ISLAMABAD: The federal government has asked the internet providing companies to block more than 400,000 pornography websites, officials said on Tuesday, as part of a crackdown on what the apex court......
QUETTA: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday apprehended two suspects for selling and possessing Afghan SIM cards in the country's border town of Chaman.A FIA official told DawnNews that......
Bangladesh medium pacer Mustafizur Rahman is expected to pull out of the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) due to lack of fitness, a Bangladesh daily reported on Tuesday.Bangladesh Cricket Board......
ROME: Italy's desire to court visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani extended to covering up classical nude sculptures in the museum where he met Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, it emerged on......
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic has a larger than life presence at the Australian Open. His face smiles at fans from sponsor's billboards. His voice gives inspirational advice over center-court speakers......
Pakistan tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq-Qureshi's Australian Open campaign came to an end on Tuesday after a second round loss to the Indo-Croatian pair of Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig in the mixed doubles......
PESHAWAR: An improvised explosive device (IED), allegedly meant to target a school, was defused by Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) personnel in Bashirabad area of Peshawar on Tuesday, DawnNews......
ADELAIDE: Virat Kohli's elegant unbeaten 90 and some crafty bowling by their spinners secured India's comprehensive 37-run victory over Australia in the first Twenty20 International at the Adelaide......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered verification of voter thumb impressions and counterfoils in Lahore's NA-125 constituency, where Railways Minister Saad Rafique of the PML-N had......
PRETORIA: Mercurial paceman Kagiso Rabada produced the second-best match figures by a South African to propel his side to a consolation 280-run victory over England in the fourth and final Test on......
DUBAI: Dozens of people who were arrested in Iran for crimes committed before they turned 18 remain at risk of the death penalty despite recent reforms, with many having already spent years on death......
Yasir Hameed may have played his last limited-overs match in 2007 but he has not given up hope of a Pakistan comeback.At 37, Hameed does not exactly have time on his side and a contract with the......
ISLAMABAD: An election tribunal dismissed a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Aleem Khan challenging the results of the NA-122 by-election held in October 2015, Radio Pakistan......
PESHAWAR: Pakistan’s Twenty20 skipper Shahid Afridi will fly out 150 Army Public School (APS) students to Dubai to watch the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), the all-rounder......
A member of an endangered species of animals shot five times by a security guard has succumbed to internal injuries, despite earnest efforts by the animal welfare society to save its life.Yes, this......
Out of the many female doctors who graduate from medical schools every year, most do not continue with the profession after getting their degrees. This is true in Pakistan, even though women far......
MELBOURNE: Roger Federer advanced to his 12th Australian Open semi-final on Tuesday with an efficient 7-6(4) 6-2 6-4 victory over sixth seed Tomas Berdych.Federer was pressed hard in the opening set,......
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Tuesday held what they termed "peaceful demonstrations" against the media blackout on party chief Altaf Hussain's statements and images following a Lahore......
Scrolling over my Facebook newsfeed, I came across the statement that British Prime Minister David Cameron had made regarding Muslim women and the urgent need for them to learn English or face......
MELBOURNE: Reigning champion Serena Williams ramped up the power in the second set to vanquish fifth seed Maria Sharapova for the 18th match in a row and reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open......
CHARSADDA: The Bacha Khan University in Charsadda reopened on Monday amid tight security after the closure of four days due to a terrorist attack, which claimed 21 lives.However, the administration......
PESHAWAR: Four armed private guards accompany Malak Manan Malagori always after Khyber Agency political administration announced to disband the nine-year-old Malagori Peace Committee on the pretext......
PESHAWAR: Members of various union councils, including women councillors, on Monday held a protest demonstration against power and gas outages and asked the federal government to redress the problem......
MINGORA: Deep in a small vale at Shakhorai village, there are three ancient rock inscriptions of the Buddhist times. However, the local people are unaware of the importance of the......
GILGIT: The Gilgit divisional administration has suspended registration of 320 NGOs, including a Chinese entity, and 30 seminaries operating in the division, for failing to provide details of their......
ISLAMABAD: The customs authorities were knocking the wrong door since November last year to stop supermodel Ayyan Ali from leaving the country as Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday threw way their......
CHAKWAL: Though the residents of Talagang city are happy with the ongoing operation against the encroachments and land mafia, the owners whose shops and plazas have been razed are questioning its......
ISLAMABAD: State-run Pakistan Television on Monday denied that it favours government MPs in its coverage of parliament and that it breached the privilege of the Senate by broadcasting live the speech......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has decided to introduce a screening test for candidates appearing in the Central Superior Services (CSS) examination.As per its earlier......
ISLAMABAD: An activist of the banned outfit Hizbut Tahrir (HuT) was arrested from the capital on Monday and anti-Pakistan and anti-army literature was recovered from him, police said.A case was......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday declared the functioning of Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) illegal, setting aside appointments of its chairman and members.The Punjab government had......
LAHORE: Undeterred by the opposition its Orange Line Metro Train Project was facing from stakeholders, including affected residents, civil society and political parties, the Punjab government has......
LAHORE: The government has announced closure of all public and private schools in Punjab from Jan 26 to 31.“Due to extreme cold and requests from parents, all public and private schools in Punjab......
LAHORE: Activists of religious outfits staged a rally from the shrine of Hazrat Ali Hajveri up to the Punjab Assembly to demand release of the clerics arrested for protesting against conviction of......
LAHORE: Some Punjab University teachers staged a demonstration outside the Punjab Assembly here on Monday, demanding the chief minister to remove interim vice chancellor Dr Mujahid Kamran.Holding......
GUJRAT: Police on Monday besieged the residence and seminary of cleric Pir Afzal Qadri, emir of Aalmi Tanzeem Ahle Sunnat Pakistan, to thwart the religious outfit’s planned march on the Punjab......
KARACHI: A pangolin rescued after it was seriously wounded by a security guard near the Zamzama Park in the Defence Housing Authority died at a veterinary clinic in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Monday.No......
HYDERABAD: Representatives of Sindh’s civil society organisations on Monday slammed attempts to make new laws to impose curbs on civil society and urged the government not to frame any such law......
HYDERABAD: The Jamshoro police on Monday claimed to have arrested an alleged Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) activist involved in recent armed attacks on law enforcers in Karachi.Jamshoro SSP Tariq......
KARACHI: Khalid Shamim, a key suspect in the Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Dr Imran Farooq murder case, is being mentally and physically tortured in a Rawalpindi prison and his life is in danger,......
KARACHI: As the special policing powers granted to the Rangers two months ago are going to expire on Feb 5, the home department has moved a summary to the chief minister with the proposal to extend......
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement legislators staged a token walkout from the Sindh Assembly session on Monday over the speaker’s refusal to allow them to table a resolution that demanded the federal......
KARACHI: The issue of “purchase” of two African elephants by the City District Government Karachi a few years back finally came to the Sindh Assembly on Monday but the minister did not provide full......
KARACHI: A recent report based on an analysis of available media, channels and communication tools relating to five districts of Sindh shows that though television has a strong presence in rural......
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday criticised Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin, accusing him of placing a “time bomb” under the state, and sharply denouncing brutal repressions by the......
BEIRUT: Syrian peace talks meant to begin this week were stalled on Monday partly over the question of who would represent the opponents of President Bashar al-Assad.US Secretary of State John Kerry......
NEW YORK: J.K. Rowling’s latest honour isn’t only for her writing. The “Harry Potter” author is to receive the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award, PEN America said on Monday.Rowling will be......
CAIRO: In 2011, activist Esraa Abdel-Fattah helped ignite revolution on the streets of Egypt and was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Five years after the fall of autocrat Hosni Mubarak, she is......
BUCHAREST: Romania’s crackdown on corruption and fraud in recent years has created a sudden and unexpected literary boom, as prisoners publish hundreds of non-fiction books on subjects as varied as......
KOTA: Shivdutt Singh left his tiny village of wheat and barley farmers last summer with a dream of becoming the first doctor in his family.Singh, 20, travelled more than 300 miles from the village of......
VIENTIANE: Laos wants to see maritime rights respected and avoid a military build-up in the South China Sea, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday, after a meeting with Laos’ Prime Minister......
LONDON: Britain will spend 500 million pounds ($700) per year for the next five years to try and end deaths caused by malaria, the government said on Monday, announcing a partnership with Microsoft......
WELLINGTON: New Zealand strike bowler Trent Boult and all-rounder Grant Elliott shared seven wickets as the hosts bundled out Pakistan for 210 to win the first One-day International at the pacy......
LAHORE: Pakistan’s successive defeats against New Zealand and England in the T20 contests have set the alarm bells ringing in the cricketing quarters here with the all-important World T20 now just......
CENTURION: Former South Africa international Gulam Bodi has been banned from all cricket-related activities for 20 years after admitting he attempted to fix matches in the country’s domestic Twenty20......
MELBOURNE: Milos Raonic struck a blow for the next generation of men’s tennis by flooring former champion Stan Wawrinka on Monday before China’s Zhang Shuai became the first qualifier to reach the......
CENTURION: Firebrand fast bowler Kagiso Rabada bagged two wickets as South Africa reduced England to 52 for three at the close of day four of the final Test on Monday.The tourists, who have already......
KARACHI: Pakistan Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi on Monday urged his team to raise their game in upcoming international competitions following their 2-1 Twenty20 defeat in New Zealand last......
LONDON: A change of managers at Chelsea but Arsenal still can’t conquer their London rivals.Arsenal were undone by a damaging five-minute spell in the first-half of Sunday’s derby against a Chelsea......
MILAN: Juventus closed in on another record as they beat AS Roma 1-0 with a superbly-taken Paulo Dybala goal on Sunday to keep the pressure on Serie A leaders Napoli.Dybala’s 77th minute strike in......
PARIS: Olympique Marseille and Lyon shared the spoils in an entertaining 1-1 Ligue 1 draw at Lyon’s new stadium in Sunday’s late match.Remy Cabella opened the scoring at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais......
MADRID: Atletico Madrid surrendered top spot in La Liga to Barcelona when they were held 0-0 at home by 10-man Sevilla on Sunday before Real Madrid lost ground after an entertaining 1-1 stalemate at......
KARACHI: Ferozsons Laboratories Ltd on Monday announced earnings at Rs770 million (earnings per share at Rs25.5) during the second quarter (October-December) of 2015-16 as compared to Rs175m earned......
LSE Financial Services, Bil Foods ink accordLAHORE: The LSE Financial Services Ltd (formerly the Lahore Stock Exchange) under its new role as a non-banking finance company (NBFC) has signed an......
RIYADH: The world’s biggest oil producer is spending as much now as it did before the crash in crude prices, signalling no surrender in Saudi Arabia’s battle with rivals.Saudi Arabian Oil Co is......
KARACHI: Lacklustre conditions prevailed on the cotton market on Monday as there was no buying and selling interest. The undertone remained easy and outlook uncertain.Floor brokers said that current......
LONDON: Gold is tipped to fall for a fourth straight year in 2016, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, extending 2015’s 10 per cent slide, although some lost ground may be recovered next year.The poll......
MOSCOW: Russia’s economy shrank 3.7 per cent in 2015, the worst drop since the depths of the global financial crisis, as the country struggled with a drop in the price of its oil exports and......
LONDON: Massive blizzards that paralysed much of the US East Coast in the past few days are likely to cause “multi-billion” dollar economic losses in one of the worst storms in the region in over a......
GOVERNMENTS and local bodies in many parts of the world often tend to over-regulate the retail trade. In many European countries, retailers face restrictions on operating hours.In India fortunately,......
THERE comes a time in the life of a mature bull market when positive economic shocks are required to sustain momentum. The trouble with 2016 is that the shocks have been mainly negative, with the......
ISLAMABAD: A federal minister and management of Pakistan Steel have started exchanging blames and have made complaints to the prime minister as total liabilities of the mills cross Rs365......
KARACHI: Stakeholders of the textile sector — including bedwear exporters, apparel makers and towel manufacturers — have accused the government of being apathetic to a key economic segment, and also......
ISLAMABAD: The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) collected Rs151 billion as of Jan 21 this fiscal year, compared to the target of Rs169bn for the period.The estimated target of the......
NEW YORK: Oil prices resumed their slide on Monday, falling about 4 per cent to wipe out some of the surge at the end of last week, on news that Iraq flooded a massively oversupplied oil market with......
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday that National Logistic Cell (NLC) should formulate a five-year business plan by setting clear objectives of the......
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued the E-voting Regulations 2016, paving the way for shareholders to become part of the decision-making process of their......
KARACHI: Stocks made healthy gains on Monday with the KSE-100 index closing up by 116.10 points at 31,065.13.The uptick in international oil prices led to stronger regional markets and the local......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology approved on Monday the ‘Pakistan Halal Authority Bill, 2015’, paving way for the up-gradation of food laws in the country.The......
When women and girls are able to decide whether and when space births, not only do they survive, but thrive. And when women thrive, families thrive, communities do better and countries......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested on Monday Basharat Mirza, former executive director of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), on charges of......
WASHINGTON: Terrorists are targeting educational institutions because they are against knowledge and critical thinking, says US Special Representative for Muslims, Shaarik H. Zafar.Mr Zafar, a......
ISLAMABAD: Provinces have asked the centre to include the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the National Action Plan in the next National Finance Commission Award for allocation of funds.Briefing......
QUETTA: A strike was observed in Quetta on Monday on the call of Markazi Anjuman-i-Tajiran Balochistan in protest against an “unbearable attitude” of Frontier Corps and Customs officials towards......
ISLAMABAD: The government has released over Rs295 billion for various projects to be executed under the Public Sector Development Programme 2015-16, against a total allocation of Rs700bn.According......
KARACHI: Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Information Maula Bux Chandio has welcomed Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif’s announcement to retire on the due date and termed it a bold, courageous and......
QUETTA: Quetta Metropolitan Corporation (QMC) Mayor Dr Kaleemullah has said that all structures raised in the provincial capital in violation of the building code will be demolished.Addressing a......
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq was unanimously elected vice chairman of the 11th General Assembly of the Parliamentary Union of the Islamic Countries (Gapuic), according to a......
ISLAMKOT: Two guards stand right outside the Sant Nenuram ashram in Islamkot, Tharparkar, as former nazim of the area Ghansham Das leads me and a group of elders from the area inside the gates of the......
WASHINGTON: Offices and schools in the US capital remained shut for the fourth day on Monday as the city’s mayor imposed a travel ban to facilitate snow removals.An epic snowstorm battered the US......
ISLAMABAD: Annoyed by a Sindh Rangers statement claiming that they did not enter the Jamia Ehteshamia Madressah in Karachi in September of last year, members of the Senate Standing Committee on rules......
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s former prime minister and head of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda Zia was ordered on Monday to appear in a court to answer the charge of sedition.The case was......
PESHAWAR: Security officials in Peshawar said on Monday night there was no confirmation of the death of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan chief Mullah Fazlullah in a drone strike in......
ROME: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani flew to Italy on Monday at the start of his first official visit to Europe, looking to sign multi-billion dollar contracts to help to modernise Iran’s economy......
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif ended on Monday growing speculations about an extension in his tenure through a brief, but sudden statement that paved the way for the government......
ISLAMABAD: In a major upset, MQM Senator Dr Mohammad Farogh Naseem has been elected Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), the highest supervisory body of lawyers in the country. His......
ISLAMABAD: The main opposition PPP is determined to give a tough time to the government when it presents the controversial PIA bill to the Senate again.The Pakistan International Airlines Corporation......
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Monday that the country was in a state of war and those spreading alarm and despondency because of isolated incidents of terrorism were......
NEW DELHI: India signed an inter-government pact on Monday to buy 36 French-built Rafale fighter planes, but the leaders of both countries said there was still work to do to finalise financial terms......
EMPOWERING citizens through their locally elected representatives with responsibility, authority, resources and capacity to advance democracy and promote social and economic growth are ideally the......
BEFORE everyone began to tiptoe around everyone’s religion for fear of causing offence, there was humour that burst forth from within everyone’s social crevices. Sikh jokes were shared primarily by......
EVER SINCE the shortages of domestic natural gas began to bite almost a decade ago, it has been standard practice for the government to issue a gas allocation schedule for the winter months that......
UNFORTUNATELY, issues of history, heritage and cultural preservation rarely find themselves at the centre of attention in the Pakistani polity’s discourse.And when they do, more often than not it is......
THESSALONIKI: A Pakistani man was stabbed to death on the Greek-Macedonian border on Monday as the European Commission pledged to increase security at a key point for migrants on their route from......
