WASHINGTON: The United States probed links between the Saudi government and the 9/11 attacks, finding multiple suspicions but no proven ties, documents declassified on Friday showed.Following a......
NICE: The 31-year-old driver of a truck who killed scores of people on the Nice seafront was a Tunisian petty criminal described by neighbours as an unfriendly loner who showed no outward sign of......
SRINAGAR: Two people including a teenager were killed Friday as clashes spread in India-held Kashmir despite a curfew, with the death toll reaching 38 in a week and 3,100 wounded, most of them in......
MUMBAI: An Indian businessman who made headlines in 2013 for purchasing one of the world's most expensive shirts made entirely of gold has been beaten to death in western India, according to a report......
ISLAMABAD: The Inspector General Police (IGP) Islamabad claimed on Friday that police had foiled a bid of Mumbai-style terrorist attack in the federal capital during the the early days of June.IGP......
LONDON: Mohammad Amir took his first Test wicket in six years when he bowled England captain Alastair Cook at Lord's on Friday.Amir was making his return to Test cricket at the scene of his 2010......
PESHAWAR: At least two suspected militants, belonging to the self-styled Islamic State militant group, were killed on Friday in a US drone strike in Achin district of Afghanistan's Nangarhar......
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday stated his party would oppose any extension to the Protection of Pakistan Act 2014 (PoPA).“Protection of Pakistan......
WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has announced Indiana state's governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate.Trump's December 2015 announcement, which had called......
Amazon India has opened its largest fulfilment centre in Sonipat city in India's Haryana state. The warehouse, sprawling across 200,000 square feet, is said to be Amazon's 22nd warehouse in India,......
LONDON: Mohammad Amir got a muted reception at Lord's on the second day of the first Test on Friday as he bowled for the first time in a Test since being banned for spot-fixing.The left-handed pace......
ISLAMABAD: The Indian foreign ministry on Friday expressed its dismay over what it called the continued attempts by Pakistan to interfere in its “internal matter”.The statement issued by Indian......
LONDON: France playmaker Dimitri Payet handed West Ham a huge boost ahead of the new Premier League season by telling the club he is “100 per cent staying” with the Hammers.Payet had been linked with......
ISLAMABAD: The Republic of Turkey has finalised a deal with Pakistan to buy Super Mushak trainers, said a defence production ministry spokesperson.“The deal is in the last stages of finalisation and......
As it is the case in real life, teenagers and adults also behave differently on social media. In the case of Instagram in particular, there is one habit that gives away your age bracket: deleting......
NEW DELHI: England will embark on their lengthy tour of India later this year with Rajkot hosting the first of the five Test matches from Nov 9, the two cricket boards announced on Friday.The western......
LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday chaired a cabinet meeting at Governor House in which top government officials condemned the labelling of slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani as......
LONDON: Yasir Shah became the first leg-spinner in 20 years to take a five-wicket haul in a Test innings at Lord's to leave Pakistan well-placed at stumps on Friday's second day of their series......
BADIN: A woman succumbed to her injuries after being beaten with stones and bricks by her husband in Tando Muhammad Khan's People's Colony area on Friday, local officials quoted witnesses as......
DHAKA: Bangladesh on Friday moved to regulate weekly sermons in hundreds of thousands of mosques as part of a stepped-up campaign to combat extremism, officials said.The move comes after the deadly......
NARASHINO: As the world's top swimmers prepare for the Rio Olympics, a sprightly Japanese centenarian insists she will still be smashing records by the time the 2020 Tokyo Games roll around.Closing......
REDMOND: If you have fond memories of battling King Koopa or tossing barrels as Donkey Kong, you can relive them this fall.Nintendo is leaping into the nostalgia market by bringing back the classic......
As Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq became the oldest Test centurion in 82 years at England's famous Lord's cricketing ground, he cheekily dropped to his hands and knees and did 10 push-ups in quick......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has bought four bulletproof buses as it tries to convince other teams to shed their security apprehensions and visit the country.Pakistan has largely been......
PARIS: Nearly 80 people were killed Friday when a truck ploughed into a crowd in the French Riviera resort of Nice during Bastille Day celebrations, the latest attack in a country still reeling from......
PESHAWAR: The All Fata Political Parties Alliance has threatened to observe August 14 as black day if government fails to merge the tribal areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Addressing at news conference......
ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Electricity, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, escaped an attempt on his life in G-10/4 on Thursday, the police said.Mr Rathore, who is the son of former......
ISLAMABAD: Two of every three households cannot afford the recommended nutritious diet, according to a report launched by the Planning Commission and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday.The......
KARACHI: Containers or buses placed in the middle of the road these days are the ideal blockades used by authorities to discourage people from passing through but the narrow road leading to Thado Dam......
SUKKUR: Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that strengthening of flood protective bunds is a responsibility of the federal government but it had provided meagre funds to the Sindh for the......
BADIN: Police arrested two teachers and a student of Madressah Faizan-e-Madina on Thursday on charges of being involved in the murder of a 10-year-old seminary student a day before.Police moved into......
HYDERABAD: A local court on Thursday remanded a lawyer in judicial custody for 14 days in an armed robbery case.Police claimed that Advocate Ibrahim Abro was arrested for allegedly robbing Khawaja......
KARACHI: A young woman and a three-year-old girl drowned after their house on a side of the Gujjar Nala collapsed when Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) staff removed silt and garbage from the......
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has set a minimum wage for its hundreds of thousands of mostly Asian domestic workers, in a first for Gulf states which have come under widespread accusations of abuse.A decree......
BUENOS AIRES: Researchers announced on Thursday they have discovered a ferocious meat-eating dinosaur in Argentina, notable for having short arms like the T-rex but hailing from a different branch of......
TOKYO: Japan’s ancient monarchy was in tumult on Thursday, with the imperial household insisting its ageing emperor had no plans to abdicate after reports he wanted to step aside.Respected national......
BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday he has never faced pressure from Russia to step aside, as Moscow prepared to host US Secretary of State John Kerry on reviving peace......
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May completed a major overhaul of the government on Thursday, promoting leading Brexit campaigners and stunning observers by picking gaffe-prone Boris Johnson......
WASHINGTON: US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg apologised on Thursday for publicly disparaging Donald Trump as a phoney with a big ego.The left-leaning 83-year-old judge shocked the US......
JUBA: South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir called on arch-rival Riek Machar on Thursday to meet for talks to salvage peace after days of intense gun battles in the capital Juba.“I don’t want any more......
NICOSIA: A newly uncovered Roman-era mosaic in Cyprus depicting Hercules’ Labours will be transferred to a new, dedicated wing of a museum in the coastal town of Larnaca, where crews accidentally......
BERLIN: Pragmatic, childless pastors’ daughters with killer instincts who were long underestimated by their blustering male peers — the parallels between new British Prime Minister Theresa May and......
SHKODRA: They lead a life clouded by misery, often robbed of the opportunity of going to school — and the fear of being killed is a daily reality.These are the children living under the shadow of the......
THE HAGUE: The families of the 298 people who died when flight MH17 was downed over Ukraine are steeling themselves for a slew of bitter legal battles, on the eve of the tragedy’s second......
LONDON: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq became the oldest player to score a Test century for 82 years as he helped his side recover against England at Lord’s on Thursday.Misbah was 110 not out in a......
Old is gold. This is a phrase that is often used to compliment the aged and the experienced for their extraordinary achievements. In the present context, it best fits Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq......
MELBOURNE: Current Victoria and Melbourne Renegades head coach David Saker to take over role vacated by Craig McDermott earlier this year.David Saker has been appointed as Cricket Australia’s next......
MUMBAI: The slowness of the tracks in West Indies has convinced India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin that the only way to succeed in the four-Test series is by being “as boring as possible”.The......
TROON: Patrick Reed of the United States laid down an early marker in the British Open on Thursday after an impressive opening round of 66 gave him the clubhouse lead at Royal Troon.The 25-year-old......
MONT VENTOUX: Reigning champion Chris Froome sensationally lost the Tour de France lead to compatriot Adam Yates after crashing into a motorbike on the final climb of the 12th stage on Mont Ventoux......
PRAGUE: French number one Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will take on the Czech Republic’s number two Lukas Rosol in the opening rubber of the Davis Cup World Group quarter-final tie following Thursday’s......
ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee on Thursday objected to investment of Rs1.7 billion National Telecommunications Corporation funds in private banks.Members of the committee had reasons to believe that......
ISLAMABAD: The government was deliberately trying to shut down the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) to pave way for its sell-off, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Finance Saleem Mandviwalla said on......
KARACHI: Reassuring businesses that have exposure in the UK market, a senior diplomat in Pakistan has said that political changes after Brexit are not likely to alter the dynamics of close commercial......
KARACHI: Atlas Honda Limited (AHL) has increased the price on its four models CG-125, Prider, CG-125 Dream and CG-125 Deluxe by Rs500 in the first week of this month.According to a dealer, the......
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday stressed that early implementation of Dasu Hydropower Project Stage-I was a national priority.The finance minister was chairing a meeting to review......
KARACHI: Importers are complaining against long delays in delivery and clearance of containers at the Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) which has resulted in payment of huge demurrage......
KARACHI: Starting out on a shaky note, the KSE-100 index took an intra-day plunge of 101.29 points on Thursday. Yet, the index bounced back to mark the fourth successive session of positive closes,......
KARACHI: The country’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $23,062.9 million on July 8, 2016, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on Thursday.Out of the total reserves, $18,104.4m was held by......
ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting will be convened on Monday to consider various proposals, including amnesty scheme for determining fair market value of immovable properties across the country to......
KARACHI: The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to extend the filing date of monthly withholding tax statements and sales tax statements for June till the......
LONDON: Britain’s new finance minister Philip Hammond on Thursday ruled out an emergency budget in response to economic turbulence triggered by the country’s vote in favour of exiting the European......
ISLAMABAD: The government finally decided on Thursday to go ahead with the privatisation of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and divestment of its remaining 40 per cent shareholding of the Kot Addu......
WASHINGTON: The United States has urged India and Pakistan to start a dialogue for a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute.Tension between India and Pakistan has increased since last week when......
ISLAMABAD: The federal government told the Supreme Court on Thursday that it was not possible for them to propose a fresh schedule for conducting the population census due to the non-availability of......
MUZAFFARABAD: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday once again fired a volley of allegations against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his PML-N, and asked the people of Azad Jammu and......
In March last year floods ravaged Charun Oveer, a remote village in Chitral district. All the turbines — the only source of electricity for the village – were destroyed.A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit......
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Thursday expressed his serious reservations over the assertions by some US congressmen and officials about Pakistan’s role in the war on......
ISLAMABAD: Police on Thursday registered a case against the individuals behind the banners put up earlier this week across the country asking Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif to ‘take over’, said sources......
KARACHI: Expressing resentment over law enforcement agencies’ failure to recover the kidnapped son of the Sindh High Court chief justice, the SHC urged the prime minister and the president on......
WASHINGTON: The US administration has highlighted Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif’s commitment to taking concrete measures against the Afghan Taliban while responding to the criticism that Pakistan is......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government on Thursday started efforts to get the period of the antiterrorism law — Protection of Pakistan Act (PoPA) — extended, with Prime Minister Nawaz......
NICE: At least 84 people were killed, including 10 children, when a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display in Nice for Bastille Day, says France's interior minister.French Interior......
DO a girl born in a poor household in rural Balochistan and a boy born in a rich household in Karachi have the same or even a similar set of opportunities in life? Are their chances of acquiring an......
IT is a shame that a Peshawar-based policeman with a most ingenious bent has gone uncelebrated amidst this hullabaloo over a handful of banners that have appeared at strategic points in various......
WE are here for a short duration in eternity. Sooner or later, every human being is to die as the Holy Quran says “Every soul shall taste death, then to Us will you be returned” (29:57).With death,......
ABDUL Sattar Edhi is not the first person in the world whose legacy will be shaped by the elites that he so disliked. It is a tried and tested strategy of those who rule over us: wait for the rebel......
