DHAKA: A wealthy tycoon who was a chief financier for Bangladesh's largest religious party refused on Friday to seek presidential clemency against his death sentence, an official said, paving the way......
DHAKA: Bangladesh police raided a militant hideout in the capital Friday, killing a suspected top militant who helped plan the deadly attack on a cafe in Dhaka that left 22 people dead in July.Police......
COPENHAGEN: A Danish man who shot two police officers during a drug raid in Copenhagen earlier this week was a militant Islamic State group member, the militant-linked Amaq news outlet said......
MANILA: At least 10 people died and dozens were injured when an explosion rocked Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's home city of Davao on Friday night, police told AFP.The explosion occurred in a......
KARACHI: The first day of Eidul Azha will be celebrated across Pakistan on September 13, Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman announced after no reports were received of......
LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday laid the foundation stone of Lahore Eastern Bypass Project at Kala Shah Kaku. The six-lane 16.5 km-long project will cost Rs28 billion and will connect......
JERUSALEM: Israel is to host a working group of the International Criminal Court as it weighs whether to probe alleged war crimes in the 2014 Gaza war, an Israeli official said Friday.The group's......
PARIS: Mario Balotelli turned down offers from other European teams before joining Nice because he was looking for playing time.But his new coach has already warned the former Liverpool player that......
BERLIN: New captain Manuel Neuer says Germany has room for improvement when the world champions start their journey to the 2018 World Cup on Sunday in their opening qualifier against Norway.Germany's......
DHAKA: Bangladesh on Friday named former Sri Lankan cricketer Thilan Samaraweera as their batting consultant for next month's home series against England.Samaraweera's appointment came a day after......
SYDNEY: Former fast-bowler Ryan Harris will join Australia's coaching staff for this month's tour of South Africa, Cricket Australia said on Friday.Harris, 36, will work as a bowling coach alongside......
KOLKATA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will divide the next four days beginning Friday in Vietnam and China — two socialist nations embroiled in drilling disputes in the South China Sea — in a......
SEOUL: Samsung issued a global recall of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on Friday, putting sales of the device to a stop after it investigated reports about units with exploding batteries.The latest......
I was recently awarded a fellowship by the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) in Germany. After receiving the necessary documentation from my host institution......
WASHINGTON: A Pakistani man was sentenced to 33 months in a US prison for attempting to export military equipment for the Pakistani military without a license, the US Justice Department said on......
ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) approached the National Assembly Secretariat on Friday to condemn its own founder Altaf Hussain's vitriolic "anti-Pakistan" speech and the attack on......
NEW YORK: A woman in New York says she hasn't stopped crying since an airline mistook her 5-year-old for another child and flew him to the wrong city.Maribel Martinez tells New York's Daily News she......
NEW YORK: Wimbledon champions Serena Williams and Andy Murray raised the roof at the US Open on Thursday, powering into the third round with decisive straight-sets victories.World number one Williams......
LOS ANGELES: The bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line has thrown ports and retailers around the world into confusion, with giant container ships marooned and merchants worrying whether tons of......
MONTEVIDEO: Lionel Messi scored the winning goal on his return from a short-lived international retirement on Thursday as Argentina defeated Uruguay to take control of South America's 2018 World Cup......
LEEDS: Jonny Bairstow is determined to nail down a place in England's one-day team after his latest ‘supersub’ display helped condemn Pakistan to a defeat on his Headingley home ground.First-choice......
LEEDS: Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur made it clear some members of his one-day side were on borrowed time after another defeat by England raised fears the team might not qualify automatically for the......
PESHAWAR: At least 13 people were killed and 41 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the entrance of Mardan's district and sessions court on Friday, police said.The Jamaatul......
PESHAWAR: Four terrorists trying to attack a Christian colony on Peshawar's outskirts were killed during a stand-off with security forces Friday morning.A civilian was also killed in the attack,......
PESHAWAR: Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar (SBBWU) observed its 12th foundation day with a resolve to provide talented girls of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa an environment where they could......
Low quality mars reforms programmeThe Prime Minister’s Education Reforms Programme may be considered a lifeline for the capital’s deteriorating education sector, but the initiative’s merits have been......
ISLAMABAD: Overwhelmed by nature, inspired by culture, and distressed by inhumanity, five painters have come together in a new group show to express these emotions.Works by these artists went up at......
ISLAMABAD: Around 60 protesters, including parents of children killed in the Dec 2014 Army Public School massacre in Peshawar, arrived in the capital on Thursday, but were not allowed to enter the......
It may sound like a novel idea to some, but the fact remains that instead of appointing a full time foreign minister, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has chosen around two dozen parliamentarians to wage......
LAHORE: All 2014 dharna (sit-in) players have again marshaled their troops to give one ‘last try’ to pressure Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down this time on the issue of Panama Leaks. With one......
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Thursday decided to request the PTI to cancel its Sept 3 rally in view of what it said serious security threats specific to the city. In case of ignoring the request,......
SAHIWAL: Pakistan Baitul Maal Director General Barrister Abid Waheed Sheikh says 4,100 families of Pakistani workers stranded in Saudi Arabia have been provided financial assistance of Rs210 million......
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday declared Muttahida Qaumi Movement candidate Izharuddin Ahmed elected on chairman’s slot of the district municipal corporation of Karachi......
KARACHI: The event symbolised the kind of attitude that we have towards our role models once they depart this world. It was a condolence reference held at the Karachi Press Club on Thursday evening......
HYDERABAD/SUKKUR: Thousands of Employees of power utilities across Sindh stayed away from their duties to participate in rallies and demonstrations held at their workplaces in connection with the......
RIO DE JANEIRO: He is a president few Brazilians want, replacing a leader hardly any saw fit to stay.The senate’s dismissal on Wednesday of Dilma Rousseff, the least popular president since Brazil......
WITH its exquisite scenery, romantic tale of passion and dire misfortune, swelling musical score and leading actors who are one of Hollywood’s most attractive real-life couples, The Light Between......
TOKYO: Seventeen people were unaccounted for in Japan on Thursday after Typhoon Lionrock tore through the north of the country, leaving 11 people dead and some 1,600 cut off in isolated communities,......
SYDNEY: Life on Earth is even older than we thought, Australian scientists said on Thursday as they unveiled fossils dating back a staggering 3.7 billion years.The tiny structures — called......
WASHINGTON: The United States and its negotiating partners agreed “in secret” to allow Iran to evade some restrictions in last year’s landmark nuclear agreement in order to meet the deadline for it......
Reunion Island: A solar eclipse delighted astronomy fans on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean on Thursday, drawing sky watchers outside to watch the moon pass before the sun to make a so-called......
LIBREVILLE: Police arrested 1,000 people as security forces fanned out across Gabon’s capital on Thursday after a night of riots and looting that erupted when President Ali Bongo was declared winner......
PARIS: A new book in which Nicolas Sarkozy launched his campaign to retake the French presidency shot to the top of the country’s bestseller list on Thursday.Tout Pour La France (All for France) sold......
PHOENIX: Donald Trump’s latest deportation priorities could target more than six million individuals for immediate removal, according to a Washington Post analysis. If elected president, he said on......
BAZARAK: His first public appearance was at the tender age of 12, a tiny figure walking, head down in grief, beside his legendary father’s coffin.Fifteen years later, Ahmad Massoud, son of Ahmad Shah......
TOKYO: An independent panel found that Tokyo’s $2 million payment to a Singaporean consulting firm in connection with its bid to host the Tokyo 2020 Games was legitimate, its head said on......
FRANKFURT: Bastian Schweinsteiger captained Germany for the last time in a 2-0 friendly victory over Finland on Wednesday, receiving an emotional send-off to cap a 12-year international career that......
PERTH: The United Arab Emirates surprised Japan 2-1 and Australia beat Iraq 2-0 Thursday in opening Group ‘B’ matches in Asian qualifying for the World Cup.Ahmed Khalil scored in the 20th and 54th......
LAHORE: The Pakistan women baseball squad has left for South Korea to take part in the World Cup being held there from Sept 3 to 12.It is the first appearance of the Pakistani women baseball players......
RAWALPINDI: Peshawar continued their winning spree in the Cool & Cool presents Jazz National T20 Cup as they trounced Fata quite comfortably by seven wickets at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here on......
NEW YORK: French Open champion Garbine Muguruza and Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic crashed out of the US Open on Wednesday as the $150 million roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium rolled smoothly into......
KARACHI: Defending champions Beaconhouse School whipped Ladybird Grammar School by 10 wickets in the inaugural match of the eighth edition of the PVCA Inter-school Cricket Tournament for the Omar......
KARACHI: Hosts Sindh opened their campaign on a winning note when they humbled Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in straight sets in the National Women’s Volleyball Championship which commenced at the KPT......
LEEDS: Pakistan captain Azhar Ali led from the front with 80 but his side were still held to 247 for eight by England in the fourth One-day International at Headingley on Thursday.When Azhar was out,......
KARACHI: The cotton market moved lower on Thursday for the second consecutive session under pressure from global downtrend and partly due to domestic factors such as rains and quality......
KARACHI: The central bank’s governor is confident that the country will have no problem in meeting foreign payment obligations as more Pakistani workers went abroad during the last fiscal year, hence......
ISLAMABAD: Annual inflation fell to 3.56 per cent in August from 4.12pc in the preceding month, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.The main inflation is measured by Consumer Price......
WASHINGTON: Cloud-based data storage company Dropbox said Thursday that user IDs and passwords of some 68 million clients were stolen four years ago and recently leaked onto the internet.The company......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Thursday decried the resurgence of circular debt despite an increase in electricity tariffs and declining oil prices on the international......
KARACHI: The Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) has advocated the need of high-rise residential buildings to overcome the prevailing shortage of housing units in view of......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to eliminate duty on 85 per cent of tariff lines on both sides.The understanding was reached at the conclusion of 4th Round of Pakistan-Turkey FTA......
KARACHI: The local stock market closed in the red for the third successive day, with the KSE-100 index taking a correction of 71 points (0.18 per cent) to close at 39,738.Volume of shares traded rose......
WASHINGTON: The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday called on global leaders to take “forceful” action to revive the world economy, sounding a stark warning ahead of this......
DUBLIN: Apple’s Chief Executive Tim Cook described an EU ruling that it must pay a huge tax bill to Ireland as “total political crap”, but France joined Germany on Thursday in backing Brussels as......
SHANGHAI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday he had had difficult conversations with Chinese leaders on human rights, as his government announced the signing of 56 deals with......
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Thursday took up the issue of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain’s anti-Pakistan activities with Speaker of the House of Lords Lord Fowler......
WASHINGTON: The United States and India have urged Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai and 2016 Pathankot terrorist attacks to justice, says a joint statement issued simultaneously......
MINGORA: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan has said that a country cannot see progress and development if its prime minister is involved in corruption which, at higher level, blocks foreign......
ISLAMABAD: The recently launched document of the National Health Vision (NHV) has identified several major issues confronting the health sector and claimed that they will be addressed by 2025.But......
CAPE CANAVERAL: An explosion destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket belonging to Elon Musk’s SpaceX during routine test firing at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday, shaking buildings miles away and sending......
GWADAR: Considered to be the backbone of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Gwadar has been in the grip of a water crisis over the last several years. Owing to the neglect of the provincial......
QUETTA: Hundreds of vehicles crossed into both sides of the border after Pakistan reopened its border with Afghanistan in the Chaman area of Balochistan on Thursday after closing it for 12 days.The......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed the hope that the recent defence agreement between US and India would not disturb the strategic balance in South Asia.At a press briefing, Foreign Office......
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah has alleged that the government has collected Rs100 billion from the public in just one year by increasing taxes on......
Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif said on Thursday that the army was ready to go to any extent for peace in the country and its security and stability.He was speaking at the concluding session of a......
Just how many Afghans — registered and undocumented — are there in Pakistan?While there were 1.7 million registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan, according to a 2005 count, the actual number of......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army said on Thursday that the footprints of the militant Islamic State (IS) group had been eliminated from Pakistan.“They tried to [sneak] into Pakistan but failed and [were]......
PAKISTAN is soliciting world support for its stance on the current situation in Kashmir. Pakistan’s stance is superior to India’s in terms of law, human rights and the wishes of the majority in the......
THE just concluded by-election in Jhelum is remarkable for the milestone it marks in the journey of a gentleman known as Fawad Chaudhry. He lost by a few thousand votes in a result that will be......
ABDUL Sattar Edhi, the iconic humanitarian, who passed on recently, has been highly eulogised all over Pakistan and beyond. He has also received accolades for something more. He donated his corneas......
THE Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has attempted to reform legal education in Pakistan with the Legal Education Rules, 2015. Aside from other measures, these rules ban three-year law degrees and provide......
