LONDON: England supremo Andrew Strauss has said there will be no “blacklist” for Eoin Morgan despite the one-day captain opting out of the Bangladesh tour on security grounds.Morgan led the one-day......
BANGKOK: At least 13 people were killed on Sunday and ten more are missing after a boat carrying Muslim pilgrims sank on Thailand's Chao Phraya river after hitting a bridge, officials said.The......
TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader said the Islamic republic must stand strong against Washington on the region's conflicts, in an address on Sunday to commanders of the elite Republican Guards force.“The......
MOGADISHU: A top Somalia general known for fighting the Shabaab group, was killed on Sunday when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed car into his vehicle, officials and witnesses......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday rejected Indian allegations regarding involvement in terrorist attack on brigade headquarters in Uri area of the Indian-held Kashmir (IHK)."Pointing fingers at Pakistan......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Sunday announced that the party's Raiwind march would take place on September 30."Raiwind is not anyone's father's property," Imran said,......
A price war between Careem and Uber appears to be heating up, as Dubai-based Careem on Saturday announced a slash in 'Go' booking fares of up to 30 per cent for residents of Karachi days after Uber......
India's Home Minister Rajnath Singh termed Pakistan a 'terrorist state' in an anti-Pakistan rant on Sunday, hours after suspected militants attacked an Indian army base in India-held Kashmir......
RIYADH: Unidentified gunmen killed two Saudi policemen in the mainly Shia eastern city of Dammam late on Saturday, the interior ministry said, describing it as a “terrorist attack”.The two officers......
RIO JANEIRO: An Iranian Paralympic cyclist was killed in a road race crash, casting a tragic shadow over the Rio Games on the eve of Sunday's closing ceremony.Bahman Golbarnezhad, 48, fell during the......
JERUSALEM: Israel's military says a Palestinian attacker has stabbed an army officer in the chest near a West Bank settlement, moderately wounding him.The military said soldiers shot the attacker and......
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said Sunday it had sold shares it held in four technology companies including US chipmaker Rambus and Japan's Sharp to free up money and focus on its main business.The......
WASHINGTON: A man stabbed and injured eight people in a shopping mall in the US state of Minnesota Saturday night, before being shot dead by an off-duty officer, police said.The suspect “asked at......
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Heavily-armed suspected militants killed 17 Indian soldiers in a pre-dawn raid Sunday on an army base in India-held Kashmir (IHK), the worst such attack for years in the disputed......
NEW YORK: An explosion in Manhattan's crowded Chelsea neighborhood on Saturday night left 29 people injured, and authorities said a second nearby site was also being investigated.The cause of the......
Nothing catches your attention like Shubha Mudgal on a Mizmaar track. I recall Mizmaar frontman Kashan Admani’s sharing the information with me that Mizmaar was going to come out with an immaculate......
Bagh in Azad Kashmir has become so famous that it seemed natural for me to go there, especially as it was a little over an hour’s ride from where I happened to be. As the cramped public minibus......
As shocking as it may sound, across the country in case of certain kinds of medical emergencies a patient can only be treated at a hospital that has a Medico Legal Officer (MLO) present. Primarily,......
When chefs in the Mughal era introduced lauki ka halwa and lauki ka raita, they probably couldn’t imagine that these recipes would become so popular in the sub-continent that even after centuries......
If you’re looking to change the dinner menu, these recipes inspired by Mexican flavours and Tex-Mex cuisine are for you. Tex-Mex Rice is a great way to freshen and use up leftover rice, while fajita......
Pyari Auntie! I am a 21-year-old boy from a middle class family who is studying and working on freelance projects at the same time. I really want to support my family and feel that this is my duty.......
‘The seeds of today are the flowers of tomorrow’ is a Native American proverb to which — as home-grown, preferably organic, food is increasingly essential — let’s add wheelbarrows full of vegetable,......
After a long silence, Full Circle Gallery is back with a brand new photography exhibition by a US-based photographer Riaz Khan. The show is presented as the photographer’s conversation with his home......
For artists, drawing is a means to sketch a composition of what they intend to paint. Some drawings, however, are exceedingly expressive and meant to be standalone works. One such collection, a group......
Barely promoted, equestrian (horse-riding) sports are not your mainstream cup of tea in Pakistan. The major media coverage is reserved for other global sports such as cricket, hockey and......
The victory in the last outing on the tour was thumping and thrilling … almost titillating if you allow modern jargon to creep into the text. It was a pity that there was only one T20 International......
As the clichéd expression goes, if wishes were horses, everyone would be riding them. The cutie-pie of an actress Mawra Hocane should know that. But then who can stop anyone from wishing......
The recent canonisation by the Roman Catholic Church of Mother Teresa created a lot of buzz all around the world, especially in India where the great woman worked for the betterment of the......
She is pretty, knows the entire world. But she is prettier when she takes a nap. Katrina Kaif is a hard-working, beautiful artist. The girl has to move around all over India to promote and plug her......
It runs in the family, and it’s no more a secret. Actor/singer Ali Zafar’s brother Danyal will soon be seen displaying his acting talent in a film. No, not in a Pakistan movie, folks.News is that......
Will Smith is an international superstar, make no mistake. Wherever he goes, people get attracted to him like moths to a flame. Last week, the Fresh Prince was in India on a tour whose purpose is yet......
I will not call it a clash of the titans, but it is definitely something to watch out for. Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan will share screen space in an upcoming film titled Thug. It is a Yashraj......
The legendary playback singer Asha Bhonsle recently celebrated her 83rd birthday. Boy oh boy, she doesn’t look that old, nor does her voice give away any indication that she’s no more a spring......
I can’t say if it was the shortest relationship in showbiz, but it was definitely one of those that ended almost when it began.Pop singer Taylor Swift and actor Tom Hiddleston are no more an item.......
Mughal emporer Akbar has been treated with disdain by quite a few ‘official’ historians in Pakistan. Yet another great Mughal king, Aurangzeb is seen as an exemplary prototype Pakistani sovereign.......
People across Pakistan are now experiencing unpredictable rainfall, increased temperatures and changes in weather conditions. In 2012, the BBC’s Climate Asia Report on Pakistan found that “People......
What does Fahad Mustafa have in common with Bollywood superstars Ranbir Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Shahid Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan? They all have lip-synced to Atif Aslam’s distinctive voice on the silver......
Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai (ZKHH) is the story of childhood sweethearts Mahira (Sajal Ali) and Zain (Feroze) who later become husband and wife. Zain is a struggling film director and Mahira sacrifices......
“I am pregnant, not a corpse!” reacted Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan sharply when asked if she would continue to work despite her pregnancy.Nearly six months pregnant and looking radiantly......
Anyone who has acquired education in Pakistan cannot escape historical inaccuracies they are forced to study during their academic life. Similar was the case with historian Dr Azfar Moin, son of......
Global politics is a complex web where one development can lead to many others, and one intervention to mitigate a conflict can expose the fissures of many other dormant conflicts. However, it always......
It is June 1945. WWII ended three weeks ago and under the aegis of the United Nations, 224 concentration camp survivors are transported by ship from Germany to recuperate in temporary hospitals set......
Karachi is a city that has been well-documented — mostly from a historical perspective or in sector-specific context such as, for example, covering matters of land management or water supply.......
He may not have gained fame and fortune during his lifetime, but Vincent van Gogh has since been recognised as one of the most important artists of all time. During his short life, the Dutch painter......
Chris Cleave, who is known for gripping and intense novels such as Incendiary, explores the troubled world of London during WWII in his latest endeavour, Everyone Brave is Forgiven. Spanning the......
In his latest book, Hamid Khan seeks to narrate the judicial history of Pakistan. One approach to such an exercise treats judges as a collective whole. Their judgments are then analysed collectively......
MINGORA: “I can’t grasp what my teacher explains to us as my attention is diverted by the loud voices of two other teachers taking class in the same room,” complains Akhtar Zada, a third grader at......
KHAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra on Saturday said that the government was making all out efforts to rid the tribal areas of militancy, vowing that war against terrorism would......
PESHAWAR: On the first day of return of pilgrims after performing Haj, 929 hajis arrived at Bacha Khan International Airport here on Saturday through three flights.Relatives and friends of the......
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party claimed on Saturday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had backtracked on his commitment regarding early completion of the western route of China-Pakistan Economic......
UPPER DIR: A small root-like herbal plant locally known as ‘Matar Zela’ and found on mountain tops in Upper Dir has become an alternative source of income for mushroom dealers who were disappointed......
ISLAMABAD: Three artists put on a group exhibition at My Art World, all of them displaying portrayals of various facial expressions.The exhibition highlights the strengths in portraiture and focuses......
Vietnam’s 71st national dayDressed in their national dress, the Ambassador of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Luu and his wife hosted an event to mark Vietnam’s 71st national day on Wednesday. The chief guest on......
A large banyan or peepal tree next to a pond of clear water was once the crown of a village in the Potohar region. There are no permanent sources of water, such as rivers or canals, in this region,......
“I was 20-year-old when my family migrated to Pakistan in August, 1984. We left everything there. My father had to start from scratch here. Slowly and gradually we set up a small business in......
LAHORE: A massive crackdown on hardened criminals, land mafia and drug dealers under a newly announced policy remained the main agenda of three marathon meetings of Lahore police held here on......
LAHORE: They are overjoyed at the positions they have earned in the Lahore board’s intermediate examinations of 2016; the reward, however, offered to them does not make them happy.Lubna Bunyad and......
LAHORE: Samina Syed, classical singer and wife of Najm Hosain Syed, the most prolific Punjabi poet and pioneer of modern Punjabi literature, passed away in Lahore on Saturday. She was 72.Samina was......
SIALKOT: Azadi Train was accorded a warm welcome when it arrived at the local railway station on Saturday.A large number of people from various walks of life, senior officials of Pakistan Railways......
RAHIM YAR KHAN: The city is waiting for its new general bus stand to become functional for almost last two years. Sukkur Adda the old bus stand near the fruit and vegetable market on Shahbazpur Road......
Aclassical singer, short story writer and activist Muhammad Jawwad is a multifaceted artist who is blessed with a sharp eye and a compassionate heart for the people and sociopolitical environment......
LAHORE: Three labourers were killed while as many others suffered injuries when the roof of a factory collapsed shortly after a chiller exploded in Shahpur Kanjran, police said on Saturday.Initial......
KARACHI: Poets and writers have used the moon as a powerful metaphor for beauty. It has also been employed as a symbol of romantic forlornness. The fact remains that the moon has been, still is and......
KARACHI: Disappointed and frustrated over official apathy and the slow pace in case investigation, family and friends of Prof Shakeel Auj at Karachi University (KU) will be marking his second death......
KARACHI: Though after announcing the ban imposed on rickshaws and heavy vehicles from entering Sharea Faisal was deferred for a month on Saturday, there was much anxiety among rickshaw drivers and......
HYDERABAD: Several hundred lady health workers (LHWs) and employees of the national immunisation programme and other related initiatives attended their annual convention titled “Campaign against......
HYDERABAD: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) senior vice chairman Anees Advocate and secretary general Raza Haroon have termed the Friday afternoon arrest and later release of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)......
KARACHI: Just a day after Malir SSP Rao Anwar-led police action against Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Khawaja Izharul Hassan, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief Bilawal......
KARACHI: Carpets are too expensive and just not suitable for a hot and humid city such as Karachi. The sooner one gets this fact, the better. And those who got this already head to the vinyl or......
TWIN FALLS: Professional stuntman Eddie Braun successfully jumped over the Snake River Canyon on Friday afternoon in an ode to his boyhood idol, Evel Knievel. Braun soared over the southern Idaho......
ISTANBUL: Clashes between Syrian rebels and government forces just outside Damascus have punctured the days of calm under a ceasefire brokered by Russia and the United States.The battles did not......
WE had discussed in this column three years ago a rather spooky case concerning Jerome Cahuzac, at that time newly appointed minister for budget and a man close to President François Hollande whose......
FALLUJAH: The Iraqi police and army had decked out the checkpoints with plastic flowers to welcome the first returning Fallujah residents following the city’s recapture from jihadists in June.“Today......
NEW YORK: Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee, who challenged theatrical convention in masterworks such as “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “A Delicate Balance,” died on......
BERLIN: Demonstrators took to the streets across Germany on Saturday in protest over a massive transatlantic trade deal, dealing a new blow to the disputed accord.In Berlin, as in Munich, there was a......
YARI PLAINS: Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels will continue their fight for social justice under a peace deal with the government, its top commander said on Saturday at the opening of the group’s......
LONDON: Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Kelechi Iheanacho shone as Manchester City crushed Bournemouth 4-0 on Saturday to provisionally go five points clear in the Premier League.League debutant......
SINGAPORE: Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg took pole position for his 200th Formula One race after a stunning qualifying lap around Singapore’s Marina Bay street circuit on Saturday as he threw down the......
KARACHI: Former Chief Selector Salahuddin Ahmed Sallu has advised the Pakistan cricketers not to take the West Indies team lightly in any way during the upcoming series in the UAE but has also......
“It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are”. This quote from Roy Disney carries an immensely comprehensive message for all in charge — of course those who possess and regard......
BERLIN: Bayern Munich came from a goal down at home to beat Ingolstadt 3-1 on Saturday and make it three wins in three Bundesliga matches as they went two points clear at the top.The champions were......
BARCELONA: Barcelona’s unstoppable attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were all on target as the champions roared back into life in La Liga with a dominant 5-1 victory at newly......
CAEN: Criticised for his profligacy in the Champions League, Edinson Cavani silenced his critics by netting four goals in the first half as Paris St Germain romped to a landslide 6-0 win at Caen in......
GLASGOW: Argentina were in sight of a first Davis Cup final since 2011 after taking a 2-0 lead over titleholders Britain thanks to singles wins by Juan Martin del Potro and Guido Pella in the......
KARACHI: The long wait for Karachi to lay hands on a domestic title in the shortest form of cricket finally ended late Friday night when the Blues side clinched the Cool & Cool presents Jazz National......
KARACHI: After setting a record in 2015-16, private-sector credit off-take has fallen sharply since the beginning of the new fiscal year.A report released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) about......
KARACHI: Non-tariff measures (NTMs) continue to inhibit trade among South Asian countries despite most favoured nation (MFN) status and preferential trade agreements (FTAs), according to a research......
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has fined Pak-Kuwait Takaful Company Ltd. Rs1 million for misstatements and showing improper accounts.An order recently passed by......
KARACHI: Thanks to the rising demand for two- and four-wheelers in Pakistan, both car and bike segments of the Atlas Group have been recording high sales in recent months.Bike-maker Atlas Honda sold......
KARACHI: Exporters are worried about the higher valuation imposed by the Russian government on the import of kinno and potato from Pakistan.They say the export of fruits and vegetables to Russia will......
LAHORE: The Punjab government has introduced semi-mechanised mining technology to get maximum production of coal for operating its coal-based power plants.The modern technology would also be helpful......
TORONTO: Global crude glut is here to persist — and for a host of reasons. The US rig count and the oil inventory level are climbing, the Libyan production is to double within a month, and the global......
MADRID: At a Spanish telecoms and technology conference earlier this month, Telefonica boss Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete produced a slide showing the world’s 15 most innovative companies. Not one of......
BUENOS AIRES: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission will go to Argentina to assess the state of the country’s economy, the government said on Friday.The economists, who will arrive Monday, aim......
TO the sceptic, it may look like a con. The renewable-energy industry won lucrative US subsidies and immediately snapped into inaction. Advocates had lobbied hard for the revival or extension of wind......
KARACHI: Steady flow of buying orders kept cotton prices firm on Saturday but underlying sentiment and outlook for the near future remained uncertain.The overall global trend heavily impacted the......
VIENNA: Austrian energy drink maker Red Bull said it posted record profits of 501 million euros ($559m) in 2015, an increase of 35 per cent, according to the economics magazine Trend.The unlisted......
ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday ordered confiscation of properties owned by retired General Pervez Musharraf over his continued failure to attend trial proceedings in the murder case of Lal......
WASHINGTON: As Pakistan prepares to highlight the current situation in India-held Kashmir at the UN General Assembly and India plans to counter it by raising the Baloch issue, the United States has......
JHELUM: A court on Saturday adjourned the case of a British-Pakistani woman’s murder until Sept 23 to give police more time to finalise charges against her father and former husband who are accused......
KARACHI: The induction of high-tech and modern equipment in the forces defending sea frontiers will increase their operational capability along with ensuring maritime security, peace and stability in......
KARACHI: Around 168 ex-army personnel out of the planned 2,000 for the ‘special protection unit’ of the Sindh police have been trained and posted at various locations while nearly 500 more have been......
QUETTA: A complete strike was observed in Quetta and other towns and cities of Balochistan on Saturday to mark the Chehlum of victims of the Aug 8 suicide attack on a hospital here.Over 75 people, 57......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced that the revised voters’ lists will be displayed on Tuesday at 1,000 centres and offices of the district election......
WASHINGTON: The United States has renewed its pledge to continue working with Pakistan to defeat terrorism after the terrorist attack on a mosque that killed over 30 worshippers on Friday.“The United......
A city it is not — even though it is in name and is named after one. It can’t be one, no more than Kabul can be a bazaar, a city reduced to a carnival of noisy transactions. A ferment of buyers and......
BEIRUT: Air strikes blamed by Moscow and Damascus on the US-led coalition hit a Syrian army position in the east on Saturday, killing more than 60 soldiers, the Russian army said.The situation in......
JERUSALEM: Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system destroyed two rockets fired from Syria at the Israeli-held zone of the Golan Heights on Saturday in an apparent rise in tension between the uneasy......
WASHINGTON: In a private email exchange last year leaked this week by hackers, former US Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed Israel’s nuclear weapons capability with a friend, saying the......
LAHORE / ISLAMABAD: A day before the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) was to announce its plan for holding a march towards the Jati Umra residence of the prime minister in Raiwind over the......
GHALANAI: The death toll in Friday’s terrorist attack on a mosque in a remote village of Mohmand Agency has risen to 36 and it has been confirmed that it was an incident of suicide bombing, according......
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan waded into the controversy over the arrest and release of Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Khawaja Izhar-ul-Hasan on Saturday when he threw his......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has proposed the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) merger with the northwestern province by 2018 and holding of the local government elections under the KP......
LIKE many, I remember the warnings of parents and teachers to never count your chickens before they’ve hatched, and to never keep all your eggs in one basket.But moving beyond the clichés, have you......
UNNOTICED by many, their migration begins in the early hours of the morning every Eidul Azha. Two distinct categories of individuals begin to descend upon Karachi in droves, occupying passages......
OFF he’s headed to the UN again, with talking points that aren’t his and an agenda he’d rather not have.Thwarted by Modi? Sure. Stymied by Pathankot? Definitely.But let’s not kid around: Nawaz’s......
FOLLOWING the failure of Pakistan’s effort to revive talks between Kabul and the Afghan Taliban, a US drone strike killed Taliban leader Mullah Mansour, the US Congress blocked money for Pakistan’s......
SRINAGAR: Thousands of angry demonstrators defied a curfew on Saturday in India-held Kashmir (IHK) to attend the funeral of a schoolboy whose body was found riddled with pellets, sparking clashes......
BEIRUT: Air strikes blamed by Moscow and Damascus on the US-led coalition hit a Syrian army position in the east on Saturday, killing more than 60 soldiers, the Russian army said.The situation in......
KARACHI: Pakistan Twenty20 captain Sarfraz Ahmed said on Saturday that West Indies will not be an easy opponent to beat in the upcoming T20s series."It will be a tough T20 series against world T20......
