The bilateral exercise between Pakistan Navy and the Peoples Liberation Army-Navy encompassing harbour and sea phases concluded on Monday in the North Arabian Sea, said a statement issued by navy’s......
Former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said his government had become stronger following an extension given to former army chief General (retd) Ashfaq Pervez......
Four civilians residing in the border villages of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) were killed on Monday by Indian shelling while six Indian Army soldiers were killed by retaliatory fire by Pakistan Army......
Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq has been suspended for one Test and fined 40 per cent of his match, whereas other players have been fined 20pc of their match fee, for maintaining a slow over-rate......
Lahore has experienced smog for the past five years: in 2014, it ranked amongst the top 10 worst cities for smog according to a Deutsche Welle report.This November, its intensity exposed the lack of......
A massive suicide blast at a Shia mosque in Kabul killed at least 27 people Monday and wounded 35 as worshippers gathered for a religious ceremony, officials said.The attacker was among worshippers......
The main US visa programme for technology workers could face renewed scrutiny under President-elect Donald Trump and his proposed Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions, a longtime critic of the......
Gen Raheel Sharif has kicked off his farewell visits nearly a week before he is expected to retire as Chief of Army Staff, DG Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Asim Bajwa announced.The army......
THE accountability law of Pakistan was promulgated by Gen Pervez Musharraf a few weeks after seizing power. It was intended to provide legal justification for the coup d’état. The pretext......
THE rise of xenophobic populism across the world has made some wonder if a similar surge will hit Pakistan as well. The rise of Modi, and the accompanying band of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh......
IT comes as no surprise that Pakistan has been ranked among the 10 worst countries for internet freedom on Freedom House’s Freedom on Net Report 2016. This was inevitable after the passage in August......
THE idea of a phenomenon like the internet has been floating around since the early 1960s. Though it was Tim Berners-Lee who invented the World Wide Web in 1989, there were many who can be named as......
Is it brinkmanship or something more? With the decade-old ceasefire along the LoC already in tatters, India appears determined to find new avenues of provocation against Pakistan.Over the weekend,......
India spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Jayant Yadav claimed three wickets apiece in the second innings to lead the hosts to a comfortable 246-run win in the second Test against England on Monday and......
The Sindh government and a Chinese firm have inked an agreement for garbage collection in Karachi, where the solid waste problem has assumed crisis proportions.The agreement in this respect was......
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman and former president Asif Ali Zardari in an interview denied being in 'exile' and said he would return to Pakistan within the next few weeks, Geo......
Security in Karachi was ramped up on Monday as Chehlum processions went underway across the city.The main Chehlum procession began moving from Nishtar Park at 1:10pm, police said. MA Jinnah road has......
The death toll from India's rail disaster rose to 142 on Monday after workers toiled through the night removing victims from the wreckage, with grim warnings that more bodies were trapped......
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday US President-elect Donald Trump confirmed to him he was willing to mend ties, though he also said he would welcome President Barack Obama in......
TIMERGARA: Persimmon is rapidly replacing famous golden orange of Khall and Rabat in Dir as local farmers find it easy to grow and market the juicy and delicious fruit.Farmers say that demand for......
PESHAWAR: Islamabad Street alias Chitrali Bazaar in Peshawar city still attracts local visitors towards its hand-made winter products despite deep slump in the market.Its round the year season, has......
MANSEHRA: A tent-pegging event was organised by the tehsil government of Mansehra outside the Police Lines here on Sunday, which attracted a large number of people.“This is the beauty of local......
PESHAWAR: Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani has said that all the federating units should be taken into confidence on the visit of heads of different states to Pakistan as it is a must for the......
PESHAWAR: Young and old car lovers took a great interest in the world’s oldest and classic cars during a show at the sprawling Garrison Services’ Club here on Sunday.“The 7th Karachi to Khyber......
ISLAMABAD: The capital saw high security on Sunday at the Chehlum procession, and its route was sealed with shipping containers and barbed wire for the safety of the participants.Over 1,500 personnel......
ISLAMABAD: The European Union and The Little Art celebrated Universal Children Day with the third National Child Right Arts Festival at the Sir Syed Memorial Society on Sunday.The art pieces were......
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will start selecting its district and city presidents in Punjab from Tuesday.In this regard, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will meet the candidates......
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) wildlife directorate on Sunday conducted a raid on a group of people using dogs to hunt wild boars.An official who asked not to be identified said......
ISLAMABAD: Around 20pc of total wood production in Pakistan which makes for about 2.5 million tonnes, is burnt for tobacco roasting, which leads to deforestation and causes pollution, according to......
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad finally has a restaurant which has dared to venture farther than limited Italian continental dishes, and that too the usual Fettuccine Alfredo, a few select soups and the same......
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government on Sunday gave renowned Pakistani mountaineer Hassan Sadpara Rs2.5 million for medical treatment.Hassan Asad, also known as Hassan Sadpara is a world renowned......
ISLAMABAD: The complexities and absurdities of human nature were portrayed in two comedies performed back to back by the Theatre Wallay troupe on Saturday night.Both one-act plays were adaptations of......
LAHORE: Over 2,000 Sikh Yatris, who had arrived on Nov 12 (Saturday) to attend the 548th birth anniversary of Baba Gurunanak Dev Jee in Nankana and visited temples of their spiritual leaders in......
LAHORE: State Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday visited the residence of deceased award-winning photojournalist Azhar Jafri and condoled with his family.Mr Jafri had passed away......
LAHORE: Critic, editor and writer Asif Farrukhi says that many people have this misconception that Intizar Husain was apolitical as a writer though he was very political and his political sphere......
KARACHI: The Sindh government managed to get back possession of 800 out of the 1,000 illegally occupied flats after a peaceful operation carried out by the Anti-Encroachment Force (AEF) under the......
FORT William College (FWC), established in Calcutta (now Kolkata), was formally inaugurated on July 10, 1800. But the British officials recorded the date of its establishment as May 4, 1800, in the......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency detained 43 Indian fishermen for violation of Pakistani territorial waters on Sunday, officials said.Docks SHO Amin Marri told Dawn that the Indian......
KARACHI: The special medical board formed by the Sindh health ministry to assess the health condition of a class-VIII student of the Cadet College Larkana, who was allegedly tortured at the......
KARACHI: In one of its major “successes”, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has moved close to clearing the 28-kilometre-long Gujjar Nala, removing more than 4,000 structures raised on the......
KARACHI: Encouraging literature, culture and educational bustle is the only way out and antidote to the unrelenting terrorism, extremism and intolerance in society, said poet and educationist Dr......
HYDERABAD: Sindh United Party (SUP) president Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah has said that with all national resources having been diverted to Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and other such cities to develop......
DADU: The shrine of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar was closed and a thorough search was carried out by police and other security agencies’ personnel on Sunday apparently following an information about a......
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her party on Sunday she will seek re-election next year, a move likely to be welcomed in many capitals as a sign of stability following poll triumphs for......
KHARTOUM: A dozen biplanes taking part in a vintage air rally bound for Cape Town arrived in Sudan’s capital on Sunday, with one participant walking away from a bad landing.The aircraft dating from......
BEDMINSTER: US President-elect Donald Trump praised James Mattis as a potential defence secretary Sunday, calling the retd military commander a “true general’s general” as he prepared to meet another......
At 6:42 on Saturday evening, the United States launched a revolutionary new weather satellite into space from Cape Canaveral, Florida.When GOES-R arrives at orbit, it will see hurricanes and......
PARIS: French voters went to the polls on Sunday for the first round of a US-style primary to choose a right-wing candidate for next year’s presidential election, with former president Nicolas......
Haitians went to the polls on Sunday to elect a president and members of the legislature in the hopes of restoring constitutional order in the impoverished Caribbean country after more than a year of......
N’DJAMENA: A key ally of the West in its fight against jihadists in Africa, Chad is mired in crises that have rocked the authoritarian regime of President Idriss Deby, as the opposition plans a......
KABUL: Almost every morning, the front page of Afghanistan Times features a long excerpt from Zalmay Khalilzad’s memoir, The Envoy, accompanied by a prominent photo of the Afghan-born former US......
ON Friday, Vice President-elect Mike Pence attended a performance of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Hamilton, triggering a firestorm. First, Pence was greeted by both cheers and boos upon......
CHRISTCHURCH: A Kane Williamson half century saw New Zealand snap a four-Test losing streak when they beat Pakistan by eight wickets Sunday in the first Test at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.A......
ISLAMABAD: Taking quite a huge step towards regaining the lost glory in the sport, Pakistan’s Farhan Zaman and compatriot Farhan Mehboob on Sunday overcame their high-ranked opponents in their......
KARACHI: With two wins already under her belt, three-year-old bay filly Celebrity completed a hat-trick when she lowered the colours of fancied colt See The Light to lift the Shah Mardan Shah II Pir......
VISAKHAPATNAM: England fast bowler Stuart Broad on Sunday all but ruled himself out of the third Test against India, saying a strained tendon will need another couple of weeks to recover.Broad, who......
ADELAIDE: Crisis-hit Australia included English-born opener Matt Renshaw among six changes to their revamped Test squad on Sunday for this week’s crucial third day-night Test against South Africa in......
VISAKHAPATNAM: Late strikes by Indian spinners jolted England after skipper Alastair Cook’s dogged half-century gave the visitors hope on the fourth day of the second Test in Visakhapatnam on......
LONDON: Yaya Toure returned to Manchester City’s ranks on Saturday after a public apology to manager Pep Guardiola and scored twice in a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace that took them to the top of the......
LONDON: Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, the dominant forces of men’s tennis, will collide head-on in a fitting climax to the season at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday after taking vastly......
COFFS HARBOUR: Andreas Mikkelsen ended Volkswagen’s FIA World Rally Championship era with a victory at Rally Australia on Sunday, but failed to secure the runner-up slot for himself in this season’s......
MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick delivered Real Madrid’s first success over Atletico Madrid in La Liga for three years with a 3-0 win in the last meeting between the sides at Atletico’s Vicente......
FOR the Narendra Modi government, it is perhaps the biggest shock of its nearly 30-month term in office.The demonetisation of 500 and 1,000 rupee currency notes earlier this month, has created a huge......
BhutanBHUTAN is one of Asia’s smallest and least developed economies. The country is highly exposed to India’s economic performance and business cycles.Besides agriculture and forestry, the Kingdom......
DWARFING any thriving commercial bank with its largest deposit base, the state-owned Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) hardly gives the impression of a modern day financial institution......
CLOSE to the end of its second term, the Pakistan People’s Party government in Sindh appears to be gearing up to respond to development challenges as social indicators fail to show dividends of......
RENEWED concerns over the outcome of the Supreme Court enquiry into the Panama gate scandal seem to be playing the role of a catalyst in the domestic equity and currency markets.Last week, the demand......
ACCORDING to the weekly statement of position of all scheduled banks for the week ended Nov 04, deposits and other accounts of all scheduled banks stood at Rs10,407.61bn after a 0.38pc decrease over......
THE litmus test for the financial health of an economy is the speed at which it converts the savings of individuals and institutions into profitable investments.Globally, retail investors account for......
The corporate news that grabbed the spotlight last week was the tie-up between two major pharmaceutical companies in the country.The German company Merck KGaA executed a binding contract to divest......
SINCE August the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has received 460 applications so far from prospective investors for new licences for mineral exploitation.The move follows a fresh ordinance on KP Mines......
Is the promised relief from power shortages by the next elections really around the corner? Will it also bring about any reduction in electricity bills?The government claims to be on track for adding......
Tunnel farming for vegetables is becoming popular across the country as it boosts per-acre yield, cuts the cost of production and helps in off-season production.Back in 2005, the ‘fruit and vegetable......
THE contamination of the Kotri barrage’s four main canals continues unabated as a result of the inflow of domestic, municipal and industrial wastewater.These canals, including old and new Phulelli,......
KARACHI: Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Mohammad Zakaullah paid a sea visit to Chinese Navy ship Handan on Sunday during the ongoing joint exercise by the Pakistan Navy and the People’s......
LAHORE: Prominent lawyers are of the view that Qatari prince Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al Thani will have to submit ‘required evidence’ and make himself available before the court in the Panama......
MUZAFFARABAD: Four young members of a family, who were killed on Saturday in Indian shelling, were buried in their native graveyard in Kotli district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Sunday.Also on......
KARACHI: The defence industries of Turkey, China, Russia, North America, South America, Europe and Asia will have a significant presence at the 9th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar......
ISLAMABAD: Frustrated by the inordinate delay by the government in bringing Right to Information (RTI) legislation before parliament and its efforts to circumvent the earlier-agreed draft, the......
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) member has submitted a resolution to the Senate seeking increase in women’s representation in the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII).The resolution has been......
KARACHI: Eminent art critic Dr S. Akbar Naqvi passed away here on Sunday. He was 85. He leaves behind his wife, two daughters and a son.Dr Naqvi was born on Feb 21, 1931, in Hajipur, Bihar, India. He......
SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday that President Park Geun-Hye colluded with her close confidante in a corruption and influence-peddling scandal that has sparked massive nationwide......
PUKHRAYAN (India): At least 120 people were killed after a train derailed in India on Sunday, in the worst disaster to hit the country’s aging rail network in recent years.Emergency workers raced to......
ISLAMABAD: The country’s oil supplies are facing serious disruption due to pipeline and port congestion, forcing oil companies to go against standard operating procedures amid acute storage......
ISLAMABAD: The controversial Orange Line Metro Train project will not be able to meet its Dec 2017 completion deadline, a senior technical expert associated with the project told Dawn.Work on......
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari does not see effective accountability of the Sharif family until the Panamagate bill that the PPP has tabled in the Senate is......
