An officer of the newly formed City Patrolling Police Peshawar was killed and two injured on Monday when unidentified assailants opened fire with an assault rifle at a police vehicle in the Shinwari......
The military’s media wing on Monday dismissed “rumours” circulating on local media regarding the postings on senior military posts, after Radio Pakistan had earlier reported the appointment of Lt Gen......
Security forces on Monday claimed to have killed two suspected militants in Balochistan's Dera Bugti district.The suspected militants were killed in an exchange of fire in the Sartaf area of Dera......
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi said the United States is not willing to release the amount due from the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) which has already been spent......
Internet service for almost one million households in Germany was disrupted by likely deliberate hacking, provider Deutsche Telekom said on Monday.Around 900,000 customers using specific models of......
Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit on Monday, in an interview with Indian TV channel Aaj Tak, said that Pakistan is ready for a dialogue with India on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia......
Pakistan's national flag carrier Pakistan International Airline (PIA) raised $130 million in fresh financing from a banking consortium, as the airline staggers under the weight of earlier loans......
World Boxing Council's (WBC) Silver Flyweight Champion Muhammad Waseem on Monday expressed disappointment that the government of Pakistan had not offered him any support despite his......
Until three weeks ago, many of Abu Osama's customers were fighters from the militant Islamic State (IS) group who brought their wives and children to his pharmacy on the eastern edge of Mosul for......
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Khawaja Izharul Hassan on Monday lambasted the Sindh government's decision to hand over municipal responsibilities to China even as Karachi mayor, MQM's Waseem......
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced the 16-man lineup for Pakistan's upcoming Test tour of Australia.The team has been finalised by chief selector Inzamam ul Haq and the National......
The Balochistan High Court (BHC) on Monday issued bailable arrest warrants for former president Pervez Musharraf in a case pertaining to the alleged murder of former Baloch nationalist leader Nawab......
Has ride-hailing company Careem launched a rickshaw service in Karachi?Reports circulating on social media kickstarted speculation that a rickshaw ride service may be in the works.On Monday we also......
Tens of thousands of people turned out Monday for nationwide protests against India's controversial ban on high-value banknotes, which opposition party organisers say has caused a “financial......
Pakistan’s first cyber harassment helpline is set to be launched on December 1, announced the Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) on Monday, at their ‘Hamara Internet- Ending Online Violence Against......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) during an open hearing on Monday decided to scrutinise parliamentarians' assets starting Dec 1, ECP officials told DawnNews.The decision was made as it came......
A top Sikh militant commander was recaptured by police in the Indian capital Delhi on Monday, a day after he was freed in a dramatic jailbreak by a gang wearing police uniforms.Harminder Singh......
Anticipating a more protectionist United States (US) technology visa programme under a Donald Trump administration, India's $150 billion IT services sector will speed up acquisitions in the US and......
US President-elect Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that he won the popular vote in the Nov 8 election "if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally", though he provided no evidence......
The son of one of Iran's founding revolutionaries was sentenced to several years in jail Sunday after releasing a decades-old tape in which his father denounced the mass execution of prisoners, local......
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will consider splitting itself into two as proposed by United States activist hedge fund Elliott Management, Seoul Economic Daily reported on Monday citing an......
Outgoing Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif on Monday chaired a farewell Corps Commanders' Conference at General Headquarters.The army chief is set to retire on Nov 29, which is when the new army......
Zara is four years old and a face of child poverty in Canada. Her parents are immigrants from Pakistan whose financial struggles continue even after toiling for 12 years in their adopted......
Ross Taylor ended a poor run of form to score his 16th Test century and bat New Zealand into a potentially series-winning position at the end of the fourth day of the second Test against Pakistan at......
Gen Zubair Mahmood Hayat took over as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) on Monday from the outgoing chairman General Rashad Mehmood during an official ceremony at the joint staff......
The following information is based on documents submitted to the Supreme Court by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's legal counsel for the Panamagate hearing. The assertions made in these extracts are......
IN the local currency market, the rupee/dollar parity remained stable in interbank dealings despite extensive pressure in the open market.Amid fluctuations, since April, the rupee, being in a tight......
PESHAWAR, Nov 27: A large number of purposely-built vehicles for Pesco provided by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have been rusting as the vehicles couldn’t be utilised......
PESHAWAR: Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) senior vice president Ziaul Haq Sarhadi has expressed serious concern over the imposition of heavy tax on the trucks......
PESHAWAR: Pakistan People’s Party has planned to complete the reorganisation process in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa till December 27 to launch drive for mobilisation of workers and make preparations for the......
NOWSHERA: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said his government is spending Rs13 billion to construct spurs at the right and left banks of the River Kabul to protect Peshawar......
SHANGLA: Zahid Alam, son of a tea seller belonging to Puran area of Shangla district, has been selected in the national Under-19 cricket squad.Mr Alam is an all-rounder and will take part in his......
PESHAWAR: The lone shop behind Qissa Khawani Bazaar selling bread pizza and Bakarkhani is becoming famous owing to popularity and tasteful crispiness of the food items.The local pizza, prepared with......
ISLAMABAD: Now that winter has set in, the management of the Marghazar Zoo is worried about the fate of Kaavan, the lone elephant, who requires special arrangements during the winter months. Kaavan......
RAWALPINDI: Though they had always been offering some salads in their outlets, various bakeries in the city have started serving multiple varieties of salads, including Turkish and Russian salads,......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to increase the practice of trophy hunting of Markhors.At a recent meeting of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) management authority,......
GUJRAT: Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif on Sunday inaugurated Maj Shabbir Sharif Shaheed Hospital at his native Kunjah Town near Gujrat.The hospital has been established by the Punjab......
LAHORE: The Hum Bridal Couture Week 2016 concluded on Sunday with a glitzy night of fashion and entertainment.The day kicked off with ‘Rangraaz’ by Wardha Saleem that was inspired by our rich and......
LAHORE: PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Husain doubts that the Qatari prince whose letter was produced by the Sharifs before the Supreme Court in the Panama probe case will appear before the court......
LAHORE: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak on Sunday challenged his Punjab counterpart Shahbaz Sharif to bring reforms in education and health sectors like the PTI government has done......
MULTAN: The Bahauddin Zakariya University vice chancellor has sought an explanation from the international relations department chairman for writing a letter to the corps commander about alleged......
BAHAWALPUR: The first-ever four-day mega sports event of “School Olympics” was inaugurated at the Dring Stadium here on Sunday.Over 2,000 students, both boys and girls, of at least 90 public sector......
SAHIWAL: The Sahiwal Arts Council (SAC), in collaboration with Sandal Natak, Faisalabad, organised a theatre festival at Jinnah Hall in connection with the golden jubilee of the renaming of......
NAWABSHAH: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf vice chairman Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the general elections may be held before 2018, hinting that if the Pakistan Peoples Party stood firm on......
KARACHI: The entire city became a playing field for 57 four-member teams with 21 riddles as clues for guessing landmarks during a one-of-its-kind scavenger hunt as part of an annual fund-raising......
KARACHI: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Senator Sirajul Haq has vowed to take up the case of Karachi at every forum, including parliament, and blamed its “incapable leadership” for ruining the commercial......
KARACHI: The federal government has decided to put its Green Line Bus Rapid Transit System project for Karachi under video surveillance for security and monitoring of the “state of the art transport......
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that Hillary Clinton camp’s decision to back the campaign for vote-recount cannot change the election results because their candidate had......
ZURICH: Swiss voted in a referendum on Sunday to reject a speedy exit from the nation’s five nuclear power plants, as concerns over losing energy independence outweighed safety worries raised by the......
LONDON: Eleven years after their last studio album, the forever Rolling Stones are back once again with “Blue and Lonesome”, a tribute to the blues legends who forged the band’s soul.It is the band’s......
HAVANA: Cuba mourned its revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Sunday as it prepared a four-day funeral procession for the giant figure of modern history, loved by many but branded a tyrant by......
PARIS: Voters were on Sunday choosing France’s right-wing presidential nominee, with ex-premier Francois Fillon tipped to win on a promise of radical economic reforms that have made him a favourite......
KUWAIT CITY: Opposition candidates are estimated to have won around 20 seats out of 50 in Kuwaiti elections that saw most parliament members replaced, in a vote analysts said reflects anger at......
NAIROBI: An Irish father and daughter team taking part in a cross-Africa rally escaped unhurt after crashlanding their 1930s biplane on the way to Kenya’s capital, where participants staged an......
MOSUL: Iraq’s sectarian political leaders have plunged back into a dispute over the status of Shia armed groups, undermining efforts to reunite the country as its troops press on with the assault of......
THE HAGUE: Dutch officials have culled 190,000 ducks on a central Netherlands farm where inspectors have confirmed the presence of a highly infectuous strain of bird flu, officials and local media......
LANCARA (Galicia, Spain): Historians will debate Fidel Castro’s legacy for years, but the remote Spanish village of Lancara is proud to be the birthplace of the late Cuban president’s father.“One......
Back in Sri Lanka after seven months, I find little has changed on our beach. A boutique hotel chain has bought some neighbouring property, but the sandy bay that stretches for a mile outside our......
RIO DE JANEIRO: On every stage where a Latin American leader launched into soaring oratory against the imperialists, Fidel Castro was present.In every lonely jungle hideout where olive-drab......
COPENHAGEN: It may be past its sell-by date, but for many Danes it’s a tasty proposition: A supermarket in Copenhagen selling surplus food has proved to be so popular it recently opened a second......
LAHORE: Three-year-old bay colt Wild Card outclassed his rivals to register his maiden victory in annexing the Khalid Bin Waleed Cup during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse here on......
HAMILTON: Tim Southee bagged six wickets as New Zealand took a 55-run lead over Pakistan on a rain-shortened third day of the second Test in Hamilton on Sunday.Only rookie batsman Babar Azam was able......
ADELAIDE: Australia cruised to a seven-wicket consolation victory in the day-night third Test on Sunday after dismissing South Africa for 250 and knocking off the 127 runs for victory for the loss of......
MOHALI: Half-centuries by Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravichandran Ashwin kept India on course for a first innings lead after England made a spirited comeback on day two of the third Test on......
KARACHI: Mohammad Hafeez is highly unlikely to find a place in the national side for the upcoming Test series in Australia when the selectors name the Pakistan squad, sources told Dawn on......
SEOUL: Pakistan’s Mohammad Waseem on Sunday successfully defended his World Boxing Council (WBC) silver flyweight title after defeating Philippines’ Giemel Magramo in Seoul, South Korea.Known as......
BULAWAYO: Upal Tharanga scored an unbeaten half century to steer Sri Lanka to a comfortable six wicket win over Zimbabwe in the final of the triangular One-day International series on Sunday.Sri......
ABU DHABI: Germany’s Nico Rosberg celebrated his first Formula One world championship on Sunday after finishing runner-up in a tense Abu Dhabi Grand Prix won by Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton amid......
MADRID: Zinedine Zidane has matched another feat by Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid.With two first-half goals by Cristiano Ronaldo, Zidane’s Real defeated Sporting Gijon 2-1 in La Liga on Saturday to......
KARACHI: Nixor College and Foundation Public School successfully defended their titles at the Inter-school Team Tennis Tournament which concluded here on Sunday at the Karachi Gymkhana tennis......
KARACHI: It is almost certain that the drastically-depleted Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) won’t defend their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship title after the holders......
In 1929, the embittered English writer Robert Graves published a farewell memoir to his country called Good-Bye to All That. Graves offered his epitaph to a world brought down by the myopia of a......
Balochistan’s irrigation system is in bad shape. Centuries-old traditional irrigation systems, including Karez, have become dysfunctional owing to depleting groundwater resources.The province’s mega......
International wheat prices are down to $70 per tonne as Australia — the second largest producer and exporter —floods the market.With each passing day, unused wheat stocks negatively impact the......
WORKERS in both the agriculture and fishing sectors are defined as formal labourers under the Sindh Industrial Relations Act 2013.However, a big question mark hangs over the Act’s implementation as......
If you’ve been reading and watching international news following Donald Trump’s shocking victory, you can’t be blamed for believing France could be the next domino to fall to the forces of......
THE government raised Rs289.74bn from the auction of Market Treasury Bills of various tenors last Thursday, exceeding its target of Rs250bn. The central bank had received much higher bids of......
Eyebrows rose on Nov 4 when Finance Minister Ishaq Dar presented the Companies Bill 2016 to the National Assembly.“The president of Pakistan is pleased to promulgate the Companies Ordinance, 2016, on......
Pakistan intends to carry on with its routine plan to substitute old design banknotes and replace low value ones with coins. The Finance Minister dismissed the possibility of going the Indian way of......
Navigating a turbulent path, the 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower project is gradually nearing completion, with progress currently at 87 per cent and cost estimated at Rs464 billion — an almost......
A few months ago, a young banker physically assaulted an elderly customer after an exchange of hot words at a branch of a big local bank.The elderly man was saved by other bankers and he left the......
The Chinese government is making strategic moves to construct an Asia-based economic bloc based on the Chinese yuan, also known as the renminbi, with the ambition of turning it into a currency......
The footwear industry is striving to reposition itself with a view to forming joint ventures with Chinese manufacturers in order to take advantage of the opportunity created by increasing labour......
The honey harvesting business is on a steep decline in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa owing to lack of facilities provided by both the provincial and federal governments.The earnings from export proceeds are......
While there is a strong national focus on the declining direct foreign investment, not much attention is being paid to changing trends and the quality of capital inflows that could help businesses......
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Mohammad Yousaf met the president of Turkey’s Religious Affairs department, Prof Dr Mehmet Gormez, and exchanged views on ways......
ISLAMABAD: Terrorism-stricken parts of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) require special attention of the government for their development but they appear to be the least priority of the......
ISLAMABAD: There will be no immediate shift in Pakistan’s military policy under the new army chief, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said.Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa will replace retiring Army Chief Raheel......
RAWALAKOT: A narrow path winds through Kashmir’s Valley of Pearls towards 13 tin-roofed shops hidden in a rickety row, a women-only market that doubles as a space for those seeking help against the......
ISLAMABAD: Although Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has made up his mind to contest by-election for a National Assembly seat, he has yet to decide about the constituency......
QUETTA: Technical Advisory Group (TAG) chairperson Dr Jean Marc Olive says that efforts being made by the Balochistan government to wipe out poliovirus from the province are bearing fruit.Speaking at......
LAHORE: Eleven ministers were inducted into the Punjab cabinet on Sunday.According to an order issued by Governor Rafique Rajwana, the ministers are: Jehangir Khanzada, Naghma Mushtaq, Amanatullah......
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff-designate Gen Qamar Bajwa does not have any social media account, according to the director general of the Inter Services Public Relations.All Facebook, Twitter and......
ISLAMABAD: The occupation of Junagarh by India violated Article 26 of the Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties and the state should be merged with Pakistan.This was stated by the nawab of Junagarh,......
LAHORE: Police registered on Sunday a case about the murder of a woman who was found dead in a room of the Federal Lodges called Chamba House in the Racecourse area late on Saturday.Samia Chaudhry,......
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will chair a meeting of the National Finance Commission on Monday (today) — only a third in 20 months — in the absence of at least three provincial finance......
ISLAMABAD: After a 53-day boycott of parliament, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday gave party lawmakers the go-ahead to begin attending the proceedings of parliamentary......
ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom is looking to put new dynamism into its longstanding relations with Pakistan by bolstering trade, economic, security and cultural cooperation as it seeks to re-establish......
IT has been discussed in fringe and jingoistic circles for years, but since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi threatened to use water as a weapon against Pakistan, India’s rights under the Indus......
IT seems that America has exported so much democracy over the past decades that it’s now faced with a domestic shortage. And since political systems, much like nature itself, abhor a vacuum a variety......
FOR decades, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) presented an image of its people as fierce, loyal to tribal customs, and living under the harsh colonial-era Frontier Crimes Regulations......
ON April 23, 2016, Pakistan became a signatory to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, joining 174 other countries in a pledge to combat climate change. The surprise victory of Donald Trump in the......
THESE are surreal times in India. With most of its citizens forced into queues, it is a country at a near standstill. There is despair and death as people scramble to access their money after Prime......
