Injury problems and unavailability of key batsmen as well as important seam bowlers in recent limited-overs encounters have been frustrating for New Zealand.The Kiwis will be without their three most......
BAGHDAD: Iraq summoned the new Saudi ambassador on Sunday after he suggested Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias were exacerbating sectarian tensions and should leave the fight against Islamic State to......
LONDON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said initial investigation into the Bacha Khan University attack revealed that the attackers came from Afghanistan.Speaking to media in London, the PM......
KARACHI: A citizen, with the help of the Pakistan Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), rescued a pangolin from Zamzama on Sunday after a security guard allegedly shot it five times.Nuvera Nasir Sheikh, a......
NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama has urged Pakistan to show it is “serious” about crushing extremist networks operating on its territory, saying the latest mass killing of students underlined the......
KABUL: The Afghan Taliban Sunday reiterated their pre-conditions for the resumption of peace talks with Kabul, including their removal from international terror blacklists, at an informal meeting......
PESHAWAR: A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was felt in Malakand, Dir, Swat and Chitral on Sunday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said.The quake originated from the Hindu Kush region in......
MELBOURNE: World number one and defending champion Serena Williams smacked down Margarita Gasparyan to sweep into an Australian Open quarter-final against Maria Sharapova on Sunday.The American top......
WELLINGTON: The rehabilitation of Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Amir takes another step forward Monday with one-day captain Azhar Ali welcoming him into the side for the series against New Zealand.Ali,......
NEW DELHI: France's President Francois Hollande said that the conclusion of a deal for New Delhi to buy 36 French fighter jets is "on the right track" ahead of his arrival in India Sunday for a......
QUETTA: Balochistan government has decided to establish a special force to be deployed at university campuses across the province in the aftermath of the brutal attack on the Bacha Khan University in......
PESHAWAR: Headmaster Naveed Gul walked past the armed guard at the gate into his office. As primary school pupils studied their morning lessons outside, he reached beneath his warm woolly sweater,......
PESHAWAR: Rubbishing circulating intelligence reports, Senior Superintendent Police Operations Abbas Majeed Marwat on Sunday denied that Qari Salahuddin, who was apparently targeted by an Improvised......
Reviewed by Rabeea SaleemBOOKS featuring mentally-disabled protagonists have gained acclaim as they gave us a chance to view the world from the unique perspective of a differently-abled individual.......
WRITING a book on a titanic figure in Urdu poetry — who excelled in both the verses he penned for publication and the ones he wrote for films — is quite a challenging assignment, particularly if......
CHINA Miéville’s stories often start off with a false sense of safety or familiarity. You think you know what’s coming, you have a sense of perhaps what to expect within the genre you’re reading, but......
EXTREMISM is a political phenomenon and extremists have political ambitions and objectives, but they use religion to gain legitimacy in the eyes of the masses. This is the central argument of Ram......
TO us in South Asia, civilian misery in WWII conjures up images mostly of Europe — cities in rubble, standing hulks of buildings air-bombed, military vehicles honking their way through hordes of......
It was a dispute over wood chopped from military farms in Okara that started a prairie fire in Punjab: landless peasant women fought tooth and nail in October 2001 to defend their loved ones from the......
It hadn’t been a week since the great musician and actor David Bowie passed away, and the world of showbiz suffered another loss, another shock.The actor par excellence Alan Rickman died of cancer on......
What’s going on here? They’re supposed to indulge in a catfight. But the cute beaut of Indian cinema Anushka Sharma appears to be all praise for her colleague, the rosy-cheeked Katrina Kaif, burying......
This is interesting and exciting at the same time. Indian film-maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali will make a movie on the love affair of the famous poet Sahir Ludhyanvi and the enigmatic writer and poetess......
On Jan 15, popular singer Ali Haider was on a television morning show hosted by Sanam Baloch. The pop star sang a few songs and entertained the audience.While he was performing, Sanam B joined the......
People, beware: the actress who is known for shooting from the hip in her interviews is about to make her debut as a writer. The girl with curls in her hair Kangana Ranaut has said that she’s going......
Etched over an ink-blue backdrop, age-old colonial structures stand shoulder to shoulder; among others, the Frere Hall, the Hindu Gymkhana, the Merewether Clock Tower, Empress Market and Abdullah......
No more evidence required. It is now confirmed that the Pakistan film industry is on the path of resurgence. Here’s the latest testimony to it.Indian actress Vidya Balan in an interview has......
The Hateful Eight starts off as a gorgeous looking western, shot by three time Academy Award-winning cinematographer Robert Richardson in the deliciously vintage 70mm widescreen format. The opening......
The year 2015 was particularly fruitful for music in terms of performances, concerts, song launches etc. One event which remained visible throughout the year was Unplugged by Hasan Rizvi. The idea......
A programme featuring Italian musicians, Napa students and faculty held at the National Academy of Performing Arts featured a divine performance by Claudio Carallaro on the clarinet and Massio Spada......
On a sultry Tuesday morning in March 1951, I left Karachi on the St. Jan, a cargo ship belonging to the East Asiatic Company of Copenhagen, Denmark. I was on my way to Antwerp and then to London to......
Tanwir Ahmad and his family were terribly worried as Tanwir’s brother Moin could not be traced despite a hectic search for about four months. The family who lived in Lyari, Karachi was gradually......
It’s an age-old dilemma: the national flag carrier can only be sold if it shows some sign of recovery but why sell if it is improving?by Abid HussainDespite lower oil prices, PIA continues to......
by Ammar ShahbaziNostalgia can be addictive. And when it comes to a past that was glittered with red-letter days, emotions run high when there is talk of sending home some great people to fly with.......
On Jan 12, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa added another important tool to their inventory in the fight against polio and became the fourth province in the country to introduce the inactivated polio vaccine......
After the all-party conference and the cabinet meeting, the prime minister, Mohammed Khan Junejo, was sure that he would succeed in having his way against Gen Zia’s wishes. On the other hand, Zain......
Diet and nutrition are the key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and keeping fit. For people obsessed with counting calories and perpetually on a diet, there are several apps available to track down......
To most people, selecting and installing a safe sounds easy. You walk into a store that sells one, choose the size you want, take it home and start using it. Have you, however, stopped to consider......
An ailment or other challenges in life (financial, career, family, etc.) can take a physical and emotional toll. So how best to deal with depression (stress, anxiety) while at the same time handle......
“Drink a cup of hot water with half a spoon of honey and quarter spoon of turmeric. It’s the only way,” one said. “Simmer a quarter-spoon of turmeric and pinch of black pepper in half a cup of milk.......
Salam auntie! I am in great difficulty and don’t know how to start and pursue my passion. I have been an intelligent student in school and have done pretty well in college. I have taken Medical......
Q. I am interested in growing guavas, organically, in Rawalpindi and need guidance please.A. Excellent that you have chosen to grow organic. Prepare soil by adding lots of old / well-rotted, organic......
“Contemporary Art is mostly understood as ‘created by artists living today’ in response to the world around them, focusing on the technological advancements, and mostly shying away from ‘realistic......
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881-1973) is perhaps the most significant figure in the 20th century art scene. As art critic Robert Hughes said that to say that Pablo Picasso dominated the Western art in the......
Abstract Expressionism and Minimalist art movements were countered by photo-realism during the ’60s and the early ’70s in the United States. It is also referred to as super-realism and hyperrealism,......
Since his first solo exhibition in Karachi in 2002, Ali Azmat has delighted art enthusiasts with his skilled and subtly worked views on life lived around him. The early lone female figures......
Usman Khawaja, one of the rising stars in international cricket today, was born in Islamabad, Pakistan, but moving Down Under with his family as a young boy, he did most of his growing up in New......
Two of the most well-known monuments of Sindh’s immense capital, Karachi, are Teen Talwar and Do Talwar (three and two swords). Jutting out from the two main roundabouts on main Clifton Road, the......
Under the current PML-N leadership, Lahore, once known as the city of gardens, is now transformed into a city of concrete. “It is sad to see the city of my birth turn into such an ugly place — all......
While the West Indies was being beaten black and blue on the field by Australia with merciless ease, it was a couple of happenings off the field that were making news that were worthy of a splash......
SHANGLA: A rickety suspension bridge over the Khan Khwar River at Kormang area here has become a potential deathtrap to the local people.The bridge linking Kormang, Chichlo, Shatoot, Batgram and......
PESHAWAR: The Elementary Education Foundation (EEF) has completed arrangements for opening 300 more community girls schools from the upcoming academic year commencing from April, according to......
THE Education Management Information System (EMIS), directorate of education, Fata has recently launched a detailed report which is reflective of the dismal situation of education in tribal......
MANSEHRA: The forest department has planted over 2.5 million trees in Mansehra district under the Billion Tree Tsunami Programme of the provincial government and two million more trees would be......
ISLAMABAD: With the testimony of US lobbyist Mark Siegel, the prosecution in Benazir murder case completed the production of evidence and witnesses against former president Pervez Musharraf.However,......
Myanmar celebrates National DayAmbassador Win Naing of Myanmar welcomed hundreds of guests to a reception held in a local hotel in connection with the National Day of his country last week.Ghulam......
Media briefingNational Vocational & Technical Training Commission Executive Director Zulfiqar Ahmad Cheema will address a media briefing on Monday, January 25 at Marriott Hotel at......
“Where are the lions, tigers, leopards, crocodiles and snakes? Why is the elephant so miserable? Why are all the animals hiding in their cages?”This was the reaction of Hafsa Saleem, 12, after a......
A fabulous kathak performance by dancer Farah spellbound the audience at Royal Palm Golf and Country Club last week.An immensely talented dancer, known for her powerful and evocative storytelling,......
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party Information Secretary Qamar Zaman Kaira has asked the government as how the 72 banned outfits are working under new names.“The Charsadda attack has exposed the PML-N......
KARACHI: The partially decomposed body of a young man was found in a trunk in Manzoor Colony on Saturday, officials said.They added that the trunk covered with a bedspread was placed outside a shop......
KARACHI: A week after he met representatives of the Pakhtun community in the metropolis, the director general of Rangers met a Baloch jirga on Saturday and appealed to Baloch people to keep an eye on......
WASHINGTON: The US Air Force said on Friday maintenance errors by three airmen damaged a nuclear-armed missile in its silo in 2014, triggering an accident investigation.The accident occurred on May......
WASHINGTON: “It has life and death implications, and people should treat it that way,” warned Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser as a massive winter storm continued to clobber eastern United States on......
ISTANBUL: US Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday condemned the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) as a “terror group plain and simple” and a threat to Turkey like the militant Islamic State (IS) group,......
RIYADH: US Secretary of State John Kerry, on a visit to Saudi Arabia, sought on Saturday to reassure Gulf allies concerned about a perceived warming of ties between Washington and Tehran.He also......
AHMEDABAD: A geologist said on Saturday his team has discovered what it believes are dinosaur fossils in the western Indian state of Gujarat that could be millions of years old.The team, of 10 mainly......
BEIJING: Much of China shivered on Saturday as a teeth-chattering cold snap broke decades-old records and snow fell in some parts for the first time in years, cancelling flights and forcing many......
NEW DELHI: India’s government on Saturday started declassifying secret files to settle questions over the death of Subhash Chandra Bose, a Congress party leader who formed a national army to fight......
YANGON: Myanmar’s emergence from decades of cloistered junta rule has seen a cascade of foreign products flood the country in recent years. But it has also allowed for the revival of ancient......
CAIRO: Five years after the uprising against Hosni Mubarak erupted, Egypt has returned to iron-fisted rule by a regime that brutally crushes opponents even as it battles a deadly, jihadist-led......
PAINKILLERS can sometimes become painful. At least that is the lesson one learns through the French media about the tragedy that took place in the city of Rennes in the Brittany region last week.Six......
MELBOURNE: A medical emergency overshadowed matches on adjoining courts at the Australian Open when Nigel Sears, who is Ana Ivanovic’s coach and Andy Murray’s father-in-law, was rushed to a hospital......
CENTURION: Alastair Cook posted his first half-century of the series with an unbeaten 67 as England closed day two of the fourth and final Test on 138 for two, still 337 runs behind South Africa at......
MELBOURNE: Two days after his exit in the first round of the men’s doubles event of the Australian Open, Aisam-ul-Haq finally had some joy at the first Grand Slam of the year.The Pakistan ace and his......
BRIDGETOWN: West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has officially retired from international cricket, seven months after selectors opted to discard the veteran and push for a youth-oriented......
SYDNEY: Manish Pandey struck his maiden one-day century in a high-scoring thriller to secure India a pride-salvaging six-wicket victory against Australia in the fifth and final One-day International......
NORWICH: Liverpool substitute Adam Lallana struck deep into stoppage time to snatch a 5-4 win over shell-shocked Norwich City in an extraordinary Premier League game at Carrow Road on Saturday.The......
HAMBURG: Robert Lewandowski struck twice to steer champions Bayern Munich to a 2-1 win at Hamburg SV on Friday that stretched their lead at the top provisionally to 11 points as the Bundesliga......
PESHAWAR: National senior team would visit Australia in November this year, secretary of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Shahbaz Ahmed Senior said on Saturday.According to Shahbaz, the PHF was......
KARACHI: Despite the government pressure to contain the dollar rise against the rupee, the greenback was trading at Rs107.70 in the open market, many currency dealers confirmed on Saturday.The gap in......
ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has urged member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to ensure speedy implementation of pending decisions to promote multilateral trade......
KARACHI: The Iranian rial has surged in value after the lifting of international sanctions against Tehran, with speculators and investors hoping that the currency could turn returns like the Kuwaiti......
KARACHI: A lesser volume of quality pharmaceutical products from Pakistan fetched a better price in July-Dec 2015-16.Figures of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed that 5,611 tonnes of pharma......
DAVOS: At the end of another turbulent week in financial markets, leading global policymakers sought Saturday to ease concerns over the economic outlook for 2016 and insisted that the slowdown in......
WASHINGTON: Most people these days know that global wealth is unequal, and becoming more so. But the latest statistics that illustrate these trends are still mind boggling, no matter how you look at......
DAVOS: Some of Kazakhstan’s banks will need capital injections to tide them over current market stresses and the central bank is in discussions to provide liquidity in the local tenge currency, Prime......
KARACHI: The cotton market remained steady on Saturday as there was little buying interest from spinners who generally preferred to stay on the sidelines.Barring a few lots originating from some......
WASHINGTON: Google Inc. is paying Apple Inc. a hefty fee to keep its search bar on the iPhone.Apple received $1 billion from its rival in 2014, according to a transcript of court proceedings from......
NEW YORK: If it’s true, as economist Paul Samuelson once quipped, that the stock market has predicted nine out of the last five recessions, then let’s hope that this is one of those four fake-outs.I......
CESSY (France): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday that the nation was proud of its scientists and engineers who were building the country’s image and bringing the latest technology.He was......
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq arrived in Baghdad on Saturday to lead a parliamentary delegation participating in the 11th session of the Parliamentary Union of OIC Member......
ISLAMABAD: A committee of the upper house of parliament will take up a privilege motion against Pakistan Television (PTV) on Monday for broadcasting the speech of a minister live without the......
KARACHI: The fare of Haj and Umrah will be reduced so that people could benefit from the decrease in petroleum prices in the international market. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has already......
ISLAMABAD: Concern has been growing for the past two years that the global public internet may splinter into a series of bordered cyberspace segments, according to a white paper on ‘internet......
THEY struck again. They attacked our students and teachers, yet again. This time at a university founded in the name of a leader who was a great advocate of peace. The Bacha Khan University in......
DOHA: Afghan Taliban want to be removed from a UN blacklist before considering rejoining peace talks aimed at ending a 15-year war, a senior member said, as their political wing met activists at an......
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hailed on Saturday a “new chapter” in relations with China after talks with President Xi Jinping, who is touring the region to boost Beijing’s economic......
ISLAMABAD: Foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India are expected to meet next month.A senior official disclosed on Saturday that there was an understanding between the two sides for a meeting in......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) — the top body of lawyers in the country — has decreed that the degree of Legum Baccalaureus (LL.B.) will be awarded after five years of education instead of......
IN his final State of the Union address, US President Obama predicted a decade of instability in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Af-Pak was always a bad construct for policy formulation. There are obvious......
SO, now what? Let’s be realistic about the terribleness. Realistic, admittedly, as only non-victims can be.It was Charsadda. It was a fraction of APS. And it wasn’t little kids. It’s a troubling......
A YEAR after initiating the National Action Plan, its ownership, implementation and efficacy are being extensively debated. This review has acquired an added urgency in the wake of the Charsadda......
BEIRUT: Suspected Russian raids killed 33 civilians in war-ravaged eastern Syria on Saturday, amid reports US forces are building up an air base to bolster their fight against militants further......
