Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Thursday said Pakistan's military and civilian leadership are on the same page regarding peace initiatives with India, but added that he does not......
PESHAWAR: A patient in Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital claimed on Thursday that his relatives gouged out his eyes following a petty dispute over return of a borrowed mobile phone charger.Akhtar......
CARACAS: An Argentine footballer lost four toes when his team bus crashed in Venezuela after playing a qualifying match in the Copa Libertadores regional club tournament, officials said.Patricio......
SHARJAH: Skipper Sarfraz Ahmed’s 39-ball 51 lead Quetta Gladiators innings as they chase down a target of 117 runs set by Islamabad United on a batting-friendly Sharjah Cricket Stadium pitch on......
WASHINGTON: Scientists said on Thursday they have for the first time detected gravitational waves, ripples in space and time hypothesized by physicist Albert Einstein a century ago, in a landmark......
LONDON: Manchester United expect to make over £500 million ($719.5 million, €635.2 million euros) in the 2016 financial year, the club announced on Thursday, despite continued under-performance on......
RIYADH: A man killed six employees at an education department office in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, the interior ministry said, describing it as a “criminal” attack.The incident, in which two others......
ANKARA: Two alleged people-smugglers went on trial in Turkey on Thursday accused of causing the death of 3-year-old Syrian migrant boy Aylan Kurdi — who put a human face on the Syrian refugee crisis......
“The innings I played today was not to pressurise the selectors into picking me for Pakistan. I'd happy with whatever they decide for the World T20,” Ahmed Shehzad said after smacking a 46-ball 71......
NEW DELHI: Storm clouds were gathering Thursday over cricket's World T20, with organisers still to release tickets or confirm the venues, less than a month before the tournament begins in......
BRUSSELS: NATO is willing to support a German, Greek and Turkish request for a maritime mission to help monitor Turkey's Aegean Sea coast for migrant smugglers, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said......
KANDAHAR: A rogue Afghan policeman drugged his colleagues before shooting five of them dead, officials said Thursday.The incident took place Wednesday night at a checkpoint where 13 policemen were......
SHARJAH: West Indies international Darren Sammy delivered a calculated final over as Peshawar Zalmi survived a whirlwind Ravi Bopara knock to beat Karachi Kings by three runs in a tense finish in......
MITHI: Seven more children have died in drought-hit Thar during the past 24 hours, with the number of children dying in the district because of malnutrition and other causes since October last year......
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Thursday confirmed the death sentences of 12 convicts tried by military courts, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.The 12 "hardcore......
NEW DELHI: Indian army Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad who was found buried under 25 feet of snow on the Siachen glacier following an avalanche has died three days after his rescue, Times of India......
BADIN: An additional sessions court on Thursday sentenced a man to 10 years in prison after he was found guilty of raping a mentally challenged 10-year-old girl in Matli town.According to the......
LONDON: Cricketers could soon find themselves removed from the ground or sin-binned for 10 overs as the sport's lawmakers trial new on-field sanctions to address the declining standards of player......
MOSCOW: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Wednesday that Russia attaches great importance to counter-terrorist cooperation with Pakistan as a key player in the field, according to a report......
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been a smashing hit with TV viewers. The ratings of the three sports TV channels, which have been telecasting the PSL matches, have experienced a manifold......
KABUL: Pressure is growing on the United States military to do more to help Afghan forces repel the threat posed by Taliban militants, and commanders in Washington and Kabul agree that enhanced air......
QUETTA: A Balochistan University Assistant Professor Para Din was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on his vehicle in the Almo Chowk area on Thursday.The teacher was on his way home......
BERLIN: The number of sexual offence complaints almost quadrupled at this year's carnival celebrations in Cologne, German police said Wednesday, despite heightened security aimed at preventing a......
Imagine if you could visit any online retailer in the world, buy what you like and have it delivered to your doorstep in Karachi or Lahore in a week.It would open you up to Amazon, eBay, Walmart and......
NEW YORK: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Wednesday ended his bid for the United States (US) presidency, further whittling down a once-crowded Republican field led by billionaire real estate......
LAHORE: The district and sessions judge on Wednesday stayed execution of a murder convict to allow him to reconcile with the complainant party.Execution of Muhammad Azad was slated for Thursday......
LAHORE: The annual 13th Dawn Education Expo 2016 concluded at Faletti’s Hotel here on Wednesday.Like the first day, a large number of students from different educational institutions visited the expo......
SHANGLA: The district administration has suspended services of five health workers for their refusal to take part in the anti-polio campaign, which was conducted in Shangla from Jan 11 to......
PESHAWAR: Heavy downpour coupled with thunderstorm lashed plains, including Peshawar, while it snowed in hilly areas of Malakand division on Wednesday.According to the Met office, Peshawar received......
PESHAWAR: Authorities at the teaching hospitals urged politicians here on Wednesday to stop delivering speeches on the premises of hospitals to the protesting employees so as to ensure smooth......
PESHAWAR: The newly-appointed Afghan Consul General, Dr Abdullah Waheed Poyan, has said that Pakistan and Afghanistan need to put in concerted efforts for restoration of sustainable peace in the......
RAWALPINDI: When a watchman of a women’s college was told by an unidentified motorcyclist that a gunman was on his way to the college, he sounded the emergency alarm and triggered a city wide panic,......
ISLAMABAD: As the former interior minister Senator Rehman Malik is ‘avoiding’ appearing before the anti terrorism court (ATC) to testify in the Benazir Bhutto murder case, the ATC Judge on Wednesday......
ISLAMABAD: An automated Results Management System (RMS) is the best way to ensure better electoral practices, but Pakistan’s experience with using such a system in the 2013 general elections was not......
His YouTube channel has over 115,000 subscribers; his fan-following on Facebook reaches three million and he has well over 150,000 followers, albeit on Twitter.Ehtesham Idrees, popularly known as......
ISLAMABAD: Former residents of the demolished I-11 katchi abadi attended a public meeting and then a protest organised by the Awami Workers Party (AWP) in Tarnol’s Ittefaq Colony on Wednesday.They......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) on Wednesday termed the self-styled Islamic State (Daesh) as a ‘Khawarij’ (those who deviated from mainstream Islam).This declaration was made at the......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday felicitated the Lahore Press Club’s newly elected office-bearers and members of its governing body.The chief minister administered oath to LPC......
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Students of Ghazi Medical College (GMC) on Wednesday set up a protest camp and demanded registration of their institute.The protesters said the future of 600 students was at stake as......
SIALKOT: A local court on Wednesday ordered confiscation of properties of main accused in the Rs330 million Umrah scam case.The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had submitted a petition to the......
KARACHI: Two young labourers died while working on a part of the Green Line bus project in North Nazimabad on Wednesday, officials said.They added that the labourers, identified as Yaseen and Azeem,......
KARACHI: Restoring the previous local government law, the Sindh High Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to immediately fix a date to hold elections of mayor and other LG......
KARACHI: The International Women Leaders Summit on the theme of ‘Purpose and passion’, organised by New World Concepts at a hotel here on Wednesday, was the place to be for young women looking for......
KARACHI: Muslim countries lagging far behind in research, science and technology urgently need educational reforms, which should be aimed at helping students develop the ability to critically think,......
KARACHI: World Bank president Dr Jim Yong Kim has asked the Sindh government to make ambitious projects in the health, human resource, renewable energy and urban development sectors and the WB will......
DUBAI: Iran will unveil an upgrade of its Emad ballistic missiles this year, its defence minister has been quoted as saying.The missile programme has drawn criticism from the United Nations and......
NEW YORK: Donald Trump, the combative and rabble billionaire, won New Hampshire’s Republican presidential nominating contest on Tuesday while Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-described......
SEOUL: North Korea has executed its army’s chief of general staff, Ri Yong Gil, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday.If true, it would be the latest in a series of executions,......
PARIS: French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius bowed out of government on Wednesday after a career spanning more than three decades that saw an early string of scandals, but ended with him shepherding......
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday appointed women to the newly created posts of state ministers for happiness and tolerance, and a 22-year-old female for youth affairs.Prime Minister......
PARIS: The world’s tourism map is being redrawn at lightning speed as holidaymakers switch preferences prompted by terror attacks, epidemics and migrant crises.Jihadist attacks on tourists in Tunisia......
MICHAEL Moore probably wouldn’t win a popularity contest. Despite his documentaries being not just informative and entertaining, but also box office hits, the director may be as well known for......
LONDON: Thousands of junior doctors began a second strike at English hospitals on Wednesday against proposed new working conditions and pay rates.Talks between the Department of Health and the......
BRUSSELS: Nato defence ministers on Wednesday approved a new multinational force to beef up defences of frontline alliance members most at risk from Russia, the alliance’s secretary general......
MALANG: An Indonesian air force plane crashed into a house on the main island of Java on Wednesday, killing both people on board and two people in the house, a senior official said.The plane was on a......
BUCHAREST: A 90-year-old Stalin-era prison commander faced the rest of his life in prison on Wednesday after Romania’s top court dismissed his last appeal against a 20-year jail term for murder and......
LONDON: Angelo Ogbonna leapt high to power home a header in the dying seconds of extra time to claim a timely first goal for the club since signing from Juventus last year as West Ham United sank......
BERLIN: Marco Reus scored one goal and set up another as Borussia Dortmund reached the German Cup semi-finals with a 3-1 win at VfB Stuttgart on Tuesday as fans protested against high ticket prices......
PARIS: Second-division strugglers Sochaux reached the French Cup quarter-finals with a shock 2-1 victory at home to Monaco on Tuesday.Sochaux are facing the prospect of relegation to France’s third......
KARACHI: The prized bat of Pakistan’s record-breaking batsman Younis Khan with which he had surpassed great Javed Miandad’s record aggregate of runs in Test matches for the country last year, was......
CENTURION: Centuries by openers Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla kept South Africa alive in the One-day International series against England as the hosts won the third game by seven wickets on Tuesday......
KARACHI: Recalled opening batsman Khurram Manzoor admitted being ‘speechless’ after he was named in the Pakistan squad for the next month’s ICC World Twenty20 in India despite never having......
GUWAHATI: Gold medals have been hard to come by for Pakistan at the South Asian Games.So gold medals for wushukas Maaz Khan and Syed Maratib Ali would’ve given the Pakistan contingent at the regional......
LAHORE: Misfiring Ahmed Shehzad and veteran pacer Umar Gul were dropped while uncapped youngsters Khurram Manzoor, Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz and Rumman Raees Khan were picked as the selectors on......
KARACHI: World Bank is committed to tackling the issues of extreme poverty and inequality, besides improving the lot of underprivileged people around the world, said WB Group President Jim Yong......
ISLAMABAD: Digital financial services have the potential to overcome hurdles posed by conventional business models, said State Bank Governor Ashraf Wathra.Speaking at a roundtable dialogue, organised......
KARACHI: Sales of locally assembled cars jumped 44.85 per cent to 107,907 units during the first seven months (July-January) of 2015-16 from 74,497 units in the same period last year, Pakistan......
ISLAMABAD: Amid continuing gas shortage faced by residential consumers, the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) asked the owners of compressed natural gas (CNG) stations on Wednesday to open......
ISLAMABAD: Merchandise exports declined by 14.37 per cent to $12.087 billion during the first seven months (July-January) of 2015-16 from $14.115bn in the same period last year, Pakistan Bureau of......
KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd’s profit jumped 69.23 per cent to Rs8.8 billion (earnings per share Rs1.72) during 2015 from Rs5.2bn (eps Rs1.02) the previous year.The PTCL board,......
KARACHI: Remittances from overseas Pakistanis rose 6 per cent to $11.2 billion during the first seven months (July-January) of 2015-16 from $10.566bn in the same period last year.However, remittances......
NEW YORK: Oil prices seesawed in choppy trade on Wednesday, with US crude slipping and Brent paring gains as worries about a global supply glut offset data showing a surprise drop in US crude......
KARACHI: Equities got hammered for the second straight day on Wednesday, with the benchmark 100-share index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) falling 299.61 points, or 0.92 per cent, to close at......
ISLAMABAD: The government will introduce a draft law in parliament this year to provide administrative and adjudicating powers to the Trade Dispute Resolution Organisation (TDRO) for effective......
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an initial financing of $5 million for the development of design and irrigation management structure of Jalalpur Irrigation Project which will......
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund pounded the table in Ukraine Wednesday, threatening to cut crucial financial aid because of the country’s “slow progress” in fighting......
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Textile Industry has constituted a subcommittee to identify factors leading to delay in establishment of a textile city in Karachi.In a meeting......
KARACHI: The cotton market turned easy on Wednesday as buyers withdrew to the sidelines. The undertone remained easy and outlook uncertain.Floor brokers said that falling crude oil and cotton prices......
LONDON: Gold stabilised below a 7-1/2 month high on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said that only “gradual” adjustments to monetary policy were likely.Spot gold, recovered......
LAHORE: A delegation of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of PIA employees returned to Karachi ‘empty handed’ after a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif here on Wednesday.It appeared to......
ISLAMABAD: The government claimed on Wednesday that it had secured a favourable price of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Qatar for 15 years under an agreement signed in Doha. The price is lower than......
ISLAMABAD: PPP lawmakers have submitted a call-attention notice in the National Assembly Secretariat, challenging what they dubbed a serious threat to national and cultural heritage sites in Lahore......
ISLAMABAD: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has approved a Rs13 billion PC-1, envisaging acquisition of land for the western route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).The approval was......
FATIMA Surayya — Bajia to one and all — who passed away in Karachi on Wednesday, was the kind of lady one would have liked to have as a grandmother. She was sweet, warm and a repository of children’s......
ISLAMABAD: A member of the European parliament and head of the European Union’s electoral follow-up mission in Pakistan, Michael Gahler warned on Wednesday that delay in electoral reforms would......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate witnessed on Wednesday a heated debate on the PIA issue with opposition members accusing the rulers of mishandling the situation and treasury members defending all actions the......
ISLAMABAD: The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations said on Wednesday that more than 11,000 families displaced from Kurram and Khyber tribal regions had received agricultural......
GWADAR: Six people were shot dead in an attack on a house in Bonistan area of Panjgur district on Wednesday night.“Victims were invited to a dinner and were sitting at the guest house when armed men......
MUZAFFARABAD: Traders from both sides of the Line of Control at a meeting on Wednesday recommended steps to India and Pakistan to strengthen trade “in the interest of the Kashmiri people”.The meeting......
ISLAMABAD: Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif again raised a red flag about external financing of terrorist groups and their domestic support network and called for sustained fight against......
ISLAMABAD: The government of Punjab has not been able to acquire a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine for two months and has now written to the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS), informing it that......
PESHAWAR: Retired Lt Gen Mohammad Hamid Khan, the director general of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission, resigned on Wednesday in protest against promulgation of an ordinance by the......
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is seeking $859.8 million for Pakistan in its budget proposals for fiscal 2016-17.The proposed amount reflects a gradual decrease in US financial assistance to......
PRAGUE: President Milos Zeman says the Czech Republic paid a ransom for the release of two Czech women who were kidnapped in Pakistan in 2013.Hana Humpalova and Antonie Chrastecka were on the road......
ISLAMABAD: Queen Maxima of the Netherlands spent a busy day on Wednesday in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi and visited some public and private sector institutions providing financial aid......
WASHINGTON: The United States is deploying more troops in Helmand to prevent Taliban from seizing the Afghan province, a US official confirmed on Wednesday.Last year, Taliban had seized the province......
NEW DELHI: The United States and India have held talks about conducting joint naval patrols that a US defence official said could include the disputed South China Sea, a move that would likely anger......
DOHA: Pakistan signed on Wednesday an agreement of billions of dollars with Qatar for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 15 years.Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin......
ISLAMABAD: The director general of the Intelligence Bureau, Aftab Sultan, informed the Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Wednesday that the militant Islamic State group was emerging as a......
LAHORE: Six multinational pharmaceutical companies have increased the prices of medicines by 15 per cent without approval from the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap), triggering a......
LAHORE: At least 12 people, six children among them, died and 17 others suffered injuries in a massive fire that erupted after an accident involving a car and a tanker carrying liquefied petroleum......
ACCORDING to the visionaries at the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom (MOITT), an ideal telecom and IT policy space in Pakistan would have Section 34 from the Prevention of Electronic......
THE sky over the Beach Luxury Hotel in Karachi was a cerulean blue, empty, silent. Crows cawed as they scavenged deserted dining tables for scraps of food. White gulls with markings perched immobile......
OVER the course of the PIA workers’ strike, many things have been said that need to be corrected. And the biggest misconception that needs to be corrected is that one that says the workers are the......
THE plight of the people of Thar has been part of the public debate for many days now, but there is little evidence of any adequate comprehension of its causes or a meaningful effort to find......
THE end of the PIA strike is a moment of relief for everyone, not least the government.The latter might be tempted to think that it has triumphed and crushed the workers’ protest, but such a feeling......
AS speculation grows over whether Saudi Arabia and its allied states will deploy troops on the ground in Syria, lawmakers have rightly asked the government to explain where Pakistan stands on the......
MAIDUGURI: Two female suicide bombers killed more than 60 people at a camp for people displaced by an insurgency of the Boko Haram group in the northeast Nigerian town of Dikwa, military and......
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter revamped its timeline Wednesday, allowing the “best” tweets to rise to the top, despite warnings of a revolt from members loyal to the real-time flow of the messaging......
