Security forces on Saturday claimed to have killed three suspected militants in an exchange of fire and were allegedly involved in passenger train attacks in Balochistan's Bolan district."All three......
Britain's Andy Murray became the new world number one on Saturday after Milos Raonic withdrew from their Paris Masters semi-final because of injury.The walkover will see Murray, 29, move to the top......
The National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) on Saturday forwarded names of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA) and Lashkar-i-Jhangvi al Alami (LJ-A) to the Ministry of Interior recommending banning of the......
Nat Geo's famed 'Afghan Girl' Sharbat Gula will not be deported from Pakistan, said government official Shaukat Yousafzai on Saturday.Sharbat Gula was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency......
Mysterious banners urging Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif to contest the general elections in 2018 were spotted in Rawalpindi on Saturday, a few weeks ahead of the military chief's last day......
German prosecutors are investigating Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives, a spokesman for the Munich prosecutor's office said on Friday, following a complaint alleging the company broke......
An Istanbul court on Saturday remanded in custody ahead of trial nine staff from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, in an intensifying crackdown a day after the leaders of the country's main......
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday indicted former federal minister Dr Asim Hussain in a case relating to the alleged treatment of terrorists at his hospital.The court also indicted in the......
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday granted bail to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader and Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar in a case relating to making arrangements for and listening to Altaf......
The US military confirmed Friday it had killed Al Qaeda's emir for northeastern Afghanistan during an air strike last month, in a major blow to the group as it seeks to re-establish safe havens in......
Former Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Faisal Raza Abidi was arrested during an early morning raid at his Karachi residence on Saturday, police said.Confirming his arrest to Dawn, Jamshed......
Star Wars firm fined £1.6m for Harrison Ford injury on setThe production company behind the last Star Wars film has been fined £1.6m after Harrison Ford was injured on the set.Ford was hit by a......
Here is another very easy, quick and delicious microwave recipe that kids of all ages can make and enjoy. It was my first time of making and eating banana bread and I was thoroughly thrilled by the......
Our universe is full of beautiful surprises. It holds mesmerising galaxies, nebulae, tiny and gigantic stars. The unfathomable length and depth of the universe is always baffling to scientists and of......
Before Ben Affleck or Christian Bale, there was Adam West who made Batman the favourite superhero of all. That was some 50 years ago but even today, he is the quintessential Dark Knight for some.In......
Our little research into astronomy now carries us into the eighth letter of the alphabet, ‘H’. We’ll see what promises it holds for us.For hundreds of years man has been blighted by the questions:......
Miners find gigantic lump of jade worth £140 millionMiners felt like they had ‘won the lottery’ when they unearthed this magnificent piece of jade.Weighing an incredible 175 tonnes, the massive rock,......
“Hello, is anybody here?” I said as I opened my eyes from a deep slumber and found myself at a place which was enormously dark. “Is anybody here... anybody?” my voice grew desperate.I was shivering......
“Please let me go! Let me be free!” begged Sameer. “No, never, you have to live and die here!” a very cruel man said while smiling.“No! No!” Sameer shouted and woke up from his sleep.“Oh, thanked......
By Fida HussainYou must have been warned several times by your mum to stay away from lizards or spiders as they can be poisonous. And she is right!However, scientifically, not all domestic lizards......
KHAR: A bridge in Bajaur Agency’s Barang tehsil, connecting the region with Malakand Agency, has finally been reconstructed after six years.The bridge which was destroyed by flash floods in 2010 was......
SHANGLA: The residents of Shangla use the locally-made stoves to ward off the brunt of snowy winter and they have started preparing themselves for the severe weather conditions as temperatures plunge......
PESHAWAR: As fog enveloped the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway on Friday, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority has issued an advisory to the district administration across the province to......
ISLAMABAD: Possibly to avoid another embarrassment, the capital administration on Friday did not allow the proscribed Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) to take out a rally. However, the party claimed......
“I was born in Faisalabad, the fourth of seven brothers. When I was a young, my father worked in various factories for a living. When I was four, I came down with a fever and lost the use of both my......
SIALKOT: Yamamoto Masanori, mayor of Kibichuo town of Japan, has stressed upon collective efforts to develop SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) sectors between Japan and Pakistan, saying the......
LAHORE: Yawar Hayat Khan, renowned producer and director of the Pakistan Television Corporation, was laid to rest in a Gulberg graveyard on Friday.A large number of showbiz personalities, his friends......
LAHORE: Governor Rafique Rajwana has asked doctors to be compassionate about patients, especially those living in far-off areas of the country.“I request you not to indulge in any activity that......
KARACHI: Police on Friday registered a case against a train driver and his assistant on charges of manslaughter and rash driving as the collision between two trains on Thursday morning killed 22......
SUKKUR: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project lacked transparency as the project’s redesign exposed that maximum benefits were being......
KARACHI: An exhibition of striking artworks opened at the Beach Luxury Hotel on the inaugural day of the first Sindh Literature Festival.The show, titled ‘Keean Reejhaayaan Tokhe’, curated by Khalid......
KARACHI: The damaged bogies of the Fareed Express that were covering portions of the railway track in Landhi where the tragic accident took place a day ago were pushed aside on Friday to clear the......
HYDERABAD: The Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) has announced that it will hold its biggest public gathering in Hyderabad soon and asked its workers and supporters to make preparations for the event.The......
MOSUL: Jihadist fighters unleashed a deluge of bombs and gunfire on Friday on Iraqi forces punching into the streets of Mosul for the first time, forcing some units into a partial pullback.Some......
DIYARBAKIR: Turkey on Friday jailed the two co-leaders of the country’s main pro-Kurdish party and several other MPs, in an unprecedented crackdown as a deadly bombing killed nine in the......
SHANGHAI: A Chinese monkey has tipped Donald Trump for the US presidency, a tourism park said, after the creature successfully predicted the winner of football’s European Championship final earlier......
JAKARTA: A massive demonstration by tens of thousands of Indonesian Muslims against Jakarta’s governor turned ugly on Friday as hardliners burned police cars and clashed with officers, who responded......
HONG KONG: Beijing is set to step into a controversy over whether two Hong Kong lawmakers who advocate a split from China should be banned from taking up their seats, authorities in the special......
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday unveiled a monument to the medieval prince who brought Christianity to the precursor of the Russian state, a figure being embraced by the Kremlin as......
SITTWE: A humanitarian crisis in Myanmar has worsened in recent days amid heightened security after a militant attack and has focused international attention on the new government of Aung San Suu......
SYDNEY: The death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes was a “tragic accident” and not a result of a failure to enforce the rules of the game or inadequate safety equipment, the New South Wales (NSW)......
LONDON: Manchester United’s woes deepened as stunning goals by Moussa Sow and Jeremain Lens gave Fenerbahce a 2-1 Europa League win on Thursday that left Jose Mourinho’s side facing a battle to reach......
PARIS: Marin Cilic ended a three-match losing streak against David Goffin at the Paris Masters on Thursday to earn a spot at the ATP Finals.The former US Open champion needs to stop an even worse run......
PERTH: South Africa overcame the loss of star paceman Dale Steyn to another shoulder injury to produce a stunning comeback on the second day of the opening Test against Australia here on Friday.In......
SHARJAH: Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur said his team had been given a wake-up call for their tours of New Zealand and Australia after they became the West Indies’ first Test victims in 18......
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to give up more than 1,000 megawatts of imported coal-fired power projects to contain reliance on imported fuels and reduce foreign exchange loss.Under two......
ISLAMABAD: The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has identified three challenges facing producers — including water, energy and lack of creative ideas — and urged the government to......
KARACHI: Rising car and bike sales coupled with the huge arrival of imported vehicles increased petrol sales 18 per cent year-on-year to 2.236 million tonnes in July-October.Low petrol prices have......
ISLAMABAD: The ongoing projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are stimulating further investment in infrastructure development in Pakistan, Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar said on......
KARACHI: Ghandhara Nissan (GNL) informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) about the creation of around 10,000 direct and indirect job opportunities for Pakistanis with the start of the production of......
KARACHI: The three-day rally that saw the KSE-100 index gain a staggering 2,081 points came to a halt on Friday as investors decided to take profit with the 42,000-point level close at......
ISLAMABAD: The opposition in the Senate staged a token walkout on Friday to protest against spending public money to fund a media campaign for defending the prime minister against charges in the......
Inside the orderly burns ward at Karachi’s Civil Hospital (CHK), 20-year-old Abbas Iqbal is fighting for his life.A doctor by his side tells family members — his father and uncle — there is little......
ISLAMABAD: Retired Capt Mohammad Safdar, son-in-law of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, submitted to the Supreme Court on Friday a one-page terms of reference (ToR) suggesting that the proposed......
ISLAMABAD: The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is convening again next week in Vienna to continue the bogged-down discussions on the admission of non-NPT states, but stalemate on the issue is likely to......
ISLAMABAD: Despite opposition from religious circles, Minister of State for Religious Affairs Pir Aminul Hasnat has extended support for a draft bill which, if becomes law, will make it mandatory for......
NEW DELHI: Editors accused India’s government on Friday of imposing censorship reminiscent of the country’s 1970s emergency after it ordered a TV network off the air over its reporting of an attack......
PESHAWAR: A special anti-corruption and immigration court on Friday ordered the deportation of Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed “Afghan Girl” whose 1985 photo in National Geographic became a symbol of......
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Local authorities on Friday dynamited a market in Rustam Bazaar of South Waziristan’s headquarters Wana under local laws as a punishment for an explosion which killed an army......
LAHORE: Dense fog on Friday continued to persist over the plains of Punjab, with Lahore covered in a blanket of smog that made a large number of people, including children, wear masks to fight......
NEW DELHI: Some 1,800 primary schools in New Delhi were ordered to shut down on Saturday as the Indian capital grappled with some of the worst pollution in recent years, an official said on......
KARACHI: It’s a bird, it’s a plane.... Well, it’s the Inspiration, a labour of love that took Hank Cheng eight years to build. On Friday afternoon, this small home-made plane on a landmark journey......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a government petition seeking review of its Aug 18 ruling clipping the powers of the prime minister to move any legislation, finance or fiscal bill or......
NEW YORK: Eight years since the pledge to end the war in Afghanistan gave Pakistan a somewhat unwanted prominence in then-candidate Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, the election campaigns of......
WHEN two parties to a conflict both declare victory, it’s usually a good thing. But in the aftermath of the Supreme Court intervention, both the PTI and PML-N are sulking, like two fighting......
“I HAVE no hesitation in saying that the Privy Council have on several occasions absolutely murdered Hindu law and slaughtered Muhammadan law,” Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah told British India’s......
THE noise created by the dramatic TV images of the protest by Imran Khan’s PTI and Shaikh Rashid’s AML in and around the capital pushed off the news agenda a startling disclosure by a former senior......
AWAY from television screens and crystal balls of analysts, there is a slow-moving change under way in Pakistan that may impact civil-military relations more than the person to be appointed as the......
