HYDERABAD: Pak Sarzameen Party's Secretary General Raza Haroon on Saturday termed the episode between Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) leader Khawaja Izhar and SSP Malir Rao Anwar as......
KARACHI: Pakistan Navy on Saturday launched the third Azmat-class Fast Attack Craft-Missile (FAC-M) and layed the keel for a 600 ton Maritime Patrol Vessel (MPV) in Karachi.The launching ceremony of......
RIO: Brazil's been partying hard for five years, hosting a string of international mega-events that end this Sunday with the Paralympics. So is it time for the hangover? There was the 2014 football......
QUETTA: A strike was observed in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan on the Chehlum of victims who died during the bombing at Civil Hospital on Saturday.Awami National Party (ANP) had given the......
GENEVA: The Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Tehmina Janjua, on Saturday said India’s attempts to deny its illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir is a......
KARACHI: Pakistan middle-order batsman Asad Shafiq has credited coach Mickey Arthur for the success he enjoyed during the summer Tests in England.“I feel good about my game. Mickey really lifted my......
CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand took an unassailable lead over Pakistan Saturday to retain their berth in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I when Michael Venus and Marcus Daniell won their doubles in......
MIAMI: An accused Al Qaeda bomb-maker who went to college in Arizona told military officials at the US base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that he believed an unnamed member of the Saudi royal family was......
BRUSSELS: A terminally ill child has become the first minor to be euthanised in Belgium since age restrictions on such mercy killings in the country were lifted in 2014, a newspaper reported......
PESHAWAR: A curfew has been imposed in Mohmand Agency’s Anbar tehsil following a suicide attack in a mosque which left 30 people dead, local political administration officials said on Saturday.After......
NEW YORK: Denial. Anger. Acceptance. Consumers who shelled out $850 or more for the sleek Galaxy Note 7 are moving right through the stages of grief following Samsung's recall of smartphones that......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan must not hang a mentally ill man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, a rights group said Friday, after a court issued a warrant for his execution next week.Death row prisoner,......
If you think that a ballroom is a room full of balls with people dancing; you are absolutely wrong! A ballroom is a large room or hall inside a building or a hotel for the designated purpose of......
Do you hate waking up early in the morning to go to school? I do and I believe most students do too, especially on cold mornings when you want to do to stay in your warm and cosy bed. However,......
The last paper for the final exams of the semester was almost ending when the instructor came to announce that our marks for a course had already been put up on the notice board and students could......
Paper bags have been around for decades with fancy decorations, bright colours and a lot more, however, all attached with a fancy price tag! Yes, they cost a lot and one wonders why, ‘after all it’s......
Music just for cats!If you’ve got a musical moggy, this pet project could be right up your street — a CD of songs specifically for cats.The album, ‘Music For Cats’, is the first of its kind to be......
Terminator 2 for re-release in 3-DTerminator 2: Judgement Day is receiving a theatrical 3-D re-release in 2017.The news was confirmed on the film’s official Facebook page alongside a new movie poster......
“Fifty, fifty-five, sixty ...” Cuddy sat cross-legged, fervently counting the money she had saved during summer vacation. Thrill oozed from her voice as she counted the last cash, “and … 1000!......
Dance has been around from time immemorial in almost all regions of the world where people synchronised their body on music and tunes for various reasons. People have used dance to express emotions,......
PAKISTAN’s education crisis is often discussed in the news in the following terms: large numbers of out-of-school children, very low learning outcomes, wide achievement gaps and inadequate teacher......
NEVER a dull day, that’s Pakistan for you. As the whole country was winding down for the Eid break, excitement was on its way as two young army officers serving in the Special Service Group (SSG)......
IT would be most unfortunate if Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi were not to go to New York to attend the General Assembly session and miss the opportunity of meeting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif......
AT a recent hearing of the US Senate foreign affairs committee, the discussion focused on whether or not to cut off aid to Pakistan.And a few days ago, a State Department spokesman denied that......
PESHAWAR: The mainstream electronic media might be deaf and blind to the terrorist attack on a mosque in Mohmand Agency, but some rights activists on social media picked up the issue of not covering......
PESHAWAR: Noted stage artiste and dwarf Bilal Babar scaled new heights of fame when he performed in a Pashto movie released on Eid.It is his first performance on silver screen since he started his......
CHITRAL: “Can we go inside the fort and have a photograph?” enquired one of my colleagues, Niamatullah, after entering Chitral from Lowari Pass, pointing towards a small but magnificent building......
RAWALPINDI: Burglars broke into a jeweller’s shop located on Murree Road and escaped with 4kg gold jewellery valuing Rs20 million during the Eid holidays.The burglars made a hole in the rare wall of......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has blamed bad planning, mismanagement and the lack of political will for the spread of malaria in the country and has urged the government to take......
“I am a student of the seventh grade and go to a school in I-8, where my 13-year-old brother Mudassar also studies. We have two more siblings and we live on the double road near the stadium. My......
TAXILA: At the peak of electioneering for the Taxila by-elections, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has announced a public meeting on September 23, in which party chairman Imran Khan is scheduled......
TAXILA: Thousands of Sikhs and Hindus from different parts of the country participated in the three-day prayers ceremony, ‘Paath Sahib’, in which they recited from the holy book of the Sikh......
LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered chemical examination of all domestic and international brands of packed milk available in the market.A two-judge bench directed the University of......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday approved allocation of Rs2.2 billion for the purchase of weapons and equipment from Pakistan Army and special training of police personnel......
KARACHI: While the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is yet to take notice of the wildlife trafficking case involving three Chinese, nine out of 12 suspects, who were recently arrested with more......
KARACHI: A web-based music portal called MoUSICi was launched at the Arts Council on Friday evening. The idea is the brainchild of renowned music composer Arshad Mahmud.Talking to the media about the......
KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation’s (KMC) Sajjan (CBA) Union has demanded that the civic agency workers who worked hard to lift and dispose of the offal of sacrificial animals during the......
An international inquiry has identified two Syrian Air Force helicopter squadrons and two other military units it holds responsible for chlorine gas attacks on civilians, a Western diplomat said.The......
BRATISLAVA: German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Friday that the EU faces a “critical situation”, as European leaders sought to plot the bloc’s post-Brexit future at a summit without Britain.The......
BASTIA: A Corsica court sentenced five men to up to two years in prison on Friday over a mass beach brawl on the French Mediterranean island that reportedly began after tourists took pictures of......
BEIJING: China could send astronauts to its space station for more than a year at a time once it goes operational in 2022, a senior project designer told state media.The country’s second space lab,......
Living in Brussels, it’s easy to be sucked into the prevailing pessimistic and heart-wrenchingly grim European Union narrative. The one that says that the EU is falling apart, Brexit will prompt......
WASHINGTON: The United States said on Friday it will not set up a planned joint US-Russian military coordination cell in Syria until regime forces there allow aid into besieged cities.US Secretary of......
ROME: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, a widely respected former Italian president who played a crucial role in Italy’s adoption of the euro, has died at 95, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced on......
LONDON: Teenaged opening batsman Haseeb Hameed was one of the three uncapped players named on Friday for England’s forthcoming tour to Bangladesh.Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari and Northamptonshire......
NEW DELHI: Half-centuries from skipper Kane Williamson and Tom Latham fired New Zealanders to 324 for seven declared on the opening day of the three-day practice match against Mumbai here on......
DUBAI: West Indies Twenty20 skipper Carlos Brathwaite, who would be leading his side against Pakistan in the UAE series, has urged the youngsters to express themselves, and play their natural game,......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has once again put its faith in Azhar Ali’s leadership as the right-handed batsman has been retained as ODI skipper for the series against the West Indies in......
ZURICH: FIFA president Gianni Infantino hit out on Friday at attempts to “undermine” the World Cup in Russia, saying he will not judge the country on the investigation which documented a......
LONDON: Three-time European champions Inter Milan were stunned 2-0 at home by Israeli side Hapoel Beer-Sheva and Manchester United were floored by a late goal from Feyenoord as the Europa League......
KARACHI: For the first time in the history of domestic T20 cricket history, Karachi was guaranteed winning its maiden title when the region’s Blues string upstaged Lahore Whites late on Thursday......
BRDO (Kranj): Newly appointed UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin warned on Friday the Champions League should not become an exclusive club for the wealthiest, saying one of his priorities would be to......
KARACHI: The Islahuddin-Dr Mohammad Ali Shah Academy team beat PIH Academy 5-2 in an exhibition match held here on Thursday.The match, organised by the Pakistan Institute of Hockey (PIH) to pay......
LAHORE: Two fine goals by Fahad Hassan Juma helped Oman U-18 hockey team staged a fine comeback to hold their Pakistan counterparts to a 2-2 draw here at the National Hockey Stadium on Friday.The......
KARACHI: While celebrating Forbes Magazine’s ranking of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ahead of the stock markets of China and India, excited investors on the PSX fell over each other on Friday in......
PARIS: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has requested France to lift travel advisory to encourage and facilitate French investors interested to explore business possibilities in Pakistan.Talking to the......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance approved an amendment to Income Tax Bill 2016 to shift the power of valuing property prices from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to the Federal......
KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has expressed concern over a long delay in implementation of Geographical Indication (GI) Protection Law.GI is a sign......
KARACHI: Bulls charged with a vengeance on the last trading day of the week, tossing the KSE-100 index up by 147.33 points (0.37 per cent) to close at 40,363.68 points.Trading on Friday was......
FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank said it would fight a $14 billion demand from the US Department of Justice to settle claims it missold mortgage-backed securities, a shock bill that raises questions about......
HANOI: Vietnam will not include ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on its agenda for its next parliament session, an official said on Friday, adding to uncertainty over the future of......
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple delivered its new iPhones on Friday in a global launch marked by long queues at its retail stores but also frustration over the sell-out of some models.The scenes in Apple stores......
LAHORE: The Punjab government, which has agreed to seek assistance of Rangers in combating terrorists, is under tremendous pressure to also engage the paramilitary force in netting ordinary......
RAWALPINDI: Pakistani construction workers sacked by their employers in Saudi Arabia continue to arrive back home. On Friday two more groups — one of 188 workers and the other of 45 — arrived here at......
QUETTA: The chief ministers of Sindh and Balochistan have agreed to wipe out terrorism and anti-peace elements and increase contact with each other for the maintenance of law and order in their......
WASHINGTON: The United States is working with the UN Security Council on a resolution that can slow down a dangerous nuclear race between Pakistan and India.White House National Security Council......
MAKKAH: Just outside Makkah lies one of Islam’s most important historical sites — Ghar-i-Hira, the cave where the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) spent time in seclusion, contemplation and......
PARIS: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday apprised Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France, of the worsening human rights situation in India-held......
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Sirajul Haq demanded on Friday that the federal government immediately implement reforms in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and conduct census there.He......
ISLAMABAD/MUZAFFARABAD: With Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif assuring leaders of Azad Kashmir on Friday that he would raise the Kashmir dispute at the UN in a forceful manner, Pakistan and India are set......
WASHINGTON: The United States said on Friday that it was making “condolence payment” to the families of an American and an Italian citizen killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan last year.“As we......
CHICAGO: Visiting London mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday criticised Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s comments on Muslim immigration.Khan, who is of Pakistani descent and became the first......
KARACHI: The last lunar eclipse of this year was visible on Friday in Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, West Pacific Island and Pakistan, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, most of Punjab, Balochistan and......
KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: In an unusual action indicating disagreement between the government and law enforcement authorities, SSP Rao Anwar — known for being tough on the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) —......
PESHAWAR: Abdur Rab Rasul Sayyaf, the septuagenarian former Afghan mujahideen leader and current member of the Afghan parliament, once described his Soviet-jihad era fellow resistance leader,......
WASHINGTON: Three US news media groups filed a lawsuit Friday to get the FBI to release details of how it hacked the iPhone of the man who with his wife shot and killed 14 people in San Bernardino......
