HAVANA: Retired leader Fidel Castro accused US President Barack Obama of sweet-talking the Cuban people during his visit to the island last week and ignoring the accomplishments of Communist rule, in......
ISLAMABAD: A day after a suicide bomber killed 72 people in a Lahore park, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in his address to the nation reiterated Pakistan's "resolve to fight the menace of terrorism......
ISLAMABAD: Police have registered a case against the attack on singer-turned-evangelist Junaid Jamshed, who was assaulted by a group of angry men at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport on......
NEW DELHI: Opener Hashim Amla struck an unbeaten 56 for South Africa in its eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the last World Twenty20 Group 1 game on Monday.Amla hit five fours and one six off 52......
BERLIN: In the macho world of international football, world champions Germany have taken a more spiritual approach and will again employ a yoga teacher, whose pupils include Madonna and Sting, to......
NEW DELHI: Ice-cool allrounder Ben Stokes said Monday he was revelling in his role as England's death bowler after his nerves of steel once again kept his side in the World Twenty20.With Sri Lanka......
NEW DELHI: South Africa batsman Hashim Amla insisted his team's World Cup dream lives on, saying the top Proteas stars are still hoping for glory in the near future.Apart from their Champions Trophy......
Gulshan-e-Iqbal is a big public park situated in Lahore's Allama Iqbal Town. The place has long stretches of grass where families spend their leisure time eating home-made cuisines over a spread......
WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, known more for his bravado than for sound policy statements, did not specifically condemn Sunday's terrorist attack in Lahore's......
Facebook apologised on Sunday for a bug that sent a Safety Check notification to users around the world following a deadly suicide bombing in Pakistan.Facebook users from Honolulu to Brussels and......
DHAKA: Bangladesh's high court on Monday rejected a petition by secular activists to scrap Islam's status as the state religion, a lawyer said."We are saddened (at the ruling)," said Subrata......
NEW DELHI: Indian great Sachin Tendulkar remains the gold standard of batting in the post-Bradman era but Virat Kohli's latest masterclass in Sunday's World Twenty20 shootout against Australia has......
It was at 9:22am on a spring morning in 2008 when I fell in love with Lahore. I remember this moment distinctly because the windows of my dorm room shook with the sound of a suicide blast in downtown......
NEW DELHI: Fast-bowling legend Wasim Akram was heckled while speaking on a show, live on Indian news channel Aaj Tak, reported The Indian Express.Akram was commenting on star Indian batsman Virat......
DUBAI: The secretary of the Iranian National Security Council has congratulated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on regaining the city of Palmyra, Tasnim news agency reported on Monday."The......
LAHORE: The Army and Rangers will conduct a widespread operation across Punjab to target militants, their facilitators and their hideouts, military sources told Dawn.com on Monday.Sources said the......
THE annual budget is not only a statement of revenues, expenditures, fiscal deficit and government borrowings but also a powerful tool for efficient resource allocation and utilisation, equitable......
IS Pakistan in ‘danger’ of becoming liberal? Religious groups appear to think so, and are quite keen on mobilising against these changes to the country’s intellectual and legal foundation.What we do......
THE performance of the Pakistani women’s team in the World T20 tournament has generated much excitement and inspired many a tweet and Facebook update about Pakistani women taking over the world. This......
WHEN is the decline of an offer — and a good offer at that — not so much a refusal but an expression of suspicious incredulity?In the case of Pakistan, it would seem when the chasm between the state,......
PESHAWAR: Speakers at a conference here on Sunday said that precautions against fire was the only way as there was no burns centre in the province.They said that people, who caught fire and developed......
LANDI KOTAL: A gunman shot dead a health worker here late on Saturday evening.Family sources said that Akhtar Khan, a supervisor in Expanded Programme for Immunisation, was sitting in his private......
PESHAWAR: Christians celebrated on Sunday Easter in different churches here with religious zeal and fervour and held special prayers for peace and progress of the country.The participants also......
PESHAWAR: Auction for the tax collection contract of the largest general bus stand of the province in Peshawar couldn’t be held for the last over two years because of irrational terms and conditions......
ISLAMABAD: It appeared as if civilian law enforcement agencies were unprepared to handle the onslaught of pro-Qadri protesters that surged into the federal capital on Sunday. This is the only......
RAWALPINDI: Police have launched an investigation into the attack on singer-turned-evangelist Junaid Jamshed, who was assaulted by a group of angry men at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport on......
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC)’s website is carrying inaccurate information about the appointment of teachers in public and private sector universities for over nine months,......
ISLAMABAD: From Liaquat Bagh to Parliament House, the supporters of Mumtaz Qadri left a trail of smoke and debris in their wake as they marched on the capital.Citizens of the twin cities, meanwhile,......
ISLAMABAD: A public library was finally inaugurated in the city on Sunday, 24 years after it was first promised. Shehr-e-Kitab, or the city of books, was formally inaugurated at a ceremony in F-7......
ISLAMABAD: The government has approved over 100 varieties of genetically modified corn and cotton to be sold in the market, but the move has drawn concern from some agriculture experts.They have......
RAWALPINDI: The word naan typically conjures the image of a rich meal. But Naan Chaaye in Bahria Town instead offers a new take, with fresh, flavoured naan as a light snack to accompany a steaming......
MINGORA: Although normalcy has returned to the scenic valley of Swat, yet scores of people, affected by the militancy, are still facing hardships.Hundreds of widows and orphans have to struggle to......
FAISALABAD: It was the launch of a lawn brand at a Faisalabad hotel last week where gun-toting guards, and not the beauty world celebrities, had more presence.Mujahid Nabi, one of the participants,......
LAHORE: Heart-rending scenes were witnessed at various city hospitals where a number of dead and injured people were shifted by public and private ambulances and other vehicles following the blast at......
LAHORE: The two-day Sufi festival organised by the Lahore Arts Council and a private firm concluded on Sunday at the Alhamra Art Center, The Mall.The organisers had to cut the event short by a few......
LAHORE: People from all walks of life and leaders condemned the suicide blast in Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park that resulted in dozens of casualties with children and women among the victims.Governor Rafiq......
LAHORE: Abuzar, 10, was selecting a pair of shoes at a shop at Iqbal Town’s Moon Market when the bang was heard. His mother grabbed his arm and dragged him out of the shop, bundled him into a car and......
LAHORE: The district government has ruled out that Christians were the target in the Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park attack.“Christians were not the specific target in the blast. It was not the park meant for......
Today, a little about mundane matter: Recently one had to undergo a tortuous reaffirmation of one’s identity, in society’s administrative scheme of things. The driving license needed to be renewed in......
LAHORE: The Jamaat-i-Islami women wing held a rally on The Mall here on Sunday against the execution of Mumtaz Qadri and women protection act.JI Emir Sirajul Haq and Samia Raheel, daughter of the......
LAHORE: All markets and bazaars in the provincial capital will remain closed on Monday (today) as traders have announced a strike to mourn the Gulshan-i-Iqbal tragedy.The lawyers’ community has also......
With the aim to mobilise women and to reclaim public spaces for them, the Girls at Dhabas, a group of young women, organised a bicycle rally here on Sunday.The rally provided a platform to the women......
NAGARPARKAR: Deforestation of the Karoonjhar hills, which surround Nagarparkar town of Tharparkar district, threatened the very existence of critically endangered vultures whose population has......
BADIN: Two brothers, said to be close aides to Dr Zulfikar Mirza, the estranged Pakistan Peoples Party leader and former home minister, were attacked with an axe by unknown assailants at Allahwala......
LARKANA: Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that Sindh forcefully pleaded its case at the recent meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) and effectively advocated the issue of......
KARACHI: Grit and grace rode side by side as girls on bicycles came to Seaview on a call of Girls at Dhabas here on Sunday morning to show solidarity with Aneeqa Ali, a bicycle rider, who was......
KARACHI: A protest rally organised by the students’ wing of a religious party turned violent on Sunday when participants beat up journalists, set fire to a vehicle of a private news channel and......
KARACHI: The Sindh security administration found no existence of more than 2,000 registered seminaries on ground which they believe were brought on government record only to collect donations and......
KARACHI: People often complain about the lack of original scripts written in Urdu for the theatre. It’s right, there aren’t many. One of the ways to counter the issue, if it is considered one, is to......
DUBLIN: Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin on Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, a rebellion against British rule that paved the way for......
BRUSSELS: Belgian riot police fired water cannon on Sunday to disperse far-right football hooligans who disrupted mourners at a shrine for victims of the Brussels attacks, as police arrested several......
RIYADH: Military chiefs and senior officials from 39 countries met Sunday in Riyadh for talks on a Saudi-initiated international “anti-terrorism" coalition.Saudi Arabia announced the creation of the......
CAIRO: Egypt has launched a new crackdown on human rights groups, questioning staff and ordering asset freezes over accusations they took foreign funding to destabilise the country after the 2011......
Just when we thought — and as I wrote last week — that the militant Islamic State group was losing territory and coming under increasing pressure, it has unleashed a devastating series of attacks in......
AT a mediaeval theme park in western France, there now sits an old bauble of great value. It’s a 15th-century ring, gold-plated, with three engraved crosses and an inscription that translates to......
AMMAN: The World Bank president has announced that Jordan will receive a $100 million long-term interest-free loan to help create 100,000 jobs for Syrian refugees and its own citizens.The loan is......
BAGHDAD: Powerful Iraqi Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr entered Baghdad’s Green Zone, the heavily-fortified centre of the capital housing government buildings and embassies, on Sunday to keep up pressure......
ALEXANDRIA: President Barack Obama and the first family attended an Easter service at a historic black church that traces its origins to when Thomas Jefferson was president.The Rev. Howard-John......
MOHALI: Virat Kohli smashed a masterful 82 to guide India to a six-wicket win against Australia in their final World Twenty20 Super 10 game on Sunday and set up a semi-final against West Indies in......
NAGPUR: West Indies will face India or Australia in the World Twenty20 last four after losing to Afghanistan by six runs in their final Super 10 stage match on Sunday, while England will play New......
KEY BISCAYNE (Florida): Britain’s Andy Murray moved into the third round of the ATP and WTA Miami Open on Saturday but Rafael Nadal, dizzy as he struggled to cope with heat and humidity, retired from......
LONDON: Jamie Vardy scored his first England goal two minutes after coming on as a substitute and Eric Dier scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner to beat Germany 3-2 in Saturday’s international......
PARIS: The French public is strongly against any cancellation of this summer’s Euro 2016 football championships due to the fear of further terrorist attacks, an opinion poll published Sunday has......
KARACHI: In a late burst four-year-old bay filly Gamez Over overcome front runners to land The Pakistan Day Cup in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.Running on the heels......
LAHORE: Six more teams booked their berths in the knockout stage of the Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five Islamabad qualifiers, organisers said on Sunday.The third and final leg of the city qualifiers is......
AS farmers’ pressure and protests grow, the Punjab government, following the federal relief of Rs341bn for the community last September, has come up with a Rs100bn package of its own.Chief Minister......
KEEPING in view the multiple stresses, the country’s agriculture has been facing for a long time, the federal government has started working out a strategy for its long-term development.The prime......
COMMERCIAL poultry farming in Sindh is set on a course of modernisation to achieve economies of scale and improve productivity as indicated by the pickup in investments in environmental control......
THE Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, after identifying shortcomings of the 2005 policy, is now formulating a new policy framework for the development of its agriculture sector.An official of the......
While many recent studies have provided evidence for the economic benefits that can result from having more women in business leadership roles, relatively few women around the world are actually......
Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans has been reinvented as an innovation hub that is drawing many young entrepreneurs. In fact, the rate of startup launches in New Orleans is 64pc higher......
According to research from Nielsen, 85pc of millennials in the US own a smartphone, and 80pc even sleep with their phones nearby. It’s not hard to understand why: A 2014 study from California State......
According to research from Bain & Co., the number of meetings that managers attend has skyrocketed in recent decades. These days, a mid level manager typically works about 47 hours per week — 21 of......
According to a Harris Poll of 616 managers in the US, 69pc said that they often feel uncomfortable when it comes to communicating with employees and giving them feedback. More than a third, or 37pc,......
United KingdomUK is the world’s fifth largest economy with a GDP worth $3tr. Being one of the most open trading economies, it has not been immune to the weaker global outlook. Its productivity growth......
THE decision of the Indian ministry of health earlier this month to ban 344 fixed dose combination drugs has puzzled both domestic and international drug firms, who have rushed to the courts and......
THE British debate about Brexit, at the moment, reminds me of the discussions I heard in the US, late last year, about Donald Trump. Back then the opinion polls said that Mr Trump was well ahead in......
THE retail sector is booming in Punjab on the back of rapid urbanisation and rising consumer spending that is fuelling significant investment in this sector across the province.The growth in retail......
THE government raised just Rs126.4bn from the auction of Pakistan Investment Bonds of various tenors on March 22 despite receiving bids of Rs241.401bn.It generated Rs70.354bn from five-year bonds at......
THE rupee traded under slight pressure against the dollar in the local currency market following renewed dollar demand from importers last week.Leading currency dealers, however, kept to the......
CONSUMER financing has seen a surge in the last two fiscal years primarily due to a big jump in auto loans and to some extent in mortgage finance.Banks had made net consumer financing of Rs31.2bn in......
A SLEEPY small company until some years ago, the Crescent Star Insurance Company Limited has managed to join the mainstream insurance industry, while forging ahead in such diversified field as food......
THE Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has agreed to provide technical leadership and free access to its data to help water-scarce Balochistan develop a water resource information system using remote......
The introduction of solar technology at household level has improved lives of entire communities, as it provides a cheaper and safer form of electricity that power up all sorts of electrical......
Nothing could have been a better gift for the shareholders of Thal Limited on its 50th anniversary than the sharp rise in the sales of its engineering segment on the back of recent turnaround in the......
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar authorised on Sunday payment of $500 million to Eurobond investors on March 31.The 10-year bond was floated in 2006 by then prime minister Shaukat Aziz. It is......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will send a formal reference to Iran seeking investigation into presence of the Indian spy agency, Research and Analysis Wing, in Chabahar and influx of its agents into......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani conjoined twins Fatima and Mashael were successfully separated in a surgery at King Abdullah Specialist Hospital for Children in King Abdulaziz Medical City for the National......
ISLAMABAD: Members of a Senate committee will undertake a three-day visit from Monday to coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan to assess the damage being caused by sea intrusion and receive briefing......
QUETTA: Several political and social organisations held protest rallies in some cities and towns of Balochistan in protest against the Indian government and the country’s spy agency RAW for their......
KARACHI: The Sindh government announced on Sunday that a day of mourning would be observed across the province on Monday to mourn the death of dozens of people in a park of Lahore.A government......
QUETTA: Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri strongly condemned the Lahore bomb blast on Sunday and announced that a day of mourning would be observed in Balochistan on Monday.In a statement......
WASHINGTON: The US condemned as “cowardly” an apparent suicide attack on a crowded park in Lahore on Sunday, vowing to work with Pakistan to defeat those sowing terror in the country.“The United......
WASHINGTON: Mexicans on Sunday burned effigies of US President Barack Obama and Republican front-runner Donald Trump to mark their Easter celebrations, CNN reported.The Mexican tradition is similar......
VATICAN: Pope Francis spoke out on Sunday against the “rejection” of refugees by many Europeans.The pontiff used his Easter address to urge people to offer “welcome and assistance” to those fleeing......
CHENNAI: England engineered Pakistan’s ouster from the women’s World Twenty20 with a 68-run win in a one-sided Group B match here on Sunday.Pakistan needed to win the contest to remain in the race......
LAHORE: Terrorism revisited the provincial capital after a year on Sunday as a suicide bomber blew himself up in Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park, a recreation facility thronged by a large number of people on......
CHITRAL/MANSEHRA: The bodies of two of the seven students lying buried in snow after an avalanche hit them nine days ago in Susoom village of Chitral were recovered on Sunday.District council member......
MOHALI: Virat Kohli smashed a masterful 82 to guide India to a six-wicket win against Australia in their final World Twenty20 Super 10 game on Sunday and set up a semi-final against West Indies in......
