India overcame a fiery opening spell from Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir to pummel their bitter rivals by five wickets in a key Asia Cup Twenty20 match in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on......
DHAKA: India overcame a fiery opening spell from Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir to pummel their opponents by five wickets in a key Asia Cup Twenty20 match in Mirpur, Bangladesh, on Saturday.Defending......
Virat Kohli scored a confident 49 to prop up India in a tricky chase as they defeated Pakistan by five wickets in a low-scoring Asia Cup match on Saturday.India skittled Pakistan for 83 inside 18......
HYDERABAD: Jamiat-i-Ulema Islam (Fazl) chief Fazlur Rehman remained highly critical of Punjab Assembly’s recent pro-women enactment and termed it a law which is in conflict with the Constitution and......
PESHAWAR: The military’s media wing claimed on Saturday that at least 19 suspected militants were killed in Shawal area near the Pak-Afghan border, four security personnel also lost their lives.In a......
PESHAWAR: A student of grade seven, allegedly committed suicide at the premises of a private school in the outskirts of Peshawar on Saturday.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Police DSP Sajjad confirmed to......
DHAKA: It is being dubbed as a contest between Pakistan's bowlers and India's batsmen. But beneath the many layers of obvious strengths and weaknesses, lies the ability of both teams to conjure up......
The recently approved Punjab government's “Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act of 2016” appears at first glance to be a heroic effort to protect women victims of violence.In a nutshell,......
Hours ahead of what is billed as the "ultimate" cricket showdown, Pakistani and Indian cricket lovers take to Twitter to have a little fun and do what they do best: hyperventilate, predict and......
Nearly two years after Narendra Modi was elected as India's prime minister with an ambitious business-friendly agenda, the feeble pace of reforms is starting to test the patience of one of his......
DAMASCUS: Guns fell silent across Syria on Saturday after a landmark United Nations-backed ceasefire came into effect, as a special task force led by rivals Moscow and Washington prepared to begin......
Last December, delegates from over 150 countries gathered at the UN Climate Summit in Paris to conclude an agreement on climate with the goal of limiting the rise of global temperatures below 2......
KABUL: At least 21 people were killed and dozens wounded in two suicide attacks in different areas of Afghanistan on Saturday.A Taliban suicide attack near the defence ministry in Kabul killed nine......
For anxious parents who are about to subsidise their children’s higher education, the choice of university matters: what school to attend and what subjects to study are the key decision parameters.In......
As the name suggests, Studyladder is a website that gives a chance to do activities that cover a wide variety of skills related to literacy, numeracy, science, music, art, language and culture,......
“Sarah! Are you done with your homework?” mum’s voice came over to me.“Uh, no mum. I’ll get started on it as soon as I finish this movie,” I shouted back.“Will you stop watching that movie? You must......
Words are very powerful — so become empowered by enhancing your vocabulary! Check out this week’s word ‘Fur baby’, a new entrant to the Oxford DictionaryFur babyNoun (informal)Definition: A person’s......
Selfie lands a woman in a wellA holidaymaker paid a heavy price for taking a selfie — she fell 30ft down a well as she tried to take a selfie at a tourist spot in India. The woman, from Austria, was......
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Expect things to be hilarious and hair-rising when there is a monkey in a movie, and when the monkey is the hero, that too one who aspires to be an award-winning movie star, then the fun and action......
January is usually a tough month for most children. They are back to school after the winter vacation and their minds are still occupied by the memories of the festive wedding season and visits from......
THE National Command Authority, the apex nuclear body in the country, met on Wednesday and, among now-standard reiterations, “re-emphasised Pakistan’s desire for establishing the Strategic Restraint......
WITH the deadline only two days away, the tax amnesty scheme launched with much fanfare by the government appears to have failed even more spectacularly than any similar schemes before.The so-called......
AS far as protests go, Alamgir Khan’s method was definitely unique. On Thursday, the activist hopped on to a tractor trolley loaded with malodorous garbage and tried to make his way to the Sindh......
IN the name of development, Pakistani cities are experiencing a surgical transformation in the urban landscape. After the completion and launch of the first section of the Lahore Bus Rapid Transit......
EVERY time optimism is allowed to interfere with reality a stark reminder is delivered of how far Pakistan is from being a pluralistic, modern state in sync with the demands of the current times.The......
THERE is a time for any international treaty to be concluded. Judging by some recent comments, the time has come for Pakistan and India to conclude a no-war pact. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif......
“PATRIOTISM”, said Samuel Johnson in 1775, “is the last refuge of the scoundrel.”Over the intervening years, this famous quote may have become a cliché, but has lost none of its sting. This is......
MINGORA: Ijaz Ahmad, who was born without legs, always wished to go to Chinar Khwar but the absence of a bridge on the stream between his village and the other came in the way.“I always dreamt of......
PESHAWAR: Agricultural experts have said that protein-rich mushrooms could be an alternative to meat and called for creating awareness of cultivating mushrooms, particularly in rural areas where most......
LANDI KOTAL: Traditional pro-government elders of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas have welcomed the appointment of a PML-N stalwart, Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, as governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.......
PESHAWAR: A cabinet committee of the provincial government has finalised the draft of the proposed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Act 2016 recommending increase in the provincial police chief’s powers and......
CHAKWAL: In its anti-encroachment drive, the Chakwal tehsil administration retrieved 96 kanals of public land from encroachers and aims to retrieve another 400 kanals in the coming few days,......
ISLAMABAD: Enrolment in religious seminaries in the country has started declining significantly despite a surge in the number of madressahs.The ‘Education Statistics 2014-15’ report, which was......
ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested two directors general of the Employees Old-age Benefit Institutions (EOBI) after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected their bail petitions on......
“I’ve been fond of horses since I was a child, and I always dreamt of having one of my own. Buying one was impossible with my family’s financial condition. I left school early because I had to......
ISLAMABAD: Women prisoners housed in Haripur Central Jail are residing near the male prison, making them vulnerable to sexual violence in case of jail riots.The male prison also houses hardcore......
LAHORE: Karachi’s much-talked about Eat festival has made its way to Lahore and the sprawling Jilani Park is playing host to the three-day food fiesta.Lahore Eat kicked off here on Friday at 4pm and......
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Friday passed four amendment bills and a resolution empowering the parliament to regulate matters relating to “Hindu marriages” -- only after completing a broken......
OKARA: The additional district and sessions court admitted bail plea of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli’s fan Umer Daraz who has been behind bars for over a month.Daraz was arrested on Jan 25 for......
LAHORE: Women must use their education for the good of the country and common people. The girl students are responsible for spreading education in society rather than working as housewives.This was......
TOBA TEK SINGH: Water cut the bank of the Jhang branch canal near Chak 399-JB on Friday resulting into the flooding of hundreds of acres of farmland.Witnesses said farmers tried to plug the 60-foot......
KARACHI: An antiterrorism court acquitted on Friday an MNA of the Pakistan Peoples Party and two others in a case pertaining to the murder of a policeman.Shahjehan Baloch, who won a seat in the 2013......
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate granted on Friday bail to a political graffiti campaigner a day after he was detained for entering the so-called high-security zone on a tractor-trolley filled with......
KARACHI: Coffee houses established in 17th Century Europe were the first nurseries of democracy. Print media in Pakistan has many a time welcomed the imposition of martial law. Crowd politics in......
KUALA LUMPUR: Many species of bees, butterflies and other creatures that are vital to agricultural pollination are threatened with extinction, posing risks to major world crops and global......
MANILA: Philippine security forces killed as many as 42 Muslim rebels claiming links with the militant Islamic State group (IS) and captured their stronghold during five days of fighting in the......
TOKYO: Japan’s latest census confirmed the hard reality long ago signalled by shuttered shops and abandoned villages across the country: the population is shrinking.Japan’s population stood at 127.1......
MADRID: After a brief glimmer of hope, Spain’s Socialists look set to fail in their bid to form a government next week, plunging the country into more political uncertainty.As the country emerges......
Back in 1963, Martin Luther King had a dream. His vision of empowered African Americans resonated across the world where millions believed in his message of equality and brotherhood, and his calls......
KARACHI: Former Olympian Islahuddin Siddiqui has applauded the gesture of Prime Minister Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif to announce a timely reward for the Pakistan Whites hockey team for retaining the......
DHAKA: World cricket’s most exciting rivalry will once again be renewed when India face Pakistan with pacer Mohammad Amir being the focus of attention in a round-robin league encounter of the Asia......
LAHORE: While declaring the first edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) successful in terms of conveying soft image of the country and creating national unity, chairman Najam Sethi has said he......
DHAKA: Bangladesh defended its modest total of 133-8 to beat the United Arab Emirates by 51 runs in the Asia Cup on Friday.Fast bowlers Mashrafe Mortaza (2-12) and Mustafizur Rahman (2-13) led the......
ZURICH: Gianni Infantino of Switzerland became the new FIFA president on Friday after winning a second-round vote at the Extraordinary FIFA Congress, taking over from the disgraced Sepp Blatter and......
DHAKA: Consistency in team selection has started paying dividends for India, star batsman Rohit Sharma said ahead of his side’s crunch contest against Pakistan in the Asia Cup T20 tournament on......
NYON: Eternal rivals Manchester United and Liverpool, English football’s two most decorated clubs, will face each other for the first time in European competition after being drawn together in the......
DUBAI: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic retired during his quarter-final at the Dubai Tennis Championships with an infection in both eyes on Thursday, ending his global run of 17 consecutive final......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited is planning to lay off hundreds of employees to reduce costs due to the global plunge in oil prices and shrinking profits, a company spokesman said......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has approved Rs109 million interest-free loans for the deserving students of different disciplines of under-graduation, graduation and PhD studies for the......
LONDON: Gold fell on Friday, as the dollar and shares rose, but fund buying persisted as investors expected a G20 summit would produce little in the way of a coordinated stimulus programme.Financial......
KARACHI: Renewed buying interest at the lower level helped cotton market on Friday to witness mild recovery. However, activity remained slow and restricted in line with global trend.Floor brokers......
KARACHI: The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has urged the government to declare rice as a separate industry and place it under zero-rating along with five major export-oriented......
SHANGHAI: Germany objected on Friday to launching a G20 fiscal and monetary stimulus package to boost global growth, as the major economic powers split over how to battle a menacing......
ISLAMABAD: The transactions of state-owned entities, including Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), under the privatisation programme have been deferred beyond this......
ISLAMABAD: As Zong announced its plans to inject another $300 million to $400m to expand the scope of its third-generation (3G) and 4G services further across the country during this year, it called......
ISLAMABAD: The main body of traders in the country has asked the government to extend the deadline for a tax amnesty scheme for maximum benefit, and criticised the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for......
ISLAMABAD: The National Tariff Commission (NTC) initiated 21 anti-dumping investigations in March-December 2015 pertaining to tariff protection to the domestic industry and improving its......
KARACHI: The KSE-100 index galvanised by a massive 491.55 points (1.6 per cent) on Friday to close at 31,294.08.While several markets participants were at a loss to provide reason for an instant......
NEW DELHI: India on Friday offered a cautious forecast for economic growth to exceed 7 per cent in the next financial year, as the government prepares to present its budget with clamour for promised......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan welcomed on Friday the agreement reached between Russia and the United States for cessation of hostilities in Syria. The implementation of the agreement will commence on......
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly has called upon the federal government to stop its “anti-business and anti-investment policies” in Karachi and called for investigations and actions against those who have......
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani has urged the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to conduct transparent and across-the-board accountability to eliminate the menace of corruption.Addressing......
QUETTA: The Inspector General of Frontier Corps, Balochistan, Maj Gen Sher Afgun, has said that elements involved in creating law and order situation will be dealt with an iron hand and forces will......
QUETTA: The National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) deputy chairman, Mohammad Imtiaz Tajwar, has said that the organisation is committed to eradicating corruption by adopting a ‘zero tolerance......
QUETTA: The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner, George Okoth-Obbo, has stressed the need for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to empower the youths through......
WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Friday defended the decision to sell F-16 aircraft to Pakistan and endorsed Islamabad’s position that the planes were being used in counter-terrorism......
ISLAMABAD: A controversial bill for turning Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) into a limited company was laid before the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet but it could not pass it because of......
ISLAMABAD: Based on the existing high tax rates, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) recommended on Friday up to 12 per cent reduction in prices of all petroleum products, except kerosene......
ISLAMABAD: The Chairman of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Awais Leghari, says mistrust between Pakistan and Afghanistan is serving the interest of the forces opposed to peace in......
ISLAMABAD: The ruling PML-N was at its hubristic best on Friday in the National Assembly when it bulldozed a piece of legislation with ex-post facto effect, threw unparliamentary tantrums at the......
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar reviewed financial matters regarding rehabilitation and return of Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) at a meeting on Friday.Participants were informed that......
TEHRAN: Long lines formed and voting was extended on Friday as Iranians cast ballots in an election described as a test for President Hassan Rouhani.With the polls coming just one month after......
ISLAMABAD: Over 100 people were arrested in a countrywide crackdown on passport agents’ mafia on Friday on the instructions of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.The interior ministry......
NEW DELHI: India ruled out on Friday withdrawal of army personnel from Siachen Glacier and said Pakistan might occupy the strategic area if India vacated it.Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said in......
WASHINGTON: Apple Inc has struck back in court against a US government demand that it unlock an encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters, arguing such a move would violate its......
KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made it clear on Friday that the Rangers-led operation in Karachi would continue till the complete restoration of normality.He said the federal government would......
LAHORE: Proceedings in the MQM chief’s media blackout case before a Lahore High Court full bench reached a deadlock on Friday after counsel for the party refused to submit a written apology for her......
ISLAMABAD: A day after former president retired General Pervez Musharraf approached the Supreme Court for permission to go abroad for treatment, the court came up with a judgement on Friday that may......
