Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday revealed that no decision has been taken yet and currently no consultations have been initiated regarding the matter of appointment of next army chief.“No......
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Executive Committee Chairman Najam Sethi on Tuesday revealed that Pakistan had demanded monetary compensation from Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and......
Former International Cricket Council (ICC) President Zaheer Abbas on Tuesday said girls were taking keen interest in the game of cricket and could not wait to get on the field to play.Speaking at the......
International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday confirmed to DawnNews that Muhammad Hafeez will undergo bowling action test on November 17 at Brisbane, Australia.“Bowling action Test of Muhammad......
Pakistan's two promising taekwondo athletes will not be able to chip in the WTF Junior World Taekwondo Championship as they have been denied visas by the Canadian Embassy, which stated that they have......
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan on Tuesday rejected speculations over the 'plus one' formula proposed by the counsel for former president Pervez Musharraf, where he had hinted the inclusion......
Three people were killed and three others injured in Azad Jammu and Kashmir by Indian shelling from across the Line of Control (LoC) on Tuesday, a senior official said.Shelling began in the Battal......
A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) headed by Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Intelligence Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Omar Shahid Hamid was constituted on Tuesday to probe the involvement of......
After nearly two years of bitterness and rancor, America begins electing its 45th president Tuesday, making Hillary Clinton the nation's first female commander in chief or choosing billionaire......
Deputy Speaker Sindh Assembly Shehla Raza on Monday said she had alerted security agencies after receiving a letter threatening to bomb the Sindh Assembly and kill her if she doesn't pay a Rs500......
The US presidential front runner Hillary Clinton says she intends to call rival Donald Trump if she wins the presidency in Tuesday's election.The Democratic presidential nominee says in a radio......
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi indicted the prime suspect in the Parveen Rehman murder case, Raheem Swati, in cases pertaining to attempted murder and possession of illegal arms and......
India's cash-rich cricket board on Tuesday lifted a threat to cancel the start of its Test series against England after judges eased banking restrictions which had triggered a funding crisis.Less......
Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar on Tuesday announced the birth of a baby boy on Twitter.The 40-year-old fast bowler expressed his happiness in a tweet as he announced that he and his wife had......
Pakistan on Tuesday lodged a protest with India over 'unprovoked' ceasefire violations across the Line of Control.Foreign Officer Director General (SA & SAARC) Dr Mohammad Faisal summoned Indian......
South Korean prosecutors raided the offices of Samsung Electronics on Tuesday as part of a probe over a political scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her friend who is alleged to have......
Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Monday, it was testing a feature that would let page administrators create job postings and receive applications from candidates, a move that could pressure LinkedIn......
Three out of eight Indian High Commission officials suspected of involvement in terrorist and subversive activities in Pakistan left for India on Tuesday.Anurag Singh, Vijay Kumar Verma and Madhavan......
Let’s face it, Pakistan has an image problem.Every year we seem to make a new ‘worst place in the world for’ list and as luck would have it, Pakistan is consistently in the top 10.This year alone,......
MINGORA: Awami National Party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan has said that there is an immediate need of change in the country’s foreign policy.Addressing a workers convention in Matta here on Monday, he......
PESHAWAR: The administration continues to arrest parents for refusing to administer anti-polio vaccine to their children despite calls by partner organisations that it can negatively affect the......
KOHAT: District nazim Maulana Niaz Mohammad has lamented non-implementation of the repeated resolutions passed over the past one year by the district council seeking funds for repair of the......
UPPER DIR: Dozens of patients suffering from dry cough, throat and chest infections, skin and other diseases have been hospitalised due to the prolonged dry spell in Upper Dir district.The district......
PESHAWAR: Two citizens on Monday filed a petition with the Peshawar High Court against the alleged ongoing demolition of a non-functional Hindu temple in the interior Peshawar city seeking orders for......
ISLAMABAD: Women selected on the reserved seats of the National Assembly opposed a bill seeking a quota for women judges in the Islamabad High Court (IHC).“The Islamabad High Court Act (Amendment)......
ISLAMABAD: Saying Indian spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) has tasked a UK-based Kashmiri politician to ‘sabotage’ the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, the Inter Services......
LAHORE: Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan is considering PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s “friendship” offer and will decide in this regard after consulting his party leaders on......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court chief justice on Monday observed that the Punjab government had failed to create a timely public awareness about smog that engulfed several parts of the province for......
LAHORE: Professor Salima Hashmi has been awarded an honorary doctorate of Bath Spa University at a ceremony in Bath Abbey.Professor Anita Taylor, dean of Bath School of Art and Design, proposed......
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Former Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani says anything can happen in the country in the wake of Panama leaks while the PPP is not backing the PML-N government but the......
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned a smear campaign on the conventional electronic and social media against noted author and analyst Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa as......
OKARA: The fate of a decades-old mosque hangs in the balance between traders and the auqaf department.The 55-year-old complex that houses Jamia Masjid Usmania, popularly known as Gol Chowk Mosque,......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah announced on Monday that the Counter Terrorism Department arrested two suspected militants belonging to the outlawed Lashkar-i-Jhangvi for their alleged......
KARACHI: People protesting over the arrest of certain leaders and workers belonging to a religious party became violent on Monday when police tried to disperse them after they were found blocking......
AS usual, new books and articles on Iqbal keep pouring in. Not only in Pakistan but in India, too, the interest in Iqbal’s poetry is not waning. So in line with Nov 9 — which marks Iqbal’s birth......
KARACHI: The administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts remanded on Monday the chief of All Pakistan Shia Action Committee to prison in a case pertaining to instigation to violence.Allama......
KARACHI: Appreciating Punjab for complying the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council’s (PMDC) regulations vis-a-vis admissions to public sector and private medical colleges, Pakistan Medical......
KARACHI: The World Bank has approved Karachi Old Area Rehabilitation Project of $80 million to restore the old city areas right from Pakistan Chowk to Empress Market.This was disclosed in a meeting......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday directed the general administration department to remove number plates from the government vehicles meant for auction and surrender the......
HYDERABAD: After surprise visits to the Water And Sanitation Agency (Wasa)’s filteration plant, the SITE area, Phulleli canal and a private hospital in the city on Monday, Sindh Environmental......
LARKANA: A conference on recognition of folk literature held in Lalu Ronk town near here the other day urged the government to establish a folk literature institute, include folk literature in......
MUMBAI: States across India are bypassing land acquisition laws by introducing land pooling schemes to speed up industrial and development projects, a move that activists say leaves farmers and the......
WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton’s possible election next week to America’s highest office has raised a sticky question: What’s the best way to refer to the president’s male spouse? There have only ever......
BEIJING: China on Monday passed a controversial cybersecurity bill tightening restrictions on online freedom of speech and imposing new rules on online service providers, raising concerns it is......
SEOUL: The Michelin food guide unveiled its first Seoul edition on Monday, with two upscale Korean restaurants receiving the coveted three stars, but recognition also for a humbler diner serving......
JERUSALEM: An Israeli court sentenced three Palestinian teenagers to more than a decade in prison on Monday for stabbing Israelis. The sentences drew criticism from Palestinians and rights activists......
ARBIL: Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces said on Monday that they had advanced into a town controlled by the militant Islamic State group near Mosul and were moving from house to house clearing it.“At......
MANAGUA; Nicaragua’s leftist President Daniel Ortega won a third straight term on Monday, with his colourful wife Rosario Murillo as vice president, partial results showed, after an election the......
HONG KONG: Beijing effectively barred two pro-independence lawmakers from Hong Kong’s legislature on Monday, prompting one legislator to pronounce that the city’s rule of law was “dead”.It is the......
NEW YORK: Pakistan-born Khizr Khan, the father of a soldier killed in Iraq, literally set the crowd at the Hillary Clinton rally in New Hampshire on fire. news reports said.He portrayed a dark vision......
SYDNEY: Australian police uncovered a baby koala hidden in the bag of a woman they stopped in the street.The 50-year-old, who was being spoken to on unrelated matters on Sunday evening, stunned......
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is facing grumblings back home that he is “selling off” his country after returning from China with about $34 billion worth of deals, which could......
LONDON: Roger Federer has fallen outside the world’s top 10 for the first time since 2002 but he could still win another Grand Slam title, according to former great Stefan Edberg.While Andy Murray’s......
SEVILLE: A mesmeric Lionel Messi scored his 500th goal for Barcelona and helped the Catalan club to come from behind and beat Sevilla 2-1 in a thrilling encounter on Sunday as the champions kept the......
PARIS: Striker Edinson Cavani got injured moments after he scored Paris St Germain’s second goal with a brilliant instinctive lob in a 4-0 win against Stade Rennes in Ligue 1 on Sunday.The win moved......
DOHA: Holding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is a “done deal”, a confident head of the Gulf state’s tournament organising committee said Monday, shrugging off ongoing corruption and human rights......
PERTH: Rising paceman Kagiso Rabada took 5-92 as South Africa completed an emphatic 177-run victory over Australia in the first Test on Monday after dismissing the hosts for 361 just before tea on......
HARARE: An unbroken century stand between Brian Chari and Craig Ervine gave Zimbabwe a solid start after Asela Gunaratne’s maiden Test hundred had carried Sri Lanka to 504 on the second day of the......
PARIS: The ATP on Monday crowned Andy Murray king of the tennis world but the Scot must now plot how to stop Novak Djokovic grabbing back the number one place at the Tour Finals.The 29-year-old......
MADRID: Life in Madrid certainly seems to agree with Cristiano Ronaldo.The Portugal forward signed a five-year contract extension with Real Madrid on Monday, capping an exceptional year after......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s renowned mountaineer Hasan Sadpara, who had shot to fame for scaling the Mount Everest a few years ago, has recently been diagnosed with blood cancer.Talking to Dawn News from......
ABU DHABI: Coordination between members of oil-exporting cartel Opec and non-member producers is “vital” to rebalance the market, Opec chief Mohammad Barkindo said Monday.“We believe it is vital that......
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Monday approved eight development projects, most of them in the power sector, worth about Rs187 billion.Presided over by......
KARACHI: Two shipments of 58,000 tonnes and 30,000 tonnes of superior quality petrol imported by the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) have arrived a few days ago, sources said. Two more shipments of 58,000......
ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan said on Monday the proposed export package is awaiting the prime minister’s approval.“We have done our work to come up with the proposed package,”......
KARACHI: The cement industry posted an 11 per cent growth in local despatches during July-October 2016 followed by a 2pc jump in exports as compared to the same period last year.According to data......
KARACHI: The PSX rallied following in the footsteps of regional markets on Monday with the KSE-100 index going up 291.98 points (0.71 per cent) to breeze through the 42,000-point level and close at......
ISLAMABAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says that seaborne shipments passed 10 billion tonnes for the first time ever in 2015, up 2.1 per cent from 9.8bn tonnes the......
PARIS: A French prosecutor has called for British banking giant HSBC to stand trial for enabling French clients to hide at least 1.67 billion euros ($1.84 billion) from the taxman, a source close to......
KARACHI: Steady conditions prevailed on the cotton market on Monday where buyers, after staying away for a week, entered the trading ring once again to book quality cotton.Phutti (seed cotton)......
LONDON: Gold prices fell on Monday as the dollar and stocks rallied on news Hillary Clinton would not face criminal charges over her use of a private email server, boosting her chances of winning the......
CAIRO: Egyptians are looking at a period of hardship as the government unrolls austerity measures including a floating pound that has drastically depreciated the currency and raised prices, analysts......
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has directed the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) to pay the Punjab government Rs82 billion as net hydel profit (NHP) for power generated by the 1450MW......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday formed a seven-member inquiry committee to ascertain the source who leaked information about a high-level meeting between top military and civilian officials, to......
ISLAMABAD: The war of words between the government and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf continued on Monday, even though the Supreme Court, while directing both sides to come up with their respective......
ISLAMABAD: Retired Justice Irshad Qaiser, a Member of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, took the oath as the acting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on......
The elderly Ghulam Hussain, draped in woollen shawl, is collecting broken pieces of wooden window sill from his mud courtyard. His frightened wife and daughter-in-law are placing some household items......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s children — Maryam, Hassan and Hussain Nawaz — told the Supreme Court on Monday that their father had no concern or role in their businesses and properties.In......
LANDI KOTAL: A soldier died and two others suffered injuries when an army patrolling jeep drove over a landmine in the Tirah valley on Monday.According to officials, a group of soldiers was on a......
ISLAMABAD: While the Supreme Court is still considering whether it will appoint a commission to probe the Panamagate case, the court has made known its intention of initiating the process of......
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Aitzaz Ahsan has opposed the formation of an inquiry commission by the Supreme Court on the Panamagate scam, asking the judges to themselves decide......
PITTSBURGH: Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump criss-crossed the country on Monday as they raced to sway undecided voters in a tight US presidential race that has Clinton with a......
KARACHI: Police resorted to heavy tear gas shelling and fired into the air in a Malir locality to disperse a large number of people who blocked the National Highway as well as the main railway track......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser moved an application with the Peshawar High Court on Monday seeking multiple directives to the federal government regarding development of......
LAST year, ILO chief, Guy Ryder, launched a Global Business Network (GBN) for Social Protection Floors (SPFs) at the ILO headquarters in Geneva. Representatives from 12 enterprises agreed to use......
MEMOGATE, Swissgate, Dharna 1 and now Panamagate are all cases since 2008 when democracy survived serious crises. Pindi-inclined, excitable folks may yet cry wolf. But democracy no longer hangs by a......
A PAKISTANI friend was speechless as we approached a crowded traffic signal off Delhi’s Khan Market, and surprised me with her look of disbelief. What she had just seen with awe was an everyday......
SOME days ago, the Sindh minister for local government inked a deal awarding the rights of solid-waste management in Karachi’s District South to a Chinese outfit. The deal is valued at Rs2 billion.......
THE arrest and subsequent guilty plea submitted by what was once one of Pakistan’s biggest currency dealers raises important questions about the abilities of the country’s law enforcers.Many members......
Dutch striker Robin Van Persie on Monday calmed fears for his eyesight after an ugly injury picked up playing for his Turkish club Fenerbahce at the weekend had sparked concern.After colliding with a......
Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi on Monday said that Pakistan firmly opposes the creation of new permanent seats at Security Council.Lodhi was addressing the General......
