ANKARA: At least 25 migrants including children died on Sunday when their wooden boat capsized in the Aegean Sea while trying to cross from Turkey to Greece, the Turkish coastguard said.Fifteen......
LOS ANGELES: Former US first lady Nancy Reagan died Sunday at age 94, a spokeswoman for the Reagan Presidential Library and Foundation in Simi Valley, California said.Congestive heart failure was the......
LAHORE: Nazir Masih, 58, an HIV/AIDS patient, became an outcast when he socially disclosed he was suffering from the deadly disease.But he did not give up. Masih launched an organisation to help AIDS......
DHAKA: Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan scored a swashbuckling fifty to help his side crush Bangladesh by eight wickets and clinch the Asia Cup Twenty20 cricket title on Sunday.Dhawan, who made just 19......
BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber on Sunday rammed his explosives-laden fuel truck into a security checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens, officials said, the latest......
JAIPUR: A woman was burnt to death by her brothers for marrying a man belonging to a different caste, police said Sunday, in the latest incident of a so-called honour killing in India.Rama Kunwar,......
Former cricket great and Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has opposed the participation of the Pakistan cricket team in the upcoming ICC World T20 due to what he said were ‘hateful’......
DHAKA: The Bangladesh High Court will this month hear a writ petition that was initially filed 28 years ago, challenging the constitutional amendment that gave ‘Islam’ status of the state’s......
ISLAMABAD: The Indian high commission on Sunday issued visas to a two-member Pakistani security team which will assess the security situation in the neighbouring country ahead of the Pakistan cricket......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said Saturday it would send a security team to India next week to survey the situation on the ground before the country's cricket squad travels to play against their arch-rival......
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says the militant Islamic State (IS) group has been defeated in eastern Afghanistan, where it had taken over some remote districts.Speaking at the opening of......
WATFORD: Claudio Ranieri is still refusing to countenance Leicester City as Premier League title favourites despite seeing his side extend their lead at the top of the table to five......
WASHINGTON: Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz split victories in four nominating contests with front-runner Donald Trump on Saturday, bolstering Cruz's argument that he represents the party's......
JAIPUR: Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit stressed the need for uninterrupted talks between Pakistan and India for peace and regional stability, Radio Pakistan reported.Basit, while......
A few days back, Indian superstar Amitabh Bachchan was taken by a huge pleasant surprise when he received a bat from the West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle, signed by the explosive batsman, as a gift......
It is a great achievement to win an Oscar award once in your lifetime. Doing it twice puts the winner in a league of their own.On Feb 29, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won her second Academy award for the......
Boy o boy, this girl oozes confidence like on one’s business. Insiders say that after the success of her debut Bollywood venture Sanam Teri Kasam, our very own Mawra Hocaine is getting offers left,......
Congratulations to Anwar Maqsood and Dawar Mahmood, the writer and director of the theatre play Siachen. The drama crossed the 100-show mark in the Arts Council Karachi auditorium on Feb 27,......
Film actor Habib, who was one of the most celebrated film stars of the 1950s and ‘60s, passed away in Lahore on last week after a prolonged illness at the age of 85.Habib belonged to the generation......
Ok Sonam Kapoor, we get it. Chill out. The petite Indian actress says she doesn’t want to work in Hollywood as a hot, exotic Indian girl, and would rather do something in the West that has ‘gravity’.......
Boy o boy. This Mathira babe is pretty special. She has been signed by director Sangeeta for her upcoming film Tum Hi To Ho, and according to Mathira, her role in the movie will help take her acting......
Nescafe Basement is a distinct project for two reasons: one, it is a classical epitome of a musician’s dedication towards Pakistani music; two, it is a selfless effort on the part of a corporate......
The air was pulsating with raw energy and even the birds took cue and began to chirp in frenzy as the evening set in at the Lahore’s iconic Haveli Barood Khana. Starting behind schedule than the......
The predecessor to this film was a side-splittingly funny satirical comedy about a ‘really really ridiculously good-looking’ yet hilariously dimwitted male model named Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller)......
With dedication and empathy, Sharmeen zones in on heartwrenching stories that we all know exist but that nobody likes to talk about. She proceeds to capture them on film and try to bring in change.......
The ripples die early every year, and this year is no exception. By the time you read this the 88th Academy Awards will be old news. However for trivia buffs, Oscar pundits and controversy-seekers,......
St Peter’s was located in Panchgani, a hill station tucked away in western India. In spring and summer, the place was bathed in soft focus sunlight, the fields buzzed with dragon flies and swarms of......
For Pakistani women, the deck is stacked against them in the spheres of politics and governance, both of which have traditionally been considered as jobs for men. Ahead of Women’s Day on March 8,......
According to a report by Dawn reporter, Kalbe Ali (March 1, 2016), the limited coverage that was given by the country’s private TV news channels to the hanging of Mumtaz Qadri, contributed to......
Unlike other rivers that are largely dependent on melting snow or rainfall, Pakistan’s main river, the Indus, is very much dependent on glacier melt. Experts say that on average, around 40pc of its......
After removal from office as prime minister, Mohammed Khan Junejo did not leave the PM House immediately, nor did he express his anguish. He remained calm, as though he was aware of what was......
So much beauty, aesthetics, culture and tradition in the narrow lanes of Pakistan Chowk is hard to imagine, I thought as stepped into Mohammed Iftikhar’s shop. After meeting this calligrapher with......
In the aftermath of the catastrophic 1935 earthquake and during the British rule, Quetta city was designed for a limited population. However, according to Dr Kaleemullah Khan, the mayor of Quetta,......
Arrive incognitoIf being received by someone unknown ensure the following:— Hotels / car rentals must only display their logo and not your name on the plaque.— Your organisation or a business partner......
Teenage years, for many of us, are amongst the most memorable times of our lives — full of playful mischief and carefree days. Yet even in those good times, there were things that bothered us like......
One of the biggest issues plaguing online spaces nowadays is the issue of cyber bullying. As more and more children are acquiring access to cyberspace by joining social media websites, using instant......
What greater proof of Madhur Jaffery’s histrionics talent than the fact that she won the coveted Best Actress Award in 1965 at the prestigious Berlin International Festival for her portrayal of a......
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“We’re creating history,” declared Shamoon Sultan on social media, just a few days before his mega-store launch in Karachi’s Dolmen City Mall. Spanning 22,000 square feet of quintessentially earthy......
Adaab Auntie, I’m a 19-year-old girl. I am in an extremely puzzling situation (in my head). I am with a guy who loves me dearly. We both are perfect for each other and our relationship is like a......
‘Sense and sensibility’ tend to fly out of the window whenever gardeners come face to face with those impossible to resist, so temptingly displayed, colourful packets of seeds and, totally......
Nausheen Saeed’s exhibition of recent works titled, Between Heaven and Sky at the Canvas Gallery, Karachi, has added yet another extraordinary chapter of sculpture to the city’s contemporary art. It......
Archibald John Motley, Jr. (1891-1981), was an African -American artist who was born in New Orleans but his family moved to Chicago when he was quite young. The artist lived and worked in the first......
Lala Rukh has embraced minimalism for much of her 40-year career. Exposed to these ideas while attending graduate school in Chicago in the ’70s, the artist creates pictures with simple forms — ones......
When talking about epochs of the past, a certain level of nostalgia and romanticism is inevitable. Iranian artist Mohsin Keiany’s new body of work Unseen Shahnameh, exhibited at the Sanat Initiative,......
As it transpired it was an event waiting to take place. The red-faced International Cricket Council (ICC) was still counting the ramifications of a chaotic 2007 World Cup in the West Indies. The......
By all standards the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL), organised in the UAE with the advice and assistance of foreign consultants, contractors and advisors, was a resounding success. It can be......
Folks, it has happened. Ace vocalist Rahat Fateh Ali Khan couldn’t resist the temptation of appearing in front the camera … in a film, that is. He has lent his voice to many a movie’s protagonists......
Yes, it’s true dear readers. King of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan aka SRK and the gorgeous Pakistani actress Mahira Khan have been having a whale of a time. SRK doesn’t often drive the vehicles that he......
Family and relationships is one of the most widely written about themes in global literature. This results in books, films, and television shows that become hugely popular. But this also raises the......
Wolf Winter is Swedish-born, Canadian-based writer, Cecilia Ekbäck’s debut, and while the nature of first-time novels is often uneven there is plenty to commend in this one. Set in Swedish Lapland of......
MukhtasIr Tareekh-e-Hind is a compilation of Urdu translations of three research articles on various aspects of Indian history written by three of the Soviet Union’s leading historians during the......
Most people who are acquainted with Ghalib’s poetry know that he was born on Rajab 8, 1212, corresponding to Dec 27, 1797. Most people are also aware that Ghalib was a gifted child who began......
Italian novelist and philosopher Umberto Eco’s latest novel Numero Zero is a mystery novel about media politics, conspiracies, and murder.When you think of an Umberto Eco, you think of conspiracy......
Ever since the end of the Cold War, and the system of alliances that it had spawned, interstate and intra-state conflicts have come to occupy centre stage more and more in considering questions of......
THE staging of the much-awaited Pakistan-India World T20 game in Dharamsala on March 19 has snowballed into a major crisis amid threats of disruption from Hindu extremists besides stiff opposition......
THE continued presence of some 1.7 million registered and 1.3m unregistered Afghan refugees in Pakistan highlights the state’s inability to find a long-term solution to the refugee crisis. Recently,......
IT was an early March morning in 2009 and I was cruising along one of the primary roads in the central business district area of Dhaka city where many of the ready-made garments (RGM) factories are......
A FLAME flickered briefly this week, the savages violently snuffed it out and folk wondered — a step forward, two steps back, going round in circles, tightening noose, what?Because this is Pakistan......
THE dominant sentiment in America today is anger. Popular anger about lower economic expectations; nationalist anger at the loss of global dominance; anger against President Obama for acknowledging......
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan formally inaugurated the All-Pakistan Youth Carnival with the name of Mega Challenge (MC-16) at Qayyum Sports Complex here on......
PESHAWAR: PTI chairman Imran Khan on Saturday said a totally new bill was being drafted for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to constitute a more independent and powerful Ehtesab Commission.During a news......
PESHAWAR: A woman was killed when a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) guard opened fire on a car near Bacha Khan International Airport (BKIA) here on Saturday evening.Police said that the incident took place......
SWABI: Pakistan Muslim League-N local leaders on Saturday hoped that the newly appointed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra would take steps to end the ‘sense of deprivation’ prevailing......
MINGORA: The castle of Raja Gira, the last king of the Hindu Shahi period before the advent of Muslims in Swat, is crumbling down due to the government’s lack of interest and constant neglect.Perched......
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) has advised citizens of the capital to avoid wooded areas and where plantation is in abundance.According to the advisory issued to NIH, in the......
Bulgarian Ambassador Roman Pirontchv and his wife Anetta hosted a reception at the embassy in Diplomatic Enclave on March 3.Minister of Commerce Khurram Dastagir Khan was the chief guest on the......
MUZAFFARABAD: The schedule for the preparation of fresh electoral rolls for 12 constituencies of Pakistan-based Kashmiris has been announced by the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission.Of......
Established in 1973 in a small building with Faiz Ahmed Faiz as its founding chairperson, the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) soon emerged as the focal organisation for the promotion of arts......
Husna, a 14-year-old girl from Shabqadar, undergoes an indescribable ordeal of severe pain every week when she is brought from her village for blood transfusion. She was diagnosed with thalassaemia......
ISLAMABAD: Mainstream religious parties belonging to all schools of thought on Saturday rejected the women protection bill recently passed by the Punjab assembly and termed the hanging of former......
LAHORE: As many as 102 Hindu pilgrims on Saturday arrived in Lahore through Wagah border to participate in Shivratri festival being held from March 7 at Katas Raj temple in Chakwal district.Received......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said land record of 23,000 villages across the province has been computerised paving the way for eliminating disputes, unnecessary litigation, corruption and......
The centennial celebrations of painter Shakir Ali will kick off from Sunday (today) at the Shakir Ali Museum. The celebrations have been organized by the Pakistan National Council of Arts, Ministry......
LAHORE: Punjab University dean faculty of life sciences Prof. Dr. Muhammad Naeem Khan has completed his post-doctorate from the University of Zagreb, Croatia.Dr Khan, who was awarded a European......
LAHORE: As rain continued to lash many parts of the country on Saturday, the Met department forecast above normal downpour in the country in March and April, compensating for the below average......
MUZAFFARGARH: The police have registered two cases against 100 people under the Anti-Terrorism Act on the allegation of attacking a coal-power plant survey team.Mahmoodkot police SHO Chaudhry Javed......
RAHIM YAR KHAN: The Shaikh Zayed Medical College Hospital (SZMCH) chapter of the Young Doctors Association (YDA) organised a protest here on Saturday against non-recognition of 50 additional seats......
The very words ‘Heera Mandi’ conjure up images of beautiful women, lively dancing, music, food and drink and carnal pleasures beyond the ordinary. Many imagine rich men enjoying themselves till their......
KARACHI: In a thinly veiled reference to the establishment, Muttahida Qaumi Movement mayoral nominee Waseem Akhtar has said party dissidents Mustafa Kamal and Anis Kaimkhani who have been ‘brought’......
KARACHI: Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on Saturday afternoon rejected the notion that she through her films is showing the negative side of Pakistan to the rest of the world. She was of the view......
KARACHI: A week after the launch of the Centre of Excellence in Journalism on its fourth floor, the Aman Tower was inaugurated by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Saturday. The building is......
KARACHI: A woman lawmaker of the Pakistan Peoples Party was grilled by Rangers about her suspected ties with gangsters in Lyari, it emerged on Saturday.Sources in the paramilitary force said that......
HYDERABAD: Sindh Inspector General of Police Ghulam Hyder Jamali said on Saturday that just two years ago police faced a complex situation but they managed to bring everything under control and now......
KARACHI: A young woman running a car accessories shop in the DHA Phase-II extension commercial area would stand out obviously. And that is what happened with Neha Ahmed.An elderly gentleman, out of......
PARIS: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Saturday the kingdom will keep French military supplies previously intended for Lebanon under a $3 billion aid programme, as Riyadh toughens its stance......
KHARTOUM: Veteran Sudan Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi, one of the fiercest critics of President Omar al-Bashir’s government, died of a heart attack on Saturday aged 84, state television......
MANILA: The Philippines said on Saturday it had impounded a North Korean vessel in response to tough new United Nations sanctions introduced in response to Pyongyang’s recent nuclear and ballistic......
NEW DELHI: Erstwhile bastions of India’s communist-led Left Front, Kerala and West Bengal, are among the clutch of states going to polls in April-May, the election commission announced on......
BANGKOK: More than 60 people were hospitalised on Saturday, mostly for burns, after the engine on a Bangkok commuter boat burst into flames and sent passengers leaping to a nearby pier, officials......
BEIJING: China expects its population to rise by around 45 million — almost the number of people in Spain — in the next five years, it said on Saturday, as it confronts a growing demographic crisis......
MIAMI: SpaceX on Friday successfully launched a communications satellite to a distant orbit but failed, as expected, to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on an ocean platform.The rocket......
LUND (Sweden): The British have a problem. A referendum on continuing membership of the European Union scheduled for June may lead to Brexit — Britain heading for the exit. Anybody with any knowledge......
WARREN: Donald Trump is embracing what he calls flexibility on issues like torture and illegal immigration, abandoning at least for now the tough rhetoric that has fuelled his rise to Republican......
LONDON: Alexis Sanchez salvaged a point for 10-man Arsenal and denied Tottenham Hotspur the chance to go top of the Premier League after a pulsating north London derby ended in a 2-2 draw at White......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s T20 captain Shahid Afridi returned here on Saturday amid tight security after participating in Asia Cup in Bangladesh.Afridi, along with his family, swiftly came out of the......
ROME: AS Roma won their seventh straight Serie A game as Mohamed Salah scored twice in a 4-1 win at home to Fiorentina on Friday to move clear of their opponents in the race for a Champions League......
DURBAN: David Miller hit an unbeaten half-century as South Africa beat Australia by three wickets in the first Twenty20 International here at Kingsmead on Friday night.Miller hit 53 not out off 35......
PARIS: Novak Djokovic provided the point for Serbia to edge them towards a dream Davis Cup quarter-final showdown against defending champions Great Britain and Andy Murray on Friday.Serbia were tied......
CAEN: Monaco suffered a fifth Ligue 1 away match without a win on Friday when a last-minute goal from Christian Kouakou allowed Caen to snatch a 2-2 draw, a result that moved runaway leaders Paris St......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s hope of making it to the World Group play-offs were dashed when formidable China completed the rout by winning the doubles in their Asia-Oceania Davis Cup Group One first-round......
KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) is considering various options to give connectivity to the upcoming Pakistan Deep Water Container Port (PDWCP), including increase in the capacity of traffic......
KARACHI: The prices of commercial plots in the city have risen sharply owing to limited availability of space on prime locations situated along main roads.The demand for locations along main......
LAHORE: Distribution companies of the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on Saturday announced a reduction of Rs15 per kilogram, bringing domestic cylinder down by Rs170 and commercial by Rs680.According......
KARACHI: In the midst of extremely slow trading the cotton market on Saturday gave lacklustre conditions. Barring a couple of deals originating from some needy spinners, the market remained devoid of......
QUETTA: Balochistan Education Minister Abdul Rahim Ziaratwal has alleged that a number of teachers hired to teach science subjects are incompetent. He made this observation while addressing a......
KARACHI: Senior leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Dr Farooq Sattar has claimed that families of several ‘missing’ workers of the party and those languishing in prison are being forced to......
WASHINGTON: The US government has formally notified the intended sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, taking a major step towards finalising the deal.“This proposed sale contributes to US......
THIS port town is touted as the next modern city full of opportunities for developers and residents alike. Yet, at the moment, the residents of Gwadar wish for nothing more than a continuous flow of......
ISTANBUL: Turkish riot police fired on Saturday plastic bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters who gathered outside an opposition newspaper the day after it was seized by authorities in a......
ISLAMABAD: Efforts for reviving the reconciliation dialogue between the Afghan government and the Taliban ran into trouble on Saturday with the main faction of the insurgent group denying it planned......
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is preparing to take up several cases of corruption in Pakistan Railways. A team of NAB officials recently met Railways Secretary Perween Agha in......
KARACHI: Police on Saturday submitted a progress report in the Baldia Town factory case in a sessions court.According to the report, one of the accused in the case has informed police that the name......
