ZURICH: Six months ago Gianni Infantino was a low-profile right-hand man to European football boss Michel Platini.He was the striking, shaven-headed character who pulled balls out of glass pots......
Climbers from Pakistan, Spain and Italy have become the first mountaineers to scale Nanga Parbat, Pakistan's “Killer Mountain” and second highest peak after K2, in winter, a spokesman said......
Pakistan T20 skipper Shahid Afridi said he wanted to take responsibility and put up a winning performance when his team takes on arch-rivals India in their Asia Cup opener on Saturday.Afridi's......
PESHAWAR: Two new cases of polio virus have been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, raising this year’s national tally to five.According to the Chief Minister's Polio Control Cell in......
LAHORE: Police on Friday detained two drivers from President Mamnoon Hussain’s convoy at Lahore’s Church Chowk and moved them to an unknown location for interrogation, an official confirmed.The......
KABUL: The five-year-old Afghan boy who won the Internet's heart when he was pictured wearing a plastic bag as an improvised Lionel Messi jersey is still eager to meet the Argentine football......
LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement's (MQM) leader has stressed upon the 'legitimacy' of the money confiscated by the London police during the investigation in the ongoing money laundering......
DHAKA: Bowlers made a combined effort as Bangladesh shrugged off a poor batting display to beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 51 runs in the Asia Cup in Dhaka on Friday.Mashrafe Mortaza,......
A successful run in the inaugural edition Pakistan Super League (PSL) was not enough for Pakistan opener Ahmed Shehzad to make the selectors consider him for the Asia Cup and World T20.But the......
DUBAI: Iranians are voting Friday in the country's first elections since the Islamic Republic sealed a landmark deal with the United States and other world powers over its disputed nuclear program......
BAHAWALPUR: Pakistan Army has concluded large-scale exercises in the Cholistan desert, with Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif attending the concluding phase of the maneuvers.Large scale......
The arrest of Indian student Kanhaiya Kumar, president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student union, on sedition charges earlier this month has sparked a fierce national debate over freedom......
KOTRI: Raheel and Gulzadi have been married two and a half years. They live in Kotri with their one-year-old, but are unable to meet their extended families regularly. The couple avoids travelling......
KABUL: The United States military is paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to wounded survivors and relatives of the 42 Afghans killed when an American AC-130 gunship attacked a hospital run by......
TEHRAN: Iranians voted Friday in a major test for President Hassan Rouhani, a moderate who hopes to curb conservative dominance and provide an opening for domestic reforms after a nuclear deal with......
ZURICH: FIFA members on Friday elect a new president and pass reforms they hope will open an escape route from a storm of scandal symbolised by the downfall of veteran leader Sepp Blatter.The......
Flags of green and orange are set to wrestle for supremacy somewhere in the Sher-e-Bangla grand stands as India and Pakistan face off in the first ever T20-styled Asia Cup.To battle hard on Mirpur’s......
I recently became a first-time father, needless to say, a large part of my day (and night) is spent making sure my child is safe and comfortable.A few months before the birth of my child, I picked up......
Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga marked his return from injury with four wickets against the United Arab Emirates in the Asia Cup on Thursday but did little to dispel doubts about how long he......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court accepted on Friday Justice (retd) Abdul Hameed Dogar's appeal to exclude him from the investigation into the treason case against former president Pervez......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s youth are going through a confusing time. The arrival of 3G and 4G services in Pakistan in 2014, and a massive surge in the sale of smartphones has seen an upswing in social......
PESHAWAR: A former Afghan governor kidnapped nearly two weeks ago in Islamabad was freed Friday after a shootout with police in Mardan, he told AFP, saying he could not identify the men who abducted......
Manghopir is one of the oldest areas of Karachi. Situated in the north of this bustling, chaotic and sprawling city, it is most famous for the shrine of Sufi saint, Pir Mangho.The unique bit about......
KARACHI: "It will be more beautiful than the Lahore metro bus," Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told his audience during the groundbreaking ceremony of Karachi's Green Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system......
DHAKA: Bangladesh's clothing exports are booming, defying fears that recent killings by militants might prompt Western brands to go elsewhere to source their garments.Along with relief among......
LOS ANGELES: A gunman killed three people and wounded 14 others at a lawnmower factory in Kansas on Thursday before being gunned down by police in the latest mass shooting to rock the United States,......
DUBAI: Novak Djokovic earned his 700th career match win at the expense of Tunisian wild card Malek Jaziri 6-1, 6-2 at the Dubai Championships on Wednesday.Djokovic, who joined the tour a decade ago,......
CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand had entered their test series against Australia with expectations they could beat their trans-Tasman rivals only to be outplayed by their top order and pace bowlers, coach......
KIEV: Sergio Aguero scored one goal and helped create another as Manchester City powered to a 3-1 first-leg win over Dynamo Kiev in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday.Aguero and David......
EDINBURGH: The Duchess of Cambridge has showed off her tennis skills — to none other than Andy Murray’s mother.Kate, Prince William’s wife, put on a sporty outfit and sneakers to join dozens of......
DHAKA: Captain Lasith Malinga took 4-26 to help Sri Lanka defend a moderate total and beat the United Arab Emirates by 14 runs in the Asia Cup on Thursday.UAE raised a prospect of a shock by......
CAPE TOWN: South Africa’s Aaron Phangiso has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action just weeks before the left-arm spinner will represent the national side at the World Twenty20 in......
ISLAMABAD: Prominent Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar will be supervising the World Twenty20 opener on March 8 between Zimbabwe and Hong Kong in Nagpur.This was announced by the ICC on Thursday.Ian Gould......
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe is reportedly under investigation in a match-fixing case that has already seen one of the country’s former international players banned for 20......
HOLLYWOOD isn’t great at keeping secrets. In recent years, some of the industry’s biggest stars had private photos pulled from the Google Cloud platform and then, a few months later, a high-profile......
MUMBAI: Nearly 100 Indian schoolchildren were hospitalised with suspected food poisoning on Thursday after eating a free midday meal at a government-run school near Mumbai, officials said, adding......
MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was released from prison early on Thursday after serving almost four years of a five-year sentence for possessing weapons supplied by gangsters behind deadly bomb......
BEIRUT: The Syrian army retook a strategic town from the militant Islamic State group (IS) on Thursday, paving the way for the reopening of its sole supply route to main northern city of Aleppo.The......
ABOARD SCOTSMAN: The Flying Scotsman, a 93-year-old steam locomotive and jewel of Britain’s industrial heritage, completed its first official journey on Thursday since a painstaking restoration.The......
NEW YORK: Yoko Ono has been a prominent artist for decades but at age 83 she is again answering a familiar question — No, she says, she didn’t break up The Beatles.The Japanese-born singer, artist......
BRUSSELS: The European Parliament called on the European Union to impose an arms embargo against Saudi Arabia on Thursday, saying Britain, France and other EU governments should no longer sell......
BANGUI: After a surprise election win, the former maths teacher now Central African Republic’s president-elect, Faustin-Archange Touadera, faces the daunting task of setting back on its feet a nation......
LONDON: Gold rose on Thursday as volatility in other markets stoked “safe haven” buying, including of bullion funds.Spot gold was up 0.5 per cent at $1,234.41 an ounce by 1454 GMT, heading for a......
BEIJING: China will allocate 100 billion yuan ($15bn) over two years to relocate workers laid off as a result of China’s efforts to curb overcapacity in sectors like steel, the Ministry of Industry......
KARACHI: The banking sector posted an after-tax profit of Rs199 billion in 2015, an increase of 22 per cent compared to Rs163bn during the preceding year, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on......
KARACHI: Pakistanis purchased 6,106 properties during 2015 as compared to 5,079 units last year, an increase of 20 per cent, Dubai Land Department (DLD) figures showed on Thursday.Around AED 8......
KARACHI: Bulk cargo handling at the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) remained suspended on Thursday after dock workers refused to take bookings in protest against stoppage of loans by the Karachi Dock Labour......
LAHORE: The government will overcome the energy crisis before the end of its five-year term, Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi claimed on Thursday.Addressing......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance approved the Future Market Bill 2016 on Thursday with minor amendments.The committee, chaired by Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, highlighted three......
KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $20.333 billion during the week ending February 19 compared to $20.388bn the previous week, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)......
KARACHI: Indus Motor Company Ltd’s profit-after-tax rose 90.32 per cent to Rs5.9 billion for the half year ended Dec 31, 2015 from Rs3.1bn earned in the same period last year.The board on Thursday......
KARACHI: The rally which started a day earlier did not prolong as the stocks showed sideways movement in thin trade on Thursday, as the KSE-100 index inched up by 15.93 points to settle at......
SHANGHAI: G20 finance ministers gather in Shanghai from Friday with the global economy assailed on multiple fronts, from China’s slowing growth to weak commodity prices, amid simmering disagreements......
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly, which met on Thursday after a five-day break, was informed that action would be initiated as per rules if the authorities failed to honour a final request to be made to......
KARACHI: Alamgir Khan, who runs a social media campaign called ‘Fix it’ by spray-painting political graffiti and portraits of the Sindh chief minister on roads near open manholes, was arrested on......
KARACHI: Hundreds of floral exhibits turned the Seaview Park into a kaleidoscope of splendid colours on Thursday evening as the 65th annual flower show of the Horticultural Society of Pakistan (HSP)......
KARACHI: We don’t know how to phrase questions. We have lost touch with our legacy, with our language. Our ultimate problem is an intellectual problem. This was the thrust of the arguments presented......
KARACHI: The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a mega project that could change the economic map of Pakistan, said Dr Kaiser Bengali adding that like any other project it also had several......
THEIR blue uniforms are worn out, their guns rusted; their faces reflect apathy. Meet some 20 school security guards who are at the police headquarters in Lahore to get a one-day crash course in......
KARACHI: Pakistani banks have been allowed to restore normal financial relations with Iran in the wake of lifting of ban on Tehran by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).The State Bank of......
NEW DELHI: Undeterred by scuttling of its previous attempt to get Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar banned by the United Nations, India will again move the world body with the demand, according to......
LAHORE: The annual exhibition by the Artists Association of Punjab opened at the Alhamra Art Centre, The Mall, on Thursday.It was the 30th annual exhibition of painting, sculpture and graphic arts......
LAHORE: People from all walks of life have welcomed the Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Bill passage in the Punjab Assembly, with some of them criticising the MPAs “who objected to......
LAHORE: The Punjab government constituted on Thursday a five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to carry out investigation into the Pathankot airbase attack.The JIT was constituted after Punjab......
LAHORE: Habib, one of the highest ranking artistes of film industry, passed away here on Thursday. He was 76.Habib (Habibur Rehman) had suffered brain haemorrhage a week and was admitted to the......
LAHORE: Critical patients are paying ‘heavy cost’ for the shuttle service of ambulances launched by the Lahore General Hospital to shift them from the Accident & Emergency (A&E) department to indoor......
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) claimed on Thursday that it has five cybernetic dancing water fountains functional in various parts of the city.The fountains have been installed at......
RAWALPINDI: A college student went missing in Satellite Town nine days ago, after he went to grocery store near his hostel to buy washing powder, his parents said.Asim Zia, 16, is from Gilgit, and......
A statement of Asif Ali Zardari, issued from his Dubai abode, took the chattering class in Pakistan by storm on Tuesday, for the PPP supremo said in it that if army chief General Raheel Sharif......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services (NHS) met on Thursday, and discussed the recent increase in medicine prices.Former health minister Mir Aijaz Hussain......
ISLAMABAD: Shakil Saigol exhibited collection of paintings at a private showing in Islamabad. Titled ‘Calcutta Continuum’, the series is a continuance of the Calcutta Revisited shows held in Mumbai......
ISLAMABAD: Foreign diplomats, educationists and students on Thursday gathered at the first ever two-day Asian Social Sciences Expo to discuss higher education opportunities across the world and......
ISLAMABAD: A photo exhibition highlighting the role of international NGOs was launched on Thursday by the Pakistan National Council of Arts and the Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (PHF).Some 40 pictures......
After it was ranked the best university in general and overall categories by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in their annual rankings, Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) organised a ceremony at the......
To support gender and women’s studies, a project was launched at the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) under the Gender Equity Program (GEP) of the Aurat Foundation. The project is funded by......
ISLAMABAD: ‘FackJuGöhte’, a comedy, was screened at the German Embassy’s Auditorium on Thursday. The film from 2013 drew a crowd of foreigners and Pakistanis alike.Kai Müller-Berner from the German......
ISLAMABAD: Akbar Khamisu Khan has been playing the alghoza flutes since 1995 and learned the trade from his father, the late Ustaad Khamisu Khan who was a world renowned alghoza artist.Alghoza is a......
GHALANAI: A jirga of Haleemzai tribe decided here on Thursday to take strict action against the facilitators of militants in the tribal region.Addressing the jirga, elders of different sub-tribes of......
KHAR: The shortage of funds deprived people of Bajaur tribal agency of free saplings during the current spring tree plantation season, said sources in the forest department.They said that people of......
SHANGLA: Schools and health units damaged in 2005 earthquake are yet to be made operational in Shangla district despite their reconstruction by the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction......
PESHAWAR: Politicians speaking to students on the campus is an idea many academicians might not approve of, but Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan impressed the audience with his......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday directed the lawyer for PTI chairman Imran Khan to produce the footage of his client’s news conference in a contempt of court case.In the news......
ISLAMABAD: Ahead of a crucial meeting of the Council of Common Interests next week, the centre and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have reached an agreement on settlement of net hydropower profit, gas......
KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau filed a reference against former petroleum minister Dr Asim Hussain, former petroleum secretary Mohammad Ejaz Chaudhry and others in an accountability......
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said on Thursday that there was no obstacle in fixing the date for a meeting between the foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India for finalising modalities of the......
ISLAMABAD: It was a day filled with unanswered questions, confusing claims and lots of statistics as the National Assembly on Thursday grappled with issues of Pakistan Airways Limited (PAL) and the......
ISLAMABAD: Amid growing concerns over spread of the Zika virus, sports boards and athletes alike are contemplating whether it will be wise to participate in the Olympic games in Brazil scheduled for......
ISLAMABAD: The federal government announced on Thursday an ambitious 16-point action plan for protection and promotion of human rights in the country, which looked commendable on reading but unreal......
ISLAMABAD: Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who is currently facing a treason trial, approached the Supreme Court on Thursday to ask for one-time permission to go abroad for treatment of a......
LAHORE: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah said on Thursday that People’s Party had proposed in 2008 formation of a parliamentary commission in place of the National......
MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif launched the National Health Programme in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Thursday, saying it was a mark of distinction for him and his government to see the......
WASHINGTON: A US military commander, who oversees military ties between the United States and India, hopes that New Delhi will ultimately understand why the Obama administration is selling eight F-16......
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal has been appointed the United Nations Development Programme’s ‘champion minister’ from the Asia Pacific region in recognition of......
QUETTA: Two factions of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam — JUI-Fazl and JUI-Nazaryati — announced on Thursday that all differences between them had been settled and that they had decided to merge with each......
QUETTA: Polio virus detected in a 30-month-old boy of Quetta does not match with samples from local sewage system but those of Karachi, provincial coordinator at the Emergency Operation Centre told......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Special Committee on the Performance of Pakistan International Airlines asked the government on Thursday to revive the national flag carrier, instead of setting up a new......
NEW YORK: Human rights are fast becoming a casualty in the drive to wipe out fanatical groups like the militant Islamic State group and Boko Haram, the head of Amnesty International warned as the......
PESHAWAR: The Fata Tribunal on Thursday again adjourned because of non-availability of relevant record hearing of a petition filed by Dr Shakil Afridi against upholding of his conviction by an......
KARACHI: The front-runner in Friday’s FIFA’s presidential election, Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa gave the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) a coach on a gratis basis a month before a crucial......
Asif Ali Zardari, former president and still PPP boss, has surprised and confounded before. In recent times, Mr Zardari has even surprised his own party with his pronouncements on national politics,......
FOR many months now, a persistent rumour has refused to go away suggesting that money belonging to individuals from Pakistan has been invested in the Euro bond auction carried out in September last......
THE question of when a professional should call it a day continues to be an issue worthy of national debate. This time the discussion is centred round Shahid Khan Afridi.It seems that the cricketer......
BALLOTING for allocating plots is not new. It has been done by development authorities and private colonies. But making money off people who are eventually not going to get plots, ie unsuccessful......
TOO deep a probe may take you to unwanted areas and throw up ‘facts’ — various sets of them at times — that you may not be prepared to absorb. Too much information can ‘spoil’ your own views about a......
IN different cultures, there are different ways of looking at life. We calculate our life in years, months, days and hours etc while in some ancient cultures, people used to count one’s breaths, in......
IT has been almost two weeks since the beginning of a protest movement of students, teachers and the wider democratic community in and around Delhi’s famed Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) that......
