LAUSANNE: Russian superstar Maria Sharapova has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against her two-year doping ban, CAS confirmed on Tuesday.The 29-year-old tested positive for the......
RENNES: A man with known psychiatric problems stabbed a 19-year-old girl three times in western France on Tuesday, telling police he had heard voices ordering him to make a “sacrifice” for Ramazan,......
ISLAMABAD: The capital territory police on Tuesday registered a case against Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) Senator Hafiz Hamdullah, who allegedly misbehaved with rights activist Marvi Sirmed during a......
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday inaugurated multiple development projects in South and North Waziristan, including the 72km long Miranshah – Razmak - Makeen dual......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has issued a show cause notice to Geo Entertainment channel for airing inappropriate content including ‘suicide scenes’ during its......
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced Mushtaq Ahmed and Azhar Mahmood as the bowling coaches for the unlimited and limited-overs legs of the upcoming tour of England......
Pakistan's first-class season will witness 10 day-night affairs in the 2016-17 season of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.The decision, reported by ESPNcricinfo, is taken to prepare country's top-cricketers......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial cabinet met on Tuesday, with Chief Minister Pervez Khattak in chair, to approve the annual budget having a total outlay of Rs505 billion for fiscal year......
PESHAWAR: The death of Pakistani army officer on Tuesday, after being shot by Afghan forces in a clash across Torkham border, is likely to ratchet up tension between the two neighbouring countries —......
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic (CII) Ideology declared killing in the name of honour as un-Islamic and against the law of the land, in a statement released on Tuesday.“There are laws in the......
PARIS: Russia will be disqualified from the European Championship if there is more violence by their fans inside stadiums in France.UEFA sent the message Tuesday in a disciplinary panel ruling to......
LIVERPOOL: Dutchman Ronald Koeman became the new manager of English Premier League club Everton on Tuesday after his previous club Southampton reluctantly agreed to release him a year early from his......
PESHAWAR: Abandoned by family and mocked by their society, the life of a Pakistani transgender is lonely.It can even be deadly. Alisha was just 23 years old when she was shot five times last month,......
LAHORE: The brother of Zeenat Rafiq, an 'honour killing' victim, was arrested on Tuesday after being accused of assisting his mother with burning alive his 18-year-old sister for marrying the man of......
MANCHESTER: Republican Donald Trump on Monday placed responsibility for a mass shooting in Florida squarely at the feet of radical Muslims, who he said were entering the country amidst a flood of......
NEW DELHI: Scientists from Britain and India will release underwater robots into the Bay of Bengal in a bid to more accurately predict the Indian monsoon critical to millions of farmers, they said......
PESHAWAR: An army officer, who was injured by Afghan firing at the Torkham border on Monday, succumbed to his injuries at the Combined Military Hospital in Peshawar on Tuesday.Major Ali Jawad's......
FORT PIERCE: Like many other young American men, Omar Mateen worked a series of unremarkable jobs during and after high school ? a Publix grocery store, Circuit City, Chick-Fil-A and Walgreens.He......
MOSCOW: Ultra-nationalist and schooled in their country's historical grievances, Russian soccer hooligans see themselves as fighting the Kremlin's geopolitical battles in miniature when they clash......
PARIS: A man who claimed allegiance to the militant Islamic State group stabbed a French policeman to death on Monday night before he was killed in a dramatic police operation, sources close to the......
QUETTA: Police claimed to have killed five suspected militants in Chashma Achozai area in an encounter here late on Monday.The armed men opened fire at a patrolling police van in Chashma Achozai.......
LYON: Emanuele Giaccherini and Graziano Pelle sparked wild celebrations by Italy after scoring the goals in a 2-0 win over world number two side Belgium in their opening Euro 2016 match.Defending......
LONDON: England captain Alastair Cook said he was looking forward to the challenge of facing Pakistan following his side's commanding Test series win over Sri Lanka.Rain meant only 12.2 overs were......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will present over Rs505 billion budget for the year 2016-17 at the provincial assembly on Tuesday (today).Provincial Minister for Finance Muzaffar Said......
PESHAWAR: After going through a gruelling review and rejection by Council of Islamic Ideology, the domestic violence bill is back in the hands of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to go through another......
LAHORE: Punjab on Monday made a combined, and massive, allocation of Rs147 billion for agriculture and its sub-sectors – livestock, irrigation, forestry and food.The allocation also includes Rs50......
LAHORE: The Punjab government has increased budget for the chief minister and governor secretariats by 22pc and 9.5pc, respectively.For 2016-17 budget estimates, the provincial government has......
LAHORE: Punjab foreign debt stock is projected to steeply rise by a fifth to Rs620 billion at the end of the next financial year, mainly because of a Chinese loan of Rs85bn for the controversial......
LAHORE: The Punjab government announced on Monday allocating a Rs145.5 billion budget in the fiscal year of 2016-17 for law and order, including Rs89.5bn allocation for the provincial police.The......
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani on Monday brushed aside an impression that his permission was needed before investigations are initiated against JUI-F Senator Hafiz Hamdullah, who......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday rejected the post-arrest bail application of Moazzam Ali, an under trial accused in the Dr Imran Farooq murder case.In the verdict, a division......
ISLAMABAD: Almost 40pc of cooked food is wasted in Pakistan while in other developing countries, 50pc of food goes to waste.Speaking at the launch of the Islamabad Devcom Leo Club, former Director......
ISLAMABAD: That Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry was elevated from MNA to State Minister for Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) could not do anything for the only technical college in his......
CHAKWAL: Ghulam Abbas Arif was leading a content and happy life with his family until May 9 in Chakwal city. During the night of May 9, things for Mr. Arif and other family members changed altogether......
CHAKWAL: A prayer leader in the Dhapai Village was arrested for sexually abusing a nine-year-old boy in a mosque, the police told Dawn on Monday.They said the accused confessed to the crime before......
KARACHI: A group show of a little fewer than 80 artworks titled Potpourri XXVI is under way at the Art Chowk Gallery. The exhibition allows the viewer to understand the contemporary trends in art.......
KARACHI: Toppling the city administration’s closure order, the Sindh High Court on Monday allowed Imtiaz Superstore in Gulshan-i-Iqbal to remain open throughout the day.Headed by Chief Justice Sajjad......
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has asked the PML-N government to stop “wrangling” on the issue of Panama Leaks and accept the terms of reference (ToR) proposed by the......
KARACHI: The revenue department has not received a reply from Chief Minister House to its letter seeking cancellation of acres of land allotted to former petroleum minister Dr Asim Hussain, an......
KARACHI: As the world condemned the senseless attack at a Florida night club that left 50 innocent people dead and scores injured, the flag at the US consulate in Karachi flew at half-mast on......
KARACHI: More than a dozen families have escaped their hometown in a remote Balochistan district and moved to Karachi because of clashes between security forces and insurgents, it emerged on......
KARACHI: Police on Monday claimed to have foiled a terrorism plot by conducting a targeted raid on an alleged hideout of militants in the Manghopir area and seizing explosive material, arms and......
WASHINGTON: Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump asked US President Barack Obama on Monday to resign after the Orlando mass shooting.“Is President Obama going to finally......
A SIX-YEAR-OLD Indian boy was rushed to hospital with serious burn injuries after his father dropped him on hot coals during a Hindu ritual, a doctor said on Monday.The father was walking barefoot......
DOHUK: The walls and even the windows of Bahzad Farhan Murad’s office are covered with lists. They name the thousands of people who were killed or are still missing after the militant Islamic State......
AS a boy, he lived with his family in the Peruvian Amazon where his father ran a leper colony, a chimp served Scotch in the evening and the language of the house was French.When he was 30 and working......
FUJAIRAH: There’s no matador, betting or blood when bulls lock horns in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah, but a winning beast in the popular sport can still earn its owner a fortune.Bullfights are a......
MONTREAL: Britain’s Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix for the fifth time on Sunday and paid tribute to the late boxing great Muhammad Ali after cutting Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg’s......
LONDON: Rain ensured England and Sri Lanka drew the third Test at Lord’s here on Monday, a result that saw England win the three-match series 2-0.Sri Lanka set 362 to win, finished on 78 for one......
MARSEILLE: A French court on Monday jailed two British men for their role in the Marseille fan battles before the England-Russia Euro 2016 match.Ian Hepworth, a 41-year-old psychiatric nurse was......
HARARE: A second-string India side humbled a full-strength Zimbabwe for the second time in three days to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the One-day International series at the Harare Sports Club on......
TOULOUSE: Reigning champions Spain left it late but Gerard Pique’s 87th-minute header earned them a deserved 1-0 victory over a dogged Czech Republic in their Group ‘D’ opener on Monday.Pique headed......
PARIS: Bastian Schweinsteiger had time for three touches of the ball and scored with one as Germany began their campaign to add the 2016 European Championship to their 2014 World Cup with a......
FOXBOROUGH: Peru’s recent history against Brazil is marked by lots of losses and a few missed opportunities. That changed in a big way on Sunday night — with the help from a fortunate refereeing......
LONDON: Andy Murray warmed up for the start of his Queen’s Club title defence with an unlikely practice partner as he took to the court with David Beckham’s son Romeo.Murray arrived at Queen’s Club......
LONDON: World champions Australia rallied from a two-goal deficit to prevail 4-3 over Olympic gold medallists Germany to bolster their position in the 36th Hero Champions Trophy field hockey......
KARACHI: Stock market remained volatile on Monday as the investors were in search of direction. The KSE-100 index gained marginal 39.08 points (0.1 per cent) to close at 36,979.96.Taking cue from the......
WASHINGTON: Microsoft Corp will buy LinkedIn Corp for $26.2 billion in its biggest-ever deal, combining the software giant’s business-productivity tools with an online network of 433 million......
KARACHI: Rising threats and vulnerabilities associated with electronic means of transactions have forced the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to issue regulations for payment card security.The SBP said......
ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan has urged Chinese investors to make investment in joint ventures in Pakistan. The government of Pakistan will provide special facilitation to......
VIENNA: Opec said Monday a supply glut in the world’s oil market is likely to shrink further, leading to a more balanced market by the end of the year.“The excess supply in the market is likely to......
LONDON: Gold hit its highest since mid-May on Monday, driven by rising investor risk aversion before central bank meetings this week and Britain’s June 23 vote on whether to leave the European......
MULTAN: Brisk activity was witnessed on the cotton market on Monday as buyers rushed to replenish their stocks.Cotton broker Syed Mudabir Shah said the new week started with encouraging deals in both......
LAHORE: The Punjab government has earmarked Rs550 billion for the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for 2016-17, which is 37 per cent higher than the allocation of Rs400bn for the outgoing fiscal......
ISLAMABAD: The oil-marketing companies (OMCs) and refineries have reached an agreement with the government for partial introduction of a high-grade petrol in the country at a higher price.The......
KARACHI: A proposed merger between the Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation (Picic) Insurance Ltd and the Crescent Star Insurance Ltd (CSIL) has fallen apart after the latter became......
LAHORE: The Punjab on Monday “rationalised” energy allocations for 2016-17 to Rs9 billion against Rs31bn last year as it was able to attract “sufficient private investment” for the sector, with a......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance held a hearing of tax collecting bodies of the federal government and the Sindh government to understand the issue of input tax adjustment and......
ISLAMABAD: While the ministers for finance, foreign affairs and water and power were the main targets of criticism from across the aisle, a number of treasury lawmakers also spoke harshly about their......
QUETTA: Six ‘facilitators’ of a militant organisation surrendered themselves to the Frontier Corps at a ceremony in Nushki on Monday.They used to help militants carry out subversive and anti-peace......
QUETTA: Most parts of Balochistan continued to experience extremely hot weather with Turbat recording the highest temperature of 48 degrees Celsius on Monday.The mercury rose to 38 degrees in Quetta,......
QUETTA: Reaffirming the commitment to restoring peace in the province, Chief Minister Sanaullah Khan Zahri has said that the government and security agencies will thwart the plans of anti-state......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court reserved its ruling on Monday on a set of five appeals filed to challenge convictions by military courts, two of them against death sentences in the Dec 16, 2014, Army......
GHALANAI: The slaughtered body of a missing army recruit was found in the Darwazgai area of Mohmand tribal region on Monday, officials said.Hayat Khan, a soldier of the Punjab regiment at Mardan......
DUBA: A Dutch woman held in Qatar for nearly three months after telling police she had been raped there was released on Monday after receiving a one-year suspended prison sentence, a Dutch diplomat......
LAHORE: Punjab’s Rs1.452 trillion budget for the next financial year proposes to create half a million jobs in the province through a massive development investment of Rs550 billion in large......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is considering a Jordanian offer to buy sixteen used F-16 jets in lieu of the eight advanced fighters it could not buy from the United States because of a financing row, but......
TIES between the US and Pakistan have been passing through testing times. First the F-16s dispute, and then the drone strike that killed Mullah Mansour, followed by implied threats of more such......
THE young woman sitting before me is wrapped in a black burqa. Only the dull pupils of her eyes are visible. She is breathless, weighs just 23 kilogrammes, is severely anaemic and her chest X-ray......
IN the departure lounge near Gate No 308 at the Istanbul airport there’s a coffee shop, which has thrown a few chairs and tables near the exit to cater to its needy customers whose flights are......
The nominees of the Republican and Democratic parties have been chosen. One is a business tycoon and political buffoon. The other is an able, controversial and widely distrusted lady. She is the......
