QUETTA: The Chinese ambassador to Pakistan, Sun Weidong, said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would "bring an end to unemployment" in Balochistan, making the province a "major......
ISLAMABAD: The vice chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Shah Mahmood Qureshi, announced on Thursday that his party has decided to nominate Shafqat Mehmood for the slot of Speaker in National......
SHARJAH: Pakistan's most successful Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq has put his retirement plans on hold after beating England by 127 runs in the third Test on Thursday to clinch the series 2-0.Misbah,......
QUETTA: The officials form Afghanistan and Pakistan have decided to improve the strategy in upcoming anti-polio drives to cover the neglected areas near Pak-Afghan border to ensure that every child......
BAKWAH: A breakaway faction of the Taliban has appointed its own leader, in the first formal split in the militant movement under new leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, posing a fresh hurdle to potential......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday asked Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan to submit a written reply over his insulting remarks against doctors opposing Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa......
SHARJAH: Alastair Cook admitted his Ashes winning England team was second best to Pakistan as they lost the three-match series 2-0 following defeat in Sharjah on Thursday.Chasing a daunting 284-run......
BADIN: The multiple party alliance opposing Pakistan Peoples party, led by the disgruntled PPP leader Dr Zulifiqar Mirza, staged a sit-in in Badin to protest against the killing of political workers......
Shane Warne’s advice may have been the secret behind Yasir Shah’s match-winning performance in the third Test against England as Pakistan clinched the three-match series 2-0.Yasir finished the series......
BRISBANE: Australia's Usman Khawaja was pinching himself on Thursday after he finally broke through for an emotional first Test century — an achievement he craved so much he once dreamed of it and......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed concern over the arrest of Kashmiri Hurriyat leaders at the hand of Indian security forces in Indian-held Kashmir and termed it a violation of human rights."India......
The nights are bone chillingly cold in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Chitral district — especially for those who have to sleep out in the open because their houses were destroyed in the aftermath of the......
ISLAMABAD: Rubbishing reports doing the rounds on local television channels, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) said that Reham Khan had not hit Imran Khan.The official response by Shireen Mazari,......
LAHORE: Pakistan Thursday recalled senior batsman Younis Khan in the 16-man squad for the one-day series against England starting later this month, despite reservations over his current form.The......
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) lawmakers on Thursday submitted an application to the the Acting Speaker of the National Assembly for the withdrawal of their......
SHARJAH: Pakistan's Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq looked forward to his team's bigger challenges ahead after thumping England 2-0 in the three-match series in Sharjah on Thursday, saying wins on away......
LONDON: The next instalment of Arsenal's Jekyll-and-Hyde season features a north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur where manager Arsene Wenger will hope his side can maintain their stunning......
PARIS: Roger Federer raced into the third round of the Paris Masters with an exhilarating display of attacking tennis on Wednesday, thrashing Italian Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-1, 6-1 in just 47......
VERSAILLES: Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was charged Thursday in an extortion case involving a sex tape featuring fellow French international Mathieu Valbuena, prosecutors said Thursday.Benzema,......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday has sought report from the federal and provincial governments regarding the implementation of Sheesha ban across the country.A three-member bench of the......
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (retd) Justice Sardar Mohammad Raza Khan has turned down Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's request to meet citing a busy schedule, PTI......
I can pinpoint the exact moment I lost faith in Pakistan cricket. It was the third day of the fourth Test during the tour to England in late August 2010.Captain Salman Butt, swing bowler Mohammad......
When the mercury shoots up, when the skies turn dark with the promise of rain, when the winter sets in and the warm sunlight beckons… Lahore’s famed canal and the green belt that runs alongside it is......
This article was originally published in 2015.Even after hours of smooth flying, you shouldn’t get very comfy. Why? Well, if you were to believe the world’s foremost authority on airline safety,......
NEW YORK: Barack Obama on Wednesday became the first sitting United States (US) president to slide out of the top two power rankings as published by Forbes, beaten not just by Russian President......
DHAKA: The self-styled Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for the murder this week of a Bangladesh policeman, as fears of Islamist violence grow in the moderate Muslim-majority......
BRISBANE: Opener David Warner put New Zealand's bowlers to the sword with a masterful 163 and Usman Khawaja scored his maiden Test century as Australia dominated the opening day of the first Test at......
SYDNEY: Australia is experiencing an "alarming emergence" of religious intolerance, Attorney-General George Brandis said Thursday, calling for greater efforts to counter discrimination, particularly......
OTTAWA: Liberal leader Justin Trudeau named a young, ethnically diverse and gender-equal Cabinet on Wednesday as he was sworn into office as Canada's 23rd prime minister, marking the end of nearly a......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called on President Mamnoon Hussain at the Aiwan-i-Sadr on Thursday to brief him on his four-day official visit to Washington last month and discuss matters of......
TOKYO: Iran will fulfil its commitments under the July nuclear agreement with major powers in time to have sanctions, that have crippled its economy, lifted by the end of the year, its atomic energy......
KABUL: Halfway through the journey home to Kabul, a Taliban militant stopped Fatima's bus, boarded, and began making a speech so extraordinary that the 23-year-old began to surreptitiously film it on......
SHARJAH: Pakistan spinners took nine wickets as the hosts defeated England by 127 runs to take the three-Test series 2-0 in Sharjah on Thursday.England started the day needing 238 runs for a......
NEW DELHI: Renowned South Asian writer Arundhati Roy on Thursday issued a statement explaining her decision to return the 1989 National Award she received for Best Screenplay, saying, "I want to make......
KOTA KINABALU: US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in eastern Malaysia on Thursday, from where he was due to fly out to an American aircraft carrier in the South China Sea.The official purpose......
LONDON: British and United States (US) officials said on Wednesday that they have information suggesting the Russian jetliner that crashed in the Egyptian desert may have been brought down by a bomb,......
LAHORE: Rescuers have pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of a collapsed factory and are searching for dozens of others believed still trapped in a disaster that has killed at least 25......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government allocated Rs4.3 billion to Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi and Swat district out of Rs8.5 billion development funds doled out to the lawmakers from......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has directed the health department and district administrations to make polio eradication campaigns a success in the province and ensure to......
KOHAT: The famous guava orchards spread roughly over an area of 1,700 acres in Kohat have suffered 40 to 43 per cent damage in the last week’s hailstorm, according to a survey conducted by the......
RAWALPINDI: The time has come for the arch rivals PTI and the PML-N to disclose their well-guarded secret - the names of their party-ticket holders in the local government elections on December......
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab home department has directed all regional police officers (RPO) across the province to tighten security around PTI leadership during intercity movement and public......
ISLAMABAD: Of those arrested by Ramna police for taking out an illegal procession 20 were sent to Adiala jail on a judicial remand for further legal action, while the rest were released, police......
ISLAMABAD: Weather patterns are witnessing an unusual trend this winter as the country has not only received a good spell of rain in November, but also the first snowfall of the season, after nearly......
ISLAMABAD: Secretary General, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), I.A. Rehman, on Wednesday said the government’s decision to privatise some public sector organisations will lead to an......
MUZAFFARABAD: A parliamentary delegation from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is to visit the US for a weeklong ‘study tour’.The visit, which the AJK Legislative Assembly (LA) has been planning for some......
Anne-Kathrin Klatt is a German puppeteer and choreographer who was recently visiting Pakistan on the invitation of the Goethe Institute in Karachi.Michael Miensopust from the Leitung Kinder und......
ISLAMABAD: The cross examination of American lobbyist Mark Siegel has been delayed after former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf demanded Mr Siegel’s physical appearance before the......
MULTAN: Workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf continued their protest on the second day on Wednesday against the unjust distribution of party tickets for the local government elections.Protesting......
SAHIWAL: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $500 million loan to the Punjab government to improve infrastructure of solid waste, water supply, transport, drainage and sanitation in six......
LAHORE: The Quaid-i-Azam Solar Park, Bahawalpur, the first ever DC installation in Pakistan, is currently producing up to 12pc more power than the energy production requirements set by the......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has stayed announcement of final result of UC-39, Lahore, on the basis of irregularities on the part of election staff as alleged by defeated candidate for chairman......
OKARA: Independent MNA Chaudhry Riazul Haq Juj is likely to join the PML-N.This was indicated during an interaction with the media of Juj family’s social and political wing chief and president of the......
LAHORE: The resignation of PTI’s Lahore chapter chief Shafqat Mahmood has been accepted and Punjab organizer Chaudhry Sarwar has been given additional charge of the Lahore affairs, says a......
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to form a Rapid Deployment Force to handle trouble spots and also to launch an operation against history-sheeters, criminals, miscreants and absconders from......
KARACHI: Over 7.8 million voters are eligible to elect 5,181 councillors amongst 15,208 candidates in the run after 1,134 candidates returned unopposed in the second phase of local government......
KARACHI: In a world where calculators, having robbed us of mental arithmetic, and spell-checks, making us careless with our spellings, have cast a kind of spell on us of dependency on technology,......
KARACHI: When a writer uses words, he explores and, in certain cases, pushes their etymological, semantic and syntactical boundaries. But when an artist employs the printed word or variations of......
KARACHI: An antiterrorism court declared on Wednesday former chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Karachi Tanzeemi committee Hammad Siddiqui and two others proclaimed offenders (PO) in a case......
KARACHI: Eminent Austrian musicians and Pakistani classical music artists came together for a memorable collaboration at the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) on Wednesday to celebrate the......
BADIN: The general secretary of the Sindh chapter of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl, Maulana Rashid Soomro, on Wednesday pledged support for estranged Pakistan Peoples Party leader Dr Zulfikar Ali......
KABUL: An Afghan official says that an American drone crashed in the mountains south of the capital, Kabul.The Interior Ministry official says the unmanned aircraft crashed in a remote mountainous......
JERUSALEM: Israel’s parliament has passed a law toughening penalties against Palestinians for throwing rocks at soldiers, after a nearly two-month wave of violence that has seen almost daily......
SYDNEY: Violence against women in Papua New Guinea is at “emergency” levels, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday, exposing harrowing brutality, long-term abuse and revealing that wives who complain......
DOHA: Michelle Obama called for an end to “outdated laws and traditions” preventing millions of girls around the world from completing their education, in an impassioned speech on Wednesday in......
SYDNEY: Australia said on Wednesday it was striving to shut down money flows to terrorist groups after its anti-money laundering agency tracked Aus$53 million (US$38m) in suspect transactions in a......
ZARAGOZA: Nato’s biggest military exercise in more than a decade sends a clear message to friends and foes alike that it is ready to face the challenges of a fast-changing world, alliance head Jens......
TOKYO: Fans of Tokyo’s soon-to-be demolished Hotel Okura are getting a chance to purchase memorabilia from the sixties-era modernist masterpiece, which has hosted world leaders, British royalty and......
BEIRUT: Ahmed Chalabi, who did more than any other Iraqi to encourage the 2003 US invasion of Baghdad, has died aged 71. An exile for most of his life, he remained a political exile inside his......
JAFFNA: As an army of labourers churns out limestone bricks, archaeologist Prashantha Mandawala reflects on the ambitious task of restoring Sri Lanka’s centuries-old Jaffna fort, destroyed by ethnic......
NINE of the Chilean miners who were trapped underground for more than two months in 2010 have sued their lawyers for failing to secure an adequate share of the revenue from a new Hollywood film about......
MALI: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, giving security forces sweeping powers to arrest suspects ahead of a major anti-government protest rally.The move,......
ATHENS: The European Union’s migration commissioner has welcomed the departure of first refugees from Greece under an EU relocation scheme aimed at easing the burden on countries bearing the brunt of......
JUBA: A cargo plane that was reportedly overloaded crashed along the banks of the Nile River after taking off from the South Sudan’s capital, killing at least 25 people, witnesses and officials......
SHARJAH: Pakistan grabbed two early wickets to hit England hard in their chase of a 284-run target as the third and final Test heads for an intriguing finish after day four in Sharjah on......
There is no element of a chance or a miraculous escape in this nerve-tickling decisive final Test for either England or Pakistan. With today being the final day, it is ominously poised for a result......
LONDON: Tom Graveney, the former England captain and president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), has died at the age of 88, Britain’s Press Association announced on Tuesday.Graveney made 11 centuries......
MOHALI: South Africa captain Hashim Amla expects the first Test against India to favour spin bowlers and said he is not surprised that the hosts are likely to go for pitches aiding turn during the......
LONDON: Real Madrid and Manchester City became the first teams to reach the Champions League knock-out rounds with victories over Paris St Germain and Sevilla respectively on Tuesday.Real had......
PARIS: World number one Novak Djokovic was given a decent workout by Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci as he opened his Paris Masters campaign with a 7-5, 6-3 second-round win on Tuesday.The top-ranked Serb......
MONACO: Former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) chief Lamine Diack has been put under formal investigation in France on suspicion of corruption and money laundering, the......
BRISBANE: Steve Smith pledged to maintain Australia’s aggressive approach and lead by example on Wednesday as he takes charge as full-time captain in the Test series opener against New Zealand in......
COLOMBO: Opener Johnson Charles top-scored with 83 to steer West Indies to 214 in the rain-curtailed second One-day International against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Wednesday.Charles, 26, hit four sixes......
KARACHI: Highly talented Mohammad Majid Ali and cue sport maestro Mohammad Asif stepped into the final of the Langnese ranking snooker cup after registering magnificent victories over their opponents......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif assured investors and business community leaders that loadshedding in Pakistan would come to an end by 2017 when three major gas-based power plants, being set......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s auto industry landscape is expected to see some new models from next year on, with Honda introducing subcompact crossover HR-V, Suzuki replacing Cultus with Celerio, and Toyota......
ISLAMABAD: A new survey on banks and companies carried out by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reveals that 80 per cent of banks have cited the anti-money laundering and ‘know your client’......
KARACHI: The State Bank has decided to reduce the risk of counterfeiting and issued guidelines on standardisation of layout and security features of pay orders (POs) and demand drafts (DDs).The......
ISLAMABAD: Taking serious note of non-compliance, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued directions to 496 public non-listed companies to ensure that they operate......
KARACHI: Islamic banking has been growing fast to capture 20 per cent share in the overall banking industry by 2020 while its cumulative average growth rate of deposits is over 50pc.Presently, five......
KARACHI: Bulls held sway at the stock market on Wednesday where the KSE-100 index climbed by 247.20 points (0.72 per cent) to 34,522.95.Volumes picked up to 185 million shares while trading value......
FRANKFURT: Shares in Volkswagen took a renewed battering on Wednesday as evidence emerged that the massive pollution cheating scandal engulfing the company could be even wider than initially......
LONDON: Specialty medicines for which pharmaceutical companies demand high prices are straining wealthy nations’ health budgets, the OECD said on Wednesday, with drugs accounting for some 20 per cent......
KARACHI: Selling pressure pushed cotton prices lower on Wednesday as ginners having ‘long’ position rushed to unload their stocks fearing further decline in lint prices.Floor brokers said slack......
WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that the largest banks in the United States still have “substantial” issues managing risk and complying to regulations designed to......
LONDON: Rating agency Moody’s warned on Wednesday that a slowdown in global growth linked to China and a rise in US interest rates are two key reasons why it could lower its credit grades for......
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has started an investigation into alleged irregularities in a festival organised by PPP-led Sindh government at Moenjo Daro historical site last......
LANDI KOTAL: Frontier Corps (FC) personnel have found a huge cache of arms and ammunition from hideouts of suspected militants during search operations in different areas of Bara in Khyber Agency.FC......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host a South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) conference on anti-corruption soon.This was said by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Qamar Zaman......
ISLAMABAD: In his latest attack at the ruling party in the centre, PTI Chairman Imran Khan has blamed the federal government for ruining the lives of ordinary citizens by crippling the national......
QUETTA: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) should be made more effective in resolving disputes between the provinces and federal government, said speakers at a dialogue held by the Centre of......
LAHORE: Five more spells of rain and snowfall — three over upper parts of the country and two over Balochistan — are expected this month, heralding the onset of early winter and causing more problems......
WASHINGTON: Both chambers of the US Congress have made available $100 million for ‘stability activities’ undertaken in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) but have linked it to a......
ISLAMABAD: Struggling to cope with increasing system losses and theft, two gas utilities — the SNGPL and SSGCL — have sought a 50 per cent increase in security deposit for all domestic consumers to......
LAHORE: At least 18 people were killed and over 70 injured on Wednesday evening when a four-storey factory collapsed in the Sundar industrial area.District Coordination Officer retired Capt Mohammad......
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Anwar Zaheer Jamali said on Wednesday that the Supreme Court did not take up matters to settle personal scores, rather the objective was to ensure......
ISLAMABAD: Sanghar in Sindh and Hafizabad in Punjab have been identified as potential trouble spots ahead of the second phase of local government (LG) elections in the two provinces, scheduled to be......
KHAR: Security forces claimed on Tuesday to have repulsed an attack on their checkpost in the border area of Mamond tehsil in Bajaur Agency by militants from Afghanistan’s Kunar province.Security......
INVITING the Chief Justice of Pakistan to address a special committee of the Senate tasked with drafting reforms for speedy justice in the country was a welcome move that was always likely to......
THE ordeal of many of those who survived the massive Oct 26 earthquake is far from over.The lack of proper shelter combined with the arrival of winter has compounded the miseries of the quake victims......
Sighs of relief went up around the country when no fatalities or major injuries were reported after a Shaheen Airways aircraft carrying almost 200 passengers crash-landed in Lahore on Tuesday.One......
Like any other electoral exercise, last Sunday’s local government election in parts of Punjab and Sindh raised quite a few issues that should be on the agenda of any promoter of democratic......
Once again, the prevailing atmosphere of pessimism and constant criticism of everything is getting irritating and one feels like hearing something a little different. So here’s a thought that......
BOTH India and Pakistan have yet to decide to which century they wish to belong. Does India seriously want to return to the Vedic age? Or Pakistan to an Arabia that predated Wahabi-ism?Never have......
DAVID J. Cord in his book The Decline and Fall of Nokia cites destructive internal competition and the failure to realise the importance of changing trends in the phone industry with the advent of......
WASHINGTON: Amnesty International urged Afghan authorities on Wednesday to probe the stoning of an Afghan teenage girl last week and punish those responsible.“Amnesty International is abhorred by the......
