A Palestinian UN worker sentenced by Israel to seven months for aiding Hamas was released Thursday and returned to Gaza, calling his prosecution "unjust" and hoping to resume his job.Waheed Borsh,......
More than 9,400 undocumented Afghans have returned home from Iran and Pakistan in the first week of 2017, raising concerns over how the war-torn Asian nation will cope with the rising influx, the......
A paramilitary soldier from one of India's elite security units shot dead four of his senior officers on Thursday in an apparent row over leave, police said.The Central Industrial Security Force......
An American soldier stationed in Kuwait shot and killed himself on Thursday at a US military base in the oil-rich Gulf state, the interior ministry said.The ministry said in a statement on Twitter......
Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar and Google Director Ann Lavin on Wednesday discussed possibilities of collaboration in digitalisation of economic activities in Pakistan.Google Director for Public......
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday temporarily stayed the execution of a schizophrenic man until January 30, his lawyers said, days before he was set to face the gallows.Khizar Hayat, a......
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued a notification on Thursday to Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Raja Khurram Ali Khan, withdrawing him from his current duties and reassigning him an......
A Peshawar High Court bench on Thursday stayed the execution of another militant sentenced to death by a military court on different counts of terrorism and suspended his death sentences.A divisional......
Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Thursday took notice of the disappearance of social activists and citizens from Islamabad and Lahore, and directed the interior ministry to submit a report on their......
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Thursday shared its findings from black box data recovered from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-661.Flight PK-661, carrying 48 passengers and......
With the PML-N government stepping up its campaigning efforts for the 2018 General Election, the party introduced the Prime Minister's National Health Programme in Narowal.The scheme was first......
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday welcomed a proposal to start a ferry service between Karachi, Gwadar and Oman's capital Muscat.“This initiative will start a new chapter of friendship between......
India launched it's second French-designed Scorpene-class submarine in Mumbai on Thursday, NDTV reported.The INS Khanderi, a diesel-electric submarine, can undertake a range of missions, including......
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman lashed out at the US military on Thursday after it re-tweeted a statement by a Kurdish-dominated alliance it backs in Syria saying it had no links to......
West Indies will host a full series, including three Tests, against Pakistan beginning on March 31, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has said.Queen's Park Oval in Port-of-Spain will stage two......
Another three sailors of the 17 Pakistani crew members stuck on a ship anchored in Egypt's Suez Canal for at least three months returned home on Thursday.The workers had been stranded abroad for......
China's Navy has launched a new electronic reconnaissance ship, state media said on Thursday, the latest addition to an expanding fleet and as Beijing's new assertiveness to territorial claims in the......
A Japanese citizen allegedly committed suicide by jumping off a hotel building in Multan on Thursday, police said.The man, later identified as Okumura Katfumi, jumped to his death from the third......
The prime minister's counsel, as he resumed his arguments before the Supreme Court during hearing of the Panamagate case on Thursday, was quizzed about a money trail for the London flats and asked to......
Amazon.com removed doormats resembling the Indian tri-color flag from its Canadian website on Wednesday, after an Indian government threat to rescind visas of the American company's employees if they......
Facebook Inc's Instagram is bringing more than 30 advertisers into one of its fastest-growing features, Instagram Stories, in a bid to boost advertising revenue, the company said on Wednesday.The......
PESHAWAR: A woman, who was allegedly tortured and burnt by in-laws in Nowshera district last month, died at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad on Wednesday morning.The burns......
PESHAWAR: Popular Pashto folk singers kept university students spellbound through their silky voices and traditional orchestra at an event here on Wednesday.The students, members of various......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday found anomalies in the way the sessions courts handled the case of the 10-year-old maid tortured by the family of a serving additional district and sessions......
ISLAMABAD: The family of social worker and Civil Progressive Alliance Pakistan (CPAP) President Samar Abbas remained unaware of his whereabouts, even on Wednesday.Mr Abbas came to Islamabad from......
ISLAMABAD: The head of the joint investigation team (JIT) looking into the alleged abuse of a child domestic employee has been transferred from the capital police, and the Establishment Division was......
Amna Mawaz Khan is a classical dancer who specialises in Bharatanatyam. She began training at 11 with renowned dancer Indu Mitha, and trained with her for 11 years. Since then, she has been......
ISLAMABAD: Ustad Fateh Ali Khan’s matchless contribution to the music world will always be remembered.He was an academy as he produced a large number of singers and musicians.This was stated by the......
ISLAMABAD: Representatives of human and child rights organisations held a press conference on Wednesday, during which they called on the government to enact legislation against domestic child labour......
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Wednesday presented before the Lahore High Court a summary approved by the provincial cabinet regarding issuance of permits to foreign dignitaries, including Qatari......
LAHORE: The beat of a drum enraptures one like no other music instrument does. Dhol is the most common music instrument in Punjab which adds verve to luddi, bhangra, folk performances and many other......
DADU: Police picked up on Wednesday a clerk working for the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) for interrogation over the mysterious death of Naila Rind, who was found hanging......
KARACHI: Pointillism is not just about connecting the dots, as it were, to form an image. It is about visualising a world where images are more than what they evoke in a viewer’s mind. They create a......
KARACHI: Serious gaps were found in the operation of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB), this time at its three other filter plants during inspection by a judicial commission on Wednesday,......
KARACHI: Labour unions on Wednesday demanded that the authorities provide facilities for the health and safety of labourers at the Gadani ship-breaking yard but disagreed on its closure, with one......
The upscale restaurant in Bangladesh where Islamist extremists killed 22 hostages last year has reopened at a new location, its owner said on Wednesday. The Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka was a......
Back in 2013, South Korea’s Park Geun-hye smashed through the ultimate glass ceiling, giving women hope their first female president would lead to better gender equality in a deeply male-dominated......
QUIBERON: At first glance, apart from a telltale little hole between its eyes, the inert fish looks like any other dead whiting.But its flesh is much tastier thanks to the ancient Japanese method by......
BEIJING: China has ordered all schools to teach pupils that its 20th-century war with Japan lasted 14 years rather than eight, the education ministry said on Wednesday, to “strengthen patriotic......
TAIPEI: China’s only aircraft carrier has entered the Taiwan Strait in a highly symbolic show of strength, but Taiwan insisted on Wednesday there was no need for panic even as tensions boil over the......
BEIRUT: Syria’s government has reached a deal for the army to enter a rebel-held area near Damascus and restore the capital’s water supply, the provincial governor said on Wednesday.Opposition......
HAMBURG: Germany premièred a spectacular new concert house on Wednesday in the northern city of Hamburg, billed as a future national landmark and global attraction, albeit after a cost......
WASHINGTON: Facebook announced on Wednesday the creation of a Journalism Project aimed at fostering “a healthy news ecosystem” and curbing the spread of fake news.The move comes with the world’s......
TOKYO: Japan is planning for Emperor Akihito to retire and be replaced by his eldest son on Jan 1, 2019, reports said on Wednesday, as the country works on a legal framework for its first abdication......
SYDNEY: Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki’s streak of not advancing past the quarter-finals in her past seven Sydney Internationals was extended in stifling heat on Wednesday.In temperatures......
MANCHESTER: Manchester United turned frustration into jubilation as they planted one foot in the League Cup final after a late Marouane Fellaini header gave them a 2-0 win over Hull City in the......
MADRID: Antoine Griezmann struck for the third time in as many games in 2017 as Atletico Madrid secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey 4-3 on aggregate despite losing 3-2 at......
BUENOS AIRES: A statue of Lionel Messi in Argentina’s capital has been broken in half, with the player’s upper body, arms and head removed.The statue on the Paseo de la Gloria walkway overlooking the......
KARACHI: Pakistani players will hopefully do well in T20 Blind Cricket World Cup, which will be held in Delhi from Jan 28.This was stated by Chairman DMC South Malik Fayyaz on Wednesday who added......
SALTA: French driver Sebastien Loeb put in a storming performance to not only win stage eight of the Dakar rally but to also overhaul the overnight leader Stephane Peterhansel on Tuesday.Loeb......
LONDON: Joe Root flew on Wednesday to join the England one-day tour to India with expectation growing that Alastair Cook is about to stand down as Test captain.When Cook’s departure is confirmed by......
LAHORE: Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq, under the directives of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), chaired a meeting of regional coaches in Islamabad on Wednesday.The meeting was also attended by Mushtaq......
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday approved a 10-paisa per unit surcharge on electricity for 18 months and payment of Rs38 billion to Punjab as the first......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday that it has reopened an input adjustment of sales tax claims worth Rs1.19 billion against......
KARACHI: The bulls were back with a vengeance on Wednesday which saw the benchmark KSE-100 index power past the 49,000-resistance level to gain 506 points (1.04 per cent) and settle at the all-time......
KARACHI: The cotton market remained steady on Wednesday amid moderate trading activity as spinners generally preferred to buy domestic stocks.Earlier, most spinners were pinning their hopes to import......
CHAKWAL: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif assured the minorities on Wednesday that the government would keep working for their betterment as it believed they had the same rights as members of the majority......
ISLAMABAD: Members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf continued to trade barbs over the Panamagate case following Wednesday’s hearing at the Supreme Court.Minister......
ISLAMABAD: The two major opposition parties — the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) — are awaiting a government briefing on the issue of revival of the controversial......
WASHINGTON: In a rare acknowledgement of the difficulties Pakistan faces in combating terrorists in Fata, the US State Department has said that the remoteness of the area and the military’s tactical......
ISLAMABAD: Terming the government’s decision to place regulatory authorities under the control of the line ministries a “sheer violation” of the Constitution, members of the Senate Functional......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Wednesday that disciplinary measures were taken against 37 employees of the Pakistan Railways (PR), most of them low-ranking workers, after being found......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed clearing house membership to the Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS), which will enable widows and senior citizens to deposit National......
KARACHI: Spending the almost entire two months he held the office of Sindh governor in poor health, retired Justice Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui died in a hospital on Wednesday. He was 78.“Sindh Governor......
LAHORE: Seven workers hired by the Habib Construction Company to work on the Orange Line Metro Train Project died and 14 others were injured on Wednesday in a fire that erupted on the third storey of......
THREE hundred and twenty billion dollars. That is the amount by which China’s gargantuan foreign exchange reserves declined by in 2016, according to the latest data that has been made available by......
WHO was it who said “A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines”? It had to be another architect. It was: the American doyen Frank Lloyd......
WHAT do those who abducted the four activists want? What crime did those four commit? They used the digital space very effectively to create satirical commentary against an extremist narrative that......
THE Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms (PCER) deserves credit for finalising its proposals for reform of the election system before next year’s polls. The National Assembly speaker had......
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan’s remarks in the Senate on Tuesday about sectarianism in Pakistan beggar belief. Not only are they out of touch with reality, they are deeply offensive, and — given he is......
