QUETTA: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday sent references to an accountability court against five officers of the Quetta Development Authority (QDA) for allotting more than 2100......
ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner to Pakistan Philip Barton made a scathing attack on international writers who have painted a bleak picture of Pakistan in their books at the the award ceremony of......
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Rana Sanaullah said on Tuesday that “not a single madressah (seminary) in Pakistan's most populous province was reported to have any links......
ASTANA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the purpose of his visit to Kazakhstan was to further strengthen ties, expand cooperation in different areas, and increase bilateral trade, investment and......
KARACHI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday that it has approved a new assistance programme for Pakistan worth $1.2 billion annually, to improve infrastructure and create jobs.The......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party on Tuesday decided to form an alliance with the Awami National Party (ANP) and the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam– F (JUI-F) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to cobble local district......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday warned all members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to transparently answer the questions he raised or he will......
Some hail it as Ash's comeback film, others wonder at its strong female protagonist, but Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan is having none of those labels slapped on her latest film, *Jazbaa.*The release of......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in Astana on Tuesday for a two day official visit to Kazakhstan, according to a report published on the Radio Pakistan website.Upon his arrival, Premier......
LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is expecting a huge contingent of Sri Lankan and Pakistani fans as it prepares to host the two teams for a full series next year.England are to play......
Some five years ago an obscure band called the Bayghairat Brigade (the Dishonorable Brigade) rose to sudden prominence when their song 'Aaloo Anday' appeared on the then still-not-banned YouTube.The......
AHMEDABAD: At least half a million protesters paralysed the main city of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state on Tuesday to demand preferential treatment for their Patidar caste — one of......
DOHA: Football World Cup 2022 host Qatar is poised to move into the lucrative international Twenty20 cricket market as the venue for the inaugural Pakistan Super League, officials said Tuesday.The......
LAHORE: Three suspected robbers escaped from the premises of Supreme Court's Lahore registry on Tuesday, following the dismissal of their bail application.The suspects — Ansar, Azam and Javaid — have......
BALOCHISTAN: A Levies official and an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of police were killed in two separate incidents of firing in Quetta and Jhal Magsi districts of Balochistan on Tuesday.Police......
Tainted left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir has put the prospect of a 'dream' international comeback on the back burner, vowing to put up a fighting performance in Pakistan’s premier first-class......
KARACHI: The condition of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Abdul Rashid Godil has stabilised and his life is out of danger, according to a statement issued by Liaquat National Hospital......
You would think that in light of recent events, a drama taking on the horrors of rape would be a way to sensitize audiences.Sangat, the latest offering by HUM TV, takes on sexual assault as well as......
The cash-strapped Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stands to benefit from an intensified battle between BT Sport and Sky Sports for broadcast rights to England's upcoming series against Pakistan, British......
The death of British IndyCar driver Justin Wilson has once again raised questions about the safety of motor racing and prompted calls for the introduction of closed cockpits.IndyCar officials......
My introduction to khatti daal was made at my best friend’s house. Her aayaa, who we lovingly called Amma, was from Hyderabad Deccan.My own household hardly ever served khatti daal, and I cannot help......
KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday approved an increase in the number of military courts for Karachi to handle outstanding terror cases.General Sharif took the decision......
ISLAMABAD: At least three security personnel were killed on Tuesday during a militant attack on a security checkpost in South Waziristan's Ladha area.Security sources told DawnNews that, "Terrorists......
BHAWALPUR: A death row prisoner, convicted of killing four policemen, was hanged in Bhawalpur on Tuesday morning.Condemned prisoner, Zulfiqar, was hanged in Central Jail Bhawalpur after he was found......
LONDON: Arsenal and Liverpool had to settle for a point each after a richly entertaining game of two halves beneath the Emirates Stadium drizzle implausibly finished 0-0 on Monday.With Arsenal......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday suspended the execution of a death-row prisoner, who was sentenced to death by a military court after he was found to be involved in......
Rockstars take note: last week two moments in pop culture said a lot about the way society thinks about you.First, Ali Zafar brought the house down with his cheeky song 'Rockstar' on Coke Studio.The......
GIRIDIH: Growing up in a remote tribal hamlet, Rupa Hembrom used to be terrified of the wild boars that roamed nearby.Now her biggest fear is the Maoist guerrillas who prowl the jungles of India's......
ISLAMABAD: The first round of talks between the government and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) held at Punjab House — pertaining to the formation of a committee to address their grievances — ended......
KABUL: An Afghan health official says eleven people, mostly children, died when a truck transporting gas canisters exploded outside the western city of Herat.Rafiq Sherzai, spokesman for the Herat......
WASHINGTON: The United States expects to accept between 5,000 and 8,000 Syrian refugees in 2016, officials said Monday.State Department spokesman John Kirby also said 15,000 Syrian refugees have been......
It appears that people just can't come to terms with a male actor being moved to tears by a film. After his emotional reaction to Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Aamir Khan got teary eyed once again at the......
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan has cautioned that the impact of low-productivity on hunger, malnutrition and poverty could be severe with population......
KARACHI: A mob lynched a robber after he killed a man upon resistance to a robbery bid in New Karachi on Monday night, according to police.Two robbers on a motorcycle tried to deprive one Hafeez Haq......
ISLAMABAD: United States lobbyist Mark Siegel will testify before an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday as a key prosecution witness in the Benazir Bhutto murder case.According to a senior......
ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan, Rana Assad Amin, announced on Monday rewards for auditors for pointing out embezzlement by army generals in the NLC scam.According to the AGP office’s......
LANDI KOTAL: A pro-government armed group of the Zakhakhel tribe beheaded three men from a rival group for allegedly planting a bomb outside a mosque in Bazaar Zakhakhel a couple of months......
By Khushboo SoomroWhen I was in my early teens some 10 years back, the idea of living independent of restrictions had always fancied me. I remember being rebuked once by my mother for accepting a......
Giant-eyed cat raises money for surgeryTHIS poor little cat, Matilda’s unusually large eyes are due to a medical condition that will eventually require surgery. Matilda’s owners said the giant eyes......
KNOWLEDGE, confidence and caution is an unbeatable combination that every person should equip themselves with. They are the most empowering tools you need to face anything that may come — by anything......
MANY of us have this wonderful habit of sticking together with our friends, wherever we go, whatever we do; be it going to the teacher to submit an assignment, to get our name listed for an upcoming......
SCHOOL is exciting when we have a lot of friends there. Have you ever thought about counting your teachers as your friends too? I can see many of you are surprised at this, but just think about it.I......
RAWALPINDI: The Indian Army has shelled a village lying well within Pakistan’s territory. Twenty persons have been killed and 15 wounded.Village Awan lies one mile inside Pakistan’s border in Gujrat......
ACCORDING to a recent report on traffic accidents in Pakistan, 97,739 road accidents took place in 10 years from 2004-2013, causing 51,416 deaths on roads which means 14.1 people dying on a road......
REFERENCE the editorial “Economic diplomacy” (Aug 18). The editorial contends that “Pakistan reportedly missed an opportunity” to be represented in the Board of Directors of the Asian Infrastructure......
THE government has set aside an amount of Rs20 billion on account of subsidy on diammonium phosphate (DAP) and potash fertilisers in the current budget. The officials concerned must be wondering how......
I VISITED the passport office at Hayatabad in Peshawar recnetly. I was told by a roadside application form-filler for the applicant that applicants must be present at the office not later than 7.30am......
WITHOUT any exception, our national anthem is one of the best pieces of poetry, a gift to this nation by Hafiz Jallandhry. As you try to understand it, you feel bound to praise the writer. With deep......
THIS is apropos the letter ‘Rigging probe’ about the judicial inquiry commission on elections 2013 report. The writer is right in pointing out that the entire burden of proof accompanied by......
THE chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has demanded the ban on his right to speech be lifted and the private TV channels be allowed to resume live coverage of his telephonic addresses.Under......
PESHAWAR: A bench of the Peshawar High Court on Monday granted bail to provincial minister Ziaullah Afridi arrested by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission (KPEC) on the charges of facilitating......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has set up district performance monitoring framework (DPMF) to monitor functioning of district governments across the province, according to officials.They......
PESHAWAR: The provincial government has allocated Rs1770 million for the renovation, beautification, repair and cleanliness of the four teaching hospitals of the province.According to a statement,......
PESHAWAR: The federal government has approved to establish an expo centre in Peshawar with an estimated cost of Rs2.5 billion to facilitate the business community.This was revealed by Khyber......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has expressed reservations about irregularities committed in the communication and works department and ordered recovery of......
PESHAWAR: An accountability court on Monday extended the remand of ANP leader Syed Masoom Shah in the custody of the National Accountability Bureau, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, for 10 days in an illegal......
MARDAN: Police claimed here on Monday to have foiled a bid of terrorism in Sangi-Marmar village, located alongside the Mardan-Swabi road.Police officials said that a police team rushed to the spot......
MINGORA: Hundreds of lady health workers and lady health visitors on Monday took to the streets against denial of salary for last four months.Holding placards and shouting slogans against the......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan has said that prosperity of the country and peace of the whole region is linked with sustainable peace and stability in Federal......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and National Highway Authority have decided that Lowari tunnel currently under construction will be open to traffic for two days a week during the upcoming......
SWABI: The residents of various areas in the district have threatened to stage a protest if authorities fail to ensure uninterrupted supply of natural gas to their homes.They said that besides......
MANSEHRA: The people of Buttal have demanded the immediate end to the prolonged and unscheduled loadshedding.Leading local residents, Mohammad Zaman told reporters in Shinkiari that the Peshawar......
PESHAWAR: The administrative cadre created by the government to run the healthcare system in line with the national guidelines and international commitment has failed to bear fruit because of lack of......
UPPER DIR: Jamaat-i-Islami parliamentary leader in National Assembly MNA Sahibzada Tariqullah said here on Monday that Upper Dir had been totally ignored during the previous government.Addressing a......
MANSEHRA: After promising to support the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in the Torghar nazim election, the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islami-Fazl has formed a five-member committee to hold talks with the ruling party......
TIMERGARA: The local administration on Monday launched a crackdown on the roadside encroachments and illegal bus stations in different parts of Lower Dir district.In Chakdara, a team supervised by......
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly condemned the “incessant and unprovoked” ceasefire violations by Indian troops across the Line of Control (LoC) this Monday.The......
ISLAMABAD: A committee of legislators will review the performance of educational institutions run by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE).The committee was formed after the National Assembly......
RAWALPINDI: Nine days after the Attock bombing, the Punjab government has determined that the incident took place due to negligence of the head of local police and removed him from his post on......
MUZAFFARGARH: Twenty-three students were injured when stairs of a private school collapsed on Sunday night on Khangarh Road, 15km from the city.The incident took place at Misali Public Middle School......
RAHIM YAR KHAN: Despite being one of the most sensitive districts, RY Khan is without police head and headquarters superintendent of police.The district has assumed special importance after recent......
ISLAMABAD: Valuables worth Rs5.2 million belonging to a lawmaker of the National People’s Party were stolen from Parliament Lodges, the capital police said on Monday.Shahjehan Muneer Mangrio, the MNA......
TOBA TEK SINGH: Noor Alam Hoshiarpuri is a cobbler by profession but a poet by passion. He belongs to Chak 382-JB, Jalalpur, 10km from here but commutes daily from his home to his setup outside the......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) issued 500,981 tickets worth Rs150.02 million during the last eight months.As many as 40 VIPs, including six members of parliament, three bureaucrats and......
ISLAMABAD: A citizen on Monday requested the Supreme Court to order the constitution of a judicial commission to ascertain what measures have been taken by the authorities concerned to prevent......
RAWALPINDI: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) has begun the installation of 18 tubewells along the Islamabad Expressway after being issued a non-objection certificate (NoC) from the Capital......
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has announced that it will issue ‘Khidmat Cards’ to special persons in need of financial assistance.In the first phase, only those who are visually impaired will be......
ISLAMABAD: Capital police arrested five people accused of planning a robbery at Shahdara picnic point, police sources said.Bhara Kahu police received a tip regarding the presence of suspicious......
ISLAMABAD: If a petition filed with the Islamabad High Court (IHC) is to be believed, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) authorities made two airmen a ‘scapegoat’ to exonerate senior officers in a Rs6.4......
CHAKWAL: Nineteen students were injured in a road accident after the van carrying them overturned and fell into a creek near Khanpur village.The van was travelling from Khanpur village to Takia Shah......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday issued terms of reference (ToRs) for the two commissions it appointed on August 21 to check illegal border crossing from Afghanistan in Chaman and......
RAWALPINDI: The local chapter of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Monday said the Sunday night clash between two groups of its workers was caused by a personal dispute, adding the party activists......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued bailable arrest warrants for the director general of the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) on Monday for not appearing before the court.IHC......
ISLAMABAD: Traders, who six months ago received the Safe City Project team with open arms, even offering free electricity for the project, are now criticising the work delays and open trenches in......
LAHORE: The Punjab chief executive surrendered on Monday the services of two senior police officers to the federal government.Of the two officials, Kasur District Police Officer Rai Saeed Babar has......
The butchers ‘mafia’ seems to be active in unlawful slaughter of useful animals in Lahore despite crackdown on such elements, and the situation has raised concerns about breeding and provision of......
LAHORE: With the federal government seems reluctant to withdraw 0.6 per cent withholding tax on banking transactions exceeding Rs50,000 a day, a faction of the All Pakistan Anjuman-i-Tajiran endorsed......
LAHORE: A young man committed suicide after shooting his friend in Quaid-i-Azam Industrial Estate on Monday.Police said both Nijat Khan, 22, and Malik Shakeel, 20, were close friends and worked in......
LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority sealed on Monday many food producing units, eateries, restaurants etc across the provincial capital besides imposing fine on others for flouting health and hygiene......
LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority has posted a 13 per cent increase in collection for July 2015 which stood at Rs4.4 billion against Rs3.8bn of the corresponding month of 2014.The revenue has......
LAHORE: The Punjab Art and Craft Complex — a little museum facility at Alhamra Cultural Complex, Qadhafi Stadium, has become a sore spot among three cultural institutions — Punjab Council of Arts......
FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad vice-chancellor has doled out millions of rupees as honorarium to hundreds of varsity employees for they have “performed excellently for the......
DERA GHAZI KHAN: The district administration during an operation against land grabbers retrieved 20 kanals of land worth billions of rupees on Railway Road.Several land grabbers had occupied the land......
GUJRANWALA: Two people -- a gunman and a shopkeeper -- were injured in a robbery in Nazampur Aroop Town on Monday.Two gunmen came to the shop of trader Muhammad Saleem and injured him in a knife......
FAISALABAD: The Government College University of Faisalabad announced the BA/BSc results of the first annual composite examination 2015 here on Monday.As many as 10,546 students appeared in the......
SHEIKHUPURA: Warburton police arrested one of their colleagues on Monday for allegedly raping a teenage boy in the police station.Nankana District Police Officer Shahzada Sultan visited the police......
SHEIKHUPURA: Warburton police arrested one of their colleagues on Monday for allegedly raping a teenage boy in the police station.Nankana District Police Officer Shahzada Sultan visited the police......
BAHAWALPUR: Government Sadiq Egerton College students on Monday protested against the of Islamia University (IUB) examination branch for delay in holding exams and announcing results, leaving them......
RAHIM YAR KHAN: The administration fined and sealed different eateries under the food safety laws on Monday.Assistant Commissioner Dr Javed Ahmed along with AC Batool Asadi sealed Café Lamis,......
TOBA TEK SINGH: Noor Alam Hoshiarpuri is a cobbler by profession but a poet by passion. He belongs to Chak 382-JB, Jalalpur, 10km from here but commutes daily from his home to his setup outside the......
LAHORE: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah has demanded the resignation of the members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for, what he says, their failure to......
LAHORE: The rural areas continue suffering over 16 hours loadshedding as the demand-supply gap widened to over 7,100MW, and the government decided to save major cities from inconvenience as much as......
LAHORE: The King Edward Medical University on Monday expelled two young doctors for humiliating a senior teacher of the institute.One of the doctors has been barred from getting admission to any......
LAHORE: Election tribunal member Kazim Ali Malik on Monday explained reasons behind the delay in announcement of reserved verdict on PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s petition against the victory of National......
LAHORE: Intelligence agencies on Monday arrested an alleged terrorist belonging to an outlawed outfit during an operation in Chungi Amar Sidhu.The suspected terrorist was involved in kidnapping a US......
MIRPURKHAS: A police inquiry has disclosed that the owners of Hamza Riaz Town housing scheme have cheated unsuspecting buyers, and recommended the registration of FIR against them.Sub-divisional......
KARACHI: As World Breastfeeding Week ended early this month, the Sindh health department has yet to devise rules to implement the law on breastfeeding that the provincial assembly had passed more......
KARACHI: The Sindh chief minister was informed on Monday that the provincial government is working to replace 61 federal laws with the provincial ones in compliance with the 18th amendment to the......
KARACHI: Declaring that 301 buildings situated in different parts of the city were dangerous and could collapse anytime, the Sindh Building Control Authority has directed the residents to vacate......
KARACHI: The Sindh anti-corruption and enquiries department on Monday gave approval to the registration of four cases against officials of the board of revenue and local government department and......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah inaugurated a command and control centre at CM House on Monday. Set up at a cost of Rs120 million, it will help detect criminal activities, improve......
KARACHI: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, through his media adviser, sent a Rs1,000,000 cheque to the widow of popular TV artist Farid Khan here on Monday.Expressing his deep grief on the demise......
Most of us zoom through Karachi on a daily basis without ever looking at the city. The general opinion is that there is nothing to see in this metropolis except for piles of dirt and filth and an......
KARACHI: Employees of the Karachi Medical and Dental College ended on Monday their protest over non-payment of salaries after they were assured of early relief by KMC Medical Director Dr Salama......
LARKANA: In what appeared to be an impressive show of strength by local standards, the Larkana Awami Ittehad (LAI) — an alliance of politicians against the current leadership of the Pakistan Peoples......
SUKKUR: A man and his son were killed when the motorcycle they were riding came in contact with a landmine near Khalid Brohi village near Tangwani town of Kandhkot-Kashmore district on Monday,......
HYDERABAD: National Accountability Court judge Aijaz Khaskheli on Monday framed charges against two former directors general of the Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA) and four others in a Rs1.48......
BADIN: A couple was gunned down allegedly by their son-in-law in Ahsan Shah Colony of Matli town on Monday.According to Matli SHO Sanaullah Panhwar, suspect Mehtab Ali Makhdoom opened fire on his......
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the traffic police and transport authorities in a civil petition of the Association of Owners and Staff of Qingqi rickshaws, better known as......
KARACHI: The Public Accounts Committee of the Sindh Assembly on Monday warned the deputy commissioner of Hyderabad of serious consequences if he failed to attend the next meeting of the province’s......
HYDERABAD: Sindh Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said on Monday the government wanted to hold local government elections in 2015 although he did not rule out change in polls......
KARACHI: Two policemen were arrested after a suspected militant in their custody escaped from the heavily guarded antiterrorism courts (ATCs) on Monday.Tanveer alias Jumbo was facing trial in an......
KARACHI: A vehicle carrying staff of the inspector general of prisons came under attack near Esa Nagri on Monday, triggering fear among law enforcers. A police party rushed to the spot but later it......
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the authorities to ensure that no vehicles having number plates with Applied for Registration (AFR), non-duty paid or with fancy number plates shall run......
KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif is set to review the overall security situation of Karachi on Tuesday (today).According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army......
KARACHI: More than 50 birds and a pair of monkeys brought to the Empress Market on Monday for sale were confiscated in a raid conducted by the wildlife department.All confiscated animals, currently......
BAGHDAD: As Iraq attempts to curb rampant corruption and streamline the government, the country’s top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, is playing a crucial role supporting the reform......
BEIRUT: Protests over corruption and political dysfunction are rattling Lebanon, threatening more instability in a country already hobbled by a huge influx of Syrian refugees and attacks by Islamist......
SHANGHAI: China is heavily promoting Shanghai’s role sheltering European Jews from the Nazis as part of its commemorations for the 70th anniversary of victory over Japan, which will culminate in a......
UNITED NATIONS: The destruction of Palmyra’s ancient temple of Baalshamin, in Syria, has been termed a war crime by Unesco, the UN’s cultural agency.Syrian officials and activists reported on Sunday......
LONDON: Almost 80,000 people had by Monday signed a petition urging the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes when he visits London next month.The petition was launched......
CAIRO: A bomb struck a bus carrying Egyptian policemen on Monday, killing three and wounding 33, officials said, in the latest attack against security forces who are being targeted by jihadists.The......
SAGAMIHARA: A blast ripped through a warehouse at a US military post on Monday and started a fire, while a blaze broke out at a steel plant, in separate accidents around the Japanese capital.The......
JAIPUR: Thousands of members of the austere Jain religion protested across India on Monday for the legal right to take part in an ancient ritual of starving themselves to death.Dressed in traditional......
PARIS: President Francois Hollande on Monday bestowed France’s highest honour on a group of Americans and a Briton who overpowered a Moroccan gunman on a crowded train, saying the whole world ......
ANKARA: Turkey and the United States will soon launch “comprehensive” air operations to flush fighters of the self-styled Islamic State from a zone in northern Syria bordering Turkey, Foreign......
BERLIN: A UN tribunal on Monday ordered India to halt court proceedings against two Italian marines pending a ruling by the international body on the 2012 shooting of two Kerala fishermen.In a case......
LOOKING at a photograph of old archaeologist Khaled al Asaad’s headless corpse tied to a lamp-post in Palmyra – another image for the library of pornography that the self-styled Islamic State (IS)......
SEOUL: North and South Korea wrapped up marathon talks on Tuesday with an agreement aimed at defusing a crisis that had pushed the two rivals to the brink of armed conflict.The South’s lead......
NEW YORK: The Human Rights Watch has said that the United Arab Emirates authorities should immediately reveal the whereabouts of Nasser bin Ghaith, an academic detained on Aug 19, 2015, and being......
LONDON: Australia captain Michael Clarke claimed pitches prepared specifically to help England’s bowlers were to blame for his side’s failure to retain the Ashes.Despite marking his last match before......
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara bid a tearful farewell to international cricket on Monday and was immediately offered the post of the island’s top envoy in Britain where he plays county......
MUMBAI: Wriddhiman Saha and Murali Vijay have been ruled out of the remainder on India’s tour of Sri Lanka after suffering injuries in the second Test, the Board of Control for Cricket in India......
LONDON: England coach Trevor Bayliss has warned his Ashes winners that some of their places are in jeopardy following the fifth Test thrashing by Australia.“We aren’t going to paper over the cracks,......
BEIJING: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce became the first woman to win three world 100m titles and completed a Jamaican sprint double as she emulated Usain Bolt by storming to victory on Monday.The......
LAHORE: Former national team captain Col Mujahidullah Tareen has asked the incumbent Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) administrator Justice Asad Munir to appoint technically-qualified people in the......
KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui has extended his support to the Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) in getting two of its teams into the domestic first class circuit recently......
ISLAMABAD: On the fourth day of PTF Masters’ Invitational Tennis championship, Ahmed Chaudhry, Abid Ali Akbar and Asad Ali Siyyid won their respective matches convincingly here on the hardcourt of......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF) on Monday named men and women players to attend a training camp in Islamabad as part of preparations for the forthcoming home series against China.The......
LAHORE: Three more matches were decided in Servis 15-side rugby league in different cities of the country.At Qayyum Stadium, Peshawar, Fata defeated KP 17-0.At Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan Lahore Hawks......
PARIS: Celtic and Monaco face testing Champions League missions on Tuesday with their hopes of reaching the money-spinning group stages on a knife-edge.Ronny Deila’s Celtic take a 3-2 lead to Malmo......
KARACHI: School Games 2015 will be held in Karachi during September while the Beach Games will be organised in the metropolis in the month of October, the executive committee of the Sindh Olympic......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) claimed it had indeed acquired land for the controversial Dr Chung/AFC project in Jhang, a letter received by Dawn on Monday reveals.The project,......
KARACHI: Opener Sajid Ali powered Pakistan Panthers Veterans to a fine 34-run victory over Dorset Veterans in their first match of the tour of England at the Dean Park in Bournemouth on......
KARACHI: Team Mushahid with 74.32 Victory Points (VPs) won the Karachi Bridge Associates Weekend Swiss Moment Bridge Tournament here at the Aslam Bridge Hall on Sunday evening.Comprising Anwer......
KARACHI: The Karachi Tennis Association will be organising the third Indus Pharma National Juniors & Seniors Tennis Championship here from Sept 4 at Karachi Club’s newly-laid plexipave synthetic......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s ten-pin bowling team will participate in the Russian Open, which will be held from September 9-13 in St Petersburg.Pakistan Ten-pin Bowling Federation (PTBF) secretary General......
LAHORE: The honorable Lahore High Court has referred the case of two parallel bodies of the Pakistan Cycling Federation (PCF) to the Pakistan Olympic Association for taking a fair decision.A group of......
KARACHI: A short-training camp of the Pakistan disabled cricket team in preparations for next month’s five-nation International Disabled Cricket Tournament will commence here at the National Stadium......
LAHORE: While India-Pakistan ties remain tense in the wake of recently cancelled talks between their national security advisers amid skirmishes along the Line of Control and international border, the......
COLOMBO: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin caused a dramatic Sri Lanka collapse as India completed a crushing 278-run victory in the second Test in Colombo on Monday to level the three-match......
LONDON: Australia coach Darren Lehmann has dismissed criticism from Shane Warne that the selectors made a mistake in picking Peter Siddle for the fifth and final Ashes Test against England.Siddle,......
WASHINGTON: China is moving to a “new normal”, of slower yet safer and more sustainable growth, says the International Monetary Fund, rejecting suggestions that Beijing faces a major economic......
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures extended earlier losses to fall more than 4 per cent on Monday as the tropical oil tracked other global markets lower on concerns about the Chinese......
NEW YORK: Crude oil prices sank Monday after a plunge in Chinese equities raised fresh fears about China’s faltering economy, the largest consumer of energy, and its impact on the global economy.Oil......
STOCKHOLM: As demand for water grows, the world must focus on how the precious resource will be shared among farmers, the energy sector and cities if it is to achieve the United Nations’ new......
LONDON: S. Arabia’s strategy for rebalancing the oil market through a period of lower prices shows few signs of working so far — with rival producers claiming they will raise output even as prices......
ISLAMABAD: Ahead of a high-level technical delegation from Iran, the Ministry of Commerce on Monday explored various avenues to enhance bilateral trade to $5 billion in the next five years after......
KARACHI: The US dollar jumped by Rs2.30 (2.25 per cent) versus the rupee in the inter-bank market on Monday, with market experts fearing further depreciation in the days to come.Currency dealers said......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Textile Board on Monday approved a string of initiatives to promote textile exports and the clothing sector.The board meeting, led by Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan,......
ISLAMABAD: In the absence of a government guarantee, the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) did not fully restore supply to Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) even on Monday despite a payment mechanism......
LAHORE: Special economic zones can help strengthen industrial base, and put the economy back on the rails besides protecting it from global financial recessions, and enable the government to utilise......
WASHINGTON: The Wall Street made a comeback on Monday afternoon after an unprecedented drop earlier in the day when the Dow tumbled as much as a record 1,089 points in the opening minutes.The......
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Monday approved the launch of red chilli futures contracts on Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited (PMEX), thus making it the......
LONDON: Global stock markets plunged and commodity prices hit new lows Monday extending a Chinese-led rout, fed by fears of a damaging slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.Chinese stocks......
KARACHI: Influenced by global trend of falling commodity prices in the aftermath of devaluation of currencies, the local cotton market also came under pressure on Monday.Though KCA left its spot......
54pc Pakistani workers report ethical challengesKARACHI: The proportion of workers in Pakistan reporting pressure to compromise on their ethical standards moved from 51 per cent in 2012 to 54pc in......
ISLAMABAD: Army and Air Force chiefs discussed on Monday the next steps in the Zarb-i-Azb military operation against terrorists in North Waziristan.“The offensive in Shawal and future plans were......
KOHAT: Two high-profile `terrorists’ belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested and three camps were destroyed in Mishti Chappri area of Orakzai tribal region on Monday,......
QUETTA: One suspected militant was killed and another arrested with injuries after an encounter in a suburban area of the city on Monday. Three security personnel were also injured.Security forces......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) warned all cable television operators on Monday to follow their licence terms and conditions in their operations and reminded them......
RAWALPINDI: Commander of UK Land Forces, Lt Gen James Rupert Everard, called on Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif at the General Headquarters here on Monday.According to a press release issued......
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani has expressed the hope that ties between India and Pakistan would become normal ultimately.“It appears that (Indian) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pursuing......
ISLAMABAD: Lt Gen Eric Mwaba Chimese, Air Commander of Zambia Air Force, visited the Air Headquarters here on Monday. He was received by Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff.A......
QUETTA: Two men were killed and two others suffered injuries in a grenade attack on a tailoring shop in Gwadar on Monday.Assailants on a motorbike hurled the grenade into the shop, killing two......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari arrived here on Monday for the first solitary visit to hold meetings with party leaders and office-bearers from Punjab, Khyber......
THEY used to gather there every afternoon for a friendly game of street cricket and I used to watch them every day from afar. “No, beti, girls don’t play cricket in streets,” it was explained to me.......
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande called on Monday for a unified response to Europe’s biggest migrant crisis since World War II, as the German leader condemned......
RIYADH: Assailants fired on a police patrol in Jeddah on Sunday, injuring an officer, the country’s official media reported on Monday.Saudi Press Agency quoted an unnamed Makkah police spokesman as......
KARACHI: The stock market witnessed a bloodbath on Monday as the KSE-100 index came crashing down by 1,419 points, or 4.11 per cent, to settle at 33,100 points and in the process wiped off Rs270......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) de-notified on Monday National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq as MNA from NA-122 (Lahore-V) with effect from Aug 22.The ECP issued the......
PESHAWAR: An officer and a soldier lost their lives in a gunfight between security forces and militants in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency on Monday, according to the Inter-Services Public......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed the interior ministry to prepare a plan to deweaponise society because a democratic government could not allow armed groups to operate with......
ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has agreed to reconsider its decision of quitting the legislatures after the government assured the party that a committee will be formed to redress its......
ISLAMABAD: The tragic incidents of terrorism and the Zarb-i-Azab military operation had allowed friction between Ahmed Ludhianvi-led Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) and the Malik Ishaq-led......
Public discourse on the Pakistani Supreme Court is structured either by instinctual reactions based on prejudices and guided by arbitrary examples, leading to hating or loving certain judges. Or by......
There is no good enough reason to mourn the inability of the national security advisers of India and Pakistan to stick to their rendezvous in Delhi. The proposed interlocutors were mismatched.If......
WHAT does the near future hold for Pakistan? How will our lives improve, and on what fronts in the next three or four years? Pakistanis may have a few things to look forward to.The security......
THERE is hardly any organised effort to assess the causes of extremism. Certain questions need to be answered. What roles do discrimination and a class-based education system have to play in fanning......
Given the context in which it has come, it is a case of better late than never: following the directives of the Supreme Court, on Thursday the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and Heritage......
One name, two medicines, two different health problems. One is used to treat high blood pressure, the other is given to patients with symptoms of epilepsy.Know more: Two very different drugs, one......
When the self-styled Islamic State captured Palmyra in May, there was little hope that the ancient city — a Unesco World Heritage Site — would escape the murderous group’s iconoclastic fervour.As......
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called snap polls after his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) failed to form a coalition government with the opposition.“In line with......
GWADAR: Suspected militants carried out a hand grenade attack in Gwadar on Monday night, which resulted in the death of two people while another two suffered injuries.“Militants hurled a hand grenade......
