SANAA: Gunmen in southern Yemen on Friday stormed a retirement home run by a charity established by Mother Teresa, killing 16 people, including four Catholic nuns, officials and witnesses said.The......
DHAKA: Umar Akmal hit 48 off 37 balls as Pakistan ended its Asia Cup with a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Friday.Pakistan reached 151-4 in 19.2 overs after Sri Lanka posted 150-4 with opener......
ROME: The Vatican Friday defended the Catholic Church's action on paedophile priests, saying popes Francis and Benedict XVI had “courageously” tackled the issue but admitting there was still much to......
ISLAMABAD: Uber is teaching its drivers in Pakistan how not to sexually harass women, a spokeswoman said on Friday, after the popular transport app launched its services in the country a day......
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Colours and Pakistan Board teams battled their way to the final of S&I 4th U18 Junior Girls National Hockey Championship, played at Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium on Friday.In the......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday ordered Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali to ‘send a team to India’ to assess measures adopted for Pakistan cricketers’ security for the World......
NEW DELHI: Batsmen will be encouraged to satisfy contemporary cricket's seemingly insatiable lust for boundaries and bowlers reduced to mere cannon fodder when the sixth World T20 gets underway in......
KARACHI: To express solidarity with their party chief Altaf Hussain after former Karachi mayor decimated him in a press conference Thursday afternoon, Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers and......
GENEVA: An FBI demand that Apple unlock an iPhone risks setting a dangerous precedent that could have a chilling effect on human rights, the United Nations rights chief warned Friday.Zeid Ra'ad Al......
Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-haq have been included in a 'special committee' to examine Pakistan's disastrous Asia Cup Twenty20 campaign and the 'confused' selection process for the upcoming World......
LAHORE: The government of Punjab is setting up a number of fisheries and fish farms that will turn the southern region of Punjab into "a hub of fisheries".Work is underway on construction of the......
DETROIT: Chief rivals to United States (US) Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump assailed him for shifting positions on the issues at a debate, but said in the end they would reluctantly......
BUENOS AIRES: Google said Thursday that a half dozen of its engineers are working to help Brazil track the Zika virus and the mosquito that spreads it by doing one of the things the search engine......
SEOUL: Leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered North Korea's nuclear arsenal to be readied for pre-emptive use at any time, in an expected escalation of military rhetoric following the United Nations (UN)......
ISLAMABAD: The government suffered a major defeat in the Senate today when the house rejected a bill moved by the government to convert the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Corporation into a......
RAWALPINDI: An Airblue aircraft narrowly escaped accident when one of its tyres burst during landing at Benazir Bhutto International Airport (BBIA) on Friday, airport officials said.Flight PA 271......
It begins with a girl on the keyboard, then goes to show the rest of the all-female ensemble, each with her instrument of choice. As a woman, it is extremely empowering to watch.A group of young......
WASHINGTON: India has denied visas for a delegation from the United States government agency charged with monitoring international religious freedom, the agency said on Thursday.The delegation from......
LAHORE: Police on Friday arrested four panchayat members suspected of marrying off a nine-year-old girl in Vani in a Rahim Yar Khan village after taking notice of the incident and registering a......
KARACHI: Former Karachi mayor Mustafa Kamal's press conference on Thursday was all the fuel needed to fire up a Twitter war among Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leaders Jahangir Tareen and Ali Zaidi, with......
PESHAWAR: Afghan ambassador Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal has said the atmosphere of mistrust and fears has marred the relations between his country and Pakistan and therefore, concrete measures should be......
PESHAWAR: The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunhwa (TCKP) and culture department have launched a project “Rang De Peshawar” to add colour to the dusty walls of Peshawar.Walls all around the city......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department has decided to strengthen polio immunisation and cope with refusals against oral polio vaccines (OPV) by parents to eradicate the childhood......
PESHAWAR: Senior artists, singers and writers have demanded of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to come up with a comprehensive cultural policy and set up a residential colony for local artists.The......
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) noted on Thursday that only dictators had worked towards the ‘Islamisation’ of laws in the country, whereas democratic governments – especially the......
Though still shadowed by the fiasco of the first intra-party election held this month three years ago, the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf is in the process of repeating the exercise.A PTI membership......
ISLAMABAD: Residents of the federal capital may have been consuming unsafe water from filtration plants due to the negligence of the Capital Development Authority (CDA).Sources in the CDA’s water......
ISLAMABAD: The Art-a-Thon 2016 award ceremony was hosted on Wednesday by the Satrang Gallery and Islamabad Serena Hotel. The competition is a city-wide art competition that raises funds for The......
IIUI, Nigerian university sign MoUA memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by the International Islamic University (IIUI) and Sokoto State University, Nigeria for starting up various......
ISLAMABAD: “Impossible is a word that only exists in the dictionary,” said Simone Moro, who was part of the first-ever team that climbed Nanga Parbat in the winter.Addressing a press conference at......
LAHORE: Federal and provincial governments’ efforts to increase enrollment in schools under Article 25-A of the Constitution have yet to target the 100 per cent of population as 15 per cent of......
LAHORE: A 50-year-old man committed suicide in Old Anarkali on Thursday after he lost his month’s salary on a bet on the cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh.Muhammad Shafiq, a junior clerk......
LAHORE: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq asks the critics of the Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Act to use parliament to solve the differences or even seek amendment to the law.“The......
RAHIM YAR KHAN: A panchayat has given a nine-year-old girl as Vani to be married with a 14-year-old boy to settle a murder dispute.Gamu Ram, a resident of Chak 178/7-R area of Gulshan Fareed police......
SAHIWAL: Additional District and Sessions Judge Afshan Ijaz on Thursday awarded 25-year rigorous imprisonment along with Rs50,000 fine to a man who killed his sister and her husband for honour at......
GUJRAT: A five-day sixth annual industrial exhibition kicked off at the Zahoor Elahi Stadium here on Wednesday.The event, jointly organised by the Gujrat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GTCCI) and......
KARACHI: The Citizens-Police Liaison Committee, Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, and police have decided to jointly fight the menace of street crime in the metropolis with the help of volunteers, it emerged......
KARACHI: Milk price in the city has been fixed at Rs80 a litre and stern action will be taken against any milk seller selling the commodity at rates higher than the official one, Karachi commissioner......
KARACHI: The United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has discussed the problem of HIV/Aids prevalence in Sindh with particular emphasis on Karachi with the governor, the chief minister and......
KHAIRPUR: Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Thursday inaugurated the liver transplantation centre established at a cost of Rs917 million at the Gambat Institute of Medical Science (GIMS) in......
HYDERABAD: Harried pensioners, mostly elderly men and women, were greatly inconvenienced during verification of their particulars by the Pakistan Telecommunication Employees Trust (PTET) at the......
PALMA: Spain’s Princess Cristina, the country’s first royal to face criminal charges since the monarchy’s 1975 restoration, on Thursday took the stand in a landmark corruption case centred on her......
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s nomination as the Republican presidential candidate would “greatly diminish” prospects for a safe and prosperous future for the United States, former Republican......
PARIS: Joyful events — the birth of a child, a big win by your team — can trigger a dangerous condition called the “broken heart syndrome”, doctors and researchers reported on Thursday.Takotsubo......
ANKARA: EU President Donald Tusk on Thursday issued a blunt warning to economic migrants not to come to Europe, and chastised EU countries which have taken unilateral action to tackle the crisis.On a......
KUALA LUMPUR : Australian and Malaysian officials were moving to retrieve and examine suspected aircraft wreckage found on the east African coast to determine whether it came from missing flight......
PARIS: French politicians targeted the British referendum on EU membership on Thursday, warning that leaving the 28-nation bloc would give London new problems regarding migrants, banking and......
SEOUL: A pair of giant pandas, a state gift to South Korea from Chinese President Xi Jinping, arrived in Seoul on Thursday to a red-carpet welcome.Aibao (lovely treasure), a two-year-old female, and......
Tehran's diplomatic quarter, in the north of the capital, lies in the shadow of the Alborz mountains, their snow-capped peaks overlooking tree-lined avenues and elegant pre-revolutionary palaces.......
VATICAN CITY: Australian Cardinal George Pell, the pope’s powerful finance minister, is under fire on two fronts.For the outside world he is most notably accused of protecting paedophile priests. But......
KINGSTON: West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell could face a suspension under anti-doping rules after missing three drug tests in the past 12 months, reports in Jamaica said on Wednesday.Russell, a......
WELLINGTON: Former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe has died after a long battle with cancer.The 53-year-old, a cousin of Hollywood star Russell Crowe, rewrote the New Zealand record book......
DHAKA: India enjoyed a romp before the Asia Cup final in accounting for the United Arab Emirates by nine wickets on Thursday.The bowlers paved the way to the easy victory, restricting UAE to 81-9 in......
LAHORE: No hasty decisions are likely despite Pakistan team’s shambolic display in the ongoing Asia Cup, but changes are definitely on the cards after World T20, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman......
NEW DELHI: Secretary of the BCCI Anurag Thakur on Thursday said he is hopeful of the Himachal Pradesh government giving the go ahead for the World Twenty20 match between India and Pakistan in......
MILAN: Holders Juventus suffered an almighty scare on their way to a second successive Italian Cup final, dominating Inter Milan at a penalty shoot-out after Roberto Mancini’s men won 3-0 on the......
LONDON: Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester City strengthened their position atop the Premier League without even playing after a Wednesday wipe-out brought defeats for their closest rivals Tottenham......
ISLAMABAD: Taking benefit of historically low prices, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources is seeking an increase in the profit margins on petroleum products of oil marketing companies......
KARACHI: The country has so far produced 9.727 million bales this season, a decline of 34 per cent compared to 14.705m bales a year ago.The cotton crop failure is not only crippling growers......
KARACHI: Imports of completely built-up (CBU) vehicles rose 36.32 per cent to $289 million during the first seven months (July-January) of 2015-16 from $212m in the same period last year.According to......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed on a facilitation package to boost bilateral trade to $5 billion in the next few years.An official of the commerce ministry told Dawn that in the first......
KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $20.352 billion during the week ending February 26 compared to $20.333bn the previous week, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)......
KARACHI: The bullish fire flared up at the stock market as investors scrambled to pick up equities for the seventh consecutive session on Thursday. The KSE-100 index shot up 373.68 points (1.18pc) to......
KARACHI: The government will raise Rs1.45 trillion through auction of market treasury bills and Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) in the next three months (March-May) of this calendar.The projected......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Biscuits and Confectionery Manufacturers Association (PBCMA) urged the government to withdraw 40 per cent duty on the import of sugar, besides withdrawing Rs13 per kg rebate on......
KARACHI: The cotton market lacked buying on Thursday as activity touched rock bottom in the absence of interest from spinning and exporters.Floor brokers said deepening of crisis in the local......
LONDON: Gold rose back towards $1,250 an ounce on Thursday as the dollar eased and equity markets retreated, sharpening appetite for the metal as an alternative asset, but moves were muted ahead of......
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal discussed collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, including setting up a modern university in......
ISLAMABAD: Just days after its unanimous adoption by the provincial legislature, the Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Act (PPWVA) 2016 — which contains remedies for victims of violence —......
ISLAMABAD: Members of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) submitted on Thursday a calling-attention notice to the National Assembly Secretariat seeking discussion on the poor performance of the......
ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in the Senate, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, surprised many on Thursday by defending a bureaucrat, who, in the opinion of almost the entire house, had written a contemptuous......
KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency filed in a sessions court on Thursday what it termed a final charge-sheet against the chief executive officer and other senior officials of a software......
ISLAMABAD: PTI leader Malik Umar Aslam objected on Thursday before the Supreme Court over a report of the Punjab Forensic Science Agency, which validated educational record of Sumaira Malik, his......
QUETTA: The provincial government will make laws to protect the rights of the indigenous people of Gwadar and address their apprehensions about the possible changes in demography after the port is......
ISLAMABAD: Former military ruler retired General Pervez Musharraf is expected to testify in two important cases — one relating to Benazir Bhutto’s murder and the other concerning high treason charge......
QUETTA: Heavy rain lashed most parts of Balochistan, including its capital, on Thursday.The rain caused power outage and suspension of internet and phone services in several districts of the......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would need to increase agriculture production from its existing land resources but with lesser water to feed its additional 20 million people by 2050, said Jocelyn G. Brown, a......
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri inaugurated here on Thursday the reopening of the Sibi-Harnai railway track. The track had been lying closed for a few years because of......
THE tall pine tree on the left flank of the main gate of Azaan Khan Shaheed Model School for Boys in the city’s F-8/3 sector is majestic. Not much attention has been paid to it, though the boundary......
NEW DELHI: Ishrat Jahan, the 19-year-old college girl in the eye of a storm in Indian parliament, was killed in police custody during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stewardship of Gujarat, a police......
KARACHI: Heaping scorn on Muttahida Qaumi Movement supremo Altaf Hussain, former Karachi nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal ended on Thursday his decades-long association with the MQM to launch a new political......
WASHINGTON: Pakistani officials publicly highlighted their influence on the Afghan Taliban leadership in the US capital this week, underlining the importance of their country’s role in promoting the......
QUETTA: Four suspected militants were killed and two others injured during a search operation conducted by security forces in Kahan area of Kohlu district on Thursday.Three suspects were picked up......
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office appears optimistic that the inaugural round of reconciliation dialogue between the Afghan government and Taliban would be held in a few days in Pakistan.Foreign Office......
THE Pakistan-US Strategic Dialogue was conceived at a time when bilateral ties were in trouble and the two states were trying to reset their relationship and its tone in order to address regional......
THERE are few things as predictable in the country as the reaction of the religious right to progressive causes, especially the empowerment and protection of women.When the regressive is confronted......
MUMTAZ Qadri’s execution has kicked off yet another round of evaluations of this country. And within the larger debate, the hanging has added vigour to the discussion on political parties and their......
We have a new national hero in Nergis Mavlavala — a brilliant experimental astrophysicist, a professor at MIT, and a front-seat explorer of the deepest mysteries of the cosmos. Her contribution in......
LAST week Karachi hosted the Teachers’ Literature Festival — an innovative experiment — to introduce an alternative discourse in education.Here a lively session on language in learning was held. That......
LYING in front of the TV on a Friday night, half asleep after a particularly busy week and an even busier clinic, I was suddenly jolted by an advert. A real-life physician — one I knew and recognised......
NEW DELHI: An Indian student leader walked out of prison Thursday, nearly three weeks after he was arrested on a controversial sedition charge that sparked major protests and a nationwide debate over......
