ROME: Facebook Inc. will not become a media company, its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, telling students the firm would remain a technology platform.An increasing number of users are......
NEW DELHI: An Indian court on Monday sentenced a school principal to 17 years in jail over the death of 23 pupils who were served a free meal laced with pesticide, a prosecutor said.Last week the......
ISTANBUL: Turkey warned Monday it would carry out more strikes on a Syrian Kurdish militia if it failed to retreat beyond the Euphrates River, as Washington voiced alarm over weekend clashes.Turkish......
A Pakistani helicopter allegedly violated Indian air space by crossing over to the Indian side of the international border in Arnia sector on Monday, reported The Indian Express.Official sources......
The founder of seized Megaupload websites Kim Dotcom has formally requested the New Zealand court to live-stream the hearing on YouTube to safeguard public interest and ensuring transparency, BBC......
KARACHI: Director General (DG) Rangers Major General Bilal Akber on Monday said that attack on the media houses was a planned affair and even before the MQM chief's address the sector and unit......
KARACHI: After a disastrous top-order collapse against Eoin Morgan-led England at Lord’s on Sunday, a crucial 7th wicket partnership of 77 runs from 99 balls between Imad Wasim and Sarfraz Ahmed took......
ISLAMABAD: PPP’s Aitzaz Ahsan on Monday criticized the Rangers-led operation in Karachi and said it would benefit Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Altaf Hussain.Ahsan also said the operation will......
ISLAMABAD: Members of a parliamentary committee on Monday alleged that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is not helping Danish Kaneria to fight his case against lifetime ban imposed by English and Wales......
Zong has entered into an agreement with Universal Cinemas to become the exclusive telecom partner for Emporium Mall in Lahore, which is Pakistan’s biggest multiplex cinema.The multiplex cinemas with......
ADEN: An Islamic State group militant rammed his explosives-laden car into an army recruiting centre in Aden Monday, killing 71 people in the deadliest militant attack on the Yemeni city in over a......
LONDON: Yorkshire head coach Jason Gillespie will leave the English county to return to Australia at the end of the season.Gillespie has led Yorkshire to promotion to the First Division and......
BARCELONA: Barcelona coach Luis Enrique highlighted the hunger of his squad not to be ousted by Real Madrid as Spanish champions after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao maintained their......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Monday filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from his office as well as the National......
NEW DELHI: A “culture of impunity” among Indian officials puts journalists at risk of violence for exposing corruption, while a string of murders of reporters have gone unpunished, a global press......
As Karachi drowns in garbage, one woman has made it her mission to recycle and reuse industrial waste. Nargis Latif's idea is to create homes and furniture out of Karachi’s garbage — and it is......
BAGHDAD: At least 15 people were killed at a wedding party near Iraq's southern city of Karbala late on Sunday, police said on Monday.A police statement said five assailants including a suicide......
Say Balochistan and the first thing that comes to the mind of an average middle-class Pakistani — who reads newspapers and watches news channels — is natural resources. Talk about KP and Fata, and it......
SRINAGAR: Authorities on Monday lifted a curfew imposed in most parts of India-held Kashmir as part of a 52-day security lockdown, although most shops and businesses remained closed due to an ongoing......
DHAKA: Bangladesh will host their first one-day international series against Afghanistan in late September in preparation for the arrival of the England team, according to the president of their......
MANCHESTER: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was relaxed about the possibility of losing star forward Sergio Aguero to suspension after television footage appeared to show him elbowing West Ham......
LONDON: Ben Stokes is looking forward to giving England an extra bowling option as they go in search of a one-day international series-clinching win against Pakistan at Trent Bridge on......
ISLAMABAD: In a 182-page decision, the Supreme Court (SC) rejected all appeals against convictions handed down by military courts, including capital punishment, in terrorism-related cases on......
ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will help regional countries in reducing poverty and to bring in durable peace, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday.Addressing the......
FORT LAUDERDALE: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants more matches in the United States despite a chaotic Twenty20 clash against the West Indies on Sunday ending in a rain-hit no result.Heavy......
SYDNEY: An Australian aid worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan four months ago has been freed and is “safe and well”, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Monday.Katherine Jane Wilson, who goes by......
ABU DHABI: Ride-hailing companies Uber and Careem have suspended services in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, since Saturday and do not know when they can resume operations, they......
The government raised Rs215.328bn from the auction of Pakistan Investment Bonds of various tenors held last Wednesday, despite having received bids of Rs338.157bn.It generated Rs100.731bn from three......
The local currency market continued to depict mixed sentiments amid dull trading activities last week.The rupee traded in a very tight range due to alternate bouts of demand and supply transactions......
THE board of directors of the Pakistan Gum and Chemicals Limited resolved, last Wednesday, to seek voluntary de-listing from the Pakistan Stock Exchange.In order to achieve this objective, the......
THE ‘Limited Liability Partnership Bill, 2016’ has been taken up by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance. It was presented in the assembly in the first week of this month.The Limited......
The Punjab government intends to raise the issue of a recent ban on new private investments in ‘electricity generation based on imported fuel with the water and power ministry, as it puts several......
With the rice season just around the corner, farmers might fare better with an initial indication of improved prices for their crop.The hybrid coarse varieties, which were sown in April in the......
THE unabated rhetoric and pledges by ministers and officials concerned about protecting ownership rights of goods and commodities of specific geographic origin, basmati in particular, have been more......
UNUSUAL delays in the execution of projects are a normal practice in Sindh. One such case is that of Agro Export Processing Zones — announced in early 2,000 for seven districts of Sindh, including......
THE air is abuzz with concerns of dairy product imports ostensibly hurting the local dairy sector.Farmers protested by spilling milk on Constitution Avenue during the budget session and won a 25pc......
Asean’s trade relationship with China has reached a crucial turning point with the latest 2015 figures showing a 3pc contraction, making it necessary to quickly conclude the Regional Comprehensive......
MalaysiaMalaysia is the South-east Asia’s third largest economy which falls in the upper-middle income group, and is one of 13 countries identified by the Commission on Growth and Development that......
PROPOSALS to toughen penalties for tax evasion have been published, as the authorities prepare to receive a big tranche of new data on offshore accounts.The government is proposing legislation......
IN a cathedral-sized warehouse, the rubbish from 1m households is being sorted on huge conveyor belts.At the exit, ready to be driven away, are large bales of plastic, which will remain in Britain......
With more than Rs700bn contribution to the exchequer — more than one-fourth of the national revenue — the country’s oil and gas sector has started to feel the pinch of evolving taxation measures at......
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah is gearing up his administration to catch up with fast developing Punjab.The private sector, though still reluctant to fully trust the PPP, welcomed Shah’s......
DAMBULLA: Half-centurion George Bailey starred in Australia’s tense run chase as the visitors edged past Sri Lanka by two wickets in the third One-day International and took a 2-1 lead in Dambulla on......
CENTURION: Stand-in captain Faf du Plessis scored a fifth Test century before his bowlers ripped through the New Zealand top order to leave South Africa firmly in charge after day two of the second......
LONDON: Joe Root showed plenty of Yorkshire grit in making 89 as England beat Pakistan by four wickets in Saturday’s second One-day International at Lord’s after a collision with team-mate Adil......
BERLIN: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice to give new-look Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 win over Mainz 05 while Schalke 04 lost their opening Bundesliga game at Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 on......
MANCHESTER: Manchester City, Premier League champions in 2012 and 2014, went to the top of the table with a 3-1 victory over West Ham United on Sunday.They moved on goal difference above Chelsea and......
BARCELONA: A late goal by Toni Kroos sealed victory as Real Madrid defeated an impressive Celta Vigo side 2-1 to win their first home La Liga game of the campaign, while Atletico Madrid stumbled in a......
ROME: A second-half winner from Sami Khedira made it two wins from two for Juventus as Napoli edged nine-man AC Milan 4-2 in a stormy Serie A match on Saturday.Juve, who started their title defence......
PARIS: Olympic champion Ruth Jebet smashed the world record for the women’s 3,000 metres steeplechase by more than six seconds at the Paris Diamond League meeting on Saturday.The 19-year-old, who was......
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: Nico Rosberg won an incident-packed Belgian Grand Prix featuring a chaotic start, wild overtaking, a heavy crash, safety cars and a red flag on Sunday.The Mercedes driver’s win saw......
MITHI: A woman and her son suffered serious burns after they were struck by lightning in a village in Kot Ghulam Muhammad taluka as heavy rain battered Thar region and most of the districts in lower......
SUKKUR: Acrimonious scenes were witnessed at the Pakistan Peoples Party’s workers’ convention held at the Jacobabad circuit house on Saturday evening when supporters of four candidates for the slot......
THATTA: Academicians and writers highly commended the launch of History of Education in Larkana - Talpur and British Period authored by Dr Ghulam Ali Sangi at a ceremony held here at Makli Gymkhana......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday said that the Bohra community had played a laudable role in the development and prosperity of Sindh, particularly the city of......
KARACHI: Seven more persons died in rain-related incidents in the metropolis on Sunday, taking the death toll to 10 in the last two days, police, hospital officials and rescue services said.The city......
ASIF Farrukhi is a different kind of writer. Be it criticism or research, editing or short stories, whatever he pens is stamped with a hallmark of his own.Asif Farrukhi is a free spirit, always......
KARACHI: Music history was made at the Expo Centre on Saturday night as Ali Azmat and Umair Jaswal locked horns to battle it out in front of a crowd that comprised music enthusiasts and die-hard fans......
KARACHI: Chief of the Awami Muslim League Shaikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday claimed that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could evade every other ‘crime’, but could not save his skin from the Panama Leaks......
IT was a strange week for Karachiites marked by a couple of accidents and an unusual protest. Fortunately, no human life was hurt in any of the events, but the incidents, for sure, did become the......
BERLIN: Germany expects up to 300,000 asylum seekers to arrive this year, less than one-third of the total during 2015’s record influx, the Federal Office for Migrants and Refugees (BAMF) said on......
SINGAPORE on Sunday confirmed 41 locally transmitted cases of the Zika virus, which can cause deformities in unborn babies, and said more infections are likely.A day after announcing its first......
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Foreign Ministry said the government on Sunday formally requested that the Saudi ambassador in Baghdad be replaced after he claimed that Iranian-backed Shia militias are plotting to......
ROME: Italy’s state museums are donating their proceeds on Sunday to relief and reconstruction efforts in the area devastated by an earthquake.The 6.2 magnitude quake on Wednesday flattened three......
MANILA: Pedicab driver Reyjin dives into a neighbour’s house for a quick meth fix, fearful of taking a bullet to the head in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs but unable to......
LONDON: Nigel Rodgers is in hell. A campaigner against piped music for decades, he stands in a shoe shop on London’s Oxford Street which is blaring out loud pop music, wincing visibly.“It’s just as......
YANGON: Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi faces what could be the toughest test of her leadership yet when she opens a major ethnic peace conference on Wednesday aimed at ending wars that have blighted the......
The other day a colleague at the office brought over some halva. The sweet, treacle like, slightly burnt, flavour, topped with walnuts, was delicious. Upon enquiry to its origins, it turned out to be......
LAHORE: Dr Tahirul Qadri has predicted that the Sept 3 ‘Qisas march’ in Rawalpindi will be decisive and “neck or nothing” phase against the government.“The Sept 3 Qisas and solidarity of Pakistan......
SIALKOT: Rangers’ doctors examined at least 500 male and female patients and provided them medicines at a free medical camp established at Bajwat-Head Marala on Sunday.Senior officials of Rangers......
SIALKOT: A large number of people participated on Sunday in the first anniversary of the killing of seven people by Indian Border Security Force’s (BSF) mortar shelling on Kundanpur village of......
LAHORE: A total of 56,272 candidates -- 36,542 female and 19,730 male -- appeared amid tight security in the entrance test for admission to the public and private sector medical and dental colleges......
LAHORE: Bucking up his party’s Punjab leadership for the much-hyped Sept 3 ‘accountability movement’ procession in Lahore, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said the time has come......
SWABI: Awami National Party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan has said that foreign and domestic policies of Pakistan have failed to bring the desired results.Addressing a protest public meeting and......
PESHAWAR: Sidratul Muntaha alias Sidra Khan, a resident of Topi tehsil of Swabi district, has got first position by scoring 100 per cent marks in the Management Accounting MA-1 paper in an online......
ISLAMABAD: The main suspect in the murder of Malik Fahad, the nephew of former Senate chairman Mohammadmian Soomro, was arrest at the Torkham border crossing attempting to flee to Afghanistan.The......
ISLAMABAD: Three months after the death of her partner, the injured female ostrich at Marghazar Zoo has died, as has a barking deer, which makes for a total of eight animals that have died at the zoo......
ISLAMABAD: A tiny hideaway in F-7 Markaz on Bhittai Road, The Little Eatery is perfect for a break between errands or a a quiet moment to yourself.With just four tables inside and perhaps just as......
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Mohammad Masood Khan has presented a six-point agenda for Kashmiris living on either side of the Line of Control (LoC), for self......
RAWALPINDI: City Police Officer (CPO) Israr Ahmed Khan Abbasi was transferred and then reinstated within a few hours on Sunday.The transfer was made after a two-member fact-finding team found the......
WASHINGTON: The United States continues to support Pakistan’s efforts to maintain law and order in Karachi, says the US State Department as the government demolishes MQM offices and arrests party......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has urged MQM lawmakers to resign from assemblies and seek fresh mandate from the people.The demand was made by PTI information secretary Naeemul Haq......
KARACHI: Despite the looming threat of Congo virus which has claimed the lives of at least 16 people across the country in recent months, the authorities manning the livestock market off Super......
ISLAMABAD: After facing criticism from the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and some political circles over the prime minister’s act of ignoring opposition parties in the nomination of parliamentarians......
ISLAMABAD: Although the government is silent over the fate of the controversial Protection of Pakistan Act (PoPA) that lapsed in July, its legal aides say that instead of giving the law a new lease......
ISLAMABAD: Low-skilled workers with modest education and limited assets seeking job in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) pay the highest cost for acquiring a job, says a first of its......
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to India-held Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday with a roadmap for a healing touch — saying “ekta” (unity) and “mamata” (compassion) could be the......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday pledged to strengthen bilateral cooperation in different fields.Prince Mohammed, who is also his......
HANGZHOU (China): The eastern Chinese city of Yiwu, home to the world’s leading small commodities market, saw its first freight train leave for Afghanistan on Sunday.It is the fifth cargo train route......
WASHINGTON: Pakistan has re-launched its campaign to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), as its envoy in the US capital approached the White House this week with a request to support its bid.In a......
RECENT relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh have, regrettably, been far from ideal, and the fact that the Awami League party in Bangladesh has been at the helm of its country’s affairs for two......
THE Lahore High Court’s ruling on the Orange Line case forbids the Lahore Development Authority and its contractors from carrying out construction work within 200 feet (61 metres) of “protected......
SENATOR Sardar Mohammad Yaqoob Khan Nasar’s comments about poverty — and the divine logic supposedly underpinning inequality — were obscene. However, they have stirred much-needed debate about......
IT would be difficult to formulate a more poignant mix of frustration, desperation and utter despair. “All of society is collectively in the grasp of moral degradation, senselessness, extremism and......
Across much of South Asia, there is a growing strain of state-sponsored nationalism that is worrying and potentially dangerous in its consequences.From India to Bangladesh, and from Pakistan to Sri......
PARIS: A law banning the full-body “burkini” swimsuit in France would stoke tensions between communities and would be both unconstitutional and ineffective, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said......
