LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called on Britain and Sweden on Friday to let him freely leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London after a UN panel ruled he had been arbitrarily detained and......
AHMEDABAD: A packed passenger bus plunged off a bridge into a river in western India Friday killing at least 37 people, an official said, in one of the deadliest road accidents in recent years.The......
DUBAI: Mohammad Amir became the first bowler to claim a hat-trick in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) as Karachi Kings handed Lahore Qalandars an eight-wicket drubbing on Friday.Kings captain Shoaib......
NEW DELHI: India have gambled on the fitness of Mohammed Shami by including the injury-prone paceman in the 15-man squad named on Friday for next month's World Twenty20 tournament on home soil.The......
KARACHI: Confusion persists about arrangements made by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to accommodate passengers affected by a country-wide strike as private carriers Airblue and Shaheen......
ANKARA: Many Iranian women and young people are disillusioned about the upcoming elections, desperate for reform but losing hope in their pragmatic president and his promise of a freer society.The......
If the Taliban attack at the Bacha Khan University revealed a lack of solid intelligence to pre-empt incidents of terror, then some of the security measures taken by the government are reflective of......
Spectacular light shows and pyrotechnics kicked-off the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Thursday, but it was a less than ideal start for Islamabad United who were decimated by......
DURHAM: Hillary Clinton mounted a sharp attack on White House rival Bernie Sanders Thursday, accusing her Democratic challenger of waging a smear campaign and warning his promises of revolution......
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is ready to join any ground operation the US-led coalition against the militant Islamic State group in Syria might decide on, a general from the kingdom said on Thursday.“If......
MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while addressing a joint session of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Kashmir Day said that the solution of all issues, including that of disputed......
UNITED NATIONS: At least 200 million girls and women in 30 countries are estimated to have undergone female circumcision ? half of them in Egypt, Ethiopia and Indonesia, the United Nations (UN)......
PARIS: Maria Sharapova attempts to remain on course for the Rio Olympics when Russia take on the Netherlands in the Fed Cup this weekend even if she courts controversy by not actually playing.The......
WELLINGTON: In-form batsman Usman Khawaja has been recalled to the Australian side as the world champions fight to stay alive in their one-day international series against New Zealand on......
MUMBAI: From rural motorbike sales to rail freight, economists and even the central bank are devising their own ways to measure Indian growth.Their verdict? It's a good deal weaker than official data......
RIO: Olympic construction projects have turned Rio upside down, but a harsh economy and some major failures are overshadowing organisers' hopes of emulating Barcelona's Olympian transformation back......
SRINAGAR: There is a mixed response from Jammu and Kashmir on February 5. Some say that Kashmir Day is of “great significance” whereas others believe that the observance has been reduced to mere......
PESHAWAR: The provincial cabinet on Thursday approved drastic changes in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Act (KPECA) 2014 through an ordinance for making the approval of the five-member Ehtesab......
LANDI KOTAL: Exports to Afghanistan via Torkham border resumed on Thursday when the protesting clearing agents ended their strike after successful negotiations with the relevant government......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Thursday supported the protesting employees of the Pakistan International Airlines and said the federal government had mishandled the......
PESHAWAR: The Students Action Committee of Bacha Khan University (BKU), Charsadda, has demanded of the federal and provincial governments to form a judicial commission to conduct a probe into the......
RAWALPINDI: Though Benazir Bhutto International Airport remained opened for other airlines, no Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight departed or arrived from any domestic or international......
When PTI workers and supporters come out to protest in the streets tomorrow, they will not be shouting slogans against the “stolen elections” of 2013. Though the target of their ire would still be......
Funding for Pak-US project doubledUS Ambassador David Hale and Higher Education Commission (HEC) chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed signed a memorandum of understanding doubling funding for Pakistan-US......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by a British court convict seeking remission in his sentence.A two-member divisional bench of the court ruled that......
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) and its ancillary departments have once again asked citizens not to panic about swine flu, despite the deaths of a number of swine flu......
RAWALPINDI: Over 110 newly inducted investigating officers from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) have been receiving training on modern ‘investigation’ at the Police Training College,......
ISLAMABAD: Seminars, awareness sessions and conferences were held all over the city to mark the World Cancer Day on Thursday.The events were aimed at creating awareness among the citizens on how to......
ISLAMABAD: High drama unfolded in the Maulana Abdul Aziz case on Thursday, as two factions emerged from within the ranks of Lal Masjid supporters, even as lawyers and civil society activists moved......
FAISALABAD: A large number of motorcycle-rickshaw drivers staged a sit-in outside the office of district coordination officer (DCO) on Thursday in protest against restriction on them to ply on city......
FAISALABAD: Government College University Faisalabad expelled two female students of zoology department and cancelled the LLB degree of an old student over their alleged involvement in kidnapping of......
LAHORE: Additional coaches are being attached to every train running between Lahore and Karachi besides Lahore and Islamabad to cater to passengers rush to railway stations after suspension of flight......
LAHORE: Overly enthusiastic about various projects such as the signal-free corridor and the Orange Line train, the Punjab government or the city district administration has turned a blind eye to the......
LAHORE: The Lahore International Book Fair featuring publishers from seven countries began at the Expo Centre here on Thursday. The five-day 30th book fair has around 200 stalls offering books on all......
KARACHI: An antiterrorism court on Thursday reissued warrants for the arrest of PPP leader Qadir Patel and Muttahida Qaumi Movement leaders Anis Qaimkhani and Saleem Shahzad in a case related to......
KARACHI: Two Pakistani think tanks — the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (PIIA), based in Karachi, and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), based in Islamabad — have......
KARACHI: The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) last year treated over 5,000 urinary bladder cancer patients, 3,000 kidney cancers, 2,000 prostate cancers and more than 3,000 other......
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Thursday shrugged off opposition criticism over failure to bring succour to drought-ravaged Thar, which was seen as the major culprit behind recurring deaths of......
HYDERABAD: While Sindh Inspector-General Ghulam Hyder Jamali’s plea to the Supreme Court for a review of its order regarding appointment of a three-member committee to look into illegal appointments......
KARACHI: Up on the first floor at Jinnah Terminal of Karachi airport, just behind the tuck shop on the far right are the grey benches for the passengers to rest before being allowed inside the......
KARACHI: Harry Potter’s disappearing cloak is no more a work of fantasy. Now there are materials available that can bend the rays of light and make an object disappear. This and quite a few of other......
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka celebrated on Thursday its 68th year of independence from the British, making history with the singing of the national anthem in Tamil at the formal ceremony held in the......
BANGALORE: India police arrested five people on Thursday over an enraged mob’s attack on a Tanzanian student who was beaten, her shirt ripped off and car set ablaze in the city of Bangalore.Tanzanian......
LONDON: Sweden’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that a UN advisory panel has concluded that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s has been a victim of “arbitrary” detention at the Ecuadorean Embassy......
JERUSALEM: A court sentenced two young Israelis to life and 21 years in prison on Thursday for the 2014 burning alive of a Palestinian teenager, a case that has been closely watched at a time of......
MADRID: Spanish authorities evacuated all passengers and crew from a flight bound for Riyadh at Madrid’s Barajas international airport on Thursday after a bomb threat, which the airline later said......
NORRISTOWN: A US judge paved the way on Wednesday for disgraced TV legend Bill Cosby to stand trial on a sexual assault charge dating back more than a decade, throwing out an attempt by his lawyers......
DUBLIN: Ireland’s political system emerged from the rubble of the anti-British 1916 Easter Rising, and the parties contesting this month’s election in its centenary year are battling to claim the......
SAINT PETERSBURG: Inside an old Saint Petersburg apartment that was once home to Fyodor Dostoyevsky, a new exhibition plunges visitors into the dark and complex world of Crime and Punishment,......
ISLAMABAD: Former Test fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar feels the current generation is missing out the unique rivalry of cricket matches between Pakistan and India, saying he is looking forward to the Asia......
DUBAI: The power of India, Australia, and England in world cricket is set to be reduced as part of wide-ranging reform measures by the sport’s governing body to improve its image.The three boards......
MELBOURNE: Australia batsman George Bailey has hit back at reports he was to blame for the non-referral howler that saw David Warner’s wicket thrown away and hastened his team’s slide to a record......
SYDNEY: Coach Darren Lehmann has been cleared to join Australia’s Test team in New Zealand after suffering from deep vein thrombosis, Cricket Australia said on Thursday.Lehmann, 45, has been......
MELBOURNE: Australia has banned women’s cricketer Piepa Cleary for six months, with another 18 months suspended, for placing bets on the men’s Test match between Australia and New Zealand in......
BARCELONA: Luis Suarez scored four goals and Lionel Messi grabbed a hat-trick as Barcelona all but wrapped up their Copa del Rey semi-final by crushing 10-man Valencia 7-0 in the first leg at the Nou......
MILAN: Napoli and Juventus delivered club record winning streaks to maintain their Serie A title challenges on Wednesday, while Hellas Verona finally recorded their first victory of the......
LONDON: There was no way through for Chelsea as Watford halted their recent resurgence in a goalless Premier League stalemate at Vicarage Road while Everton piled more woe on Newcastle United with a......
The stage is set for the 12th South Asian Games which are being held in the Indian cities of Guwahati and Shillong from Feb 5 to 16. It has been six years since the last games took place at Dhaka in......
KARACHI: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Thursday confirmed that it was still investigating on why the International Transfer Certificate (ITC) was missing for two England-based players who......
AUCKLAND: The biggest trade deal in history was signed on Thursday, yoking 12 Pacific rim countries in a US-led initiative aimed at wresting influence from booming China.The ambitious Trans Pacific......
KARACHI: Two more crossing points between Pakistan and Iran may become operational by the end of this year after both governments have endorsed a proposal circulated by the Ministry of Commerce to......
KARACHI: The Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDCL) together with its joint venture partners — the Government Holdings Private Ltd (GHPL) and Pakistan Petroleum Ltd (PPL) — has discovered crude......
LONDON: Oil extended a rally above $35 a barrel on Thursday, adding to the previous session’s 7 per cent jump, as support from a weaker dollar offset concern about ample supply and record-high US......
KARACHI: Cement despatches increased by 6.5 per cent to 21.3 million tonnes during the first seven months (July-January) of 2015-16 from 20m tonnes in the same period last year, due to a robust......
KARACHI: The sustained rally in the stock market enthused investors to a buying spree that saw the KSE-100 index make another hefty gain of 394.92 points on Thursday to close at 32,478.98.During the......
KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $20.275 billion during the week ending January 29 compared to $20.502bn the previous week, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said......
UNITED NATIONS: Too often only half of the money from donors is getting to the millions of people devastated by conflicts and natural disasters who desperately need humanitarian aid, the co-chair of......
SIALKOT: Manufacturers and exporters of sports goods based in Sialkot hope Pakistan Super League (PSL) will prove to be a bonanza for the industry, giving a boost to both local and foreign......
ISLAMABAD: Iran is working on many infrastructure development projects after the lifting of international sanctions, Tehran’s Ambassador to Islamabad Mehdi Honardoost said on Thursday, urging......
KARACHI: Buying interest revived on the cotton market as many needy spinners rushed back to replenish their stocks on Thursday. The undertone remained firm and outlook uncertain.Floor brokers said......
LONDON: Gold built on the previous day’s gains on Thursday, edging to a three-month high as global economic and financial headwinds continue to present obstacles to a US interest rate rise in the......
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to track allegations of insider trading, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has published draft “Access to Inside Information Regulations 2016”.The......
DERA MURAD JAMALI: A man killed his sister and her alleged paramour in the name of honour at Goth Abdul Samad Khan Khosa in district Sohbatpur.Police said the incident took place on Wednesday night......
ISLAMABAD: The ongoing protest by PIA employees against the proposed privatisation seems to be turning into a political crisis and started affecting the working of parliament.The National Assembly......
ISLAMABAD: On the eve of Kashmir Solidarity Day, Pakistan reiterated its demand for early resolution of the lingering dispute in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions and aspirations of......
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain said on Thursday that Pakistan would never waver from its principled stance on Kashmir.Talking to a delegation of All Parties Hurriyat Conference at the......
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani has warned against delay in conducting census in the country, saying that any such move will be a violation of the Constitution.“Further delay in conducting a......
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Raheel Sharif visited the National Counter-Terrorism Training Centre (NCTC) in Pabbi on Thursday and witnessed the Pakistan-Sri Lanka-Maldives exercise, an......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has expressed its helplessness in blocking all offensive content and pornographic websites on the Internet.In a report submitted on Thursday......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has come under fire for setting a new precedence by postponing polls on reserved seats in local bodies of Sindh and Punjab on the basis of......
NEW DELHI: The Indian military has declined Pakistan Army’s offer to help rescue 10 Indian soldiers buried under snow after an avalanche hit their post on the Siachen Glacier.Sources in Indian army......
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum witnessed on Thursday a heated debate between parliamentarians belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and......
ISLAMABAD: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed among the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Aik Hunar Aik Nagar (Ahan) organisation and the TCS here on Thursday with an aim to......
QUETTA: The president of Pakistan People’s Party, Balochistan, Mir Sadiq Ali Umrani and Vice President Senator Rozi Khan Kakar have condemned firing on the PIA employees in Karachi and termed it a......
MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will address the special joint sitting of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly and the AJK Council here on Friday to mark the Kashmir......
“I NEVER thought I’d live to see the day machines would replace humans,” said Basheer Memon, one of the very few men left in Hala who know the tradition of weaving cloth by hand. “When I started......
NEW DELHI: Afghanistan expects to restart peace talks with the Taliban within six months, chief executive Abdullah Abdullah said on Thursday, pinning hopes on factions within the militant group that......
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama addressed the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, urging followers of all religions to overcome the fear that divides people in the name of faith.A team of......
ISLAMABAD: Even as senior members of the ruling party defend their plans for the national flag carrier, the government seems in no mood to back down in the face of protesting Pakistan International......
KARACHI: As PIA’s flight operations remained suspended for the third consecutive day with about 350 flights having been cancelled since Tuesday, a ‘high-powered’ team of Sindh Rangers began on......
ISLAMABAD: The chief of Afghanistan’s spy agency met his Pakistani counterpart here on Thursday in what is being described as a first step towards bridging the trust gap between the two intelligence......
KARACHI: The military establishment came up on Thursday with a message which suggested that the “Karachi operation” was not going to end anytime soon as the Rangers-led exercise was “free of pace”......
KARACHI: While the non-arrival of Indian actor-turned-political activist Anupam Kher for the 7th Karachi Literature Festival has stirred a debate lately, nothing will be felt more acutely than the......
AT around the PML-N government’s halfway mark, the party leadership has spared little effort in recounting the ‘turnaround’ in Pakistan’s economic performance under this administration. On the other......
COULD it be that moment again? Halfway through his second term in the office of prime minister was when Mian Nawaz Sharif started to betray those worrying signs. It appeared that if he had his way he......
JAN 22 was Perween Rahman’s birthday. Had she escaped the assassin’s cruel bullets she would have turned 59. But that was not to be and this devoted social worker, a friend of the poor, was snatched......
ON Nov 5, 2013, Brian Holt, a hospital porter, died after colliding with a lorry in East London. His death marked the start of a two-week period that would see five more cyclists die in a series of......
THE completion of a stretch of road from Turbat to Hoshab as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is reason to feel gratified that the project is moving ahead with speed.The length of the......
AMERICA’S Muslim community in particular and the Muslim world in general must welcome the comforting words President Barack Obama uttered when he visited a Baltimore mosque on Wednesday to reassure......
TUESDAY’S showdown at Karachi airport was a prime example of how the authorities should not handle large-scale protests.The killing of two protesting PIA employees came as a major shock; an unbiased......
Mohammad Nawaz picked up 4-13 and Wright smashed 86 off 53 balls as Quetta Gladiators beat Islamabad United by eight wickets in a low-scoring opening encounter of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).An......
