QUETTA: Five suspected militants were killed in Balochistan’s Awaran district on Sunday evening.A security official, not authorised to speak publicly, said security forces conducted an operation......
ALGIERS: Algeria has said that it has temporarily blocked Facebook and some other social media networks to stop cheating in upcoming school exams.The move follows leaks of baccalaureate papers and......
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Sunday said the United States wants Pakistan to act against the Afghan Taliban but "Pakistan cannot fight Afghanistan's war on......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) on Sunday has alleged that shoes bearing the Hindu holy word ‘Om’ are being sold in Tando Adam area of Sindh.“For the last three years, some shop keepers......
AMMAN: Turkish border guards shot dead at least 11 Syrians refugees, mostly from one family, as they tried to cross into Turkey from northwestern Syria, activists and a monitoring group said on......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Association (PESA) on Sunday supported the stance taken by Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif regarding the recent tensions with Afghanistan and the......
QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Sanaullah Zehri on Sunday presented the provincial budget for fiscal year 2016-17 with a total outlay of Rs289bn, with Rs42.67bn allocated for......
NEW DELHI: An Indian national associated with the sponsor of India's three-match ODI and T20 series in Zimbabwe's Harare was arrested for the alleged rape of a woman, Times of India reported on......
NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar visited Beijing last week to discuss Chinese support for entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Indian diplomatic sources confirmed on Sunday,......
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is working towards the creation of a league which will see the top 13 national cricket teams take each other on in a brand new ODI format, ESPNCricinfo......
PESHAWAR: Six key commanders of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) Mehsud faction surrendered to security forces near the Afghan border in Upper Kurram Agency Saturday night.Former TTP chief......
Argentina and Chile advanced to the semi-finals of the Copa America on Saturday with Chile beating Mexico 7-0 and Lionel Messi getting a goal in Argentina's 4-1 win over Venezuela to equal his......
PARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo missed a late penalty as Portugal stumbled to a 0-0 draw with Austria, while Belgium swept to a 3-0 win over Ireland on a day of contrasts at the European Championship on......
The first time I saw the magnificent snow leopard was on film. BBC’s Planet Earth series aired some incredibly beautiful footage of a snow leopard stalking its prey in the wild. On the craggy cliffs......
Intikhaab Syed Rafiq HussainSelected by Asif FarrukhiThis book provides a representative selection of the short stories of the popular Urdu short story writer, Syed Rafiq Hussain. His literary career......
Anyone mildly familiar with Facebook would surely have come across photos from the Humans of New York (HONY) page; a news story liked by a friend, shared on a timeline, or name-tagged for a laugh or......
Recently, while browsing through the shelves of Boston’s famous Harvard Book Store, I found a book on Pakistan which was first published in 1950. Although the name of the author was missing, the book......
Meet Yasir Hussain: unlike others of his generation, he wants to do more than just act — he wants to write as well. Be it film, television or theatre, Yasir is making his mark and is considered as......
An opening declaration of inspiration from a 2013 South Korean film (Montage) and you have two-and-a-half hours of thrills, suspense and mystery.Te3n by Ribhu Dasgupta has everything going for it......
If you were in Karachi, being stranded for three days in unfamiliar territory would have you terrified out of your wits. You would never stray too far from your car for fear that something would be......
Pakistanis often risk everything to earn a living abroad, but is it really worth it?Pakistani expats have raised their families’ standard of living at a great cost to their own well-beingby Munizeh......
By now the Flint water crisis — when the city’s drinking water was contaminated with lead — is a well-known case globally. And history might repeat itself in Karachi. To understand why Pakistan’s......
“We live in one-room houses. Our young male members of the family and children stay and sleep on the pavement. We cannot afford three meals a day; our breakfast is simply tea and biscuits, we do not......
Smartphones nowadays are used as the default device for photography purposes, due to its ease of use and ready availability in our pockets. To supplement this process, photographs can be viewed in......
With the cost of food items increasing day by day, one of the greatest challenges for people with limited means is to set a menu that fulfills nutritional requirements and is delicious too.A very......
The routine in Ramazan is a bit confusing for those who love to exercise everyday, especially those who find it fun and feel great after a sweaty circuit. Some of us need to exercise daily because it......
Dear Auntie, I am 36 years old and have recently been divorced, following which I moved and settled in a new country.I have always been interested in pursuing a career as a vet, but when it was time......
Having developed a taste for growing all manner of plants, edible and otherwise, urban gardeners are increasingly vocalising their frustration at being completely ‘spaced out’. With every possible......
Over the last few years, Imran Qureshi has received incredible international acclaim — from the Deutsche Bank Award for ‘Artist of the year’ to prestigious commissions at Metropolitan Museum of Art’s......
Spanish artist Francisco de Goya (1746-1828), also known as the father of modern art, painted royal portraits and some revolutionary work in the late 18th century. Over the course of his illustrious......
Traditionally, the miniature painting has been confined only to record or illustrate royal life and activities. The early period of the miniature department at the National College of Arts (NCA) also......
It is usually an intense onset of sensation that triggers creativity, which invariably throws the creator into a paradox, causing conflicts and contradictions that jangle the individual’s brains.......
Women’s cricket in Pakistan embarked on a new journey this month with the announcement of two separate captains for One-Day International and Twenty20 formats. Bismah Maroof, who is deemed to be the......
Media and celebrities go hand in hand. One can’t survive without the other. Not these days at least. Howsoever hard they may come out on paparazzi and the clan, but the known and the famous often die......
It’s that time of year when our television screens are replete with shows on which a variety of gifts and prizes (ranging from inexpensive to uber pricey) are given to the studio audiences for......
Actress Hina Dilpazeer may have become famous because of her loony-bin character in the sitcom Bulbulay, but rest assured, in real life, she can talk sense. We often harbour the notion that since......
Good news! Some of us always crib about the ‘foreign content’ that’s constantly aired on our entertainment channels. Well, their complaint has been redressed.Two of Pakistan’s music channels 8XM and......
What? You gotta be kidding me! Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla is doing a Kannada movie titled Pushpak Vimana in which she will do an item song as part of her cameo appearance.Juhi C, all of us know,......
GHALANAI: A landmine went off in Baizai tehsil here on Saturday, injuring three young boys, security sources said.The landmine was planted by unknown persons at a place used by the people for taking......
LAKKI MARWAT: The power loadshedding-hit people of Lakki have refused to let their children immunised against the crippling polio disease.The revelation came up at a meeting held at the district......
MURREE: Heavy fire broke out in the forests of Phaphril village near Expressway Danna and quickly burnt to ashes thousands of small plants of rare species and hundred precious trees.Local population......
The Shakarparian Hills Park, now known largely as a tourist attraction, was once only a small village. Prior to the establishment of Islamabad in 1960, the area was known as the home of Syed Mehmood......
Construction is banned within a two kilometre radius of the Rawal Dam area, but in the absence of regulation, a number of houses have been built near the bank of the dam.Locals who have built these......
LAHORE: The Charles Bradlaugh Committee (CBC) met Northampton MPs Michael Ellis and David Mackintosh at Westminster recently and urged them to intervene and save the Bradlaugh Hall in Lahore through......
BAHAWALPUR: Four family members on Saturday allegedly tortured a woman, cut her hair and blackened her face for ‘honour’ in a remote village of Uch Sharif, about 70-km from here.Reports said ‘Sh’ who......
There is a good news for Lahorites, especially art and culture aficionados, who can once again enjoy the World Performing Arts Festival after a gap of eight years.The event comprising theatre, dance,......
SAHIWAL: At least 51 tenants belonging to the Anjuman Mazareen?,? Pakpattan chapter, were booked under 7-ATA, and the PPC 324, 452, 148, 149 by Chak Badian police on Saturday. ?It is learnt that 26......
KARACHI: An antiterrorism court dismissed the bail application of former federal minister Dr Asim Hussain on Saturday in a case relating to treatment of alleged terrorists at his hospital.Dr Asim, a......
KARACHI: As the Sindh health ministry continues to delay the much-awaited vaccination campaign against measles, the number of children afflicted with this vaccine preventable disease are on the rise;......
KARACHI: The cart vendors selling traditional things for Muslim worshippers such as prayer caps, mats, tasbeeh, etc, are parked at the same spot outside most mosques here the year round, yet they......
MITHI: Mithi police on Saturday located and picked up a woman, Wadia Meghwar, who was allegedly taken away from the house of her “husband”, Suresh Kumar, and forced to marry another man, Chetan......
NEW DELHI: The Hindutva mob that hacked 69 men, women and children and destroyed their remains in a bonfire at Gulberg Society during the 2002 Gujarat pogroms was not “really interested in causing......
BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has criticised Nato’s decision to stage military manoeuvres in eastern Europe, warning such moves could worsen tensions with Russia.His......
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has said that a political process is the best option for bringing peace to Syria and not military strikes, as proposed by more than 50 department officials.The......
BRUSSELS: Belgian police arrested 12 suspects in a major anti-terror operation overnight amid security alerts in Belgium and France around the Euro 2016 soccer tournament and just three months after......
HONG KONG: Over 4,000 people marched in Hong Kong on Saturday to protest against China’s detention of five booksellers whose shop published gossipy books about Chinese leaders, including President Xi......
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday nearly 800 million people are chronically undernourished as a direct consequence of land degradation, declining soil, fertility,......
A SOYUZ capsule bringing back three astronauts from the International Space Station, including the first to represent the British government, made a safe parachute landing on the steppe near the......
DONETSK: In camouflage uniforms and red caps, a group of young people gather in the Ukrainian rebels’ de facto capital of Donetsk to sing patriotic songs and discuss the conflict.They are members of......
KARACHI: Work on laying the Astro Turf that was removed from the Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, at the Karachi Hockey Association (KHA) Complex in Gulshan Iqbal, is in full swing and expected to be......
HARARE: Elton Chigumbura smashed an unbeaten 54 from 26 balls as Zimbabwe stunned India with a two run win in the first Twenty20 International at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday.Chigumbura......
LAHORE: Fast bowler Mohammad Amir thinks he’s lucky to re-don the Pakistan green cap.The left-armer was just 18 years old when he bowled deliberate no-balls in a Test match at Lord’s and was duly......
Pakistan cricket is feeling pretty ‘new’ these days. New head coach, selection committee, bowling coaches and fielding coach are in place.Mudassar Nazar, the new National Cricket Academy (NCA)......
PARIS: Alvaro Morata scored twice for defending champions Spain on Friday as they advanced to the knockout stages of Euro 2016 on another day marred by fan violence.A 2-2 draw between Croatia and the......
BORDEAUX: Belgium rediscovered their most blistering form to batter Group ‘E’ rivals the Republic of Ireland 3-0 thanks to a brace from Romelu Lukaku and an Axel Witsel header on Saturday.The victory......
PARIS: Europe’s football governing body UEFA said on Saturday it had opened disciplinary proceedings against the football federations of Croatia and Turkey for crowd trouble during Euro 2016.Both......
EAST RUTHERFORD (New Jersey): David Ospina dived to his left, and Peru’s Miguel Trauco sent his penalty kick down the middle, a yard above the ground.The 27-year-old Colombian goalkeeper kicked out......
KARACHI: The government’s decision to cut sales tax on imported and locally-manufactured tractors to five per cent from 10pc will bring down prices by Rs35,000 to Rs80,000 per unit, depending on the......
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to extend the reach of its tax machinery to 54 new districts across the country as part of reforms to broaden the tax base.As per the original plan approved by......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy has started undergoing certain structural changes as employment is shifting from agriculture to manufacturing and services sector, according to a document published by......
TORONTO: Despite modest recovery on Friday, oil markets registered the biggest fall in a month last week, leading to concerns about the recent oil price recovery.“We view the price recovery as......
KARACHI: The Sindh government has raised infrastructure cess rates by 10 per cent to generate additional tax revenue.The new finance bill provides that the rates of infrastructure cess, which is......
KARACHI: As many as 5,000 prospective buyers have booked Honda Civic’s tenth generation model by depositing Rs1 million each for the vehicle, translating into five billion rupees for the company so......
NEW YORK: Hackers have diverted more than $50 million in digital currency from an experimental fund meant to demonstrate that such money is safe for use, according to the New York Times.The sum was......
MULTAN: Slow trading was witnessed on the cotton market on Saturday due to the slow arrivals of new season’s crop.Brokers said that a slight increase was observed in the prices of both phutti (seed......
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, who has faced criticism from members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party for not lowering interest rates enough, said on Saturday he......
It’s quiet these days on a Sunday afternoon in the streets of Dongguan, where almost every block outside the center is a factory or housing for workers. A red banner advertising for staff above one......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly approved on Saturday the budgets of several sectors as well as charged expenditures that include Rs10.33 trillion for debt servicing, which is the country’s main......
THINGS remain in a state of uniform motion unless an external force is applied to them. That’s Newton’s first law of motion. Miss Fatima Jinnah’s golden 1955 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible and her......
KARACHI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called Nawaz Sharif and expressed the hope that the prime minister would recover soon from his heart surgery.“I’m so happy that you are......
ISLAMABAD: The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) are the only two departments that are still using secret service funds, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar told the National......
BOTH China and Pakistan consider CPEC a significant milestone — in the emerging politics of the region, it has the potential to change the strategic and geo-economic dynamics across the whole of......
“THE transition in Afghanistan is moving forward and our troops are finally coming home,” thus spoke President Barack Obama in the White House briefing room in October 2011. A year later, he ran for......
THE electricity grids we have today were designed in the 19th century to transport energy from a central power generation plant and deliver it to the substation level to serve communities. From......
THREE down, two to go. A second consecutive government inching, muddling its way towards completion. And a democracy that feels, once again, unsatisfactory — stale, desultory, adrift.It wasn’t......
