ISLAMABAD: Chairman Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman announced the sighting of moon for the month of Shawwal and said that Eidul Fitr will be celebrated on Saturday.The announcement was......
SRINAGAR: Chairman of pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Yasin Malik has decided to boycott the ‘Eid Milan’ function which will be hosted by the Pakistani High Commission in......
LAHORE: The joint inquiry committee constituted to probe the Gujranwala train accident has submitted its report today to the federal government according to which the cause of the mishap has been......
KANO: Thirteen people were killed in a triple attack in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu on Friday, medics said.Two people were killed in twin explosions that rocked the city before a third......
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army has registered a complaint with United Nations Military Observers group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) against cease fire violations by the Indian Army along the Line of......
KARACHI: In a significant development on Friday, the Sindh government removed Additional Inspector General of Karachi police Ghulam Qadir Thebo and other senior officers of the provincial departments......
People claim racism is a western phenomenon and that its roots sprouted there. However, we forget the subtle, latent racism that flies by every day in our own society. It has merely been overshadowed......
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday has extended the Rangers stay by one year to help police and civil administration in Karachi, Chief Minister Sindh Qaim Ali Shah's spokesperson said.The......
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Friday has suspended the basic party membership of detained Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Mines and Mineral Development, Ziaullah Afridi, with immediate......
ALANG: In the world's biggest ship recycling centre of Alang on India's Arabian Sea coast, workers with blow torches cut segments of steel stripped from the rusting hull of a towering cargo ship,......
ABUJA: Two bombings by suspected Boko Haram militants killed an estimated 50 people at a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Gombe on Thursday, officials from two disaster agencies......
Ladies, if you have a man in your life who takes you out for 'Chaand Raat ki shopping' without complaining then you need to treasure him. Though if it’s your husband, then that’s fine. His spirit was......
MUMBAI: Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has been banned from bowling for 12 months after his action was found to be illegal for the second time since November, the International Cricket Council......
If there is a single abbreviation that defines the nature of new media discourse, it is 'RIP'.From an expression of grief and condolence, the acronym 'RIP' has now come to represent one's status in......
KABUL: In a message to the nation on Eidul Ftr, a major Muslim holiday, the Afghan president said Friday that negotiations with the Taliban are the only way to “end the bloodshed” and bring peace to......
Artist? Check. Singer? Check. Actor? Check. Made it to Bollywood? Triple check! A multifaceted man indeed, Ali Zafar is celebrating five years in Bollywood as he climbed the ladder of success from......
After the revelation of the first look of Raees featuring Shah Rukh Khan, fans in Pakistan went on high alert for the film's teaser. But their anticipation, unfortunately, went to waste. There was......
KABUL: Barely 10 months after retiring as president, Hamid Karzai remains a formidable presence in Afghan politics, with critics accusing him of Machiavellian string-pulling behind the scenes which......
PESHAWAR: For decades, the Qasim Ali mosque in Peshawar has been synonymous with the moon sighting dissent. Managed by the Popalzai family, the mosque stirs up controversy aplenty when the time comes......
WHAT are the terms and conditions for the appointment of pro-vice chancellors at the University of Sindh?This is to point out that the Sindh government and the Sindh governor have been appointing......
I COULD not help laughing on reading a news item in the July 6 issue reporting the CDA’s claim that Islamabad is the second most beautiful capital in the world. I do not know what criterion was used......
IT was expected that the taxes would be levied with some rationale so as not to discourage any useful service, industry or product. Unfortunately, in the recent budget, erroneously or deliberately,......
THIS refers to poor electricity distribution services by K-Electric. In May, power distribution cables of our lane of 20 houses were switched from good quality copper wires to poor quality silver......
THIS is about Urdu as the official language which is strange. Urdu is only limited to Pakistan and India, while English is an international language that gives us an edge over other people.Most of......
THIS refers to a series of killings of labourers who had come to work in Balochistan from other provinces. They need protection in Balochistan.Labourers, who are working in different areas of......
I WAS surprised to note Pakistan’s absence from a high-level UN meeting as I scrolled through ‘Nature’ jounal’s website . The conference will finalise decisions about funding from major donor......
THIS refers to the letter by Ejaz Ahmad Magoon ‘Little greenery’ (June 25). The writer is right when he asks why there are so few trees and parks in Karachi.The answer is the provincial government’s......
PESHAWAR: Though the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission has yet to prove the charge of misuse of power against the detained provincial minister for mines and mineral development, Ziaullah Afridi,......
KHAR: The power supply to Bajaur Agency has been suspended for the last two days due to a technical fault in 66,000 KV grid station in the region, local people told Dawn here on Thursday.They said......
PESHAWAR: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday claimed to have arrested two militants from Kohistan district.A statement issued here said that acting on a tip-off about presence of......
PESHAWAR: Keeping in view reports of passengers’ exploitation by transporters ahead of Eidul Fitr, the Peshawar district administration has devised a plan to facilitate the public and stop......
PESHAWAR: The Qaumi Watan Party is waiting for the response of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf over its 12-point draft agreement, sent to the latter, as its approval will pave the way for both the parties......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday directed the historical Islamia College University Peshawar to offer admission to three girls on sports quota this year.The university runs two colleges,......
MANSEHRA: The Mansehra administration has issued flood warning in the district for July 18 onwards asking people living on the banks of rivers to shift to safer places.The warning was issued during a......
LANDI KOTAL: The Fata directorate of sports, culture and youth affairs has developed a policy to introduce tribal players at national and international levels.It will also promote local culture by......
MINGORA: People in Swat spent their day on the streets instead of shopping for Eidul Fitr to record their protest against the prolonged power loadshedding here on Thursday.The major protest took......
ISLAMABAD: The ministry of defence on Thursday said a citizen who was allegedly picked by law enforcement agencies upon his arrival at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport from Qatar on June 1......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Council for Research and Water Resources (PCRWR) warned consumers against 100 brands of bottled water which were found unsafe.In the quarterly report April-June 2015 issued on......
ISLAMABAD: Within seven months after the enactment of the National Action Plan (NAP), a proscribed religious group has announced its decision to hold rallies across the country against all those......
ISLAMABAD: While the country’s law prohibits smoking in public places, this law is openly violated in the building of the Supreme Court, under the nose of the chief justice.Non-governmental......
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Thursday announced that it would launch a grand operation against all illegal slums after Eid-ul-Fitr.A spokesman of the CDA said that......
RAWALPINDI: The body of an unidentified woman, who was found axed to death in the limits of the Rawat police on Monday, turned out to be that of a female doctor who went missing on July 7.Police said......
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was asked by the Supreme Court to explain why the inquiry into the unauthorised development of a housing scheme, on the area reserved for a dam,......
RAWALPINDI: Supermodel Ayyan Ali, after languishing in Adiala Jail for 124 days, was finally released on bail at 4:40 pm on Thursday.Ms Ali was driven to Islamabad immediately following her release......
Except for intermittent political fireworks in the darkness of Karachi and entertaining celebrity scandals elsewhere in the country, the national political firmament remained bathed in commercialised......
ISLAMABAD: Even announcing its decision about four decades ago, the ministry of health has not yet formulated a policy to ensure multinational pharmaceutical companies produced raw materials in......
RAWALPINDI: President Mamnoon Hussain on Thursday traveled on Metro Bus with general passengers from Pakistan Secretariat to Faiz Ahmed Faiz Bus Station, H-9 and went back to Pakistan......
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) in a joint venture with Australian government will provide 175 scholarships to Pakistani scholars to pursue PhD studies in Australian......
ISLAMABAD: A government official was arrested for his alleged involvement in stealing vehicles. The police claimed to have recovered 11 vehicles from his possession.On a tip-off that the man was......
ISLAMABAD: Successive governments in Pakistan have failed to allocate four per cent of Gross Development Product (GDP) for education.“In the three budgets that the federal and provincial governments......
LAHORE: The Punjab counter terrorism department claimed on Thursday to have arrested nine suspects belonging to a banned militant outfit for allegedly collecting donations in the provincial......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif conducted on Thursday interviews of 30 candidates shortlisted for the posts of vice-chancellors of 10 universities in Punjab.The names of the selected VCs would......
LAHORE:Following are Eid prayer timings in the provincial metropolis.5.45am: Ideal Park, College Road, Township; 6am: Jamia Bilal, PCSIR-Staff; 6.15am: Canal Road, Hajveri Scheme, Harbencepura; Jamia......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Nawab Town station house officer (SHO) on a petition seeking registration of a case against a veterinary doctor for allegedly killing a......
GUJRANWALA: Civil Lines police on Thursday arrested 17 people on charges of illegal decanting of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, sale of kite-making material, narcotics, and gambling.A police team led by......
CHINIOT: Five shops were gutted after a transformer placed on rusted poles fell on the ground and burst with a bang which triggered fire at Rail Bazaar here on Thursday.Reports said the fire engulfed......
MULTAN: The managing director of Solid Waste Management Company (SWMC) was injured in an attack made on him allegedly by the people involved in waste theft.The company is selling its waste on a daily......
TOBA TEK SINGH: Labour Qaumi Movement, Kamalia, president Baba Abdul Latif Ansari has warned of marching on Lahore if the new government notification on the new wages of brick kiln workers is not......
MUZAFFARGARH: The district coordination officer on Thursday ordered evacuation of 20 villages located along River Chenab.As water level was increasing in the river, DCO Hafiz Shoukat Ali ordered......
LAHORE: Evacuee Trust Property Board Chairman Siddiqul Farooq has alleged that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is trying to save a senior ETPB official involved in corruption.“Though I......
VEHARI: Police have arrested two people in a case involving two killings and the kidnap of a girl over a marriage row in Burewala.Police said Allah Ditta allegedly kidnapped his cousin after killing......
OKARA: Haveli police on Thursday registered a case against 13 personnel of McLeod Ganj police station (Bahawalnagar) under section 302 of PPC for allegedly manhandling an elderly man who died later......
LAHORE: The Punjab Healthcare Commission and many medical organisations have agreed to divide hospitals in categories.The development came after some meetings held between the Commisison and other......
MULTAN: Multan Corps arranged an iftar-dinner for internally displaced persons (IDPs) of North Waziristan currently camped in Layyah district.According to an ISPR statement issued here on Thursday,......
LAHORE: The Provincial Development Working Party Punjab on Thursday approved development scheme of Implementation Sector titled “Construction of Dolphin Police Lines at Walton Road, Lahore” with an......
LAHORE: The bus terminals and railway station witnessed rush of passengers heading for their native towns to celebrate Eid with their families.A number of people belonging to cities and towns of......
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested four employees of the Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) in a pension scam worth Rs80 million.According to a spokesman, All......
LAHORE: The Punjab government has given three teaching hospitals of the provincial capital under the administrative control of the Fatima Jinnah Medical University (FJMU).It has also appointed......
LAHORE: It remained extremely muggy in Lahore on Thursday because of high temperature and additional humidity in the air.Scattered light rain in some localities added to the humidity level, making......
KARACHI: A Regional Transport Authority team has confiscated two public transport vehicles, challaned 120 others and recovered a fine of over Rs264,000 for overcharging passengers over the past two......
KARACHI: A senior official of Bol TV was shot dead in the city late on Wednesday night, police said on Thursday.Police claimed that the killing appeared to be the outcome of an attempted robbery......
KARACHI: Former provincial minister and leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Rauf Siddiqui was on Thursday granted protective bail by the Sindh High Court in a case registered against him under......
KARACHI: In a much-delayed step apparently aimed at appeasing the powers that be, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Thursday dissolved the board of directors of the corruption-ridden......
KARACHI: The Pakistan People’s Party has said that in the light of a report of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) fact-finding committee in which the K-Electric has been held......
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Thursday submitted its requisition to the Sindh assembly secretariat to summon an assembly session to discuss urgent matters of public importance pertaining......
KARACHI: An antiterrorism court remanded on Thursday three suspects in prison in the Safoora Goth bus carnage case.Tahir Hussain Minhas alias Sain, Saad Aziz alias Tin Tin alias John and......
KARACHI: A Muttahida Qaumi Movement worker wanted in several criminal cases was shot dead on Thursday evening in Karimabad, police said.Mohammad Arshad, alias Arshad K-2, was attacked by three......
SUKKUR: About 30 houses were flooded in Sher Muhammad Gabol village and standing crop of cotton on hundreds of acres was washed away when Masoo Wah (canal) developed a 30-foot-wide breach near......
KARACHI: Many judicial magistrates on Thursday visited prisons and ordered release of 361 inmates involved in minor offences.The prisoners had sent applications to the district and sessions judges......
BADN: A tussle between Badin irrigation workers and growers receiving water from the Khairpur Gumbho irrigation sub-division over burning of a protesters’ camp set up in the New Dumbalo area on......
MIRPURKHAS: An inquiry was ordered on Thursday into the alleged looting of an inn’s customers by policemen in the city a few days ago.Acting upon a complaint lodged by an individual, Mirpurkhas SSP......
KARACHI: A man was shot dead for resisting an armed robbery on University Road in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Thursday evening, the Aziz Bhatti police said.Mohammed Shahid, 40, had withdrawn Rs5,000 from an......
SUKKUR: A prisoner serving time in the Sukkur central jail in a murder case died here on Thursday.Jail officials told reporters that a prisoner named Qadir Bux Brohi, 55, son of Muhammad Ramzan......
HYDERABAD: The Sindh government received Rs55 million of agriculture tax from 2,918 agriculturalists and account-holders in Hyderabad division during 2013-14.This was stated by Hyderabad Additional......
BADIN: A woman in litigation over custody of her children from her former husband was gunned down along with her brother-in-law at a bus stop on Tando Bago-Badin Road on Thursday.The police said that......
COLOMBO: Three Sri Lankan deputy ministers resigned on Thursday in protest against President Maithripala Sirisena’s televised statement in which he predicted the defeat of his own party, the Sri......
CAIRO: An Egyptian navy vessel was targeted on Thursday by militants affiliated with the self-styled Islamic State group, who said they destroyed it with a rocket while it was anchored off the Sinai......
NEW YORK: One of New York’s iconic toy stores — FAO Schwarz — closed down on Wednesday on account of the city’s skyrocketing real estate prices.Thousands of New Yorkers and tourists thronged the......
PRINCE Mohamed bin Salman’s “Operation Decisive Storm” doesn’t look very decisive today. Three months after the Saudi defence minister unleashed his America-made bombers against Iran’s Shia friends......
CHICAGO: Four US military personnel were killed on Thursday in shootings at two military centers in Tennessee, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported, citing unnamed sources.A police officer was......
MANILA: The Philippines said on Thursday it would re-open a former US naval base that was closed more than 20 years ago, stationing its own military hardware at the facility that faces the flashpoint......
BEIJING: China on Thursday urged Tokyo to avoid “crippling regional peace and security”, after the lower house of Japan’s parliament passed bills that could see Japanese troops fight abroad for the......
TOKYO: A powerful typhoon was barrelling toward the Japanese mainland on Thursday, bringing heavy rains, landslides and causing flight and train cancellations.Typhoon Nangka, packing gusts up to 198......
YAOUNDI: A northern region of Cameroon, which has suffered frequent attacks by the jihadist Boko Haram group, has banned the use of the full Islamic veil, governor Bakari Midjiyawa said on......
TOKYO: Controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II passed through the......
EL RENO: Barack Obama became the first sitting US president to visit a federal prison on Thursday, amid a push to reform America’s expensive and overcrowded correctional system.Obama toured the “B”......
PORT BLAIR: One by one, the four Indian warships cruised into a sleepy harbour in the country’s remote Andaman and Nicobar islands, fresh from visiting Southeast Asian capitals and conducting......
CAPE CANAVERAL: Mankind’s first close-up look at Pluto did not disappoint on Wednesday: the pictures showed ice mountains on Pluto about as high as the Rockies and chasms on its big moon Charon that......
SURABAYA: Ash spewing from volcanoes closed six airports across Indonesia on Thursday, including in the country’s second-biggest city, leaving many travellers stranded on the eve of Eidul Fitre......
KARACHI: Internationals Khurram Manzoor and Fawad Alam excelled wit useful knocks Touchme CC sealed a five-wicket victory over Rivo Mobile in the final to annex the 30th Karachi Gymkhana Omar......
KARACHI: Dollar East and Omar Associates entered the final of Dr M.A. Shah Night Trophy Ramazan Cricket Tournament after beating their respective rivals in the semi-finals here at the Asghar Ali......
LONDON: Chris Rogers and Steven Smith both scored unbeaten hundreds in a record-breaking partnership as Australia dominated the first day of the second Ashes Test against England at Lord’s on......
LONDON: Australia wicket-keeper Peter Nevill admitted to mixed emotions ahead of his international debut in the second Ashes Test against England at Lord’s on Thursday.Nevill was given his chance......
LAHORE: Fast bowler Wahab Riaz, who suffered a hand injury during the recent Test series against Sri Lanka, won’t be able to feature in the ongoing five-match ODI series against the Islanders as the......
MUMBAI: India’s JSW Group, an $11 billion conglomerate with interests ranging from steel to power, is shelving plans to buy a cricket team in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL), citing the......
KARACHI: Seldom do youngsters from academic background shine on the cricket field as Test opener Shan Masood did recently in the series-winning Test against Sri Lanka — Pakistan’s first series......
BASTAD: World number one Serena Williams pulled out of the WTA Swedish Open in Bastad on Thursday citing elbow pain, organisers announced.“During the morning’s training session Serena injured her......
WASHINGTON: United States soccer chiefs knew or should have known about widespread corruption at FIFA, a US senator said Wednesday, calling for urgent reform at the highest levels of football.Richard......
HARARE: India’s stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane insists that his squad’s focus is on two Twenty20 internationals against Zimbabwe and not the turmoil rocking the Indian Premier League.The Justice......
PARIS: Andy Murray will lead Great Britain against France at The Queen’s Club as Serbia travel to Argentina without Wimbledon champion Novak Djokavic in Davis Cup World Group quarter-final action......
NEWPORT: French fifth seed Adrian Mannarino put in a long day on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on the grass courts of Newport.In a match......
The improbable yet magnificent victory in the third Test at Pallekele against Sri Lanka proved that Pakistan cricket is alive and kicking. The entire team rose like a man to the stiff challenge and......
CHARLOTTE (North Carolina): Trinidad and Tobago left it late to salvage a 4-4 draw against Mexico that secured top spot in Group ‘C’ of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Wednesday as both teams scored in......
LAHORE: Pakistan qualified for the final of the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group-II after 3-1 triumph over hosts Indonesia.According to a press release issued by the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) on......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi has expressed pleasure at Pakistan’s win against Indonesia in Davis Cup tie and appreciated young players in the team for winning laurels.“I am......
LONDON: Dedryck Boyata headed a debut goal as Celtic secured a composed 2-0 win over Stjarnan in the first leg of its UEFA Champions League second-qualifying round tie at Parkhead on......
ST ANDREWS: Jordan Spieth made a flying start in his bid to win a third consecutive major as he took advantage of benign conditions to fire a five-under par 67 and tuck in two strokes off the lead in......
LAHORE: The Customs authorities in the United Kingdom have intercepted two mango consignments of 4,490kg from Pakistan with live fruit fly larvae.The first consignment of 1,440kg was shipped by......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday it has issued Rs249 billion fresh currency notes to meet the high demand ahead of Eidul Fitr.The central bank said it had made elaborate......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s merchandise trade deficit surged by 10.68 per cent to $22.095 billion in 2014-15 from $19.963bn in the preceding fiscal year, suggested data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on......
KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) declared consolidated earnings of Rs3.2bn for the first half of the year ended June 30, 2015 which translated into earnings per share at Rs0.62......
LAHORE: Shopping for Eidul Fitr has been a low-key affair in the provincial capital this year, with people complaining of high prices and traders worrying about fewer sales than last year.However,......
ADDIS ABABA: Rich nations and developing countries on Thursday reached a deal on financing the next 15 years of global sustainable development, in what was hailed as a successful outcome of a......
KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $18.589 billion during the week ending July 10 compared to $18.714bn the previous week, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on......
ATHENS: Europe moved to re-open funding to Greece’s stricken economy on Thursday, hours after a fractious Greek parliament approved a tough bailout programme in a vote that left the government......
Rs480m approved for PSM salary disbursementKARACHI: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has approved Rs480 million for grant of May salary to the employees of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM).The minister conveyed......
SINGAPORE: The world’s top crude oil exporter Saudi Arabia has turned itself into a major power of refined fuels, offering customers millions of barrels of diesel and potentially triggering a price......
LONDON: Gold fell to an eight-month low on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve’s reiteration that interest rates were likely to rise this year pushed the dollar index to a six-week high.Platinum......
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures dropped to a one-week low in shortened trading on Thursday, pressured by poor demand and expectations of increased output over the next two months.The market......
MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday trimmed its growth forecasts for China and developing Asia this year and next owing to weakness in the world’s number two economy.However, it said......
LONDON: Iran could increase its oil production by up to 1 million barrels per day within 12 months of sanctions being lifted, provided it can find buyers for the crude.In 2014, the country produced......
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain said on Thursday that Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari had a “deal with the army” and that he had been deceived by him.“I......
ISLAMABAD: A civil society organisation has accused the Sindh government of being reluctant to share with stakeholders the draft of the right to information bill likely to be tabled in the provincial......
RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Narcotics Force recovered 2.8 tons of narcotics worth Rs3.93 billion in 10 crackdowns carried out in various parts of the country and arrested 12 suspects, among them two......
QUETTA: A key leader of a banned militant organisation surrendered along with his three associates to security forces on Thursday.Tota Khan Bugti announced the surrender at a ceremony in Sui area of......
QUETTA: The BNP-M has accused the provincial government of pursuing a duplicitous policy, saying that opponents are approached to resolve the Balochistan issue through talks, but at the same time......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority reduced on Thursday electricity rates by Rs2.68 per unit for all distribution companies on account of monthly fuel adjustment.The Central......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) formally accused the Karachi Electric (KE) on Thursday of widespread violations of its privatisation agreement and licence......
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony and Rafiq-i-Hujjaj Committee finalised a comprehensive programme on Thursday to provide training to intending pilgrims after Eidul......
KARACHI: Citing safety concerns, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) ordered grounding of four aircraft of Shaheen Air on Thursday, adversely affecting flight schedules of the largest private airline......
Amid the hustle and bustle of the Chakiwara market along Rexer Lines on the evening of 27th Ramazan, there appeared to be a welcome lull in the deadly gang warfare that many feared would leave Lyari......
KARACHI: The Shawwal moon was sighted in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar on Thursday and Eidul Fitr will be celebrated in the countries on Friday.In Oman, the moon was not sighted. Hence......
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad and Delhi traded barbs on Thursday over skirmishes along the Line of Control (LoC) and Working Boundary (WB) that left four people dead and the downing by Pakistani troops of a......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) are in no mood to give up their practice of celebrating Eid on two days.The unofficial moon-sighting committee, headed......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s hopes are high for economic growth and it praises the government’s economic strategy despite some concerns over low credit off-take by the private sector,......
LAHORE: The Punjab apex committee decided on Thursday to ‘completely ban’ collection of Zakat and Fitrana by banned outfits.It was the sixth meeting of the committee and it continued for more than......
ISLAMABAD: The federal government informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that it had asked the provincial governments as well as the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration to strictly......
BARELY days, or perhaps just hours, after the Ufa meeting, Pakistan and India are back at it again. Tensions along the Working Boundary have flared once more and once again there have been deaths and......
IT was a familiar missive before Eid, though the contents were anything but. Mullah Omar, the reclusive, powerful leader of the Afghan Taliban, appears to have chimed in with his support for talks......
THE brilliant win by India’s Sania Mirza in the women’s doubles championships at Wimbledon recently should be a moment of pride for Asian sportswomen, scores of whom are now making a name for......
SARA, who turned eight a few days back, does not attend school. The reason: her parents are too poor. The government primary school nearby is free and also provides free textbooks but both her......
IT does not take you too long to become conversant with the respective eating etiquette of political parties. A few opportunities of having negotiated with a political grouping at the dining table......
ONE of the lively intellectual engagements in the Muslim (as well as in other) societies has been the debate between aql (often translated as intellect/reason) and ishq (love or intense/crazy love).......
IN the utterly compelling story of capitalist modernity woven together by Marx and other radicals over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, the property-owning bourgeoisie plays the role of......
KARACHI: Rangers announced the release of Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) Rabita Committee member Kaiful Warah on Friday evening. He was arrested earlier in the day when Rangers raided the MQM......
CHATTANOOGA: A gunman unleashed a barrage of gunfire at two military facilities Thursday in Tennessee, killing at least four Marines, officials said.The suspect also was killed. A US official,......
