ISLAMABAD: A civilian was killed and three others injured when Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) personnel resorted to unprovoked firing at the Line of Control (LoC) in Nikial sector of Kotli,......
QUETTA: Chief of Jhalawan and Senior Balochistan Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri has met the exiled Baloch leader Khan of Kalat, Mir Suleman Daud Khan in London on Saturday.As part of reconciliation......
KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers Sindh on Saturday claimed to have arrested five suspected militants in raids conducted across Karachi.The paramilitary force conducted targeted raids in Defence Housing......
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Pervez Rashid in a statement released on Saturday said that senior cabinet member and minister for climate change, Senator Mushahidullah Khan has sent his......
TRIPOLI: The self-styled Islamic State (IS) group jihadists have beheaded 12 people and hung them on crosses during a battle for the coastal city of Sirte, the national news agency LANA reported on......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) has constantly been defaulting on its payments to the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), said SSGC in a press statement released on Saturday.The spokesperson for......
LAHORE: The prime complainant in the Zain murder case retracted his earlier recorded statement before an anti-terrorism (ATC) court on Saturday.Sohail Afzal, uncle of 16-year-old orphan Zain, who was......
Unlike the densely populated and highly volatile Quetta of today, the city in the '60s was a happy, lively, and safe place, where just a hundred thousand people from vastly different ethnic and......
GALLE: India captain Virat Kohli slammed his team's batsmen for lack of intent during their failed chase of 176 in the opening test at Galle and said the touring side did not do enough to counter Sri......
KABUL: Afghan police arrested five people near the northern town of Sar-e-Pol on Saturday after they were filmed beating a man and his daughter accused of robbery by a village fortune teller, the......
BEIJING: A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Friday said that the country is in favour of playing a constructive role in Afghanistan's peace and reconciliation process, said a report on the......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Saturday directed TV channels to exercise caution while reporting about the Kasur sex abuse scandal.In a statement issued by......
BIRMINGHAM: Adnan Januzaj reminded Manchester United fans of his class as his 29th-minute goal earned a 1-0 win at Aston Villa and propelled them, after two humdrum triumphs, to the top of the table......
QUETTA: Funeral Prayers of Sher Hassan, Station House Officer (SHO) of Hamidpur police station in Balochistan's Sohbat Pur district, were offered on Saturday.Sher Hassan, the SHO of Hamidpur police......
TORONTO: WTA Tour chairman Stacey Allaster and women's tennis legend Martin Navratilova demanded tougher punishment for Australian ATP player Nick Kyrgios in the wake of his sex slur during a......
Kei Nishikori swept aside Rafa Nadal in the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Friday with a swift 6-2 6-4 victory, while world number one Novak Djokovic saved two match points before......
Is this the patriotic number we were waiting for?Rock band Mizmaar released their latest single 'Yeh Dil', a musical love letter to the motherland, on Independence Day.But the song does more than pay......
It was somewhere around 1930 when the idea of Alam Ara took root. Having seen Universal Pictures’ Show Boat (1929) (a “40 per cent talkie” in his words), at the Excelsior Theatre in Bombay, Imperial......
KABUL: The Taliban's new leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor on Friday, welcomed Al Qaeda chief, Ayman al-Zawahiri's pledge of allegiance which could bolster his accession amid a bitter power struggle......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar on Saturday pressed on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to take a clear stance and appropriate action in wake of the allegations levelled by......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday, in an exchange of letters with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, extended felicitations on the occasion of India's Independence Day.PM Nawaz......
GALLE: Rangana Herath picked up seven wickets as Sri Lanka defeated India by 63 runs in the first Test in what can be termed as one of the most dramatic turnarounds in recent memory.India, set a......
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Saturday that corruption was eating away at India "like a termite" as he used an independence day speech to pledge his commitment to eradicating graft......
TOKYO: Japan's weather agency on Saturday told thousands of residents near a southern city to prepare for a possible evacuation as it upgraded a volcanic eruption warning.Officials raised their alert......
TIANJIN: Residents near the site of two giant explosions in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin were being evacuated on Saturday over fears of toxic contamination, the official Xinhua news......
After a blockbuster film that made grown men bawl, Salman Khan is starring in a full-on family drama, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. He says he'll set off the waterworks in this one as well.Directed by Sooraj......
Plastic roads are the future!CRUMBLING and neglected roads can lead to dangerous potholes and agonising delays as a result of costly road works. But a new design could mean when a section of road......
By Fatima Qayyum Abbasi“AYESHA! Look, what have you done?” cried Sarah. Tears started to trickle down her cheeks as she sat on the footpath with one knee bruised.Sarah was coming home after buying......
By Faruk AhmadAMAN’S worth is greatly assessed by the eloquence of his speech. When we speak, we reveal quite a lot about our personality. Whatever we say and however we say it, the listener gets a......
Genghis KhanGENGHIS Khan was born as Temujin around 1162. By his late teens, Temujin was a feared warrior and charismatic figure who began to gather followers and forged alliances with other Mongol......
PESHAWAR: The country’s 69th Independence Day was celebrated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas with traditional zeal and zest on Friday.The people paid tribute to leaders......
ABBOTTABAD: The federal government has been urged to appoint a local man as governor of Gilgit-Baltistan.The demand was made by secretary general of Gilgit-Baltistan Movement Haroon Khalid in a......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has abruptly terminated a contract with a private vendor four months after it received four B-7 level armoured land cruisers worth a whopping Rs142.948......
PESHAWAR: When the entire nation was celebrating the Independence Day on Friday the parents of the slain students of Army Public School, Peshawar, spent the day on roads leading from Peshawar to the......
KARAK: The local chapter of class-IV employees’ association has lamented denial of increments to the workers on attaining higher education.The association’s district president Mohammad Zahid,......
PESHAWAR: The city police claimed have arrested two terrorists from the limits of Paharipura police station who were allegedly planning to attack public places in the provincial metropolis on the......
MINGORA: The unscheduled power outages and low voltage has been affecting the routine life and livelihood of people in Swat, especially those who depend on electricity for running their......
PESHAWAR: Internal wrangling within the Pakistan Peoples Party, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has intensified to the extent that most of its cabinet members have stopped cooperating with the provincial......
LAKKI MARWAT: The newly elected councillors have asked the local administration to take notice of what they alleged discrimination in distribution of aid items among flood hit people by the revenue......
PESHAWAR: The Information Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has planned several reforms to make the government machinery more responsive keeping in view the significance digital age.Talking......
SWABI: A local jirga on Friday expressed anguish over lack of staff in the Bacha Khan Medical Complex and health facilities in other hospitals in the district which has caused great hardships for......
PESHAWAR: Speakers at a seminar held here the other day complained about the plight of internally displaced persons and demanded early rehabilitation to help them get back to normal life.The seminar......
ISLAMABAD: Ayesha Khursheed is just 10-year-old but has big worries. Her world of school and friends crumbled on July 30, crushed by the bulldozers which flattened the I-11 katchi abadi of Islamabad......
MANSEHRA: District development advisory committee chairman MPA Zareen Gul said on Friday that the government should provide equal educational opportunities to boys and girls in Torghar if it wanted......
RAWALPINDI: A woman and three children were killed and two injured when fire broke out at a gas filling station located near Hamza Camp, Shamsabad, here on Friday.Rallies of motorcyclists celebrating......
ISLAMABAD: Ayesha Khursheed is just 10-year-old but has big worries. Her world of school and friends crumbled on July 30, crushed by the bulldozers which flattened the I-11 katchi abadi of Islamabad......
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif inaugurated a friendly match between Pakistan Army and the national cricket team on Friday.The exhibition match aimed at collecting funds for......
RAWALPINDI: A woman was killed on Friday in the first accident involving the metro bus.Fehmida Begum, 60, a resident of Humak Town Sihala, and her son arrived at the Liaquat Bagh bus station at about......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Medical and Dental College (FMDC), the first ever public sector medical college in the federal capital, has been placed in A category by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council......
ISLAMABAD: A joint Truck Art and Lacquer exhibition is continuing at the Bazaar Court honouring the popular and traditional crafts. Bringing the artisans to Islamabad to showcase their work before an......
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) will install fences around 24 bus stations of the metro bus service in Rawalpindi and Islamabad to avoid encroachments.After receiving complaints......
RAWALPINDI: The police have picked up an under trial prisoner from Adiala jail for being involved in sending a threatening text message (SMS) to a lawyer.The lawyer received an SMS suspected to be......
ISLAMABAD: Civil society representatives on Friday demanded the government to provide justice to children of the Kasur incident.Last week, a gang of criminals was busted which was involved in child......
“My parents died 25 years ago and since then I have struggled all by myself. I belong to Charsadda and I did all kinds of labour to support myself. Today I am a content man, a happy husband and a......
RAWALPINDI: The local administration has taken a number of steps to improve security at educational institutions that are opening on August 17 after summer vacations.A divisional intelligence......
ISLAMABAD: The capital administration on Thursday sent a request to the interior ministry seeking extension in Pakistan Rangers and Gilgit Baltistan Scouts stay in the capital for another three......
ISLAMABAD: Colourful events including a display of fireworks at the multipurpose Parade Venue, Shakarparian, late on Thursday night marked the Independence Day in the twin cities of Islamabad and......
RAWALPINDI: A passerby was killed while two others were badly injured after a compound wall of a hospital collapsed on them on Friday.Police said Mir Akbar, 60, was sitting beside the dilapidated......
BAHAWALPUR: The century-old dysfunctional clock on a tower of the Government Sadiq Dane (SD) High School building near Farid Gate was replaced with a new one at midnight between Aug 13 and 14. The......
RAHIM YAR KHAN: A 14-year-old boy, an alleged gang-rape victim, reportedly committed suicide on Friday in Jetha Bhutta, Khanpur tehsil, 60 kilometers from Rahim Yar Khan.The family says the suspects......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid has criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf for, what the Q League says, making inroads into colleagues on opposition benches.“By breaking away men from other......
LAHORE: Flag-hoisting ceremonies, rallies, seminars and other colourful events marked the country’s 69th Independence Day.The jubilation started on Thursday evening as revellers hit the roads. On......
LAHORE: Two motorcyclists were electrocuted in Haier police jurisdiction here on Friday.Police said Azhar, 45, and Bagh Ali, 50, of Jamman village, were going on a motorcycle when they touched a......
LAHORE: Wajihuddin Ahmed, a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s disgruntled figure, has stuck to his demand that the “four corrupt politicians” should be ousted from the party otherwise everything will be......
LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who was to attend the convocation of the King Edward Medical University as chief guest on Saturday (today) cancelled his visit reportedly due to security concerns......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif laid the foundation stone of the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre on Friday.At the ceremony, the chief minister said the billions rupee......
LAHORE: An event held at a local hotel invited four prominent personalities, Intizar Hussain, Dr Arifa Syeda, Raza Kazim and Salima Hashmi, as a part of Independence Day celebrations. They all spoke......
LAHORE: The River Indus continued to be in high flood in the Guddu-Sukkur and Sukkur-Kotri reaches on Friday.There was medium flood in the Chashma-Taunsa reach and low flood at Kalabagh. The River......
BAHAWALPUR: The century-old dysfunctional clock on a tower of the Government Sadiq Dane (SD) High School building near Farid Gate was replaced with a new one at midnight between Aug 13 and 14.The......
LAHORE: The South Asian Free Media Association (Safma) organised a candlelight vigil on both sides of the border at Wagah and Attari to pay a tribute to the martyrs of national liberation besides......
TOBA TEK SINGH: Police have refuted media reports that a newborn girl was buried alive in Pirmahal.District Police Officer (DPO) Rana Shahzad Akbar on Friday sent a team to Pirmahal for a probe after......
LAHORE: The Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) has started sharing its expertise with other countries, helping them detect crime and punish criminals.According to officials on Wednesday, three......
SHEIKHUPURA: Two minor boys drowned in a lake in Sangla Hill on Friday.Reports said that Abdul Habib and Farhan Mahmood were taking bath in the lake when they drifted and drowned in deep waters.......
OKARA: Three people were killed and five others injured on Friday in a gunfire between two rival groups in Phularwan Wazir Kay village, Hujra Shah Muqeem.According to Hujra Shah Muqeem police,......
GUJRAT: Two persons were shot dead allegedly by their rivals over some property dispute in Madina Syedan village in Saddar police precincts on Friday morning.Reports said Ali Shah and Shahid Shah......
LAHORE: Jamaatud Dawa emir Hafiz Saeed led a ‘Pakistan ideology caravan’ here on Friday organised under the banner of a coordination council comprising various religio-political parties.The......
KARACHI: At least eight people were wounded in celebratory firing carried out in celebrations ahead of Independence Day on late Thursday night.“We have received eight people with bullet wounds in......
HYDERABAD: Extraordinary enthusiasm in the Independence Day celebration this year was witnessed across the interior of Sindh with millions of people taking part in thousands of rallies, musical......
MIRPURKHAS: A 15-year-old boy and his five-year-old nephew drowned while three other children accompanying them were rescued by area people after they fell into a pond of rainwater in Noor Mohammed......
LARKANA/HYDERABAD: A six-year-old girl who had received serious burns in an arson attack on a roadside vending stall — offering national flags, buntings etc — late on Thursday evening succumbed to......
SUKKUR: The contractor who was awarded work for construction of three additional barracks in Jacobabad district jail has left the work unfinished, according to Maqsood Siddiqi, jail......
KARACHI: Three security guards were gunned down inside a private company in Ibrahim Hyderi on Friday, police and hospital officials said.Gunmen stormed the company Woodcraft, near Bhitai Colony at......
KARACHI: The 69th Independence Day celebrations began with a 21-gun salute and change of guards at the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah where Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad and Chief......
KARACHI: An air of festivity swept through the streets of the coastal city with the national flag fluttering on top of public and private buildings and vehicles on Friday, as many youngsters danced......
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Katchi Abadis Javed Nagori has resigned from the cabinet citing health grounds, it emerged on Friday.A spokesman for the chief minister confirmed the report about his......
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Friday released around 50 picnickers including a dozen juveniles in cases pertaining to violating a ban on swimming in the sea.The police arrested the suspects on......
KARACHI: It was heartening to see women stand up to the tasteless remarks of a prominent male anchorperson at the 9th International Conference on Women Leadership, organised by Triple E, at a hotel......
KARAHCI: A group exhibition to mark the 68th Independence Day of the country opened at the Grandeur Art Gallery on Thursday. The noticeable feature of the show is that it is not specifically meant to......
KARACHI: Leaders and workers of the Qaumi Awami Tehrik (QAT) on Friday staged a sit-in outside the Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s shrine, hardly a couple of kilometres from Bilawal House, to protest against......
KARACHI: “Let’s go to Baba’s mazaar,” suggested one motorcyclist to another with a couple of pillion riders holding long bamboo poles with Pakistan flags.“I only know one ‘baba’ — Baba Ladla. You......
KARCHI: The Pakistan Post issued a commemorative postage stamp of Rs10 each denomination (set of 5) to mark ‘2015 Year of Pakistan-China Friendly Exchanges’, on Friday, says a press release.Published......
KARACHI: Four suspects belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and three of them allegedly involved in targeted killings and other crimes were detained in what was described as a ‘surgical action’......
WITH the Supreme Court having accepted the constitutionality of military courts for civilian terrorism suspects, the army has wasted little time in restarting what will likely soon come to resemble a......
AUG 14 — the day we have an epiphany of having a country and a flag. The day we suddenly realise that it is good to buy your country’s emblem and hoist and display it on our clothes, cars, motorbikes......
THIS has reference to the report ‘Probe into burial alive of ’ baby girl (Aug 14).Hats off to the media reporters as per DPO’s admission that the police got to know about this incident by ‘some media......
MY wife and I are educationists serving in Islamabad. I am a lecturer in the Islamabad Boys College located in Sector G-6/3.On Aug 13, we received a circular from the college administration stating......
APROPOS the article ‘Education and careers’ (Aug14). I was an ‘idiot’ myself when after doing my F.Sc from Cadet College Petaro, I chose English and Urdu as my subjects instead of engineering. After......
GUJRANWALA, Sialkot and other industry-dependent regions of Punjab are facing a severe problem of contaminated-ground water.In these regions, many factories, which use different chemicals in the......
QINGQI rickshaws had made life much easier for those people who could not afford high bus, taxi and autorickshaw fares. However, these motorcycle rickshaws have been banned in Karachi by Additional......
THERE is some sort of heavy-duty digging and construction plans going on our beach at Seaview.There is a patch where there can be no development by law.I want to know what’s going on here before we......
KARACHI is the hub of trade in Pakistan. It conveys the country’s culture and values to the outside world.What I fail to understand is how we have let it become such a dirty city.Whenever I head for......
COLOMBO: President Maithripala Sirisena moved on Friday to purge the United Peoples’ Freedom Alliance (UPFA) and its main constituent, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), of loyalists of former......
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed deep remorse on Friday over World War II and said previous national apologies were unshakeable, but emphasised future generations should not have......
SAO PAULO: Nineteen people were killed and seven injured overnight in a wave of shootings in Brazil’s biggest city Sao Paulo, a security official said on Friday after reports of a massacre in the......
WASHINGTON: Tests based on DNA are rewriting history. At times they prove what many doubt and, at others, disprove what many thought was true.One DNA test, revealed on Friday, shows that a former US......
NAIROBI: Kenya on Friday blew up a yacht seized while smuggling heroin across the Indian Ocean, the interior ministry said, as the east African nation tries to crack down on a rise in drug......
BRUSSELS: The European Union pledged on Friday to fast-track new funding to help debt-hit Greece cope with a surge in migrants, with hundreds coming ashore daily only to be confronted by often......
RIYADH: Yemen’s Houthi movement is considering withdrawing from capital Sanaa and handing over government facilities to state authorities, Arabic daily Asharq Al Awsat reported on Friday.The Houthis......
NEW YORK: Cuban leader Fidel Castro marked his 89th birthday (Aug 13) with a newspaper column on Thursday repeating assertions that the US owes Cuba “numerous millions of dollars” for damages caused......
DHAKA: Bangladesh police said on Friday they have arrested two suspected members of a banned Islamist group over the brutal killing of an atheist blogger.Niloy Chakrabarti was hacked to death at his......
NEW YORK: Donald Trump, the billionaire who has been trumpeting that he is the only individual out of the 16 candidates for the Republican presidential nomination not beholden to big corporations,......
NEW YORK: Hundreds of couples poured into New York’s Times Square on Friday to re-enact the famous photograph of a kiss between a sailor and a woman celebrating the end of World War......
GALLE: Dinesh Chandimal smashed an unbeaten 162 off 169 balls to lead a brilliant revival by Sri Lanka on the third day of the first Test against India at Galle on Friday.The hosts, who trailed......
MELBOURNE: Steven Smith will take over as captain of the Australian Test team following the retirement of Michael Clarke after the fifth Ashes Test against England, the country’s cricket board said......
KARACHI: Pakistan celebrated the country’s 68th Independence Day in style when its two teams sneaked into the world men’s and master’s teams snooker championship finals at Movenpick hotel on......
Pakistan cricket has had a long history of their star players, captains and officials complaining vociferously of being pushed out of the game unjustifiably, their grievance often accompanied by......
MONTREAL: World number one Novak Djokovic, second seed Andy Murray and three-time champion Rafa Nadal were all cheered into the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup on Thursday while controversial......
LONDON: Premier League champions Chelsea travel to Manchester City, last season’s runners-up, on Sunday with manager Jose Mourinho embroiled in a growing row over accusations he has sidelined team......
LONDON: Leicestershire have been deducted 16 points from their County Championship total for offences committed by their players over the last year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)......
NEW YORK: Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto will defend his WBC middleweight crown in a 12-round world title fight against former two-time world champion Canelo Alvarez on Nov 21 in Las Vegas.The......
LONDON: A number of British athletes have expressed dismay over the absence of a Union Jack flag on their kits for this month’s World Championships in Beijing.The design for Great Britain’s kits at......
NEW DELHI: Police in Delhi announced plans Friday to appeal a lower court’s verdict to clear former Test fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two team-mates of spot-fixing during the Indian......
RIO DE JANEIRO: Kaka has been recalled to the Brazil squad for next month’s friendly double-header against the United States and Costa Rica, while Neymar is included but Thiago Silva is dropped.The......
KARACHI: Making her appearance after an eight-month layoff, three-year-old chestnut filly James Purdey galloped to a dazzling eight lengths victory to land The Independence Day Cup before a holiday......
KARACHI: With CNS Open title under his belt, ace golfer Mohammad Munir shot a splendid 64, eight under par, to seize lead in the first round of the 54-hole 17th Sindh Open golf championship at......
BRNO: Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo, on a Yamaha, set the fastest time in Friday’s eventful, crash-filled MotoGP free practice ahead of the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno on Sunday.In scorching heat, the......
JAKARTA: Chen Long fought off a stubborn Viktor Axelsen at the world championships on Friday, with the plucky Dane pushing the top seed to the limit in an epic quarter-final showdown in Jakarta.Chen......
KARACHI: Mohammad Naeem and Faiza Zafar clinched the men and women’s titles of the Independence Day squash tournament at the Jahangir Khan Squash Complex here on Friday.Naeem defeated Ali Imran 11-5,......
LAHORE: Pakistan’s national champion Ushna Suhail and her Indian partner Rushmi Chakravarthi qualified for the ITF Pro Women Championship semi-finals in the Egyptian resort of Sharm......
LAHORE: While a women’s hockey match in connection with the Independence Day celebrations programme was washed out, some events in the pentathlon were held at Punjab Stadium here on Friday.The hockey......
KARACHI: The US dollar appreciated by 60 paisa in the open market against the rupee during the last two days that could escalate the impact of yuan devaluation on Pakistan.Experts project increase in......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has made filing of income tax returns mandatory for salaried taxpayers.The taxable incomes for salaried persons start from Rs400,000 onwards per annum.......
FRANKFURT: Growth of the German economy, Europe’s biggest, picked up marginally in the second quarter of 2015, driven by the weaker euro and healthy consumer spending, official data showed on......
NEW YORK: Nine major banks accused of foreign-exchange rigging have agreed to pay more than $2 billion to investors in settlements, a law firm involved in the process said on Thursday.Plaintiffs have......
KIEV: Ukraine and its creditors sharpened their knives for a decisive battle on Friday after direct negotiations failed to reach a workable solution for keeping the ex-Soviet country from hurtling......
NEW YORK: US producer prices edged up in July in spite of the drag of lower energy prices on many goods, according to government data released on Friday.The Labour Department said its producer price......
ISLAMABAD: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank has increased its investments in Pakistan with a focus on renewable energy and loans to banks to boost financial inclusion......
HONG KONG: China’s unexpected move this week to lower the value of its tightly-leashed currency, the yuan, sent shockwaves through global financial markets. The impact on consumers around the world......
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has rejected a demand of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for payment of Rs120 billion compensation for using its share of water by other provinces and also declined to take the......
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal said on Friday that “ILM Pakistan Movement” had been launched with the objective to improve students’ academic......
KARACHI: Condemning the arrests of its workers, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has said that certain quarters are trying to sabotage its possible dialogue with the federal government.The party......
ISLAMABAD: Saddened by the Aug 5 Supreme Court majority verdict of upholding the setting up of military courts aimed at trying hardened militants, the Lahore Bar Association — one of the challengers......
ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) launched on Friday a ‘demographic directory’ covering profiles of beneficiary families on economic, social, educational and other......
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch said on Friday that a multi-dimensional strategy was being applied to counter terrorism in the province.Speaking at the flag hoisting ceremony......
DERA MURAD JAMALI: A police officer suffered serious injuries when unidentified men opened fire on him in Hamidpur area of district Sobatpur on Friday evening.Sher Hassan, the SHO of Hamidpur......
ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of Independence Day, President Mamnoon Hussain has approved conferment of civil awards on Pakistanis as well as foreigners who have exhibited excellence in their fields.The......
ISLAMABAD: The country is facing an unprecedented meat crisis these days apparently because of the ban on the culling of cows, female goats and buffaloes recently imposed by the Punjab government.The......
GWADAR: A Frontier Corps soldier was killed and seven personnel, including a commissioned officer, were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Sargani area of Turbat in Kech district on......
BELIEVED to be part of a centuries-old city, the ruins and graves in Sindh’s Badin district uncovered by the 2011 torrential rains and the subsequent floods are a picture of neglect, mostly ignored......
NEW DELHI: Pakistan wants to have normal ties with India but not at the cost of Kashmir’s legitimate aspirations, a cause it will never abandon howsoever long it takes to bear fruit, Pakistan’s envoy......
WASHINGTON: The United States government has and will continue to seek funds for reimbursing Pakistan for its counter-terrorism efforts, says a senior US official.The official — who cannot be......
WASHINGTON: A leading Republican presidential candidate says that the United States should not use foreign aid to buy friends, noting that such efforts failed to buy the friendship of Pakistani......
HAVANA: US Secretary of State John Kerry declared a new era in relations as he celebrated restored diplomatic ties in Havana on Friday, but he also urged political change in Cuba, telling Cubans they......
ISLAMABAD: The nation celebrated on Friday Independence Day with zeal and fervour not seen over the past few years and the government’s renewed pledge to eradicate terrorism and extremism.The......
ISLAMABAD: The government continued its efforts on Friday to persuade the MQM leadership to review its decision of resigning from the two houses of parliament and Sindh Assembly.But the two sides......
MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan on Friday accused India of killing a woman in shelling violating a ceasefire agreement in Kashmir.Three other civilians — the woman’s husband and daughter, and a third female......
QUETTA: More than 400 militants belonging to different banned organisations surrendered at a ceremony held here on Friday to mark the Independence Day.The militants said they had abandoned the......
ISLAMABAD: The ruling party, Pakistan Muslim League-N, has shot itself in the foot once again.On the evening of Independence Day, when the celebrations were still ongoing, a federal minister’s remark......
EVENTS of national importance such as Independence Day or March 23 are marked by citizens in a variety of ways.However, the appropriation of these occasions by extremist outfits is a troubling trend.......
A DAY after American General Raymond Odierno said Iraq’s partition “might” be the only solution, a devastating truck-bombing of a Shia district in Baghdad left over 50 people dead, with more than 100......
THE political class in Pakistan is a maligned bunch even where there is no justification but where it falters, people in general and commentators in particular swoop on it with vigour and glee as it......
THE Naga Agreement, concluded in New Delhi on Aug 3, and described variously as a “framework agreement” and even as a “preamble”, holds more than one lesson as to how a government should not deal......
WE Pakistanis love our street food.And why not, as it’s some of the best in the world?All too often, though, the price we pay for it can’t be measured in rupees, but in the number of times we have to......
ON July 22, the Supreme Court admitted Aasia Bibi’s appeal against her conviction and death sentence for blasphemy under Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code. The court’s decision to hear the......
HAVANA: Secretary of State John Kerry called Friday for “genuine democracy” in Cuba as the American flag was raised over the US embassy in Havana for the first time in 54 years.Putting a symbolic......
