KABUL: The Taliban captured the northern Afghan city of Kunduz in a massive assault Monday involving hundreds of fighters, and now control a major urban area for the first time since the 2001......
KARACHI: Former Pakistan stars hailed the temperament of emerging all-rounder Imad Wasim, whose 19 runs and four wickets scripted an unlikely win for Shahid Afridi's side in the first T20 against......
UNITED NATIONS: U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin clashed Monday over their competing visions for Syria, with Obama urging a political transition to replace the Syrian......
JARGAL: Firojsha Aiyubsha and his two brothers only found out that their parents had died in last week's stampede during the Haj in Saudi Arabia when a boy from their village deep in western India......
ISLAMABAD: The number of Pakistani pilgrims 'martyred' during the stampede at Mina, Saudi Arabia, rose to 40 and 35 others injured in the incident, said Pakistani envoy on Monday.Talking to PTV News,......
Barcelona's first game without the injured Lionel Messi will be an important one in the Champions League.The defending champions face Bayer Leverkusen, the Group E leader, in the second round of......
GUJRANWALA: A milk seller in Punjab's Gujranwala district was declared ineligible to contest local body polls as he was selling milk on a price higher than that approved by the provincial......
The physical and competitive “rat race” that is the Premier League will hurt English clubs' chances of progressing in the Champions League, Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has said.United......
Brendan Rodgers still has the support of the Liverpool dressing room and criticism of the manager has united the squad, midfielders James Milner and Lucas said after their 3-2 win over Aston Villa......
GUWAHATI: A motorised boat crowded with passengers capsized and sank in a northeast Indian river on Monday, and dozens of people were missing and feared drowned, an official said.The boat had been......
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Super League (PSL) Governing Council Najam Sethi said emerging talent taking part in the tournament will enjoy contracts starting from $25,000.Expressing optimism, Sethi......
BANGKOK: Thai police said Monday that domestic politics could have been a factor in last month's deadly Bangkok blast as they revealed one local suspect was linked to previous bombings in the......
BARCELONA: Separatists in Catalonia won control of their regional parliament Sunday in an election that they vowed would set them on the road to independence from Spain.The region's nationalist......
Syeda Ghulam Fatima, a Pakistani human rights activist was honoured on Sunday with a Global Citizen award in New York for her dedication to civil rights and labour laws in Pakistan.Fatima is the......
SUZUKA: Five talking points from the Japanese Grand Prix, won by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes:For once the swagger and the bling image melted away as Lewis Hamilton seemed genuinely awe-struck at......
MENLO PARK: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome at Facebook headquarters on Sunday for a town hall hosted by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that focused as much on the two men's......
LUCKNOW: When a northern Indian state announced a few hundred job openings for low-level office workers who run errands and make tea, the response was staggering.About 2.3 million people applied for......
UNITED NATIONS: Russian President Vladimir Putin will square off Monday with United States (US) rival Barack Obama at the United Nations (UN), as the Kremlin leader pushes for a new coalition against......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate defence committee on Monday passed the National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) bill giving sweeping powers to the army-run medical university.The bill makes NUMS an......
DHAKA: Bangladesh promised Monday to provide the Australian cricket team with the highest level of security, saying it was shocked they were considering cancelling a tour on fears militants could......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to deploy Pakistan Rangers Punjab in the upcoming bye-elections in NA-122, NA-144, NA-154, PP-147 and PP-16 constituencies of Punjab,......
A French school in being probed after it provoked outrage among parents of students in Auxerre, Burgundy for making Muslim and Jewish pupils wear coloured discs around their necks at lunchtime so......
UNITED NATIONS: US Secretary of State John Kerry in his meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appreciated Pakistan's counter terrorism efforts and the success of anti-terror operation.Meeting on......
NEW DELHI: India launched its first space research observatory and several US satellites on Monday, part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's drive to expand his country's influence in the competitive,......
SYDNEY: Australia are booked on a flight to Bangladesh late Tuesday but will await security briefings over fears militants could target Australians before deciding whether to go ahead with the......
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif landed in Munich, Germany on Monday for a day-long official visit.The COAS will address participants of the Central South Asia Security......
KUNDUZ CITY: Afghan Taliban fighters launched a new assault on the capital of northern Kunduz province from three directions on Monday, police said, as government forces fought to keep the insurgents......
KUNDUZ: The Taliban on Monday seized partial control of a major Afghan city, witnesses said, the first time they have done so since being ousted from power by a US-led invasion.The Afghan Taliban......
MENLO PARK: Standing side-by-side with Mark Zuckerberg, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a rock star appearance at Facebook on Sunday, advocating for the political power of social media.An......
ISLAMABAD: Amid reports about a large number of Pakistani pilgrims having gone missing after the recent Mina stampede in Saudi Arabia, President Mamnoon Hussain has asked the ministries of foreign......
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has complained to the UN Security Council that India is building a wall along the Line of Control and plans to convert the LoC “into a quasi international border”.India has......
GILGIT: Despite a ban on collection of hides by banned organisations, different groups affiliated to outlawed sectarian outfits freely collected a large number of hides in Gilgit-Baltistan during Eid......
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has said that his government will initiate talks with self-exiled Baloch leaders soon in an effort to persuade them to return to the country......
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal refused to look too far ahead in the Premier League title race despite seeing his side go top after comfortably beating Sunderland 3-0.Manchester City's 4-1......
PESHAWAR: The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in collaboration with Pakistan Railways and Sehrai Travels organised a train excursion from Peshawar to Attock Khurd for families to mark the......
CHITRAL: The people of Chitral’s Gobor valley have demanded the reopening of Durah Pass, also known as Salim Pass, which remained a major trade route between Pakistan and Badakhshan province of......
ISLAMABAD: As many as 475 youngsters landed at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) after sustaining injuries while doing wheelies during the Eidul Azha holidays.Three of the youth were......
KOHAT: The administration has launched an operation in the district following reports about presence of illegal foreigners in the local seminaries.District Police Officer Mohammad Sohaeb Ashraf told......
KHAR: Electric supply to majority of Bajaur Agency areas remained suspended for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, marring Eid celebrations.“Though reasons are not known, almost all areas of the......
ISLAMABAD: Zero Point-Rawat signal free corridor is finally taking shape, as pillars have been erected to complete the I-8 interchange.Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the ground breaking......
RAWALPINDI: For many like Saleem Ahmed, Eidul Azha brings an opportunity to earn some extra money to supplement their income.A resident of Chittian Hattian, 35-year-old Ahmed opened a temporary shop......
RAWALPINDI: A woman died at the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) on Saturday allegedly from dengue fever.The doctors at the hospital claim the patient, 65-year-old Tasleem Bibi, was suffering from multiple......
ISLAMABAD: As the weather in the city changes and the environment is set to turn cold and grey, the flower and plant business is thriving.Moving from Peshawar Mor along 9th Avenue, colourful flowers......
A raid on licensed gun dealers in the bazaar of rural Kural area of Islamabad early this month revealed something more to the authorities than illegal weapons: guns in the bazaar were available for......
ISLAMABAD: Containers placed on I-11 roads to stop illegal cattle markets had not been removed on the third day of Eid.Residents had to use alternative routes during Eid holidays and will have to......
RAWALPINDI: You could almost always see a white kulfi cart around any corner you turned in Rawalpindi. The rich, creamy dessert was once the people’s favorite.Made from milk, khoya, sugar and dried......
Charge d’Affaires at the Danish embassy, Helle Nielsen, welcomed guests to a dinner reception celebrating the 100th anniversary of Lundbeck, a company specialising in medication for mental......
Thai Ambassador to Pakistan Tomwit Jarnson will be ending his assignment in a few days. In order to show their appreciation, Hartmut Noack, the regional general manager of the Marriott Hotel, held a......
PESHAWAR: The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Peshawar will start operations by the end of the year.“The hospital is bigger than SKMCH&RC, Lahore. It will provide more......
LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami Emir Senator Sirajul Haq has urged the prime minister to raise Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s issue at the UN General Assembly and apprise the world of the oppression of the Muslims in......
MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf central organiser Jahangir Tareen alleged that the Punjab government had become active to manoeuvre his defeat in the NA-154 by-election and challenged it to contest......
FAISALABAD: Back to back strikes of powerloom and sizing sectors have worsened financial conditions of many, including Farrukh Ghani, a powerloom worker in Faizabad.“Powerloom owners and Labour Qaumi......
KARACHI: Police and Rangers claimed to have arrested more than 800 suspects, associated with various political and religious parties, for allegedly snatching animals’ hides and skins in the......
KARACHI: Accusing the Rangers of ‘snatching truckloads of hides’ donated to the Khidmat-i-Khalq Foundation (KKF), the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has asked the army chief to take notice of the......
KARACHI: The stray cats in lanes look happy and fed as they sniff the air before deciding which direction to head in next. The degchi, thaal, tokri, plastic tubs and bags all have qurbani meat cut in......
THE Mona Lisa, the world’s most written-about and most expensive painting ever, is famous for its ‘enigmatic’ and ‘mysterious’ smile. It is often said that the portrait of the Mona Lisa conveys the......
KARACHI: Over 1.2 million animals’ offal and guts have been disposed of in the first two days of the Eid, says an official statement.The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation statement added on Sunday......
KARACHI: Putting their weaving tools aside, the Uzbek refugees from Afghanistan have bolted majority of their carpet weaving workshops in Camp Jadeed citing “rising expenses”, and “fear of......
KARACHI: The Sindh health department’s efforts to make functional the 16-member commission for the control and treatment of HIV and Aids in the province have failed to bear fruits as it has not found......
HYDERABAD: Police and Rangers personnel carried out raids on unauthorised collection/storage points for hides and skins of sacrificial animals in various parts of the interior of Sindh during Eid......
BARCELONA: Separatists pushing to make Catalonia independent from Spain were on track to win an absolute majority of parliamentary seats in a regional election on Sunday, an exit poll showed.A poll......
UNITED NATIONS: China’s President Xi Jinping told the United Nations on Sunday that all Chinese women have the opportunity to excel, touting his government’s record on women’s rights as the United......
TOKYO: A top US admiral wants the powerful Third Fleet to expand its engagement in the Western Pacific region from its headquarters in San Diego by operating more closely with the Japan-based Seventh......
PHILADELPHIA: Pope Francis on Sunday used the last day of his historic US tour to meet victims of the devastating sex abuse scandal in a church, saying the Almighty was sad about their suffering and......
BENGHAZI: Seven militants of the self-styled Islamic State and three soldiers of Libya’s recognised government died in weekend clashes in the eastern city of Benghazi, military and medical sources......
Vladimir Putin hasn’t sent his soldiers to Syria just to show solidarity with Bashar al-Assad. Nor has he flown them into the Russian bases around Tartous to keep Assad in power. That goes without......
WHAT does the latest corporate scam tell us about modern capitalism, apart from the fact that in three days, Volkswagen, the biggest car manufacturer in the world, saw 34pc wiped off its share price?......
NEW DELHI: A stately New Delhi mansion, once home to India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and now a museum to his life, has emerged as a flashpoint in the growing ideological war between his......
MAKKAH: Hamza Musa Kabir from Kano in northern Nigeria survived the massive stampede at the Haj by shedding his pilgrim’s garments after he was pinned under a man in the crush, which killed 769......
KIEV: A Ukrainian soldier was killed and another was wounded in a landmine blast in the rebel-held east, where a ceasefire has been holding for almost a month, a defence official said on......
JERUSALEM: Clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli security forces at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday, with further trouble feared in the week ahead as Jews......
TAIPEI: Thousands of tourists were evacuated from islands off Taiwan Sunday as super typhoon Dujuan gathered strength on its approach to the island.Taiwan’s weather bureau upgraded Dujuan to a......
PARIS: Paris staged a car-free day for the first time on Sunday, with large parts of the increasingly polluted French capital taken over by cyclists, joggers and families with pushchairs on roads......
HARARE: All-rounder Imad Wasim took four wickets to spin Pakistan to a 13-run victory over Zimbabwe in the first of two Twenty20 Internationals at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.Although Zimbabwe put......
ALCANIZ (Spain): Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo won his third race on home soil this season at the Aragon MotoGP to cut the gap on Yahama team-mate Valentino Rossi in the fight for the world championship to......
LONDON: Former England fast bowler Frank Tyson has died at the age of 85, his former county Northamptonshire announced on Sunday.Northamptonshire announced the news on their website, stating that......
DHAKA: Bangladesh women’s cricket team said on Sunday they were pushing ahead with matches in Pakistan after receiving assurances about security, becoming the first Bangladesh side to tour its......
SUZUKA: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton pulled off an aggressive passing move on team-mate Nico Rosberg and went on to win the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, moving a step closer to claiming his......
LONDON: Manchester clubs traded places at the top of the Premier League on Saturday, after a buoyant United beat Sunderland 3-0 to top the table for the first time in two years and early pacesetters......
PARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic underlined his return to scoring form as he helped Paris St Germain provisionally stretch their Ligue 1 lead to four points with a 4-1 comeback win at Nantes on......
MILAN: Juventus’ miserable start to the Serie A season continued as the champions lost for the third time in six matches after goals from Lorenzo Insigne and Gonzalo Higuain secured a 2-1 home win......
BERLIN: Robert Lewandowski scored his 100th and 101st Bundesliga goals on Saturday as Bayern Munich defeated Mainz 05 3-0 to provisionally stretch their lead at the top to five points with their......
BARCELONA: Lionel Messi will be out for up to eight weeks with knee ligament damage suffered as Barcelona beat Las Palmas 2-1 in La Liga on Saturday.Barca’s troubles were eased, though, as Real......
KARACHI: The FIFA decision finally came. However, it wasn’t totally satisfactory for any of the two warring factions of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF).The Executive Committee of the world’s......
LONDON: Wales took a huge step towards the knockout stages of the Rugby World Cup with a nail-biting win over old rivals England on Saturday, while the Springboks responded to their shock defeat by......
THE depth and breadth of the energy crisis Pakistan has faced for almost a decade now demands out-of-the-box and innovative solutions.It also requires putting together all energies, synergies and......
TO sustain its growth and to extend its influence in world affairs that matches its economic success and potentials, China seems set to embark on a new phase of readjustments flowing from its global......
AROUND two weeks back, the central bank cut the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 6pc. And in the immediate aftermath, corporate Pakistan and the capital market barely reacted to the......
THE rupee has attained some stability after experiencing a volatile couple of weeks recently. However, dollar rates in the interbank market continued to be higher than those in the open......
THE central bank pumped in a huge Rs1.29tr into the banking system in an open market operation on September 18. The injection was made in a 10-day contract at 6.02pc.Just three days before that, the......
IT is generally observed that after every 5-6 months there is turbulence in the foreign exchange market on the pretext of a shortage of dollars, which increases the market demand for the greenback.As......
A ‘CONSENSUS’ draft of the much-awaited corporate rehabilitation law protecting the interests of both creditors and debtors is expected to be finalised by the end of this financial year, say......
WHEN the modarabas first came on the financial scene in the 1990s, the faithful put their trust and money in them to save and yet remain Shariah-compliant.Unfortunately, the below-par performance,......
THE Domestic Commerce Wing was created in mid-2013 in the federal commerce ministry to reform and develop domestic commerce. Earlier on, the commerce ministry had been promoting external trade......
ENERGY experts believe that the only solution to the prevalent energy crisis, which is causing electricity shortage of almost one-third of the total demand, is the optimal utilisation of hydropower......
THE tampering of watercourse modules in the command area of each and every canal in Sindh is a ‘rampant’ business spurred by new modes of water theft.Exerting political pressure or bribing irrigation......
WITH the federal government announcing a Rs341bn rescue package for agriculture, livestock farmers — who now form 56pc of the sector — wonder why they have been deprived of such incentives.In fact,......
THOUGH a belated move, Pakistan is exploring the potential of higher exports of agricultural commodities to Russia and a high-level trade delegation recently went there for this purpose.Eight months......
BARRING minor issues of some seasonal diseases, the FY15 paddy crop in Sindh is said to be bumper and healthy. The paddy producers’ only worry is the low price of the commodity in the market at a......
ONION prices have skyrocketed before Eid-ul-Azha in anticipation of high demand and also owing to export orders from India.And this has happened at a time when local production is not as robust as it......
INTERNATIONAL and domestic smartphone manufacturers are taking full advantage of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative and are unveiling plans to set up units across the......
ThailandDespite persisting political uncertainty and volatility, Thailand has made remarkable progress in moving from a low income to an upper income country in less than a generation.The World Bank......
SO that is cleared up then. The Federal Reserve wanted to raise rates in September but then lost its nerve over China’s stock market crisis. Instead, it will probably move in December. No harm......
UNITED NATIONS: Accompanied by 193 children holding lanterns, Malala Yusufzai persuaded leaders from across the world to promise that every child would have the right to safe, free and quality......
ISLAMABAD: The Indian government did not allow staff of Pakistan High Commission to celebrate Eidul Azha outside the Indian capital.According to reports from New Delhi, the staff had made written......
UNITED NATIONS: US Secretary of State John Kerry told world leaders on Sunday that Lashkar-e-Taiba was one of the extremist groups that were threatening world peace.“It would be a complete......
KABUL: Gunmen of the self-styled Islamic State (IS) attacked checkposts in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing three policemen in the terrorist group’s first attacks on the country’s security......
QUETTA: The Inspector General of Frontier Corps, Balochistan, Maj Gen Sher Afgun, has asked Baloch youths to end their armed fight against the state.During a visit to Turbat and Panjgur on Sunday, he......
NEW YORK: Pakistan issued a new 10-year bond of $500 million in the international Eurobond market on Friday that raised nearly $1 billion, said Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday.Speaking in New......
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged India and Pakistan on Sunday to “continue their peaceful dialogue”.A statement issued by his office said that in a meeting with Prime Minister......
GWADAR: Two picnickers were injured when they drove their water-bikes into the prohibited area of Gwadar Deep Sea Port during Eid holidays and were fired upon by the Maritime Security Agency......
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Mohammad Yousaf said on Sunday night that 36 Pakistani pilgrims had lost their lives and 35 others suffered injuries in the Mina stampede.Talking to......
UNITED NATIONS: Terming the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) an “inspiring model” of South-South Cooperation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday that cooperation among developing......
WITH Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in New York this week for the 70th UN General Assembly session, there is an opportunity for some serious diplomacy to be undertaken. Unhappily, the one meeting that......
ANOTHER quarter of record-high profits has put a lot of smiles on the faces of a lot of bankers. Profits in the banking sector have surged by 52pc in the quarter from April to June, with a large......
NOBODY doubts that accountability is necessary in this country to clean up a culture of corruption. It is equally clear that such accountability should be carried out by a fair and impartial body,......
FOR the generations that came of age in the 1960s and 1970s, the satirical Mad magazine was the best guide to seeing the world as it really was.The irregular periodical steered them through the......
A FEW weeks ago, the Supreme Court admonished the administration of Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Lahore for dubious land acquisition and transfer practices, as well as a lack of transparency in......
THE Pakistan High Commission in London recently organised a councillors’ convention that for the first time brought together members of parliament and local government representatives of British......
LAST week, the stretch of beach that was occupied by the little group I was with was hosting a lot of other guests. One of the huts adjacent to the one we were in had been rented out for the day.On......
