WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday suspended negotiations with Russia on efforts to revive a failed ceasefire in Syria and set up a joint military cell to target militants.“This is not a......
KARACHI: Pakistani cinema tycoon Nadeem Mandviwala said on Monday that they were forced to stop the screening of Bollywood films in Pakistan following the actions of their "counterparts across the......
BISHOFTU: Ethiopia was in mourning Monday after more than 50 people died in a stampede triggered when police clashed with protesters, the latest bloody episode in a wave of anger against the......
BARCELONA: Atletico Madrid moved to top of La Liga on Sunday as Celta Vigo edged Barcelona in a 4-3 thriller, whilst Real Madrid's run of draws stretched to four against Eibar on Sunday.Three goals......
ISTANBUL: Turkey will maintain the state of emergency imposed in the wake of July's failed coup for another three months starting from October 19, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said......
WARSAW: Thousands of black-clad women protested across Poland on Monday against a proposed near-total abortion ban in the devoutly Catholic country, where the law is already among the most......
BURTON TRENT: England's caretaker manager Gareth Southgate expressed a desire to move on from a “very difficult” week in his introductory press conference on Monday.Southgate, formerly England......
BAGHDAD: Suicide bombers struck two areas of the Iraqi capital Monday, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 30, officials said, attacks claimed by the militant Islamic State group.In the......
KARACHI: Soon after an ‘All Parties Conference’ held to discuss the Kashmir issue and India concluded and the media reported what each political leader had to say, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI)......
KOLKATA: Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out Monday of the third and final Test against New Zealand with a broken thumb after the hosts took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series in......
MAZAR SHARIF: At least six people were killed and 35 wounded on Monday, when an improvised explosive device tore into a crowded marketplace in a northern Afghan province on the border with......
Andy Murray begins his late-season assault on Novak Djokovic's world number one ranking at the China Open this week hoping to take a chunk out of the 4,695-point gap separating them.The Briton has......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Secretary Shahbaz Ahmed Sr. on Monday held the lack of proper facilities for the national players responsible for poor performance of the sport in national......
ISLAMABAD: The amount of airtime for Indian content in Pakistan will mimic the format India has adopted for the airing of Pakistani content, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)......
KOLKATA: India's bowlers propelled the hosts to a comprehensive 178-run win over New Zealand in the second Test Monday, to clinch the series and reclaim the top spot in the world rankings.Chasing 376......
SHARJAH: A day after Pakistan attained an unassailable 2-0 lead against the West Indies in the ongoing One-Day International series, skipper Azhar Ali said Monday that his team was heading in the......
KOLKATA: Indian cricket boss Anurag Thakur warned Monday that a key reform demanded by the country's highest court may force India to miss next year's Champions Trophy in England and Wales.The Board......
Manchester United have asked the Armenian Football Federation (FFA) to allow midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan to miss the World Cup qualifiers against Romania and Poland in order to complete his......
RIYADH: Saudi government workers will be paid according to the Gregorian calendar instead of the Islamic Hijri calendar, making the working month longer as part of cost-cutting measures, newspapers......
NEW DELHI: India's Reliance Group said on Monday it had tied up with Dassault Aviation SA to help the French company spend up to 300 billion Indian rupees ($4.51 billion) that it must invest in India......
MANCHESTER: Jose Mourinho insisted Manchester United had played their best football of the season and could have put seven goals past lowly Stoke City after their 1-1 draw on Sunday.Substitute......
LONDON: Roberto Di Matteo was sacked by Aston Villa on Monday after just 12 matches in charge of the troubled Championship club.Di Matteo was hired by Villa's new Chinese owner Tony Xia in June and......
KUNDUZ/KANDAHAR: Taliban fighters attacked the northern Afghan city of Kunduz overnight, entering urban areas and threatening a repeat of the assault in which they seized the city exactly a year......
BURNLEY: Arsene Wenger admitted Arsenal were lucky to come away with a narrow 1-0 victory over Burnley after a disputed injury-time winner took them within two points of the Premier League......
NEW DELHI: Indian police have arrested six people inspired by the militant Islamic State (IS) group suspected of plotting attacks on key figures and public places during the Hindu festival of Diwali,......
NEW DELHI: Indian police said Monday they have taken a pigeon into custody after it was found carrying a warning note to Prime Minister Narendra Modi near the nation's heavily militarised border with......
ISLAMABAD: An ‘All Parties Conference’ with the sole agenda of discussing India’s Line of Control (LoC) violations and the unrest in Kashmir on Monday united the country’s otherwise wrangling......
KOLKATA: New Zealand bowled India out for 263 in their second innings of the second Test in Kolkata on Monday, leaving them with a daunting target of 376 as they battle to save the three-match......
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has received interest from international companies including the Shanghai Stock Exchange to buy a stake, the head of the index said on Monday.The index has been......
NEW YORK: Facebook is launching a “lite” version of it Messenger chat app.It is aimed at emerging markets, where many people use older phones that don't have enough room to store or ability to run......
This article was originally published on October 3, 2016.Some stories from my past are still clearly etched in my memory.In 1955, I travelled to Bombay as an accompanying child on my mother’s......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Indian troops exchanged fresh fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in three separate incidents on Monday, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.The exchange of firing......
THE past isn’t what it used to be. Take the question of which civilisation is the oldest of them all. The likely contenders are the Mesopotamian civilisation, the Indus Valley civilisation and Egypt.......
IN November 2015, the prime minister constituted the Fata Reforms Committee. In August, the committee submitted its report to him (rather than the president as constitutionally mandated).It......
ON Sept 22, the Afghan government signed a peace agreement with one of the country’s most notorious warlords, in a deal aimed at coaxing the Afghan Taliban and other militant groups to sign similar......
In the wake of the Uri incident, India has launched a campaign to ‘punish’ Pakistan. The Indian offensive has proceeded swiftly on the diplomatic, political, economic and, as of this writing,......
CHITRAL: More than 200 people, suffering from food poisoning, were hospitalised here on Sunday after consuming food at a marriage in an isolated valley of Jinjiret Koh near Drosh town.Assistant......
PESHAWAR: Rights activists from religious minorities have decried the lack of worship places and religious freedom in tribal areas of the country.“If you go to the tribal area in all the Frontier......
KOHAT: People and social activists here have demanded removal of heaps of garbage from the Women and Children Hospital dumped near its canteen and ward. They said that the garbage had not been......
GILGIT: The two-day annual International Baba Ghundi Festival concluded in the Chipursan valley of Upper Hunza district near the Pak-Afghan border on Saturday.It was organised by Chipurson Local......
TIMERGARA: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has shown reservations over the report presented by Fata reforms committee in the Parliament, saying it includes incorrect statistics.He was addressing a......
PESHAWAR: Around 300 Afghan musicians have left their rented offices in Kabari Bazaar, Saddar, Nauthia, Board and Tehkal areas following Pakistan government’s order to pack up.“About 15......
National Day of Brazil celebratedWhen Ambassador Claudio Lins, his wife Anna, and the embassy staff members welcomed guests to Brazil’s 194th national day on September 28, it was set to be a festive......
RAWALPINDI: A girl and the man she was allegedly seeing were killed by her father in the name of ‘honour’ in New Afzal Town, in the limits of Airport police on Sunday, police said.The 17-year-old......
RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD: Shaking off the meat sweats brought on by Eidul Azha, the people of the twin cities seem to have jumped the gun on moving onto the next seasonal treat: fish.Even though winter......
ISLAMABAD: The President of Pakistan Gold Medal Golf Championship concluded on Sunday with Irfan Qureshi being adjudged winner in the amateur net category, Mohammad Aziz winning the gross category......
LAHORE: The Indian Army has made it clear to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that war is not an option to settle affairs with Pakistan and both countries will have to negotiate for a peaceful resolution......
Recently Lahore remained in the grips of expected confrontational fever; patriotic, due to the much hyped “surgical strikes” by India and political, thanks to the Captain’s much vaunted march upon......
MUZAFFARGARH: The cotton growers are disappointed at the low rates being offered to them for their produce by traders and cotton factories in the South Punjab.The Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had......
SIALKOT: Three people scuffled with one another and later beat many others at a church in Sialkot’s Gandum Mandi area on Sunday.According to the church management, the three people attacked some......
SIALKOT: Federal Minister for Defence, Water and Power Khawaja Asif claims ground realities have raised the curtain for the world from India’s false claims about a surgical strike in Pakistan.He said......
HYDERABAD: Veteran nationalist leader Rasool Bux Palijo has revived his Awami Tehrek (AT) and announced his parting ways with the Qaumi Awami Teehreek led by his son, Ayaz Latif Palijo, observing......
HYDERABAD: Adviser to the Chief Minister on Information Maula Bux Chandio has urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to immediately appoint a foreign minister in view of the situation where Pakistan is......
KARACHI: Police have chalked out a security plan to ensure foolproof security during Muharram in Karachi and other districts of Sindh, where a total of 65,780 policemen would be deployed. They will......
UNLIKE our railways, there are no separate compartments for women in literature. All writers are equal and must share the same carriage, though male passengers commuting on the Literary Express are......
ADDIS ABABA: Police in Ethiopia’s Oromia region fired tear gas and warning shots on Sunday to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival, triggering a stampede that the opposition......
BUDAPEST: Hungary’s populist strongman Viktor Orban was banking on voters on Sunday to defy the European Union and reject its troubled refugee quota plan, but low turnout threatened to taint his......
NEW YORK: The Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump avoided paying taxes for nearly two decades, The New York Times reported on Saturday night, citing documents it obtained. Three tax......
MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte apologised “profoundly and deeply” to the Jewish community on Sunday, and said his references to the Holocaust while discussing his war on drugs were to......
ONE month after devastating floods caused by a typhoon hit a remote area of North Korea, Red Cross officials said on Sunday that more help is needed for thousands of displaced people before harsh......
AFTER a debilitating, year-long war over the soul of the Labour Party, many are asking if the victory of the hard left means that Britain is becoming a one-party state. And although Jeremy Corbyn has......
VIENNA: Four months after he took over a coalition government stunned by the far-right Freedom Party’s electoral success, Austria’s new chancellor has taken a populist turn, adopting positions......
Forty-seven years of US government authority over the internet’s most basic functions has been ended, not with a celebration or a wake but with the quiet expiration of a contract.The agreement......
BIRMINGHAM: British Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Sunday that her government will trigger Brexit negotiations by the end of March, putting the country on course to leave the European Union......
VICTORIA: Prince William and Kate expressed their gratitude on Saturday for the warm welcome they received from Canadians as the British royals wrapped up an eight-day tour with their two young......
MUMBAI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has rejected some of the Supreme Court’s key recommendations aimed at administrative reform, a move that could bring sanctions from the country’s highest......
KARACHI: Former Australia captain Michael Clarke and former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt are set to headline the star names in the draft for the second edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL),......
KOLKATA: Batsman Rohit Sharma’s dominant half-century put India firmly in command of the second Test against New Zealand as the hosts stretched their lead to 339 on the third day in Kolkata on......
PARIS: Should Paris be selected to host the 2024 Olympics, France is well equipped to stage a safe Games because of the security measures that are in place after the recent terror attacks, president......
LONDON: Something was always likely to give when the Premier League’s two unbeaten sides met at White Hart Lane and Tottenham Hotspur swept aside Manchester City 2-0 to inflict Pep Guardiola’s first......
JOHANNESBURG: South African captain Faf du Plessis overcame a thumb injury to hit an aggressive century and set up a 142-run win over Australia in the second One-day International at the Wanderers on......
MADRID: Real Madrid’s stuttering run continued as they were held 1-1 at home by La Liga minnows Eibar on Sunday, drawing a fourth consecutive game in all competitions for the first time in more than......
SEPANG: Daniel Ricciardo claimed an elusive maiden win of the season at a dramatic Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, the Australian handed victory when a race-leading Lewis Hamilton retired......
BEIJING: Agnieszka Radwanska beat Chinese wildcard Wang Qiang 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the China Open on Sunday, leaving her just two wins away from clinching a place in the eight-player WTA......
PARIS: A superb Mario Balotelli strike four minutes from time gave Nice a 2-1 win over Lorient on Sunday that left them top of the Ligue 1 table going into the international break.Ricardo Pereira put......
KARACHI: Karachi Blues staged a splendid comeback through openers, Haris Ali Khan and Khurram Manzoor, after an unbeaten Umair Khan century enabled UBL obtain a substantial 174-run lead in the......
ISLAMABAD: Egypt’s Omer Abdul Meguid on Sunday clinched the Chief of Army Staff International Squash Championship defeating Malaysia’s Ivan Yuen in straight games here at the Mushaf Squash......
Donald Trump has broken a cardinal rule in US presidential campaigning by openly questioning the effectiveness of the Federal Reserve.He believes that the low interest rate regime engineered by......
Citing Pakistan’s miniscule share in global trade, business tycoons closely watching the US election contest do not expect the eventual triumph of either candidate to directly affect Pakistan or its......
Increasing economic cooperation with China under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor could help boost growth of small and medium enterprises through joint ventures between businessmen of the two......
Trading activity in the local currency market remained subdued last week in the absence of any development.With the country’s foreign exchange reserves at record levels and sufficient forex inflows,......
The government raised Rs27.573bn from the auction of Market Treasury Bills of various tenors held last Thursday, missing its target of Rs100.0bn and also falling short of the received amount of......
Although some believe that the wealth of investors would diminish in case of an armed conflict between Pakistan and India, many tend to disagree.While institutional investors (banks, companies and......
THE role of private board members in public sector companies is being reduced with new draft rules being initiated by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan.For this, the amendments in......
CORPORATE farming has gained traction in the wake of the Kissan package for the agriculture sector in the last budget, as a growing number of companies are enrolling themselves with the Securities......
Sindh is set to reap a bumper onion crop amidst growers’ fears of market prices falling owing to abundant supplies; as witnessed in the initial stage of arrival of the commodity in the Karachi......
PAKISTAN’S horticulture sector, it goes without saying, has a huge export potential and its fruits and vegetables are in great demand in several regional markets.Russia is one such market currently......
KARACHI: Rescue work to find three workers trapped inside the Dudder mine in Lasbela district was suspended on Sunday.The decision was taken after water level in the shaft reached 90 metres, said......
ISLAMABAD: The government has challenged around 71-paisa per unit tariff for the 878km Matiari-Lahore transmission line determined by the power regulator as the Chinese contractor has expressed its......
ISLAMABAD: AJK President Sardar Masood Khan has condemned Indian violations of ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and said that New Delhi has been making attempts to divert the attention of......
WASHINGTON: The United States has urged India and Pakistan to adhere to the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), calling it a model for peaceful cooperation.The Indian media reported this weekend that India......
Pakistan’s ‘super floods’ in 2010 (that affected around 20 million people), prolonged drought in Tharparkar in Sindh, and the 2015 Karachi heat-wave constitute significant impacts of climate change,......
ISLAMABAD: Taking a new initiative, Federal Ombudsman Salman Faruqui has started hearing complaints of overseas Pakistanis on Skype.In this regard a meeting was convened in the office of the......
LAHORE: India alleged that some Pakistani visitors hurled stones at its side during a flag-lowering ceremony at Wagah border crossing on Sunday.“The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) today......
NEW DELHI: Even as the Indian prime minister insisted on Sunday that his country never attacked any country and never coveted anyone’s territory, his home minister said the country was “proud of the......
SHARJAH: Fast-rising Babar Azam cracked a second successive hundred on Sunday to guide Pakistan to a 59-run win over the West Indies in the second one-day international in Sharjah, gaining an......
NEW DELHI: Indian Coast Guard has apprehended a Pakistani boat with nine crew members from the Arabian Sea off Gujarat, The Hindu reported on Sunday.It said the coast guard ship Samudra Pavak......
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Sunday chaired a meeting to review setting up of the Pakistan Land Port Authority.Quarter Master General Pakistan Army Lt Gen Javed Bukhari briefed......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has reactivated its ‘political finance wing’, which was initially set up three years ago to investigate the assets of political parties and......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will preside over a meeting on Monday of the heads of parliamentary parties with a one-point agenda of sending a clear message to the outside world following......
