The sons and daughter of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reportedly set up at least four offshore companies in British Virgin Islands (BVI), said a report released by International Consortium of......
ADEN: Three civilians were killed in east Yemen on Sunday when rockets fired by Iran-backed rebels hit a government hospital, the facility's director and a local official said.The attack wounded 17......
LONDON: This year's Twenty20 Caribbean Premier League will break new ground by staging matches in the United States for the first time, with several fixtures in Florida in July.The games, starting......
KOLKATA: Carlos Brathwaite hit four consecutive sixes in the last over as the West Indies stunned England to lift the World Twenty20 title in Kolkata on Sunday.The Windies went into the last over......
LONDON: English Premier League footballers were among 150 sports stars prescribed banned performance-enhancing drugs, a London doctor claimed in an expose by The Sunday Times.The newspaper, which has......
Powerful half-centuries from Hayley Matthews and skipper Stafanie Taylor fired the West Indies to their maiden World Twenty20 crown in a thrilling last-over win against Australia in Kolkata on......
KOLKATA: England and West Indies will battle to become the first two-time winners of cricket's World Twenty20 when they face each other in the tournament's final Sunday, in a game that promises to be......
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Sunday froze funds earlier released to organise Pakistan People's Party (PPP) founder Zulfiqar Ali Butto's 37th death anniversary, to be celebrated on Apr 4.A......
Shahid Afridi on Sunday announced he will step down as captain of the Pakistani T20 team 'of his own volition'.In a statement posted to his official Twitter account, Afridi said: "Today I wish to......
RAWALPINDI: Since the last phase of Operation Zarb-i-Azb kicked off in February, at least 252 militants have been killed and 160 severely injured, while security forces have cleared 640 square......
PESHAWAR/MUZAFFARABAD: At least 45 people were killed and more than 30 injured as heavy rains inundated various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir on Sunday, government officials said.KP......
BRUSSELS: Brussels Airport reopens on Sunday with three "symbolic" flights and strict additional security checks for passengers, marking a new era for air travel in Belgium after suicide bombings by......
Intizar Husain passed away recently, and with him an entire era in Urdu prose and fiction has come to a close. His short stories, columns, essays and novels are a gift to all of us, in them we find......
In the first chapter of Book II of that monumental work belonging to the world literary canon, the formidable Don Quixote, its (real) author tells us a story about the story — a meta-story that is.......
Nazi interest in Islam and Turkey, especially in Kemal Ataturk, is nothing to be proud of. But the interest in Islam precedes the Nazi era, for German focus on the Muslim world during WWI was equally......
When a Man Booker Prize winning author takes a hiatus from novel-writing for five years and then re-enters the scene with a fictional biography of a Russian composer, he is bound to receive some......
Islamist militancy is not going to subside soon because it is rooted deep in socio-political structures of Muslim societies. The responses of the international community to counter this threat that......
People often ask about the importance of having medical information of an individual and what specific information should readily be available in case of a medical emergency. So, this week let’s......
When Dr Shiraz went back home that night after a 36-hour long duty followed by a hang-out with his childhood friends over some Middle Eastern cuisine, little did he knew that within few hours he will......
Beautiful eyes play a vital role in enhancing your beauty. It is essential to care for your eyes to prevent dark circles as these impact your beauty and do not look good on any face whether a man’s......
Red pepper chickenIngredientsChicken wth skin ½ kgGreen chillies 6Garlic paste 1 tbspGreen onion 1Corn flour 2 tbspOyster sauce 2 tbspRed chilli powder 1 tbspBlack......
Dear Auntie, I am a 26-year-old guy, in love with a girl since 2011. I expressed my love in words although it is impossible to explain one’s feeling in words. She didn’t reject or accept my love.......
With last summer’s unprecedented heat wave — and Karachi’s ‘Heat Island Effect’ that multiplied it — low cost methods of keeping cool continue to top the ‘to do’ agenda for humans, plants and......
The magnificence of Mughal miniatures was succeeded by Pahari painting which developed at the princely hill states of Punjab, mainly in Himachal Pardesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Basohli, Chamba, Guler......
Vincent van Gogh (1853 –1890) is one of the most beloved and admired artists of all times. He is equally known as a madman who cut off his ear as he is for being a great artist. As a pioneer of......
Dom Pattinson’s brazen work is known for its complete innuendos and saucy visual banter across the urban art domain, which understandably sets him apart. The conspicuousness of his paintings is......
Dubai is a city that has been a good place for Risham Syed in terms of her career as an artist. Similarly other Pakistani artists and organisations have found similar opportunities in the city. Art......
By the time this column appears, Shahid Afridi would have either decided to put a full stop to a waning international career, which the entire Pakistan expects of him. Or he would have sent another......
It is indeed a matter of pride for that our very own rock band Overload which is creating a niche for itself globally. South by Southwest (SXSW) is an international festival that takes place every......
There you go. It had to happen, and has happened. Fawad Khan is going great guns in India. One reason is his recent film Kapoor and Sons’ excellent box office returns. Now people have been talking......
No, his back is not hurting. The famous talk show host Ali Saleem, who shot to international acclaim as Begum Nawazish Ali, can now be seen anchoring a programme called The Late Late Show on Dawn......
Don’t get startled. Shah Rukh Khan has only expressed his wish to play the part of the late Indian actor and director Guru Dutt if a biopic was made on his life and work. SRK reacted to a tweet......
My o my, that’s how you’re treated when you rub an artist the wrong way! Last week, the Indian media reported that actress Sunny Leone slapped a journalist in the city of Surat when he asked her an......
Unusual it is. The former One Direction band member Zayn Malik’s first solo album is doing pretty good on the charts.Much to the delight of his desi fans (since he has desi roots) one of the tracks......
Ever since the phrase ‘revival of cinema’ has caught on, most of the Pakistani films that the audience has been offered are either rom-coms or thrillers. Nothing wrong with that. But then you......
The play was delightful in many ways. It presented an Urdu classic novel to young children through drama, which was an effective way for them to know about their literature and language. Through......
Terrorists killing children. This article should end right here. But the killings go on. When an ogre detonated his suicide vest in Lahore’s Moon Market some years ago, dozens of children lost their......
The world continues to make progress towards a low-carbon economy by increasingly investing in renewable energy. Last year, according to UN figures, global investment in solar power, wind turbines......
For the once sex-symbol of Bollywood who replaced stereotypes of sobbing, singing simpletons with a maverick’s disposition, Zeenat Aman maintains a gaze that is low, as she responds to my questions......
Lahore swayed and savoured as the mesmerising crescendo of Rock, Sufi and Pop music, the ingenious lineup of fashion and lip-smacking cuisine from across the border entertained and engaged audiences......
For years, Batman v Superman has been marketed as an incredible battle between the two titans of DC comics. Through cleverly edited trailers, it has been made to appear that their battle levels their......
The Spring/Summer edition of Fashion Pakistan Week (FPW) begins on April 7, and the three-day event features illustrious names in its designer lineup. Does that guarantee fabulous fashion, though?......
Once upon a time the entire coastal belt of Sindh was known as the centre of business and trade; it was also known for its customs, tourism, family traditions, and strong communal relationships.But......
There are times when mothering becomes synonymous with courage, conviction and character. These five heroic mothers recount the challenges and fulfillment of raising a child who is specialRead the......
KARACHI: An antiterrorism court on Saturday issued for the 10th time warrants for the arrest of three politicians, including Muttahida Qaumi Movement dissident Anis Kaimkhani, and asked the police to......
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Saturday sent 11 leaders of its top hierarchy to CM House to discuss issues, chiefly the ones related to the recent arrests of its workers in Mirpurkhas and......
KARACHI: While around 8,000 Pakistanis are currently behind bars overseas, with most of them in the jails of Saudi Arabia, followed by the UAE, India, Malaysia and Iran, there is a need to send......
KARACHI: Twelve persons, including four religious leaders, were booked for staging a three-day sit-in at the busy Numaish intersection to show solidarity with the Mumtaz Qadri supporters agitating in......
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Dr Arif Alvi warned the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Saturday that it could not hold hostage the people’s right to vote and it should learn to coexist with......
LARKANA: Days are not far when the Pakistan Peoples Party-Workers (PPP-W) will emerge victorious and become a big political party in the country.This was stated by PPP-W president Dr Safdar Abbasi......
KARACHI: Pakistan needs to learn from other countries and move towards resource-efficient infrastructures to adapt to changing climate needs, said Mohammad Ashraf Shanjer, a Canada-based architect......
KARACHI: If you ask a panda munching on a bamboo about its uses, it would just stare back at you, shrug and go back to eating.The bamboo plant, from roots to shoots, has hundreds of uses. Fresh......
Pakistan’s education ecosystem has evolved beyond recognition over the past three decades. Aided by insufficient public-sector investment and inefficient delivery in the wake of growing need and......
AS if there was any doubt about the low priority accorded to Education sector by successive governments, Federal Minister for Education and Special Training Maulana Baleegh-ur-Rehman took it upon......
IT is not possible to describe the size of education economy of Sindh through numbers for there is hardly any authentic data worth its name available.Attempts were made to reach out to stakeholders......
THE government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, like its predecessors, has been unable to regulate thousands of private schools which, according to officials themselves, are enjoying the status of the holy......
KOLKATA: West Indies captain Darren Sammy said on Saturday he respected England but was confident his “boundary-hitting team” will win.Sammy added that the Caribbean players have mastered the shorter......
KOLKATA: England’s defeat against the West Indies in its opening game will have no impact on Sunday’s final when they meet again, captain Eoin Morgan insisted on Saturday.“It’s two completely......
KOLKATA: West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor said Saturday the team had “nothing to lose” against three-time champions Australia in the women’s World Twenty20 final in Kolkata.Making their first T20......
LONDON: With the pressure off, Arsenal and Manchester City each breezed to one-sided 4-0 victories on Saturday as they kept their Premier League titles hopes flickering.Nigerian teenager Alex Iwobi......
BERLIN: Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery scored a sensational volley to lead the German champions to a 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday that sent them eight points clear at the top of......
SAKHIR: Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position on Saturday for the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix, edging his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg by just eight hundredths of a second.Hamilton made a mistake on the......
KEY BISCAYNE (Florida): Basking in cheers following his latest victory, a weary but happy Novak Djokovic kissed his hand and patted the stadium court concrete, celebrating his return to the Miami......
MADRID: Antoine Griezmann struck twice as Atletico Madrid moved to within six points of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a comprehensive 5-1 win over Real Betis on Saturday.Barca were hosting......
KOLKATA: A new-look England and a resurgent West Indies will battle to become the first two-time winners of cricket’s World Twenty20 in a big-hitting showdown on Sunday that promises to rain sixes.A......
WASHINGTON: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed that ‘state actors,” working with terrorists and nuclear smugglers, were the greatest risk to global security.Addressing leaders from more......
BRUSSELS: Brussels Airport will partially reopen for passengers on Sunday, 12 days after suicide bombers destroyed its departure hall and killed 16 people.There will be far fewer flights than normal......
NEW YORK: Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s ratings have plunged to an unequalled low and he may lose election to a Democratic nominee in November, according to pollsters.On Friday,......
GARISSA: Kenyans on Saturday commemorated the first anniversary of a terrorist attack that killed 148 people, mostly students, at a university in Garissa in the country’s worst massacre since......
WHENEVER there is a terrorist attack anywhere in Europe, the same arguments pop up inevitably in the media. Insufficient security measures, out-of-control immigration, radically Islamised......
LANHAM: Islamophobia is on the rise in the United States and US presidential candidates have targeted Muslims during the election campaign, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.Speaking......
MUMBAI: Angry villagers blocked a group of women activists from entering the inner sanctum of a temple in western India on Saturday, despite a court order mandating Hindu women’s right to worship.The......
MIAMI: A major international study on Saturday suggested that healthy people may reduce their risk of developing heart problems before they start by taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, known as......
LAHORE: An old man was killed while three others sustained injuries in a cylinder blast in North Cantonment here on Saturday.Police said Nazir, 60, of Badar Colony was present in his house when a gas......
Dedicated to celebrations and critique of music in Pakistan, Lahore Music Meet (LMM) 2016, a two-day music festival, began here on Saturday.LMM founder Natasha Norani shared the idea behind convening......
LAHORE: Unesco has asked Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) Director General Kamran Lashari to address concerns of the city’s civil society about failure of the authority to protect national......
Recognising Services of Doctors, Paramedics, Rescue 1122, Police & Public Reps wrt Lahore TragedyLAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said the moments of crisis like the suicide blast in......
The real wealth of a nation, among other parameters, is the abundance of its art collections. The perceived glory of London, New York, Paris and other world capitals really rests on the quality of......
History of Islam becomes the history of Pakistan when it comes to the notion that Pakistan was created for Islam and not for Muslims of the subcontinent. If history of Islam in sub-continent is......
AT 50, Ahmad Shah has been battling addiction for more than 30 years. Now, after three decades of dependence he is finally on his way to recovery at a newly opened drug treatment centre in Kabul.......
WASHINGTON: At the global Nuclear Security Summit held here, Pakistan sought greater acceptance as a responsible nuclear state.“We believe that since Pakistan has strong credentials on nuclear......
DAMASCUS: Syrian troops have found a mass grave containing the bodies of 42 people executed by members of the militant Islamic State (IS) group in Palmyra, sources said.Days after Syrian troops......
PESHAWAR: The Apex Committee for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), which met here on Saturday, discussed the growing incidents of extortion in the provincial capital......
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has urged India and Pakistan not to continue moving in the wrong direction as they develop their military doctrines.In his concluding remarks at the fourth and......
PESHAWAR: Presence of terrorists from the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the militant Islamic State group on the Afghan side of the border near Kurram Agency has caused security......
ISLAMABAD: Things aren’t looking too good for the leaders of Sunni Tehreek and other parties who led the D-Chowk sit-in, after the government decided to charge them under the Anti-Terrorism Act......
LAHORE: Religious parties have decided to propose a new women protection bill in the National Assembly and Senate in place of the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act, 2015.A 24-member......
ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday initiated the process of declaring former president Pervez Musharraf as a proclaimed offender in the murder case of Lal Masjid cleric Abdul Rasheed Ghazi.In legal......
High Commissioner Surab Hussain, his wife and staff members welcomed guests from the diplomatic circles, government, and the private sector and civil society on Bangladesh’s 45th Independence and......
High Commissioner Surab Hussain, his wife and staff members welcomed guests from the diplomatic circles, government, and the private sector and civil society on Bangladesh’s 45th Independence and......
High Commissioner Surab Hussain, his wife and staff members welcomed guests from the diplomatic circles, government, and the private sector and civil society on Bangladesh’s 45th Independence and......
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) organised a Suroz (traditional Baloch music) competition during its ongoing folk festival (Lok Mela) at Shakarparian on......
Perhaps because it neighbours the ancient civilisation of Gandhara, traditional wood-carving is still popular in Rawalpindi, where craftsmen prefer hand-carved wooden products. However many machines......
Rehan Khan Khattak, a resident of Hayatabad, a posh locality of Peshawar, complains that in this modern age household waste collection in the area is carried out by donkey carts while dirt, littered......
A man with his face blackened with paint was being beaten by a crowd of people, mostly youngsters, in Chitral city when police rushed to the place and rescued him. The ‘fault’ of the man was said to......
Blocked computerised national identity cards (CNICs) have been causing multiple problems for the affected citizens and in some areas of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Area......
MANSEHRA: The General and Mental Hospital, Dadar, has become the first health facility in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to launch the telepsychiatry programme to the benefit of mental patients in the region.The......
CHITRAL: The ongoing search for the recovery of students buried under the snow avalanche in Susoom village of Karimabad valley had to be suspended on Saturday due to heavy rain which increased risk......
BARCELONA : Cristiano Ronaldo struck late to give Real Madrid a 2-1 victory in the 'Clasico' and ruin Barcelona's 39-game unbeaten run in a tense game overshadowed by debatable refereeing decisions......
ALL week we’ve heard that this is something new. New fight. New front. New tensions on the old civ-mil front. But is it?The attack, horrific and monstrous, was familiar enough. A familiar enemy. A......
THE verdict is out. There are no women, in this population of nearly 200 million, competent enough to serve on the board of directors of the State Bank of Pakistan.Or so the government would like us......
IT is an open secret that the census is being delayed to avoid the fresh delimitation of electoral constituencies before the 2018 general polls. The muted opposition of some provinces to the delay......
