RIYADH: Saudi Arabians voted 17 women into public office in municipal elections in the conservative Islamic kingdom on Saturday, the first to allow female participation, a state-aligned news site......
LEICESTER: Jose Mourinho's claim that Chelsea's season is finally heading in the right direction will face a stern test when the Premier League champions visit unexpected pace-setters Leicester City......
LAHORE: Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq on Sunday blasted the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) terming the constitutional body 'incompetent' to hold elections.The criticism comes after an......
LONDON: Manchester United's calamitous week hit rock bottom as Bournemouth famously consigned them to a 2-1 defeat on Saturday and, to rub salt into the wounds, neighbours Manchester City moved back......
James Pattinson says a between-innings change to his bowling action was behind the five-wicket haul that fired Australia to victory in the first test against West Indies on Saturday and cemented his......
RIYADH: A Saudi woman won a municipal council seat in the country's first ever election open to female voters and candidates, an official said Sunday, in a milestone result for the ultra-conservative......
CORONA: With tears in her eyes, Mohammad Halisi's young daughter asked her father "Why are we bad?" after seeing reports that a Muslim couple killed 14 people in California last week, and wanted to......
PARACHINAR: At least 22 people were killed and dozens others wounded on Sunday in a blast at a used clothes market in Kurram Agency's Parachinar area.Hospital sources told DawnNews that 55 people......
LAHORE: After failing to receive a reply from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finally decided to close the chapter of India......
BEIJING: China's navy has in recent days carried out more exercises in the disputed South China Sea, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday, calling them routine drills.China claims almost all of the......
MARY: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday near the city of Mary in southeastern Turkmenistan.......
RAHIM YAR KHAN: A man allegedly threw acid on his wife and two children after a household dispute in Ghareeb Shah area of Punjab's Rahim Yar Khan district on Sunday.The woman was living at her......
“There are 50 bodies of children lying in the school.” “That can’t be possible.” “My security source says he has seen them.”It is a conversation I cannot forget.It was still early afternoon on Dec......
by Sadia Qasim ShahNobody expected the survivors of the Dec 16, 2014 attack to return to the auditorium that was bathed with the blood of their friends. And yet they did. Stepping into the site of a......
The box-office success of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a British comedy drama shot extensively in the historic Indian cities of Jaipur and Udaipur, has given new voice to a continuing trend.The......
It’s refreshing to come across a showbiz personality who is not obsessed or consumed by the desire to conform to the dictates of fashion, or doll up in designer garb simply because it is expected of......
You only need two things when watching Davis Guggenheim’s He Named Me Malala; a ready heart and a box of tissues. The ready heart will joyfully absorb the candid examination of Malala Yousufzai’s......
For sure, our very own man in Hollywood, Faran Tahir, is flying high. As if grabbing so many important parts in upcoming movies and TV serials was not enough, the actor has one more proud assignment......
Talk about acting like a child. The talented and uber-attractive Kangana Ranaut has worked with director Anand L Rai in a couple of films (the Tanu Weds Manu series).The critically acclaimed......
This time round, let’s hand it to her for speaking her mind (or is it the heart?). Bollywood A-lister, the gorgeous Kareena Kapoor is not known for shooting from the hip. However, ever since she got......
Seasoned Bollywood actor Manoj Kumar was admitted to Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai on Dec 4. Neither his family members nor the hospital authorities disclosed to the media as to what caused his health......
The daggers are drawn again! Pakistan cricket team’s recent drubbing at the hands of England in limited overs has seen the team slip to the eighth position in ODI and sixth in T20 format. Not only......
The press conference to announce the launch of the film Zehr-i-Ishq (spelt Zeher by its makers, they know better because have a profound interest in Sufism) on Dec 2 in Karachi was a little......
It had to happen. So, finally a film based on the romantic, amorous affair between US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, which culminated in their marriage, is on the floors.Mind you, it......
Those of you who harboured the notion that the current wave of extremism in India is a temporary phase might have to reassess the situation. Here’s another evidence. Angry Indian Goddesses is one of......
In 1965 a lengthy paper titled, ‘Peasants and Revolution,’ caused a considerable storm in the international academic circles associated with the left. The paper was authored by Pakistani social......
He had just walked off the stage after delivering a rather moving keynote address in a session on Peace and Security at the One Young World 2015 Bangkok summit, when I caught Maajid Nawaaz for some......
Winter is almost here. Preparations to welcome it are afoot. Dry fruits, quilts, sweaters, coats, mufflers, room heaters are doing brisk business. A list of food items to be consumed this winter is......
My first exposure to Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst the Youth (SPIC-MACAY) was in 1983 as a dance student in Delhi, when I had the privilege to attend a......
The temperature in Paris during the day is exactly the same as Islamabad at night – maybe it’s the El Nino effect or even climate change, but this is a mild December in Paris. There has been a flurry......
Some myths are created from identity and exclusion, others are based on nostalgia. More still are formed from a shared history of struggle of sacrifice. Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) win in......
On July 29, 1987, a few members of the Bhutto family and some of their friends assembled at the London apartment of Sanam Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto’s sister. Despite the unfortunate events the family......
Cold wind, soft and warm sunlight and a drop in temperature; all are signs of winter. For some people cold winter days bring roses to the cheeks while others feel uncomfortable due to flaky, cracking......
Finally, the most awaited season of the year has arrived — the lovely winter. Coffee stalls are springing up, jackets and mufflers are out of the closet and latest winter collections are in stores.......
Manuela is an Italian pioneer on our beach in Sri Lanka, having bought her property some 25 years ago. She built a few basic cabanas that we stayed in while our beach house was being built, as well......
Salam Khala, I am a college student. Last year I went through many colleges and decided the one that was best for me. It’s been a year and I don’t regret that decision at all. Along the way I made......
Q. I want to grow blueberries and raspberries in Quetta. Is this possible and if so, where can I source them and how to go about growing them. I would also like to have information about specialist......
Karachi’s son Mansur Saleem was an astonishing artist. Highly gifted, intellectual and totally unique, he trod a singular path of his own invention and evolved a language of diverse symbols that......
Austrian artist Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) was considered as one of the most imaginative and contentious artists of the early 20th century. He was born in Vienna to Ernst, a struggling gold engraver,......
As the centuries roll by, history continues to be misrepresented and distorted at the behest of the warring dictators to compulsively feed their narcissistic egos. Ironically, despite the constant......
Subjectivity is a much underrated human experience, though it allows us to internalise an experience from the mundane to the surreal, into something uniquely different.This realisation became......
Top sportspersons join hands to light the torch at one of the islands off Karachi harbour as fireworks at the newly-built stadium go off along with hundreds of doves set free as the grip on thousands......
THERE is a peculiar trend in recently published collections of ghazals and nazms: the blurbs contain highly laudatory opinions and strong recommendations, many of which unfortunately do not match the......
“THEY never found his hands.” Thus begins Bradford Morrow’s crime thriller, The Forgers, grabbing the reader’s attention with its intriguingly disturbing first sentence while setting a fascinating......
THIS volume is the latest in Oxford University Press (OUP) publications on Pakistan’s history. Conceived by editors at the OUP and edited by professor Robert D. Long, A History of Pakistan promises......
Reviewed by Harris KhaliqueIN Pakistan, the political circumstance and social condition make people feel at times that they are living through dark ages. That we have turned into an intellectual......
MASHA Gessen, LGBT activist and political journalist, focuses her considerable writing talent on providing us with a 360-degree portrait of the Boston Marathon bombers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar ‘Jahar’......
A RELIGIOUS scholar, who has had to flee the country owing to his moderate views, sums up as follows the narrative that is being promoted by some madressahs in Pakistan openly ever since they were......
Reviewed by Saif Asif KhanIN Farewell Kabul, author Christina Lamb attributes the Western world’s failures in post-2001 intervention in Afghanistan to a lack of direction, the haste to rush into......
SWABI: Over 500 suspected persons, including Afghan refugees, were arrested on Saturday in search operations in Swabi, Charsadda and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ahead of the first anniversary......
PESHAWAR: An anti-terrorism court in the provincial capital has discharged two cases against seven suspected militants after absolving them of the charges, including that of involvement in the......
PESHAWAR: Six regions of the militancy-ravaged Federally Administered Tribal Areas, including North and South Waziristan agencies, have been declared ‘severely food insecure’ in the biannual report......
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s Focus Group for Polio Eradication has urged all stakeholders to gear up their efforts for the final push against the virus. A total of six campaigns will be conducted......
The brief journey from the main station in Rawalpindi to the smaller Margalla Railway Station in Islamabad offers a quaint contrast between the traditional and modern rail systems.At Platform No 1,......
ISLAMABAD: The winter climbing season is in full swing, with most of the climbers who failed last year once again attempting to summit the ‘Killer Mountain’.Their sights are set on the ninth highest......
RAWALPINDI: Special children paid tributes to the martyrs of Army Public School at a Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) function on Saturday.Punjab Minister for Labour and Manpower Raja Ishfaq Sarwar was......
The imposition of new taxes added to miseries of the residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, especially businessmen, who were already criticising the government for not compensating the terrorism-affected......
The sprawling lawns of Khyber House, office of the Khyber Agency political agent in Peshawar, were enveloped in thick fog on December 9 as nearly 300 elders of Sipah tribe anxiously heard the nearly......
LAHORE: Linguists and intellectuals decried on Saturday distortion of history and state oppression towards the national languages of Pakistan at different sessions of the Alhamra International......
LAHORE: The PPP has asked the federal government not to threaten the Sindh government over the issue of giving extension to the Rangers’ stay in Karachi.“The federal government’s threatening tone is......
LAHORE: Thousands of people visited the Dawn Media Group’s All About Lifestyles exhibition on its opening day on Saturday here at Expo Centre, Johar Town.The interactive Young World Pavilion remained......
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said both Pakistan and India should resolve long-standing problems, particularly the Kashmir issue and move forward in developing cordial......
LAHORE: Day Two of the ongoing three-day Telenor Bridal Couture Week showcased bridal and trousseau collections by powerhouse Lajwanti, Humayun Alamgir, Aness Malik jewellery, Tina by Hina Butt and......
KARACHI: The city witnessed a prolonged traffic mess on Saturday evening after a major pipeline burst in Gulshan-i-Iqbal and inundated the main University Road forcing motorists to take alternative......
KARACHI: Organ transplantation is not a disputed issue anymore. Recently Ulema of every school of thought gathered at Karachi University and agreed that as per human needs organ transplantation is......
KARACHI: “Where does power lie in Pakistan?” This question was a common occurrence at the seminar titled ‘Constitutional Framework for the Protection of Human Rights’ held to commemorate Human Rights......
KARACHI: Justice Amir Hani Muslim of the Supreme Court, who is also the monitoring judge for the antiterrorism courts in Sindh, on Saturday directed the police to make all-out efforts to track down......
KARACHI: Pir Pagara warned on Saturday that the present political situation in Sindh was ‘extremely dangerous’ and denying powers to the Rangers might push the province to civil war.Speaking to the......
KARACHI: “I will narrate an incident which indicates the extent of my father’s devotion to Anjuman Taraqqi-i-Urdu. Back in the ‘60s my father told us he was buying a car, a Fiat, which at the time......
KARACHI: “I often wonder why these people gesturing for me to stop or slow down are even crossing the road with no zebra crossing when there is a pedestrian bridge overhead for their convenience......
LOS ANGELES: Riding galaxy-sized expectations, the new “Star Wars” movie opens on Dec 18 is setting records for pre-opening ticket sales. But does that mean the movie is destined to be the biggest of......
SYDNEY: Sydney’s beaches are renowned for their white sand and blue waters, but 10 years ago, one picturesque spot was the site of modern Australia’s worst race riot, with frenzied scenes playing out......
ASTANA: Kazakhstan has sentenced former prime minister Serik Akhmetov to 10 years in prison, a court said on Saturday, the first time a former official of such stature will serve jail time in the......
NAIROBI: Nearly 90 people were killed during Friday’s clashes in the Burundian capital, the army said on Saturday, the worst outbreak of violence in Burundi since a failed coup in May.Blasts and......
BEIRUT: Hannibal Qadhafi, the high-living businessman son of the late Libyan dictator, was freed late on Friday, several hours after he was kidnapped in Lebanon by an unknown armed group, security......
RIYADH: Covered from head to toe and driven by male guardians, Saudi women voted on Saturday for the first time, in a tentative step towards easing sex discrimination in the kingdom.In another......
RIYADH: Donald Trump is a disgrace and should pull out of the United States presidential race, Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal tweeted late on Friday.“@realDonaldTrump You are a......
NEW DELHI: Japan and India signed agreements on Saturday that could pave the way for Tokyo to supply New Delhi with military aircraft and high-speed trains, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised to......
DAMASCUS: A powerful car bomb exploded near a hospital in the central Syrian city of Homs on Saturday, killing 16 people and wounding dozens, the provincial governor and a monitoring group said.Talal......
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama warned Americans on Saturday that they would be playing right into the hands of extremists if they blamed Islam for recent terrorist attacks.In a radio address......
WASHINGTON: The latest terrorist attack in Kabul’s diplomatic enclave is unlikely to affect efforts to resume reconciliation talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, the US State......
SEOUL: Two days of high-level talks between North and South Korea ended on Saturday with no breakthroughs, South Korean officials said, leaving mixed signals about reconciliation efforts the rivals......
LONDON: Former England head coach Andy Flower is among the names on the 31-strong coaches’ draft for the Pakistan Super League (PSL), reports The Guardian.Flower, who stepped down from his position......
LONDON: Football Association chairman Greg Dyke was in bullish mood ahead of Saturday’s Euro 2016 draw, declaring his confidence that England “are going to win” the tournament.“I’m looking forward to......
KARACHI: A sparkling 80 from opener Sharjeel Khan saw Pakistan ‘A’ foil a fiery Steven Finn burst to take a 2-1 lead against England Lions in their unofficial T20 series with a hard-fought win by......
KARACHI: First-choice Pakistan wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed has found himself entangled in a bizarre situation after being told that he is ineligible to represent his region — Karachi Whites — in the......
DUNEDIN: Kane Williamson became the second New Zealand batsman to score 1000 Test runs in a calendar year as the hosts built an imposing 308-run lead over Sri Lanka at the close of the third day’s......
HOBART: Recalled paceman James Pattinson claimed five wickets as the West Indies succumbed to a dispiriting innings and 212-run loss to Australia on the third day of the first Test in Hobart on......
KARACHI: Steady conditions prevailed on the cotton market on Saturday but trading activity remained slow and devoid of buying enthusiasm from leading spinners.Floor brokers said that spinners took a......
LAHORE: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar rejected on Saturday media reports that the National Accountability Bureau had initiated an investigation against him and said the media organisations,......
ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee will take up on Monday (tomorrow) a four-year-old bill, aimed at providing protection and relief to journalists, but also containing a controversial clause about......
LAHORE: Information Minister Pevaiz Rashid said here on Saturday that no-one would create hurdles in the ongoing efforts for peace in Karachi through the Rangers operation, which would......
ANY family reunion may be emotional; but if the reunion is taking place after 68 years, it is bound to flood the eyes. As tears streamed down his face, Ghulam Hussain, about 70, just clung to his......
SIX years after failure of the Copenhagen summit, a climate deal was finally sealed here on Saturday by the nearly 200 countries of the world that are signatory to the UN Framework Convention on......
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: A potentially explosive war of words that broke out between the Sindh and federal governments on Saturday may yet end an impasse regarding the continued deployment of Rangers......
LE BOURGET (France): Nearly 200 nations adopted on Saturday a global pact to fight climate change, calling on the world to collectively cut and then eliminate greenhouse gas pollution but imposing no......
QUETTA: A soldier was killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded at a check-post of the Frontier Corps (FC), near the Joint Road, on Saturday.Three soldiers and a child were......
ISLAMABAD: Indicating that Zarb-i-Azb could be nearing completion, the military on Saturday said that it had cleared Shawal Valley of terrorists except for a pocket to its north-west.“Shawal itself......
ISLAMABAD: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch conceded on Saturday that his government had failed to overcome the issue of missing persons in the province.“Although its intensity has......
IN the National Action Plan (NAP), points 10 and 18 convey the state’s resolve to register and regulate madressahs and eradicate sectarian terrorism. Both actions fall primarily within the preview of......
THE Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 is officially out of the National Assembly’s standing committee on IT. Committee chairman retired Capt Safdar, addressing the Assembly on Friday,......
THERE’S hope and there’s despair and then there’s us — the yo-yos in between. Spinning from one extreme to the other, it can often seem — and sometimes is — bewildering. If we had a national motto,......
LEON Trotsky once declared: “Process is substance; the end is irrelevant.” In politics and statecraft, the outcome of negotiations is largely determined by the process adopted. Process defines the......
KARACHI: Renowned sports promoter and team owner, Nadeem Omar, who recently lapped up the Quetta franchise in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), said on Saturday that he will be aiming to sign up......
BAGHDAD: Thousands of Iraqis protested on Saturday against Ankara's deployment of troops to a base near the northern city of Mosul, with some burning Turkish flags and threatening violence against......
