ANKARA: Turkey had been planning a Syria ground operation for over two years before launching an offensive this week, but it was stalled by the military and various international disputes, an......
BARCELONA: Newfound enthusiasm for the latest technologies, such as drones and smartphones, to improve the way aid is provided to people in disasters may be overblown, experts warned on Thursday.The......
KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers Sindh on Thursday announced a Rs5 million award for information leading to the arrest of Lashkar-i-Jhangvi al-Alami (LJA) chief Syed Safdar, said a spokesperson for the......
QUETTA: At least six personnel of Balochistan Levies were killed on Thursday when suspected militants attacked their convoy in Gwadar district of Balochistan, it has been learnt."Miscreants attacked......
WASHINGTON: Mobile messaging service WhatsApp on Thursday announced it would begin sharing subscriber data with parent Facebook, giving advertisers better access to information on WhatsApp's one......
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said that the attack on American University in Kabul was “organised and orchestrated” from Pakistan.Ghani also telephoned Army Chief......
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army soldiers have won an international sniping and shooting competition in Beijing, said the Inter-Services Public Relations on Thursday.The team representing Pakistan Army......
ISLAMABAD: India on Thursday formally rejected Pakistan's proposal to hold exclusive talks on the issue of Kashmir and said it will only discuss the issue of terrorism alleged infiltration of......
KARACHI: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday arrested Karachi Matric Board Chairman Anwar Ahmed Zai for his alleged involvement in corruption-related cases.Zai was indulged in result......
KARACHI: Pakistan on Thursday announced the schedule for their series against the West Indies in the United Arab Emirates beginning next month, including their first-ever day-night Test.The series,......
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office has asked Afghanistan to refrain India from using its soil against Pakistan, Radio Pakistan reported on Thursday.“Such cooperation should not be to the detriment of......
KARACHI: Posters and banners bearing the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain's image and the party's flags were taken down at the party's Nine Zero headquarters and various......
LONDON: Leicester City and England midfielder Danny Drinkwater signed a new five-year contract with the Premier League champions on Thursday.Drinkwater, 26, joins Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and......
SINGAPORE: The world's first self-driving taxis began picking up passengers in Singapore starting Thursday. Select members of the public can hail a free ride through their smartphones in taxis......
COLOMBO: Australia's Steve Smith has been rested to focus on next month's tour of South Africa leaving David Warner to lead the side for the remainder of the Sri Lanka series.Smith captained......
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan will quit international cricket after the ongoing limited overs series against Australia, the swashbuckling opener announced on Thursday.“I have decided to......
BEIJING: China's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that it hoped India could put more efforts into regional peace and stability rather than the opposite, in response to Indian plans to put advanced......
WELLINGTON: A New Zealand pizza chain aims to become the world's first company to offer a commercial drone delivery service, a milestone in the once-unthinkable quest to save time and money with an......
MONACO: The eyes of European football will be on Monaco on Thursday as holders Real Madrid and the rest of the continent's elite discover their fate when the Champions League group-stage draw is......
ISLAMABAD: Schoolgirls in Punjab will be given poultry to care for in an initiative partly aimed at teaching them about the kitchen, officials said, raising the eyebrows of women's activists.Punjab......
FORT LAUDERDALE: West Indies face India in two Twenty20 internationals in Florida at the weekend in a litmus test for both cricket's future in the US and Carlos Brathwaite's credentials as Caribbean......
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Amir Khan on Wednesday night distanced the party from statements allegedly made by party chief Altaf Hussain who was addressing workers in the United......
The Indian National Congress (INC) and the All India Muslim League (AIML) were both greatly weakened by the collapse of the Khilafat Movement and Gandhi’s non-cooperation movement (1919-1923).Though......
TOKYO: A Japanese truck driver playing Pokemon Go while driving hit two women, killing one and injuring the other, in Japan's first death related to the Nintendo Co craze.The driver said he had been......
Have a look at these heartwarming pictures submitted to us on Instagram through our weekly project #DWPsmiles:Through #DawnWeeklyProject, we give photographers on Instagram a chance to have their......
BAGAN: Using brooms and their hands, soldiers and residents of an ancient Myanmar city famous for its historic Buddhist pagodas began cleaning up the debris Thursday from a powerful earthquake that......
ACCUMOLI: The death toll from a powerful earthquake that shook central Italy rose to 247 on Thursday, officials said, as rescuers desperately searched for survivors in the rubble of devastated......
SINGAPORE: Tencent Holdings Ltd and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd are racing to be crowned Asia's most valuable company as expectations for robust earnings growth push their share prices to record......
EDEN PRAIRIE: New 3D printing technology unveiled this week sharply increases the size of objects that can be produced, offering new possibilities to remake manufacturing in the auto, aerospace and......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak will inaugurate the Rs41 billion Swat Motorway on Thursday.Officials told Dawn that the chief minister was likely to perform the......
PESHAWAR: A tribal jirga has demanded of federal government to merge Federally Administered Tribal Areas into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and abolish Frontier Crimes Regulation without further delay.The......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission has arrested three officials of the Elementary Education Foundation over the Rs80 million embezzlement.The suspects include former managing......
GHALANAI: Despite tall claims of the government to promote quality education in Fata, schools in border areas of Mohmand Agency lack even basic facilities like teachers and furniture.The Fata......
LAKKI MARWAT: The wildlife department seized more than 100 birds during raids on hunting places in Lakki Marwat and Bannu districts on Wednesday.Sources said that wildlife authorities formed a......
Alamdar Khan is an actor, singer, songwriter and fitness enthusiast.As a student at the PAF Cadet College in Sargodha, he dreamed of being a fighter pilot and eventually joined the air force. Mr Khan......
ISLAMABAD: Other than waterlogged roads and congested traffic, the unexpected downpour in the federal capital on Wednesday remained harmless, and no complaints were received by the fire brigade or......
RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court (LHC) decision to set aside the election schedule for reserved seats in the local government setup in the province has been welcomed by Rawalpindi’s PML-N leaders,......
MIANWALI: The residents of Mianwali are facing double trouble, thanks to unscheduled loadshedding as well as the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company’s (Fesco) ineffective complaint mechanism.Fesco’s......
LAHORE: A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a report from the Punjab livestock secretary about sale of adulterated milk and steroid injections meant for boosting milk......
LAHORE: British boxer of Pakistani origin Amir Khan alleges that the land given to him (by the Punjab government) in Lahore to establish a boxing academy is “disputed”.“The land given to us to......
LAHORE: The first birthday of lion cub Shankoo celebrated at Lahore Zoo on Wednesday was a lively affair which was enjoyed by visitors, especially children and the zoo staff.Veteran film star Babra......
LAHORE: The Ajoka Theatre staged one of its landmark plays ‘Bala King’ for two days in collaboration with the Lahore Arts Council at the Alhamra Art Center, The Mall.A good number of audiences were......
BAHAWALPUR: With the completion of work on the second phase of the Quaid-i-Azam Solar Park (QASP) near here, another 300 megawatt electricity has been added to the national grid, says Commissioner......
MUZAFFARGARH: More than 10,000 oil tankers on Wednesday went on a strike in protest against staff of Mahmood Kot depot of Pakistan State Oil and alleged misbehaviour of district police.Drivers have......
LAHORE: Lahore and several other cities in Punjab and Sindh received the first typical “monsoon-style” rain of the current season on Wednesday, ridding people of extremely muggy weather of the past......
KARACHI: The Sindh home department has imposed a ban on protests, demonstrations, rallies and assembly of more than five people at specific places in Karachi division declared as Red Zone for a......
KARACHI: Sheeraz Khan (not his real name) may be mistaken for an Afghan, with his ruddy complexion and rugged features. Wearing a stiff prayer cap and speaking accented Urdu, he is no different from......
HYDERABAD: Syed Tayyab Hussain and Syed Sohail Mehmood aka Sohail Mashhadi of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were unofficially declared mayor and deputy mayor, respectively, of the Hyderabad......
LARKANA: The final phase of local government elections for the slots of mayor, deputy mayor of the Larkana Municipal Corporation (LMC) and chairman and vice chairman of the Larkana district council......
BADIN: The Pakistan Peoples Party candidates clinched almost all top offices of the province’s local governments, excluding areas predominantly supportive of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement but......
KARACHI: The top slot of four of the six district municipal corporations in Karachi were on Wednesday won by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s candidates in the last phase of the local government......
SYDNEY: A young British woman died and a man was critically injured when a French national allegedly stabbed three people while saying “Allahu Akbar” at an Australian backpacker’s hostel, police said......
LONDON: The world’s largest aircraft suffered cockpit damage on Wednesday after nosediving while landing on its second test flight, but there were no injuries, according to the craft’s......
PARIS: Before Wendy bought her first burkini this summer, the 22-year-old French Muslim convert would dress up in leggings, a tennis skirt and a T-shirt to enjoy days at the beach.“I usually wear a......
MOSCOW: Stalingrad, a name that conjures memories both of the Soviet Union’s World War Two sacrifice and the murderous rule of dictator Josef Stalin, is making a comeback.A Russian regional governor......
PARIS: Scientists on Wednesday announced the discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting the star nearest our Sun, opening up the glittering prospect of a habitable world that may one day be explored......
KARKAMIS: Turkish tanks and hundreds of opposition fighters thrust deep inside Syrian territory on Wednesday in a lightning operation that within hours ousted the IS jihadists from a key Syrian......
SRINAGAR: Indian government forces fired shotguns and tear gas in India-held Kashmir on Wednesday to break up new protests demanding an end to Indian rule in the disputed region, leaving a young man......
NEW DELHI: India’s government on Wednesday approved plans to ban the booming commercial surrogacy industry, a move that would block thousands of foreign couples who flock to centres to have a......
YANGON: A powerful earthquake shook central Myanmar on Wednesday, killing at least three people including two children, and damaging scores of centuries-old Buddhist pagodas around the ancient......
JERUSALEM: A rights group on Wednesday said Israel’s Supreme Court was perpetuating abuses by failing to order that a Palestinian hunger striker shackled to his hospital bed be unchained.Bilal Kayed......
PUERTO PRINCESA: A poor Philippine fisherman found what is thought to be the world’s largest pearl, but hid it under his bed for a decade without knowing its worth, local authorities said.The man......
KARACHI: Test batsman Asad Shafiq has termed Pakistan’s rise to top in the ICC Test team rankings as a collective goal earned through dedication, sincerity and teamwork under the calm leadership of......
COLOMBO: Australia’s James Faulkner claimed his maiden hat-trick but could not deny Sri Lanka a series-levelling 82-run victory in the second One-day International on Wednesday.Faulkner dismissed......
SOUTHAMPTON: Pakistan captain Azhar Ali led from the front with 82 before England fought back to hold the tourists to 260 for six in the first One-day International at Southampton on Wednesday.In a......
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Wednesday it will launch a review after two Tests in the West Indies and South Africa were abandoned due to poor ground conditions.The outcome......
LONDON: AS Roma suffered another European humiliation on Tuesday when they had two players sent off, lost 3-0 at home to Porto and missed out on the Champions League group stage.Roma had drawn the......
LAUSANNE: As Usain Bolt parties in London, around 30 Olympic medallists including nine champions have headed to Switzerland for the first major track and field meeting since the Rio de Janeiro......
LONDON: West Bromwich Albion and Watford were beaten by third-tier opposition in the English League Cup on Tuesday, while fellow Premier League sides Liverpool and Everton enjoyed big wins in the......
NEW HAVEN: Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska overcame a slow start and breezed past Jelena Ostapenko 7-5, 6-1 in the second round of the Connecticut Open on Tuesday night.Ostapenko had upset four-time New......
TOKYO: The Olympic flag has arrived in Tokyo, host of the next Summer Games.Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike held the flag aloft as she got off an All Nippon Airways plane and walked down a stairway to......
ISLAMABAD: More than $7.9 billion has been taken out of the country through foreign currency accounts in the last five years, National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance was informed on......
ISLAMABAD: The State Bank issued fresh currency notes worth Rs68 billion in June/July for Eid-ul-Fitr but these ended up in the black market, the Senate Standing Committee on Finance observed on......
KARACHI: The government will announce a ferry policy soon which is expected to initially cover the service between the ports of Karachi, Muscat, Chabahar and Dubai, Minister of Ports and Shipping Mir......
KARACHI: The Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has raised betterment charges by over 1,000 per cent for builders and developers while residential consumers will pay a high amount under the new......
KARACHI: The government borrowed Rs215.3 billion through the auction of Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) on Wednesday.Raising more than double the Rs100bn target reflects its greater dependence on......
KARACHI: The stock market snapped four-day losing streak on Wednesday and gained 106 points (0.27 per cent) to close at 39,506.The market remained volatile throughout the session and traded between......
KARACHI: Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDC), operator with joint venture partners PPL and GHPL, has successfully tested and completed Nashpa Well No. 6 and 7 development production lasewells......
TEHRAN: Iran has yet to take any decision on whether to set a ceiling on oil production or take part in a planned Opec meeting in Algeria, an oil ministry source told AFP Wednesday.“It is too early......
LONDON: Gold dipped on Wednesday as the dollar strengthened, but prices remained largely range-bound ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen this weekend which will be closely......
WASHINGTON: World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim will seek a second term of office, the global development lender said on Tuesday as it announced the start of a selection process for the presidency.Kim’s......
ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Sirajul Haq filed his party’s long-awaited petition on the Panama Papers leaks in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.This is the first petition, seeking action on the......
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has made a strong case for the country’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) — a 48-nation body that regulates the global trade in nuclear technology — telling......
ISLAMABAD: Two major opposition parties — the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf — believe that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has no other option but to dissociate itself......
KARACHI: A court discharged Shoaib Ahmed Sheikh, chief executive officer of software company Axact, in a money laundering case on Wednesday.Mr Sheikh and two directors of a forex company were booked......
WASHINGTON: The United States has responded carefully to the ongoing political strife in Karachi, urging the MQM to respect ‘critical opinion’ and advising the government not to overreact.At the......
KARACHI: The federal government has formally contacted British authorities to take action against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain for his recent “anti-Pakistan remarks” and......
MOSCOW: It is vital to strengthen relations between Moscow and Islamabad for regional and international security, said Gen Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces,......
QUETTA: Council of Islamic Ideology Chairman and MNA Maulana Mohammad Khan Shirani has said the government should take strict action against militants without any discrimination.“We can get rid of......
LAHORE: Joint efforts of the pharmaceutical industry and the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to ensure availability of affordable, quality drugs in the country had improved access of......
ACCUMOLI (Italy): A powerful earthquake rocked a remote area of central Italy on Wednesday, leaving at least 120 people dead.With dozens injured and an unknown number of people trapped under rubble,......
ISLAMABAD: The long-awaited plan to integrate the tribal areas along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan into the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa envisages a transition period of five years, while a......
LONDON: Britain’s decision to leave the European Union contributed to a sharp decline in the amount of workers’ remittances sent to Pakistan last month. Brexit caused a rapid fall in the value of......
KARACHI: Waseem Akhtar of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Wednesday became the first candidate in the city’s history to have won the election of Karachi mayor from behind bars, defeating his rival......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif defended on Wednesday the progress being made in implementing the National Action Plan (NAP) to counter terrorism, saying it was satisfactory, although he......
While Muttahida Qaumi Movement supremo Altaf Hussain has accepted the decision of his Karachi-based coordination committee to operate the party from Pakistan and formally surrendered all powers to......
FOR many years now, the Pakistani military has been criticised for supporting violent jihadi groups. And liberals can be forgiven for having strong feelings on the subject. During the 1990s, when the......
HOW do you take your Olympic coffee — white, or black? In Rio, coffee is prepared from beans imported from countries across the world — Bolivia, Ethiopia, Jamaica, Kenya, Australia, even Thailand.......
IT is this city’s sad predicament that it embraces all with open arms and is yet endlessly vilified with glee. Following the utterly despicable speech by Altaf Hussain on Monday night, a kind of open......
NEXT Tuesday, which falls on the International Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the world will take stock of the progress or otherwise of efforts to end the outrage that enforced......
