claim that......
RAWALPINDI: Whole chickens on skewers, arranged around a fire, are a common sight in the markets of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Chicken or meat is roasted over coal to juicy, golden perfection to make......
LAHORE/GUJRAT: PML-Q leader Pervaiz Elahi has said that all major projects, including the Rescue 1122 and traffic wardens from his tenure as chief minister (2002-07) were being rolled back.“Shahbaz......
ISLAMABAD: International weather experts predict that Pakistan may face harsher drought conditions than last year.Their prediction, reported by the South Asian Climate Forum (SASCOF) after its yearly......
ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-i-Islami emir Sirajul Haq condemned the plight of Rohingya Muslims and demanded that Muslim countries discontinue diplomatic relations with Myanmar in protest.Addressing a protest......
ROME: Italy threatened on Sunday to turn to a Plan B to deal with migrants which “would hurt Europe” if the country is not given greater help with the crisis, as Austria and France expelled asylum......
JOHANNESBURG: A South African judge on Sunday barred Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country after the International Criminal Court called for him to be arrested at a summit in......
RAMALLAH: Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian man on Sunday by hitting him with their jeep during clashes near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian security sources said.Abdallah......
HONOLULU: Six scientists who were living under a dome on the slopes of a dormant Hawaii volcano for eight months to simulate life on Mars have emerged from isolation.The crew stepped outside the dome......
WASHINGTON: While White House hopeful Jeb Bush makes his candidacy official on Monday, he has run a de facto race for six months, one that has yet to meet backers’ high hopes.For Bush, the former......
AKCAKALE: Kurdish forces advanced on Sunday to the gates of a Syrian town and clashed with the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group, an upsurge in violence that saw Turkey open its border to fleeing......
SARGODHA: Acute shortage of petrol in the district has disrupted routine life as more than 50 per cent filling stations are closed due to non-supply of fuel for the last couple of days.Dawn found......
GUJRANWALA: A ruling party Punjab Assembly member Chaudhry Iqbal Gujjar survived an attempt on his life when some unidentified people opened fire on his vehicle late on Sunday.According to police......
LAHORE: Provincial government has reportedly decided to remove Punjab Institute of Cardiology Chief Executive Prof Bilal Zakaria Khan from the post following complaints of alleged mismanagement and......
LAHORE: The country-wide polling to elect the chairman of the Pakistan Engineers Council was reportedly halted on Sunday and later postponed for an indefinite period after the biometric system (BMS)......
LAHORE: Mid-career diplomats of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday.Speaking on the occasion, the CM said that China and Pakistan by working on CPEC......
LAHORE: The Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) on Sunday criticised the PML-N-led Punjab government for not involving the civil society in budget making, failing to achieve targets......
LAHORE: A windstorm that was followed by rain, heavy in some areas, lashed the city on Sunday night and made weather pleasant.According to the Met Office, the rain was caused by a fresh westerly wave......
LAHORE: “When I saw the advertisement for police training for women, I applied for it in secret,” says Lubna Rajput. “But when my family found out, it was my brother – a field officer himself – who......
ROHINGYAS are a minority population living mainly in the state of Arakan in Myanmar. Although approximately 800,000 Rohingyas live in Myanmar and their ancestors have been in the country for......
THE UN secretary-general was urged by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at an international conference to help build and promote regional peace (June 10).The UN Council, in my opinion, needs restructuring......
HIGH blood cholesterol is far more common than previously recognised and not treated sufficiently. With higher cholesterol levels, there is greater risk of coronary heart disease and strokes.High......
THIS is apropos the procurement of 780 open bogies for the transport of coal from Karachi to Peshawar. These bogies will be added to the existing bogies which Pakistan Railways uses to transport......
PENSIONERS of the Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) are being denied the 10pc increase in their pensions. Eleven months have passed and it has now been learnt that the PCCC has decided not to......
THIS is apropos your editorial ‘Water stress’ (June 12). It talks about Pakistan’s 4th position in terms of water withdrawals per year. It points out that the only ideas emanating from the world’s......
A VERY busy part of the National Highway has turned into a mess owing to the poorly planned under-construction bridge project at Malir Halt, Kala Board and Malir City on the National Highway.It is......
I BELONG to Pishin and am a fresh graduate of Government College University, Lahore, having major in Political Science. Our family donated a large piece of land to the labour department of......
THIS refers to dilapidated University Road. The city administration has so far taken no notice of it.The blatant and unrestricted encroachment by all and sundry along the road indicate the absence of......
SOME years ago I had seen a Chinese documentary on a local TV channel in which an election was held in a school to elect a class monitor. Competent candidates were chosen by teachers for the contest......
LAHORE: A large number of PMS (Provincial Management Service) officers on Sunday urged the Punjab government and the assembly to save them from the discrimination by the PAS (DMG), denying them......
LAHORE: The PPP has said that it will field candidates in all constituencies in upcoming local body polls in Punjab under the leadership of Bilawal Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari.“The Lahore arrival......
LAHORE: PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain says differences in his party’s Sindh chapter are a ‘routine matter’ and they will be resolved amicably.“Haleem Adil Sheikh is the PML-Q president in......
LAHORE:Robbers struck four times in the city on Sunday and took away cash, jewellery and valuables all worth Rs2.3m.Three armed men barged into the house of Arshad in South Cantt police precincts,......
LAHORE: Two men were injured when their ‘rival’ opened fire at them in Mughalpura on Sunday.Police said Asim and Anas of Ramgarh were going somewhere when their rival, Javed Ahmed, stopped them on......
LAHORE: Punjab finance minister Dr Ayesha Ghous Pasha has said that without promoting technical education and vocational training, economic growth is not possible.“Provision of job opportunities to......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has taken strict notice of incidents of firing at weddings in Faisalabad and a village in Okara and sought reports from police of districts concerned.According......
A widely respected art teacher, an established calligrapher and a remotely known portrait painter, Arif Khan, was lucky to be groomed by the last generation of traditional calligraphers who used to......
LAHORE: A two-day ( June 13-14) International Mountain Film festival organised by the Tourism Development Corporation, Punjab, concluded on Sunday.The festival organised at Alhamra Art Centre, The......
GUJRAT: Local cadres of some mainstream political parties, including PML-N, have sought suo motu notice from the chief election commissioner (CEC) of what they claim is “flawed delimitation” of wards......
LAHORE/GUJRAT: PML-Q leader Pervaiz Elahi has said the poor and their children are being denied medicine, education and employment even after eighth budget of the PML-N government.“Shahbaz Sharif,......
LAHORE: Punjab government spokesman Zaeem Qadri on Sunday hit back at Pervaiz Elahi for criticising the metro bus service.“Those criticising the bus projects are enemies of the poor. The fact is that......
SHEIKHUPURA: Sharaqpur police on Sunday registered a case against 90 villagers and arrested 10 of them for attacking a raiding team and injuring two constables at Naranjan village.Reports said a......
MUZAFFARGARH: In the recent recruitment for educators, more than 40 teachers got jobs on fake documents but only seven teachers have been booked.Sources in the education department also claim that......
RAHIM YAR KHAN: A three-day 11th Annual Mango Show began at the Sheikh Zayed Public School auditorium here on Sunday.The show was organised by the agriculture department and district government. More......
BAHAWALPUR: Rain accompanied by a storm in the evening affected life and caused a major power breakdown in the city on Sunday.A windstorm hit the city in the evening followed by rain that submerged......
SARGODHA: The needy have been awaiting stipend for the last six months owing to non-appointment of the Baitul Mal chairman in Sargodha district. People have said that funds will lapse if not......
KARACHI: A partial strike was observed in the metropolis on Sunday, a public holiday, on the call of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) against what the party termed anti-urban Sindh budget, which......
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party parliamentary party leader and Senior Education Minister Nisar Khuhro, after consultation with leader of the opposition Khwaja Izharul Hasan, convened a meeting of......
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly members have no say over how the government spends over Rs84bn declared as “charged expenditure”, which is roughly over 11 per cent of the total budget of Rs739bn for the......
KARACHI: A young boy and a woman were shot dead while another woman passenger was wounded in a gun attack on a rickshaw in Surjani Town on Sunday, police said.The actual target appeared to be the......
KARACHI: Described as an intelligent and inquisitive marine mammal, dolphins are loved all over the world for their playful behaviour. Sadly, this beautiful creature is facing a battle for its......
DR Brian Quayle Silver has come up with an interesting book titled The Noble Science of the Ghazal: the Urdu Poetry of Mirza Ghalib. But before we discuss his views on Ghalib and ghazal as expressed......
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has, after many weeks and repeated requests, finally responded to a serious air safety violation committed by a senior pilot. However, rather than......
KARACHI: A 31-year-old dumper driver was shot dead in Sachal on Sunday evening, according to police.They said Syed Ali Azam was attacked by unknown suspects at ‘Reti-Bajri Adda’ located on the......
SUKKUR: An unspecified number of unregistered seminaries were raided by police and Rangers personnel in different areas of Sukkur on Sunday.A large number of teachers and students were rounded up but......
SUKKUR: Senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, also the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, has rejected the Sindh Rangers’ claim about the involvement......
HYDERABAD: Participants — mostly belonging to the scheduled caste — have voiced concern over the fact that they are discriminated against socially and even by their own community.The concerns were......
BADIN: Eight buffaloes were poisoned to death on what their owner claimed to be personal enmity in Pahelwan Mallah village near Badin on Sunday.A farmer, Abdul Karim Mallah, said a group of people at......
HYDERABAD: A half-day strike was observed in parts of Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Sukkur districts on Sunday in response to a call given by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for province-wide shutdown......
SUKKUR: A prisoner nominated in the case of two murders died of heart failure in the jail ward of the Civil Hospital Jacobabad on Sunday.According to reports, the body was handed over to his......
BEIJING: China will lift an entry permit requirement for Taiwanese travelling to the mainland, state media reported on Sunday, part of a wider plan to reduce barriers between the two communities.Yu......
NEW YORK: A wedding celebration at the posh Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York spun into chaos on Saturday as a guest accidentally discharged a gun, shooting one person and leaving four others......
KABUL: An Afghan district chief and three other people died when their car hit a roadside bomb on Sunday, the latest in a wave of assassinations by Taliban insurgents.An air strike also killed the......
After nearly 30 years together, Marge and Homer Simpson are splitting up.You could be sad about this, or you could ask: The Simpsons is still on the air?! Shouldn’t those two have split long ago?......
FOR those who think democracy doesn’t work, just look at Turkey: here, the most powerful and charismatic politician since Mustafa Kemal Pasha, the founder of modern Turkey, has been handed a serious......
LOS ANGELES: Dinosaurs are anything but extinct at the box office. “Jurassic World,” the fourth film in the series, became the highest global opener of all time with a staggering $511.8 million in......
BAGHDAD: A car bomb blast near a market killed 10 people in Baghdad on Sunday.Police officials said the attack took place when the car bomb hit a market and shops in Baghdad’s Qahira neighbourhood.At......
SANAA: Yemeni political groups, including the Shia rebels known as Houthis, departed from the airport in the capital, Sanaa, on Sunday, to travel to Geneva for UN-led peace talks, officials......
CAIRO: Two separate road accidents in Egypt killed 23 Egyptians and injured 17 others on Sunday, officials said. Husam Gamil, director of emergency services for the Red Sea governorate, said one......
MOMBASA: Suspected Shebab gunmen raided a Kenyan military base and briefly took over a village on Sunday in the latest attacks highlighting the insecurity that plagues parts of the country.Both......
WASHINGTON: The United States plans to store heavy military equipment in the Baltics and Eastern European nations to reassure allies made uneasy by Russian intervention in Ukraine, and to deter......
KINGSTON: Australia were on the verge of another massive victory over West Indies at lunch on the fourth day of the second Test on Sunday needing three more wickets for victory.The hosts, set a......
KARACHI: While preparing for the first of three Tests against Sri Lanka, Pakistan will be mighty relieved upon learning on Sunday that the legendary Kumar Sangakkara, currently top-ranked Test......
LAHORE: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) expressed gratitude on Sunday to the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) over the latter’s willingness to bear all the expenditures of the national team’s tour of......
FATULLAH: Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed a five-wicket haul as India enforced the follow-on before the rain-ruined Test against Bangladesh ended in an inevitable draw in Fatullah on Sunday.After the......
LA SERENA: Argentina’s dreams of a first major title in 22 years were given a reality check on Saturday as Paraguay came from behind to snatch a last-gasp 2-2 draw in a Copa America......
LONDON: The Faroe Islands proved the first time wasn’t a fluke when they beat Greece again 2-1 in Euro 2016 qualifying on Saturday while Poland and Germany moved closer to clinching spots in next......
MONTREAL: Brazil became the second team to qualify for the knockout round of the women’s World Cup on Saturday and England picked up a big win, but France suffered a shock defeat that could make......
SOUTHAMPTON: Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor both scored hundreds in a record-breaking stand as New Zealand beat England by three wickets in the third One-day International at the Rose Bowl on Sunday......
KARACHI: Despite a second-innings collapse, leaders Zone-VI were in driving seat against Zone-IV in the PCB Senior Inter-district (Karachi region) Cricket Tournament’s last round fixture here on......
ZURICH: Sepp Blatter was warned from within FIFA on Sunday not to attempt to back-track on his pledge to quit as president.Domenico Scala, who is overseeing the presidential election, said that a......
SOUTHAMPTON: New Zealand’s Trent Boult will miss the remainder of the Blackcaps’ tour of England after suffering a back injury, it was announced on Sunday.“Official: Boult out of the rest of the tour......
ARUNDEL (England): Two cricketers were taken to hospital on Sunday after they collided in an English county match, which led to three ambulances coming onto the field.The Twenty20 match between......
KARACHI: Life returned at the Karachi Racecourse after a two-week layoff on Sunday when a four-race card went into action with the favourites calling the shots in three races.Three-year-old chestnut......
MONTMELO: Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo slashed team-mate Valentino Rossi’s championship lead to a single point on Sunday with his fourth win in a row at an eventful Catalunya MotoGP.The victory on a......
GEORGE Osborne is a radical politician. The chancellor’s new plan to legislate fiscal surpluses is an attempt to return Britain to Victorian values. He has even revived the Victorian Commissioners......
ANIMAL spirits are patrolling the forex kingdom. The question is: what creature does the currency market most resemble right now?“A goldfish,” says Peter Kinsella, currency analyst at Commerzbank,......
INVESTING in the manufacturing industry is always a risky affair. It can be even riskier in a low-performing economy like Pakistan that favours imports, penalises taxpayers and discourages production......
AS expected, the total outlay of the Punjab agriculture and allocation pattern entails some fundamental changes. The total development outlay of Rs10.62bn represents over 100pc increase when compared......
EITHER it is a case of misplaced priority or lack of capacity, agricultural development, including livestock, continues to suffer in Sindh because of poor financial releases or tardy pace of......
CHANGES in taxation proposals, withdrawal of subsidies and absence of measures to boost farm productivity in the short-run are set to hit the food sector.However, some incentives announced in the......
AMONG the many important budgetary targets missed by the Punjab government during the present financial year is the hefty 39pc shortfall in its tax collection target of Rs164.5bn.Some blame this......
THE rupee displayed a diverging performance against the dollar in the interbank and open markets last week. The gap between the dollar rates in the two markets also widened.On the interbank market,......
THE central bank injected Rs623.35bn into the banking system through an open market operation on Friday.The injection was made at the SBP’s target rate of 6.5pc in a seven-day contract.Meanwhile, the......
THE meat business is turning into a rage in the fast moving consumer goods sector. One of the largest exporters of ‘halal’ meat in the country is about to go for public listing.The Al Shaheer......
KHUZDAR: Two more leaders of militant organisations along with their associates surrendered to the government on Sunday.Deen Jan alias Meeran and Obaidullah alias Babrak of the banned Baloch......
QUETTA: Girls appearing in MEd examination have announced that they will continue boycott of the papers to protest against frisking by male invigilators and called upon the government to take notice......
WASHINGTON: Alarmed by a series of threats and counter-threats between India and Pakistan, the United States has asked the two countries to reduce tensions and resume dialogue.The tensions followed......
GWADAR: Assailants lobbed grenades into the houses of a senior leader of the National Party (NP) and a union council chairman in Kallag area of Turbat on Sunday night. However, no casualty was......
GWADAR: Two men were shot dead in Padarak and Pasni areas, while a vehicle of the Airport Security Force (ASF) escaped a bomb attack in Gwadar, officials said here on Sunday.According to Levies......
LAHORE: “Termination from service” will now be the only punishment if any staffer of the Pakistan International Airlines is found involved in smuggling of banned items.The PIA management has decided......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate is likely to take up on Monday the statement by Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, that about Rs230 billion is generated annually in Karachi through activities such as extortion,......
NEW DELHI: As a first step to granting Indian nationality to some 200,000 refugees from neighbouring countries, the BJP-led government has given citizenship to around 4,300 Hindus and Sikhs from......
ISLAMABAD: The federal information minister claimed on Sunday that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief had taken another ‘U-turn’ before the commission investigating allegations of rigging in......
ISLAMABAD: The World Food Programme (WFP), which delivers food assistance in emergencies, will start operating its ‘temperature control storage facility’ at Port Qasim on Monday to protect......
KARACHI: Three suspected gangsters were shot dead in the city’s Lyari area on Sunday night.Police claimed the gangsters opened fire on a police team when it reached Kalakot’s Afshani Gali for a......
LONDON: Britain has been forced to remove some of its spies after Russia and China accessed the top-secret raft of documents taken by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, British media......
NEW DELHI: The opposition called upon India’s external affairs minister to resign over her decision to help corruption-hit former cricket boss Lalit Modi gain emergency travel papers in Britain, but......
GENEVA: The bodies of 18 west African migrants hoping to reach Europe have been found in the Sahara desert near Arlit in Niger, the International Organisation for Migration said on Sunday.The......
ISLAMABAD: Amid renewed tussle over sharing of resources, the Sindh government has accused the centre of encroaching upon the “constitutionally protected” provincial domain of taxes on services......
TBILISI: Lions, tigers and even a hippopotamus escaped from a zoo in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Sunday, adding to chaos caused by severe flooding that killed at least 12 people.Georgia was a......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday congratulated the nation, particularly the Pakistan Army, on completion of one year of Operation Zarb-i-Azb against terrorism.According to a statement......
ISLAMABAD: Although the Ministry of Interior has “held in abeyance” its letter ordering the international non-government organisation (INGO) Save the Children (StC) to close down its operations,......
ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has denied that it has come under pressure from government over the ongoing inquiry into the 2013 elections, instead accusing the......
EVER hear of the end times belief known as the Rapture? In the version preferred by a large number of fundamentalist Christians in the US, this is when Jesus Christ will descend from the heavens and......
LIKE AIDS — though unlike Ebola — corruption is a global phenomenon. In recent months, there have, for instance, been scandals relating to international banks with complicity in tax evasion among the......
SUMMER in Pakistan brings with it budget season with a total of seven budgets to be presented before parliament and the provincial assemblies for debate and approval. Starting with the federal......
THERE is something both farcical and disturbing about the government apparently suspending its own decision to expel the international NGO Save the Children from the country.Curiously, while Interior......
NEARLY a decade and a half has elapsed since the Higher Education Commission was set up in 2002. There were great hopes that the body, well-funded and comprised of professionals, would manage to turn......
HAVING been taught by experience, many in Pakistan’s more pristine areas tend to view with trepidation the announcement of new development, since it often leads to the evisceration of the......
QUETTA: Militants blew up a gas pipeline in Tali Mat area of Pir Koh in Dera Bugti late Sunday night, Levies officials confirmed.According to Levies sources, an improvised explosive device was used......
