ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in NA Syed Khursheed Shah on Wednesday demanded of the government to summon the military leadership to the Parliament and brief the house regarding the current......
MUZAFFARABAD: A newly-wed couple was shot dead by the bride’s uncle in Rawalakot district of Azad Kashmir on Wednesday, it has been learnt.The incident happened in Mohra Kotera area of Rawalakot......
The ongoing third Test between West Indies and India at Saint Lucia is being played in front of empty stands due to the protests in support of the local cricketer Darren Sammy.Sammy, under whose......
WASHINGTON: The United States has approved the possible sale to Saudi Arabia of up to 153 tanks, hundreds of machine guns and other military gear in a deal worth $1.15 billion, the Pentagon said......
STOCKHOLM: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appealed a Stockholm district court's decision to maintain a European arrest warrant against him over a 2010 rape allegation, his lawyer said on......
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, in collaboration with 'Save the Children', has launched a selfie app which allows fans to click selfies with the Portuguese footballer."Now you can have a selfie......
LONDON: The chief executive of English football's lucrative Premier League believes the biggest danger to maintaining the sport's long-term popularity comes not from rival sports but social media and......
Six Pakistani startups will travel to Austin, Texas in October to take part in the ATX-PAK Launch Entrepreneurship Program, according to the MIT Technology Review Pakistan.Babyplanet.pk,......
QUETTA: In Pakistan's most dangerous province, lawyers are a crucial force for justice. So when a bomb decimated Balochistan's legal class this week, it left a vacuum that some say will never be......
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has not ruled out making further signings this summer, but believes his team is already strong enough to contend for every title in the 2016-17 season.The......
LONDON: England will field an unchanged team for the fourth Test against Pakistan at The Oval, captain Alastair Cook said Wednesday.The selectors thought about handing a home debut to leg-spinner......
HYDERABAD: An angry mob in southern India attacked two low-caste cousins who they suspected of slaughtering a cow, police said Wednesday, the latest such attack by self-styled protectors of the......
Legendary fast-bowler Wasim Akram on Monday said Pakistan cricket team's exile is having a devastating effect on the next generation of players coming through the ranks.The former Pakistan captain......
This article was originally published on August 10, 2016.Quetta is no stranger to gloom and doom; but when death visits your workplace and snatches away a young, energetic mind full of dreams, the......
BULAWAYO: Ish Sodhi finished with seven wickets in the match as New Zealand wrapped up a 254-run victory over Zimbabwe in the second Test on Wednesday to sweep the series 2-0.Although Zimbabwe showed......
RIO JANEIRO: After taking his haul of Olympic gold to an all-time record 21 medals, US legend Michael Phelps returns to the pool on Wednesday in search of further booty.Majestically seizing two more......
ANKARA: Turkey accused the European Union (EU) on Wednesday of “encouraging” the plotters on the night of the July 15 coup in an escalating row that has raised questions over Ankara's future......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said Pakistan's intelligence agencies are working day and night to defeat designs of the country's enemies.Addressing the National Assembly two......
MOSCOW: The Russian authorities and FIFA are concerned over a dispute that has halted construction of a key World Cup 2018 stadium, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Wednesday.Work on the futuristic......
LONDON: After writing the Premier League's greatest fairytale with their astonishing title triumph last season, Claudio Ranieri's side find themselves under siege from big-spending rivals determined......
COLOMBO: Batting legend Sanath Jayasuriya has urged Sri Lanka's cricketers to seize the chance to make history by completing a series whitewash over world number one Test team Australia.With an......
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka appointed its most successful pace bowler Chaminda Vaas as a coaching consultant Wednesday, tasking him with identifying youngsters who can ease the team's reliance on......
Google has finally entered the food market in India with a bang.The tech giant now allows users to make reservation or delivery orders straight from the Google search option.'Feeling like having some......
SHANGHAI: A year ago on Thursday Chinese authorities stunned global markets by devaluing their yuan currency, raising fears the world’s second-largest economy was worse off than thought – but......
BAGHDAD: At least 11 premature babies were killed Wednesday in a fire that tore through one of Baghdad's largest maternity hospitals, medical and security sources said.Health ministry spokesman Ahmed......
ISLAMABAD: Three officials of the Customs Intelligence and a driver died in a car accident on the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway while they were chasing smugglers early Wednesday.Five Customs officials......
AHMEDABAD: Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja has been fined $300 for clicking selfies with endangered Asiatic lions in the country's west despite a ban on such photos, a senior forest official said on......
BEIJING: Tesla said on Wednesday that one of its cars had crashed in Beijing while in 'autopilot' mode, with the driver contending sales staff sold the function as 'self-driving', overplaying its......
NEW DELHI: A special tribunal dealing with war crimes committed during Bangladesh's independence war against Pakistan in 1971 has sentenced a former lawmaker to death and seven others to life in......
MANILA: The Philippines' firebrand President Rodrigo Duterte has sparked a fresh diplomatic row with his colourful language, calling the US ambassador “gay” in comments that prompted Washington to......
RIO: Olympic champion and world number one, Serena Williams was bundled out of the Rio de Janeiro tennis tournament in the third round of the singles on Tuesday after a shock 6-4 6-3 defeat to......
I was one among a crush of journalists crammed into the media room at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata the day Shahid Afridi’s foot-in-mouth disease relapsed. It was ghastly.“I’ve not enjoyed playing......
Dani Carvajal scored a stunning late goal as Champions League winners Real Madrid beat Europa League holders Sevilla 3-2 after extra-time in an all-Spanish UEFA Super Cup thriller in Trondheim,......
CANBERRA: Australia's first attempt to conduct a census online was in disarray after several cyber attacks and a hardware failure led to the website being shut down, officials said Wednesday.The......
LONDON: Pakistan head into their series finale against England at The Oval wondering if an extra bowler can help them square the four-match series at 2-2.After losing the first Test at Lord's by 75......
WASHINGTON: A Turkish military officer on a US-based assignment for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) is seeking asylum in the United States after being recalled by the Turkish government in......
LONDON: James Anderson may now be ranked as the world's top bowler but the England great was happy to acknowledge how watching India's Zaheer Khan had helped him reach the summit ahead of the fourth......
RIO DE JANEIRO: In an unforgettable display of Olympic power Michael Phelps won two more finals to take his historic all-time record load to 21 golds and entrench his legendary status.His majesterial......
NEW YORK: Facebook is blocking ad blockers on the desktop version of its service, saying well-made, relevant ads can be “useful”.At the same time, the world's biggest social media company says it is......
WASHINGTON: White House hopeful Donald Trump, already deserted by some fellow Republicans, came under sharp scrutiny Tuesday over controversial comments that some people interpreted as a threat of......
SAN FRANCISCO: US-based Intel on Tuesday announced a deal to buy an artificial intelligence startup as the computer chip colossus looks to broaden its role in data centers and the expanding internet......
PESHAWAR: Lawyers on Tuesday boycotted all courts across the province to protest Monday’s Quetta suicide bombing and demanded that the federal government set up a judicial commission to probe the......
PESHAWAR: “Gandahara -- Da Pakthunkhwa Da Larghono Asaaro Nandara” is not just an ordinary history book. It is the first book in Pashto language about the antiquities and archaeology of Khyber......
SWABI: Afghans residing in two refugee camps and other areas of the district have started selling their property and household goods at much the lower price as they prepare to leave for their......
BATTAGRAM: The residents of Battagram have demanded construction of roads in the picturesque valleys of the district to promote tourism.They told Dawn that their district was known for its natural......
ISLAMABAD: The tragic death of two camerapersons in the Quetta blast has highlighted the ad hoc manner in which news organisations procure life insurance policies for their field staff.News channels......
ISLAMABAD: A protest demonstration was held outside the National Press Club to condemn the Quetta suicide attack on Tuesday.The protest was organised by the National Party (NP) Islamabad, Awami......
ISLAMABAD: In a written reply to the National Assembly, the Ministry of Climate Change has said it no longer monitors carbon emissions in Islamabad.According to the reply submitted on Tuesday, the......
VEHARI: A man along with his parents and other family members allegedly killed his wife late on Monday for her refusal to sell her land in mauza Muhammad Shah, Karampur police said.Shabbir was......
LAHORE: The management of the PakTurk Schools has removed the Turkish principals of 28 schools and colleges of the chain besides dissolving the board of directors (BoD) having representation of......
SIALKOT: The bomb disposal squad defused on Tuesday a high intensity Indian anti-tank landmine near the bordering village Chahoor-Sabzpeer, Pasrur.Sialkot District Coordination Officer Dr Asif Tufail......
LAHORE: The Punjab government has cancelled all the outdoor activities planned for celebrating the Independence Day in view of terror threat, official sources informed Dawn on Tuesday.They said the......
KARACHI: Anwar Khan Mandokhail has been waiting for his brother, Advocate Abdul Wali Khan Mandokhail, 22, to regain consciousness since Monday night when he was brought in, alongside 26 other......
KARACHI: The Sindh forests department (SFD) finally succeeded in getting an FIR registered on Tuesday against the firm organising the annual cattle market for cutting down its 540 neem trees along......
KARACHI: “We hear that something must be done to end terrorism in our land. There is talk of the army, Rangers, law enforcement agencies taking on the negative elements here. But what about where......
KARACHI: An exhibition that’s part of the 1st International Watercolour Society (IWS) Biennale shown in March this year at the Centre of Excellence in Art and Design, Jamshoro, opens today (Aug 10)......
HYDERABAD: Residents of various low-lying areas have been facing problems because of standing rainwater and an acute shortage of drinking water in Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Badin, Sanghar and Thatta......
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has said it’s aware of reports that the Taliban and fighters of the militant Islamic State (IS) group are forging an alliance in Afghanistan.The Wall Street......
NEW YORK: In an open letter 50 Republican national security experts have warned that presidential nominee Donald Trump “would be the most reckless president” in US history.The group, which includes......
JERUSALEM: The United Nations said on Tuesday it was “greatly concerned” at Israeli claims one of its staff helped Hamas fighters in Gaza and vowed an internal investigation.“The United Nations......
CHICAGO: Over the next two years, grounds crews in St. Louis will cut down nearly one out of every five trees, altering the US city’s leafy landscape for at least a generation.The Midwestern......
KOSTOLAC: Archaeologists are trying to decipher magic spells etched onto tiny rolls of gold and silver that they found alongside skeletons of humans buried almost 2,000 years ago.“The alphabet is......
SANAA: Saudi-led coalition warplanes have resumed air strikes on Yemen’s capital for the first time in three months, killing 14 people on Tuesday and shutting the airport after UN-brokered talks were......
GUWAHATI: An Indian rights activist who has waged what is thought to be the world’s longest hunger strike ended her 16-year fast on Tuesday after vowing to continue her struggle by standing for......
FRESH from his fourth straight national election victory, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe now enjoys the most solid political backing of any leader in his country’s post-war history; his party......
THE simplicity of the lives of most ethnic communities cannot be stressed enough. Their lives can often be remarkably different, especially for those who remain in their ancestral lands, far from the......
PEOPLE wait years a good cookbook to come along and if the same is found to be brimming with informative and enjoyable stories and fables related to cuisines it then becomes even more interesting and......
LAHORE: The national selectors on Tuesday recalled experienced fast bowler Umar Gul and opener Sharjeel Khan besides inducting young pacer Hasan Ali, all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz and opener Sami......
LONDON: Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur hopes his side’s hard work on and off the field will be rewarded when they face England in the fourth Test at The Oval.The tourists are currently 2-1 down in the......
KARACHI: Fast bowler Junaid Khan on Tuesday reacted strongly over his exclusion from the One-day International squad against Ireland and England and said he is left with no other option but to......
LONDON: England are giving serious thought to playing two spinners in the fourth Test against Pakistan at The Oval by handing a home debut to leg-break bowler Adil Rashid.*The hosts went 2-1 up with......
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan is hopeful of a comeback by the Pakistan team after going 2-1 down in the four-Test series.Talking to reporters at a book-launching......
BULAWAYO: Seamers Trent Boult and Tim Southee struck late to leave New Zealand needing seven Zimbabwe wickets on the final day of the second Test after setting their hosts an unlikely victory target......
RIO DE JANEIRO: France won the gold medal in eventing on Tuesday in a dramatic show jumping final, rising two places after the cross country phase when riders from Australia and New Zealand knocked......
RIO DE JANEIRO: Defending champion Andy Murray raced into the Olympic Games third round on Tuesday, blitzing close friend Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-3, 6-1.World number two Murray is looking to make......
RIO DE JANEIRO: The “Usain Bolt Variety Hour” hit Brazil, big time, on Monday.The closing number said it all: After talking about life, sprinting and the Olympics — and yes, Bolt insisted the Rio de......
RIO DE JANEIRO: American teenager Lilly King celebrated stopping tainted Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova from getting an Olympic gold as doping hostilities worsened in Rio.King was joined by US legend......
KARACHI: Formidable Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) continued their winning spree by registering a 3-2 victory over Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in the Premiere Pakistan Cup nine-a-side hockey......
GROS ISLET (St Lucia): Teenage fast bowler Alzarri Joseph made an impressive debut by collecting the prized scalp of Virat Kohli for three as West Indies enjoyed a good start to the third Test......
ST JOHN’S: Carlos Brathwaite, the star of the West Indies World Twenty win, was on Monday named as the new skipper of the T20 squad, succeeding the sacked Darren Sammy.Brathwaite has been appointed......
One of the key factors why Pakistan now trail England 2-1 in their ongoing Test series is the lack of decent partnerships at the start of the innings. In the six innings thus far, it makes depressing......
IN the aftermath of Monday’s carnage in Quetta, a number of possible perpetrators have emerged, including two militant groups and a foreign intelligence agency. Yet somewhere in between the......
ISLAMABAD: As the legal fraternity observed a ‘black day’ and boycotted court proceedings across the country on Tuesday in protest against the Quetta carnage, Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani called for......
QUETTA: A strike was observed on Tuesday in Quetta and other cities and towns of Balochistan in protest against Monday’s suicide attack at a hospital that killed over 70 people, most of them......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday directed the counsel for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law retired Captain Mohammad Safdar to file by Aug 17 a written reply to......
RAWALPINDI: A court in Rawalpindi on Tuesday handed over the custody of blacklisted US national Matthew Craig Barrett to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on a three-day physical remand.Barrett,......
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) High Court on Tuesday admitted for hearing a petition filed by former ambassador Mohammad Masood Khan, seeking inclusion of his name in the voters list......
QUETTA: A day after a suicide bombing took the lives of over 70 people, Quetta on Tuesday was filled with scenes of funerals and condolence meetings.Most victims of the horrifying attack were lawyers......
COLOMBO: Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman of the Pakistan Air Force met Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena here on Tuesday and while pledging Pakistan’s unflinching support to his country, also......
WASHINGTON: The White House has renewed its commitment to a strong counterterrorism partnership with Pakistan in the wake of Monday’s bomb explosion in Quetta.“The United States is committed to our......
ISLAMABAD: A fresh inquiry has been approved by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against the brother of former army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, retired Maj Kamran Kayani, in a Rs165......
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Tuesday declared the sale of CNG in litres as illegal in Sindh and directed all fuel stations in the province to sell the gas in kilograms.In......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) surpassed revenue collection target by Rs26 billion in the previous fiscal year, showed reconciled and consolidated data of Accountant General Pakistan......
LAHORE: Construction companies working on public sector development projects across Punjab could stop work owing to provincial government’s indecision on whether it should deduct sales tax on......
KARACHI: Total cement despatches in July 2016 increased 9.82 per cent to 2.483 million tonnes compared with July 2015.There was healthy offtake in domestic despatches despite heavy rains that......
KARACHI: The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue not to announce a deadline for the newly introduced sales tax return system as taxpayers are facing various......
MUMBAI: India’s outgoing central bank chief insisted he had laid the foundations for sustainable growth in the world’s best-performing major economy after keeping interest rates on hold in his final......
KARACHI: Stocks staged another bullish session on Tuesday after strong activity was recorded in the energy and banking sectors.The KSE 100-share index added 187.54 points (0.48 per cent) to close at......
KUWAIT CITY: Lower oil prices have pushed Kuwait into a rare budget deficit, ending 16 straight years of surpluses for the energy-rich Gulf state, the finance minister said.The Opec member recorded a......
BRUSSELS: EU member states let Spain and Portugal off the hook on Tuesday, deciding against fines for their repeated breach of budget deficit rules meant to bolster growth and the public finances.EU......
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, under pressure from parliament to act on a bloody ferment in Jammu and Kashmir and possibly eyeing a visit to Pakistan later this year, promised......
KARACHI: Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi, a bureaucrat who headed the State Bank and designed a formula for water distribution among the provinces, died in Islamabad after a long illness. He was 97.Mr Kazi,......
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday issued directives for making children recovered in kidnapping cases undergo polygraph tests, amid growing public concerns over the safety of......
ISLAMABAD: Mehmood Khan Achakzai, the outspoken leader of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), stirred up controversy on Tuesday when he told the government that blaming external forces for......
KHAR: Two soldiers were killed in a bomb blast in the border area of Nawagai tehsil in Bajaur Agency on Tuesday.According to officials, Hawaldars Khurshid and Mushtaq were taking water to their......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his security team had threadbare discussion on the National Action Plan (NAP) on Tuesday.The meeting was meant to prepare a comprehensive working paper for......
ISLAMABAD: Top military commanders believe that the terrorist threat is transforming because of a growing nexus between hostile actors in the neighbourhood and ‘facilitators’ within the country.At a......
KOHAT: A girl was killed allegedly by her cousin in the name of honor in Jungle Khel locality here on Tuesday.According to police, the accused went to the house of his aunt and accused her daughter......
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has approved the potential sale of more than 130 Abrams battle tanks, 20 armored recovery vehicles and other equipment, worth about $1.15 billion, to Saudi Arabia,......
“TODAY,” one of Turkey’s greatest modern poets requested his wife in verses composed in his prison cell in 1945, presumably anticipating a visit, “Nazim Hikmet’s woman must be beautiful/ Like a rebel......
TERRORISTS have struck again amidst claims that militancy’s back has been broken. As in most recent attacks, they again chose a soft target — this time a crowded hospital to maximise casualties.......
THE Rio Olympics began with the signature fanfare that accompanies the Games every four years. However, unlike every year, the nature and size of the spectacle, the synchronised dancers, over-the-top......
IN stark contrast to the days surrounding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s almost two-month-long absence from Pakistan for his cardiac surgery in London, a relative calm has seemingly returned to the......
