Inexperienced Sri Lanka fast bowlers Kasun Rajitha and Dasun Shanaka took three wickets apiece to bundle out India for 101 and set up a five-wicket victory in the first Twenty20 international on......
DUBAI: United Arab Emirates (UAE) will soon get a happiness and a tolerance minister as Premier Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced on Monday on his official Twitter account.According to......
WASHINGTON: The global threat posed by the Islamic State group is still rising but US-based homegrown extremists pose the biggest danger to the homeland, Washington's top spy said on Tuesday.In a......
NEW DELHI: Former Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer Madhuri Gupta, facing legal action over allegedly spying for Pakistan, will be charged under India's Official Secrets Act and can face......
KARACHI: History will be made in Shillong, India when Khoushleem Bano, Rukhsana Parveen, and Sofia Javed, step into the SAI-SAG Centre donning their prestigious green blazers with the Pakistani flag......
RAIPUR: Police in central India arrested a goat and its owner for repeatedly damaging a senior bureaucrat’s garden, a local official said on Tuesday.Police in Chhattisgarh state sprang into action on......
KARACHI: The Joint action Committee (JAC) of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) employees announced the end of its strike against the proposed privatisation of the national flag carrier and asked......
GUJRANWALA: A Pak Army aircraft on a training mission crashed near Gujranwala district of Punjab Tuesday evening, killing both the crew members on board.According to the Inter-Services Public......
DAMASCUS: A car bomb driven by a suicide attacker exploded Tuesday near a police officers' club in the Syrian capital Damascus, killing at least 10 people and causing wide-spread material damage,......
The first week of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) came to a rollicking end as Lahore Qalandars finally turned on the style to end Quetta Gladiators' unbeaten run in the tournament on Monday.But on......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the execution of three men convicted by military courts for their involvement in the Army Public School attack.The three men — Mohammad Zubair, Ali......
PESHAWAR: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Shareef said Tuesday that the state is entering the most difficult phase of the military operation, while speaking at a special provincial Apex committee......
BERLIN: Four people were killed when two trains collided head-on in the southern German state of Bavaria on Tuesday, a police spokesman said, adding about 150 people were injured, including 10 very......
WELLINGTON: Australian captain Steve Smith remained riled Tuesday over the “mob rule” dismissal in the final ODI against New Zealand but said the fallout would not spill over to upcoming Tests.Smith......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will lead a high-level delegation on a two-day visit to the State of Qatar on Feb 10, during which the two countries are expected to sign a number of agreements......
SYDNEY: Cricket great Shane Warne has blasted former Australian captain Steve Waugh as “the most selfish cricketer I've played with” as a long-running feud between the pair showed no sign of......
SEOUL: Global concerns over North Korea's latest nuclear test and long-range rocket launch have shone a spotlight on the perennial, high-tech game of hide-and-seek played around Pyongyang's advanced......
There were a few things that went wrong — uncharacteristically so, one may add — at the KLF this year, mostly related to unannounced rescheduling of sessions and microphones not working......
Senior Taliban member Mullah Mohammad Hassan Rahmani died of cancer, a Taliban statement announced on Tuesday, Afghanistan's Tolo News reported.The statement does not provide any further details or......
MADRID: Lionel Messi is undergoing treatment on kidney stones which floored the Argentina superstar at the Club World Cup in December, Barcelona announced on Monday.The five-time world Player of the......
SYDNEY: Australian selectors Tuesday dumped Aaron Finch as captain in favour of Steve Smith for the World Twenty20 which begins next month in India, while Peter Nevill replaces Matthew Wade as......
Hitchhiking a few months ago from Europe to Pakistan, I stopped in Tbilisi — the capital of Georgia — where I met two Chinese travellers in the hostel I booked myself in.The duo could barely contain......
KATHMANDU: Nepal's former prime minister Sushil Koirala died in Kathmandu aged 77 after a bout of pneumonia, his doctor told AFP Tuesday.Koirala, who was Nepal's premier from February 2014 to October......
You want a new smartphone but your savings can hardly afford an iPhone or Samsung. You quit dreaming and scout around for an affordable yet decent looking phone which looks good, works well for......
SIACHEN: An Indian soldier was extracted alive after being buried under 25 feet of snow for six days following the February 3 avalanche, according to a report published on The Hindu website."Lance......
MEXICO CITY: A Sikh Indian-American actor and designer said Monday that he was barred from boarding an Aeromexico flight from Mexico City to New York because he refused to remove his turban."This......
KARACHI: Epilepsy is a curable neurological disorder, but majority of children suffering from the condition in the country have no access to treatment facilities. The condition is also believed to be......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has sent the much delayed Domestic Violence Bill to Council of Islamic Ideology to seek its advice as it believes that the matter involves interpretation......
PESHAWAR: The representatives of various political parties including lawmakers belonging to southern districts have asked the federal government to implement the original plan of China-Pakistan......
CHARSADDA: A local elder dug up a portion of the newly constructed Gulabad-Sardaryab road here on Monday just three days after its completion over a dispute with the contractor over payment of house......
ISLAMABAD: After decades of filibustering, a National Assembly committee on Monday approved a draft law on Hindu marriages, paving the way for registering marriages in the minuscule religious......
ISLAMABAD: Over the past few years, the federal capital has become more vulnerable to the polio virus, mainly due to a lack of human resources, proper planning and coordination between different......
RAWALPINDI: After the imposition of Section 144 at Benazir Bhutto International Airport, the protest camp of the PIA employees was shifted to Lalyal Chowk on Airport Road.Before the PIA employees......
ISLAMABAD: Banners requesting Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif not to retire on the expiry of his tenure in November this year have cropped up in the capital, though the army chief has......
Introduction of a new mechanism (Cone System) for chicken slaughter may help the government ensure provision of wholesome meat to the public at large.The system has been introduced recently (around......
LAHORE: Police claim to have seized a large quantity of ready-to-use guns, besides spare parts of different weapons, on Monday from a three-storey “arms repair workshop” on Railway Road and arrested......
LAHORE: Some employees of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), including airhostesses, have alleged that the management is harassing them to return to work. The management, however, has......
LAHORE: Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan of the Lahore High Court on Monday overruled the registrar office’s objection to a petition seeking directions for the federal government to bring back Koh-i-Noor......
LAHORE: Some interesting new panelists will be expected to attend the Lahore Literary Festival this year.There will be a mixture of foreign and local delegates, including a large number of women......
LARKANA: Sindh Minister for Education and Parliamentary Affairs Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has urged officials to work hard to raise enrolment and persuade parents to admit their children to government......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Monday demanded that the federal government “restrain” the National Accountability Bureau and other federal institutions from “victimising”......
KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department of police on Monday claimed to have arrested a suspected Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan militant who ‘facilitated’ the treatment of militants in Karachi after......
KARACHI: The wife of Uzair Baloch, a leader of the Lyari gang warfare and chief of the proscribed Peoples Amn Committee, on Monday approached the Sindh High Court seeking her and other family......
KARACHI: Globalisation is here to stay. I’m not trying to wish it away, but we have to take care of our poor who must get basic facilities such as health care and education, said distinguished Indian......
KARACHI: Parveen Saeed, founder and administrator of KhanaGhar (a chain of kitchens for the poor in some districts of the city), who recently suffered a stroke that left her right side paralysed, is......
ISTANBUL: Twenty-four migrants, including 11 children, drowned in the Aegean Sea on Monday as they tried to cross from Turkey to Greece, Dogan news agency said.The agency initially said at least 35......
TEHRAN: Iran awarded medals of honour on Monday to its nuclear negotiators, who helped clinch a landmark deal with world powers last year.President Hassan Rouhani presented the “Medal of Merit” to......
BEIRUT: The Syrian army advanced towards the Turkish border on Monday in a major offensive backed by Russia and Iran that rebels say now threatens the future of their nearly five-year-old......
BANGALORE: A male leopard which strayed into a school in the southern Indian city of Bangalore injured five people during an hours-long attempt to catch the beast, a wildlife official said.Photos of......
BEIJING: Chinese and others around Asia flocked to temples and fairs to pray for good health and fortune on Monday, the first day of the Lunar New Year.In Beijing, hundreds of thousands of people......
NEW YORK: Former US President Bill Clinton jumped headlong into the democratic primary race in support of his wife Hillary Rodham, lashing out at what he termed “sexist” and “profane” attacks on her......
CHENNAI: Indian authorities say a falling object that killed a bus driver and injured three others was a meteorite. If proven, it would be the first such death in recorded history.Experts said other......
THE United States has opened the door to parking a ballistic missile defence system on North Korea’s doorstep, a move that could reshape North Asia’s security landscape.Kim Jong-un’s weekend launch......
MANCHESTER: US Republican presidential candidate John Kasich is polling in the low single digits nationally but may be poised to play the role of spoiler in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary by cutting......
PARIS: The 1970s may have been the decade that fashion forgot, but Martin Scorsese believes that was because the world was too busy with drugs, sex and rock ‘n’ roll to care.The acclaimed director......
HAMILTON: A sensational off-the-toe catch by Matt Henry brought a fairytale end to Brendon McCullum’s ODI career when New Zealand beat Australia by 55 runs in Hamilton on Monday.The victory in a game......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Shaharyar Khan, says he has informed the International Cricket Council (ICC) that the decision on Pakistan’s participation in the upcoming T20 World......
DUBAI: Former Zimbabwe captain and ex England coach Andy Flower said on Sunday the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Twenty20 competition can benefit the country’s budding players in the same way......
HAMILTON: Brendon McCullum’s One-day International career ended on Monday with the win over Australia, though the legacy of the aggressive right-hander is likely to have a much longer effect on the......
DUBAI: West Indies Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy on Monday said he felt sad for Pakistan cricket fans who are deprived of watching international stars on home grounds due to security fears in the......
PUNE: India will look to cement their number one status when they begin a three-match series against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, their final work-out on home soil before hosting the World Twenty20.Mahendra......
LONDON: Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen will not be recalled for this year’s World Twenty20 in India, captain Eoin Morgan was quoted on Monday as saying.Pietersen, 35, has not played for......
LONDON: Chelsea striker Diego Costa struck in stoppage time against Manchester United to maintain his scoring streak under interim manager Guus Hiddink, ensuring a 1-1 stalemate in Sunday’s meeting......
DUBAI: Quetta Gladiators extended their unbeaten streak to three by edging Peshawar Zalmi in a final-over thriller to firmly establish their position as the side to beat in the inaugural edition of......
GUWAHATI: India’s top player Joshna Chinappa clinched the gold in women’s individual squash competition of the 12th South Asian Games after beating Pakistan’s Maria Toorpaki Wazir in a tense and......
FATULLAH: Umair Masood smashed a fighting century but his grand effort went in van as West Indies stunned Pakistan by five wickets to storm into the semi-finals of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup......
KARACHI: The 35th Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Open Golf Championship is scheduled to be played at the impressive Airmen Golf Course PAF Base, Korangi Creek from Feb 11-14, the organisers announced......
ISLAMABAD: A former cricketer on Monday challenged the appointment of Najam Sethi as the Executive Committee chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.Iqbal Ahmed in his petition, filed before the......
KARACHI: Stocks continued their winning streak on Monday as the KSE-100 index gained 227.24 points (0.70pc) to close at 32,706.22.Ferocious bulls took charge of the market right from the start with......
LAHORE: Ambassador of Norway to Pakistan Tore Nedrebo on Monday said a number of Norwegian companies were planning to invest in Pakistan, especially in the power sector.During his visit to the Lahore......
KARACHI: The deadline for submission of subsidy claims by banks, working as Prime Minister’s Youth Business Loan Executing Agencies (EAs), has been enhanced by five working days, said a circular by......
KARACHI: The government was trying to boost domestic production of oilseeds, however, cotton, wheat, rice and sugarcane were given priority, said Federal Minister of Science and Technology Rana......
HYDERABAD: A desk of the Voluntary Tax Compliance Scheme has been set up at the Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (HCCI) with the aim of bringing non-filers into the tax net, said Federal......
NEW DELHI: India’s economy expanded 7.3 per cent in the third quarter of the financial year, official data showed on Monday, suggesting it remains on track as the world’s fastest-growing major......
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Monday cleared the procurement of 58 diesel electric locomotives by Pakistan Railways at a cost of Rs16.30 billion and forwarded the project......
ISLAMABAD: Incentives-based transparent policies have helped restore the confidence of international business community to invest in Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday.In a meeting......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expanding issuance of rupee-based Islamic bonds (sukuk), auctioning Rs100 billion ($955 million) worth of three-year paper this week, a much-needed tool......
LAHORE: A Malaysian airline is going to start its operations in Pakistan from March, Malaysian High Commissioner to Pakistan Hasrul Sani Mujtabar disclosed on Monday, as part of increased......
KARACHI: Engro Fertilisers’ profit-after-tax surged 83 per cent to Rs15 billion (earnings per share Rs11.28) during 2015 from Rs8.21bn (eps Rs6.29) a year ago.The board on Monday announced a final......
WASHINGTON: Renewed volatility in the US stock market raises a question: If a freak event like the 2010 “flash crash” occurred again, would regulators have a better view of what was happening than......
QUETTA: Poliovirus has been detected in fresh sewage samples retrieved from Qila Abdullah, indicating that the crippling disease is still endemic in the province.The Technical Advisory Group (TAG), a......
ISLAMABAD: Members of a Senate committee will undertake a three-day visit to coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan to assess the damage being caused by sea intrusion and suggest measures to prevent......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday held that any private compromise reached between the parties in a murder case at the bail stage, when even a challan had not been submitted before a trial......
ISLAMABAD: A special investigation team set up in Pakistan to probe a deadly assault on an Indian airbase last month found no evidence implicating the leader of the group India blamed for the attack,......
ISLAMABAD: The government has completed the survey of damage caused to the houses of internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) because of fighting there. The......
ISLAMABAD: The Milli Yakjehti Council has criticised the Sindh government’s move to formulate Friday sermons for all mosques in the province, saying that “idealising Saudi Arabia over this issue was......
ISLAMABAD: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim will arrive here on Tuesday and meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar besides other stakeholders during his two-day visit.The......
BARKHA Dutt believes she is amongst the last in her generation to have a Partition story. Many people who migrated to or from north India have a Partition story, and so does the Indian journalist.......
NEW DELHI: The snout of the Siachen Glacier has moved a kilometre from the Indian base camp since 2005 due to climate change, but Delhi’s troops will stay in the inhospitable terrain where an......
NEW DELHI: Nida Fazli, a prominent Urdu poet of his generation and a lyricist who brought a dash of quality to Bollywood songs in the 1980s, passed away following a heart attack on Monday morning in......
DUBAI: US President Barack Obama urged Arab countries on Monday to establish inclusive governments to ensure security in their region.“When governments truly invest in their citizens, their......
DUBAI/RIYADH: An explosion damaged some cars in the Saudi capital on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.The militant Islamic State (IS) group said it had been caused by a bomb one of its members......
ISLAMABAD: A US official has said that the Pak-Iran gas pipeline project is still to be ‘judged’ and it is certainly ‘very favourable time’ for Pakistan to be in the international market to purchase......
ISLAMABAD: The government is all but convinced that the recent protests by Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) employees were ‘engineered’, and Aviation Secretary Irfan Ellahi has been tasked with......
KARACHI/RAWALPINDI: While the PIA authorities have managed to partially resume flight operations, the protesting workers said on Monday they were united and would not join duty till the government......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court suspended on Monday the Balochistan High Court’s order prohibiting all forms of protest and assembly by teachers and clerks for their demands.Hearing an appeal filed by......
QUETTA: Two suspected militants were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Zhob area on Monday.A spokesman for the Frontier Corps said that the paramilitary troops along with the......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan announced here on Monday that he had resigned from his office and handed over his resignation to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. He has......
UNDER Article 91 (4) of the Constitution, the prime minister is elected by the votes of the majority of the total membership of the National Assembly. Does this article ensure the premier also enjoys......
THEY should be claiming equal or greater share in political power, in higher education with pivotal jobs, in inheritance and conjugal rights, and other privileges arbitrarily cornered by men. How......
WITH the backdrop of the recent attack on Charsadda’s Bacha Khan University, the vice chancellors of universities in KP have demanded increased funds for security and the deployment of a quick......
THE other day, someone mentioned that he had decided to move his child from a private school to a public one. Such instances are rare in Pakistan; generally, it’s the other way round. The reason, he......
THE Quadrilateral Coordination Group on Afghanistan has produced something of a surprise: talks with the Afghan Taliban are to resume by the end of the month.With the fighting season in Afghanistan......
A NOTE from the Lahore Development Authority on Saturday said that the counters processing compensation claims for people who will be displaced by the orange train in the city would remain open on......
ISTANBUL: Twenty-seven migrants, 11 of them children, drowned off Turkey's Aegean coast on Monday as they tried to reach a Greek island, the Turkish coast guard said.Four migrants were rescued and a......
NEW DELHI: Renowned Urdu poet and Bollywood lyricist Nida Fazli passed away after suffering a heart attack on Monday, Times of India reported.The 77-year-old Fazli, who wrote the famous couplet kabhi......
Umar Akmal silenced his critics with a 40-ball 93 to help Lahore Qalandars register their first win and end Quetta Gladiators' unbeaten run in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).Umar, who had been under......
LAHORE: Pakistan's cricket chief Shaharyar Khan on Monday said a proposal was given to play their World Twenty20 matches on neutral venues next month in the event that the government does not allow......
