ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Friday announced a ban on shows dramatising crimes such as rape, murder, robberies and suicide.Addressing a press conference,......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday submitted a formal application for membership of the Nuclear Supplies Group (NSG), a club of nuclear trading nations.In a letter addressed to the NSG chairman,......
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Friday said that the Afghan Taliban have not yet responded positively to the efforts made by the Quadrilateral Coordination......
QUETTA: An accountability court on Friday handed over former Finance Secretary Balochistan Mushtaq Raisani to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on a 14-day remand.Raisani was produced before......
The grandson of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah's personal physician, Mark Humayun, has received United States top honour in the field of technology and innovation by US President Barack Obama,......
CAIRO: Egypt's military found wreckage Friday from the EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean as investigators tried to unravel the mystery of why it swerved suddenly and plummeted into the......
JERUSALEM: Israel's defense minister announced his resignation on Friday, citing a lack of "trust" in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after reports in recent days that he is soon to be replaced.In......
ISLAMABAD: Senators unanimously approved passage of a motion calling for the formation of a 12-member committee to draft Terms of Reference (ToR) probing leaks from the Panama Papers on Friday, as......
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday submitted the British visa application for Mohammad Amir at the UK embassy in Islamabad."Amir has completed the process with the submission of the visa......
Now that someone has finally been shot dead in Istanbul over an argument on who gets to pay the restaurant bill, it may be time to consider replacing our valued Eastern tradition of prandial......
CAIRO: A massive search was under way for an EgyptAir plane that disappeared over the Mediterranean with 66 people on board, with suspicions swiftly focusing on a terrorist motive.Egypt's aviation......
BRUSSELS: Foreign banks and businesses should not hold back from conducting legal business with Iran, Western powers said Friday.In a joint statement released after talks in Brussels, the United......
WASHINGTON: The United States (US) House of Representatives on Thursday voted 277 to 147 in favour of a defence policy bill seeking to increase restrictions on military aid for Pakistan unless......
The recent debacle of David Cameron’s filmed condemnation of Nigerian and Afghan corruption and the Queen’s remark on Chinese officials’ rudeness highlights the persistence of imperial thinking in......
PESHAWAR: Three suspected suicide bombers on a motorcycle were killed when a suicide jacket carried by one of them accidentally exploded early Friday morning in Peshawar's Regi Lalma area, police......
PESHAWAR: Speakers at a seminar here on Thursday called for removal of mistrust between Afghanistan and Pakistan and stressed the need for joint efforts to eliminate terrorism in the entire......
PESHAWAR: The Federally Administered Tribal Areas Tribunal once again adjourned the hearing on Thursday into Dr Shakil Afridi’s petition against the upholding of his conviction by an appellate forum......
LANDI KOTAL: An inquiry committee of National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has suspended the entire staff of its Landi Kotal office except a woman employee and started investigations......
SHANGLA: Local Pashto folk singers enthralled the audience at a musical event here at Alpuri Press Club on Thursday.A number of elected representatives, local elders and music lovers attended the......
TIMERGARA: A councillor of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and his brother were shot dead by their rivals in Namaz Kot area of Maidan on Thursday, police said.They said that PTI councillor Noorul Amin and......
Varsity’s charter must for HEC certificatesStudents who want to get an equivalence certificate from the Higher Education Commission (HEC) have to go through a complicated process.In addition to other......
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan has extradited a man wanted by a British law enforcement agency in a double murder case at the request of the British government on Wednesday, a prison department official......
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau, Lahore, has arrested two former officials of the Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco) on charges of misuse of authority.According to the NAB, Muhammad......
MULTAN: Tayyab Nawaz alias Hafiz Abdul Mateen, who was killed along with seven other suspected militants on Wednesday night was the head of Al Qaeda, Pakistan, Dawn learnt on Thursday. According to......
LARKANA: The heat wave continued for third consecutive day in parts of Sindh with Larkana and Qambar-Shahdadkot districts sizzling at 52.2 degrees Celsius on Thursday.As if the soaring temperatures......
BADIN: A large number of women belonging to the Sheedi community of Badin held a demonstration outside the Tando Bago Press Club on Thursday against the alleged kidnapping of a councillor, Mohammed......
KARACHI: Beset by serious financial troubles for the past four years, the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) — the third largest public sector hospital in the city — is largely being run on limited......
KARACHI: These days, films in Pakistan are being made with a budget of Rs50 million to Rs60m. You don’t need a big budget to make a ‘found footage’ film. Our film does not have any item number or a......
LOWELL: Four sister robots built by Nasa could be pioneers in the colonisation of Mars, part of an advance construction team that sets up a habitat for more fragile human explorers. But first they’re......
OPRAH has her book club. Mark Zuckerberg had his Year of Books. And Bill Gates has his annual reading lists — book recommendations shared each year by the Microsoft founder and philanthropist.Gates’......
BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday welcomed French and Egyptian efforts to revive peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians and said he would attend an international......
WASHINGTON: Beijing demanded an end to US surveillance near China on Thursday after two of its fighter jets carried out what the Pentagon said was an “unsafe” intercept of a US military......
BEIRUT: Syrian government forces and allied militias made a swift advance into Damascus’s rebel-held suburbs on Thursday, threatening to disrupt a years-long stalemate in the war around the Syrian......
NEW YORK: A new poll released by Fox News says Donald Trump holds a slight lead over Hillary Clinton — 45 per cent to 42pc — among registered voters.The reason for dramatic drop in Ms Clinton’s poll......
PARIS: France was disrupted by a third straight day of strikes and demonstrations on Thursday as the prime minister called for protesters who torched a police car to face “harsh” punishment.Rail......
LEEDS: Alex Hales and Jonathan Bairstow frustrated Sri Lanka after debutant all-rounder Dasun Shanaka sparked a top-order collapse on the first day of the first Test against England at Headingley on......
QUETTA: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar M. Khan on Thursday disclosed that Afghanistan had expressed willingness to send their team to Pakistan for an international series.Addressing......
NEW DELHI: The national selection committee under Sandeep Patil are set to leave it to limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to decide on whether he will make himself available or not for the......
BRIDGETOWN: Big-hitting Kieron Pollard was recalled to the West Indies squad announced on Wednesday for next month’s triangular ODI series against Australia and South Africa.The squad also includes......
BASEL: Spain did it again, Sevilla did it again and Liverpool could do little to turn the tide as a Europa League title slipped away on Wednesday.Sevilla conjured up a dazzling comeback to clinch a......
BANGALORE: A sensational Virat Kohli century — his fourth in the Indian Premier League, and his 147-run partnership with Chris Gayle, was the highlight of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s comprehensive......
BALTIMORE: Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist drew the third post for the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore on Saturday where he will seek the second jewel of US thoroughbred racing’s......
MANILA: Philippine boxing star Manny Pacquiao, WBO world welterweight champion, scored a big political victory on Thursday when the elections commission declared he was among 12 new members of the......
KUNSHAN: Lee Chong Wei led Malaysia into the Thomas Cup semi-finals on Thursday but there was Uber Cup heartbreak for Ratchanok Intanon as Thailand crashed out against India.Lee, the world number......
ISLAMABAD: Expressing concern over the upcoming large-scale coal-based power projects, the power regulator has highlighted inadequacy of the existing and planned transmission and distribution system......
KARACHI: K-Electric (KE), which is struggling to meet the Karachi’s power demand at present, wants to become a net exporter of electricity by 2020, its chief executive officer (CEO) said on Thursday,......
KARACHI: Exchange companies have threatened to close down their outlets, if federal excise duty (FED) and sales tax are not withdrawn immediately.The federal government has imposed 16 per cent duty......
KARACHI: The country’s foreign exchange reserves rose to an all-time high of $21.319 billion, State Bank of Pakistan reported on Thursday.The main increase was in the central bank’s holdings which......
KARACHI: The stock market staged a spectacular rally on Thursday as the KSE-100 index rose 366.84 points (1.01 per cent) to settle at the highest-ever level at 36,685.05. The benchmark index has......
SENDAI: Japan faces a challenge in bridging a widening divide over how to revitalize sluggish growth in leading economies at a meeting of top financial officials that began Thursday with the group......
CAIRO: Russia will loan Egypt $25 billion to finance building and operating a nuclear power plant in Egypt, the official gazette said on Thursday.Egypt and Russia signed an agreement on Nov. 19 for......
NEW YORK: Five major banks and four traders were sued on Wednesday in a private lawsuit in the United States claiming they conspired to rig prices worldwide in a more than $9 trillion market for......
KARACHI: The cotton prices remained steady on Thursday as trading activity could not pick up due to short supply of quality lint.Though spinners were keen to enter into big deals, depleted stocks......
GILGIT: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will bring about an economic revolution in Pakistan as several roads, power plants and railway tracks are......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Thursday that 2,393 Pakistanis were languishing in jails of Saudi Arabia.During the question hour, the ministry of foreign affairs told the house that there were......
TAXILA: Officials of the department of archaeology and museums handed over four relics, including two bone relics of the Buddha, to Sri Lankan officials on Thursday.The relics will be exhibited in......
ISLAMABAD: US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard G. Olson called on Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar here on Thursday to discuss the overall security situation in the region,......
ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government has approved a loan of $59 million for the polio eradication programme in Pakistan in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help optimise......
QUETTA: The head of the Malaria Control Programme in Balochistan, Dr Kamalan Gichki, has said that 660 malaria microscopy centres have been set up across the province to diagnose and check the spread......
Kalkatte ka jo zikr kiya tu ne hum nasheen Ik teer mere seenay mein mara kay haye haye Ah me, my friend! The mention of Calcutta’s name Has loosed a shaft that pierces my very soul.I AM afraid that......
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election call for a Congress-free India got a serious hearing in four crucial state polls on Thursday though the beleaguered party managed to crawl into the......
LONDON: A man charged with a double murder in the northern English city of Bradford has been extradited to the UK despite the lack of a formal extradition treaty between London and Islamabad.Mohammed......
ISLAMABAD: The schism within the opposition’s ranks was exposed on Thursday when the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf openly opposed the inclusion of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a parliamentary......
WASHINGTON: Defence experts in the US capital believe that Pakistan may get the disputed F-16s by the end of July, despite a strong opposition from American lawmakers.The experts, who spoke to Dawn,......
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said on Thursday that sincerity was critical for normalisation of relations between Pakistan and India.“Normalisation of relations between Pakistan and India will......
ISLAMABAD: India’s nuclear-armed missiles deployed on nuclear-powered submarines pose a threat to the maritime security of the Indian Ocean Region’s (IOR) 32 littoral states, besides upsetting the......
JUNAID had one bad day in his academic career. His entry test for medical school proved disastrous. He did very well in his matriculation and intermediate examinations. But the entry test was a......
A SMALL news item in an Urdu newspaper brings the kind of relief you, me, the incurable cynic and the downright naive in the neighbourhood had so desperately been looking for.It says that a group of......
HUMAN beings have invented diverse ways of enjoying their brief sojourn in this world, ranging from physical games to intellectual pursuits and activities that do not strain the mind.One of the......
A WEEK from tomorrow will mark the 18th anniversary of Nawaz Sharif’s crowning achievement — the Chagai nuclear tests. We hear much these days about ‘development’ in the form of motorways, metro......
WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton on Thursday blasted her likely general election rival Donald Trump as a “threat” to US democracy and declared him unqualified to be commander in chief.“The threat that......
