The Afghan leadership has reportedly invited Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to visit Afghanistan.This was announced in a statement tweeted by military media wing’s chief Maj Gen Asif......
Saudi Arabia carried out 153 executions in 2016, according to an AFP tally based on official announcements, slightly down from the year before.The ultra-conservative kingdom is one of the world's......
Russia's President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that the year 2016 was “difficult” but congratulated his country on its accomplishments and on believing in itself.The past year “was difficult, but......
ISLAMABAD is a dead city. A lot of research and intellect has already been done to settle the matter once and for all. But just when everyone thought that the issue was done and dusted with and......
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Saturday evening ordered police to open the routes leading to Sea View and Clifton areas of Karachi.“If people remain peaceful, police would not irk them,” the......
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has invited World T20 Champion West Indies to play two T20 matches in Pakistan in March 2017, said PCB Executive Committee Chairman Najam Sethi.Sethi told DawnNews on......
The government has decided to keep the prices of petroleum products unchanged for January, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced Saturday.The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority had earlier recommended......
A five-judge larger bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa has been constituted by the Supreme Court to resume hearing of the Panama Papers case from January 4.Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, who......
PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday expressed disappointment over former Chief Justice Zaheer Jamali’s decision to delay the Panamagate case hearing and proceed on vacation instead.Welcoming the......
Patari announced this Friday that it has secured $200,000 of seed stage funding from Sarmayacar, an investor syndicate.Patari, one of the most notable music streaming services in Pakistan, announced......
Two bombs exploded in a busy market area in central Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens, Iraqi police said.The blasts ripped through shops in the Al-Sinek area, a......
Justice Mian Saqib Nisar was sworn in as the 25th chief justice of Pakistan on Saturday.Justice Nisar has replaced Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali who retired on Friday after serving as chief justice for......
Detective Pikachu coming to big screen!Good news for Pokemon fans as Rob Letterman, a director of Dreamworks Animation’s Monsters Vs. Aliens and Shark Tale, is set to helm Detective Pikachu, the......
And here we are again, at the doorsteps of another new year — 2017. Excitement and anticipation is felt everywhere as each year brings with it its own surprises that go on to become cherished......
“I am really excited for the New Year Eve’s party at Sana’s place! What are you going to wear at the party?” Zubia asked Ushna excitedly.Tears filled Ushna’s eyes, she didn’t reply and remained......
Meet ‘the tallest cow in the world’!This is Danniel, the giant bovine, who may just be the tallest cow in the world. Danniel weighs a whopping 164 stone and stands a staggering 6ft 4 inches tall.And......
Coffee mug cakeIngredients:• 1 egg• 2 tablespoons milk• 1 tablespoon oil• 3/4 teaspoon instant coffee granules• 1 teaspoon of hot water• 4 tablespoons plain flour• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder• 4......
Although we are presently done with Edwin Hubble, William Herschel and his sister Caroline, the story of astronomy is far from complete yet. Every scientist’s/astronomer’s life is a separate,......
Just like every day is a new beginning, every year is also a fresh new beginning. You cannot undo or redo the things that you did yesterday, but you can always do them in a different and better way......
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan-China Joint Cooperation Committee has approved three Khyber Pakhtunkhwa projects.However, it is not immediately clear whether the much-touted alternate route connecting the......
HARIPUR: Five persons of a family died and seven others sustained injuries when a passenger coach and a pickup van collided head-on here on Friday morning.According to the police, the incident......
PESHAWAR: President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday declared the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project a lifeline for the people of Pakistan and warned the propaganda against the multibillion dollar......
PESHAWAR: Speakers at a workshop held at the Pashto Academy here on Friday urged the linguists and research scholars to make Pashto script easier for common readers.The two-day workshop on......
“I was born in Nagpur, India in the year 1932 and graduated from the Christian Medical College in Vellore, India in 1957. When I was studying at the medical college, I met Dr Ernest Lall, who was......
TAXILA: Seventeen years on, the authorities still do not have a clue to what happened to the tens of priceless antiques which were stolen from the Taxila Museum in what has been termed the biggest......
ISLAMABAD: The privacy policies of telecommunications providers in Pakistan are inconsistent, lack adequate oversight and updates and are not always readily available to the public, research has......
ISLAMABAD: After the news related to the alleged torture on a child maid by an additional district and sessions judge remained in the social media for a couple of days, the Islamabad High Court (IHC)......
GUJRAT: The building and main hall of Gujrat district council as well as the city’s Municipal Corporation have been renovated a day ahead of the oath-taking ceremony of newly-elected officials on the......
GUJRAT: Assistant commissioners across Punjab observed strike on Friday in protest against the withdrawal of justice of peace powers from DCs in the Punjab Civil Administration Ordinance 2016 which......
KARACHI: In the first show of power since taking over the reins of the party, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan chief Dr Farooq Sattar said on Friday that the people of Karachi had endorsed his Aug......
KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh police has expressed concern regarding the use of branchless banking facility through which money can be transferred with the help of mobile......
NAWABSHAH: “Those who think that my presence in the National Assembly will make no difference will soon realise they were sadly mistaken; they will see a big difference.” This was stated by Pakistan......
KARACHI: The three-day Dawn All About Lifestyles exhibition, which opened at the Expo Centre on Friday afternoon, saw many families enjoying a variety of activities, along with the usual attractions......
The Pakistan Post on Friday issued a set of eight postage stamps of Rs8 denomination each with the cooperation of the Dawn Media Group, Stamp Society of Pakistan and Philatelic Federation of......
KARACHI: An exhibition of contemporary art titled Artists of the Manifesto of Nomadism displaying works of three artists — Ali Khan, Manizhe Ali and Paul-Mehdi Rizvi — opened at the Full Circle......
SEOUL: The southern South Korean port of Busan said on Friday it would allow activists to place a statue symbolising victims of Japanese wartime sex slavery outside the city’s Japanese consulate.The......
DAMASCUS: A nationwide ceasefire was holding across most of Syria on Friday but clashes near Damascus underlined the fragility of the deal brokered by Turkey and Russia.The Britain-based Syrian......
LONDON: A post-mortem examination on the body of pop icon George Michael, who died on Christmas Day after a chart-topping career and years of drug-taking, has proved “inconclusive”, police said on......
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has invited regional rival Iran to discuss a return of its nationals to next year’s Haj after Iranians were excluded from the pilgrimage following a major diplomatic row, reports......
LALMATIA: Rescuers pulled out two more bodies on Friday from the rubble of a collapsed coal mine in eastern India, taking the death toll to 10, police said, as many were still feared trapped.A......
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May has taken the unusual step of distancing her government from President Barack Obama’s criticism of Israel.A spokesman for May said the British government......
BEIJING: The world’s highest bridge has opened to traffic in China, connecting two provinces in the mountainous southwest and reducing travel time by as much as three-quarters, local authorities......
RAMALLAH: After a pair of diplomatic victories, the Palestinians are now setting their sights on a Middle East peace conference in France next month in a bid to rally support as they prepare for the......
The year in fashion was one in which women made news, for better and for worse, for what they designed, what they wore and what it all said about the role of attire in the broader culture.It was a......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to take a legal route against the Board for Cricket Control in India (BCCI) as the latter is yet to honour the MoU signed for six bilateral......
MELBOURNE: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq will contemplate his playing future prior to the third Test against Australia and is not ruling out retirement after leading Pakistan to an innings and......
MELBOURNE: Australia captain Steve Smith believes the unlikely victory over Pakistan in the second Test here on Friday can galvanise his team as they brace for stiffer challenges against India at......
LONDON: The much-anticipated clash between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield on Saturday looks like a knockout to determine who can challenge Chelsea for the Premier League title.A draw would......
AUCKLAND: Newly-engaged Serena Williams touched down in Auckland on Friday and quickly made her way to the court to hit some balls ahead of the start of her 2017 season.The 22-time Grand Slam singles......
PORT ELIZABETH: South Africa’s bowlers needed a little more than an hour of the final day’s play to dismiss Sri Lanka for 281 in their second innings and claim a 206-run victory in the first Test......
AJMAN: The Customs Cricket Academy’s U-15 cricket team beat TC Academy of India by 16 runs in a thrilling final to win the 16th Gulf Cup 2016-17 here on Friday.TC Academy of India won the toss and......
LAHORE: Mohammad Taha and Alhan Wasim helped Karachi win the PCB U-16 Cricket Tournament final, crushing Rawalpindi by 82 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Friday.Batting first, after winning the......
KARACHI: Higher fiscal deficit, sharp decline in non-tax revenue and tax revenue much below expectations are serious challenges for the government willing to spur economic growth, the State Bank of......
LAHORE: The federal government has decided to generate incremental gas development surcharge (GDS) for the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to finance Karak, Kohat and Hangu gas infrastructure......
KARACHI: As the financial health of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) continues to deteriorate, the grievances of its serving and retired employees have increased manifold — with no respite in sight any......
KARACHI: At the close of the last session of the year 2016 on Friday, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) was calculated to have provided total return of 46 per cent for the year, which put Pakistan in......
KARACHI: The stock market extended its winning streak for the fifth consecutive session on the last trading day of 2016 on Friday.The benchmark KSE-100 index gained 140 points, or 0.29 per cent, to......
KARACHI: The cotton market witnessed steady flow of buying orders on Friday as the spinners replenished their cotton stocks. The undertone remained steady but outlook was uncertain.However, ginners......
WASHINGTON: The US government has announced sanctions against seven Pakistani entities allegedly associated with the country’s missile programme, says an official notification.The notification by the......
JAMPUR: Mohammad Ramzan can neither hear nor speak, and he has a childlike mind. But he knew his wife, Saima, was too young when she was given to him as a bride.Ramzan, 36, smiles, eager to please,......
ISLAMABAD: Expressing disappointment over the present accountability system, Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani has suggested formation of an independent and powerful commission to carry out......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is open to separating its civilian and military nuclear facilities and signing the additional protocol to International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) safeguards agreement, but......
GWADAR: A small island said to have been created in the Arabian Sea by a huge earthquake that hit parts of Balochistan in 2013 has disappeared after remaining visible for three years.Off the......
NEW DELHI: Fifty days ago, India yanked most of its currency from circulation without warning, jolting the economy and leaving most citizens scrambling for cash. As the deadline for exchanging the......
LONDON: The Pakistani man wrongly arrested for the Berlin truck attack said on Friday that he was concerned about his family’s safety back home following his arrest as they were receiving threatening......
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Friday ruled out any tit-for-tat expulsion of Americans after the United States decided to expel dozens of Russian diplomats over alleged interference in this......
ISLAMABAD: Soon after assuming office incoming UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will get a feel of Pak-India rivalry as Islamabad is set to raise the issue of Indian interference with him.A......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court dismissed on Friday 24 identical petitions filed by over 50 senior officers of Punjab police seeking review of its 2013 order regarding out-of-turn promotions.A......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) will field candidates against Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari in Nawabshah and PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in Larkana in......
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday alleged that two senior politicians were ridiculing the country’s institutions and decried a ‘malicious’ social media campaign against......
“People resist exploitation. They resist as actively as they can, as passively as they must.” — Immanuel WallersteinIN his world system analysis, Wallerstein speaks of a multiplicity of political......
IN addition to hopes of better, smoother civil-military relations with the new army chief and the head of ISI, handpicked by the prime minister, what other major development will tell the new year......
THE enormous scale on which money was spent this year on the US presidential elections reminds one that, despite the disparity in resources, things are no better in India. Donors expect favours from......
ACCORDING to a news report, ex-president Asif Zardari returned to Karachi after over a year of self-exile in a private plane.There has been much speculation in the media about his political strategy......
The tennis great announced her engagement to Alexis Ohanian on Thursday, posting a poem on Reddit that she accepted the proposal of the social news website's co-founder.Williams' agent, Jill Smoller,......
