MIAMI: The US space agency counted down Thursday to the launch of its first ever mission to collect dust from an asteroid that may have delivered life-giving materials to Earth billions of years......
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers weighed in Thursday on a bitter dispute between Tehran and Riyadh over the Haj pilgrimage, after Iran's supreme leader questioned Saudi Arabia's management of Islam's......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday cancelled the generation licence for a $600 million coal power plant being built by a Chinese company in Jhelum......
KARACHI: Several vehicles were reportedly torched in different parts of the metropolis in arson related incidents during the past 24 hours, officials said on ThursdayAccording to details, a coaster......
WASHINGTON: US online giant Amazon announced Thursday a new small-format tablet that includes its digital assistant Alexa.The eight-inch display Fire HD tablet will start at $89 for US customers,......
QUETTA: The kidnapped son of Balochistan’s local government minister, Sardar Mustafa Khan Tareen, was recovered near the Pak-Afghan border on Thursday.Asad Tareen, the son of the minister, was......
BARCELONA: Two football hooligans have been detained for allegedly assaulting a pregnant woman wearing a niqab in Barcelona, police said on Thursday, as anti-Islam hate crimes soar in Spain.The......
ISTANBUL: Turkey has suspended more than 10,000 teachers over suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a Turkish official said on Thursday, following a purge of education staff......
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Monday accused India of financing terrorism in Pakistan, saying that "open evidence is available on India’s involvement in subversive activities".The FO statement......
NEW YORK: Russian President Vladimir Putin is “far more” of a leader than Barack Obama, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Wednesday, echoing previous praise for the Kremlin......
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry addressing a seminar on nuclear security on Thursday said Pakistan has urged the United States to shun discriminatory treatment against Islamabad when it......
SYDNEY: Australian airline Qantas told customers on Thursday not to use or charge Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 during flights after faulty batteries in the new smartphone caused some handsets to......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday lambasted National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq for 'victimising' him and alleged that Sadiq is no longer an impartial......
LONDON: Air China's "Wings of China" magazine recently advised its readers travelling to London about taking certain precautions when entering areas inner-city areas mainly populated by Pakistanis,......
Cowlar, a Pakistani startup firm has received 1 million rupees in prize money after winning the Pakistan Startup Cup, ProPakistani reportedCowlar has invented a smart collar for cows that uses motion......
Five young Pakistani women wearing fashionable and modern Pakistani clothes travel to a busy street in Lahore’s Anarkali district.They encounter a typical episode of street harassment and then break......
SAN FRANCISCO: At Apple's iPhone 7 unveiling in San Francisco on Wednesday, the tech powerhouse revealed a host of new and updated hardware and software, including a new type of headphone jack and......
UPPER DIR: Owing to a ban on timber lifting, thousands of feet of fallen wood of precious deodar tree in various forests of Kohistan valley is getting spoiled, incurring huge financial losses on the......
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has begun mobilising its workers to counter the PTI’s Sept 24 plan to march on Raiwind, the mansion of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, by blocking the rallies......
ISLAMABAD: The prosecution in the Mumbai attacks case informed the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) that the recently-arrested alleged financier of the attacks was still being investigated and a separate......
Born in Rawalpindi, retired Indian Air Force and Air India pilot, Captain Kanwar Jeet Singh Malik now lives in Mumbai where he spends his time reading, blogging and travelling to visit his daughters,......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Wednesday formulated a policy to introduce a centralised test and merit list for admissions to medical and dental colleges in the......
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) will send 10,000 scholars to the United States for PhD studies in next 10 years.These scholars will get admissions in agriculture and food security,......
ISLAMABAD: The Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC), the primary forum for women legislators in parliament, became contentious on Wednesday when its founder and current head sparred over recent......
ISLAMABAD: Another Rs13 billion have accumulated in the Universal Services Fund (USF) account after the federal government diverted over Rs50 billion into its kitty in July 2013.The USF was set up to......
LAHORE: Continuing his criticism of ‘agitation politics’, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said the circles adopting this style of politics have damaged the country and wasted time of the nation by......
SIALKOT: A local 3D street artist has sought government support and patronage for promotion of 3D art in the country.Twenty six-year-old Waqas Ahmad said 3D art was becoming popular around the world......
BAHAWALPUR: Two special children were allegedly sexually assaulted here on Wednesday in separate incidents in Baghdadul Jadid police precincts.A 15-year-old student of special education centre......
KARACHI: Two persons travelling in a car were burnt alive and a third person was seriously injuries when an oil tanker caught fire on the Superhighway on Wednesday morning, setting over two dozen......
KARACHI: Police arrested Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Faisal Vawda on Wednesday after hours-long suffering of Karachiites amid a massive traffic jam on Sharea Faisal where dozens of his supporters......
KARACHI: To pay tribute to the Pakistan Air Force, a film titled Parwaz Hai Junoon was launched at a local hotel on Wednesday. It was announced by producer of the film Momina Duraid at a press......
KARACHI: A three-day joint session conducted with visiting Australian doctors and Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) concluded on Wednesday with concerns over the growing trend of......
BERLIN: Retired pope Benedict XVI fell in love during his student days in Germany and struggled with the idea of celibacy, said the author of a new book to be published on Friday.The author also......
ISTANBUL: Washington and Ankara are ready to work together to push the militant Islamic State group out of its de facto capital of Raqa in northern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said......
LISBON: Thousands of firefighters in Spain and Portugal were on Wednesday battling blazes that threatened locals and tourists, as authorities hoped that the arrival of cooler weather would help tame......
TOKYO: A Japanese man aged 73 became the world’s oldest person to swim across the country’s Tsugaru Strait on Wednesday, supporters said, braving unpredictable currents and stinging jellyfish in his......
BEIJING: The death of Communist China’s founding father Mao Zedong 40 years ago this week was akin to the demise of an emperor and helped pave the way for the modern nation, says one of the few......
GENERAL Michael Hayden has written an important book, Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror, out in February. The book is a memoir of his career in intelligence and military......
WHILE Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte proved this week that he can apologise almost as fast as he can offend, his unpredictability risks unsettling global leaders and investors alike.Duterte’s......
KARACHI: Convent of Jesus and Mary beat Shahwalayit School to win the Defence Day Throwball Tournament 2016 at Mini Sports Complex, Nazimabad on Wednesday.Six teams participated in the tournament,......
MOSCOW: FIFA on Wednesday said work on Moscow’s flagship Luzhniki stadium for the 2018 World Cup appeared to be on course, ahead of a visit to the delay-hit arena in St Petersburg.“We’re very pleased......
LONDON: European Championship finalists Portugal and France came down from their summer highs with tame starts to 2018 World Cup qualifying on Tuesday.Without Cristiano Ronaldo again, still......
SAO PAULO: Nicolas Otamendi saved Argentina from a huge embarrassment in World Cup qualifying, scoring in the 83rd minute Tuesday to salvage a 2-2 draw at last-placed Venezuela.Venezuela almost......
MEXICO CITY: Honduras held Mexico to a 0-0 draw at the Azteca stadium on Tuesday to claim a place in the final stage of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying along with the hosts.Canada beat El Salvador 3-1......
NEW YORK: Normally, it takes wins in five full matches to reach a Grand Slam semi-final. Novak Djokovic has made it that far at the US Open by playing only two, because three opponents pulled out of......
COLOMBO: Pakistan national campus cricket champions University of Central Punjab (UCP) continued their impressive run in the Red Bull World Finals here when they beat host Sri Lanka’s Business......
ISLAMABAD: The global trade finance gap for 2015 has been estimated at around $1.6 trillion, with about $692 billion of this being in developing Asia, a survey released on Wednesday said.The Asian......
KARACHI: The prices of almost all vegetables — barring potatoes — have surged by Rs30-40 per kg in the last two to three days as Eidul Azha nears.Pushing up prices of greens has become an annual......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday admitted to have missed the budget deficit reduction target for a second consecutive fiscal year in 2015-16.The government projected to reduce the gap between......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has waived the condition of import form (I-form) for the current month on all kinds of imports from Iran and Afghanistan via land route.The decision was......
KARACHI: Total oil sales soared by 21 per cent to 2.2 million tonnes in August on the back of strong growth in demand for furnace oil.Oil sales had remained flat during the same period last......
KARACHI: Stocks have rebounded with a vengeance in the last two days, once again crossing the 40,000 barrier. The Wednesday’s rally amounted to 396 points, or one per cent, and the KSE-100 index......
SYDNEY: Australia’s resource-rich economy expanded at its fastest annual pace in four years last quarter, clinching a remarkable run of 25 years without recession as surging exports more than made up......
KARACHI: Spinners replenished their stocks on Wednesday amid rapidly falling cotton prices. However, the underlying sentiment remained easy and outlook uncertain.Floor brokers said higher......
KARACHI: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has declared 539 coins reportedly smuggled into India from Pakistan as antique.A spokesperson for the customs department on Wednesday said that they......
ISLAMABAD: A lawyer has sought initiation of contempt proceedings by the Supreme Court against former chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry for allegedly lowering the dignity of the court by......
ISLAMABAD: Superior court judges, lawmakers and personnel of the armed forces will obtain arms licences under a new restrictive policy to be framed by the interior ministry.This was decided at a......
ISLAMABAD: The chairman of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, has briefed the international community in Geneva on human rights violations......
LAHORE: As the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid have opposed the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s plan to stage a sit-in outside the prime minister’s Raiwind residence on Sept......
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has nominated a Pakistani-American to serve as federal judge for the first time in American history, the White House said on Wednesday.Abid Riaz Qureshi,......
TAXILA: Senegal President Macky Sall on Wednesday saw better prospect of bilateral relations between Pakistan and Senegal in the field of defence.He was speaking after witnessing the capacity and......
ISLAMABAD: Children make up 58 per cent of all refugees from Pakistan, the highest proportion in the South Asian region, said a United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) report on Wednesday.In its......
ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties walked out of the National Assembly on Wednesday to protest the proliferating trend of “governance through ordinances”, complaining that the ruling party was trying to......
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the federal cabinet approved on Wednesday two months’ salary amounting to Rs760 million for employees of the Pakistan Steel Mills.An ECC special......
CHITRAL: Emboldened by an unimpressive rally by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in Karachi a day earlier, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday questioned Imran Khan’s claim to be the......
KARACHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that the authority of the National Accountability Bureau chairman to accept offer of voluntary return of the illegally earned money by corrupt public servants is......
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday conceded on the floor of the Senate that so far very little progress had been made in the investigations into last month’s suicide......
WHILE one should have liked to welcome the Punjab government’s efforts to eliminate child labour at brick kilns, its instrument, the Punjab Prohibition of Child Labour at Brick Kilns Act, that a into......
THERE is a famous spoof of a North Korean news broadcast in which the announcer gleefully tells the viewers that the great country is about to win the football World Cup. The news report flashes a......
NOW that Pope Francis has finished with the business of canonising Mother Teresa as Saint Teresa of Kolkata, perhaps he might apply his mind to the credentials of another equally deserving candidate......
THE Punjab government wants to provide girls in school with “four chickens, a cock and a cage” to teach them about kitchen skills, nutrition and raising poultry. The public is either amused or......
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Wednesday unveiled two upgraded versions of its iPhone and a new waterproof smartwatch, seeking to reignite growth for the iconic technology maker.The iPhone 7 and larger......
