STOCKHOLM: Finland joined Sweden on Thursday in announcing plans to deport tens of thousands of failed asylum seekers in a bid to contain the migrant crisis, as at least 31 more people died trying to......
MELBOURNE: The “Happy Slam” got off to a somber start when allegations of match-fixing in tennis overshadowed the opening day of play at the Australian Open.As the two-week tournament comes to close,......
NEW DELHI: India named 20 cities on Thursday which it says will be provided with uninterrupted power and water supplies, proper sanitation and public transport in a $7.5 billion makeover to turn them......
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday hinted at the possibility of Rs5 reduction in prices of petroleum products for the next month.“According to my......
MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal thanked executive vice chairman Ed Woodward for his support on Thursday as he denied reports he had offered to resign.Van Gaal has faced a trying......
Pakistan's legspin great Abdul Qadir slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for it's failure to present incriminating evidence in the Danish Kaneria spot-fixing case and termed the bowler's life......
SUKKUR: Opposition leader in the National Assembly, Syed Khursheed Shah, on Thursday said Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan was suffering from "Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) phobia,"......
VATICAN CITY: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio greeted Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday, discussed their shared concern over the environment and gave the pontiff a cheque from his charitable......
MELBOURNE: Roger Federer blasted critics who say he's too old and insisted he was confident of beating Novak Djokovic again at a Grand Slam after his four-set defeat in the Australian Open......
It did not take long for the on-going ICC Under-19 World Cup to produce it’s first upset as the Nepal beat New Zealand by 32 runs in their first Group D clash at Fatullah, Bangladesh, on......
Danish Kaneria still dreams of wearing the Pakistan jersey again.He visualises himself running in to bowl from over the wicket with two slips and a silly point in place. But just as the thought......
Vanguard Publications have published the debut book of Pakistani columnist and cultural critic, Nadeem Farooq Paracha (aka NFP).Paracha began his journalistic career as a reporter in 1990. He has......
ISLAMABAD: The head of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), Muhammad Khan Sherani, on Thursday said he is willing to review blasphemy laws – that critics say are regularly misused and have led to......
QUETTA: Two bogies of the Jaffar Express were partially damaged on Thursday in an explosion near railway tracks in Mithri area of Balochistan's Sibi district.The Jaffar Express was travelling from......
MELBOURNE: Champion Novak Djokovic foiled a stirring fightback from Roger Federer to defeat the Swiss 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 at the Australian Open on Thursday and charge into a fifth successive grand slam......
DARDPORA: On a freezing winter's day in a remote village of India-held Kashmir, Begum Jan and her 10 children huddle around a wood burner inside their dimly-lit home, worried about the fate of their......
PESHAWAR: Police on Thursday defused five bombs planted under a 132KV electric tower in the provincial capital, officials said.The bombs, comprising 20 kilograms of explosive materials, were packed......
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah on Thursday urged India to do away with the practice of hurling "unsubstantiated terror allegations against Pakistan.""Such a practice......
When I arrived in Hunza's Shimshal Valley, I was surprised and delighted to see happy locals dressed in colourful and modern winter attire. What was more amazing were the concrete reinforced houses......
Pakistan kicked off their 2016 Under-19 World Cup campaign with a comfortable six-wicket win over Afghanistan at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Bangladesh, on Thursday.Pakistan captain......
QUETTA: Four policemen were killed in what police said appeared to be an incident of targeted killing in the Munir Mengal Road area on Thursday.Assailants opened fire on a police mobile, killing two......
ISLAMABAD: Equipped with statistics on the past year's terror incidents across the country, Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan hit out at critics of the National Action Plan (NAP) on......
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama used an event honouring Holocaust heroes Wednesday to warn of rising anti-Semitism and to stress America's "unbreakable" bonds with Israel."We must confront the......
MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has his back to the wall once again ahead of his side's FA Cup fourth-round tie at second-tier Derby County on Friday.Saturday's woeful 1-0 defeat......
Everyone knows about the 1965 and 1971 wars between India and Pakistan. But only a handful of folk are aware of a unique war between the two countries which took place in 1975.Alas, fresh evidence is......
MELBOURNE: An inspired world number one Serena Williams demolished Polish fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska Thursday to surge into her 26th Grand Slam final and zero in on a seventh Australian Open......
NEW DELHI: Suspected Maoist rebels attacked a police convoy in a remote part of eastern India, killing five officers and two civilians, police said Thursday.The attackers set off a powerful landmine......
NAPIER: The second one-day international between New Zealand and Pakistan in Napier was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain and a wet outfield on Thursday.The calling off means......
JHELUM: A terror bid on the outskirts of the city in Domeli Mor was foiled by police Thursday morning when a terrorist, during an encounter with police, blew himself up, police said.The terrorist ?......
WASHINGTON: Lieutenant General John Mick Nicholson, the current head of Nato's Allied Land Command, has been chosen as the new commander of international forces in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on......
MELBOURNE: In keeping with the way this Australian Open has been going, Andy Murray was asked following a quarter-final win on Wednesday about the state of his game.And then, invariably, about the......
WELLINGTON: In a frank post-mortem after the 70-run loss in the first ODI, Pakistan’s batting coach Grant Flower said the visitors “didn’t use [their] brains” towards the end of New Zealand’s......
LIVERPOOL: Juergen Klopp sat behind a wall of Liverpool players and coaching staff, using the reaction of fans to gauge the ebb and flow of the penalty shootout.In the end, the eruption inside......
TURIN: AC Milan scraped a 1-0 win over third-tier Alessandria thanks to a Mario Balotelli penalty, his first goal for four months, in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final on Tuesday.Getting......
LILLE: Lille found something to cheer about when they secured their first ever appearance in the final of the French League Cup with a 5-1 home win against Girondins Bordeaux on Tuesday.The......
CHITTAGONG: Hosts Bangladesh gave the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup a momentous start with a 43-run victory over defending champions South Africa in Wednesday’s opening Group ‘A’ match at the Zahur......
KARACHI: Reigning national under-18 champion Haris Tahir delighted the baize game fraternity by chalking up a century break of (106), the first of the event, while removing second seed Ghawish Khan......
ROME: The United States cannot solve any problems in the Middle East without Iran’s help and should drop its “hostile” stance towards Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday.On his......
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s official explanation of the $681 million that ended up in Prime Minister Najib Razak’s personal bank account — it was an entirely proper gift from friends — has triggered......
JERUSALEM: The Israeli prime minister reacted with fury on Wednesday to the United Nations secretary general’s remarks that the Jewish state must stop construction of homes for settlers in......
BEIJING: Top US and Chinese officials sparred on Wednesday over how to deal with North Korea’s latest nuclear weapons test and ease tensions over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.US......
KANOYA: One of Mitsubishi’s legendary Zero fighter planes took to the skies over Japan on Wednesday for the first time since World War II.The restored plane made a brief flight to and from a naval......
KARACHI: Work on a $2.5 billion Karachi-Lahore gas pipeline will start from July and talks on Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline will be resumed next month, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources......
KARACHI: As property owners bask in the soaring prices of houses and flats, getting home on a rent has become ever more difficult for many low- and middle-income families.Many apartment projects have......
KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 24.485 million tonnes of cargo during the first half (July-December) of 2015-16 as compared to 21.652m tonnes handled in the same period last year, an increase of......
ISLAMABAD: The first model Special Economic Zone (SEZ) will be developed at Gwadar under the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) due to Beijing preference given to the region.Sources......
KARACHI: The benchmark KSE-100 index added 27 points to close at 31,101.38 on Wednesday.The market took off to a blistering start with the index making an intra-day high by 312 points. Recovery in......
KARACHI: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Textile Industry on Wednesday supported the value-added textile sector’s demand for declaring all five export-oriented sectors as zero rated from......
KARACHI: Steady flow of buying orders kept prices firm on the cotton market on Wednesday. However, much of the activity remained around quality lint which is in short supply.Moreover, much of the......
LONDON: Gold steadied below a 12-week peak on Wednesday as investors remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s first policy statement of the year, which is expected to give clues on interest......
KARACHI: Chevron Pakistan Lubricants (CPL) will spend Rs2 billion in the next three to four years to upgrade and expand its lubricant blending plant at West Wharf and facilities located in other......
KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau informed an accountability court on Wednesday that it had seized record from the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE) and issued notices to M/s JS Global and......
KARACHI: The Karachi Bus Rapid Transit project has failed to see the light of day so far due to a lack of political interest of the two major parties, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the......
KARACHI: As the federal authorities ordered a sudden closure of Army Public and Bahria schools and colleges across the country for four days amid a terror threat, the Karachi University (KU)......
KARACHI: Despite having an asymmetrical relationship in the past, Iran and Russia are getting closer to each other. With the rise of the militant Islamic State group and ever since last year’s attack......
KARACHI: An engaging conversation, a witty sense of humour and a love for the Urdu language. These are all part of the offering each time Zehra Nigah sits down to talk. And at the Habib University on......
DADU: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that his government has succeeded in controlling terrorism to a great extent. Referring to a remarkable improvement in Karachi law and order, he......
SIALKOT: The 32-year-old Pakistani-American bride flew from the US to marry a Daska-based 35-year-old man she found on Facebook.Raheela Saadi is now in Ladhey village of Daska after marrying Chaand......
SAHIWAL: The FIA unearthed a satellite gateway exchange running illegally in a house for the last five years at village 95/6-R.The agency also recovered 11 gateway satellites, hundreds of SIMs, 12......
OKARA: The whole town of 54/2L knew that Umar Daraz was an ardent fan of Indian master blaster Virat Kohli. His favourite batsman’s outclass performance in the recent series in Australia excited him......
SIALKOT: A large number of people from many walks of life on Wednesday participated in an awareness walk regarding H1N1.Doctors, nurses, paramedics, medical students, traders and journalists......
LAHORE: Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab has added a new category in the Cholistan Jeep Rally under which women drivers can also participate in the event.It was announced by TDCP officials......
LAHORE: A good number of residents of localities around Samanabad Morr on Multan Road offered ‘funeral prayers’ for the Orange Line Metro Train project in the middle of the intersection on......
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has threatened the PML-N government that his party will once again take to the street if justice is not delivered in the by-election petition of......
LAHORE: Over the past years, the demand and supply position of natural gas on SNGPL’s system has deteriorated since the impact of new domestic connections works out to around 80-100mmcfd annually......
LAHORE: A number of Punjab University teachers and employees took out a rally in support of Dr Mujahid Kamran to counter the move of a group of other teachers who are against his appointment as......
ISLAMABAD: Nazeer Kayani, who had dreamt of building a home in DHA Valley, is still waiting for his plot despite having paid for it in full around three years ago.Last year in September, he had......
ISLAMABAD: The district administration of Rawalpindi has told the irrigation department of Punjab to start constructing the stalled Dadhocha Dam to end its tussle with the Defence Housing......
ISLAMABAD: Despite delivering an emotionally charged speech in favour of the proposed Hindu marriage law, National Assembly Standing Committee Law and Justice Chairman Chaudhry Mahmood Bashir Virk......
RAWALPINDI: The Japanese embassy introduced new calendars in a six-day exhibition at the Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) on Wednesday, all showing the different facets and moods of the Japanese culture......
ISLAMABAD: The Aawaz pre-Saarc Women Community Leaders’ Regional Conference opened at the Marriott Hotel with participants from all the Saarc countries.The Aawaz Voice and Accountability project is......
Mohammad Ajmal’s association with music began as a singer when he was in the second grade at Muslim High School, Multan. He was always drawn towards the tabla, which he used to play secretly until he......
ISLAMABAD: The construction of 104 family suites for the members of the parliament is facing delay as the “site for the main block was occupied by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and 111......
SHANGLA: Known as valley of fruits, the remote mountainous district of Shangla produces the best quality of apple, apricot, peace, guava and citrus but the local farmers say that they need help of......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said that border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is not safe and without securing it cities in the country can’t be made safe for......
ISLAMABAD: The Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) granted on Wednesday the relief of remission in sentence to a court martial convict, retired brigadier Ali Khan.Remission is granted to......
COPENHAGEN: Denmark and Switzerland joined on Wednesday a growing number of European countries to report Zika infections among travellers returning from Latin America, where the mosquito-borne virus......
TEHRAN: Iran’s navy warned a US warship to leave an area where Iran has been conducting a naval drill near the narrow Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the semi-official Fars news......
WASHINGTON: US military commanders have warned the Obama administration that thousands of American troops could remain in Afghanistan for decades, says a report published on Wednesday.The Washington......
ISTANBUL: European governments have responded to fears of terrorism and an influx of Muslim refugees by cracking down on basic freedoms, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.In a departure from......
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has underscored the need for cooperation between Iraq and Pakistan to counter terrorism, which is affecting the Middle East and South Asia......
ISLAMABAD: A National Assembly committee met here at the headquarters of National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to discuss important matters concerning the authority and to get response......
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has warned Israeli leaders to realise that “a continued conflict in the occupied territories with the Palestinians will eventually erode the very nature of their state, and......
BEIRUT: Syrian peace talks were clouded by uncertainty on Wednesday as the Saudi-backed Syrian opposition demanded a response to its demands from the United Nations.The Syrian government has already......
KARACHI: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif on Wednesday “vowed to go to any length” for peace in Karachi, sending out a message that there would be no let-up in the Rangers-led operation in......
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Even though Punjab is the only province that has officially closed schools until Jan 31, there was widespread confusion across the country as several institutions — private and......
ISLAMABAD: Taking suo motu notice of the death of over 100 infants in drought-hit Thar, the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) has directed the Sindh chief secretary to submit a report by......
QUETTA: A comprehensive plan has been prepared to make Quetta and Gwadar safe cities. The project will cost Rs10 billion and the provincial government has already approved Rs3bn for the purpose.This......
ONE would think that Army Chief General Raheel Sharif’s unequivocal statement, saying he is not interested in an extension, would have calmed frayed nerves in the PML-N camp, but not so.In background......
KARACHI: Offices of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) across the country remained closed for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.Employees of the PIA have been protesting against the......
PESHAWAR: For over 60 years, the gates of University of Peshawar (UoP) have been welcoming students from all corners of the province.The lush green lawns on either side of Road No 2 were always......
KARACHI: Member of the Rajya Sabha and former Indian diplomat Mani Shankar Aiyar said on Wednesday that the Sino-Indian relationship can be a template to move Pakistan-India relations forward, while......
ISLAMABAD: The Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, has given credit for the country’s improved position in Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by the......
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank agreed on Wednesday to provide an additional $35 million to the government to improve utilisation and management of water resources.The government had approached the World......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has expressed concern over what it says is a rising trend of broadcasting objectionable content in crime re-enactment shows.Pemra......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court wondered on Wednesday how beautifully the treason trial against former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf had been misdirected by the parties’ consent to......
Reference to a news item in Dawn, dated January 25, 2016, under the heading “mystery engulfs Axact case,” a spokesman for the IT company has said that it was an attempt to promote a prosecution......
ISLAMABAD: Provincial governments’ reported resistance to empower recently elected local bodies attracted attention of the Supreme Court on Wednesday.A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Anwar......
QUETTA: The Pak-Iran Joint Border Commission discussed on Wednesday setting up of new markets on both sides of the border.The Deputy Governor of Sistan-Baluchistan, Ali Asghar Mir Shekari, led the......
THE Saudis had a choice of Sharifs: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif or COAS Gen Raheel Sharif. Being prudent, they followed the example of the man who, when informed that his mother-in-law had died, was......
IT has been a long and difficult road, but finally we are nearing the end. On Jan 13, the ECC gave its approval for a deal for long-term supplies of LNG for Pakistan, and almost immediately some......
THE report that the parliamentary subcommittee has finalised its recommendations for electoral reform will be welcomed by all democratic-minded citizens.Also welcome are the efforts to make......
WE live in an increasingly interconnected world. Travel from one continent to another is quicker than ever before. That ease of travel has also multiplied the risk of the spread of diseases which......
LARGE-SCALE losses are no doubt mounting as PIA workers go on strike against what they perceive to be measures to privatise the national airline.Earlier, the workers’ unions had successfully blocked......
TUESDAY’S protests in Karachi organised by the MQM are a far cry from what — until quite recently — used to happen whenever the party wanted to express its dissent in the metropolis.At the very......
PARIS: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told French business leaders on Wednesday that Iran was open for investment as he started a visit in France to revive business ties despite diplomatic......
