MOHALI: In the end, the 181-run challenge thrown by the New Zealanders proved insurmountable for Pakistan, who ended their run-chase in a whimper at 158/5.Sharjeel Khan hacked way at the bowling with......
BRUSSELS: Brussels residents turned to Twitter to offer people stranded in the Belgian capital rooms and transport after twin attacks on the airport and a rush-hour metro train killed at least 34......
BADIN: At least 35 people, including three women, died after consuming spurious liquor in Karimabad colony of Tando Mohammad Khan, police said.Police officials confirmed the deaths on Tuesday and......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday suspended the execution of a death-row inmate, who was sentenced to death by a military court for involvement in terrorism.A two member bench of the......
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday said tribal elders in North Waziristan were “happy” with improved security and peace and had requested the army to stay in the area......
INDIA: A report examining nuclear security worldwide suggests India's "nuclear security measures may be weaker than those of Pakistan", but says the risk "appears to be moderate", while claiming risk......
In the aftermath of the multiple explosions on Brussels' airport and subway station which killed at least 28 and injured dozens Tuesday morning, governments and leaders spoke out in sympathy and......
Chris Gayle smashed the first hundred of the sixth World Twenty20 to underline his reputation as cricket’s most destructive batsman and powered West Indies to a six-wicket win over England.Gayle’s......
They are no longer minnows. They are the game’s gathering’s storm, and though they are yet to beat a top-eight nation, it is becoming a question of when rather than if, writes Jonathan Liew for the......
NEW DELHI: The group stages of cricket's World Twenty20 have reached the half-way mark with every team having played two of their four matches.Here are five talking points from the tournament so......
PESHAWAR: A grocery-store owner in Charsadda's Shabqadar tehsil was shot dead by unknown assailants in his shop on Monday night.Malikabad area residents and police sources allege the man, who they......
LOS ANGELES: The US government said Monday it may have found a way to crack the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers without Apple's help, possibly avoiding a showdown with the tech giant.In......
BANGALORE: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni urged his big-hitters to improve their run-rate dramatically against Bangladesh on Wednesday or face the prospect of a humiliating early exit from the......
DHAKA: Unidentified attackers hacked a Christian convert to death in northern Bangladesh Tuesday, amid growing attacks on religious minorities by suspected militants.Police said at least two......
QUETTA: The car park attached to a sports complex in Quetta is full most afternoons ? but there are no cars parked there.Instead, the lanes criss-crossing the enormous stretch of asphalt are filled......
KARACHI: Two cars were found floating in the surf at Karachi's Sea View beach on Tuesday after two drivers, allegedly racing, drove their vehicles into the sea.There were no casualties reported in......
ISLAMABAD: The government has deferred tabling a bill privatising Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in a joint session of parliament for three weeks, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Asad Umar......
BRUSSELS: Explosions, at least one likely caused by a suicide bomber, rocked the Brussels airport and subway system Tuesday, killing at least 34 and prompting a lockdown of the Belgian capital and......
NEW DELHI: India has the world's highest number of people without access to clean water ? imposing a major financial burden for some of the country's poorest people, according to a report released......
QUETTA: Jan Muhammad, 43, is now father to 35 children after the recent births of two more children. Jan Muhammad has three wives who have given him 21 daughters and 14 sons."My target is 100......
I developed an emotional connection with Pepsi in my childhood, thanks in large part to the endorsements it received from the likes of Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Junaid Jamshed.Unaware of the......
ISLAMABAD: Director General (DG) National Police Bureau Muhammad Amlish was made DG Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the Prime Minister's Office said on Tuesday.Amlish, who was serving at BPS 21......
ALBANY: A group of more than 40 millionaires in New York state has written to Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo and top lawmakers calling on them to consider raising taxes on the state’s wealthiest......
GENEVA: Qatar is making progress toward ending forced labour and improving conditions for migrant workers, but the test will be whether it enforces new legislation from December, the International......
KARACHI: Stocks remained in search of direction on Monday with both institutional and individual investors deciding to stay on the sidelines. The KSE-100 index closed down by 57.53 points (0.17 per......
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved the proposed merger of Mobilink and Warid. The merger approval is conditional upon compliance with the remedies imposed by......
KARACHI: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) will clear all 7,500 pending cases of drugs registration in the current year.Out of total registration cases, 3,500 have been pending from......
PESHAWAR: Scores of transvestites belonging to different areas of the province on Monday demonstrated in the capital city against the Haripur police for violence against them.The protesters demanded......
MINGORA: Thirty residents of Swat completed a one-month training course of rabab playing here on Monday.The course was organised by Swat Youth Front in collaboration with provincial directorate of......
MINGORA: When Queen Elizabeth II visited Swat state in 1961, she was surprised to see the official gifts of a nifty Swati cap and a purse, presented to her by the rulers of the state.The first prime......
MANSEHRA: A local court on Monday stayed the exhumation of the bodies of two Kohistani women, who were allegedly killed in the name of honour by their respective families before being secretly buried......
PESHAWAR: About 100,000 saplings were planted by the youth during a plantation drive entitled ‘one tree, one life’ inaugurated by PTI chairman Imran Khan in Regi Model Township here on Monday.One......
LAKKI MARWAT: The forest department in collaboration with the district administration and boys’ scout association held a walk, and a declamation and painting competition to mark the World Forest Day......
RAWALPINDI: To pay tribute to leaders of the Pakistan movement, the Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) on Monday held a portrait competition titled ‘Heroes of Pakistan’.Students of more than 20 colleges......
ISLAMABAD: With the formation of a local government in the federal capital for the first time, the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) role and utility is being called into question. But rather......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Bar Association expressed concerns over the lack of proper security arrangements on the premises of the IHC, especially the ‘inoperative CCTV cameras.’The bar......
ISLAMABAD: A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to verify the allegation by a private petitioner that a hotel was being constructed in the US embassy......
ISLAMABAD: Illicit trade, in arms narcotics and humans, is hurting both Pakistan and Afghanistan and the problem can be countered if both countries collaborate to do so, said Masood Khan, Director......
ISLAMABAD: UK-based WaterAid released a report on the eve of World Water Day, revealing that water quality throughout the world has deteriorated, with Pakistan being no exception.Around 16 million......
NEW DELHI: Spinner Moeen Ali admitted England’s bowlers are hoping for some respite on Monday as they lick their wounds after being pummelled by South Africa and a rampant Chris Gayle in cricket’s......
LAHORE: Judges of a Lahore High Court two-member bench that issued a stay order in Orange Line case refused on Monday to join a five-member larger bench constituted to decide all identical petitions......
LAHORE: An exhibition entitled ‘Flowers of Devotion’ featuring artistic calligraphy of the names of the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) by Neyyar Ehsan Rashid opened at the Alhamra Art Gallery, The......
LAHORE: Advocate Mobeen Qazi has disassociated himself for personal reasons from a legal panel representing the MQM and its leaders before the Lahore High Court in the Altaf Hussain’s media blackout......
GUJRAT: The first-ever institution in Pakistan dedicated to well-being of children with Down’s Syndrome was inaugurated in Jhelum on Monday, March21 – the World Down’s Syndrome Day. The Al-Jalal......
KARACHI: Efforts to save the fast-vanishing mangrove forests received a major boost on Monday when the Pakistan Navy launched a campaign to plant one million mangrove saplings along the coast of......
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday adopted five bills including the one aimed at restoring the status that the Karachi Development Authority had enjoyed before July 2002 by rejecting an amendment......
KARACHI: Rangers on Monday informed the administrative judge of the antiterrorism courts about the 90-day preventive detention of a senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader for questioning — a move the......
KARACHI: In a fourth attack on the paramilitary force in the city within eight days, attackers hurled a cracker at the Rangers checkpoint in Korangi 2½ on Monday afternoon.While the structure of the......
KARACHI: There are a few reasons why the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) on Monday evening chose Intizar Husain’s Khwabon Ke Musafir as its first play of the International Theatre and......
KARACHI: A four-day flower show opened on the lawns of Karachi University’s botanic garden on Monday, featuring a number of seasonal ornamental varieties, mostly by commercial nurseries.Organised by......
HYDERABAD: Sindh Taraqqi-pasand Party (STP) chairman Dr Qadir Magsi, speaking at a well-attended programme to celebrate the party’s 25th founding day as ‘Motherland Day’ on Monday evening, urged the......
LONDON: A judge at England’s High Court on Monday pleaded with US pop megastar Madonna and her British film director ex-husband to resolve a legal dispute over their son Rocco amicably.Alistair......
KOLKATA: Five people have been killed by wild elephants that went on the rampage, triggering panic in a village in eastern India, a local official said on Monday.Another man was critically injured by......
JEDDAH: For the first time, an all-female flight crew recently operated a Royal Brunei Airlines jet from Brunei to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Such a feat certainly appears noteworthy in a country where......
NEW DELHI: Go, inspect the toilets in the building, the trainer said, handing out a 17-page checklist and a tool kit to the students. She told them to measure the width of the wheelchairs, height of......
NEW YORK: When it comes to emojis, the future is very, very ... Face with Tears of Joy.If you don’t know what that means then you: a) aren’t a 14-year-old girl? b) love to hate those tiny pictures......
WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton launched a withering attack on Republican front-runner Donald Trump on Monday at an appearance before thousands of Jewish voters, saying America’s next president cannot be......
BANGKOK: Around 25,000 members of the Rohingya Muslim minority group have left camps for displaced people in western Myanmar and returned to the communities they fled during sectarian violence in......
DONETSK: A Russian court on Monday began delivering the verdict in the high-profile murder trial of Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko, which Kiev and the West have slammed as a political......
CAIRO: Egypt’s state-run news agency said on Monday the top judicial disciplinary council has forced 14 judges into early retirement for allegedly supporting the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood......
TOKYO: Two British ships arrived in eastern Japan on Monday to transport a shipment of plutonium — enough to make dozens of atomic bombs — to the US for storage under a bilateral agreement.The ships......
PORTLAND: The United States won five gold medals as the host nation dominated the final day of the World Indoor Athletics Championships on Sunday to complete their best ever showing in the......
LAHORE: Sindh and Punjab teams defeated their opponents with consummate ease to enter the finals on the second day of the National Women Rocball Championship at Lahore College for Women University on......
LAHORE: After a series of pulsating matches, Fantastic Five outwitted their rivals to win the Lahore leg of the Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five qualifiers on Sunday.The champions from Lahore join Steel......
DHAKA: Bangladesh on Monday sought a review of a ban on key paceman Taskin Ahmed from international cricket, said a senior official of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).The International Cricket......
INDIAN WELLS: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic won the Indian Wells title on Sunday with a 6-2, 6-0 rout of a hobbled Milos Raonic, taking the crown for the third straight year and a record fifth time......
KOLKATA: Pakistan women’s captain Sana Mir says her team has the “killer instinct” to defeat any side in the world and Saturday’s victory over title-contender India was not entirely unexpected.“Not......
MOHALI: A resurgent New Zealand will be eyeing a semi-final berth when they take on a deflated Pakistan in a World Twenty20 group match here on Tuesday.Smarting under a six-wicket defeat to arch......
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar M. Khan, taking a complete somersault on his earlier statements made on Sunday, backed the national team for performing well in the upcoming......
BANGALORE: Usman Khawaja hit a quick-fire half-century to help Australia to a thrilling three-wicket victory against Bangladesh in their World Twenty20 clash here on Monday.The left-handed opener......
INDIAN WELLS: World number one Serena Williams ripped “offensive” remarks by Indian Wells tournament director Raymond Moore, who claimed women’s tennis was riding on the coattails of the men’s......
KARACHI: The new five-year auto policy has ruffled the feathers of car makers and vendors who think the government has “penalised the existing players who have played a big role in developing the......
KARACHI: Despite record remittances and savings due to fall in oil prices, the current account deficit was high during the first eight months (July-February) of this fiscal year.It was though a......
ISLAMABAD: Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) grew 4.12 per cent year-on-year in the first seven months (July-January) of 2015-16, indicating some pick-up in the industrial activity.In January 2016, the......
KARACHI: Renowned Urdu critic, research scholar, poet, journalist, columnist, satirist, short story writer and essayist Dr Anwer Sadeed died in Sargodha on Sunday and was buried the same day in......
ISLAMABAD: The transfer of cases to military courts appears to have slowed down as for the past couple of months not a single case has been transferred to them.The cases are with the interior......
KARACHI: Another Muttahida Qaumi Movement old-timer swelled on Monday the ranks of the dissidents led by former Karachi nazim Mustafa Kamal, though they toned down their tirade against Altaf Hussain,......
LAHORE: Former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf has denied that he left the country after striking a deal with the PML-N government, says PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Husain.“I spoke to Gen......
ISLAMABAD: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has extended his warm wishes to President Mamnoon Hussain on Pakistan Day which will be observed on Wednesday.“Please accept my greetings on the occasion......
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain said on Monday that civilian agencies were being strengthened to take charge of tribal areas’ security at the end of Operation Zarb-i-Azb and added that......
ISLAMABAD: Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan Nasar of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is set to be elected unopposed as senator as both the major opposition parties – PPP and PTI – backed out of......
KHAR: A soldier of the Frontier Corps (FC) was killed on Monday when suspected militants attacked a military post in Mohmand tehsil of Bajaur Agency from across the Afghan border.According to......
HYDERABAD: Seven people, including two women, died after consuming spurious liquor in Karimabad colony of Tando Mohammad Khan on Monday night.The deceased were identified as Hona, Allah Dino, Papu,......
GWADAR: Six men who had been missing for some time returned to their homes in Kech district on Monday, it is learnt.Sources said that Waris Silani, Ajmal Ali, Master Irshad Silani, Naveed Ahmed and......
ISLAMABAD: The cheers brought by Pakistan’s women’s cricket team that defeated India in a match on Saturday were felt in the Supreme Court on Monday when a judge acknowledged their success, saying......
KARACHI: On Monday morning, as Maulana Niaz waits for his motorbike to be fixed at a mechanic’s shop in Mohammad Khan Colony, he narrates how clerics became a part of the ongoing polio drive which......
WASHINGTON: Nuclear weapons in the hands of terrorists is a bigger and more immediate threat and not nuclear weapon states, says the Obama administration.US lawmakers disagree. They insist that......
THE HAGUE: War crimes judges have found former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba guilty of a deliberate campaign of widespread rapes and killings by his private army in Central African......
CHITRAL: Chances of survival faded for seven students who were buried alive under an avalanche in Susoom village of Karimabad valley as there was no headway in their search on Monday.A massive......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed the hope that the upcoming visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will help revitalise bilateral ties.“I am looking forward to welcoming......
ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has demanded that the centre assimilate the already-ripe 2,600MW power projects in the province into the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.In a......
WATER has become Pakistan’s number one development and governance issue. While water availability in our river systems has remained fairly stable, per capita water availability has diminished from......
THE usually unflappable Javed Akhtar was in an angry froth last week. He shouted ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ not once but three times in a row. It was his farewell speech in the Rajya Sabha but the......
ONCE the largest vehicle of an egalitarian agenda, a secular ethos and federal democracy, the PPP is now a pale reflection of its past glory, with its votaries — known as jiyalas — waiting to see......
THE station house officer (SHO) and the patwari are perhaps the two most hated characters from the colonial administrative legacy that Pakistan inherited. The SHO’s job is to administer the affairs......
IT is talked up as a core goal in Fata. The army chief is known to focus on the issue. The political government vows it will get it done. And the newly appointed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor has said......
BY beating India in the crucial WorldT20 clash at New Delhi on Saturday, the national women’s cricket team has achieved new heights.While their male counterparts have continued to struggle,......
HAVANA: Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro vowed Monday in Havana to set aside their differences in pursuit of what the US president called a “new day” for the relationship between......
CUPERTINO: Apple went small — cutting prices as well as screen sizes — unveiling a new iPhone and iPad aimed at reaching more customers and boosting replacements, at a low-key product unveiling on......
