Microsoft founder Bill Gates stands atop annual list of the world's richest people for 2016, as Forbes magazine announced its ranking of the world's billionaires on Thursday.Gates' net worth stood at......
At least nine more infants died due to malnutrition and outbreak of the various diseases in Thar during that last two days, raising the toll to 476 this year.With the death of nine more children the......
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Sharyar Khan has announced to launch a probe into allegations against head coach of national women's cricket team Basit Ali that he thrashed former cricketer......
The interior ministry has directed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to initiate a probe against those responsible for running fake pictures and baseless rumors on social media platforms regarding......
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan inaugurated High-Performance Centre (HPC) in Karachi on Thursday, named after cricketer Hanif Mohammad.It is the first facility of its sort in......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan performed the groundbreaking of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at DHA City Karachi on Thursday.Addressing the groundbreaking......
Chief of Armed Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday stated that Pakistan has successfully defeated terrorism and is now in consolidation phase.He was speaking after inspecting a......
A Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MNA from Abottabad, Dr Azhar Jadoon, was physically assaulted on Thursday by a member of his rival political group.The MNA was attacked at a ceremony held to......
Syria's army said Thursday it would halt all military operations from midnight, under a deal brokered by Russia and Turkey, with the opposition National Coalition announcing support for the......
The party of Jayalalithaa Jayaram, a powerful Indian politician who died earlier this month, picked one of the former leader's closest aides to succeed her on Thursday, ending weeks of......
Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria emphatically stated that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) cannot be altered or suspended unilaterally, Radio Pakistan reported.He was speaking at the weekly......
Sindh Rangers apprehended a total of 446 'target killers' in 2016, mostly belonging to the 'militant wings' of different political groups, according to a report issued Thursday by the paramilitary......
Authorities say police shot dead four people who detonated explosives at a Communist Party office in the far west region of Xinjiang in an attack that killed one person and injured three others.The......
Chinese authorities have in principle approved inclusion in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) of three development projects in Sindh including the Karachi Circular Railways, Keti Bandar and......
Till Wednesday, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was quick to rubbish media reports suggesting that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari would replace veteran politician Khursheed Shah as the party's......
Five domestic and international flights of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) scheduled to land in Karachi and Lahore were diverted to other cities due to heavy fog on Thursday morning.Low......
A mother of four was allegedly killed by her brother in a suspected 'honour killing' Thursday in the Loung Gopang village near Kot Diji of Khairpur district, Sindh, police sources said.Police sources......
Iraqi security forces launched a fresh advance on Thursday against militant Islamic State (IS) group fighters in several southeastern districts of Mosul, where the fight had been stalled for about a......
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened corrupt government officials with the prospect of being thrown out of a helicopter mid-air, warning he has done it himself before and had no qualms......
Skipper Steve Smith scored his 17th Test century to give Australia a 22-run lead over Pakistan as rain again disrupted play in the second Test in Melbourne on Thursday.Smith reached his fourth Test......
VEHARI: A 17-year-old girl, who was shot and injured by her uncle a few days back for the sake of ‘honour’, died at the Nishtar Hospital in Multan on Tuesday night.Luddan SHO Rana Khalid said that......
KHAR: Hundreds of tribesmen demonstrated here on Wednesday against the delay in implementation of the reforms in Fata.The rally was organised by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s local chapter, where......
PESHAWAR: The flow of foreign direct investment into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remained zero during the last three and a half years tenure of the PTI-led government as the province relied on loans, foreign......
LANDI KOTAL: A huge fire caused by a mysterious blast gutted a warehouse here on Tuesday night.Owner of the warehouse, Haji Mula, said a huge blast at around 11.30pm caused the fire, which engulfed a......
SWABI: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf will face a crushing defeat in the coming general elections, as its government in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa......
MINGORA: A two-day book fair concluded here on Wednesday, drawing a large number of students from different colleges and schools of Swat.The National Book Foundation in collaboration with the......
CHITRAL: The people of Mastuj town have been provided with solar-powered dehydration plants for preserving fresh fruits, enabling the poverty-stricken farmers to increase their incomes.Talking to......
ISLAMABAD: A lengthy debate on the conflict of interest ensued during a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage when one of the members......
CHAKWAL: Members of Joint Investigation Team (JIT) have arrested 11 more people allegedly involved in Dec 12 Dulmial incident in which a mob attacked Ahmadis’ worship place.Two people died (one of......
RAWALPINDI: Local authorities have lately been implementing the ban imposed by the Park and Horticulture Authority (PHA) on advertising and wall-chalking of any kind – political or commercial - along......
Fizza Hasan is one of the founding members of Theatre Wallay, which evolved from a group she brought together in 2005. She has worked with Theatre Wallay as actor, director and producer, and has been......
TAXILA: Rasheeda Perveen, 46, is among dozens who travelled to the Choa Ghareeb Shah village near Hassanabdal from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after hearing of the healing properties of a village......
KARACHI: Civil society activists have urged the Sindh government to pass the protection of minorities’ bill in its present form without making any changes under pressure of religious scholars.At a......
SUKKUR: Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday flew into Khanpur Mahar town of Ghotki district by his helicopter on the invitation of Mahar brothers, who wield considerable......
LARKANA: Senior Sindh Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has said he is confident Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will win uncontested by-election for......
KARACHI: Families of the seven Pakistani crew members, who were on board the Iranian merchant ship, MV Jouya-8, which reportedly came under a missile attack off the coast of Yemen near its......
KARACHI: The police authorities have shown “serious concern and anger” over the leakage of footage to news channels from closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed across the city after every......
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KARACHI: A book on the life and work of eminent writer Anwar Maqsood titled Uljhey Suljhey Anwar written by his wife, Imrana Maqsood, was launched here on Wednesday evening.Anwar Maqsood said......
KARACHI: Starting from around 10pm till after midnight, cars queue up behind a mound of bushes, at a roadside between Funland in Clifton and Shree Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple ahead of Abdullah Shah......
NEW YORK: No one could make us laugh through the pain like Carrie Fisher.The daughter of Hollywood stars Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, and a survivor of early fame, drug addiction and bipolar......
ROMANIA tumbled toward a new political crisis after President Klaus Iohannis rejected a prime minister nominee from the Social Democratic Party, which threatened to suspend him after winning a......
PEARL HARBOR: The leaders of war-time enemies America and Japan made a poignant joint pilgrimage to Pearl Harbor on Tuesday, issuing symbolic declarations about the power of reconciliation and......
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry presented a six-point formula on Wednesday for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, insisting that only a two-state solution could bring peace to one......
PARIS: As if 2016 has not been long enough, the year’s dying minute will last an extra second to make up for time lost to Earth’s slowing rotation, timekeepers say.Countries that use Coordinated......
ISTANBUL: Turkish state media on Wednesday said Turkey and Russia had agreed a nationwide truce plan for Syria but none of the key players in the conflict offered an immediate confirmation.The......
NEW DELHI: A report commissioned by the United States (US) Congress has placed India as the second largest arms buyer among developing nations, and the claim looked vindicated on Wednesday when......
BANGKOK: Facebook sparked fear — and anger — among Thailand’s social media users after its Safety Check feature triggered a false bomb alert in Bangkok.The check-in feature allows users to......
YANGON: Myanmar’s government is drafting a law that could see men jailed for up to seven years for getting a woman pregnant but not marrying her, a senior official said on Wednesday. The provision is......
Korean Air said on Wednesday it would let its crew use stun guns more aggressively and put more male staff aboard flights to clamp down on violence, after an incident involving an unruly passenger.......
BEIJING: An aircraft carrier in the Pacific and a newly upgraded combat aircraft: China’s military is showing off its newest equipment less than a month before the swearing-in of US President-elect......
DUBAI: Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal’s Euro 2016-winning coach Fernando Santos scooped the top prizes at the seventh edition of the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Tuesday.Ronaldo......
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool chalked up an emphatic 4-1 win over Stoke City on Tuesday that left manager Juergen Klopp purring with delight after they fought back from an early deficit to keep their Premier......
LONDON: Bradley Wiggins announced his retirement from professional cycling on Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on a career that saw him become one of Britain’s greatest sportsmen.The 36-year-old......
LONDON: Swansea City sacked manager Bob Bradley on Tuesday less than three months after the American took charge, with the January transfer window looming and the Premier League’s second-bottom club......
DUBAI: Football federations are “overwhelmingly in favour” of expanding the existing 32-nation World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday.The global football federation boss wants......
MELBOURNE: A run-a-ball hundred from David Warner gave Australia an outside chance of forcing a result after Azhar Ali posted a historic double-century for Pakistan in the second Test in Melbourne on......
KARACHI: The national selection committee braces for strong resistance from the Pakistan management now touring Australia after it emerged on Wednesday that Kamran Akmal is all but unacceptable for......
PORT ELIZABETH: Opener Stephen Cook scored a career-high century to help South Africa build a massive 432-run lead over Sri Lanka despite rain delays on the third day of the first Test at St George’s......
LAHORE: Pakistan batting great Zaheer Abbas praised opener Azhar Ali after the right-hander became the first batsman from the country to score a double century at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)......
HOBART: Australia’s Perpetual Loyal won the 72nd edition of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in a record time of one day, 13 hours, 31 minutes and 20 seconds on Wednesday.The super maxi, owned and......
KARACHI: Rawalpindi will take on defending champions Karachi in the final of the Pepsi-PCB Under-16 One-day Cricket Tournament after sealing a six-wicket win over Sialkot in Lahore on Wednesday.In a......
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday allowed export of 225,000 tonnes of sugar, based on estimates that there would be a surplus of 1.23 million......
ISLAMABAD: Terming the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) ‘part of the great international power game’, the FPCCI on Wednesday launched a report criticising the government for not taking into......
KARACHI: The raging bulls easily knocked down the KSE-100 index resistance level of 47,000 on Wednesday and tossed the index up by 504 points (1.07 per cent) to its new all-time high 47,424.63......
ISLAMABAD: Laying to rest speculations doing the rounds for the past few days that five children died in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) because of spurious vaccine, a blood analysis......
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday further tightened its grip on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) by adding yet another of its aliases to its terrorists list.In a separate notification, also issued on......
ISLAMABAD: In view of a ‘libellous’ social media campaign targeting the superior judiciary, the office of the attorney general has written to the interior ministry and the information technology......
QUETTA: The annual budget of the Quetta Metropolitan Corporation (QMC) for the financial year 2016-17 could not be presented in the house on Wednesday after the treasury and opposition benches......
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has not only made two controversial plea bargain deals in a corruption case against Balochistan’s former finance secretary Mushtaq Raisani......
WASHINGTON: A Pakistani-American doctor has won the “Scientific Achievement Award 2016” of the Nato Science and Technology Organisation (STO) for his extraordinary performance in research on......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party has denied that its chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will replace its senior leader Syed Khurshid Shah as the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly......
CHASHMA: Unfazed by Asif Ali Zardari’s announcement a day before that he would join his PPP lawmakers in parliament to give a ‘tough time’ to the ruling PML-N as well as the PTI’s decision to join......
ISLAMABAD: Military courts have cleared their docket of all terrorism cases referred to them by the government for trial, sentencing 161 militants to death.This was disclosed by a government official......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has expressed his readiness to join any grand alliance of opposition parties, including the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), on the Panama......
GIVEN that both Donald Trump and Brexit managed to overturn the opinion polls and confuse the experts, it may seem reckless to forecast what’s ahead in 2017. After all, for decades now some of the......
CALENDARS are invidious things. They divide continuous time into finite years, beginning each with a New Year abundant with optimism and ending with an Auld Lang Syne cringing with regrets. This year......
IF what they’re saying is true, that the government is moving to ‘abolish’ the regulators and practically take over all their functions, then it will be an unmitigated disaster for each of the......
DISAPPOINTED at the government’s failure to develop a narrative to counter the militant extremists’ explanation for their terrorist activities, the judiciary and civil society organisations are......
Israel's Attorney General has ordered police to open a criminal investigation in two unspecified matters involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Channel 10 television said on......
