Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani on Friday said that an inquiry of former information minister Pervaiz Rashid will go through the parliament."Designations are temporary, the way he [Rashid] handled his......
The prevailing smoggy weather condition is likely to continue in the months of November and December with light and heavy waves across the province of Punjab, Chief Meteorologist Mohammad Riaz told......
A roadside bomb killed 11 people on their way to a wedding in the northern Afghan province of Faryab, government officials said on Friday, as civilian casualties rise in the war-torn country.“Eleven......
Three suspected militants allegedly affiliated with banned terror outfits were arrested during a Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) operation on Friday from the Korangi, Orangi and Layari area of......
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, addressing a public rally in Dharki on Friday, said accountability needs to start from the prime minister and the premier needs to present himself for 'democratic......
Six men, including five associated with the proscribed Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) were gunned down in Karachi on Friday, officials said.Three men were shot in the Shafiq Mor area of North Karachi,......
Liars cannot lead a nation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told a charged crowd in Kahuta on Friday, days after the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) planned 'lockdown' of Islamabad on Nov 2 turned into......
Despite a loss to the West Indies in the third and final Test in Sharjah ? and a two-point drop ? Pakistan remains at the second spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings.Pakistan, who were......
Pakistan will not attend a global tobacco-control conference in India next week, a government minister said on Friday, in the latest fallout of strained diplomatic ties between the South Asian......
Nat Geo's famed 'Afghan Girl' Sharbat Gula is to be deported to Afghanistan after serving a 15-day jail sentence and paying a fine of Rs110,000, a special anti-corruption and immigration court in......
As smartphone manufacturers compete for space in an increasingly saturated mid-range offering segment, consumers are at a loss for which phone to choose.A price range of Rs25,000-35,000 is often......
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a pact of six nations led by China and Russia, is looking to establish a new development bank in a bid to boost investment in the region, the official......
Access to social media sites Twitter and Whatsapp was blocked in Turkey on Friday, an internet monitoring group said, following the detentions of 11 pro-Kurdish lawmakers in the mainly Kurdish......
New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner has been ruled out of this month's opening test against Pakistan with a fractured wrist, the country's cricket board said on Friday.The 24-year-old left-armer was......
China's Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] wants to be the world's second-largest maker of smartphones in two years, Richard Yu, chief executive of Huawei's consumer business group, told Reuters on......
Google (GOOGL.O) on Thursday formally rejected European Union antitrust charges of unfairly promoting its shopping service and blocking rivals in online search advertising, paving the way for EU......
Karachi is often termed as a dull city, sometimes even dangerous. In a city of 20 odd million, there is a dearth of public spaces and limited avenues for cultural activities.The much praised......
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has decided to register an FIR against the federal interior minister, commandant Frontier Constabulary (FC) and Punjab’s inspector general of police for......
PESHAWAR/TIMERGARA: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Senator Sirajul Haq has urged the commission of Supreme Court of Pakistan to complete investigation into Panama leaks within 25 days.Speaking at a party......
PESHAWAR: There are around 200 workshops in and around Peshawar where artisans remain busy in variety of woodcarving on different frames of home furniture, windows, doors and lot of other things made......
PESHAWAR: A special anti-corruption and immigration court has summoned National Geographic-famed Afghan woman, Sharbat Gula, today (Friday) after the Federal Investigation Agency filed interim......
GHALANI: The only community model primary school for girls and boys in Sialogo area of Pandilai tehsil in Mohmand Agency is without boundary wall, bathrooms and others basic facilities.Keeping in......
PESHAWAR: The second phase of the payment of compensation for damaged houses in South Waziristan Agency will begin today (Friday).A total of 4,700 militancy affected families of Mehsud tribe will be......
200 acres of QAU land ‘grabbed’Now that the matter of encroachments on 200 acres of land worth Rs16 billion belonging to the Qauid-i-Azam University (QAU) is being discussed in the media and......
ISLAMABAD: Thursday was a day of celebration for the police and Frontier Constabulary personnel as Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan announced at a ‘darbar’ cash prizes, medals and welfare......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Communications on Thursday expressed annoyance over the appointment of government employees through the National Testing Service (NTS).The members demanded......
ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of students at the Islamabad Model School for Girls Sangjani (I to X), Tarnol section, study under the open sky and sitting on dusty rugs on the ground.The school, one of the most......
With the Supreme Court (SC) likely to form a one-man commission to probe the revelations contained in the Panama Papers, some quarters still think it will be uphill task, since the SC cannot go......
LAHORE: Showing sensitivity to the students need for after-school academic assistance, the Punjab is set to launch an SMS-based Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) in public schools through two......
LAHORE: Showing scant regard to the concerns of its allies regarding taking them into confidence in its decision to call off the Nov 2 Islamabad ‘lockdown’, a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf senior leader......
LAHORE: A group of activists gathered outside the Environment Protection Department (EPD) office on Thursday to protest against the government’s failure to curb environmental hazards.Members of the......
LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s reply in the Supreme Court contradicts his earlier stance that he took during his televised address to the nation and what he later told the parliament, said......
LAHORE: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Dr Haider Ashraf who heads operations wing of Lahore police has said steps are being taken to ensure foolproof security for the annual Raiwind congregation.The......
LAHORE: The students (12-14 age group), representing eight leading schools, were declared on Thursday as winners of the 12th Dawn In Education Spelling Bee Competition being held at the Ali......
SIALKOT: The district coordination officer (DCO) has issued directives to the Education Department to shift students and teachers of government schools of Sialkot Working Boundary areas to other......
KARACHI: “No one could have survived this,” screamed Shakila Bibi on seeing the crushed bogies of Fareed Express at the Landhi station on Thursday, some three hours after the ill-fated train was hit......
KARACHI: The apex committee has decided to launch a crackdown on drug dealers and criminals involved in street crime besides compiling a list of people, particularly seminary students, who have been......
HYDERABAD: About 3,000 people received medical treatment and medicines free of cost at the army special free medical camp organised by the Pakistan Army, Hyderabad Garrison, at Chhachhro town in Thar......
SUKKUR: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah has said it has now become easier for people to identify ‘who is the player and who is the umpire’ and Imran Khan’s......
KARACHI: Theatre lovers and practitioners flocked to the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi on the inaugural day of the first Theatre Festival organised by the council on Thursday. A red carpet event......
KARACHI: The city is likely to experience improvement in electricity supplies by the end of this year when it will receive 100 megawatts from the gas-fired power generation plant in Nooriabad under......
ISTANBUL: Several hundred academics, students and union members under the watch of Turkish riot police protested in front of Istanbul University on Thursday against a purge of thousands of education......
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused Germany of being one of the worst countries in the world for harbouring “terrorists”, saying Berlin had not responded to requests......
WASHINGTON: The battle for the White House tightened on Thursday, with a fresh poll showing Hillary Clinton’s lead ebbing and Donald Trump winning over once wary Republican voters days before the......
BEIJING: China launched its most powerful rocket ever on Thursday, state media said, as the country presses on with a programme which has seen it become a major space power.The Long March 5 rocket......
LONDON: The High Court struck a blow on Thursday to the British government’s plans for leaving the EU, ruling it must seek parliament’s approval before starting exit talks in a landmark judgement......
THE HAGUE: An “extremely rare” handwritten poem by Anne Frank, penned shortly before she went into hiding from the Nazis, is to be auctioned and could fetch up to 50,000 euros, the auctioneers said......
MOSCOW: Descending into the basement of the 1930s-era Kremlin administration building is an eerie experience: the corridors are still lined with brown Soviet tiles and walls bear remnants of secret......
AS the presidential race tightens, Hillary Clinton is going to her base, trying to gin up turnout among key Democratic groups. In this election, there is no group as important as women. Former Miss......
NEW DELHI: Ecstatic after his maiden call-up into the Indian cricket team, all-rounder Hardik Pandya said that India ‘A’ coach Rahul Dravid’s guidance during the Australia tour has made him “mentally......
VARANASI: Indian cricketer Ishant Sharma is all set to tie the knot with basketball player Pratima Singh on Dec 9.Their engagement ceremony was held on June 19 and the marriage is expected to take......
West Indies’ fabulous victory in the final Test here on Thursday was undoubtedly a parting gift for a team which was otherwise at the receiving end from the start of this series against Pakistan,......
PERTH: A failed review capped a miserable day for South Africa on the opening day of their first Test against Australia at the WACA Ground on Thursday.After fast bowler Mitchell Starc returned in......
PARIS: Titleholders Real Madrid and English Premier League winners Leicester must both wait to take their place in the last 16 of the Champions League after they could only manage draws on Wednesday......
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s teenage spin sensation Mehedi Hasan is to have a new home built for him on the orders of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after his match-winning heroics in the historic Test victory......
KARACHI: Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria believes Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) must find a way out for him so that he could continue with the game of cricket to earn for a living.Kaneria, was life banned......
PARIS: Andy Murray laboured past a determined Fernando Verdasco to reach the last 16 of the Paris Masters on Wednesday and keep the pressure on world number one Novak Djokovic.Murray is seeking to......
LAHORE: Pakistan junior team, in a wonderful show easily went past the hosts Malaysia 4-1 in Sultan of Johor Junior Hockey Cup in Johor Bahru, Malaysia on Wednesday.The green-shirts put up impressive......
SHARJAH: Skipper Jason Holder believes West Indies cricket could be set for a return to the glory days after upsetting Pakistan by five wickets in the third and final Test in Sharjah on Thursday.West......
SHARJAH: West Indies secured their first victory since May 2015 as opener Kraigg Brathwaite capped a brilliant match with an unbeaten half-century in the third Test against Pakistan at Sharjah on......
SHARJAH: Pakistan’s national cricket team is well prepared to perform at its best on the forthcoming tour of New Zealand despite the final-Test loss against the West Indies in Sharjah, according to......
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided not to increase the natural gas tariff for any category of consumers because of a decline in the cost of gas production.“We will neither increase the tariff for......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to have a law to check details of the owners and investors of not only local companies but also foreign companies incorporated in Pakistan.Its draft will be presented in......
ISLAMABAD: After pressure from provinces, the federal government has decided to convene a meeting of the National Finance Commission in the last week of this month to move forward on next award for......
KARACHI: The Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) has discovered hydrocarbons at three wells in Sindh’s Ghotki and Khairpur districts, the country’s biggest oil and gas exploration and production......
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank says that despite decades of sustained growth, 330 million people in Asia and the Pacific are still living on less than $1.90 a day.Across the region, 2.7......
KARACHI: Bulls charged relentlessly at the PSX for the third successive day on Thursday, tossing the KSE-100 index up by 231.71 points (0.56 per cent) to an all-time high of 41,974.46. Intra-day, the......
KARACHI: Higher supply of phutti (seed cotton) during the outgoing fortnight has brightened the prospects of larger-than-anticipated cotton crop this season.According to the Pakistan Cotton Ginners’......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves amounted to $24.19 billion on Oct 28, down 0.56 per cent from a week ago, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday.According to a......
KARACHI: The cotton market came under renewed pressure on Thursday after report of higher arrivals of phutti (seed cotton) during the outgoing fortnight.The activity remained restricted on short......
LONDON: Gold edged higher on Thursday in response to a lower dollar and also uncertainty about the outcome of a tight US presidential race.“Risk-off sentiment has helped gold above $1,300 yesterday......
ISLAMABAD: A visiting delegation of the European Union’s GSP + Review Mission applauded Pakistan’s efforts in introducing legislation for elimination of child and bonded labour from the country.At a......
KARACHI: The Sindh Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) approved nine schemes worth Rs9.976 billion on health, culture, local government, irrigation and agriculture.The PDWP in its 15th......
GWADAR: The Levies force on Thursday rescued 27 Hindu bonded labourers from the command area of the Mirani Dam in Kech district.Levies conducted a raid with Kech Deputy Commissioner Mir Yaqoob Marri......
March 17, 2002: Seven people were killed and nearly 15 others were injured when a train from Lahore to Faisalabad derailed near Sheikhupura.Sept 27, 2002: Seven people died, 57 were injured as a......
KARACHI: A medically unfit and grounded but highly influential senior pilot, who is on Leave Preparatory to Retirement (LPR), of the Pakistan International Airlines is not only holding a highly......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday accused Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan of twisting the facts and outcome of the Supreme Court hearing on Panamagate before the media, warning......
ISLAMABAD: A major of the Pakistan Army was shot dead by gunmen who stormed his residence in Sector I-8/4 here on Thursday.Maj Zeeshan Naseem’s wife answered the door and found a man standing......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is set to become non-functional as the chief election commissioner and two senior members of the commission will be proceeding abroad on the......
ISLAMABAD: The decision to call off the Nov 2 protest at the eleventh hour was the right thing to do, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan told reporters in front of the Supreme Court on......
NEW DELHI: An impassioned plea by an Indian bride-to-be urging authorities to issue a visa to her Pakistani bridesmaid has gone viral on social media amid worsening ties between the two......
ISLAMABAD: In its official confirmation of the presence of Indian intelligence operatives at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, the Foreign Office said on Thursday that it was disappointed with......
GADANI: The thick black smoke rising from the vessel can still be seen from afar. As the ship-breaking yard in Gadani comes into focus, so do a large number of people still standing around to watch,......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s terms of reference (ToR) submitted to the Supreme Court on Thursday mainly focused on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his children against whom the party......
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has ordered NDTV India to be taken off air for a day on November 9, after it was found guilty of transmitting sensitive information during a militant attack on a key......
KARACHI: At least 20 people were killed and 65 others injured when the speeding Zakaria Express slammed into Fareed Express at the Landhi Station here on Thursday morning.According to eyewitnesses,......
ISLAMABAD: Renault will start producing vehicles in Pakistan in 2018, the Board of Investment (BOI) announced on Thursday.Miftah Ismail, the BOI chairman, told Dawn that the French car manufacturer......
LAHORE: At least 16 people were killed while travelling on the motorway on Thursday morning due to extremely poor visibility caused by thick fog that has prematurely developed over the plains of......
PROVINCIAL governments have been trying to get every child enrolled in school. Public education systems, across all provinces, have gone through a plethora of reforms in the last couple of decades to......
A RECENT interaction with a group of journalists from Muzaffargarh had its revealing moments. The clarity of thought on and awareness of the issue were remarkable. The words were spoken with......
WHAT would the world have been like if women had played a role in interpreting the Quran and development of Islamic jurisprudence? Most certainly, there would have been direct impacts on the state of......
NOW that we finally have some respite from the made-for-TV-drama that was Imran Khan’s most recent threat to paralyse Islamabad, our attention can turn to the biggest made-for-TV-drama of them all,......
