ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani telephoned Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday evening to discuss the ongoing reconciliation process with Afghan Taliban, the PM House said in a......
BEIJING: Typhoon Soudelor killed 14 people in eastern China and four are missing after parts of the country were hit by the heaviest rains in a century, state media reported Sunday.Twelve of the......
DHAKA: Police on Sunday killed six suspected tiger poachers in the world's largest mangrove forest in southwestern Bangladesh, home to critically endangered Royal Bengal tigers.Local police official......
LAHORE: Indian Bhangra singer Sukhbir Singh allegedly dodged the airport officials to evade his arrest at the hands of custom authorities at the Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, after......
KABUL: A suicide bomber in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province has killed 29 people, mainly members of illegal armed groups that have clashed with security forces and the insurgents in the past,......
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Sindh Chief Minster Syed Qaim Ali Shah and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah visited the flood-hit......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly for the first time in its history will launch National Assembly Strategic Plan (NASP) 2015-2018 tomorrow (Monday)."These reforms are aimed at moving away from the......
ISLAMABAD: Anti-Narcotics Forces (ANF) personnel at the Benazir Bhutto International airport in Islamabad on Sunday claimed to have arrested a UK-bound British citizen after the recovery of one......
KASUR: Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday ordered a judicial inquiry into the Kasur child abuse scandal.The CM directed the Punjab home department to request the Chief Justice Lahore High......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Indian forces traded fire along the Line of Control on Monday during which a Pakistani woman was critically wounded in Jandrot sector, according to a report on the Radio......
YANGON: A United Nations human rights envoy said her whirlwind visit to Myanmar was marred by disappointments.She was barred from meeting long-persecuted Rohingya Muslims and talks with several......
PESHAWAR: Nayab Bibi is a fast runner. The fact that her arm has been paralysed since birth does not deter her from doing what she does best. She returned a champion to her hometown of Maneri Payan......
BAGHDAD: While attending the Iraqi army's artillery school nearly 20 years ago, Ali Omran remembers one major well. An Islamic hard-liner, he once chided Omran for wearing an Iraqi flag pin into the......
Anam Zakaria is a development professional, educationist and researcher based in Pakistan. She has an academic background in international development from McGill University and started her career......
ANAM Zakaria’s The Footprints of Partition: Narratives of Four Generations of Pakistanis and Indians is an honest and sensitive investigation into Pakistan’s traumatic birth. Born out of an oral......
PARTITION is a never-ending story. Many years ago when I used to be on the lookout for fairy tales I could recount to my children, I came across this story which continued instead of concluding. A......
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HISTORY may be the story of the past, but it is written for the present, to explain its oddities and idiosyncrasies and to trace trajectories of the present into the tangents of what has come before.......
Q. I hired a new gardener and he told me that my grass was full of some yellow plant so the sand / soil need to be replaced. It looked alright to me even though it wasn’t being given enough water;......
The recent killing of Malik Ishaq one of the most controversial figureheads of the banned sectarian militant outfit, Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LeJ) saw a number of commentaries on the organisation appear in......
Triggered by heavy monsoon rainfall, flash floods have inundated large areas of Pakistan yet again while experts point to the need to restore wetlands that have slowly been eaten up by agricultural......
Generally, cities are characterised as old and new. The ‘old city’ is a repository of historical heritage with its buildings, monuments, streets and market places reflecting the different historical......
“The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses — behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.” This quote about battling it out in the ring and......
The endlessly entertaining Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation is quite a bit like a vintage James Bond film. Before the Bond franchise went back to its roots and reinvented itself as a gritty......
Love it or hate it, but Wajahat Rauf’s directorial debut Karachi Se Lahore makes you feel young again. Packed with one-liners which bring on a smile, likeable characters that seem too close to home......
Around the same time Shah went into production in 2012, a musical called Karachi by Made4Stage hit theatres and entertained audiences through an original story based on the boxing culture in Lyari.......
“Sons living abroad rush back home but you have chosen the slowest way possible to return!” exclaimed his mother when he told her of his plans to cycle all the way from Germany to Pakistan. It’s 2011......
When it comes to the so-called ‘tribal areas’, successive Pakistani governments have merely adopted and reinforced British colonial laws aimed at controlling the local population.In 1867, the......
After its liberation in October, 1947, the 13,297 sq km territory of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) remained without a proper constitution for over two decades. However, as it draws close to the 68th......
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Just a year old but already standing tall Sanat Gallery, Karachi, celebrates its first anniversary with “Milestone”, a multi-artist show. Featuring works of artists chosen from the roster of......
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One of the biggest pains of using an iPhone or iPad initially was the requirement to connect it to iTunes to sync and backup your applications, photos, music and so much more. The iTunes app for Mac......
Let’s examine the following two situations and what you should do to minimise damage:Children who are capable of understanding the severity of an emergency and can speak clearly should be taught to......
We often hear that Pakistanis are amongst the most prolific donors to charity organisations and causes. Our society is seldom short of people who are always more than willing to lend a helping hand.......
Exploring the foodie scene around our new home in Dorset, I have come across some interesting suppliers. The nearby town of Wareham has a weekly farmers’ market that has good bread and a wide range......
Dear Auntie,When I was 21, I got engaged to my cousin whom I loved since childhood. We had not been in contact with each other for long, but once he confessed that he always wanted to be my life......
KARACHI: The roving lasers beckoned as the music merged with heartbeats and feet tapped automatically at the two-day I am Karachi Music Festival, organised by the Mad School and music band Fuzon,......
KARACHI: The chief minister of Sindh on Saturday extended ‘special powers’ of Pakistan Rangers in Karachi for another four months hours before the last extension given to them was going to expire,......
KARACHI: A minor girl and a passer-by man were killed when they were caught in crossfire between police and fleeing robbers in New Karachi on Saturday evening, according to police officials. The......
KARACHI: The disconnect between ordinary citizens and public servants seems to be further increasing despite the Constitution providing coverage to its citizens with regard to basic civil liberties......
KARACHI: Two witnesses on Saturday rightly picked out three suspects during an identification parade before a judicial magistrate in a case pertaining to abduction, rape and murder of a minor......
KARACHI: An antiterrorism court on Saturday sent two suspects to prison on judicial remand in the Safoora Goth bus carnage case.Hafiz Nasir alias Yasir and Mohammad Azhar Ishrat alias Majid were......
KARACHI: Police on Saturday claimed to have traced and recovered the car that allegedly hit the Mercedes of former captain of Pakistan cricket team Wasim Akram on Wednesday evening in Karsaz, which......
KARACHI: Scores of labourers and political and rights activists on Saturday gathered outside the Karachi Press Club to mark the 35th death anniversary of communist leader Nazeer Abbasi.They demanded......
KARACHI: “I want to be a pilot because aeroplanes can go freely wherever they want, I can fly out of here,” said eight-year-old Sara, sitting upright in her crisp new blue and white checkered......
SUKKUR: Volunteers of a non-governmental organisation saved four men and three children whose boat had capsized in the Indus near Pannu Aqil town of Sukkur district on Saturday.Abdul Raheem Mahar,......
BADIN: The protective bail granted to former home minister Dr Zulfikar Ali Mirza and his 107 associates in six violence, rioting and harassment cases was extended till Sept 10 by the Badin district......
HYDERABAD: Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) secretary general Comrade Imdad Qazi, speaking at a convention of the Democratic Students Federation (DSF) here on Saturday, said that appropriate action......
LAHORE: A card of six races — loaded with many unknown pedigree horses — has been dished out for the Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.In all, 66 acceptors will line up before the......
PARIS: World athletics’ ruling body the IAAF on Saturday condemned as ‘naive’ the two blood experts at the centre of mass doping allegations.Australian scientists Michael Ashenden and Robin Parisotto......
PARIS: Brazilian midfielder Lucas Moura netted the first goal of the Ligue 1 season to give 10-man Paris St Germain a 1-0 win at Lille on Friday as the defending champions won on the opening day for......
KARACHI: Indian 15-Red champion Amee Kamani has proposed that Pakistan should also raise women cueists in order to have bilateral competitions between the two nations.“Like other sports including......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Faisal Saleh Hayat group has filed an appeal before the Supreme Court of Pakistan against three decisions of the Lahore High Court.Renowned lawyer Asma......
LAHORE: The Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) has decided not to send the names of its players to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in protest against the board’s decision of allowing only one......
KARACHI: Noted golfer Mohammad Munir inched closer towards capturing the crown when he shot another splendid round of 66, six under par, on the penultimate day of the UMA 20th Chief of the Naval......
KARACHI: South Whites overcame a fighting Central Whites outfit 31-28 to seize a place in the last four from group A of the 10th NBP Cup basketball tournament at the Arambagh floodlit court on......
LAHORE: Awais Zahid caused a huge upset at the National Badminton Championships when he defeated national champion Wajid Ali to set the men’s singles final date with Rizwan Azam, who overpowered......
LAHORE: Twelve teams are going to take part in the third Servis 15-a-side Rugby League, which will start in the Lodhran district from Sunday.In all, 26 matches will be played in different cities.The......
LAHORE: National women champion Ushna Sohail and her German partner Anatasia Reimchen went down fighting in the nail-biting semi-final of the ITF Prof Circuit Women Championship in Sharm......
KARACHI: A small and mediocre four-race card awaits racegoers in the Gymkhana race meeting which takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.There are 31 acceptors who will vie for honours in the......
NOTTINGHAM: Durham pacemen Mark Wood and Ben Stokes set the seal on a crushing innings and 78-run victory over Australia in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday as England regained the Ashes......
NOTTINGHAM: Michael Clarke, described by Cricket Australia (CA) as one of the ‘all-time greats’, will retire after the final Ashes Test against England this month, the demoralised Australian captain......
NOTTINGHAM: England captain Alastair Cook paid tribute to his young team-mates for their contribution to the Ashes victory over Australia which they completed on Saturday by winning the fourth Test......
BRISBANE: When Australia regained the Ashes at Perth’s WACA Ground in December 2013 — their third victory in what was to be a 5-0 series sweep — Australian newspapers carried a photo of a tombstone......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Mohammad Sajjad, Shahram Changezi and Babar Masih are among other unbeaten cueists who have lifted country’s image in the men’s category of Jubilee Insurance World 6-Reds snooker......
SHANGHAI: Juventus’ two new strikers both scored on their debut as the Italian double winners beat Lazio 2-0 to lift the Super Coppa on Saturday.After a barren first half in the Serie A curtain......
WASHINGTON: Japan’s fifth-ranked Kei Nishikori and Croatia’s eighth-ranked Marin Cilic will meet in a rematch of last year’s US Open final after advancing on Friday to the ATP and WTA Washington Open......
LONDON: The Premier League kicked off in unique fashion on Saturday as an own goal by Tottenham Hotspur’s Kyle Walker gave Manchester United a 1-0 victory in an undistinguished season opener at Old......
KAZAN: Florent Manaudou won the 50m freestyle at the world swimming championships to go with his Olympic title on Saturday night.The Frenchman claimed swimming’s glamour event in 21.19 seconds,......
THE bloodiest 24 hours in Kabul in years suggest two things. One, the issue of who is to succeed Mullah Omar as leader of the Afghan Taliban is anything but settled. It could be that, as many......
THE recent incident involving cricket ace Wasim Akram and an unnamed trigger-happy individual serves as a reminder of the brutal gun culture that prevails in Pakistan, especially its largest city.......
PAKISTAN’S internal security situation has shown considerable improvement over the past few months. That has not only created a sense of optimism across Pakistan but also boosted the confidence of......
IT’S a good thing that few will actually read the judgement. And at 900 pages, longer than the New Testament, it almost seems designed not to be read.Because if you were to read it, you’d discover......
THE recent speech by Altaf Hussain has enraged many in Pakistan. There are calls that he be tried for sedition, offences against the state, or high treason. Indeed, some new reports suggest that the......
THIS is apropos the news item ‘Hepatitis wonder drug inaccessible to patients’ (Aug 4) and the editorial, ‘Hepatitis treatment’ (Aug 6).Ferozsons Laboratories Limited (Company) are the distribution......
THE ignorance of citizens and unhealthy practices of the civic authorities are the prime reason for pollution of the Ravi River and the contamination of various aquifers, especially in and around......
THIS refers to news regarding the sale of expired items by restaurants and hotels in Peshawar (July 26). Snooping on big hotels and restaurant is a wonderful beginning but remember unless small......
CHILDREN are forced to carry heavy schoolbags, which is one of the major issues for school-going children. Both parents and teachers are responsible for this.Teachers do not make timetables and, thus......
THIS refers to the article ‘Pakistan gone girls’ (July 1). I am afraid the information is based essentially on assumptions and not facts. Since the issue of gender-based sex selective abortion has......
ACCORDING to press reports, a majority of leading political leaders are suffering from multiple diseases such as heart condition, stress, depression, diabetes, blood cancer, back pain, kidney......
THARPARKAR is a beautiful desert region full of natural beauty. However, there is an urgent need for improving the lives of Tharis. They themselves are busy developing farmlands with the help of......
THE Karachi bulk water supply scheme K-4 project was inaugurated by the Sindh chief minister some time ago following a serious water crisis in the city.The project is meant to augment water supply to......
GOING through various localities of Karachi during Eid holidays, I noticed heaps of garbage on roads and pavements. It was shocking to see that almost all over Karachi from North Karachi to Clifton......
LAHORE: The special protection unit, being raised in the police department for the security of foreigners, mainly Chinese, and important persons and premises, will charge for its services, a feature......
MIANWALI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced Rs300 million for rehabilitation of the flood-hit people of Isakhel tehsil.Speaking to the flood-hit people at Isakhel’s Degree College ground on......
VEHARI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has warned that his party will hit the streets again if the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) fails to come up with a response regarding......
LAHORE: Pakistan Railways’ Directorate of Legal Affairs will be revamped and a proposal for the creation of 24 posts (in the directorate) has been submitted to the finance and cabinet division.“All......
LAHORE: Three minor boys drowned while taking a bath in the Ravi near Katar Bund Road in Thokar Niaz Beg area on Saturday.Sajid, 12, Jamshaid, 11, two and a half years old Badal and three others of......
LAHORE: A group of young doctors on Saturday locked a professor of King Edward Medical University (KEMU) along with junior consultants for two hours.The incident sparked agitation among students of......
LAHORE: The 18th passing out ceremony of 592 rescuers from Punjab was held at Emergency Services Academy on Saturday.Registrar of Emergency Services Academy Dr Farhan Khalid congratulated rescuers......
LAHORE: India released nine Pakistani fishermen on Saturday as a reciprocal gesture five days after Pakistan freed 163 Indian fishermen.The Indian Board Security Force (BSF) has handed over nine......
LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority’s Director (Operations) Ayesha Mumtaz says the authority’s ongoing drive is not aimed at sealing eateries and food outlets but to ensure provision of pure and......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed the authorities to launch a vigorous campaign against adulteration in the province.At a meeting here on Saturday, Mr Sharif ordered an......
LAHORE: Speakers at a reference paid tributes to Malik Muhammad Aslam advocate, Muhammad Ilyas and Ibrahim Bhatti, the pioneers of the Left movement in Pakistan, for their commitment and......
LAHORE: The Punjab University administration has reduced the number of seats in its four-year BS programme by 12.5 per cent “to improve the varsity’s ranking.”The oldest and largest public sector......
LAHORE: The schedule for next five-year annual and supplementary examinations for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) for Punjab and Azad Kashmir......
LAHORE: Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan of the LHC will take up on Monday the petition of Jamatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed challenging exhibition of an upcoming Indian movie “Phantom” in......
BAHAWALPUR: A proclaimed offender and a constable were killed in an alleged shootout in Ismailpur village in the precincts of Nowshera Jadid and Dhoorekote police stations, about 60km from here, on......
FAISALABAD: Dozens of brick kiln workers staged a sit-out at the DCO office on Saturday demanding fixed wages. Side by side, brick kiln owners have shut their businesses in protest at the extortion......
MULTAN: Adviser to chief minister on health Khwaja Salman Rafique says facilities of kidney transplant and treatment will be available in the Multan Institute of Kidney Diseases that is going to be......
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Scores of flood-stricken people on Saturday blocked Dera-Multan Road near Ghazi Ghat Bridge in protest against what they said non-provision of relief goods.Reports said a number of......
FAISALABAD: A PML-N MPA was forced to make an apology to Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) employees on Saturday whom he had abused.The apology came when dozens of Wasa workers staged a protest......
GUJRAT: Around 61 day care centres and 16 hostels for working women have so far been established across the province and Rs600 million released for the establishment of more centres in remaining......
In this day and age when most singers focus on marketing more than the art of singing and music and big sponsors project the ‘not-so-good’ singers from their platforms, there is a Punjabi singer who......
Adistinguished poet, radio anchor and peace activist, Anjum Saleemi, has been playing a pivotal role on the literary and cultural scene of Faisalabad for the last three decades. He was born in......
BEIRUT: Rocket fire from rebel-held areas around the Syrian capital killed five people and wounded 37 on Saturday, state news agency SANA reported.“Five dead and 37 wounded in a terrorist rocket......
WASHINGTON: A French couple died while hiking in the New Mexico desert but authorities rescued their nine-year-old son after finding photographs of him on his dead mother’s camera, officials......
DUMA: The father of a Palestinian toddler killed when their home was firebombed by Jewish extremists last week died on Saturday from injuries he suffered in the attack, prompting a Hamas call for ......
HONG KONG: Hong Kong on Saturday recorded its hottest day since authorities began taking temperature readings 130 years ago, due to the influence of a nearby typhoon.The daily maximum temperature hit......
PANAMA CITY: The Panama Canal will temporarily limit the cargo size of ships using the waterway due to a drought caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon, authorities said on Friday.The Panama Canal......
DUBAI: Three soldiers from the United Arab Emirates have been killed while taking part in a Saudi-led military campaign against Yemen’s dominant Houthi group, UAE state news agency WAM said on......
CENTENNIAL: The American gunman who stormed a Batman movie premiere and killed 12 cinemagoers escaped the death penalty on Friday but will spend the rest of his life behind bars.A Colorado jury......
BAMAKO: Twelve people including a South African and another foreigner were killed in a hostage siege at a hotel in central Mali that ended early on Saturday when government troops stormed the......
NEW DELHI: Villagers in a rural part of eastern India have killed five women whom they accused of practising witchcraft, police said on Saturday.Police in eastern Jharkhand state said a group of......
WASHINGTON: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, disinvited from a conservative conference and under fire because of remarks about a female debate moderator, defended his comments on......
BEIJING: A typhoon was pounding southeast China late on Saturday, leaving more than a million homes without power after lashing Taiwan, where it downed trees, traffic lights and power lines, and left......
BANGUI: A Rwandan soldier serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic shot dead four Rwandan troops and wounded eight others on Saturday before committing suicide, according......
WASHINGTON: The United States urged the Taliban on Saturday to shun violence and join the process as insurgent attacks kill 51 people in Kabul.“We again call upon the Taliban, other Afghan militant......
MOSCOW: Russian investigators said on Saturday they had found the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed last October with 14 people on board in a remote mountainous region of Siberia.Rescuers ......
RICHMOND: A former Soviet army officer accused of being a Taliban fighter was found guilty on all counts on Friday by a federal jury in Richmond, Virginia, a court official said.Irek Hamidullin, 55,......
MADRID: A wind-stoked wildfire that officials suspect was started deliberately has forced the evacuation of nearly 2,500 people from their homes in three villages in western Spain, local authorities......
PIMPS, prostitutes, messages from God, border walls and a child who is “a total superstar”. The questions of the first Republican primary debate ranged far and wide on Thursday night, but for all the......
COLOMBO: Mahinda Rajapaksa, once poised to be Sri Lanka’s president for life, is a desperate man these days. At stake is not just his own political future, but that of an entire dynasty and a network......
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the prime minister Sartaj Aziz, speaking at an event on Saturday attributed Pakistan’s limited economic growth over the years to the inadequacy of the country’s......
ISLAMABAD: The regulatory authority for lawyers in the federal capital, the Islamabad Bar Council (IBC), has decided to start verifying the educational qualifications of the 3,700 lawyers in the......
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) of Islamabad on Saturday granted bail to 44 slum dwellers who were arrested for ‘obstructing operation’ against Katchi Abadi of Sector I-11.The Islamabad......
ISLAMABAD: A resolution condemning the Islamabad administration’s operation in I-11, but allowing the removal of katchi abadis under a new strategy is on the agenda of the Senate on Monday.The......
RAWALPINDI: The staff of Counterterrorism Department (CTD) and the police on Friday visited 22 madressahs in Rawalpindi district to check the record and other details of foreign students studying......
RAWALPINDI: This fiscal year the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) will not launch any development scheme from its own resources rather it will rely on grant-in-aid from the provincial......
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly has paid rich tributes to veteran Kashmiri leader Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan for his valuable contribution to the Kashmir freedom......
ISLAMABAD: American mountaineer Vanessa O’Brien on Saturday said she once thought of Pakistani women as oppressed but was delighted to see that they are strong, determined and capable of achieving......
RAWALPINDI: The team of City District Government Rawalpindi (CDGR) on Saturday imposed a fine of Rs30,000 on bakeries, sealed two outlets and lodged cases against three shop owners in Chakala......
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS) has announced its decision to carry out in depth analysis of the various indicators mentioned in Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey......
Pakistani trucks are known around the world as moving canvases. These trucks are lovingly decorated by their drivers, who spend their days and nights driving them through the length and breadth of......
The extent of devastation caused by the recent flash floods could be gauged from the fact that one can not travel for more than 15 kilometres on any road in Chitral district. The floods caused......
According to local people, after the enforcement of National Action Plan (NAP) the political administration of Bara subdivision of Khyber agency has converted all pro- government peace committees......
The future of the opposition’s tripartite alliance consisting of Pakistan People’s Party, Awami National Party and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl seems to be uncertain as it has failed to materialise its......
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led government could not bring any change in the working of the teaching hospitals after passage of the Medical Teaching Institution Reforms Act from the Khyber......
UPPER DIR: The people of Kohistan valley on Saturday marched from Sheringal to Chukiatan, where they staged a sit-in to protest the stoppage of work on the Dir-Sheringal road.Qaumi Etihad Council of......
KOHAT: A proclaimed offender wanted in an attack on a police van was arrested on Rawalpindi-Kohat road here on Saturday.Two brothers Waqas Khan and Yasir Khan had ambushed a police van taking a......
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party central president Asfandyar Wali Khan has condemned the suicide attacks in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul and termed it an attempt to disrupt the peace talks between the......
Mardan: A former judge of the Peshawar High Court, Justice (r) Shahjehan Khan Yousafzai, died here on Saturday. He was 65.His funeral was offered the same day at Guli Bagh Landaki Hoti area of Mardan......
KARAK: Takht-i-Nusrati subdivision police on Saturday claimed busting a gang of auto thieves and recovering several stolen motorcycles from them.A police team led by SHO Takht-i-Nusrati police......
PESHAWAR: He used to be the first provincial minister to reach the spot whenever a bomb blast targeted public, politicians or security forces but now, Mian Iftikhar Hussain stands alone to face......
LANDI KOTAL: The return of as many as 16,000 displaced families of Malakdinkhel tribe of Bara will begin tomorrow (Aug 10) under the fourth phase of repatriation plan.Officials of the Fata Disaster......
UPPER DIR: The relatives of the people injured in the Biyar flash floods have complained about non-payment of compensation announced by the provincial government.Talking to reporters here on......
KHAR: A jirga on Saturday helped two groups end a three decades long enmity in the border area of Bajaur Agency’s Mamond tehsil.The settlement came during a special ceremony in Gabari area of Mamond......
SWABI: Intermittent rains over the past few weeks have proved very productive for the water intensive sugar cane crop, farmers belonging to the cane growing regions told Dawn here on Saturday.A visit......
PESHAWAR: Four young sisters belonging to Mardan have demanded of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and police to arrest all the accused persons, including their two uncles, for their involvement in......
MANSEHRA: The police on Saturday found the body of an unidentified woman allegedly hanging from a tree in the Batrasi forest here.“We have recovered the body of a woman from Batrasi forest after......
KHAR: The administration on Saturday found a bullet-riddled body in Mamond tehsil of Bajaur Agency.Local officials said the deceased had multiple bullet marks on body, which was founded in Darbo......
LAKKI MARWAT: Hundreds of flood affected people, including women and children, received relief items on Saturday at the camps set up by the army in Abakhel and Lakki city here.Army’s Tajazai base......
PESHAWAR: Retired Major Haider Zaman, father of noted golfer Dr Aimal Zaman, passed away here on Friday.He was later laid to rest in the city.The deceased was the uncle of Engineer Baatur Zaman,......
NOWSHERA: Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Janan Musazai held a meeting with Maulana Samiul Haq, chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, on Saturday and requested him to play his role for......
GWADAR: Four people died and two others were injured in firing and a road accident in Gwadar and Turbat districts on Saturday.Police said two bullet-riddled bodies were found in Hootabad and the Kech......
ISLAMABAD: The ulema associated with Wafaqul Madaris Al Arabia Pakistan, a conglomerate of seminaries, have accused the government of launching an undeclared operation against Madressahs in the......
MUZAFFARABAD: Two judges of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Shariat Court stood removed on Saturday after a full bench of the AJK High Court set aside the piece of law under which they were......
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has decided to strengthen and update its policy on environment and social sectors.The new policies will have provisions aimed at protecting workers, including their......
KARACHI: A suspected gangster was shot dead in Lyari’s Baghdadi area in the small hours of Saturday, according to officials.The `encounter’ took place when a joint team of Rangers and police raided a......
QUETTA: The political and military leadership of Balochistan on Saturday paid homage to policemen killed in the fight against terrorism.“No-one can forget their sacrifices and role in restoration of......
KARACHI: The remuneration of non-executive directors for attending Board of Director meetings of companies is not even across the board.The family-owned group companies are tight-fisted and pay......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Belarus have agreed to initiate joint ventures in textiles, light mechanical engineering, petrochemicals and wood-working as well as sharing technological expertise and......
KARACHI: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) would suffer huge losses on the disposal of 95,700 bales of cotton procured last year on the directives of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC)......
BANGKOK: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which on Saturday marks 48 years since its establishment, aims to establish an economic community known as the AEC by the end of this......
KARACHI: The Sindh government has raised stamp duty on sale and purchase of old buildings, and on transfer of CDC shares and insurance policies from July 1.After amendment in Article 16-B of the......
RIYADH: Things are in transition. With the US crude oil contract trading in New York at $43.87 a barrel at close on Friday and the contract price for December 2020 delivery, hovering at around $62.05......
WASHINGTON: A new era of higher rates on home and car loans, steeper borrowing costs for businesses and the government — maybe even a bit more return for savers — is about to arrive.That, at least,......
LONDON: Oil, metals and sugar prices all slumped this week to new lows, weighed down by ample supplies and a strong dollar, analysts said.“Commodity prices have had a weak start to August as concerns......
KARACHI: The cotton market on Saturday witnessed mixed trend where quality cotton on strong demand fetched slightly better price whereas low quality lint with little buying interest remained under......
WASHINGTON: Greece is finding out that you can’t have an economy without banks, and that you can’t have banks without an economy, either. Or at least one where businesses aren’t allowed to buy the......
NEW YORK: Just 14 years ago Wall Street fell in love with the BRICs, the tidy acronym for four major emerging economies that, to many, looked like sure winners.Today, after heady runs and abrupt......
I CAN tell you with some authority that there are no good days at ITO, a madly busy traffic junction in New Delhi. In the last 18 years that I have been in this city, I don’t think I have ever......
NEW DELHI: Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday that India is completing the necessary formalities to bring back Geeta, a hearing- and speech-impaired Indian girl stranded......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will accept an Indian invitation for a bilateral meeting of national security advisers (NSAs) to discuss terrorism concerns, and will also propose the agenda, the prime minister’s......
KASUR: The administration had the audacity to rub salt into the wounds of Kasur people on Saturday by playing down the magnitude of the child abuse scandal that has left them devastated since it came......
KARACHI: The chief minister of Sindh extended on Saturday ‘special powers’ granted to Rangers in Karachi for another four months hours before the last such extension was to expire, allowing the......
ISLAMABAD: Three days after the Aug 5 split decision of upholding the 21st Amendment, the father of a convict believed to have been sentenced to death by a military court approached the Supreme Court......
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested senior PPP leader Qasim Zia, who is also an Olympics gold medallist and former president of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), on......
ISLAMABAD: The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) has criticised offices of the federal and provincial ombudsmen for their failure to exercise their authority to address and rectify......
