UNITED NATIONS: Two leading human rights group urged UN member-states on Wednesday to suspend Saudi Arabia from the UN Human Rights Council over the killing of civilians in Yemen and repression at......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday granted an extension in the stay of registered Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan for a further period of six months — till December 31,......
QUETTA: Four security personnel of Frontier Corps were killed when their vehicle came under attack in Quetta’s Double Road area on Wednesday evening, FC Spokesman Khan Wasey said.Three personnel died......
ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) recommended a price hike of Rs1.93 to Rs8.62 per litre in the petroleum products before Eid.In a summary submitted to the Ministry of Finance, OGRA......
ISLAMABAD: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Wednesday announced to double the individual assistance package for Afghan refugees returning to Afghanistan.Grandi......
BENGALURU: Former spinner Anil Kumble has no concerns over the length of his contract as India's new head coach, believing he has enough time and matches to make an impact.The former leg-spinner,......
ISLAMABAD: A Ministry of Religious Affairs (Mora) delegation has been sent to China's Xinjiang province, a mainly Muslim region where fasting during Ramazan was restricted, to observe how residents......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) accelerates preparations for four back-to-back international events to be held in the city at Mushaf Squash Complex from September to December.Talking to......
Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne feels Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir is a fine bowler and he will be at his best for the English series which kicks off on July 14.“Amir will get a good......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Satraj Aziz, on Wednesday said India was avoiding dialogue with Pakistan because that meant issues such as Kashmir will have to be negotiated,......
British opposition Labour lawmakers voted massively against their leader Jeremy Corbyn in a no-confidence motion Tuesday triggered by the Brexit crisis, but the veteran socialist refused to......
MUMBAI: Activists belonging to hardliner Indian political party Shiv Sena on Tuesday attempted to disrupt an event hosting Pakistani photographers at the Mumbai Press Club and chanted slogans against......
KARACHI: As Turkey reels from a major terror attack at Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Wednesday, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has offered to fly passengers of Turkish Airlines who have......
MUMBAI: Cotton imports by Pakistan are expected to remain near record-high levels in the year to July 2017, as erratic weather forces farmers in the world's fourth-biggest producer to trim area under......
BUENOS AIRES: Like neurotic parents, Argentines swung from criticism to unconditional love for their star footballer Lionel Messi this week, providing the football-mad nation's many therapists with......
SYDNEY: A firebomb attack outside an Australian mosque during prayers was condemned Wednesday by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, with one Islamic leader calling it a "hate crime".No one......
LONDON: England's embarrassing exit from the European Championship finals at the hands of outsiders Iceland completed an unwanted treble failure for the country's cricket, rugby union and football......
At around 4pm, an epileptic patient having a seizure is wheeled into the female emergency ward of a public hospital in Lahore. One after the other, the hospital's doctors come in to inspect her,......
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli was not satisfied with being an average cricketer and the Indian Test captain says that a desire to reach the next level was his motivation for improved conditioning.The......
MARSEILLE: Two of Europe's most prolific marksmen go head-to-head as Robert Lewandowski aims to end Cristiano Ronaldo's dreams of landing an international trophy when Poland meet Portugal in a Euro......
LONDON: Roger Federer plans to end Marcus Willis's Wimbledon fairytale when he faces the British qualifier whose rise has captivated the All England Club, while defending champion Novak Djokovic......
ISTANBUL: Three suicide bombers opened fire then blew themselves up in Istanbul's main international airport on Tuesday, killing 36 people and wounding close to 150 in what Turkey's prime minister......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance approved the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill 2016 and the Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) (Amendment)......
PESHAWAR: A Peshawar High Court bench on Tuesday stopped National Accountability Bureau from recovery of operational charges of around Rs30 million from a former special assistant to a former chief......
MANSEHRA: The residents of Kaghan valley have asked the anti-corruption establishment to launch an inquiry into illegal cutting of Guzara forests.“Illegally cut timber of high quality Dewdar is being......
ISLAMABAD: Brigadier Ali Khan, a senior army officer who was court-martialled over links his suspected with a banned outfit, was released from Adiala Jail on Monday night.Ex-Brig Ali Khan was awarded......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights has expressed concerns regarding the plight of the Okara farms tenants, and recommended that cases against them should be withdrawn.The Okara......
ISLAMABAD: During a seminar on Tuesday, senior journalist Zahid Hussein said Pakistan is lagging behind economically and has become isolated which is why there is a need for re-examining the......
LAHORE: The Punjab government is considering to allow under its control the sale of the local government property with the first right of refusal to its existing users (offering them to......
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, soon after taking oath on Tuesday, took drastic steps to bring reforms along with self-accountability in the judicial system under......
LAHORE: The Chinese government has released $72 million (Rs7.51 billion) to Punjab as part of running payments out of over $1.6 billion loan it pledged under an agreement for the Lahore Orange Line......
LAHORE: A large number of employees and their families staged a demonstration at Liberty Roundabout on Tuesday night to protest against the ‘illegal’ takeover of the management and possession of the......
KASUR: A man was killed reportedly over love marriage in the limits of the Saddar police station.According to police, Rahbat Khan of Mohmand Agency had contracted love marriage with Jaiza Khan of his......
KARACHI: Two people, including a small girl, were killed as the city received its first showers on Tuesday evening that turned the weather pleasant but wreaked havoc on the city’s ill-maintained......
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has announced that the Sindh government will establish Shaheed Amjad Sabri Sufi Music and Qawwali Institute in Karachi.He......
KARACHI: The trailer launch for a forthcoming film Actor-in-Law took an interesting turn at a local hotel on Tuesday evening when a couple of journalists, during the question-and-answer session,......
KARACHI: With the Amjad Sabri image on a portion of the boundary wall of Memon Technical & Industrial Institute (MITI) in Korangi 5 going viral, the people behind it started work on Abdul Sattar......
MITH: Lightning killed three persons in different areas of Tharparkar district on Tuesday during widespread rains that lashed almost the entire province of Sindh.Heavy to moderate rain was reported......
KABUL: Afghanistan’s president has ordered a “thorough investigation” into institutionalised sexual abuse of children by police, after AFP revealed the Taliban are using child sex slaves to launch......
LONDON: British Labour Party lawmakers voted massively against their leader on Tuesday amid political turmoil in Britain after a vote to leave the European Union as candidates to succeed Prime......
NEW YORK: Democatic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton and popular Senator Elizabeth Warren sealed a powerful alliance that could help unify the Democratic Party and give Donald Trump nightmares,......
THOUSANDS of people took to the streets of Paris on Tuesday in the latest protest march in a marathon campaign against the French Socialist government’s job market reforms.The march, along with a......
DHAKA: Germany has banned air cargo from Bangladesh following the lead of Australia and the United Kingdom.Back in March, the United Kingdom slapped a ban on air cargo from Bangladesh citing security......
TOKYO: The Imperial Palace in Tokyo can now be visited without reservations, as more facilities related to the Imperial family, including the Kyoto Imperial Palace, are being opened to the public and......
TAIPEI: Suicide constituted about 16 per cent of deaths of Republic of China soldiers who died during their service from 2000 to 2012.The issue of suicide in the Republic of China armed forces has......
BEIJING: China’s homegrown regional jet made its first commercial flight on Tuesday, operator Chengdu Airlines said, after years of delays raised questions about the country’s ambitious plans for......
NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not finished underplaying growing incidence of hate speech by his supporters in a TV interview on Monday when a video surfaced of two bruised and battered......
LONDON: Defending champion Serena Williams racked up her 80th Wimbledon victory Tuesday while Andy Murray raced through before rain brought action at the All England Club to a soggy halt.World number......
KARACHI: Pakistan cricket team have the talent and the firepower to give England a tough time in the four-Test series that starts next month, former chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed Sallu said on......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is ranked 10th in the latest International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hero World Rankings released on Tuesday following the conclusion of the Champions Trophies in London.Pakistan’s......
KOLKATA: Even if India’s cricket administrators bar Pakistani players from participating in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL), who says IPL franchise owners cannot recruit them for teams they......
NICE: After voting to leave the European Union last week, the English left Euro 2016 in a similarly surprising fashion on Monday in what will go down as their most embarrassing loss in a......
SAINT-DENIS: Giorgio Chiellini and Graziano Pelle scored as Italy broke a 22-year hoodoo to end Spain’s bid for a record third successive European title with a deserved 2-0 win over familiar foes in......
KARACHI: In a stunning turnaround, Omar Colts upset odds to shock fancied Omar CC by 23 runs to qualify for semi-finals of the Omar Associates 31st Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Cricket Festival here on......
LAHORE: Pakistan tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is gearing up to represent Pakistan at Wimbledon for the 11th time.Aisam will partner with Brazil’s Marcelo Demoliner for the men’s doubles event.The......
KARACHI: Southpaw Fawad Khan claimed a rich haul of six wickets as Omar Associates trounced Qasmi Gymkhana by 62 runs to make the quarter-finals of the fourth Naya Nazimabad Ramazan Cup late on......
ADVISER to the Prime Minister Sartaj Aziz and his inter-ministerial panel are right to point out that no immediate impact is likely on Pakistan from the recent UK referendum fallout. But it would be......
THE goal of an entrepreneur setting up an industrial or commercial enterprise is to earn profit and grow his business. He requires a congenial environment to conduct his business to achieve his......
AGITATED markets, a tumbling pound-sterling, a downgraded credit rating: none of these should have been an unexpected outcome of the British electorate’s decision last weekend to opt out of the......
The Taliban inside Imran Khan resurfaced last week when he vehemently defended the KP government’s decision to hand out a hefty sum of Rs300 million to a madressah notorious for its links to......
IT was the annoyance of a president that led to the completion of the National Art Gallery in Islamabad. As news records from the time reveal, soon after Gen Pervez Musharraf moved to his......
ISLAMABAD: After lifting of sanctions on Iran in February, Pakistan is yet to normalise business activities with the country.On Tuesday, Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan directed......
ISLAMABAD: While complementing the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) for promoting additional fuel in the country, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources on......
KARACHI: Cement prices have been increased by Rs35 per bag (around 7 per cent) following government’s decision of changing the Federal Excise Duty (FED) mechanism from variable five per cent of......
KARACHI: Further worsening of the textile sector would have dire consequences for the stability of banks due to their huge exposure in the industry, said a report issued by the State Bank of Pakistan......
KARACHI: Following the steep decline in the past two days, the KSE-100 index managed to close flattish on Tuesday at 37,076.63 points, representing slight recovery of 37.06 points (0.10 per......
SAN FRANCISCO: Volkswagen has agreed to pay out $14.7 billion in a US settlement over its emissions-cheating diesel-powered cars, pledging to buy back or fix cars that tricked pollution tests, and......
LONDON: Gold fell more than 1 per cent on Tuesday as buyers cashed in gains from the biggest two-day rally in the metal since late 2008, made in the wake of Britain’s shock vote to leave the European......
WASHINGTON: The United States strongly supports India’s role in global institutions, like the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the United Nations Security Council, says a statement the State......
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Tuesday approved an unprecedented payment and fuel supply mechanism for Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG)-based public......
ISLAMABAD: Hoping for early eradication of polio in Pakistan, acting President Raza Rabbani said on Tuesday that the Zarb-i-Azb military operation had helped diminish the disease in the Federally......
QUETTA: Powers supply to Quetta and other parts of Balochistan was suspended after two pylons of a 220kV transmission line were uprooted between Quetta and Mach by heavy rain and hailstorm that......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has expressed resentment over the salaries paid to, and perks and privileges enjoyed by, the recently-retired members of the Election Commission of......
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) officially endorsed Pakistan’s economic recovery but urged the country to continue key structural reforms if it wants to consolidate these gains.“The......
ISLAMABAD: A court has awarded 13-year jail term to an international drug baron, Ibrahim Koko, who was fraudulently brought to Pakistan last year.His two facilitators, who helped in issuance of a......
LAHORE: Ali Haider Gilani, son of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, broke his silence about his kidnapping ordeal on Tuesday, saying he was abducted by Al Qaeda which wanted the release of......
NEW DELHI: A group of young citizens from Karachi and Mumbai have come together to organise cultural exchanges between the two, including a joint campaign to convert the Jinnah House in Mumbai into a......
LAHORE: Heavy rain lashed different parts of the country, including Balochistan and Sindh, in the first spell of the monsoon that left Karachi roads flooded and most localities without electricity on......
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to install latest CCTV cameras on all vantage points in Karachi on the pattern of London and make necessary amendments to the law to make the footage......
ISTANBUL: A triple suicide bombing and gun attack at Istanbul's Ataturk airport late Tuesday night killed at least 41 people, including 13 foreigners, and wounded 239 people, the city's governor......
