Chief Selector Inzamam-ul-Haq on Saturday expressed hope that the national team would play well in the future."The issue with the Pakistani team is that there were no regular tours for the last six......
Cinemas in Pakistan will start screening Indian movies from December 19, DawnNews reported on Saturday.The cinema houses' owners said that they had only suspended the screening of Indian films but......
Turkey honoured Allama Mohammad Iqbal with the Dost Award in recognition of his services for Islam, reported Radio Pakistan on Saturday.The award was received by Allama Iqbal's grandson, Walid Iqbal,......
Suspected separatists killed three Indian soldiers after ambushing a convoy in India-held Kashmir, officials said Saturday.An unknown number of people on motorbikes opened fire on the army convoy......
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday formally inaugurated the Greater Iqbal Park in Lahore and said that the park is not for sit-in as protesters are often on the look out for such venues."We......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) sitting lawmaker from district Shangla in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) was a government servant during the 2013 general elections, claimed the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam – Fazl......
Facebook, Inc. has issued a statement saying it will not participate in building a 'Muslim registry' that US President-elect Donald Trump has proposed, The Intercept reported.A Facebook spokesperson......
The provincial health department decided on Saturday to investigate cases of high-grade fever and acute joint pain being reported at a Malir health facility after its medical superintendent......
Russia says it "strongly" supports the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project as it is crucial for Pakistan's economy and regional connectivity.According to an interview on Radio Pakistan, this was......
Farmers and tribesmen on Saturday protested against allotment of land to Qatari prince for hunting houbara bustards in Balochistan's Kachhi district.The incensed farmers blocked the road linking......
Thirteen soldiers were killed and 48 more were injured when a car bomb hit a bus transporting off-duty military personnel in the central Turkish city of Kayseri on Saturday, one week after a twin......
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Karachi to Islamabad made a 'dip' at Sukkur on Saturday to pick up passengers in the absence of ATR planes that usually fly on that route. The......
Facebook Inc said it had underreported the number of views on iPhone of content published by some publishers using its Instant Articles platform between Sept. 20 and Nov. 30.Publishers make money......
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar responded to growing criticism against him on Saturday, saying the report on the inquiry into the attack on lawyers in Quetta is "one-sided"."I went to the prime......
MUCH of the best journalism is unauthorised. The most valuable sources any reporter has are not supposed to speak. The best understanding of how a society works often comes from people who should......
DEC 16 has become a source of multiple reminders of the ability of Pakistanis, or let’s say the handful in charge of deciding the nation’s destiny, to cause infinite self-harm.What each one of us is......
THE campaigns preceding the Brexit referendum in Britain and Donald Trump’s victory in the US exacted their toll. In both countries insults to and even physical attacks on Muslims and immigrants......
I DON’T often say ‘I told you so’, but in the matter of Panamagate, I really did.Last April, details about offshore companies in Panama became public, triggering a feeding frenzy in our TV studios.......
An android application is being developed by the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) in collaboration with the Punjab Commission on Status of Women to help report and combat harassment faced by women......
President Barack Obama vowed Friday to send a 'clear message' to Russia for trying to sway the US election, while calling on Donald Trump and Republicans to put national security before......
Australia captain Steve Smith declared Australia's second innings closed at 202 for five during dinner on day three of the first day-night test against Pakistan in Brisbane on Saturday, setting the......
This photo of sea otters has made its way around the internet multiple times, and usually with the caption that sea otters hold hands to keep from floating away from each other. Yes, it’s true —......
It is unlikely that any youngster or grown-up hasn’t got a single account on any website, whether social or individual. With subscriptions, newsletters, feeds, offers and several other emails piling......
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In my last article I dwelt upon Edwin Hubble briefly — briefly I say because I (and other astronomers) can never tire of talking about this man all our life. The same is true for Galileo Galilee, or......
Coconut crab claw strength Vs lion’s bite!Scientists measured the incredible strength of the coconut crab, the world’s largest terrestrial arthropod, for a study published in the journal PLOS One.......
Life-size Titanic replica being built in ChinaThe construction of a life-size replica of Titanic has begun at a Mediterranean-themed attraction in China. The company behind it, Seven Star Energy......
“Hey guys, come on, enjoy your life! You all are missing out a lot fun that we daily have!” said one of the boys from the group in our class that were considered ‘notorious’ for their attitude......
Reading broadens your mental horizon and increases your knowledge. It is a habit that must be maintained. It is a pastime activity which grooms your personality while improving your vocabulary. It......
KOHAT: The business community here has blamed political rivalry between tehsil and district nazims for traffic mess and bad sanitation conditions in Kohat city.Tajir Action Committee chairman Haji......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Friday paid homage to 144 ‘martyrs’ of the Army Public School and College Pakistan amid a botched attempt by the PML-N parliamentary leader to disrupt the......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak and two of his cabinet members on Friday moved the Peshawar High Court challenging the use of force by the personnel of Punjab and Islamabad......
PESHAWAR: Noted Pashto film actor Umar Daraz Khalil died at the Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, on Friday after suffering a brain haemorrhage attack at his residence in Abbottabad a few days ago. He......
ISLAMABAD: The legal cover given to military courts to try civilian terrorism suspects will expire on Jan 7.The legal cover was given under the 21st Constitution Amendment Bill and the Pakistan Army......
ISLAMABAD: A tailoring shop in Melody Market caught fire early Friday, which damaged property and material kept there, police said on Friday.After midnight, clouds of smoke coming out of the shop......
TAXILA: Due to the lack of safety measures, two labourers working in a stone crushing plant in the Pathargarh locality of Hassanabdal were buried alive under heavy stones and debris on Thursday......
LAHORE: Commander Lahore Corps Lt Gen Sadiq Ali says the tragedy of massacre of 147 innocent students and teachers of the Army Public School (APS), Peshawar, on Dec 16, 2014 proved one of the most......
FAISALABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MNA Mian Farooq has tendered his resignation from the National Assembly seat in protest against the party decision of awarding the district council chairman......
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to review the protection of minorities bill, which had been recently passed by the provincial assembly, after religious scholars objected to some of its......
KARACHI: A book of essays on distinguished socialist politician and thinker Mairaj Mohammad Khan — titled Mairaj Mohammd Khan — compiled by Rasheed Jamal was launched at the Karachi Press Club on......
KARACHI: East and West Pakistan were let down by the military establishment and the political leadership, observed speakers at the launch of Creation of Bangladesh: Myths Exploded, a book authored by......
PARIS: Tourists discovering Paris for the first time this week have had an unwelcome introduction to France’s strike culture: a four-day stoppage at the Eiffel Tower has left thousands......
ALEPPO: The Syrian government suspended the evacuation of civilians and fighters from the last rebel-held parts of Aleppo on Friday, leaving thousands of people trapped and uncertain of their......
NEW YORK: Hillary Clinton blames Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had a “personal beef” against her, and a late-hour FBI intervention over her email scandal for her loss to Donald Trump in the......
ROME: Rome’s mayor Virginia Raggi, the poster girl for Italy’s populist Five Star Movement (M5S), suffered a potentially significant setback on Friday when she was forced to apologise for trusting a......
AN elderly French electrician and his wife were convicted on Friday of illicitly procuring hundreds of Picasso artworks that they kept for almost 40 years in the garage of their home. An appeals......
So there was Samantha Power doing her “shame” bit in the UN. “Is there no act of barbarism against civilians, no execution of a child that gets under your skin, that just creeps you out a little......
PARIS: The year 2016 has seen a rekindling of the human desire to conquer Mars, with public and private interests openly vying to take the first step on the red planet, possibly with a stopover on......
CHENNAI: Moeen Ali capitalised on an early reprieve to score his fifth Test century and steer England to 284 for four on the opening day of the fifth and final Test against India on Friday.Opting to......
KARACHI: Anam Qambrani stood in a corner of the room practising sparring with her father and coach, Younus Qambrani, before her fight.In the end, she won without having to flex a muscle after no one......
BRISBANE: 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......
WELLINGTON: New Zealand batsman Neil Broom could play his first One-day International in six years later this month after being recalled for the three-match home series against Bangladesh on......
LAHORE: Pakistan’s former Test captain Zaheer Abbas has suggested the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to adopt England as a neutral venue for its home series as the UAE was not serving the purpose......
GENOA: Darko Lazovic scored his maiden Serie A goal to give Genoa a 1-0 win over Fiorentina on Thursday as they finally settled a match that began on September 11 and was interrupted by torrential......
LAHORE: Wapda won the first National Women Kabaddi Championships (Asian Style) by defeating Army 43-29 in the final at the Wapda Sports Complex here on Friday.Shanzay, Saba Naz and Raheela played......
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) on Friday approved payment of Rs83 billion net hydel profit (NHP) for Punjab amid disagreement on setting aside six per cent of divisible pool taxes......
KARACHI: The Sindh-based industry has objected to the reversal of the government’s earlier decision to cut the gas price for the industrial sector from Rs600 per million British thermal units (mmBtu)......
ISLAMABAD: Inflation for the combined income group fell 0.52 per cent for the week ended on Dec 15 as compared to the previous week, due mainly to decline in prices of essential food commodities.The......
KARACHI: The Divestment Committee of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) started receiving bids for the sale of 40 per cent equity stake in the bourse from 4pm on December 15, a press release stated on......
LONDON: Some of the biggest foreign investment and commercial banks operating in Britain paid an average tax rate of just 6 per cent on the billions of dollars of profits they made in the country......
KARACHI: The KSE-100 index continued to climb on Friday, gaining another 226 points (0.49 per cent) to close at the record high of 46,585 points.Hub Power, Pakistan Petroleum and United Bank led the......
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali told the National Assembly on Friday that the government would start work on the Diamer-Bhasha dam next year, adding that there was......
ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Senator retired Col Tahir Hussain Mashhadi has submitted an adjournment motion in the Senate Secretariat to suspend the proceedings of the upper house and......
QUETTA: The Balochistan government welcomes the Supreme Court commission’s report on the Quetta carnage, but at the same time it “disagrees with some of its observations” and will present its......
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa has confirmed the death sentence awarded to 13 hardcore militants who were involved in heinous offences related to terrorism, including killing......
ISLAMABAD: The report of the Justice Qazi Faez Isa inquiry commission into the Aug 8 carnage in Quetta has also touched upon the callous disregard for human life by doctors and paramedical staff .The......
ISLAMABAD: The government claimed in the Senate on Friday that there were no political prisoners in the country, but the assertion was rejected by the opposition.Members belonging to the Pakistan......
HYDERABAD: A would-be suicide bomber was killed by Rangers on Daman-i-Kohsar Road in Latifabad on Friday, while an accomplice of his escaped.According to a press release issued by a Rangers spokesman......
BENGALURU: Eight-month-old Rayan from Pakistan became the youngest donor of bone marrow in India after the infant saved life of his elder sister, two-year-old Zeenia who was suffering from a rare......
ISLAMABAD: One of the four demands of the Pakistan Peoples Party — for the resignation of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan — echoed in the National Assembly on Friday when the Pakistan......
MUZAFFARABAD: A man was killed and eight schoolchildren were injured in a village of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Friday in the Indian shelling from across the Line of Control (LoC).The latest......
WASHINGTON: Fearing that India is buying time to complete its two disputed water projects, Pakistan made it clear that it would not accept any modifications or changes to the Indus Waters Treaty......
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) on Friday approved the schedule to start the two-phase national census on March 15, 2017 as directed by the Supreme Court.Presided over by Prime......
