ISLAMABAD: Pakistan outclassed India by 50-31 points in an important match of the third Asian Kabaddi Championship at Wah Cantt on Friday evening to claim the title, DawnNews reported.It was the last......
LONDON: Opposition Labour lawmaker Sadiq Khan was elected mayor of London with 57 per cent of the vote, final results showed Saturday, making him the first Muslim mayor of a major Western capital.The......
ALGIERS: Algeria is building one of the world's largest mosques which officials say will serve as a buffer against radical Islam and crown the legacy of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.The Djamaa El......
ISLAMABAD: Saudia Arabia is the largest importer of Pakistani arms, and has purchased small and medium conventional weaponry worth millions of USD, the National Assembly Defence Production Committee......
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid said the attitude of United States Senate Committee regarding the sale of F-16 fighter jets is “not appropriate” and it is creating more trouble for......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, in a direct reply to the premier's remarks earlier in the day, said protesting in a peaceful manner is a part of democracy and not......
ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan told the European Union on Friday, Turkey would not make changes to its terrorism laws required under a deal to curb migration, and declared: “we're going our way,......
CHENNAI: Placing their hands on the shoulders of the person in front, dozens of teenage girls excitedly form a human train and chug around the sparsely furnished community hall in India's southern......
Former South African cricketer and coach for PSL's Karachi Kings, Mickey Arthur, has been been appointed as Pakistan cricket team's head coach, confirmed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on......
As if the reasons for which women are killed in Pakistan were not enough, helping a friend marry the man she loves has become the latest sin in the list of transgressions that seal a woman’s......
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has appointed a new acting defence minister to replace Masoom Stanekzai, a loyalist ally whom he has shifted to lead the main intelligence agency, the National......
ISLAMABAD: Suzuki plans to invest $460 million into Pakistan if the government provides the right incentives and amends its new auto policy, the company said on Friday.Pakistan in March announced a......
NEW DELHI: After a Dhaka University professor asked a woman to remove her veil during his class, extremists called for his death, posting his personal details online along with tips on how to......
NEW DELHI: Anyone distributing a map the Indian government deems to be “wrong” could be liable for a billion-rupee fine and jail time under a new draft bill published this week.Maps are a highly......
BEIJING: A Chinese province with a minority Muslim population has demanded strict adherence to a ban on religion in schools after a video circulated online in which a kindergartener recites verses......
LONDON: As OPEC officials gathered this week to formulate a long-term strategy, few in the room expected the discussions would end without a clash. But even the most jaded delegates got more than......
MIAMI: SpaceX successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean early Friday after launching a Japanese communications satellite into orbit.The......
RIYADH: A Saudi police officer has been shot dead in the Mecca region, the interior ministry said on Friday, after four suspected jihadists died during a raid in the same area.Corporal Khalaf......
WASHINGTON: A bumper poppy crop in Afghanistan will help fund the Taliban and likely lead to fresh attacks on Afghan security forces after the harvest, a United States (US) general said......
SUKKUR: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday, while furthering his development agenda at the inauguration of the 393-kilometre-long Sukkur-Multan motorway, took another swing at his opponents,......
KARACHI: Dr Asim Hussain, former petroleum minister and close aide of former president Asif Zardari, and five others were charged with corruption of Rs462 billion by an accountability court on Friday......
ISLAMABAD: The government is wooing foreign car makers like Renault and Nissan with generous import duties, but convincing them to set up factories will be an uphill challenge given fears about the......
QUETTA: It is a cloudy, windy evening here. The flow of traffic around the sleepy Hazara Town is thin. Located about 30 minutes from main Quetta city, the area looks almost like a mini-cantonment as......
I DON’T think there will be any significant outcome of the investigations into Panama leaks. Those involved look relaxed.However, they forget there will be reckoning on the Day of Judgement. While......
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf candidate for by-polls on provincial assembly seat, PK-6, Shahzad Khan has demanded deployment of army at the sensitive polling stations on polling day to avert any......
SHANGLA: The people affected by the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam blocked Karakoram Highway at Shatyal Kohistan to press the authorities to settle the boundary dispute between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa......
PESHAWAR: The University of Peshawar has decided to extend its distance education programme to the prisoners across the province.A news release issued by the UoP said the academic council of the......
ISLAMABAD: The head of the joint investigation team (JIT), which probed the Benazir Bhutto murder case, on Thursday stated that the investigation team could not trace the threatening call allegedly......
RAWALPINDI: Another 27 illegal Pakistani immigrants deported by the Turkish authorities arrived at Benazir Bhutto International Airport (BBIA) on Thursday.After questioning, all the deportees were......
There is a perception in Pakistani politics that the Kashmir issue does not resonate with the smaller provinces. Sure, it’s the hot topic for the Punjab-based civilmilitary elite, but what about the......
ISLAMABAD: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has admitted a major design flaw in the runways of the New Islamabad International Airport due to which two aircraft cannot land or take off......
No facilities for disabled studentsSpecial students who are studying at various universities in the federal capital are facing problems with moving around campuses as there are no ramps in......
LAYYAH: The mystery of 31 deaths caused by poisonous sweetmeats was resolved on Thursday when the younger brother of the sweet shop owner reportedly confessed to have mixed pesticide in the......
LAHORE: The passengers of the inter-city trains chugging northwards from Lahore are being denied the catering facilities which are provided to those traveling to southern destinations.From Lahore,......
KASUR: At least 65 villagers were booked and 10 of them were arrested for power theft in Allahabad on Thursday.A team, headed by SDO Mehar Muhammad Aslam, raided three villages — Gahlan Hithar,......
KARACHI: Violent past of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), with allegations of using torture as a way of containing political foes, makes it difficult for them to gain sympathy from the public, but......
KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday clamped a complete ban on the grant of permission by any authority to install billboard or hoarding on any portion of public place or property in......
KARACHI: While the proper implementation of the thalassaemia law still far away, the provincial government has requested the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) not to issue......
KARACHI: The obstetrics and gynecology department of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) received a major uplift on Thursday with the inauguration of a state-of-the-art 120-bed maternity......
SUKKUR: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been elected by the masses and not by his opponents and he can be removed only with the power of vote. Those who cannot rid the Peshawar people of terrorists......
BADIN: Estranged Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former home minister Dr Zulfikar Ali Mirza and his several aides and associates were acquitted in a case pertaining to their involvement in......
HYDERABAD: Speakers paid tribute to the services of Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) for the protection of rights of fishing community, freshwater lakes and river ecology in the province at a......
KARACHI: While initial findings of a post-mortem examination of the body of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) worker Aftab Ahmed confirmed that between 35 and 40 per cent of his body surface was......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has expressed his annoyance over the cutting of trees along Sharea Faisal, and ordering an inquiry into it directed the commissioner of Karachi to......
LONDON: Londoners cast votes on Thursday in an election that could give the city its first Muslim mayor, while voters elsewhere in Britain were expected to punish the main opposition Labour Party in......
NEW YORK: The Bush family intends to stay silent in the race for the Oval Office, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush indicated through their spokesperson on Thursday.According to a report in The......
BEIJING: One of China’s top folk singers is rocking her away across disputed territory in the South China Sea, serenading hundreds of troops and construction workers stationed there, Chinese media......
ROME: Italy and Germany agree on how Europe should tackle the migrant crisis and oppose any move to fence off borders, but they are at odds over how to fund proposed initiatives, the leaders of the......
NAIROBI: A woman was pulled alive on Thursday from the rubble of a building that collapsed when heavy rains hit Kenya’s capital Nairobi six days ago.The woman was pulled out hours after being located......
TARIN KOT: The decision to sack an Afghan strongman accused of deliberately handing over parts of a crucial southern highway to the Taliban has laid bare power struggles and tribal feuds within......
WASHINGTON: Polling? Who needs to do that? Fundraising? Can’t be bothered. Parse your words? Fuhgetabout it. Donald Trump took the rules of modern politics, trashed them and became the last man......
LOUISVILLE: Unbeaten Nyquist was rated the 3-1 early favorite for Saturday’s 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville after drawing the 13th gate on Wednesday for the Run......
KARACHI: Pakistan ODI skipper Azhar Ali will be honoured alongside former Test stars Abdul Qadir and Aamir Sohail during the eighth tribute of ’An Evening with the Legends’ in Lahore on......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bodybuilding Federation (PBF) has made it mandatory for all the clubs to submit an affidavit to the federation mentioning that they won’t be using any illegal substance for......
ISLAMABAD: The National Taekwondo Championship will begin with an impressive opening ceremony on May 7 in Karachi.This championship will feature over 400 athletes and officials from across the......
KARACHI: As many as 29 men and women officials from all over the country appeared in the international umpires examination held under the aegis of the Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) the......
KARACHI: Pakistan Navy recorded their third straight success in the final round of the 21st Hinopak Trophy KCCA Inter-departmental Cricket League on Thursday when they sealed a thrilling two-run win......
ISLAMABAD: Most of the top seed players have confirmed their participation in the Subh-e-Nau National Clay Court Tennis Championship starting here at the Pakistan Tennis Federation Complex on......
LONDON: England skipper Alastair Cook is in line to break one of the many records held by batting legend Sachin Tendulkar. Cook will have an opportunity to become the youngest cricketer to score......
KARACHI: Pakistan cricket captain Azhar Ali on Thursday urged his team to pick up their game after they slumped to ninth in the One-day International rankings, equalling their worst ever.The latest......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued notices to the presidents of Sialkot, Gujranwala and Hafizabad districts for not playing their matches in the ongoing PCB Inter-district U-19......
DOHA: Athletics must become “a lot more entertaining” and follow the lead set by basketball and winter sports to attract younger fans, Sebastian Coe urged on Thursday.The world athletics chief,......
NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli could face a one-match ban if his team fails to maintain the required over-rate in their next outing in the Indian Premier League......
MADRID: Spain’s professional football clubs will bring their total debt with the country’s tax authorities to below 200 million euros ($290 million) by the end of the season, league president Javier......
NEW DELHI: Veteran left-hander Yuvraj Singh feels India Test captain Virat Kohli is the best batsman of this generation but deemed it unfair to compare him with Sachin Tendulkar as he feels that it......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has imposed a ban on Tiger Club, an affiliated club of the Islamabad Hockey Association (IHA), after its alleged involvement in human......
KOLKATA: Andre Russell played a pivotal role in helping Kolkata Knight Riders climb back to the top of the Indian Premier League standings with a narrow seen run defeat of Kings XI Punjab at the Eden......
MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo lauded the impact made by Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane as the Frenchman led the Spanish giants into the Champions League final.Zidane replaced the sacked Rafael......
LAHORE: Upcoming Israr Ahmed stunned top seed Farhan Zaman to enter the semi-finals of the 4th FMC International Men’s Squash Championships at the Punjab Squash Complex here on Thursday.Israr......
KARACHI: The private sector has stopped borrowing from banks and has instead started retiring the debt it accumulated in the first half of the current fiscal year.The bizarre situation developed......
FRANKFURT: The global recession and readjustments in China may have moderated the pace of Asia’s ascent, but the region’s share and influence in the global economy are set to rise over the next five......
ISLAMABAD: The textile industry on Thursday opposed charging Rs70 billion to electricity consumers to facilitate the payment of Net Hydel Profit (NHP) arrears to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in three years as......
ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Thursday that the system of oil sales and distribution is marred by flaws and corruption and in need of a complete restructuring.Briefing......
ISLAMABAD: A bill aimed at bailing out companies or industrial units under financial distress through courts faced on Thursday a deeply divided Senate Standing Committee on Finance, with its......
KARACHI: Extending the strong rally, not seen for months, the stocks at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) got off to a storming start on Thursday. The KSE-100 index shot through the roof with a gain......
KARACHI: The Karachi Cotton Brokers’ Forum (KCBF) on Thursday urged the government to allow hedge trading in cotton stressing the move will help stabilise cotton prices and reduce wide fluctuations......
KARACHI: Improvements in energy management and law and order have led to an upturn in confidence of the business community, the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) said in its......
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s central bank chief will meet the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a senior executive from global financial messaging service SWIFT next week to seek the recovery......
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister voiced confidence Thursday that the kingdom could implement an ambitious plan to diversify its economy, saying it had already undergone “incredible” change in......
KARACHI: The cotton market witnessed renewed buying interest on Thursday as spinners rushed to replenish their stocks, even on rising prices.Ginners also readily entered into deals on getting better......
LONDON: Gold rebounded on Thursday from three straight days of losses as the dollar pared gains after a larger than expected rise in weekly jobless claims in the United States.Spot gold, lower......
KARACHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called for revolt against the jirga system in the country to save the lives of innocent people.“Brutal murder of Ambreen ordered by a jirga in......
QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly approved on Thursday an adjournment motion seeking a debate on the government’s failure to start work on the western route of the China-Pakistan Economic......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to inaugurate the construction of Sukkur-Multan Motorway on Friday (today).The six-lane, 393km motorway is part of the eastern route of......
QUETTA: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court has issued notices to Hubco Power Company, Board of Revenue and other stakeholders after hearing a petition filed by former speaker of......
QUETTA: Benazir Income Support Programme Chairperson Marvi Memon said on Thursday that the survey conducted by the social safety net in Balochistan in the past was not up to the mark and it would be......
ISLAMABAD: Computerised balloting was carried out here on Thursday and names of 69,534 applicants were finalised who would be performing Haj this year under the government-run scheme.The balloting......
QUETTA: Four girls drowned after their “mentally-challenged” mother threw them into a water tank at their house in Sumungli road area here on Thursday.Police said that after throwing her four minor......
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office will engage the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for protecting itself from hackers following cyber attacks over the past 18 months.The foreign ministry has sought an......
KARACHI: Pakistan is at the top among a handful of countries which attracted the highest rates of malware attacks in the second half of 2015, reveals the Microsoft Security Intelligence report Volume......
ISLAMABAD: The government conceded before the Supreme Court on Thursday that it had suffered a loss of Rs2.5 billion when FBR’s Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigations (DG-I&I)......
KARACHI: The government has appointed a noted industrialist and a member of the board of directors of Pakistan International Airlines, Muhammad Azam Saigol, as chairman of the national flag......
ISLAMABAD: Members of the parliamentary committee on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will be heading to China for a week, where Chinese authorities are expected to address the......
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani has said that Pakistan accords utmost importance to its ties with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and hopes it will play a more effective......
ISLAMABAD: Ahead of an expected government-opposition meeting on the terms of reference (ToR) for a judicial investigation into the allegations thrown up by the Panama Papers leaks, the legal team of......
A growing sense of anxiety is gripping business circles around the country regarding the Panama Papers and the political crisis they have plunged the country into. The system of transferring foreign......
NEWSPAPERS have reported that the DG Rangers has admitted that Aftab Ahmed was tortured in custody. The Sindh Rangers have suspended the personnel accused of being involved in the incident and an......
LAHORE has been through many dark days in its history. To its most embarrassing moments has now been added the incident that took place on Sunday, May 1, 2016. The women participants at a PTI rally......
BECAUSE of the rapid development of communication technology the distance between societies has been shrinking constantly in the contemporary world and today, the world is called a global village.......
THE title of this article may sound provocative, and I make no excuses for it. Karl Marx, and the brand of political theory and activism that followed in his wake, is arguably the single most......
BEIRUT: At least 28 civilians, including women and children, were killed on Thursday in air strikes on a displaced camp in northern Syria near the Turkish border, a monitor said.Rami Abdel Rahman,......
