Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said that it is "doing its best to assist" Pakistan International Airline (PIA) in evaluating the current condition of its ATR aircraft fleet, and the......
The Foreign Office on Friday said India is sabotaging efforts to normalise relations with Pakistan by 'using flimsiest of reasons to avoid talks', Radio Pakistan reported.In an interview with the......
Moeen Ali and Joe Root pulled England back into contention on day one of the fifth Test against India after a poor start, with Ali scoring an unbeaten century as England reached 284-4 at the close on......
The PPP has submitted adjournment motions in the Senate and the National Assembly on Friday demanding the immediate resignation of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar.The motions were filed following......
Turkey on Friday claimed that the evacuation of rebels and their families from the eastern sector of Syria's Aleppo was not finished, a claim echoed by a Syrian military source."The evacuations are......
An would-be suicide bomber on a motorcycle was shot dead by Rangers personnel on Hyderabad's Daman-i-Kohsar road after he lobbed a 'cracker' into a nearby graveyard while fleeing, Rangers sources......
All dead bodies from the flight PK-661 crash have been identified, Radio Pakistan reported.Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, speaking to the......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chief Imran Khan on Friday cast a spotlight on rumours circulating about the incoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Saqib Nisar and newly appointed army chief on Friday, saying......
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday confirmed the death sentences of 13 'hardcore terrorists', Inter-Services Public Relations said in a press release.The 13 were involved in......
In its detailed response to the World Bank’s announcement pausing two separate processes to resolve the dispute between India and Pakistan over Kishenganga and Ratle projects, New Delhi today......
The Council of Common Interests on Friday agreed to begin Pakistan's sixth population census on March 15, 2017, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said.Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif presided......
Two years ago, Ali Zafar’s son Irshad Hussain narrowly escaped death at the Dec 16 Army Public School attack. After the traumatic ordeal, Hussain was never the same again. A few days back — just as......
Two years after a deadly attack on Peshawar's Army Public School (APS), a memorial was held at the premises Friday morning to mourn and remember those who had been killed.Chief of Army Staff Gen......
When is a tweet just a tweet?A debate is percolating in the US State Department, where diplomats measure their words with demitasse spoons, on how to handle Donald Trump's Twitter commentary if he......
At least 10 children were injured, three of them seriously, when Indian troops opened fire on a school van in Azad Jammu and Kashmir along the Line of Control (LoC) on Friday, Assistant Commissioner......
A withering spell of fast bowling backed up by exceptional catching had Pakistan on their knees as Australia took charge of the day-night first Test in Brisbane on Friday.Australia's three-man pace......
LAHORE: As part of the city traffic management plan, Punjab may soon withdraw licencing power from the police and grant it to a newly created authority, which, in turn, will privatise the entire......
GUJRAT: The Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench on Thursday accepted the bail plea of Chaudhry Shahid, the father of Samia Shahid, a British national of Pakistani origin who had been killed for......
DERA GHAZI KHAN: The first phase of ‘improvement’ of N-70 (national highway) has commenced with the funding of Japan.Starting from Rakhi Gaaj-Khar-Bewata, the project aims to make the hilly portion......
GUJRAT: The Chaudhrys of PML-Q may capitalise on the alleged rift in the PML-N ahead of elections for the top slots of Gujrat district council and municipal committees.The PML-N awarded ticket for......
PESHAWAR: Ajun Khan along with family joins a gathering regularly held on the 16th of every month in the memory of the victims of the 2014 Army Public School Peshawar terrorist attack.The bereaved......
MINGORA: The local police launched a crackdown here on Thursday against the minor motorcyclists and violators of traffic laws.Police also distributed free helmets among the motorcyclists to promote......
CHAKWAL: Section 144 of the Pakistan Penal Code was imposed in Chakwal by the District Coordination Officer (DCO), Mehmood Javed Bhatti, in order to maintain the law and order situation after......
ISLAMANAD: ‘Hazy Opposition / Silent Resilience’, an exhibition featuring Anjum Alix Noon and Shireen Ikramullah Khan, opened at the Satrang Gallery on Thursday.Each piece in the exhibition is a......
FBISE to set up own examination centresIf all goes according to plan, the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) will be establishing five central examination centres of its......
ISLAMABAD: ‘Bala King’, a performance by Ajoka Theatre, opened at the National Art Gallery on Thursday night, where it dazzled the audience with its infectious energy.The play is an adaptation of......
RAWALPINDI: A four-day poster competition titled ‘Sympathy to Victim of Terrorism’, hosted by the Punjab Art Council in remembrance of the victims of the attack on Army Public School in Peshawar,......
KARACHI: The Sindh government’s home department on Thursday constituted a Joint Interrogation Team (JIT) for the interrogation of accused Abdul Rehman, alias Bhola, who was recently arrested in......
KARACHI: The five-day 12th Karachi International Book Fair (KIBF) organised by the Pakistan Publishers and Booksellers’ Association (PPBA) opened at the Expo Centre on Thursday.The three halls of the......
KARACHI: Plot Number 54 in Gaddani’s ship-breaking yard is largely empty apart from three workmen trying to fix a recently installed safety tower right opposite the ship.An explosion in an oil tank......
KARACHI: It was a special evening in every sense of the word. The Hungarian child prodigy, Misi Boros, who has created ripples all around the world by virtue of his extraordinary talent as a pianist,......
UMERKOT: US Consul General Grace Shelton along with Minister for Culture, Tourism and Antiquities on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the scheme for the restoration of the historical Umerkot......
Yahoo has become the worst-case example of an unnerving but increasingly common phenomenon massive hacks that steal secrets and other potentially revealing information from our personal digital......
BEIJING: China said on Thursday that the deployment of weapons in the South China Sea had “nothing to do with militarisation”, calling the construction of defensive facilities “normal”.The comments......
MUMBAI: Indian scientists have discovered a new species of spider that looks “uncannily” like the sorting hat in Harry Potter and have named it after its owner Godric Gryffindor, they said on......
ALEPPO: Hundreds of civilians and rebels left Aleppo on Thursday under an evacuation deal that would allow Syria’s regime to take full control of the city after years of fighting.The rebel withdrawal......
Instagram’s user base rose to more than 600 million, the Facebook Inc owned company said on Thursday, as new features helped it gain popularity.The photo-sharing app added 100 million users since......
NEW DELHI: On Nov 8 India’s prime minister announced the sudden invalidation of all high denomination currency notes, accounting for a whopping 86 per cent of the country’s cash. Demonetisation, as......
WASHINGTON: Intelligence officials in the United States believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in the alleged campaign to influence the US presidential election, US......
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama declined on Thursday to sign a renewal of sanctions against Iran, but allowed it to become law without his signature.The bill extends the sanctions against Iran......
LONDON: Britain’s fertility regulator on Thursday gave the green light for the country to become the first in the world to legally offer “three-parent baby” fertility treatments.The technique would......
Austrian MPs voted late on Wednesday to expropriate the home where Adolf Hitler was born, ending years of bitter legal wrangling with the current owner over the infamous building’s future. A large......
LAHORE: Welcoming International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) decision to allow Pakistan to host Iran in the Davis Cup tie next year, PSL chairman Najam Sethi said such kind of positive developments will......
CHENNAI: England’s Alastair Cook on Thursday shrugged off criticism of his captaincy ahead of the fifth and final Test against India, saying one has to live and die by the decisions made.Cook’s role......
BRISBANE: Skipper Steve Smith scored a hundred and rookies Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb half-centuries as Australia took an early grip on the pink-ball first Test against Pakistan here on......
CHENNAI: England fast bowler James Anderson was ruled out of the fifth and final Test against India with “body soreness” on Thursday, dealing a blow to the tourists’ hopes of a consolation......
KARACHI: The much-awaited new block of the PCB Regional Academy located here the National Stadium received a seal of approval from the board chairman Shaharyar Mohammad Khan on Wednesday night.The......
CHENNAI: India’s talismanic captain Virat Kohli on Thursday urged his in-form team-mates to “leave a mark on world cricket” by going on to become one of the greatest sides ever.Kohli’s India are......
YOKOHAMA: Real Madrid reached the Club World Cup final by beating Club America 2-0 on Thursday but FIFA’s new video technology was again the talking point after Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury-time strike......
LONDON: Chelsea maintained their stranglehold on the Premier League by beating Sunderland 1-0 on Wednesday to register their 10th successive win and move six points clear at the top of the table.Cesc......
KARACHI: Wapda ended their long drought at first-class level by clinching the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship crown on Thursday after the day-night final against Habib Bank Limited......
PARIS: Ligue 1 leaders Nice were knocked out of the League Cup in the last 16 when they lost 3-2 at Girondins de Bordeaux on Wednesday, while Monaco’s awe-inspiring attacking form continued in a 7-0......
PARIS: Mercedes will not name Nico Rosberg’s replacement until January, the team said on Thursday, amid reports they are chasing Valtteri Bottas from Williams.It comes with French media saying that......
NEW DELHI: The stand-off between the Supreme Court and the BCCI over reforms that span the entire breadth of cricket administration in the country has taken a serious turn, with the apex court......
KARACHI: Bulls continued to run amok at the stock market on Thursday which propelled the KSE-100 index up by 450 points in early trade. However, profit-taking set in later in the day limiting the......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday reversed its decision of November 25 to reduce gas prices for the industrial sector by 33 per cent following a strong protest from the Punjab government and......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate blocked Companies Ordinance 2016 with a majority vote on Thursday on the grounds that it should be promulgated through parliament.It was the third setback for the PML-N......
KARACHI: Atlas Honda Ltd’s bike sales rose 4.5 per cent month-on-month to a record 84,073 units in November.The company’s sales have been on the rise of late as it sold 80,479 bikes in October and......
KARACHI: The cotton market on Thursday turned easy in line with global trend. The activity also remained modest as buyers generally remained cautious and avoided taking any risk at this......
KARACHI: The divestment committee of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) waited to collect bids for the sale of a 40pc stake in bourse till after midnight on Thursday. While the negotiations with the......
MUZAFFARABAD: Jamaatud Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed on Thursday criticised the recent visit of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz to India to attend the Heart of......
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice-designate Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday sent a loud and clear message to all and sundry that the judiciary would not tolerate corruption and play a part in eradicating this......
ISLAMABAD: After a day of chaotic proceedings over the Panamagate issue, the National Assembly on Thursday returned to normality as the ruling PML-N and the opposition PTI reconciled following the......
ISLAMABAD: Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa on Thursday picked Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor as the new spokesman for the army and head of the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).Gen Ghafoor will succeed Lt Gen......
KARACHI: The federal government has issued special permits to three princes from Saudi Arabia to hunt the internationally protected migratory bird, houbara bustard, in Balochistan and Punjab during......
QUETTA: Election Commission of Pakistan member retired Justice Irshad Qaiser has said that the ECP is making all-out efforts to enhance the turnout of women voters in elections, without which the......
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Thursday decided to give full opportunity to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to express its views in parliament.The cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister......
ISLAMABAD: Amid barbs traded between members of both the treasury and opposition benches, the opposition-dominated Senate on Thursday passed the much-talked about ‘Panamagate bill’ with slight......
ISLAMABAD: The inquiry commission on the Aug 8 Quetta carnage has called for banning terrorist organisations without any delay by enforcing the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) in letter and spirit.Terrorist......
Last week account holders in a major UAE bank began receiving letters alerting them that soon they will be required to furnish information “with a view to determining where they are resident for tax......
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday released the judicial commission report on the Quetta Civil Hospital carnage and recommended that the National Action Plan be implemented immediately.The......
ZUBAIR has been working as a salesperson at an upscale cosmetic and general supplies store in Islamabad for the last three years. His monthly salary, at Rs15,000, though above the minimum wage level......
ORIGINALLY, this was to be a piece on parliament, which is supreme and which must try to accommodate all points of view. But then speaker Ayaz Sadiq intervened with his gag order. He said ‘no......
HUMAN societies are different in many ways. However, on the moral plane, there are two types of society: healthy and sick. If the majority members of any society are morally good, their society would......
ITS populist promises betrayed for the umpteenth time, the PTI made less than a triumphant return to parliament this week. It was only a few weeks ago that one of Imran Khan’s blue-eyed boys......
Facebook announced Thursday it was offering a tool allowing users to report fake news, a move aimed at stemming a wave of misinformation which some claim influenced the 2016 US election.“We believe......
