Two young Pakistani women Gulalai Ismail and Saba Ismail, co-founder of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) "Aware Girls" were conferred with the prestigious Chirac Prize for “Conflict Prevention”......
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, while addressing a farewell ceremony on Thursday in the honour of Army Chief General Raheel Sharif, said the latter proved himself as the best army chief with his hard......
A suicide bombing claimed by the militant Islamic State (IS) group killed at least 70 people, mainly Shia pilgrims, south of Baghdad Thursday, in the latest militant attack as Iraqi forces battle to......
Former chairman National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan on Thursday, in a letter written to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, said privatisation of the Pakistan Super League......
Raja Ghulam, the driver of a passenger bus targeted by Indian troops near the Line of Control on Wednesday, showed immense bravery and presence of mind as his coaster was hit by Indian shelling and......
A sessions court in Islamabad charged a police official with raping his daughter, handing him a life sentence and fining him Rs100,000 for the offence on Thursday.The Islamabad police official, is a......
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Raheel Sharif on Thursday termed India's 'surgical strike' a 'drama'."If Pakistan were to conduct a surgical strike, it would become a chapter in Indian textbooks," the......
Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif on Thursday inaugurated a cricket stadium in Khyber Agency with Shahid Afridi."It is an honour and a privilege to inaugurate a stadium in Khyber Agency with COAS......
In the shadows of Samsung Electronics' Note 7 smartphone crisis, affiliate Samsung SDI is quietly reassuring anxious clients including Apple Inc that its batteries are safe.But potential new......
Demand for Islamic insurance (Takaful) products is strong yet accessibility and capacity are among the most pressing issues facing the sector, an industry-wide survey released on Thursday......
Muslims across the United States feared they were being targeted for surveillance this week when they received automated polling calls asking them to press one if they identified as Muslim or two if......
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrived in Islamabad on a two-day official visit on Thursday.Addressing a joint press conference alongside Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj......
The Turkish army blamed the Syrian regime for an air strike on Thursday in northern Syria that killed three soldiers and wounded 10, it said in a statement.“In the air strike assessed to have been by......
The Sindh Assembly on Thursday adopted a bill against forceful religious conversions.The bill recommends a five year punishment for perpetrators, whereas facilitators of forceful religious......
Toyota Motor Corp said it aims to develop a more advanced electric-car battery "in a few years" that will allow the Japanese automaker to build vehicles with up to 15 per cent greater range and......
Parents of children being immunised in a polo vaccination drive in Bannu shot at a female polio worker after she vaccinated their children on Thursday, police said.District Police Officer Qasim Ali......
Uber on Thursday launched its rickshaw-hailing service, uberAUTO, in Karachi.The service will be giving free rides all week, Uber announced on its Twitter.To avail the free rides, patrons are asked......
A day after Indian troops killed 10 civilians in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Pakistan will not tolerate India's "deliberate targeting" of civilians and......
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman on Thursday said Pakistan's armed forces were not worried about India at all.Speaking at the 9th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS)......
New Zealand suffered a blow on the eve of the second Test against Pakistan when bowling spearhead Trent Boult was ruled out on Thursday with a knee injury.Matt Henry was expected to be elevated to......
Stage actor Kismat Baig who was shot eight times by unidentified gunmen in Lahore died on Thursday evening, reported DawnNews.Kismat Baig was moved to the emergency ward at Services Hospital after......
The auction of three licences for direct-to-home (DTH) programming successfully concluded on Thursday with the pledged sums reaching the Rs14.69 billion mark, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory......
At least 40 people have died and others are still trapped after a platform under construction at a power plant's cooling tower in eastern China's Jiangxi province collapsed on Thursday, state news......
PESHAWAR: Opposition leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah on Wednesday said the country faced global isolation due to the wrong policies of the federal government.“Pakistan faces......
PESHAWAR: Back in 80s, when there was only state-run TV, an engineer-turned-singer created waves when sung poems of great Pashto poet Ghani Khan.Sardar Ali Takar, whose singing style resembled Saigal......
TIMERGARA: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elementary and secondary education department has introduced new uniform for students of state-run schools in Lower Dir.However, the decision has attracted criticism......
PESHAWAR: A Peshawar High Court bench on Wednesday declared illegal the directives issued by respective district education officers (DEOs) of taking 24 hours duty from watchmen in government schools......
ISLAMABAD: The counsel for affected buyers of residential apartments in the under-construction highrise towers near the Convention Centre concluded her arguments before the Islamabad High Court (IHC)......
ISLAMABAD: Most of the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) land that is considered ‘encroached’ or ‘illegally occupied’ is actually inhabited by people who have traditionally dwelled there for many......
Jimmy Engineer is an artist and social worker who was born in Loralai, Balochistan in 1954. He has produced more than 2,000 paintings and 1,000 calligraphy pieces and was awarded the National......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) hosted a musical evening, ‘Baithak’, Tuesday night to celebrate the diversity of music in the country.A baithak is a common feature of rural......
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Three unidentified gunmen deprived a trader of Rs2.1 million on Wednesday in the jurisdiction of the Dera City police station.Traders staged a demonstration against the failure of......
LAHORE: The police authorities in Lahore claim to have come up with a list of nearly 12,000 ‘habitual offenders’ who are behind a significant surge in ‘violent crimes’ in the provincial capital, and......
LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said here on Wednesday the recent robbery and robbery-cum-murder incidents couldn’t be described as height of lawlessness in a populated city such as......
LAHORE: Inspector General of Police Punjab Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera has said no-one should be arrested without evidence, especially in heinous crime cases, because this is against the principles of......
LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami Emir Senator Sirajul Haq on Wednesday appealed to the Supreme Court not to disappoint the nation in respect of accountability otherwise the country could plunge into anarchy......
LAHORE: Speakers at a symposium have underlined the need to spend more on education and research.The three-day 14th National Symposium on frontiers in physics is organised by the GCU Salam chair and......
KARACHI: Embarking on a round of farewell visits to military formations, Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif met officers and soldiers of the Karachi Corps on Monday and made it clear that......
KARACHI: Two workers sustained life-threatening burn injuries on Wednesday when a fire broke out in an oil storage tank in Keamari, according to officials.Saeed Bahadur and Iftikhar received burn......
KARACHI: A day after the mayor of Karachi, Waseem Akhtar, hinted at the possibility of his going to the public for enhancement of mayoral powers, he met Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah at CM......
KARACHI: Genres of music do not need categorisation as long as their listeners enjoy it.This was exactly what happened on Wednesday evening when 11 electronic musicians from Germany, Pakistan and the......
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: President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday called for taking the ongoing operation in the city to its logical conclusion without any concession for criminals.He was talking to Rangers Director......
KARACHI: Yet another project lacking basic consultation with stakeholders and important approvals from relevant departments was put for discussion at a public hearing organised by the Sindh......
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has built a tool for geographically censoring posts at the leading social network as it seeks a path back into China, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.The Times cited......
TEKNAF: Bangladesh police on Wednesday detained dozens of Rohingya migrants, some of them children, and said they would return them to Myanmar where there are reports the military is burning villages......
AN air strike by an Arab coalition battling Yemeni rebels killed 12 civilians in the north-west of the country on Wednesday, rebel media and witnesses said. Six others were wounded in the raid that......
ON Monday, some of the biggest names in TV news trooped into Trump Tower for an off-the-record meeting with the president-elect.It was an all-star cast. Not just on-air stars like Lester Holt, Wolf......
RAMALLAH: Palestinian politics hasn’t seen much change in the past 10 years — President Mahmoud Abbas has been in power since 2004 and the last parliamentary elections were a decade ago.But next......
MOSCOW: Every Soviet schoolchild was taught about the heroic feats of the last 28 members of Ivan Panfilov’s division, which in late 1941 fought to the death to stop a Nazi tank assault on Moscow in......
HAARLEM: A very rare handwritten poem by Jewish diarist Anne Frank was sold for 140,000 euros to an unnamed online bidder on Wednesday, fetching almost three times its reserve price.Auctioneers......
PALM BEACH: Donald Trump chose a Republican critic to join his cabinet on Wednesday, the first woman on his top team after his early picks rewarded campaign loyalists.Trump’s nomination of South......
NEW YORK: Iran warned US that extending sanctions for 10 years would breach the Iranian nuclear agreement. The warning came from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Wednesday, who said that......
JERUSALEM: Israel revived plans on Wednesday to build 500 new homes for Jewish settlers in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, an ominous sign for Palestinians wary of a Donald Trump presidency, an NGO......
KARACHI: Azhar Ali admits standing in for Misbah-ul-Haq is a tough ask. But he’s confident he can rise to the challenge.With Pakistan looking to level the series 1-1 against hosts New Zealand in the......
HAMILTON: Pakistan’s hopes of continuing their unbeaten run in seven consecutive Test series will come under pressure when they face a resurgent New Zealand in the second and final Test in Hamilton......
ADELAIDE: Jackson Bird has edged out uncapped fast bowler Chadd Sayers for a place in Australia’s pace attack for the third and final Test against South Africa in Adelaide.Bird, capped five times but......
ADELAIDE: South Africa captain Faf du Plessis insisted he wasn’t a cheat and warned cricket authorities had opened a ‘can of worms’ on Wednesday after he was found guilty of ball-tampering in......
HAMILTON: New Zealand’s Ross Taylor has passed an eye test and will be available to face Pakistan in the final Test but the batsman plans to undergo surgery on a benign growth of the conjunctiva......
LONDON: The first 12-goal game in 25 Champions League seasons took the spotlight from Real Madrid and Juventus advancing to the Round of 16 on Tuesday.It ended Borussia Dortmund 8, Legia Warsaw 4 —......
BULAWAYO: Sri Lanka took three wickets in the last three overs to snatch a thrilling one-run victory over the West Indies in the triangular ODI series match here on Wednesday.Niroshan Dickwella and......
QUETTA: The federal government has decided to establish a new oil refinery on the land allotted for the 6,600-megawatt coal-based Gadani Power Park Project.According to Prime Minister’s Office......
ISLAMABAD: The state-run Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDCL) on Wednesday hit a record production level of 50,172 barrels per day (bpd) of oil, securing 57 per cent share in the country’s......
KARACHI: Smuggling of foreign currencies, particularly the dollar, has led to a short supply of the greenback in the open market.As a result, the exchange rate hit the new high of Rs107.60-Rs107.80......
ISLAMABAD: The government considers negotiating a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with the United Kingdom after its exit from the European Union, said Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan said......
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) on Wednesday issued show-cause notices to 18 electric cable manufacturers for indulging in deceptive marketing – a prima facie violation of......
KARACHI: Pakistan Stocks Exchange’s benchmark KSE-100 index continued its northward journey, adding 269 points (0.63 per cent) to hit a new all-time high of 42,901.02 points on Wednesday.Overall, the......
KARACHI: Pakistan, with a population of 200 million, does not have a single pharmaceutical plant that complies with the standards prescribed by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the annual......
ISLAMABAD: Chinese and Iranian state-owned companies are interested in taking over loss-making Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) as part of a long-term lease deal, Privatisation Commission Chairman Mohammad......
KARACHI: Steady conditions prevailed on the cotton market on Wednesday as leading spinners remained in the forefront of buying spree. Much of the trading activity, however, remained around quality......
LONDON: Gold slid to a nine-month low on Wednesday as a buoyant dollar extended its rally on the back of strong US data that further cemented a case for increasing interest rates next month.Spot gold......
ISLAMABAD: After senators blasted India for escalating tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) and targeting civilian populations on Wednesday, Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani summoned Adviser to the......
KARACHI: Shah Nawaz walks Karachi’s dusty streets, one of thousands in the financial hub who are being fed by charities as the country’s economy picks up pace — but, some say, not fast enough for its......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Tajikistan have agreed to establish railway connectivity via Afghanistan with a view to boosting trade and economic relations between the two countries.Tajikistan’s Ambassador......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has agreed to contest a by-election or the general election, whichever is earlier, in order to become a member of the......
NEW YORK: Pakistan has decried the use of water as an “instrument of coercion and war” while asserting that access to water was a fundamental right that must be protected at all times.Speaking in the......
ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has decided to hold the third bilateral summit with Pakistan next year to implement the proposed Strategic Engagement Plan (SEP) for progress in resolving human......
KARACHI: Day two of the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2016 saw the signing of some 13 memorandums of understanding (MoUs), which included an agreement with Ukraine for......
ISLAMABAD: It is not every day that the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly has to defend himself against attacks from treasury backbenchers.But on Wednesday, when Syed Khurshid Shah......
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday increased its annual assistance for the resettlement of refugees returning to Afghanistan to $207 million.The US State Department said the funds were meant......
ISLAMABAD: The auction of three licences for direct-to-home (DTH) programming was held on Wednesday after the Supreme Court allowed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority to proceed with......
MUZAFFARABAD: Indian troops on Wednesday shelled civilian populations almost all along the Line of Control in Azad Jammu and Kashmir after a daylong lull and hit a passenger bus, leaving 10 civilians......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India on Wednesday exchanged threats as tensions between the two neighbours flared in the aftermath of deadly clashes on the Line of Control (LoC) that left 13 people dead on......
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has approved a staggering increase of up to 146 per cent in the salary of members of parliament.Briefing reporters about decisions taken by the federal cabinet on......
MALICE and bravado, which have become the main ingredients of public discourse in Pakistan, now threaten to develop into a wave of persecution against whoever is considered to be on the wrong side of......
DONALD Trump’s presidency — one that some political thinkers had argued would herald the beginning of the end of liberal democracy as we know it — will soon be upon us. America’s president-elect......
MONDAY’S appalling suicide attack on a Shia mosque in the heart of Kabul highlights the bloody, expanding footprint of the militant Islamic State group in Afghanistan. Despite President Ashraf......
