CAIRO: Saudi King Salman on Friday announced plans to build a bridge over the Red Sea to Egypt, in a lavish show of support for the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.The 80-year-old......
NEW DELHI: India is in talks with the United States to purchase 40 Predator surveillance drones, officials said, a possible first step towards acquiring the armed version of the aircraft and a......
BEIRUT: A senior Egyptian Al Qaeda figure fighting in Syria was killed in a US drone strike this week, the latest to be killed in such attacks in Syria, a Syrian opposition monitoring group and......
WASHINGTON: Two people were killed Friday in a shooting on an air force base in Texas, authorities said, in what US media said appeared to be a murder-suicide.Bexar County Sheriff's Office......
Pakistan’s women cricket team may not be as experienced on the international stage as compared to the more popular men’s side — but their attitude and fighting spirit won many admirers at the recent......
LONDON: England all-rounder Ben Stokes has insisted he is willing to bowl at the 'death' again despite being struck for four sixes in the last over of the World Twenty20 final defeat by the West......
KARACHI: Pakistan's legendary squash champion Jahangir Khan on Friday praised the success of a series with Egypt in Karachi this week, saying he hopes it will persuade top-ranked players to help......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Friday requested state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) to broadcast his 'live' address to the nation on Sunday night.According to an......
ISLAMABAD: Locking horns with the PML-N government in the National Assembly on Friday, opposition members demanded a “forensic audit by a reputable international firm” into revelations made regarding......
KARACHI: Three people were shot dead in the city’s North Karachi area Friday afternoon in what police suspect is a sectarian attack.The victims, all of whom belong to the Shia community, had just......
QUETTA: The protesting doctors have announced a boycott of the ongoing polio campaign in Balochistan over police baton-charge and ‘torture’.Speaking at a press conference on Friday night, president......
DORTMUND: Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool grabbed a precious away goal on his emotional return to Borussia Dortmund as Thursday's Europa League quarter-final, first leg finished in a 1-1 draw.A superb......
NEW DELHI: The glitzy Indian Premier League (IPL) starts Saturday, helping to ease the heartache of millions of fans following India's failure to win the World Twenty20 on home soil this......
ANKARA/DIKILI: Turkey's parliament approved overnight an agreement enabling Ankara to repatriate Pakistani migrants, as people continue to be sent to Turkey from Greece as part of a European Union......
DUBAI: West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine was Thursday cleared to resume his career after a suspension for a suspect bowling action ruled him out of his team's World Twenty20 title-winning......
KABUL: When the spokesman for an Afghan government ministry was asked why he wasn't answering his phone, he said he was on strike as he hadn't been paid for nine months.One official responsible for......
PANAMA CITY: Rich and influential people around the globe have found themselves under siege since a major data leak revealed their ties to secretive financial accounts and shell companies in low-tax......
NEW YORK: A New York travel agent who was charged with conning Pakistani immigrants wanting to go for Haj or travel home out of more than $350,000 appeared in court Thursday.Junaid Mirza, 50, who......
BAREILLY: A 40-year-old man diagnosed as HIV positive was allegedly killed by his wife and in-laws in the Bhojipura tehsil of Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, the Times of India reported.The man......
NEW YORK: Hillary Clinton has the biggest chance in United States (US) history of shattering the ultimate glass ceiling and becoming the first female commander-in-chief. But could men spoil it for......
WASHINGTON: The United States (US) condemned as "barbaric" Thursday the latest killing in Bangladesh of an outspoken opponent of radical Islam and said it is considering granting refuge to a select......
PESHAWAR: Electric rickshaws are easy and fun to drive. They are smaller, featuring a cleaner design, with a power electrical motor enabling fast acceleration. It also ensures that the vehicle does......
BEIJING: Companies from China's violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang signed deals worth about $2 billion with Pakistan this week during a visit to Pakistan by Xinjiang's top official, who......
MINGORA/PESHAWAR: Extended to the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas and Federally Administered Tribal Areas decades ago, the Customs Act remains unenforced due to vested interests and absence of......
MARDAN: German Ambassador to Pakistan Ina Lepel here on Thursday visited the ancient ruins at Takht Bhai and appreciated the taste and interest of foreign and local visitors, who had been visiting......
PESHAWAR: A policeman was killed and two others, including a passerby, sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in the limits of Paharipura police station on Thursday.An......
MANSEHRA: Hundreds of people on Thursday took to the streets in Dasu, the central headquarters of Kohistan district, complaining the federal and provincial governments have ignored the district after......
PESHAWAR: The World Health Organisation on Thursday expressed concern about the increasing number of diabetes patients and recommended preventive measures against the disease.The call was made by......
KARAK: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Sami (JUI-S) Maulana Yousaf Shah has said that they still support the Afghan Taliban and are proud of their role.He was speaking at the......
ISLAMABAD: The Satrang Gallery at Serena Hotel has expanded its repertoire of innovative exhibitions by featuring the work of Muzafar Mohiuddin, who crafted extraordinary pieces of furniture – each......
ISLAMABAD: The capital administration and police have approached the family of Mumtaz Qadri after reports that his relatives and villagers were also planning to hold his chehlum on April 10.Qadri was......
ISLAMABAD: A Chinese national and his accomplices were arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency during a raid in Islamabad, officials told Dawn on Thursday.Sources said the FIA had received......
ISLAMABAD: The city’s fourth literature festival, which begins on Friday, April 15, will not only pay tribute to renowned literary figures, but also younger and regional writers from across......
ISLAMABAD: A number of events were held all over the city on World Health Day on Thursday. Observed worldwide on April 7, the day marks the establishment of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in......
Unrecognised institutions flourishThe Higher Education Commission (HEC), which is responsible for regulating higher education institutions, seems helpless in stopping illegal educational institutes......
MULTAN: The Multan Development Authority (MDA) has appointed two retired employees on a contract in grade 18 and 20 for the Metro Bus Project, which some circles call a violation of Supreme Court......
LAHORE: Evacuee Trust Property Board Chairman Siddqul Farooq has confirmed the arrest of his predecessor Asif Hashmi in Dubai, and sought action against all those involved in corruption (in the......
LAHORE: The joint opposition in the Punjab Assembly has sought help from Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s wife Tehmina Durrani for ‘retrieving national wealth stashed in foreign bank accounts and......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has hit out at the opponents of the Orange Line Metro Train saying they hail from the elite class which does not wish to see the poor segments of society enjoy......
LAHORE: Jamatud Dawah says it has complete trust in the judicial system of the country.“It is evident from the fact that the JuD has always sought justice through the same Pakistani courts of law.......
KHAIRPUR: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the province has been lagging behind in the education sector since the imposition of ‘One Unit’ in the country and during the......
DADU: Growers and small scale traders of wheat have accused food officials of having given 800,000 gunny bags in Dadu and 600,000 gunny bags in Jamshoro districts to big traders and influential......
KARACHI: Extraordinary security measures, withdrawal of a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf candidate from the contest at the eleventh hour and a low voter turnout marked Thursday’s polling for the NA-245 and......
KARACHI: It is much like the case of the ‘runaway bride’ — or so the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf says. Its NA-245 candidate Amjad Ullah Khan ditched his party at the eleventh hour only to join rival......
KARACHI: It is a rare honour to return to your alma mater as a hero and see the pride in your teachers’ eyes while the students there look up to you. The captain of Pakistan’s women’s cricket team......
KARACHI: The 10th edition of Fashion Pakistan Week Spring/Summer 2016 opened at the Marquee of a local hotel on Thursday evening.During its three-day run, the FP ramp will showcase collections by......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday directed the chief secretary, the home secretary and others to file their respective comments on a joint petition filed by three alleged gang rape victim......
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron admitted on Thursday he had a 30,000 pounds stake in an offshore fund set up by his father, after days of pressure following publication of the so-called......
REYKJAVIK: Iceland’s new Prime Minister Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson was sworn in on Thursday after his predecessor resigned over the Panama Papers scandal.Johannsson, the unpopular former fisheries and......
CAIRO: Saudi King Salman on Thursday started a five-day visit to Cairo in a show of support for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, with the leaders due to sign a raft of investment deals.Saudi......
DUBAI: A Saudi-led coalition battling Shia rebels and their allies in Yemen used US-supplied bombs in an air strike last month on a market that killed at least 119 people, a human rights group said......
Phoenix (Arizona, USA): Alphabet Inc is expanding its testing of self-driving cars to the Phoenix, Arizona metro area, the company said on Thursday, making it the fourth US city to serve as a proving......
BRUSSELS: Belgian prosecutors on Thursday launched a fresh appeal for help to find the suspected surviving attacker in last month’s Brussels airport bombings, the so-called “man in the hat,”......
PANAMA CITY: Russian President Vladimir Putin denied any “element of corruption” on Thursday after a massive leak of confidential papers linked a close friend to a hidden $2 billion offshore empire,......
BEIT JALA: Israel began construction on a controversial part of its separation barrier in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, near a Palestinian Christian town.Cranes began lifting......
It began with a message — anonymous, of course: “Hello. This is John Doe. Interested in data?”The recipient, German newspaper reporter Bastian Obermayer, promptly responded that he was. What followed......
ISTANBUL: Best-selling Turkish crime writer Ahmet Umit may have set his latest novel in the final years of the Ottoman Empire, but he says its themes are very much of the present day: a drift towards......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in a bid to regain confidence of former Test bowler Aaqib Javed, who has ruled himself out for the post of head coach, is trying to convince him to apply for......
IPOH: Australia defeated India 5-1 while Malaysia overcame Japan 4-3 in the 25th Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament matches here on Thursday.New Zealand played a 1-1 draw against Canada.India was playing......
Mumbai: There is little to doubt Rohit Sharma’s prowess as a powerful opening batsman for India in T20 internationals, with almost 70 per cent of his runs coming at the top of the......
PORT OF SPAIN: World Twenty20 winner Dwayne Bravo blasted West Indies cricket president David Cameron as ‘immature’, ‘arrogant’ and ‘small-minded’ on Wednesday as the crisis engulfing the Caribbean......
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados): The victorious West Indies team reached home on Tuesday and were welcomed by fans at the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados.The West Indies Women’s team as well......
SYDNEY: Australia will play two day-night Tests against South Africa and Pakistan next southern summer in a revamp of home international scheduling, a report said on Thursday.Following the success of......
LONDON: Real Madrid’s hopes of an 11th European title were left hanging by a thread as they slumped to a shock 2-0 loss at Champions League novices VfL Wolfsburg in their quarter-final first leg on......
AUGUSTA: Jordan Spieth got the defense of his Masters crown off to a steady start at Augusta National on Thursday. Seeking to become just the fourth player — after Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger......
KARACHI: A scintillating century from discarded international Rameez Raja Jr guided Pakistan Cricket Club into final of the KCCA President Cup with resounding 190-run victory against Al-Noor Gymkhana......
KARACHI: Ping pong players and officials across the country on Saturday celebrated the World Table Tennis Day by organising activities with enthusiasm.The biggest get-together of table tennis family......
KARACHI: After pulling off the biggest upset of his career by getting the better of celebrated Indian Pankaj Advani to clinch the Asian snooker title at Kuala Lumpur last year, promising Hamza Akbar......
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N government on Thursday announced that 60 million Pakistanis are living below the poverty line, posing a challenge for the ruling party.The number of poor increased owing to the......
KARACHI: Pakistan intends to hold a single-country exhibition in India, Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir said on Thursday, stressing that trade with the neighbouring country was on track despite......
BERN: Swiss banks must clamp down on money laundering, the country’s financial watchdog said on Thursday as the Geneva prosecutor opened a criminal probe after a massive document leak showed how......
GENEVA: The World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Thursday revised its 2016 global trade forecast downward by more than one percentage point, warning that a slowdown in China and broad market volatility......
KARACHI: Brisk activity was witnessed on the cotton market on Thursday as buyers rushed to negotiate big lot deals in front of rapidly depleting cotton stocks with ginners.At the outset there was......
LONDON: Gold jumped almost two per cent on Thursday as the dollar remained under pressure on uncertainty around future US interest rates increases, while global shares fell, rekindling investor......
WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Christine Lagarde said on Thursday that the possibility that Britain would vote to pull out from the European Union poses risks for the already......
ASHGABAT: Shareholders of a planned gas pipeline connecting Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (TAPI) agreed on Thursday to invest $200 million in studies and engineering for the $10......
KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $20.885 billion during the week ending April 1 compared to $20.424bn the previous week, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Thursday called upon the government to abolish the National Tax Number (NTN) and replace it with the Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC)......
KARACHI: Stocks remained volatile on Thursday with the KSE-100 index searching for direction as it dipped into the red several times only to re-emerge. As investors decided to consolidate current......
ISLAMABAD: The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances came under criticism on Thursday when complainants expressed disappointment over its performance before the Supreme......
ISLAMABAD: The government has agreed to amend the law specifying qualification for appointment as a member of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) before retirement of the incumbent members in......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court issued notices on Thursday to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his wife Kalsoom, sons Hassan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz, daughter Maryam Nawaz and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz......
ISLAMABAD: People in two constituencies of Karachi went to a peaceful election on Thursday amid heavy presence of security forces and an unusually assertive Election Commission enforcing the election......
QUETTA: The Balochistan government would make nutrition its top priority, said provincial Planning and Development Minister Dr Hamid Khan Achakzai on Thursday.He said the political leadership was......
QUETTA: Members of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl staged a walkout from the Balochistan Assembly on Thursday after Speaker Raheela Durrani did not allow the party to move an adjournment motion on the......
KARACHI: Two chicks born to critically endangered white-backed vultures at the Changa Manga Vulture Conservation Cen-tre, located about 80km from Lahore, are six weeks old now, the World Wide Fund......
QUETTA: In the light of an investigation into 368 alleged illegal appointments made in the Communications and Works (C&W) department, NAB has filed a reference in an accountability court.Nine......
PANAMA: Argentine President Mauricio Macri became the latest world leader to be caught up in the storm of the so-called Panama Papers on Thursday as prosecutors opened an investigation into his......
ISLAMABAD: The two flights of stairs leading to the Press Information Department’s (PID) media centre aren’t new for most journalists tasked with covering the government. But on Thursday, as the......
ISLAMABAD: Representatives of Pakistan, Afghanistan, the United States and China are expected to convene later this month to re-examine the blueprint for starting Afghan reconciliation dialogue after......
SRINAGAR: Thousands of protesters clashed with police in India-held Kashmir on Thursday after two persons alleged to be militants were killed in a gunbattle with government forces, the army and......
ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties in parliament demanded on Monday wide-ranging investigations into the allegations thrown up by the Panama Papers leak by a special commission formed under the aegis of......
GILGIT: Shortages of food, fuel, medicines and other basic items have made the lives of people of Gilgit-Baltistan miserable for the past five days as landslides and flash floods caused by torrential......
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said on Thursday that Pakistan was ready to work with India to prevent an arms race in the region, stressing that the two countries needed to devote their resources for......
ISLAMABAD: A corps commanders’ conference was held at the General Headquarters on Thursday with Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif in the chair.According to an ISPR press release, an exhaustive......
NEW DELHI: There is a national consensus in Pakistan for seeking normal and peaceful relationship with India, but this could not be achieved by putting the issue of Kashmir on the back-burner, High......
I COULD not find a parking spot on the side road and saw that some cars were parked off the main road. So I tried parking there. A traffic warden came up to me and said I could not park my vehicle......
THE old Leaguers scoff at their party being likened to the PPP. And if some sections of the old guard within the PML-N are a little too perturbed by the Panama wave they would be justified in their......
THE emergence of a global village, where people from different civilisational backgrounds are coming together in increasing numbers to work, study, and live together, is creating fault lines that......
POLITICAL pundits everywhere are having a field day with the Panama Papers, which have brought to light the murky business dealings of a wide cross section of the world’s elites. The usual Pakistani......
A BROKEN judicial system is always likely to attract novel, even unconstitutional, quasi-fixes.With the superior judiciary and the legislative seemingly in denial about the need for root-and-branch......
