Balochistan’s education department has removed 95 junior officers who were serving in various districts of the province on Wednesday.The officers were appointed as district education officers and......
Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf disclosed that he had received millions of US dollars from Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia back in 2009 to purchase apartments in......
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday said that encroachments built during and after 2013 on the route of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) would be bulldozed whereas those that were......
Islamabad United beat Quetta Gladiators by 5 wickets after a splendid display of batting by Watson and Billings in the Pakistan Super League.Billings knock of 78 while being supported by Watson, who......
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei managed to gain ground on Samsung and Apple in terms of market share last year, following the problems encountered by the two sector giants, the Gartner consultancy......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday said merging Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will help putting an end to the growing menace of......
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan on Wednesday called off a round-table conference with former cricketers and experts, which was to be held in Lahore in March to address the......
Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry has been appointed as Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, said a statement released from the Foreign Office.Chaudhry will assume his new role in March......
An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) met Afghan Deputy Head of Mission Syed Abdul Nasir Yousafi in Islamabad on Tuesday to address militant attacks in Pakistan by factions......
Author Fred Pearce in his book When the Rivers Run Dry argues, "For most countries of the world, agriculture is the biggest user of water and the biggest cause of water shortages. And that is where......
One person was killed in a suicide blast in Peshawar's Hayatabad area when the bomber targeted a vehicle carrying civil judges on Wednesday.Civil Judge Asif Jadoon and three female judges of the......
Pakistan Super League (PSL) Chairman Najam Sethi on Wednesday said there were reports regarding possible spot-fixing in the league even before the tournament began, but said players were allowed to......
A Pakistan Cricket Board official has confirmed that former international batsman Nasir Jamshed and another man were arrested and then released on bail in Britain amid an investigation into alleged......
A Shia cleric and his wife were shot and injured on Wednesday by unknown assailants in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, police confirmed.It remains unclear whether the shooting was a sectarian......
Jakarta's Christian governor who is standing trial for blasphemy fought to cling on to his job Wednesday in a high-stakes election seen as a test of religious tolerance in Muslim-majority......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange ended the Wednesday trading session on a negative note, with the benchmark KSE-100 index losing 553.76 points, or 1.11 per cent.By the close of the trading session, the......
As the Supreme Court resumed hearing the Panamagate case on Wednesday, Advocate Salman Akram Raja picked up his arguments where he had left them off.After welcoming Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed — whose......
This line from Ghalib refers to what he claimed to be ancient Persian tradition of petitioners wearing paper before entering the courts to get justice.Indeed, for a country that has a low literacy......
If you don’t own a car or a motorcycle in a city as big as Karachi, commuting expenses may eat up a major portion of your monthly budget.Standardised rates for taxi and auto-rickshaw fares are a......
India successfully launched 104 satellites in a single mission on Wednesday, setting what its space agency says is a world record of launching the most satellites at one go.Of the 104, 101 are......
At least three personnel of the Khasadar force and two civilians were killed in a suicide attack in Mohmand Agency's Ghalanai tehsil on Wednesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)......
LAHORE: Both Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday expressed resolve to let not terrorists jeopardise the national agenda through Lahore blast, with the former......
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants for deputy superintendent of Kot Lakhpat central jail for not joining trial proceedings of Indian spy......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday directed the district and sessions judges concerned to verify whether three sugar mills of the ruling Sharif family were in operation in violation of a stay......
SIALKOT: The cardiology department at the Allama Iqbal Memorial Teaching Hospital will be extended to 65 beds from 45 beds.Khwaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College Principle Prof Dr Zafar Ali Chaudhry......
LAHORE: Shahid Jalal is set to showcase his latest series of paintings at his solo show titled “Flower Carpets of Lahore” at Ejaz Art Gallery on Thursday, says a press release.Speaking about his......
BANNU: General Officer Commanding (GOC) Maj-Gen Hassan Azhar Hayat has said the army in collaboration with the political administration would retrieve the 942 girls schools in North Waziristan Agency......
ISLAMABAD: As the Islamabad High Court (IHC) started day-to-day hearings of a petition filed by Imran Khan challenging the jurisdiction of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to examine funding......
‘I read Aag Ka Darya in prison’Q: What are you currently reading?A: I read more than one book at a time. These days I’m reading some Pashto books – a biography of one of the ideologues of our......
RAWALPINDI: Patients continued to suffer as the pharmacies and medicine dealers’ strike, to protest amendments to the Punjab Drug Act, entered its second day.The local administration suggested that......
ISLAMABAD: Admitting that drugs were being used in educational institutions of the country, the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Tuesday informed a parliamentary committee that steps were underway to......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) on Tuesday staged a play titled Jungle Mangal which starred the children selected at an earlier workshop conducted by the council.The play......
KARACHI: A two-person show titled Silent Conversation began at the Art Chowk Gallery on Tuesday. Both artists — Asif Ahmed and Atif Khan — have done a striking job in terms of conveying their message......
KARACHI: The newly-constructed flyover at Korangi Crossing was finally opened to traffic on Tuesday on a directive of the chief minister who had told the authorities not to wait for official......
KARACHI: At least five people, including a woman, were killed and 27 other passengers injured when a fast-moving bus hit a concrete pillar of the Sassui Toll Plaza on the National Highway on Tuesday......
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court indicted on Tuesday a Muttahida Qaumi Movement lawmaker in explosive and illicit weapon cases.The Rangers had arrested Mohammad Kamran Farooq, a member of the Sindh......
KARACHI: Speakers at a farewell event for the retired director of Karachi University’s Pakistan Study Centre, Dr Jaffar Ahmed, on Tuesday called him a precious asset for the KU whose services for......
HYDERABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Tuesday accused the Sindh government of having adopted “vindictive policies” against the people of Hyderabad who, it claimed, were being......
MITHI: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Sindh general secretary Maulana Rashid Mehmood Soomro has said that rampant corruption has plagued every department and held the provincial government......
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday inaugurated Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), spearheading the country’s efforts to combat a growing wave of cyberattacks notably from Russia.The......
TRIPOLI: Libya on Tuesday repatriated nearly 200 illegal migrants from Niger who had been held in detention centres in the capital.They were flown home from Mitiga airport east of Tripoli, in......
SHANGHAI: China and India accounted for more than half of the total number of global deaths attributable to air pollution in 2015, researchers said in a study published on Tuesday.The US-based Health......
When India attained freedom in 1947, its people were not familiar with the democratic system. Democracy was once described by Abraham Lincoln as a system “of the people, by the people and for the......
Annesha Prokashon is one of the leading publishers in Bangladesh, with as many as 700 books including poetry and research publications emerging from its presses. The publication house has mainly......
MANILA: Listen to us more, not to the president. That’s practically the advice of presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella to journalists covering President Rodrigo Duterte, who had told reporters......
SEOUL: North Korean female agents using poisoned needles have assassinated the half-brother of the North’s leader Kim Jong-Un in Malaysia, South Korean media reported on Tuesday. Officials in Seoul......
ISTANBUL: Internationally-acclaimed Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk said on Tuesday a leading newspaper had scrapped the publication of an interview with him because he said he would vote “no” in a......
RIYADH: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Saudi Arabia’s top leadership on Tuesday during a visit to further strengthen ties as part of a Gulf tour ahead of Syria peace talks.King Salman......
NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court jailed the anointed next leader of Tamil Nadu for four years for corruption on Tuesday, heightening the turmoil in a state still reeling from the death of its......
LONDON: Arsene Wenger is once again under pressure to end Arsenal’s Champions League last-16 misery as the Gunners travel to bogey team Bayern Munich in Wednesday’s first leg.Bayern are riding a......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis were quick to voice fears that Monday’s explosion in Lahore could derail plans to hold the highly anticipated final of the Pakistan Super League there.Pakistan’s international......
MUMBAI: Australian captain Steve Smith raised the temperature on Tuesday ahead of the first Test against India, calling on his players to ‘go for it’ with the verbal volleys and on-field......
SHARJAH: After two days of lull as far as play goes, the 2017 HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) begins the second leg of action on the smaller field of the Sharjah Cricket Stadium with defending......
LONDON: England all-rounder David Willey has been ruled out of the forthcoming one-day tour of the West Indies following surgery on a shoulder injury, it was announced on Tuesday.The 26-year-old......
BOURNEMOUTH: Sergio Aguero roared back into action for Manchester City, forcing a Tyrone Mings own goal and helping them move eight points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea with a 2-0 win at......
ROME: Suso saved AC Milan from more misery by scoring a late equaliser at Lazio for 1-1 in Serie A on Monday.Milan had lost three straight and were desperate to change course in a key match for the......
ROTTERDAM: Tomas Berdych needed a break in the final game to seal a surprisingly difficult 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 win over Romanian qualifier Marius Copil at the Rotterdam World Tennis here on Monday.The......
KARACHI: Cross Country Running is a different ball game. Run on a mix of terrain and a range of distance, it is an event dedicated to runners who are focused on pushing and redefining their personal......
KARACHI: Cotton prices soared on Tuesday on rising concern over report that Indian exporters have cancelled orders and postponed some shipments by up to a month after a supply shortage pushed up......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fiscal deficit touched 2.4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first half of this fiscal year — the highest in four years — despite government’s claims of greater......
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) on Tuesday signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese companies for consultations in the construction sector,......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday asked K-Electric to produce its agreement with China’s Shanghai Electric Power (SEP) along with its future roadmap......
ISLAMABAD: With Pakistan State Oil’s (PSO) receivables touching about Rs280 billion, the government has decided to immediately release Rs20bn to the state-owned company to help it avoid international......
KARACHI: Habib Bank on Tuesday declared a consolidated net profit of Rs34.2 billion for 2016, down 2.5 per cent from a year ago.Earnings per share remained Rs23.23 against Rs23.93 for 2015.The bank......
KARACHI: Stocks retreated on Tuesday with the KSE-100 index declining 197.72 points, or 0.40 per cent, to close at 49,767.91.Some market participants believes the index was in a phase of......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has said it received a total of 485 claims, amounting to Rs1.2 billion, against the recently defaulted broker, M.R. Securities.It also disputed rumours......
KARACHI: It was an impressive show of strength and unity in the North Arabian Sea as each ship, which participated in the multinational Aman-2017, moved past in column formation in front of the......
ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment has identified 41 sites for establishing special economic zones (SEZs) to boost the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, the National Assembly’s......
ISLAMABAD: The government has privatised five important state-run entities since 2013 and claimed to have earned Rs1.73 trillion.Finance Minister Ishaq Dar told the Senate on Tuesday that the......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday that out of a total 71 brands of Banaspati ghee and cooking oil available at Utility Stores Corporation (USC) outlets, nine were found......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court directed the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) on Tuesday to conduct Central Superior Services (CSS) examination in the Urdu language next year.The Supreme Court......
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned late on Monday night, following reports that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence about his......
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to challenge a recent Supreme Court judgement calling for a halt to the practice of engaging private counsel by the federal government. Aggrieved by the......
ISLAMABAD: Advocate Salman Akram Raja will pick up his arguments where he left off when the hearing of the precariously poised Panamagate case resumes in the Supreme Court on Wednesday (today) after......
LAHORE: Following Monday’s horrific suicide attack on The Mall which claimed 13 lives and left over 100 people injured, Punjab’s law enforcement agencies have launched a province-wide crackdown on......
ISLAMABAD: Opposition members on Tuesday staged a walkout from the Senate to register their protest over delay in introducing reforms in tribal areas.Soon after the question hour, parliamentary......
LIKE so many past terrorist attacks, there was forewarning of the latest suicide bombing that struck Lahore on Monday. Yet the carnage could not be prevented. Despite the alert, the bomber managed to......
THAT the administration of US President Donald Trump has been busy issuing a host of executive orders in his first few weeks as president is well known. The orders issued have included the infamous......
THERE are two prevailing mindsets that could account for the staggered growth of female education in Pakistan: that which thinks of education as an asset, and the other which views it as a threat.......
A COUPLE of weeks ago, in an appearance on his favourite news channel, Donald Trump was queried about his infatuation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. “Well, I do respect him. Well, I......
