MUMBAI: Joe Root scored 83 as England sensationally chased down a target of 230 to stun South Africa by two wickets in the World Twenty20 in Mumbai on Friday.The classy batsman hit six fours and four......
BRUSSELS: Top Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam, one of the most wanted men in Europe, was captured in Brussels on Friday during a raid by armed police, French police sources said.It was not......
SANAA: The Saudi-led coalition bombing Yemen for one year has caused the vast majority of civilian deaths in the conflict, the UN rights chief said on Friday, warning international crimes may have......
ISLAMABAD: Iran Ambassador to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost on Friday criticised the Saudi-led 34-state Islamic military coalition formed to combat terrorism in the Muslim world, terming it......
DHARAMSALA: New Zealand held their nerve to edge out Australia by eight runs in a tense World T20 Group Two match on Friday and move closer to a place in the semi-finals.On a high after beating hosts......
It is a widely affirmed notion that sports and politics must not be mixed.However, when it comes to India and Pakistan, it's hard to pry away one from the other. It is usually all or nothing.......
NEW DELHI: Indian police said Friday they had arrested two young Muslim men on charges of obscenity for posting a doctored image of a hardline Hindu leader dressed as a woman on social media.The......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s legendary cricketer Imran Khan left for India on Friday to attend the 2016 World Twenty20’s marquee clash between the two sub-continent giants.A buoyant Pakistan side will take......
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) dissident Anis Kaimkhani on Friday called for an end to differences between Urdu-speakers and Sindhis, and emphasised on unity in the province.At a press......
KOLKATA: As Shahid Afridi’s team gear up for Saturdays clash with pre-tournament favourites India at the Eden Gardens, former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara says Pakistan “looks very dangerous”......
It was a regular Sunday morning that typically starts out with an early morning bike ride — a routine that I have been following for the past four years.I hopped on my bike, and as per usual, pedaled......
ISLAMABAD: The adoption of a National Assembly (NA) resolution proposing public holidays on Easter, Diwali and Holi on Tuesday was cause for excitement as local audiences and international media......
A Palestinian boy who survived a firebombing by Jewish extremists which killed his parents and baby brother was greeted by Real Madrid's stars, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, on......
WASHINGTON: Over its 10-year history, Twitter has marked numerous world events and created its own unique moments.Here are a few key milestones in Twitter history:Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey......
KOLKATA: Pakistan High Commissioner in New Delhi Abdul Basit was granted a visa to travel to Kolkata for a World T20 stand off between Pakistan and India scheduled for March 19, ANI reported.The news......
KOLKATA: Mahendra Singh Dhoni's India will be looking to bounce back from their shock opening defeat when they take on a resurgent Pakistan in Saturday's World T20 blockbuster in Kolkata.Red-hot......
KOLKATA: It's one of the world's fiercest sporting rivalries and previous showdowns have taken place while the countries have been at war, or used as an icebreaker between frosty leaders.But when......
KARACHI: Campaigner Alamgir Khan, whose ‘Fix it’ campaign to cover unsealed manholes in the metropolis gained media attention, was indicted under Section 341 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) in a......
NEW YORK: An American man was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison Thursday after trying to recruit FBI informants to the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria.Mufid Elfgeeh, 32, from Rochester in upstate......
PESHAWAR: The city police on Thursday issued the standard operating procedure for the security of local bus terminals and stands.The development comes in the wake of the bombing of a government......
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party general secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that the government should review the National Action Plan in the light of recent wave of terrorism and find out why......
LANDI KOTAL: The Khyber Agency political administration over the years provided the services of as many as 65 khasadars to some influential personalities in clear violation of the prescribed criteria......
LONDON: The Bank of England has voted to keep its main interest rate on hold, it said on Thursday, faced with a weak growth outlook at home and abroad.The move by the Monetary Policy Committee to......
LONDON: Gold rose on Thursday, building on a 2.5 per cent rally in the previous session after the Federal Reserve cut the number of interest rate rises it forecasts for this year, sending the dollar......
LONDON: Oil prices rallied on Thursday, extending a recovery on efforts to tackle a global supply glut.At about 1700 GMT, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in April was up $1.41......
ISLAMABAD: The Safe City Project, which involved the installation of nearly 2,000 CCTV cameras around the federal capital, will be formally inaugurated in April, the National Assembly was told on......
ISLAMABAD: A petition was on Thursday filed with a local court seeking the arrest of former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf in the murder case of a Lal Masjid cleric.Advocate Tariq Asad......
ISLAMABAD: A lawmaker caused a stir in the house on Thursday when he complained that an MNA’s salary was not enough for him to manage his expenses.It is a widespread impression that parliamentarians......
The 2018 general elections are two years away, but the ruling PML-N is already in the election mode, with focus on fulfilling the election promises that brought it in power for the third time in May......
KARACHI: Cotton prices climbed for the second session in a row on Thursday on strong demand from the spinners amid tight supply of quality lint as ginners were reluctant to sell at the prevailing......
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab education department has declared the land of the Government Christian High School for Boys, Raja Bazaar a ‘state land’ and has directed the district coordination officer to......
ISLAMABAD: In a departure from the past, the capital police high command has introduced a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) to evaluate its officers for nominating for the ‘Cop of the Month’ award -......
KARACHI: Stock were driven high in early trade on Thursday on the rally in international oil prices and the Fed’s comment of deferring hike in US interest rates. The KSE-100 index initially shot up......
LAHORE: Participants at the first LPG Conference unanimously approved a resolution seeking action against the mafia involved in manufacturing substandard cylinders and increasing prices......
ISLAMABAD: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $20.718 billion during the week ending March 11 compared to $20.522bn the previous week, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said......
FDE run schools short of fundsGovernment-run schools in the federal capital are faced with a shortage of funds for running their day to day affairs.Before the implementation of Article 25-A, which......
ISLAMABAD: Successive governments and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have failed to make the lives of overseas Pakistanis better, especially for labourers in the Middle East, senators at a meeting......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance was informed on Thursday that around 5,300 traders availed themselves of the tax amnesty scheme so far, but the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)......
KARACHI: Vegetable prices showed a mixed trend with the change in season while an oversupply of tomatoes and potatoes crashed down their retail prices to Rs20 per kg.Tomato was available at Rs40 per......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s election commission will not be able to hold intra-party elections on the party’s Foundation Day (April 25), as revealed by Jahangir Tareen, owing to ‘careful......
DERA GHAZI KHAN: A lady health worker was attacked by a pack of dogs and injured on Thursday in neighbourhood Jatwala of Taunsa, the Taunsa City police said.Nasreen Bibi said a family unleashed the......
LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Dr Ayesha Ghaus-Pasha on Thursday conceded that the provincial government ‘desperately’ required to improve tax administration and automate collection procedures to......
MULTAN: PML-N’s Rana Qasim Noon won NA-153 by-poll by defeating main rival, PTI’s Ghulam Abbas Khakhi, with a big marginAccording to unofficial results from all 276 polling stations in Jalalpur......
LAHORE: Punjab police have decided to take stern action against officers failing to control crime in their respective areas.The decision was taken at a meeting presided by Chief Minister Shahbaz......
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid leader Pervaiz Elahi has said the package Nawaz Sharif announced for the farmers has been devoured by patwaris.“The farmers’ losses have not been compensated and......
BAHAWALPUR: The population of the black bucks, Chinkara and spotted deer has increased at the Lal Sohanra National Park as about 30 fawns were born there in the last one month.This was claimed by......
KARACHI: The Sindh chapter of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Thursday rejected the Pakistan Peoples Party allegations about rigging in the Badin and blamed the party for turning the PS-59......
KARACHI: K-Electric consumers and shareholders have asked the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) if the purpose of its creation was to just approve tariff increase requests.That was......
KARACHI: In his first lecture since stepping down as dean and director of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) last Friday, Dr Ishrat Husain was invited by Karachi University’s social......
KARACHI: Three years after being wounded in an attack on her school which paralysed the lower half of her body, fourteen-year-old Atiya Ali is finally able to sit and move her legs. She suffered a......
KARACHI: Shakespeare said it best — “If music be the food of love, play on.” And the concert titled ‘Sangat’ took this thought forward at the Beach Luxury Hotel on Thursday where a stellar ensemble......
KARACHI: An exhibition of calligraphic works in siah mashq by Shahabdullah Alamee based on the Persian poetry of Mirza Abdul Qadir Bedil opened at the Koel Art Gallery on Thursday evening.The title......
KARACHI: The litigation over a drought-like situation in parts of Tharparkar finally came to conclusion on Thursday when the Sindh High Court disposed of the matter directing the Sindh government to......
KARACHI: Work on the second track of the Lyari Expressway, which had been stalled for a host of reasons since 2008, resumed on Thursday with the pledge by Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad that the......
KARACHI: Pir Mubarak sat at one end of platform number eight of the Cantonment Railway Station on Thursday morning, his eager eyes following the endless set of tracks running in the other direction.......
NEW DELHI: Four Kashmiri students arrested following rumours that they cooked beef in their hostel room in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh have been released, police said on Thursday, claiming the meat in......
Standing atop the rugged, barren peak of Al Hallaniyah Island, eyeing the blue-grey Arabian Sea as it lashed the rocky coast below, David Mearns tried to transport himself back 500 years.The sky was......
WASHINGTON: “Nobody cares what they say in their editorials anymore, especially me,” declared Republican front-runner Donald Trump as the world’s three major opinion makers, The Economist, The......
TOKYO: Gold and silver ornamental samurai helmets went on sale for tens of thousands of dollars at a Japanese jewellery store on Thursday ahead of an annual festival for boys.Samurai helmets and......
CAIRO: Radar scans of the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun in the ancient necropolis of Luxor showed a “90 per cent” chance of two hidden chambers, possibly containing organic material, Egypt’s......
KOLKATA: Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan smacked an unbeaten 83 off 56 balls to steer defending champions Sri Lanka to a six-wicket win over a spirited Afghanistan in the World Twenty20 on......
KOLKATA: Pakistan women’s team received a body blow on Thursday as doctors ruled out injured opener Javeria Khan for the remaining part of the ICC World T20 tournament.“Javeria will not be able to......
DHARAMSALA: Australia begin their latest quest on Friday to clinch the elusive crown of World Twenty20 champions against a New Zealand side who are on a high after their stunning victory over......
NEW DELHI: Former captain and legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar on Thursday picked Pakistan as the favourites against India in the marquee match of the ICC World T20 to be played at the Eden Gardens......
MUMBAI: South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis says England will feel added pressure to avoid a second defeat at the World Twenty20 when the two sides clash here on Friday.England are in need of a win......
MUMBAI: South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn has sounded a warning to batsmen as he prepares to get his side’s campaign off to a positive start against England.Steyn recently returned to the South......
LONDON: Bayern Munich staged a sensational comeback, scoring twice in extra time after battling back from two goals down to beat Juventus 4-2 on Wednesday and march into the Champions League last......
KARACHI: “Before cricket and hockey, there was squash. And we used to rule it,” were the words of Salman Sarwar Butt, the mastermind behind the lucrative Pakistan Super League (PSL).Butt was......
KARACHI: The glow of the floodlights seemed to have lit up Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) chances on Thursday.With dusk approaching, PIA had fallen behind to a scrappy goal at the end of the......
KARACHI: Fickle weather in the Punjab disrupted play on the opening day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-II Cricket Tournament on Thursday with one game failing to start at all.Karachi Blues,......
INDIAN WELLS: Spanish star Rafael Nadal and world number one Novak Djokovic remained on course on Wednesday for a mouth-watering Indian Wells semi-final, while Swiss Stan Wawrinka exited in a match......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday approved three bills related to establishment of new companies for the financial bailout of defaulting companies, protecting the depositors in case of......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan-Turkmenistan Business Forum held its first meeting on Thursday to chart out a clear agenda for policy intervention to boost bilateral trade.Pakistan delegation was led by......
KARACHI: Telenor Group has acquired the remaining 49 per cent shares of Tameer Microfinance Bank, thus making it a wholly-owned entity of the group.Telenor, with over 35 million subscribers and......
LONDON: Gold held steady above $1,230 an ounce on Wednesday ahead of a hotly anticipated Federal Reserve statement on monetary policy, with traders awaiting further clues on the timing of further US......
ISLAMABAD: At least two provinces — Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — resisted moves on Thursday to start discussions on construction of the controversial Kalabagh dam and put their finances in a Rs178......
ISLAMABAD: Moscow believes that there are still not enough reasons to justify Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Islamabad.“The problem is that usually the purpose of the visit is not......
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain urged the government on Thursday to increase the salary of teachers so that they could play their due role in national progress and focus their energies on......
KARACHI: A day before the Muttahida Qaumi Movement is set to stage a show of strength on the occasion of its foundation day, MQM dissidents Syed Mustafa Kamal and Anis Kaimkhani lost momentum as no......
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said on Thursday that efforts to arrange direct talks between the Afghan government and Taliban were continuing despite insurgents’ refusal to participate in the......
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri has said the government will not hesitate in taking tough decisions to establish its writ and improve the performance of its departments.“In......
KARACHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari warned on Thursday that if ‘dictator’ Pervez Musharraf was allowed to leave the country, it would not be a good omen for democracy and the government......
QUETTA: After the Balochistan home department announced on Thursday head money for 99 members of banned militant organisations, Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri vowed ‘not to pardon’ people......
KABUL: When news first spread last year that a young woman had been beaten to death in one of the Afghan capital’s most famous shrines, it left many in the nation with conflicting feelings of anger......
NEW DELHI: Small incidents of terrorism must be “treated as a war”, Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told parliament during a discussion on the Pathankot incident, the Indian Express reported......
KABUL: A small but significant militant faction on Thursday joined Afghanistan’s fledgling peace process, a rare positive sign for an initiative that has been fraught with false starts and publicly......
WASHINGTON: The US administration joined Congress on Thursday in accusing the militant Islamic State (IS) group of committing genocide. If also approved by the UN, the charge will require all states......
BERLIN: A Munich court handed down on Thursday an eight-year prison sentence to a German former intelligence agent who spied for both the CIA and the Russian secret service because he wanted to......
NEW DELHI: An investigation team from Pakistan will visit India to carry out inquiries over the Pathankot attack on March 27, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced after a meeting with......
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to convene a joint sitting of both houses of parliament on Monday to take up the controversial Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) bill, which the......
KARACHI: Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf left for Dubai early Friday morning, hours after the interior ministry issued a notification to remove his name from the exit control list......
TWO and a half years into the IMF stabilisation programme, there are growing indications that economic activity is finally beginning to pick up. Among the bright spots: a reported surge in business......
IT is finally the women who have united people who had long been busy identifying the factors that separated them from one another. The so-called religious political parties have given the government......
FOUR years ago, on a leap day, a young man of 28 walked out of Haripur jail to his freedom. Now when he looks back at this great event in his life, he describes his feelings on the occasion as......
WE have entered an era of strong tailwinds for the payments industry. Inventions such as ATM and credit cards launched in the 1980s and 1990s, internet banking services and more recently mobile......
FROM being a political force claiming to represent urban Sindh’s Urdu speakers, the MQM has tried to transform itself into a national player.However, while it has made its mark in Pakistan’s politics......
It has proved, in the end, to be a damp squib. What once began as a historic treason trial, either radically altering the civil-military imbalance or shaking the foundations of democracy in the......
THE powers of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan have been strengthened as a result of the new Futures Markets Bill just passed by the National Assembly, but such a move will be......
