Rescuers searched for 20 missing coal mine workers on Tuesday, a day after an explosion killed at least 13 workers and spread poisonous gas into parts of the mine in southwestern China."Two miners......
Kraigg Brathwaite became the fifth West Indian batsman to carry his bat with an unbeaten hundred before Jason Holder took 3-10 to leave Pakistan under pressure in the third Test in Sharjah on......
Pakistan on Tuesday lodged a protest with the India over ceasefire violations along the Working Boundary and the Line of Control (LoC) by Indian border forces.Foreign Office's Dr. Mohammad Faisal......
Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday responded to criticism aimed at an emotional press conference he addressed earlier this week."To those who don't appreciate my......
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar while addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Islamabad referring to the events of the past few hours said, "There are no winners or losers today."Read more:......
A short while after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan made a significant about-turn on the party's planned 'lockdown' of Islamabad on Nov 2, politicians began debating who 'won' the......
Facebook will allow more content on its platform that it would have earlier removed because it violated its standards, with new criteria being worked out, a senior executive said on Monday, following......
Violent gunmen still menace pick-and-shovel miners in eastern Congo, a new report finds, despite years of efforts to loosen their grip by local reformers, Western activists and companies like Apple......
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday approved the bail application of Dr Asim Hussain in a case relating to the alleged treatment of terrorists at his hospital.The bail applications of MPA Rauf......
Pakistanis are a forgiving lot. They are even more forgiving of the dead. Civil and military dictators, fascists, hate-spewing clerics, and vigilantes end up with disciples, and at times, even with a......
An army major was killed in an Improvised Explosive Device explosion in Wana area of South Waziristan Agency on Tuesday.Six other soldiers were injured in the blast, which occurred during a cordon......
The world's largest pan-Islamic body, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), said its Saudi chief resigned Monday, days after infuriating Egypt over a remark that mocked President Abdel......
The lawyer of Nat Geo's famed 'Afghan Girl' Sharbat Gula on Tuesday told the court that her client, who was arrested on Oct 26 from her Peshawar residence, is suffering from Hepatitis C.Sharbat Gula......
Two of China's secretive J-20 warplanes swept over a gasping crowd at the Zhuhai air show Tuesday, potent symbols of Beijing's aspirations to military might.The fighters were not announced on the......
17 people were killed and 58 others injured during a series of explosions that occurred during work on an unused oil tanker in the Gadani shipbreaking yard on Tuesday.“A gas cylinder explosion caused......
A Pakistani team of 12 undergraduate students on Tuesday won a bronze medal in the iGEM World Championship Jamboree held in Boston.The team, consisting of five girls and seven boys was the first from......
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked both the Pakistan Muslim League and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to submit their Terms of Reference (ToRs) on the formation of a commission to probe the Panama Papers......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Information Secretary Andleeb Abbas was released after a brief detention by police near Bani Gala on Tuesday, PTI sources told DawnNews.PTI leader Shafqat Mehmood,......
Pivoting from protest to peaceful celebration, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday said its November 2 lockdown will instead be marked as a day of thanksgiving in Islamabad.Addressing a......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday disposed of identical petitions against the Nov 2 “show of power” planned by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) with a directive not to lock down......
Just as the ponderous boxes had revolutionised international commerce a few decades ago, shipping containers have now increasingly come to represent the ‘transformed’ nature of the Pakistani state’s......
ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry has asked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s inspector general of police to send a contingent of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) to assist the Islamabad police in maintaining law......
KARACHI: Jamaatud Dawa chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed said on Monday that the current crisis in the country was part of an Indian conspiracy to divert attention of the world from its oppression in held......
RAWALPINDI/SWABI: Hundreds of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) protesters, led by Khyber Pakhutnkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak, managed to move towards Islamabad on Monday after battling tear gas......
ISLAMABAD: The government is considering pulling out from India four of its officers posted in Pakistan’s High Commission in New Delhi, days after Indian authorities declared one official persona non......
ISLAMABAD: All eyes are on the Supreme Court that will commence the hearing of the Panama Papers case on Tuesday — a hearing that has the potential of further increasing or decreasing the prevailing......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has convened an emergency meeting of the federal cabinet on Wednesday (tomorrow) — the day Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) plans to “lock down” Islamabad in......
LAHORE: The Hamid Khan-led Professional Group on Monday succeeded in grabbing the top slot of the Supreme Court Bar Association after a six-year gap, as Rashid A. Razvi defeated Farooq H. Naek of the......
ISLAMABAD: Banigala would be just another suburban settlement on the outskirts of the capital, if it hadn’t been for that house on the hill. But just two days before he is scheduled to lock down the......
GILGIT: Pakistan and China kicked off first trade activities under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project (CPEC) on Monday as over a hundred Chinese containers arrived at the Sust port after......
ISLAMABAD: Ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s planned ‘lockdown’ of Islamabad, the government has decided not to raise the prices of petroleum products, is planning to table a bill that would......
NEW YORK: Next Tuesday, on Nov 8, America will elect as its next president one of the two most unpopular candidates in modern history. While the candidacy of Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, is......
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Monday allowed setting up of 65 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) air mix plants with an estimated cost of Rs17.6 billion and constituted a price......
KARACHI: The banking industry grew by 16.1 per cent during FY16 despite experiencing some pressure on its profits due to declining interest rates and spreads.However, the outlook remained stable with......
KARACHI: Two associations of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on Monday issued different rates of increase in prices by quoting contradictory international LPG rates.All Pakistan LPG Distributors......
ISLAMABAD: The collection by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in October fell short of its target by over Rs22 billion.Provisional figures show the collection amounted to Rs233.7bn in October as......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline for filing of tax returns to Nov 15 amid poor compliance from taxpayers.This is the fourth extension as the original deadline......
KARACHI: The stock market, as expected, witnessed a choppy session on Monday amid heightened volatility on the back of political mayhem.The benchmark KSE-100 index made a peak and a trough of plus......
KARACHI: Cotton prices rose on Monday amid renewed buying interest from spinners on fears of short crop.Slow arrivals of phutti (seed cotton) from many cotton-growing areas of Punjab caused panic in......
LONDON: Gold slipped on Monday as the dollar rebounded from recent lows, though concerns over the outlook for the US election and Federal Reserve policy kept the metal pinned near the previous......
KARACHI: Following the confirmation of a Sale-Purchase Agreement between KES Power and Shanghai Electric Power on Monday, the stock of K-Electric recorded the highest trading volume of 41 million......
FRANKFURT: Germany coach Joachim Loew targeted a second World Cup triumph and European glory on Monday after extending his contract until 2020.The 56-year-old, who took charge in 2006, has signed a......
SHARJAH: Opener Kraigg Brathwaite needed five runs for a fighting hundred as he foiled Pakistan on the second day of the third and final Test in Sharjah on Monday.Brathwaite anchored the West Indian......
KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan visited the National Cricket Academy in Lahore on Monday to meet Pakistan women’s team before their departure to New Zealand.Shaharyar......
MEXICO CITY: Lewis Hamilton is in top form and winning races again. His problem is that he’s running out of time to win another Formula One championship.Defending champion Hamilton survived a nervous......
HARARE: Captain Graeme Cremer scored his maiden Test century on Monday to help Zimbabwe avoid the follow-on as they scored 373 in reply to Sri Lanka’s 537 in the first Test.Sri Lanka closed the third......
MADRID: Moving to Real Madrid has made Gareth Bale a better person and lived up to all his expectations, the Welsh winger said on Monday.The 27-year-old was speaking for the first time since he......
KARACHI: Pakistan were tied 1-1 in the best of five final against Russia in the 49th International Military Sports Council (CISM) Sailing Championship here at the Marina Club on Monday, having......
JALALABAD: A suicide bomber on Monday killed at least six people at a gathering of tribal elders in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, with IS militants claiming the latest direct assault on......
MOSUL: Advancing Iraqi troops broke through the militant Islamic State group’s defence lines in an eastern suburb of Mosul on Monday, taking the battle for the insurgents’ stronghold into the city......
MALM: Pope Francis arrived in Sweden on Monday on a historic mission to promote reconciliation and unity between Catholics and Protestants, riven by Christianity’s nearly 500-year-old schism.“It is......
BEIRUT: Former general Michel Aoun, who was elected Lebanese president on Monday, was once in the vanguard of opposition to Syria’s regime before an about-face that saw him join forces with......
HYDERABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Monday suffered a setback when Akram Rajput, said to be wielding considerable influence within the MQM-dominated Hyderabad Municipal......
KARACHI: Halloween came and went on Monday without the usual excitement associated with the spooky festival that has kids and parents running helter-skelter fulfilling school lists for the annual......
KARACHI: Day Two of the ongoing Fashion Pakistan Winter/Festive opened with Shehla Chatoor’s bridal and western couture line Tresor, which was an amalgamation of easily transitional outfits and......
LAHORE: The Punjab police on Monday continued a crackdown on Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), PML-Q and Pakistan Aawmi Tehreek workers to prevent them from arriving in Islamabad for “Lockdown......
LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has ruled out governor’s rule in Kyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).He was replying to a question about imposition of governor’s rule in KP during a press conference......
LAHORE: The Supreme Court can play an important role in pulling the country out of the present crisis and the whole nation is looking towards it, says Jamaat-i-Islami emir Sirajul Haq.Talking to......
LAHORE: In a meeting of the executive council, the Pakistan Awami Tehreek has reiterated support to the Nov 2 protest and promised to take workers to the venue.General Secretary Khurram Nawaz......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has urged those engaged in ‘negative politics’ to mend their ways for the sake of the country and nation.In a statement released here on Monday, he said those......
OKARA: A large number of male and female teachers on Monday staged a demonstration outside the press club against what they said anti-education policies of the Punjab government.Office-bearers and......
SAHIWAL: Two-day “All Pakistan DICE-IET Innovation Event 2016” started at the local campus of the Comsats Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) on Monday.Around 400 scholars, researchers,......
ISLAMABAD: During the last three days, the Islamabad police have arrested 315 activists of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) from within the jurisdictions of seven police stations of the federal......
ISLAMABAD: As tempers continue to run high over the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) threat to lock down the federal capital, the local administration and police are considering setting up a sub-jail......
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab police chief, Mushtaq Ahmed Sukhera, arrived in Rawalpindi on Monday night to monitor law and order situation ahead of Nov 2 ‘lockdown’ of Islamabad.On the other hand, the......
ISLAMABAD: By 2030, the population of Pakistan is expected to swell to 260 million, with half of that number living in urban areas.This was discussed in a meeting held to discuss the New Urban Agenda......
PESHAWAR: The ongoing tussle between Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and the federal government has been hampering the activities of the UN agencies involved in healthcare, refugees, food security, relief,......
PESHAWAR/SWABI: PML-N provincial president Pir Sabir Shah on Monday alleged that PTI chief Imran Khan’s agenda was to destabilise the federal government, weaken democracy and hamper development in......
‘NEW CJ introduces reforms on first day in office’ was the headline on June 29, 2016, in this paper when Mansoor Ali Shah, chief justice of the Lahore High Court, took his seat at the helm of......
ONE of the many trials and tribulations of workers engaged in brick-making was reflected in the recent news of their children protesting against the closure of three schools, facilitated by an NGO......
INDIA’S Congress party has inherited many faults from history, not the least being its old inability to learn from it. We may thus critique Jawaharlal Nehru or Indira Gandhi and so forth, but as......
THE devil’s disciples have descended on Balochistan with full force this year, their evil machinations on naked display in the gory games being played within the region’s strategic depths. While an......
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chief Executive Officer Bernd Hildenbrand on Monday indicated that the national carrier is targeting to have a fleet of 60 aircraft by 2020.Speaking at the event......
