ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said the government would continue to expose India's "hostile policy and designs" on all diplomatic fronts.Aziz was addressing......
LAHORE: At least five labourers were killed and three others injured when an explosion occurred at a fuel depot on the outskirts of Lahore on Monday night, rescue officials said.According to details,......
KARACHI: The Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah, joined by Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, visited the fleet units at sea on Monday and underlined the importance of maintaining constant......
PESHAWAR: The provincial police claimed on Monday to have arrested a recruiter for the self-styled Islamic State (IS) from the Badaber area of Peshawar.The suspect was allegedly involved in......
FAISALABAD: Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has threatened to burn the equipment of his academy if the Faisalabad Agriculture University did not reopen the facility on which Ajmal has claimed to have......
LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq on Monday, speaking at a ceremony in Aiwan-i-Iqbal to celebrate national poet Allama Iqbal's 138th birth anniversary, credited Pakistan's creation......
Pakistan and England will be aiming to build one-day sides for the future as they enter a four-match series in Abu Dhabi starting on Wednesday.Pakistan, who won the preceding three-match Test series......
LONDON: British women are effectively working for free from now until the end of the year because of the lingering "pay gap" between what they and male colleagues earn, researchers said on......
If social and bulk of conventional media is to be believed, Kalabagh Dam alone is the solution to all our energy woes. Posts circulating on social media ‘declare’ a cost of Rs 0.5 to Rs 1.5 per unit......
Pakistan Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has been signed by Bangladesh Premier League outfit Rangpur to play in the third edition of the T20 league competition.“I have signed with BPL,” Misbah told......
SINGAPORE: The Pakistan State Oil Company launched two tenders on Monday to buy 120 cargoes in total of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) over five years, setting a new bar for requirements following big......
MUMBAI: Nestle's hugely popular Maggi noodles returned Monday to shelves in India five months after the government banned them over lead levels, in one of the biggest crises to hit the Swiss......
DUBAI: Lockheed Martin says it has been awarded a $262.8 million contract from the United States (US) Air Force to service Saudi Arabia's F-15 sniper targeting systems and radars, which allow for day......
BAGHDAD: Mohammed al-Qurayshi's only son, Hassan, searched back and forth through CCTV footage to find the 12:30 PM mark on October 31.The video showed grainy images of two of his older sisters......
BANGKOK: A prominent Thai fortuneteller accused of insulting the monarchy has died in custody, authorities said Monday, becoming the second person in connection with the high-profile case to die......
Theoretically, there are only two kinds of activities in Pakistan: ones that are good for you, and ones that must be banned in a bid to protect a frighteningly free citizen from him or herself.As a......
Skipper Steve Smith spoke about a new era of Australian cricket before the first test against New Zealand and his side launched it in some style with a thumping 208-run victory to take a 1-0 lead in......
MOSCOW: Russia and Iran have signed a contract for Moscow to supply Tehran with S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, Sergei Chemezov, the chief executive of Russian state-owned defence conglomerate......
With sublime control, a back heel flick, a pirouette and a sweet volleyed finish, Neymar fashioned a glorious goal at the Nou Camp on Sunday to rekindle memories of Barcelona's greatest Brazilian......
MADRID: Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos admitted he will almost certainly miss Spain's friendly with England on Friday after suffering the recurrence of a shoulder problem in Madrid's 3-2 defeat at......
DUBAI: Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) ,Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman said on Sunday that Pakistan has achieved remarkable successes in its war against terror despite limited......
MUMBAI: Narayanaswami Srinivasan was removed as International Cricket Council chairman on Monday after his home board announced it was withdrawing its support, following scandals embroiling the sport......
LIVERPOOL: Jurgen Klopp admitted it is the responsibility of his Liverpool players to keep Anfield supporters glued to their seats after tasting defeat for the first time as manager of the Premier......
KATHMANDU: Nepal's national football captain, goalkeeper and three other players appeared in court on Monday after being charged with treason over alleged match-fixing in World Cup qualifiers for......
TEHRAN: Iran has summoned Saudi Arabia's charge d'affaires in Tehran after the Gulf kingdom executed three Iranians convicted of drug trafficking, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported.The......
BRISBANE: Mitchell Starc received a rebuke from his captain and a fine from the International Cricket Council for being too aggressive in the 208-run win over New Zealand at the Gabba on Monday,......
PARIS: Novak Djokovic says he has reached the peak of his career by taking a “holistic approach”, leaving nothing to chance.The 28-year-old Serb put the finishing touches to one of the greatest years......
NEW DELHI: India on Monday successfully tested a weapons-capable ballistic missile Agni-IV , from A P J Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, off Odisha coast, Times Of India......
CHITRAL: For Akram Hussain, unprecedented monsoon floods that drenched his Hindu Kush mountain valley this year were a danger to more than just homes and crops.His 4,000-strong Kalasha people, who......
LONDON: The head of Britain's armed forces on Sunday said the country was "letting down" allies by not participating in air strikes against the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group in Syria.Britain......
SYDNEY: Cricket Australia says it's confident the Sydney Cricket Ground can host the scheduled Test between Australia and the West Indies in January despite the abandonment of a domestic Sheffield......
SANAA: At least 16 Yemeni government soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in the province of Marib east of the capital Sanaa, military sources told Reuters late on Sunday.The sources said the......
England's head coach Trevor Bayliss admitted last week his team wasn't good enough following their 2-0 Test series defeat against Pakistan, saying all three matches could have been won had chances......
BRISBANE: Australia crushed New Zealand by 208 runs but the Kiwis were left to curse a disputed decision against skipper Brendon McCullum on the final day of the first Test on Monday.The Australians......
In the late 19th century, the worn tapestries of Mughal glories still told their tales to the subcontinent’s Muslims.There existed then such a thing as a Secretariat of Poetry, run by Nawab Mirza......
MUMBAI: Indian shares, bonds and the rupee fell to around six-week lows on Monday after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's heavy defeat in Bihar state elections raised concerns that his government......
ISLAMABAD: CASA 1000, a power project which will enable Pakistan to import 1,000MW of electricity to meet its growing energy needs, will be among the areas of cooperation that is expected to come......
West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine has been reported for a suspect bowling action during Saturday's third and final one-dayer against Sri Lanka, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.“The......
ISLAMABAD: PML-N's Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Monday emerged as the choice of Speaker for the Lower House of Parliament once again. Sadiq bagged 268 votes while Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) Shafqat......
THE federal government’s Rs20bn package for providing fertiliser subsidies to farmers is facing hiccups, but it may not meet the fate of a similar package announced last year.The Rs14bn package......
The excessive use of agro-chemicals by farmers worried about declining productivity has resulted in a sharp increase in the presence of harmful pesticides in vegetables, fruits, spices and even rice......
A PILOT project designed to eliminate middlemen and establish direct online links between farmers and buyers of red chilli has started functioning.Despite some teething problems, the stakeholders......
In 2014, 12pc — close to one in eight — of US men between the ages of 25 and 54 were neither in work nor looking for it. This was very close to the Italian ratio and far higher than in other members......
PESHAWAR: The annoyed workers of Pakistan Peoples Party have rejected the idea to hold intra-party elections only in five districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and suggested that the process should be......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar district administration on Sunday organised a car show which, the organisers claimed, was visited by more than 40,000 people.“On roads we rarely come to see unique and vintage......
TIMERGARA: Five labourers, two brothers among them, were suffocated when a bakery caught fire at Khall bazaar here in the wee hours of Sunday, residents and police said.Local people said the fire......
Hungary celebrated its national day and 50 years of diplomatic relations with Pakistan last week. A seasoned foreign guest called the celebration “the best [they had] attended”.“The posters that were......
Argentine ambassador and dean of the diplomatic corps Rodolfo Martin Saravia held a dinner to welcome eight new high commissioners and ambassadors to Pakistan.Last Tuesday, President Mamnoon Hussain......
ISLAMABAD: While it may have emerged as the dominant party across Punjab in the recently-held first phase of local government elections, the PML-N may yet face difficulties posting comprehensive wins......
RAWALPINDI: Whatever her fate, it seems Ayyan Ali will not be able to get back her half a million dollars until she files an appeal with the Collector of Adjudication, Islamabad.A senior official of......
ISLAMABAD: Canadian photographer Chris Stewart put on an exhibition titled ‘Been There, Ate That’ at the Nomad Gallery on Sunday.The exhibition, which will be up until November 9, focuses on......
Sectarian violence has grown in Pakistan over the past few decades, adding to the law and order worries of local administrations and police, particularly in urban centres. Advent of terrorism in the......
RAWALPINDI: As winter sets in, Rawalpindi’s Sunday bazaars have started attracting crowds of buyers.The rush of buyers was visible at secondhand clothing stalls on Haider Road and Railway Road at......
RAWALPINDI: One often hears about thali served across the border. But now, it appears the platter carrying anywhere between six to 12 different dishes is also available in the garrison city.Over the......
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Wildlife Department found the body of an Asiatic black bear in Rahimkot village on Saturday and have started investigations into its death.The female......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad branch of the multi-brand outlet Ensemble opened amid great fanfare in the city. Days later, the store’s management expressed satisfaction at the enthusiasm shown by......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Sunday staged a protest demonstration and a sit-in in front of the Governor House against what it called target killing of the party workers.The protesters led......
LAHORE: The PML-Q, the king’s party of Musharraf regime, is working ‘overtime’ to get ruling PML-N nominee Sardar Ayaz Sadiq elected unopposed as speaker of the National Assembly.Elections for the......
MULTAN: Governor Malik Rafique Rajwana says the Vehari Campus of the Bahauddin Zakariya University was established without permission of the provincial government and syndicate and a report to......
SIALKOT: Some Indian publishers and printers have donated as many as 123 books on Iqbaliyat to Iqbal Manzil, the birthplace of Allama Iqbal, to pay homage to the poet on his 138th birth......
KARACHI: Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested three suspected militants belonging to the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi in a Manghopir area.They also claimed that the suspects were planning some major......
KARACHI: Police have acquired data of more than 300 ‘ghost’ employees of local bodies department to investigate their links, if any, with the Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing......
KARACHI: A 13-year-old boy was killed when a kite string cut his throat in Liaquatabad on Sunday, police and hospital officials said. Mohibul Hasan died in the presence of his parents.Supermarket SHO......
KARACHI: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan chairperson I.A. Rahman said on Sunday that alongside the madressahs, the curriculum of public schools was equally responsible in spreading hate and......
Shibli No’mani (1857-1914) lived for about 57 years. But his books and his philosophy live on, over a hundred years after his death.A lifespan of just 57 years does not seem quite enough to leave a......
KARACHI: A major project introduced by the Sindh government to ensure quality of vaccine is yet to kick off despite the lapse of two financial years in which hefty allocations made for the project......
KARACHI: After being delayed twice because of want of security, the polio vaccination campaign, now divided in two phases, will commence on Monday, officials said.In the first phase, in which the......
If you are a Karachiite, and even if you do not live here but visit the city on a regular basis, you would surely be familiar with Nishtar Park. The park is one of the favourite, if not the......
SUKKUR: Two women and two young girls were killed and 45 other persons were injured when the roof of a house collapse on participants in a religious procession outside the central Imambargah in......
HYDERABAD: Over 15,000 candidates appeared in entrance tests held on the Sindh University (SU) main campus on Sunday for admissions in 58 disciplines. The entry tests were also simultaneously held at......
THATTA: Lawmakers of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) from Thatta and Sujawal districts and candidates of the Shirazi group and Jam Ittehad have expressed fear of “massive rigging” by Pakistan......
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama meet on Monday to put aside their rocky personal relationship and move past the Iran nuclear deal with......
THE movie He’s Back, a comedy that revolves around the return of Adolf Hitler to modern-day Germany, is a huge hit. There may be more than meets the eye to this success, however.The film, which......
JERUSALEM: Car-ramming and stabbing attacks wounded six Israelis in the West Bank on Sunday while two alleged Palestinian assailants were shot, authorities said.While violence had waned somewhat in......
LOS ANGELES: A missile test off the California coast sparked frenzy on social media and spooked residents on Saturday who believed they had just seen a UFO.The Twitter hashtags #Navy, #comet and #UFO......
ADEN: Another cyclone made landfall in war-ravaged Yemen’s Socotra island on Sunday, causing panic as a minister posted an “urgent appeal” to save residents from the second tropical storm in a......
ISTANBUL: A Turkish man detained as a suspected would-be suicide bomber in northern Turkey was actually wearing a burqa to disguise himself to meet a secret lover from a dating site, local media......
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Saudi Arabia on Sunday for a visit that comes amid a UN push for peace talks in Yemen, where Riyadh has been waging an air war.Mr Ban......
DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Sunday handed four men the death sentence over the brutal killing of a 13-year-old boy that provoked national outrage after video footage of the attack went viral, a......
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron will this week give his strongest warning yet that he might back Britain leaving the EU unless other European leaders agree to his demands for reform of......
DUBAI: The Dubai Airshow took off on Sunday to a slow start with a record low in sales expected as the Gulf’s main airlines have already placed large orders with major manufacturers.“Due to large......
CAIRO: Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are “90 per cent sure” the noise heard in the final second of a cockpit recording was an explosion caused by a bomb, a member of the......
NEW YORK: As hundreds of people demonstrated against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s appearance on legendary Saturday Night Live show in New York, inside the studio he bombed as......
BERLIN: Germany needs to be tougher in the refugee crisis and do more to help secure Europe’s external borders, European Council President Donald Tusk said ahead of a meeting with Chancellor Angela......
PARIS: France’s top diplomat, who will preside over a year-end Paris summit tasked with inking a global pact to rein in global warming, warned on Sunday of a looming planetary “catastrophe”.With the......
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth led millions of Britons as they fell silent to honour members of the Commonwealth’s armed forces killed in conflict at the annual Remembrance Sunday service.The 89-year-old......
NOBODY lays out the red carpet like the Brits, and for the Chinese president, they pulled out all the stops. From a ride with the Queen in her carriage escorted by the Household Cavalry to a 41-gun......
ABU DHABI: Pakistan and England tuned up for their four-match one-day series with comfortable wins against minnows Nepal and Hong Kong respectively in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.Pakistan beat Nepal by 121......
BRISBANE: Australia took a big step towards victory when they removed dangerman Kane Williamson just before tea on the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand on Sunday but the Brisbane......
NEW YORK: At a festive Citi Field on Saturday afternoon, Warne’s Warriors proved too strong for Sachin’s Blasters as they romped to a six-wicket win the first All Stars Twenty20 match.Australian......
VALENCIA: Valentino Rossi lost out on a 10th MotoGP world title by five points to fierce rival Jorge Lorenzo on Sunday after being forced to start from the back of the grid in the deciding race in......
PALLEKELE: Marlon Samuels’ unbeaten century proved in vain as Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 19 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis Method to complete a 3-0 One-day International series whitewash on......
LONDON: Bottom club Aston Villa finally stopped the rot by holding Premier League leaders Manchester City to a 0-0 draw in new manager Remi Garde’s first match in charge on Sunday.After seven......
MADRID: Valencia’s Paco Alcacer and Dani Parejo both hit doubles in a surprise 5-1 away thrashing of high-flying Celta Vigo in La Liga on Saturday.The scoring duo also combined for good passing moves......
PARIS: Novak Djokovic’s already brilliant season took on another dimension on Sunday when the world number one became the first man to win six Masters titles in a calendar year by dismissing Andy......
PARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck twice as Paris St Germain made up for their midweek Champions League defeat and resumed their domestic dominance, crushing a hapless Toulouse 5-0 at the Parc des......
BERLIN: Thomas Mueller starred as Bayern Munich got back to winning ways in the Bundesliga with a 4-0 rout of VfB Stuttgart on Saturday as they increased their lead to eight points and stayed on......
ISLAMABAD: The President of Pakistan Gold Cup International Squash Championship proved a bane for most of Pakistan players with Nasir Iqbal being the only exception making it to the semi-finals on......
KARACHI: Karachi Grammar School (KGS) successfully defended their title by lifting the group champion’s trophy at the conclusion of the 23rd Palmolive Sindh Women’s Swimming Championship, organised......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s snooker quartet that leaves for Cairo on its way to Egyptian city of Hurghada in the wee hours of Monday to participate in the IBSF World Snooker Championship has expressed......
THE repatriation of profits and dividends by most transnational companies and foreign investors working in Pakistan has surged dramatically in the last couple of years as foreign private investment......
THE National Electric Power Regulatory Authority will be finally taking up for approval next week the power acquisition contract and tariff for the import of 1,000-1,300MW electricity from two......
SCHEDULED banks’ borrowing rose 4.74pc to Rs1,975.212bn in the week ending October 23, according to recently released central bank data.On a year-over-year basis, the borrowing figure was up a......
THE rupee continued its downturn against the dollar last week, though the drop was nowhere as sudden or dramatic as the one witnessed in the previous week.The rupee started the week in the interbank......
THE recent trend of banks relying on capital gains to shore up their earnings in a declining interest rate scenario is clearly not just limited to the big banks.Habib Metropolitan Bank (HMB) — a......
AT present, the general sales tax is being collected in VAT mode, with multiple rates ranging from the standard 17pc to 45pc (on light diesel oil).Concessionary rates of 2pc, 3pc and 5pc are......
A REPORT recently released by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan mentions that during FY15, the chief regulator approved the Employees Stock Option Scheme of Treet Corporation......
THE share of withholding taxes in direct tax revenues touched 65pc in the first quarter of this fiscal year.The number of withholding tax (WHT) categories rose to 41 from 36 in 2014-15 and their......
THE first project to utilise Thar coal for power generation is set to achieve financial close latest by December after remaining dormant for many years.The 660MW mine-mouth project is being......
LAST month, the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council gave a go-ahead for the commercial cultivation of two newly developed hybrid varieties of fodder crops.The Parc has developed and tested these......
Since the past 50 years of its birth, Singapore has risen from a poor state to the fifth highest GDP per capita in the world.The average income of its citizens has risen from $600 half a century ago......
Business circles view Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s recent visit to the US in a positive light but they do not expect any dramatic outcome for Pakistan’s economy, which is struggling with shrinking......
ISLAMABAD: All parties talk about ending the VIP culture, but when it comes to perks and privileges for themselves they flock together like the birds of a feather.A resolution recommending the......
ISLAMABAD: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq will likely have smooth sailing in his quest to regain his seat as the speaker of the National Assembly, as most mainstream parties — except the PTI — had assured him of......
KARACHI: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah visited the Sir Creek area on Sunday to observe activities and events of Pakistan Navy’s ongoing Seaspark 2015 exercise.The area — a disputed......
ISLAMABAD: The first high-level business interaction between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be held in Colombo on Nov 11 to explore areas for promoting bilateral investment and enhancing trade......
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s nuclear programme is once again the focus of discussions in the US capital as Army Chief Raheel Sharif prepares to visit Washington next week.Reports in the US media, and by......
ISLAMABAD: While the Chief Justice of Pakistan’s (CJP) unprecedented address to the upper house of parliament was widely welcomed by the legal fraternity, some quarters have expressed concerns over......
QUETTA: Starting from Nov 10, a four-day polio eradication campaign is being launched in all 32 districts of Balochistan during which around 2.4 million children will be vaccinated. Tight security......
KABUL: Since Rokhsar Azamee began driving the streets of Kabul last year, she has endured condescension, ridicule, and even threats to her life with some men deliberately causing `accidents’ to......
QUETTA: Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has said that recruitment of senior schoolteachers is being made through the Balochistan Public Service Commission and National Testing System to ensure......
ISLAMABAD: A pilot project has been launched by the Directorate of Agriculture Extension to encourage and set up a food processing industry in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata).The......
ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said on Sunday that the HEC would sign agreements with China, South Korea, Turkey and other countries for setting up Information......
IF you can escape the panoramic view of the majestic Heidelberg Castle, you may notice the plaque on a nondescript old building in Neuenheim that reads: “Dr Mohammad Iqbal, national philosopher,......
YANGON: Supporters of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi burst into boisterous celebrations on Sunday after the country held its first free nationwide election in 25 years. The vote is seen as the biggest......
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cow politics was put out to pasture on Sunday as the impoverished state of Bihar gave a resounding verdict against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP)......
ISLAMABAD: The centre accused the Sindh government on Sunday of delaying a Thar Coal-based power project and said it had not utilised funds provided by the federal government for the Karachi Greater......
PESHAWAR: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani has stressed the importance of dialogue among institutions to ensure supremacy of the Constitution and pull the country out of crises.There is a need for a......
KARACHI: The federal government is learnt to have issued a special permit to the ruler of Dubai to export 25 falcons of a rare and endangered species from Pakistan to the UAE in violation of local......
ISLAMABAD: The government estimates that Pakistan has, collectively, suffered losses to the tune of $20 billion due to the adverse and increasing effects of climate change.In a detailed report......
Pakistan's adviser to the prime minister on foreign affairs stated recently that the time was not yet ripe for restarting the Afghan peace talks to which Pakistan, at the request of the Afghan......
AT the time of writing, more than 30 labourers were reported dead due to the collapsing roof of an under-construction polythene-bag manufacturing unit in Lahore’s Sundar Industrial Area. Almost 100......
THE approach of the festive winter season heralds anxieties about what to wear. Luckily, while kurta lengths may rise and fall and palettes change hues, there seems to be one style that’s here to......
LAST week didn’t go too well for Karachi’s traffic police. Monday started with the news that the department had decided to roll up its sleeves and try to do something — anything — about the city’s......
