RIYADH: Iranian pilgrims are still welcome to visit Islam's holiest sites in Saudi Arabia despite increased tensions between the two countries, Riyadh's foreign minister said on Thursday."Any Muslim......
LONDON: World leaders pledged billions of dollars on Thursday to help conflict-hit Syrians, at a London conference overshadowed by the collapse of peace talks in Geneva.The European Union, Germany,......
Spectacular light shows and pyrotechnics ruled the night as the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) kicked off with a glitzy opening ceremony held at the Dubai Sports City Stadium.The......
KARACHI: Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali faced an awkward situation at the Karachi Airport on Thursday when he was not allowed to board a flight for being late, DawnNews......
BRUSSELS: Pakistan is fourth on the list of the deadliest countries in the world for journalists, and comes behind Mexico, Philippines and Iraq according to an International Federation of Journalists......
DUBAI: Wahab Riaz earned a special place in the hearts of cricket fans around the world after his fiery spell to Australia's Shane Watson in the 2015 World Cup quarter final.But former pace great......
LAUSANNE: Belgium remained atop FIFA rankings published Thursday.With the leading nations not having played international football in 2016, the standings remained largely unchanged, the most notable......
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has moved ahead with its proposal of limiting the power of the 'Big Three' by agreeing to remove their permanent positions from two key committees.The Board of......
SYDNEY: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's three-and-a-half-year stay in the Ecuadorian embassy in London amounts to 'unlawful detention', a United Nations panel examining his appeal will rule on......
RAWALPINDI: The director general military operations (DGMO) of Pakistan Army called his Indian counterpart on Thursday and offered assistance for the rescue and recovery of Indian Army personnel who......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has reached an agreement with local private carriers, Airblue and Shaheen Air, to fly PIA passengers with confirmed tickets as the national flag......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar Zalmi Foundation on Thursday flew out 146 students of the Army Public School to the United Arab Emirates for the Pakistan Super League opening ceremony.The students boarded a......
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it had agreed to release a $497 million tranche for Pakistan after the latest review of a bailout package awarded in 2013, though the......
Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar is relishing the prospect of Mohammad Amir facing off against the mighty Indian batting line up at the upcoming Asia Cup T20, but has warned authorities that......
KARACHI: The national flag carrier has incurred an estimated loss amounting to Rs1.8 billion since last week, as angry employees protested against the government’s proposed plan to privatise Pakistan......
LONDON: The British government announced $1.74 billion in aid for war-torn Syria and its neighbours on Thursday, ahead of a donors' conference in London."More money is needed to tackle this crisis......
It was recently revealed that famous Indian actor, Anupumpkin Kher, would in fact not be attending a literature festival in Karachi to be held on February 5th, because he had not received his......
WASHINGTON: The US military's futuristic F-35 fighter jet remains dogged by dangerous problems sure to further complicate what is already the most expensive weapons project in history, a Pentagon......
MILWAUKEE: Seven Muslim workers at an eastern Wisconsin manufacturer have been fired after disregarding a break policy that did not allow them to pray at the times dictated by their faith, the......
WASHINGTON: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Sherry Rehman will attend the US National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, while former president Asif Ali Zardari will also be in town but will not participate in......
KARACHI: The Baloch National Front (BNF) has condemned the recent killing of its leader Dr Abdul Mannan Baloch and said that his death was aimed at silencing the Baloch voice for their rights.Three......
ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee approved on Wednesday with amendments two election-related bills already passed by the National Assembly.Senate Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs which met......
KARACHI: The office of Federal Ombudsman (FO) is running a pilot project in Dera Ghazi Khan to provide relief to people who earlier had to go to Multan for putting up their cases and complaints,......
ISLAMABAD: Condemning the killing of two PIA employees in Karachi on Tuesday, People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) President Asif Ali Zardari has called for action against those responsible for the......
ISLAMABAD: Ashraf Gujjar, a member of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) from Islamabad, has resigned because of differences with the authority’s chairman.In his resignation......
CHARSADDA: The multi-party conference (MPC) demanded on Wednesday a judicial inquiry into the Bacha Khan University attack, compensation for victims of the attack on the pattern of the Army Public......
ISLAMABAD: Retired Brigadier Amjad Kayani, a brother of former Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday and provided some......
ISLAMABAD: Expressing satisfaction over progress on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in Beijing that most of the projects had entered the......
LANDI KOTAL: Exports to Afghanistan remained suspended for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as the local customs clearing agents continued with their strike against the opening of a new......
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has said that provincial government will get possession of Balahisar Fort from Frontier Corps (FC) to turn it into a tourists’ attraction......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday stopped the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission from proceeding further on any new reference against former provincial minister Ziaullah Afridi, who......
PESHAWAR: The employees of three teaching hospitals went on strike here on Wednesday and demanded cancellation of the transfer orders of their leaders. However, the government seemed unmoved as the......
PESHAWAR: The Women Chamber of Commerce and Industries (WCCI), in collaboration with the provincial government, has set up a board for promotion of women entrepreneurship in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.“We......
ISLAMABAD: A mobile application was launched on Wednesday which will provide information about China in Urdu to smartphone users.The application titled ‘Watching Media’ is part of the Chinese: ‘One......
RAWALPINDI: PML-N aspirants may be lobbying for the offices, but it will be Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif who will choose the mayors and deputy mayors of the Lahore, Rawalpindi and Islamabad......
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Railways employees leaders on Wednesday threatened to suspend train service across the country, if the government goes ahead with its plan to privatise the Pakistan International......
RAWALPINDI: A three-day exhibition of photos depicting the brutality and human rights violations by the Indian forces in Indian-held Kashmir was hosted at the Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) in......
Kamla Bhasin is a New-Delhi based feminist activist who has championed the cause of gender equality for decades. She works with Sangat – a South Asian Feminist Network – as an adviser; and leads the......
ISLAMABAD: Outgoing British High Commissioner Philip Barton said it was a positive development that there is a consensus in Pakistan over tackling all terror groups, instead of arguing over which......
Lahore on Tuesday lost one of its finest and gentlest souls, a humanist, the finest Urdu fiction writer, newspaper columnist, literary critic, poet and a colossus in the world of sub-continental......
LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday requested the chief justice to constitute a larger bench to hear two identical petitions seeking reopening of cases of Ghazi Ilamuddin......
KASUR: The Habibabad flyover on GT Road near Pattoki is being repaired, just seven months after its inauguration.The Rs831 million bridge, a project of the National Highways Authority (NHA), over the......
KARACHI: A large number of Karachi University (KU) students and teachers attended a session on terror attack preparedness on the campus on Wednesday.The event was skilfully conducted by a Special......
KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a suspect allegedly involved in the murder of the then managing director of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation and was......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Wednesday informed the Sindh Assembly that he had set up a three-member committee being headed by a deputy inspector general of police to probe......
HYDERABAD: Political parties, labour organisations and journalists on Wednesday continued to condemn the violence leading to the death of two protesters and injuries to several others during a......
KARACHI: Friends, colleagues and admirers of the critically acclaimed playwright, actor and director Kamal Ahmed Rizvi went down memory lane to highlight his achievements and personality traits at an......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that he will request the chief justice to consider lawyers besides retired judges for appointment as judges of antiterrorism courts.He was......
WORLD CANCER DAYA public awareness programme on ‘World Cancer Day 2016’, organised by the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, in the auditorium of Hanifa Suleman Dawood Oncology Centre,......
KARACHI: An exhibition of paintings by distinguished artist Ayaz Jokhio opened at Canvas Art Gallery on Tuesday.Jokhio is one of those artists who do not like to be pigeonholed. Fair enough. Most......
PARIS: The world’s latest health scare is Zika: a tropical, mosquito-borne virus that holds little danger for most people, but could completely derail the lives of some.Most often, the virus which is......
NAKHON PATHOM: Thai performers caked in make-up belt out the piercing notes of Chinese opera — an art form under threat by changing cultural habits and demographics in a kingdom reshaped by centuries......
SANAA: Shelling by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the heavily contested western city of Taiz struck a museum housing rare manuscripts and the possessions of a deceased ruler, activists said on......
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma will pay back some of the public funds used to upgrade his private home, his office said on Wednesday, attempting to end a two-year scandal that has......
AJACCIO: The front window of a Muslim butcher’s shop was sprayed with bullets during the night on the French island of Corsica, where communal tensions have flared in recent months, local prosecutor......
GENEVA: Alarm over the Zika virus spread on Wednesday, as public health officials investigated a report that an American had been infected through sexual contact and Brazil said 4,074 cases of......
SAO PAULO: A two hour strike on Wednesday by airline staff across Brazil grounded hundreds of flights, paralyzing travel in Latin America’s biggest country ahead of Carnival season’s biggest......
CAPE CANAVERAL: Two Russians took a spacewalk on Wednesday to install fresh experiments outside the International Space Station and gather biological samples stuck outside for years.First, cosmonauts......
DES MOINES: Man of the moment Marco Rubio has hit the ground running, eager to capitalise on his strong Iowa showing and convince US voters he is the singular Republican who can defeat Hillary......
PARIS: Monaco reasserted their grip on second place in Ligue 1 with a 2-0 victory over Bastia on Tuesday, while 10-man Olympique Marseille beat Montpellier 1-0 to stretch their unbeaten run to 11......
DHAKA: Pakistan rode on a fine all-round performance by Hasan Mohsin to defeat Sri Lanka by 23 runs in the last league match and top Group ‘B’ in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Dhaka on......
LONDON: Jamie Vardy sent a screaming reminder on Tuesday that leaders Leicester City are in the Premier league title race for the long haul with a sensational strike in a 2-0 win over Liverpool on a......
LONDON: Amir Khan will challenge Mexico’s Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez for his WBC world middleweight title in Las Vegas on May 7 in what will be the Briton’s first fight for a year.The 29-year-old Amir, a......
MELBOURNE: William Clarke won the prologue to the Herald Sun Tour in Melbourne on Wednesday with Briton Chris Froome satisfied with his down the pack finish.Drapac Pro Cycling rider Clarke was......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan squash team left for India on Wednesday without its two coaches as they were denied accreditation cards by Indian authorities.“Yes, Sattawat Babar, coach of the female team, and I......
Whenever Pakistan and India engage on any front - whether it is politics or sports - emotions run high.Recently, when the two arch-rivals met each other in the final of the 1st Asia Cup for Blind at......
DUBAI: Pakistan is set to launch its first franchise-based Twenty20 league in the UAE on Thursday as the cash-strapped Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) seeks to boost revenues and reverse the national......
AUCKLAND: New Zealand strike bowlers Trent Boult and Matt Henry destroyed world champions Australia and set up a comprehensive 159-run victory in their opening One-day International in Auckland on......
BLOEMFONTEIN: Jos Buttler led a powerful England batting performance in the first One-day International against South Africa at the Mangaung Oval on Wednesday.Buttler made 105, his fourth ODI......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s cotton production has plunged 33 per cent to 9.612 million bales this season, the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) said on Wednesday.The industry believes that such a......
LONDON: Oil rose on Wednesday after Russia repeated its willingness to take part in talks with Opec producers to cut output and boost prices, although analysts said rising US crude inventories could......
ISLAMABAD: The marketing companies reduced prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by Rs15 per kg on Wednesday following a declining trend in world markets.Prices of domestic cylinder were......
KARACHI: Retailers continue charging higher prices of gram pulse (dal channa), white gram (kabuli channa) and black gram (kala channa) despite Rs10 per kg drop at wholesale level.Wholesalers said......
KARACHI: Stocks continued to climb northwards on Wednesday, adding 123.45 points to the KSE-100 index which closed at 32,084.06 points.The KSE-100 index was knocked down by 183 point in early trade,......
KARACHI: Trading was slow on the cotton market on Wednesday in the wake of depressed phutti (seed cotton) arrival figures. Much of the buying remained around low quality lint because of short supply......
PARIS: Western companies have been rushing into Iran for a part of post-sanctions business action but European banks, still reeling from punitive US fines over links to the country, are waiting on......
KARACHI: Microsoft Pakistan is launching its job portal in March as part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives “to bridge the gap between job-seekers and employment opportunities, and to......
LAHORE: Representatives of commerce and industry from Punjab and Balochistan on Wednesday decided to present joint proposals for the budget 2016-17.In a meeting presided over by Lahore Chamber of......
LONDON: Gold hit three-month highs on Wednesday as the dollar slid versus the euro and European shares fell sharply, prompting investors to seek shelter in assets perceived as safer.Spot gold was up......
ISLAMABAD: Around 275 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of natural gas is still being provided to cement, fertiliser and power plants although domestic consumers continue to suffer, particularly in......
RAWALPINDI: The PIA management has arranged four Boeing 747 jumbo planes to bring back hundreds of Pakistani pilgrims stranded in Jeddah because of cancellation of PIA flights following the strike by......
ISLAMABAD: The defence ministry has expressed concern over the delay in release of the $350 million tranche of the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) by the US Congress for want of a certification by the......
LADDAH: Important militant leaders were among 19 Taliban killed in a drone strike in Paktika province of Afghanistan on Monday night, according to sources.They said a US drone targeted a compound in......
NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s chief executive Abdullah Abdullah urged Indian businesses on Wednesday to invest in the conflict-torn nation where China and Pakistan have also been jostling for a......
SRINAGAR: Ten Indian soldiers were feared buried in an avalanche that hit Siachen Glacier in the India-held portion of Kashmir on Wednesday, an army spokesman said.The soldiers were hit while on duty......
ISLAMABAD: Intelligence agencies of Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold talks in Kabul on Thursday to try to reduce the trust deficit between the two neighbours.Director General ISI Lt Gen Rizwan......
LAHORE: Four children were burnt to death when their house caught fire in Sabzazar area here on Wednesday, sources said.Fire-fighters and rescue teams reached the house after some time and put out......
KABUL: A 10-year-old Afghan boy who was declared a hero after fighting the Taliban has been shot dead by militants while on his way to school, officials said on Wednesday.Wasil Ahmad, who had fought......
QUETTA / GWADAR: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that the government is working to link Gwadar Port with other parts of the country through roads because it would play a vital role in the......
KARACHI/RAWALPINDI: The angry employees of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) held demonstrations outside airports on Wednesday against the government’s proposed plan to privatise the national......
QUETTA: Security forces foiled a potentially massive terrorist attack by intercepting an explosive-laden vehicle in Giddir area of Kalat district on Wednesday.A would-be suicide bomber detonated the......
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama visited a mosque in Baltimore on Wednesday and assured Muslims that “inexcusable political rhetoric” against them had no place in America.“Attack on one faith is......
ELECTED civilian governments in Pakistan have mostly owed their fall less to the opposition parties’ doings and more to their own death wish. Hopes that our politicians had learnt enough to avoid......
Here we go again. The same conversation that we have been having for over a decade is back in the forefront one more time. How do we fix PIA?Let’s start by dispelling a few myths. Yes many airlines......
THE chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology, Mohammad Khan Sherani, has indicated the CCI was ready to review Section 295C of the Pakistan Penal Code if it received a request from the government.......
EVERYWHERE I’ve worked, I’ve seen that people want essentially the same things: they want their children to be educated, they want decent work that enables them to reach their full potential and......
It is unbecoming of a leader of a democracy to talk in a way that is insensitive. Despite the tragedy that befell the protesting PIA employees, when two of their colleagues were killed on Tuesday,......
WHILE there are differing accounts of why exactly Bollywood actor Anupam Kher was not issued a Pakistani visa, one thing is clear: the episode is reflective of the byzantine and thoroughly nebulous......
FOR someone who had something to say on so many things for so long Intizar Husain has taken his leave too suddenly.An agile man for his 90-plus years, this giant of Urdu literature passed away on......
