Frontier Constabulary (FC) with the support of law enforcing agencies (LEAs) and security forces arrested 81 suspects from Balochistan within a week, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).ISPR......
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of London, Paris and other cities across the world chanting “dump Trump” in solidarity with US protesters, a day after America's new president was......
In an apparent violation of merit and rules, the Balochistan Education Department handed over "look-after charge" of several grade-19 posts to officials of grade-17, it emerged on Saturday.According......
Inspector General of Police Sindh A D Khowaja on Saturday held a meeting to review the progress made in investigations into the alleged rape and attempted murder case of six-year old girl who was......
An assailant opened fire on a police car Saturday in Istanbul, just hours after two other attacks against the police and Turkey's ruling party offices, media reports said.The series of assaults,......
The Turkish parliament has backed a plan to strengthen the powers of the presidency, paving the way for a referendum on the issue in spring which, if passed, could allow President Tayyip Erdogan to......
Lawyer Jibran Nasir on Friday filed a complaint with Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (Pemra) alleging TV presenter Aamir Liaquat Hussain of running a defamatory and life threatening campaign......
The following is an excerpt from a declassified document released online by America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as part of a searchable database on its website Reading Room. Declassified......
The remarks were made when Abbasi put a question to Pitafi during assembly proceedings, who responded with an invitation to Abbasi to visit his chamber for what he called “a satisfactory reply”....
The following is an excerpt from a declassified document released online by America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as part of a searchable database on its website Reading Room. Declassified......
The following is an excerpt from a declassified document released online by America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as part of a searchable database on its website Reading Room. Declassified......
The following is an excerpt from a declassified document released online by America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as part of a searchable database on its website Reading Room. Declassified......
The following is an excerpt from a declassified document released online by America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as part of a searchable database on its website Reading Room. Declassified......
The following is an excerpt from a declassified document released online by America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as part of a searchable database on its website Reading Room. Declassified......
Two suspected militants blew themselves up following a confrontation with security forces in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah on Saturday, Saudi media reported.Saudi security forces surrounded a......
In an opening salvo against 'Obamacare', President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday night that appears aimed squarely at undoing the unpopular requirement that individuals carry......
Indian soldier Chandu Babulal Chohan, who was earlier reported captured from the Line of Control (LoC) on September 29, 2016, was returned to India on Saturday.A press release from the Inter-Services......
Apple Inc filed a $1 billion lawsuit against supplier Qualcomm Inc on Friday, days after the US government accused the chip maker of resorting to anti-competitive tactics to maintain a monopoly over......
Winters can be quite miserable in Lahore. For about a month, starting from the middle of December to the mid of January, the sun remains hidden behind a thick blanket of smog. In the night, traffic......
"Terrorists will fail in their attempt to regain lost relevance," Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Saturday after a blast at a vegetable market in Kurram Agency's Parachinar area killed......
The sudden thudding of the heart, those hot flashes, racing pulse, galloping blood pressure and a constant feeling of being out of control. All this and more leave a mark everyday on what is called......
We often panic when it’s time to present someone with a gift on their birthday or anniversary, because we want the present to look more appealing than all the others. Therefore, we paste a small......
As cold winds knock at our doors and there is chill in the air, we ready ourselves for winter. From long cosy nights under the blankets, enjoyed with peanuts, a good book and steaming mugs of hot......
Every time I get closer to a person and they start unravelling their secrets, I realise how deceptive our perceptions of people really are.It is so easy to believe someone’s life is perfect just......
This was something I had secretly dreamt of doing for ages. I could not back out now. The sheer size and gradient of the wall that I was about to climb made goose bumps erupt on my arms. I tried to......
Voting opens for new Monopoly piecesIf you are an avid player of Monopoly, the big news is Rhode Island-based game maker Hasbro is asking the internet to vote on new game pieces for the latest......
Will Smith being lined up for Dumbo remakeWill Smith is reportedly in talks to star in director Tim Burton’s live action reboot of Dumbo.Tim Burton is attached to direct from a script by......
We generally believe that human beings are the only wise creatures on planet Earth, but scientists have proved that other animals are also very intelligent. They came to this conclusion by studying......
OF the many aspects of Pakistan’s justice system that are deeply flawed, one of the most inhumane is the wretched state of the prisons. Many of those incarcerated can expect their existence to......
IN a recent experiment at Harvard University, scientists have discovered a technique that not just slows down the ageing process, but reverses it.OK, the experiment was conducted on mice, and it’ll......
EIGHT years ago, a frisson of excitement ran through the world as Obama became the first black man in the White House. It was a culmination that bid fair to be a game-changing moment, not just for......
A FEW weeks ago, someone shot a video on a smartphone of an old woman stripped of her dignity as she breathed her last, lying on a sheet spread on the cold floor of a Lahore hospital corridor as her......
NEARLY a quarter century after it was established, and after multiple splits, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has decided at long last to formulate a considered strategy that is ‘sustainable’.......
CHITRAL: Peshawar Corps Commander Lt-Gen Nazir Ahmed Butt visited Swat, Dir and Chitral to review the relief work being undertaken in the wake of the heavy snowfall.According to a press release......
PESHAWAR: The Afghan nationals will continue to study in Pakistani educational institutions beyond Dec 2017, which is presumed to be the final date for the voluntary repatriation of around 1.3......
ISLAMABAD: The mushroom growth of medical and dental colleges coupled with the enhancement of seats by the existing colleges have created a severe shortage of faculty members due to which the quality......
ISLAMABAD: Three people, including an infant, were killed and four others injured in a gas-leak explosion at a house in PWD Colony early on Friday.The incident occurred on the first floor of the......
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has decided to work on a plan for the reconstruction of the centuries old Odeon Cinema on The Mall.A senior RCB official told Dawn that an expression......
I used to live in Pirwadhai with my elder brother, sister and mother. My father passed away when I was born and my sister is now married. My father was a daily wage labourer in a local factory and......
LAHORE: Despite having sufficient funds, trained human resource and state-of-the-art infrastructure, the Neurology Department of Mayo Hospital is refusing to admit patients with critical......
MULTAN: The NAB arrested an accountant of the Vehari district account office for his alleged involvement in the embezzlement of Rs550 million.According to an official handout, the NAB is......
KARACHI: The play Latri Jo Lafro directed by Faraz Chhottani on Thursday, staged as part of Napa’s Young Directors’ Festival, was billed as a comedy in the Memoni language. Well, it turned out that......
KARACHI: There were 30 vehicles and several people, including women and children inside them, collecting at the Mai Kolachi Bypass for the Race to Gwadar GT 2017 early on Friday morning.Everyone was......
PENNE (Italy): A total of 10 survivors were found on Friday in the ruins of an avalanche-hit hotel in central Italy, the national spokesman for the fire service said, clarifying earlier confused......
DUBLIN: Sinn Fein will name a successor to Martin McGuinness on Monday to lead the Irish nationalist party into Northern Irish elections in March, its president Gerry Adams said on Friday.McGuinness,......
BELFAST: A four-year inquiry into abuses in care homes in Northern Ireland found widespread mistreatment in its final report on Friday and concluded that hundreds of victims were entitled to......
WASHINGTON: Police deployed pepper spray in a chaotic confrontation blocks from Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday as protesters registered their rage against the incoming president.Spirited......
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday he wants relations with the United States to be “stronger than ever” after Donald Trump becomes president.Netanyahu congratulated......
SEVNICA (Slovenia): The inauguration of Donald Trump is a big thing for a small town in Slovenia where the US first lady traces her roots.Starting on Friday, the industrial town of Sevnica plans......
LONDON: Britain’s Royal Navy has disposed of a suspected World War II bomb discovered in River Thames close to parliament, leading to the closure of two bridges, police said on Friday.“Victoria......
IF only Hillary had thought about the Arabs. They might have brought her a lot closer to the presidency if she’d taken the trouble of going to the largest Arab community in America, the predominantly......
LAHORE: Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq declared on Friday that Azhar Ali will return to leading the team in the fourth One-day International against Australia in Sydney on Sunday if he is......
LAHORE: In order to ensure foolproof security arrangements for the high-profile final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Lahore on March 5, the Punjab government has advised the Pakistan Cricket......
SYDNEY: Despite pacer Junaid Khan’s costly blunder in Thursday’s third ODI loss to Australia, Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has said that the paceman is not a serial no-ball offender.Australia,......
MELBOURNE: Andy Murray and Roger Federer put on a masterclass on Friday as they swept into the last 16 of the Australian Open, hoping to take advantage of Novak Djokovic’s shock exit.Murray swamped......
CHRISTCHURCH: Rookie opener Soumya Sarkar led a makeshift Bangladesh to a competitive 289 but New Zealand claimed the honours on the opening day of the second Test here at the Hagley Oval on......
LIBREVILLE: Senegal reached the African Nations Cup quarter-finals for the first time in more than a decade after a 2-0 win over Zimbabwe on Thursday ensured the continent’s highest-ranked team would......
MADRID: Barcelona’s 10-year winless run at Real Sociedad is finally over after a 1-0 win in a first-leg quarter-final of the Copa del Rey on Thursday.Neymar converted a first-half penalty kick and......
KARACHI: President of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) retired Lt. Gen Syed Arif Hassan on Friday spelt out a comprehensive plan which envisaged holding of a sports seminar and country’s......
KARACHI: Mohammad Adil’s trickery and tenacity was too hot to handle for Pakistan Navy.In a breathtaking performance, the Pakistan international winger single-handedly took Khan Research Laboratories......
KARACHI: More than a third of the nearly 700 franchise outlets of both Warid and Jazz will shut down as the two entities consolidate their franchise network after a merger last year.Anjum Rahman, the......
KARACHI: The stock market staged another robust rally on Friday with the KSE-100 index adding 351.01 points (0.72 per cent) to close at 49,364.83.The market saw intense volatility, if not in the......
KARACHI: The cotton market on Friday failed to shrug off general lethargy as both buyers and sellers tried to finalise their deals on their terms.As a result, the trading volume could not increase......
TOULOUSE: A deal for Iran to buy 20 short-haul passenger aircraft from ATR should be signed imminently, the head of the European planemaker told Reuters on Friday.The deal will come after Iran, which......
KARACHI: Tax evaders can no longer hide as the government is going to introduce stricter laws, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar warned the business community on Friday.He was speaking at the Federation of......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports grew only 0.02 per cent to $1.035 billion in December year-on-year driven by value-added products, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on......
ISLAMABAD: The government’s ribbon-cutting temptation is leading to multiple high-profile publicity events for pre-mature projects.More than 15 months after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif performed a......
ISLAMABAD: In a significant development towards empowerment of the House of Federation, the apex watchdog that oversees the audit of revenue and expenditure is set to have representation of senators......
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa said the Pakistan Army held the defence of Saudi Arabia “at par with its own”.According to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)......
KARACHI: The two Boeing 737-800 aircraft obtained by the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on wet lease from a Turkish operator earlier this week were put into operation on Friday.No other......
QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court admitted on Friday a constitutional petition of the Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) against holding of census in the presence of Afghan refugees in the......
ISLAMABAD: A rare joint sitting of the two committees of the National Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution seeking immediate suspension of work on two disputed projects by India and constitution......
DAMASCUS: The militant Islamic State (IS) group has demolished more treasured monuments in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, a month after recapturing it from government forces, according to the......
LAHORE: The weeklong chill in the country’s plains began to ebb away with bright sunshine on Friday, but the meteorological department’s forecast for next week includes heavy rain and snowfall in the......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday reserved judgement on a petition seeking an amendment to the Christian Divorce Act, 1869 after federal Minister for Human Rights Senator Kamran Michael......
KARACHI: A rather unseemly verbal duel in the Sindh Assembly between a woman member belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional, Nusrat Seher Abbasi, and a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)......
• Sworn in as 45th US president • Promises to put ‘America First’WASHINGTON: Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Friday, succeeding Barack Obama and telling a......
KARACHI: Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar said on Friday that the government had established a ‘Pakistan Development Fund’ aimed at financing multibillion dollar infrastructure development......
