KARACHI: A 50-year-old homeopathic doctor, belonging to the Ahmadi community, was shot dead in his clinic in the Abul Hasan Isphani area of the metropolis on Monday evening.It is the second such......
LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has foiled an attempted attack on a shrine in district Bahawalpur’s Uch Sharif, said a statement released by the CTD.The statement added that......
BERLIN: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif arrived in Germany on Monday and met his German counterpart, the Chief of Staff of the Federal Armed Forces of German, ISPR spokesman Asim Bajwa......
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday termed Hindu extremists organisations the biggest hurdle in Pak-India peace dialogue."In our eyes, the biggest hurdle is Hindu......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday directed two televison channels to air an apology for airing "irresponsible" comments during their Ramazan......
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday held the provincial governments responsible for video leaks of accused currently in the custody of law enforcement agencies.“Ministry of......
ISLAMABAD: In a message on the eve of former Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto's 63rd birth anniversary, former president Asif Ali Zardari said his party rejects declarations made by......
Continued development of Pakistan and India's nuclear weapons programme could endanger strategic stability between both countries, a Congressional Research Service report (CRS) titled "Pakistan's......
LILLE: Football kit manufacturer Puma is investigating why the shirts of at least four Swiss players got ripped in Sunday's goalless draw against France at Euro 2016.The Guardian reported that the......
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Pakistani government signed an agreement for a $100 million loan for construction of the remaining 64-kilometre Shorkot-Khanewal section of the M4......
LONDON: A senior British politician on Monday accused those campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union of spreading lies, hate and xenophobia, saying she was switching to the "Remain"......
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is suggesting the United States (US) should 'seriously' consider profiling Muslims inside the country as a terrorism-fighting tool, the latest example of the Republican......
KABUL: More than 20 people were killed in separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan on Monday, including at least 14 when a suicide bomber struck a minibus carrying Nepalese security contractors in the......
TEHRAN: Iranian intelligence officials have broken up "the biggest terrorist plot" ever planned to target Tehran and other provinces in the Islamic Republic, the country's state television reported......
Former Australia batsman Dean Jones has urged Pakistan cricketers to follow Indian ace batsman Virat Kohli’s example if they aim to put up consistent performances for their country.Kohli has been......
EVIAN-LES-BAINS: Thomas Mueller is yet to click at the European Championship and Germany looks far from convincing as it waits for the gangly forward to rediscover his form.Mueller's five goals......
FAISALABAD: A man received severe burns on his face and neck after his older brother threw acid on him in a heated dispute over a cellphone charger in 541-GB Chakkian on Monday, police said.According......
The ICC full members are considering a proposal of a huge change to the current system of selling television rights, and will further discuss it during the annual ICC conference later this month at......
LONDON: If Britons vote to take their country out of the European Union on June 23, no corner of the global financial market complex will emerge unscathed.The invisible thread that links assets as......
For us urban folk caught up with frivolous concerns, truths like rape, gang-rape, tribal verdicts for rape or gang-rape and honour killing because of rape have always been relegated to corner stories......
LAHORE: As taxi hailing giant Uber enters Pakistan, a little-known local competitor is counting on a mix of new ideas and old technology to tap what could be a big chunk of the market: low-income......
Spot-fixing convicted Pakistan fast-bowler Mohammad Asif eyes return to international arena when Pakistan tour Australia at the end of this year.Asif, who was banned from cricket for bowling......
WASHINGTON: United States (US) officials will release transcripts of phone calls placed to emergency 911 dispatchers by gunman Omar Mateen during a shooting rampage a week ago that killed 49 people......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Afghan delegations met on Monday in the first senior-level talks aimed at reducing tensions at the Torkham border crossing along the Pak-Afghan border."A six-member Afghan......
KARACHI: Pakistani stocks are soaring, improved security is fuelling economic growth and the South Asian nation will be upgraded to “emerging market” status by index provider MSCI.But for Ali Saigol,......
The West Indian Cricket Board (WICB) has agreed to the idea of a day-night Test against Pakistan in the UAE in September, after some initial reluctance.According to ESPNCricinfo, the WICB gave its......
EAST RUTHERFORD: Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina was the hero as Colombia slayed their penalty shoot-out jinx to defeat Peru and advance to the semi-finals of the Copa America Centenario here......
LILLE: France and Switzerland settled for a 0-0 draw that suited both sides, while Albania staked its claim to a place in the last 16 of the European Championship by eliminating Romania in a 1-0......
HYDERABAD: Members of the Christian community took out a rally and held a demonstration outside the local press club on Sunday following arrest of two fellow community members for resorting to firing......
THATTA: The Anti-Corruption Establishment has detected gross irregularities and large-scale embezzlement of funds in 231 development schemes in Thatta and Sujawal districts and found that at least 24......
KARACHI: A senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement worker was shot dead in Korangi in the early hours of Sunday morning, Zaman Town police and party officials said.Zaman Town SHO Shah Jehan Lashari said......
KARACHI: The Sindh health ministry has planned a ‘case response campaign’ starting on Monday (today) in eight districts of the province which have either produced polio cases or deemed potential......
BEIRUT: Syrian government forces advanced to within 10 kilometers of the militant Islamic State group-occupied Tabqa air base in the northern part of the country on Sunday, part of a push to try to......
JAKARTA: At least 35 people have been killed by landslides and floods on Indonesia’s Java island and many others are missing, an official said on Sunday.Dozens of houses were buried in the landslides......
NEW YORK: Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is standing in decline and has failed to deliver on frequent promises to follow a more traditional campaign, said political......
LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange started his fifth year camped out in the Ecuadorean embassy in London on Sunday, an occasion his supporters were to mark with events celebrating......
TOKYO: Tens of thousands of people on Okinawa protested on Sunday against the presence of US military bases on the Japanese island, many wearing black to mourn the rape and killing of a local woman......
OPPOSITION leader Bill Shorten used his centre-left Labour Party’s official campaign launch on Sunday to cast July 2 general elections as a referendum on the future of Australia’s universal health......
When Muhterem Aras became the first Muslim house speaker of one of Germany’s federal parliaments in May, the time could not have been more sensitive. The country had just welcomed more than one......
BAKU: Formula One’s pit-to-driver radio restrictions played a decisive role in Sunday’s European Grand Prix as Nico Rosberg got assistance in solving an engine-setting glitch and sailed away to an......
LONDON: Hospitalised Sri Lanka paceman Shaminda Eranga has been banned from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect because of an illegal action, the International Cricket Council......
PARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo missed a late penalty and became the target in his native Portugal as the country now fears a Euro 2016 failure after they stumbled to a 0-0 draw with Austria on......
PARIS: After more fan disorder in Marseille at the Euro 2016, UEFA hit the Hungarian football federation with a range of disciplinary charges on Sunday.In a second case announced by UEFA, a Portugal......
LOS ANGELES: Lionel Messi made his first start of the Copa America Centenario and tied a national record with his 54th international goal as Argentina defeated Venezuela 4-1 on Saturday to set up a......
LAHORE: The Punjab government has offered 65 acre (520 kanal) to the United States Consulate to shift its offices outside the city and negotiations being held between the officials of the both sides......
LAHORE: Expecting a large number of visitors on Eidul Fitar Lahore Zoo has begun its preparations in respect of public facilities and security.Zoo on every festive occasion is the most frequently......
Imagine a world where low-income communities can meet their domestic energy needs with affordable, renewable energy products.Today, Jaan Pakistan, an award-winning social startup, researching and......
AS good times are rolling in for the cement sector, the accident at the company’s plant on May 29 could not have occurred at a more unfortunate moment.The Fauji Cement Company Limited (FCCL)’s Raw......
The decision making on the pricing and supply chain of liquefied natural gas (LNG) continues to remain cloudy even though the product has been in the system for more than a year now.When LNG import......
The Shahbaz Sharif government’s populist Rs1.45trn budget for the next fiscal year is feared to increase the existing social and economic lag in underdeveloped south Punjab, since the bulk of the......
THE Sindh government’s agriculture budget for 2016-17 has evoked a mixed response from growers. For some the budget presents no innovative ideas to pull farming out of its distressed state while......
The Thal desert, situated in Punjab, is largely stretched between the Jhelum and Sindh rivers close to the Potohar Plateau. The desert covers the districts of Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Bhakkar, Khushab,......
Czech RepublicTHE Czech Republic, an open economy with a strong industrial base and exports contributing more than 80pc of GDP, was the first former Eastern Bloc state to acquire the status of a......
DARK clouds, which should normally have covered vast parts of peninsular India by the second week of June, are unfortunately not to be seen over the skies. Instead, they are metaphorically hovering......
SINCE its genesis the cooks of the investment industry have relied on the same basic ingredients when concocting a diversified portfolio to please their palate and keep their returns healthy.The......
CHINA’s central bank has burnt through nearly half a trillion dollars in foreign reserves to support its currency since August, despite criticism that it has betrayed its commitment to let market......
The government bill proposing a separate law for a secured transaction framework to facilitate particularly small borrowers get loans from banks by pledging their movable assets — such as ideas,......
Growth in currency in circulation during this fiscal year was high despite the government’s stepped up efforts to document the economy.According to the State Bank of Pakistan’s statistics, CIC......
ISLAMABAD: Nestled in Blue Area’s Beverly Centre, Khoka Khola recently opened its doors for business and is already a raging success.Motivated by their mutual love for food, three friends decided to......
Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Kazakh Ambassador Bakhitbek Shabarbayev, held a reception in Serena to bid farewell to the Ambassador of Oman, Ahmed Khamis Salim Al-Jamri.The dean talked about the......
ISLAMABAD: Kamal Khan, 50, has lived in Rawalpindi for over a decade where he works as a painter. Originally from Mohmand Agency, he now sits at CDA Chowk looking for work, which he barely finds......
LONDON: Campaigning for Britain’s referendum on EU membership resumed on Sunday after a three-day hiatus prompted by the killing of a pro-EU lawmaker, but pledges of a more respectful tone were......
PESHAWAR: The political administration of Khyber Agency and Khyber Pakhutnkhwa’s archaeology directorate have planned to jointly undertake the first-ever archaeological survey in the tribal border......
PESHAWAR: The abrupt action of the speaker of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly to adjourn budget session for two days has raised many eyebrows. The House was wrapped up within six minutes on Saturday,......
ISLAMABAD: Gearing up for its post-Ramazan mass mobilisation drive, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) will begin nominating regional heads later this week.After the party’s entire organisational......
QUETTA: Balochistan’s Rs282.77 billion budget for the next financial year aims to massively boost its investment in transport, education, health, infrastructure and productive sectors and security to......
WASHINGTON: The Nuclear Suppliers Group’s 2016 annual plenary, which begins in Seoul on Monday, is expected to have a far-reaching impact on South Asia’s future.During its session, the NSG would......
ISLAMABAD: A special committee of the Senate is set to propose legislation to create a separate authority, working directly under parliament, to supervise the much-touted China-Pakistan Economic......
KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said on Sunday that the United States in a manner wanted Pakistan to act against the Afghan Taliban, but “Pakistan cannot fight......
ISLAMABAD: The government has agreed in principle with petroleum refineries to allow an incentive in the diesel price to upgrade their product to European standards.This would mean a relatively......
TWO years ago this summer, on the two holidays following Eidul Fitr, Karachiites, as is usual for summer holidays and weekends, flocked to the several open-access beaches located not too far from......
PAKISTAN’S media producers and consumers have for years called for a stronger media regulator. In recent months, Pemra has tried to muscle up, warning against content that threatens ‘national......
DONALD Trump’s rise in America, a wave of pro-Brexit and xenophobic sentiment in the UK, mass demonstrations in France and Brazil, a political crisis in South Africa, communal polarisation in India,......
ZULFIKHAR Ali Bhutto’s ‘eating grass’ comment after the 1965 Indo-Pak war is famously related to his determination to nuclearise Pakistan. In his reply to a question about Pakistan’s response if......
SECRET funds of government departments — opaque, unaudited, discretionary and historically prone to abuse — has been a commendable area in which the government has tried to impose a degree of......
The new dispensation at the Pakistan Cricket Board has made swift moves to show it means business.For too long, the PCB had been claiming that it was the best administrative set-up in sport because......
