LITOCHKY: Seventeen people died when an unlicenced home for elderly people outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev caught fire in the early hours of Sunday, a fresh tragedy to shake the conflict-riven......
KARACHI: Police on Sunday claimed to have killed three suspected Al Qaeda militants who were allegedly planning an attack on the chief of a law enforcement agency.Malir SSP Rao Anwar said the......
ISLAMABAD: Former president and PPP’s co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari rejected the assertion that he has reached some “understanding” with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the issue of Panama......
ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday expressed his best wishes for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who will undergo an open-heart surgery on Tuesday.In a Twitter message for Nawaz, Ghani......
ISLAMABAD: A spokesman of the Ministry of Interior on Sunday said it had been confirmed through DNA test that the second person killed in the US drone attack in Balochistan was former chief of Afghan......
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday took to Twitter to wish Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif well for his upcoming open-heart surgery."I would like to send my best wishes to PM Nawaz Sharif and his......
BEIJING: A Chinese detergent maker has apologised for an advertisement which shows a black man stuffed into a washing machine and transformed into a fair-skinned Asian, just a day after dismissing......
RAWALPINDI: Security forces averted a 'terrorist attempt' by arresting two suspected militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday.The arrests were made......
TEHRAN: Iran has set a one-year deadline for foreign social media to hand over data on their Iranian users, state news agency IRNA said Sunday.It said the decision was taken on Saturday at a meeting......
TEHRAN: Iranians will not take part in this year's Haj because of "obstacles" raised by Saudi Arabia, Iran's Culture Minister Ali Jannati said Sunday.In the latest dispute between the two regional......
QUETTA: Family members of deceased taxi driver Muhammad Azam who was killed in an American drone strike in Balochistan earlier this month filed a First-Information Report (FIR) against the United......
KARACHI: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi said Pakistani military leadership was 'unaware' of the United States (US) drone attack in Balochistan which killed......
Cristiano Ronaldo added the finishing touches as Real Madrid were crowned kings of Europe for an 11th time with a 5-3 penalties victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final on......
PESHAWAR: A seven-year-old boy who went missing from his home in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Charsadda two years ago was found in the Indian state of Rajasthan.Tufail Ismail, who was five-years-old at the......
QUETTA: Six people, including two women and a child, were injured in a hand grenade attack in Balochistan's Chaman area, a town near the Pak-Afghan border, on Sunday.Police said miscreants lobbed a......
It is not uncommon to see art installations constructed of mirrors, as, for example, those by Anish Kapoor and Yayoi Kusama, in which we see ourselves either distorted into grotesque figures or......
Recollections of a Pakistani Nuclear ScientistBy Dr. Syed Ahmed HasnainThis memoir of a retired senior scientist provides a glimpse of the atomic energy development programme in Pakistan. The......
A little over two years ago, a manuscript appeared in my inbox, written by none other than Nadeem Farooq Paracha. At that time, I was working in publishing in New York and dozens of manuscripts......
Nothing fires up the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) more than a good controversy. “Shame,” shouted a group of protesters carrying placards at audience members and poets, gathered for a session on......
This volume is a collection of original essays that attempt to shed light on tax policy in Pakistan. Some of the topics covered here have been analysed elsewhere. However, previous works have been......
THE love triangle has ruled the world of fiction since ages and has done so like little else. It has transcended boundaries geographical and linguistic, for the elements that are integral to such a......
Imagine, if you will, a small Punjabi town in which Christian missionaries build a massive US-funded church with an accompanying monastery — and declare it to be the centre of all their activities in......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Secretariat is planning to arrange study-cum-training tour for its members to United Kingdom to broaden their vision and knowledge about the lawmaking......
PESHAWAR: The city police here on Saturday arrested the main accused in the murder case of transgender Alisha after a weeklong manhunt.Alisha, who was a coordinator for Trans Action Alliance Khyber......
ISLAMABAD: At an event on Saturday, PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar said a new model for democracy is forming in Pakistan, under which the steering of the vehicle – the government – will be in the......
In 326 BC, Raja Porus – whose original name was Parvateshwar – fought Alexander the Great in the great battle of Hydaspes, now known as Jhelum. Porus fought bravely, but lost, and legend has it that......
Windows 10 has gained a lot of attention since its release at the end of July last year. It has been offered as a free upgrade by Microsoft for all Windows 7/8/8.1 users using original copies. With a......
Daring film-makers are a dying breed, especially these days when everyone wants to be a part of the revival of films in Pakistan. Writer/director Emran Hussain’s Aksbandh, which dwells on the......
I first met Fateh Shah Firaq eight years ago on Valentine’s Day; he was giving flowers to passers-by outside the Hyderabad Press Club. At that time I wondered about his motive, but much later I......
Say the words ‘great wall’ and most people will instantly assume you are referring to China’s most famous landmark. The Great Wall of China, one of the most remarkable feats of engineering of all......
I keep looking at the design on a shallow bowl, perhaps 20cm across, which looks like an inverted heart, its surface slatted with diagonal lines. Right at the back of the British Museum there are a......
If you do a quick search on the internet for personal safety concerns during the month of Ramazan you will find that a majority will address rash driving. Yet this month is also known for a high......
Dear Khala jaan, I have recently joined a company where the nature of work requires me to travel to other cities for projects. I took the offer wholeheartedly and I am very satisfied with what I am......
The home production of vegetables — with emphasis on organic — is progressively becoming more popular throughout the country; yet, despite the number of garden supply stores having multiplied,......
The high turnover of art shows, at least in Karachi, makes it difficult to revisit and spend time with a collection, and mull over the sensitivity, quality and nature of it. Artists’ works are......
Francis Bacon was born to English parents living in Ireland in 1909. He was a British figurative artist known for his audacious, grotesque and emotionally charged imagery. He travelled to Germany and......
As a consequence of an improvement in Karachi’s law and order situation, revival of city’s social and cultural scene became a priority in every circle. Therefore, considering the enormous aesthetic......
For a comprehensive appreciation of the present period, it is necessary to take an occasional glance at the past events. At times, merely out of curiosity, humans have the urge to satisfy themselves......
What is the most demanding job in cricket? Probably, the hot seat of captaincy of the national team. In the Pakistan cricketing setup there is clearly a distinct lack of training ground for team......
Fawad Khan has earned such a formidable reputation in Bollywood that it does not surprise any of his fans anymore to know that he has bagged another big banner film.The actor will be been in a film......
In any form of expression that revolves around the art of acting, casting is one of the most important factors. The phrase ‘horses for courses’ comes to mind.Recently the Pakistani film Manto created......
Like the oft-quoted dictum ‘with power comes responsibility’, fame too demands the same of a person on whom it is bestowed.Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan knows it very well. This is the reason that......
In his 2005 book, America and Unrest in the Muslim World, veteran ideologue of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Professor Khurshid Ahmad, wrote that the policy of siding with Western powers (especially the......
A sunlit alcove in the basement is testament to Humayun Saeed’s starry status, where myriad awards stand side-by-side. An impressive array of Lux Style Awards take up an entire shelf while clusters......
Denmark-Pakistan cooperation discussedChargé d’Affaires Helle Nielsen welcomed hundreds of guests to the Danish embassy to discuss her country’s cooperation with Pakistan. “We cooperate in many......
LAHORE: With the Punjab Food Department terminating gunny bags distribution in last division (Rawalpindi) and concluding its procurement drive, fears for further wheat price crash have grown among......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif says the Khadim-i-Punjab Rural Roads Programme will cost Rs150 billion to repair and rehabilitate roads in rural areas across the province.He said the project......
SIALKOT: Federal Minister for Defence, Water and Power Khwaja Asif says Pakistan will continue its efforts to establish a durable peace in Afghanistan and intends to establish friendly ties with......
KARACHI: Blasting, crushing and quarrying activities, which have been going on illegally for many years in Manghopir, not only pose a serious threat to important installations supplying water to the......
KARACHI: Most of the visitors at the Dawn Media Group’s two-day Karachi High Life Exhibition, which began at the Palm Marquee in Clifton on Saturday, were interested in home items such as carpets and......
KARACHI: During the early 1980s while watching an Indian movie on the VCR, a Pakistani child in Karachi pointed to the television screen and asked how come all those people in the movie slept on......
NEW YORK: A small World War II vintage plane taking part in celebrations of its 75th anniversary flew a partial loop while smoke spewed from it and then crashed in the Hudson River between New York......
COLOMBO: Around 100 people still missing following landslides in Sri Lanka last week are believed dead, authorities said on Saturday after failing to find signs of life under tonnes of mud.The......
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s last dictator and 14 other former military officials were sentenced to prison for human rights crimes, marking the first time a court has ruled that Operation Condor was a......
TEHRAN: Iran has arrested eight people involved in producing “obscene” music videos, Tehran prosecutor general Abbas Jafarabadi told the judiciary’s news agency Mizan Online on Saturday.“Eight people......
THE Chinese conglomerate Wanda on Saturday opened its first theme park, with its billionaire boss declaring war on Disney weeks before the American entertainment giant launches a similar attraction......
DAKAR: A special court will hand down the verdict in the landmark war crimes trial of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre on Monday, with prosecutors hoping for a life sentence.Habre, 73, was......
CHESTER-LE-STREET: Moeen Ali capitalised on poor Sri Lanka fielding with an innings of 155 not out as England established a commanding position on the second day of the second Test at the Riverside......
MILAN: The last time a UEFA Champions League match was played at the San Siro was back in February 2014.Then, Atletico Madrid defeated AC Milan 1-0 in a round-of-16 clash en route to the final where......
KARACHI: Former chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed Sallu said on Saturday that Pakistan must adapt to English conditions as quickly as possible if they want to challenge Alastair Cook’s side on an equal......
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has ruled out any change in timing or the location of the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, shunning a call by doctors and scientists to shift the......
EUGENE: Britain’s double Olympic champion Mohamed Farah surged into the lead with 60 metres remaining to claim victory in the fastest 10,000 metres of the year at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond......
THE Pakistan Cricket Board mostly remains under a plethora of criticism on various counts, mostly owing to the performance of national team(s). All over the world teams win and lose matches, and......
KARACHI: The Ministry of Finance has assured the exchange companies of withdrawing the 16 per cent federal excise duty (FED) on their gross profits, but could double the recently imposed withholding......
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar assured the poultry industry on Saturday that some relief would be provided to the poultry sector in the federal budget for 2016-17.Pakistan Poultry......
KARACHI: An increase in sales of readymade garments, unstitched clothes, shoes, etc, ahead of Ramazan isn’t enough to impress traders and shopkeepers who say they have to offer bigger discounts to......
KARACHI: Only one to two per cent of all drugs manufactured in Pakistan are in short supply in the market and the price increase under `hardship cases’ is also`very nominal’, senior executives of......
KARACHI: In a rare photo finish, the KSE-100 index ended the week on Friday at 36,694 points, keeping the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) at exactly where it was a week ago.The bulls took a breather......
TORONTO: The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is dead, pundits are prophesying.Questions about Opec’s viability as the dominant force in the energy world are making rounds. Oil......
IT is a sign of progress that a Nigerian leader was able to come to London and, with a straight face, publicly accuse Western countries of promoting corruption on a global scale.“African countries......
KARACHI: The cotton market gave mixed trend where renewed buying at the lower level helped prices to stabilise on Saturday. However, activity could not improve as spinners stayed away from the......
AS Swiss watchmakers struggle with the strong franc, weaker Asian demand, and new technologies such as smartwatches, the last thing they need is a threat from within their clubby ranks. But that’s......
KARACHI: Police claimed on Saturday to have killed two suspected militants who were allegedly involved in the murder of a lawmaker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and killing of more than 20 others,......
WASHINGTON: The First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, visited the residence of the Pakistani ambassador on Friday to attend his son’s graduation party.The visit was the first by a first......
ISLAMABAD: Within days of imposing a ban on airing advertisements for contraceptive products on electronic media, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) realised that promoting......
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to ensure that the holy month of Ramazan and Eidul Fitr are observed on the same day across the country, the ministry of religious affairs has sought a meeting with Mufti......
ISLAMABAD: The Sindh government will launch a project during the next financial year with a World Bank loan of $100 million to improve resilience against natural disasters in the province, official......
LARKANA: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Anwar Zaheer Jamali said in separate addresses to high court and district bar associations here a day before and on Saturday that the education, health and......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf wants the Parliamentary Committee on Panamagate to complete its task of preparing the terms of reference (ToR) for the judicial commission within the......
WHILE tourists in the West End pay as much as £100 to watch live orchestras and huge troupes perform Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musicals, Londoners searching for drama tend to head away from the......
RIYADH: An Iranian delegation has left Saudi Arabia without an agreement for its citizens to perform Haj this year, Saudi media have reported.It was the second failure by the rival Middle East powers......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is scheduled to undergo an open-heart surgery in a UK hospital on Tuesday, is overseeing the affairs of his government from London, the media wing of PM......
QUETTA/GWADAR: A fresh wave of violence swept through Balochistan’s insurgency-hit areas as two more security personnel were killed in an improvised explosive device blast in Awaran while bodies of......
ISLAMABAD: Two more individuals said to be involved in helping Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour to obtain Pakistani documents for his alias Wali Mohammad have been arrested.The arrests......
WASHINGTON: The United States, while acknowledging Pakistan’s application to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), has said that the request will be decided by a consensus.Last week, Pakistan......
Reporting live from MilanAnother Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, another win for Real.Real won a record-extending 11th European Cup/Champions League title on Saturday......
IT is an unprecedented and, curiously, a constitutionally unforeseen event: a serving prime minister, the chief executive of the federation, undergoing surgery that will possibly keep him out of the......
A RECENT book, Way of the Knife by Mark Mazzetti, describes the exploits and foibles of America’s clandestine agencies. In their parlance, the US drone attack which killed Mullah Akhtar Mansour was......
MAYBE we don’t know what we’re doing. Maybe we’re hostage to history and the past. Maybe the outside world is wrong.Or maybe we know exactly what we’re doing and why.Mansour is dead because Pakistan......
FOLLOWING Mullah Akhtar Mansour’s death in a US drone strike in Balochistan province, the Afghan Taliban have elected Maulvi Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new supreme leader. Significantly, the......
PAKISTAN is severely affected by climate-related devastation — floods, drought, food and water shortage. Scientists working with the United Nations have set the global goal to avoid these disasters......
BERLIN: The head of the Protestant Church in Germany has called for Islam to be taught in state schools across the country as a way to make young Muslims impervious to the "temptation of......
