MAIDUGURI: Around 50 people were feared killed when Boko Haram fighters armed with guns and explosives attacked a village in northeastern Nigeria, the army and local residents said on Sunday.Suicide......
THE HAGUE: Over 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children have disappeared in Europe, the EU police agency Europol said on Sunday, fearing many have been whisked away into sex trafficking rings or the......
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez will not be allowed to bowl in the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) after the league administration decided to follow the International Cricket Council......
DAMASCUS: At least 50 people were killed and 110 wounded on Sunday in three bomb blasts near the revered shrine of Hazrat Zainab (RA) outside the Syrian capital Damascus, state media said.State news......
SYDNEY: In a stunning run chase India won their third and final Twenty20 match against Australia off the last ball on Sunday to take the series 3-0.Australia made a formidable 197 for five but India......
Pakistan may have lost the ODI and T20 series against New Zealand but coach Waqar Younis believes the tough encounters will hold the young side in good stead come the Asia Cup and World......
MELBOURNE: World number one Novak Djokovic hammered a misfiring Andy Murray in straight sets to win a record-equalling sixth Australian Open title and strengthen his grip on men's tennis on......
WASHINGTON: In a public show of support, President Barack Obama will meet with Muslim community members Wednesday in Baltimore on his first presidential visit to an American mosque.Obama plans to......
BEIJING: China strongly condemned the United States (US) after a US warship deliberately sailed near one of the Beijing-controlled islands in the hotly contested South China Sea to exercise freedom......
LAHORE: The All-Pakistan Private Schools Federation announced that all the schools in Punjab will open from February 1 (tomorrow), after it reportedly reached a consensus with the government......
MINNEAPOLIS: A federal judge has awarded damages to three Minnesota women who sued after they were dismissed from their chauffeur jobs because a Saudi prince wanted only male drivers.United States......
BEIJING: Joysticks at their fingertips, the mostly male students packing the classroom lift their virtual helicopters into the air, part of a new cottage industry that's sprung up in China: drone......
AUCKLAND: New Zealand's Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill shared a record partnership as the Black Caps beat Pakistan by three wickets with two balls to spare on Sunday, taking the one-day series......
The irony of the latest atrocity at Bacha Khan University (BKU), Charsadda, is that it was enacted on the death anniversary (Jan 20) of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as Bacha Khan. Every......
Many of those who have come from other provinces with the stated intention of serving Balochistan and leading it towards prosperity have, in fact, done the opposite. The reason having a fake domicile......
It is that time of the year when with every passing day one gets to learn about the gradually increasing number of people being reported with or even succumbing to the complications of Swine flu.......
Rusty kettles, griddles or pots in the rear cabinets of your kitchen, affirms that cast iron cookware has once been the best-loved of your mother or grandmother. If you pay a little attention to......
When spring is in the air, the top branches of the kachnar tree (botanical name: Bauhinia variegate) starts to bloom and gradually the top of the tree is covered with beautiful flowers; it is......
In some parts of the world — the Mediterranean region immediately comes to mind — a loaf of fresh bread, a bowl of olives and a chunk of cheese are still classified as ‘Peasant’ food yet, right here......
Dear Khala, I am a 38-year-old female, who is a doctor by profession. One-and-a-half years ago my nikah was performed with a man who is not a doctor but is a qualified person. This was an arranged......
The sheer joy of finding unexpected plants popping up here and there — and sometimes in the most surprising places — is, for a gardener, an absolute pleasure of unparalleled dimensions which — deny......
With a barrage of radical events and growing apathy to human values, sensitive artists continue to pour emotions through their medium of expression. To emphasise his concern over the mounting despair......
Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) was a leading French artist of the 18th century who defined the art of neoclassicism for the whole of Europe. His paintings were associated with the French Revolution,......
Art lovers and art practitioners in Pakistan had always lamented the fact that while the country had been endowed with a large number of artists in every genre of fine art, nothing was being done to......
Viewing abstract art is as much a subjective experience for the onlookers as it is for the artist who paints it. Between these two independent states of feeling and comprehension does the art in......
The record books are resplendent with fascinating statistics, facts and figures of the game which makes us marvel at the feats and landmarks reached by those who donned the cap for their country and......
No, no, don’t get me wrong. Nothing extramarital is going on here. Apparently Indian actress Sunny Leone (who is known for her bold choices) is a fan of Aamir Khan. She thinks he is a good actor.......
When Zeb Bangash sings a song, she becomes that song. Her commitment to and love for her art is exemplary. Her latest song Hamiast for an Indian film Fitoor is a testimony to it.The song begins with......
Now that’s how you build peace and harmony between two neighbouring countries. His stint in Bollywood enabled Ali Zafar to make quite a few friends in India, one of whom is the actor Siddharth......
There you go. More Bollywood voices have echoed what Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan have been saying all along — that the menace of intolerance in India is spreading its tentacles.A few days back......
Calling the current wave of resurgence in the Pakistan film industry as something which has revived the fraternity’s ronaqein (razzle-dazzle), the renowned comedian Umar Sharif has decided to make a......
The lady with some heavy-duty vocal chops Mariah Carey ain’t single anymore. She is engaged to the Australian businessman James Packer. The pair has known each other for a few years and last year......
Folks, it’s official, well, in a manner of speaking. Miss Gorgeousness Katrina Kaif and the actor desperately looking for a hit film Ranbir Kapoor are no more an item.According to an Indian......
“It’s tough when a family breaks up and in many ways a band is identical to a family. There are so many sentiments involved, both professional and personal. Getting out from the shocker and launching......
The collective mindset of a nation is a powerful thing. Mostly built with various political and historical myths, it determines how a nation thinks as a whole.Mindsets are often weaved from......
Growing up in the ’60s, every mother, mine included, wished her daughter married a CSP officer. The competition exam for the Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP) attracted the best and the brightest. As......
In the mediaeval period, education in the Christian world was controlled by the church. In Europe it continued in this way right up to the French Revolution in the 1789. The revolution strengthened......
For the last 20 years, Adeel Hashmi has been associated with comedy that has achieved cult status. Who can forget the iconic Lucy who was part of Teen Batta Teen or the characters he portrays in the......
While ethnic minorities in Hollywood scream bloody murder over the lack of diversity at this year’s Academy Award nominations, they forget one important aspect of the argument. It is suffocated by......
When director Lenny Abrahamson’s Room begins, Joy Newsome (Brie Larson) is celebrating with her son Jack Newsome (Jacob Tremblay) his fifth birthday. While Joy seems a little weary and Jack comes......
His immature roles will be forgiven (but not forgotten) if Akshay starts doing films like Airlift. The film has already grossed over Rs70 crores within the opening three days (even films with a big......
While every adventurer dreams of travelling to far-flung places across the globe, there are many places to discover closer to home as well. If you live in Karachi, there are several places just a few......
Within five days of sharing an article on social media, Sanam Maher, a journalist, was able to raise her initial estimate of Rs300,000. It was enough to purchase essentials for the players, but the......
The advent of the internet had a profound impact on the music industry. Artists were left scampering to keep up with the changing environment, their opinions divided over how to adapt to the rampant......
IT is rare for people to opt out of the spotlight once they have earned public recognition for having touched great heights in any field. On the flip side, it is routine for people to cling to their......
“INDIANS write in English to impress the British.” So goes a quote by Feroza Jussawalla, a literary critic, in Tariq Rahman’s republished volume A History of Pakistani Literature in English......
THIS essay is a variation on a theme — the theme of the metaphorical preoccupation of classical Urdu poetry, something about which I have written under various rubrics, covers, and even disguises.......
INITIALLY, what makes Exhausted Geographies stand out from other works on Karachi is the delightful little box pack that it comes in, complete with a string tie. The box contains seven booklets, each......
AT times our law-enforcement and security agencies work in ways that are unconventional to say the least. Take the example of the arrest of Uzair Baloch, a shadowy figure in Karachi’s underworld. His......
“THIS is a war of narratives ... there is a dire need to come up with counter-narratives ... the menace of terrorism cannot be dealt with without countering the extremist, militant ideologies.”These......
TRIAL balloons from top military commanders suggest an enduring US presence in Afghanistan — a troubled mission that has failed to meet timelines or produce the desired results. It has also belied......
YOU gotta hand it to Raheel. He really does do things his way. A general quitting two-thirds of the way in, a full 10 months before retirement? Now that’s Naya Pakistan.And yet, it makes a certain......
BUNER: At least 70 watchmen of the government schools in Daggar on Saturday refused to perform round-the-clock duty in the wake of the attack on the Bacha Khan University, Charsadda.The watchmen held......
ISLAMABAD: Roaring fans welcomed Misbahul Haq, Saeed Ajmal and other members of the capital’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) team at the launch event for Islamabad United, held at the Pak-China......
ISLAMABAD: Police and paramilitary troops were deployed at Jamia Hafsa on Saturday, police officials told Dawn.However, there was no official word on the deployment, and officials contacted were......
Indian Republic Day reception heldThe new Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Gautam Mambawale, hosted a reception marking India’s Republic Day at a local hotel this week. Mr Mambawale is still......
Moti Bazaar is at least 120 years old. It sits in the heart of Rawalpindi city, and is visited by shoppers from across the Potohar region, Azad Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “From newborns’......
On the outskirts of the federal capital, particularly zones IV and V, there seem to be no building regulations and no checks on how and where a building should be constructed. Both zones are littered......
Maqsood Elahi, from Fatehjang, lost all five fingers on his right hand a decade ago while he was cutting grass for cattle with a tractor. At the time, he felt as if his life was over because he could......
LAHORE: The doors to glitz and glamour opened to the audience at the Alhamra Art Centre, The Mall, on Saturday with Paper Miracles Fund Raising Fashion Show, featuring diplomats and dignitaries from......
LAHORE: The All-Pakistan Private Schools Federation has decided not to open schools from Monday (Feb 1) in protest against the government’s ‘harassment’.The public and private schools were scheduled......
LAHORE: The fourth edition of the three-day Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) will start from Feb 19.“This year’s three-day, free and open-to-public event will feature some of the most insightful voices......
LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided in principle to give university status to the College of Home Economics (CHE), Lahore.“The government has decided in principle to give university status to......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed the officials to develop greenbelts alongside roads where suitable space is available.At a meeting on Saturday, he reviewed progress on the plan of......
TOBA TEK SINGH: Shopkeepers protested against the market committee staff on Saturday for demolishing at least 200 shops and stalls built decades ago in Kokha Bazaar of the Pirmahal grain market.The......
In the history of Lahore and its almost dead River Ravi, there are places to visit and wonder at events that changed the way we are. Beyond bricks and mortar are events that live in the mind’s......
The Punjab government through a comprehensive programme plans to patronise performing and fine arts while focusing on youths, officials at Lahore Arts Council told Dawn.The officials said the......
KARACHI: Fourteen-year-old Yursala, the eldest daughter of Uzair Jan Baloch, broke her silence on Saturday to say that he was arrested by Interpol at the boarding lounge of Dubai airport on Dec 27,......
KARACHI: A sessions court on Saturday sentenced two men to death in a sectarian killing case.Maulvi Inayatullah and Muhammad Zakaria, said to be associated with the banned Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan,......
KARACHI: The administrative judge of the antiterrorism courts on Saturday directed the provincial authorities to constitute a joint investigation team to grill banned People Amn Committee chief Uzair......
KARACHI: The Malir Cantonment police on registered a case against a retired army officer affiliated with the Frontier Works Organisation along with some other FWO personnel for kidnapping six......
KARACHI: Associations should not be personality-driven and if there are any rifts among the members then these should be resolved as amicably as possible.These thoughts were expressed by former......
KARACHI: The Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre registers around 500 cases every year in the country and estimates that the situation will remain unchanged for the coming two decades, said MALC officials......
KARACHI: On the second day of the three-day Sindhi language conference in the National Museum Karachi, experts spoke about the past glory of Sindhi as a business and market language, which faded a......
KARACHI: They seem like big pieces of coal or dead mice laid out in rows by some sadistic soul. What are these pushcart vendors selling? On closer inspection, one may also see lots of lime along the......
ANKARA: Turkey said on Saturday that a Russian warplane has again violated its airspace despite several warnings — two months after Turkey’s military shot down a Russian jet for crossing over its......
PARIS: Thousands of people marched through Paris on Saturday to decry the proposed extension of a state of emergency imposed after the November Paris attacks.Braving driving rain and shouting slogans......
NEW YORK: Rock legend David Bowie asked for his ashes to be spread in Bali in a will submitted following his shocking death, a report said on Friday.The New York Post, citing Bowie’s will which it......
KARACHI: From the controversial and fateful storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar to the aftermath of Indira Gandhi’s assassination to the demolition of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, Indian......
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has banned people using the social network for unlicensed gun sales after pressure from anti-gun violence groups alarmed over the ease with which firearms are sold online in......
ANKARA: Turkish police have recovered an original painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso in an undercover operation in Istanbul, state-run Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday.The operation......
BEIRUT: At least 16 more people have died of starvation in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya since an aid convoy entered earlier this month, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF).Several dozen......
ADDIS ABABA: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told African leaders on Saturday they should not use legal loopholes or undemocratic constitutional changes to “cling to power”, and that they should......
HANOI: Vietnam’s latest political turnover made one thing abundantly clear: being a strong, charismatic leader with a high domestic and international profile will only lead to your downfall. To be......
NEW YORK: As one of Israel’s most prominent and prolific film-makers, director Amos Gitai has spent a career chronicling his country’s turbulent history. In his latest project, he covers one of its......
OXFORD University’s Oriel College has decided not to tear down its statue of the British colonialist Cecil Rhodes, because of the “overwhelming message” it received that the statue should stay. The......
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur negotiated a potentially tricky FA Cup trip to lowly Colchester United on Saturday with relative ease, winning their fourth-round tie 4-1 thanks largely to a double from......
MARSEILLE: Olympique Marseille, down to 10 men, scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time to salvage a 1-1 draw against Lille in Ligue 1 on Friday.Substitute Antoine Rabillard netted the equaliser......
BERLIN: Borussia Moenchengladbach slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Mainz 05 on Friday for their second straight defeat since the Bundesliga restart as their air of invincibility under coach Andre Schubert......
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic is expecting a fierce battle with an old friend and familiar protagonist when he makes a bid for history in the Australian Open final against Andy Murray on Sunday.Based on......
MELBOURNE: Serena Williams put up both hands after a sending a forehand long and high over the baseline in the first set. She wanted nothing to do with yet another unforced error in her Australian......
KARACHI: Traders dealing in generators have expedited imports, anticipating an increase in demand amid forecast of a more intense heat wave in the coming summer amid persistent energy shortages which......
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday asked the ministries of petroleum and power to strictly follow the timeline for development projects, including those being undertaken under the......
Depending on the outcome of an official investigation, Apple may face a bill that is estimated at between $8 billion and $19bn for underpaid taxes to the Irish government.The Irish government really,......
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) benchmark 100-share index sank by 1,517.71 points (4.62 per cent) in January.The decline could have been worse but for the last week of the month when the......
RIYADH: Euphoria struck the markets as chatter about a possible Opec-Russian entente on coordinated output cut gained currency.Kicking things off last Monday, Abdallah Salem El Badri, the Opec......
NEW YORK: One thing you hear repeated over and over in the economics press is that economists can’t predict recessions. This is true. The best forecasting models that economists have in their toolkit......
WASHINGTON: Scarcely a day goes by without news of disappointing financial results or top-level leadership changes at universal banks — those all-purpose financial institutions that were supposed to......
KARACHI: Sindh’s tax revenue collection rose by 26pc to Rs21.1bn during the first half of 2015-16 compared to Rs16.7bn in the corresponding period last year.According to Director General Excise and......
NEW YORK: Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.Having slogged through several years of research on the many and complex causes of the financial crisis, I take it personally when people......
QUETTA: Pakistan and Iran have reiterated their resolve not to allow anyone to use their soil for terrorism against each other and agreed to launch joint efforts to make the border safe for......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up on Tuesday (Feb 2) a petition dealing with contaminated injections used for diagnosing cancer.A three-bench Supreme Court bench, consisting of acting Chief......
MUZAFFARABAD: The government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) are likely to sign an agreement on the 969-megawatt Neelum Jhelum Hydroelectric Project......
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is considering launching a capacity development project in Pakistan and Afghanistan to improve legal literacy of women, government, judicial officials and......
ISLAMABAD: The Sindh government has requested the World Bank to provide $250 million for a project aimed at mitigating natural disasters in the province.The project, ‘Disaster and Climate Resilience......
PESHAWAR: An eight-member delegation of Afghan National Army headed by Corps Com-mander Lt Gen Mohammad Sharif Yaftali called on Commander of 11th Corps Lt Gen Hidayatur Rehman here on Saturday, the......
“DIGGI, Diggi, Diggi ... ” the auto-rickshaw driver shouted with gusto when he saw us — the Hindustan Times ‘JLF team’ — coming out of the hotel.“The city is in the fest mode,” remarked a colleague,......
AYVACIK (Turkey): The Turkish coastguard recovered on Saturday the bodies of women and children washed up on a beach after yet another migrant boat sank while trying to reach Europe, leaving at least......
PARIS: France will recognise a Palestinian state if its efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at an international conference fail, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said.He told......
LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared on Saturday that the Rangers would stay in Karachi until complete restoration of peace.“The city has seen an improvement in law and order since the......
QUETTA: Dr Manan Baloch, a senior leader of the banned Baloch Liberation Front (BLF), and four other suspected militants were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Mastung on Saturday,......
MORE than a year after his arrest in Dubai by Interpol, suspected Lyari gangster Uzair Jan Baloch mysteriously surfaced in Karachi on Saturday morning only to be caught by Sindh Rangers in their......
ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: The government announced a reduction in prices of petroleum products by Rs5 per litre on Saturday.Petrol will be available at Rs71.25 per litre and high speed diesel at Rs75.79......
ISLAMABAD: Main opposition parties criticised the government on Saturday for its alleged failure to provide relief to citizens following the continuous decline in oil prices in the international......
ISLAMABAD: Intelligence agencies of Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold rare talks aimed at bridging their trust chasm on Feb 4, a senior official disclosed on Saturday.The chief of Afghanistan’s......
