The Balochistan High Court Bar Association on Tuesday said the objections of the interior ministry regarding the credibility of the Quetta inquiry commission report must be rejected, reported......
The Balochistan Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution against alleged stealing of water by Sindh under the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) agreement.Mohammad Khan Lehri, a PML-N lawmaker,......
WikiLeaks on Tuesday published thousands of documents purportedly taken from the Central Intelligence Agency's Center for Cyber Intelligence, a dramatic release that appears to provide an eye-opening......
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Jahangir Tareen on Tuesday said the party had finalised proposals for electoral reforms in the country.The finalised proposals suggest better management, financial and......
Federal Minister for Railways Saad Rafique on Tuesday said that an estimated Rs25 billion is required to upgrade "vulnerable" railway crossings across the country, DawnNews reported.Rafique, while......
Female legislators performed better than their male counterparts during proceedings of the Punjab provincial assembly between June 2013 and February 2017, said the Free and Fair Election Network......
Pakistan has become the first country to benefit from duly validated, high-quality solar maps under a global initiative, allowing it to tap into its renewable energy resources more effectively, the......
More than 2,000 fighters sent from Iran have been killed in Iraq and Syria, the head of Iran's veterans' affairs office said Tuesday.“Some 2,100 martyrs have been martyred so far in Iraq or other......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange ended flattish on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 18 points, or 0.04 per cent, by the close of the session to reach 49,453."Volatility continued at the......
A group of lawyers scuffled with police on Tuesday after two attorneys were booked for allegedly helping two robbery suspects flee from Karachi's city court, police told DawnNews.The fight was......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf's (PTI) chief whip Shireen Mazari on Tuesday criticised the government's decision to seal the Pak-Afghan border, saying it was not solution in the country's fight against......
Shares of Snap Inc (SNAP.N) slumped 12 per cent on Monday and closed at their lowest level of the three sessions since the Snapchat owner's soaring market debut last week.The $3.4 billion listing......
Pakistan temporarily reopened the two main border crossings with Afghanistan on Tuesday following the border's closure last month amid a string of deadly militant attacks, officials said.The measure,......
They wear uniforms, carry satchels and eagerly recite the alphabet in class, but the students here are different — this is a “school for grannies”.Deprived of an education as children, the women —......
The father of an American soldier killed in Iraq who came under criticism last year from then-candidate Donald Trump said he has cancelled a speaking engagement in Toronto after being notified that......
The US military has begun deploying an anti-ballistic missile defence system to South Korea following a string of missile tests by North Korea, the US Pacific Command said Monday.The announcement......
Nuclear-armed North Korea said Tuesday its missile launches were training for a strike on US bases in Japan, as global condemnation of the regime swelled.Three of the four missiles fired Monday came......
More than a quarter of people living in Asia had to pay a bribe while trying to access a public service in the past year, a watchdog said Tuesday, calling on governments to root out endemic graft in......
Saudi Arabia denied on Tuesday claims by Pakistani activists that two transgender women from Pakistan were beaten to death in police custody after being arrested in Saudi Arabia along with more than......
Five suspected terrorists were reportedly killed in an intelligence-based operation conducted by Pakistan Army in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Swabi district on Tuesday."[The] five terrorists who were killed......
LAHORE: The third convocation of Government Degree College for Women, Wapda Town, was held here on Monday.Around 400 students of the 2011-16 sessions were conferred graduation degrees by Higher......
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC), Peshawar station, marked its 82nd anniversary at its main hall here on Monday.Noted folk artists performed through live marathon transmission.......
PESHAWAR: The TransAction Alliance and other civil society organisations have expressed grave concerns over arrest of 35 transgender persons in Saudi Arabia and urged the Saudi government to release......
RAWALPINDI: A week-long group exhibition featuring the works of 43 women started off at the Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) on Monday in connection with World Women’s Day.Renowned artists Nahida Raza,......
RAHIM YAR KHAN: The anti-encroachment campaign of the municipal committee (MC) is in progress in some areas of the city amid allegations of partiality.The decision to launch the drive was made in a......
KARACHI: Chief Justice-designate of the Sindh High Court Justice Ahmed Ali M. Sheikh on Monday paid tribute to the outgoing Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, who has been elevated to the Supreme Court,......
KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of police on Monday claimed to have killed a suspected militant associated with a banned outfit and detained four of his accomplices after an......
KARACHI: “The Bus Rapid Transport System or BRTS project is of immense significance to Karachi, carrying physical, social and environmental impacts, which would be felt throughout the city,” said......
MOSUL: US-backed Iraqi forces captured the second of Mosul’s five bridges on Monday, giving a boost to their onslaught on the militant Islamic State group’s remaining stronghold in the western part......
ADEN: At least 23 Houthi rebels were killed on Monday in an air strike by pro-government Arab coalition warplanes as well as clashes in western Yemen, officials said.The strike on a military base in......
BEIRUT: The militant Islamic State group has imposed an “Afghan-style” dress code on men in its Syrian stronghold Raqa to help its fighters blend into the civilian population, a monitor and activists......
BANGKOK: Tossing coins in a fountain for luck is a popular superstition, but a similar belief brought misery to a sea turtle in Thailand from whom doctors have removed 915 coins.Veterinarians in......
LONDON: A British zoo where nearly 500 animals died of poor nutrition, cramped conditions and hypothermia over four years is set to close after officials on Monday refused to renew its......
YANGON: At least 30 people were killed on Monday in a day of intense fighting in a town on Myanmar’s border with China, authorities said, after rebels dressed in police uniforms launched a surprise......
MUMBAI: Indian police said on Monday they had found 19 aborted female foetuses dumped in a sewer in the western state of Maharashtra, highlighting the country’s problem of female foeticide.Prenatal......
VARANASI: Varanasi boat owner Prabhu Sahani backed Narendra Modi as his MP in the 2014 general election. But the Indian prime minister will not be getting his vote when the ancient city on the Ganges......
PARIS: It’s no secret that politics infuses fashion and some critics are interpreting the mania for blue at Paris Fashion Week as a statement of “the blues” about the perceived rise of nationalism......
BANGALORE: Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane shared an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 93 to keep alive India’s hopes of a series-levelling win over Australia, giving the hosts a lead of 126 on a......
LAHORE: Discarded Test wicket-keeper/batsman Kamran Akmal, who stole the show in the just-ended Pakistan Super League (PSL), has declared himself fully fit to play in all three formats for......
LAHORE: A delegation from Zimbabwe met Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan here on Monday.An official statement issued by the PCB stated, “A delegation led by Zimbabwe Sports......
IT was a final nobody expected would happen. It was a final most cricket diehards in the country had yearned for. It was a final some political bigwigs had eyed with scepticism. It was a final Quetta......
BELGRADE: Laura Muir led an impressive final day for Britain at the European Indoor Athletics Championships with her second gold medal of the three-day event after winning the 3,000-metre race here......
SUNDERLAND: In Chelsea’s slipstream, Manchester City are amassing points and hoping the Premier League leaders collapse.Third-placed City beat bottom-of-the-table Sunderland 2-0 on Sunday and their......
MILAN: There is still a glimmer of hope for AS Roma and Napoli.Leonardo Bonucci’s second-half leveller saved Juventus’ blushes a day after Roma virtually conceded the title as the champions drew 1-1......
PARIS: Teenage forward Kylian Mbappe further underlined his reputation on Sunday as arguably the rising star of European football, punishing Nantes with a first-half brace as Monaco strolled to a......
NORTH SOUND: Joe Root struck an unbeaten 90 as he and Chris Woakes steered England to a four-wicket victory over West Indies in their second One-day International here on Sunday (partly reported in......
GALLE: Sri Lanka’s stand-in skipper Rangana Herath isn’t putting a lot of emphasis on his country’s unbeaten record against Bangladesh in the five-day format as he prepares to lead his side in the......
KARACHI: The opening match of the All-Karachi Nazir Ahmed Baloch Memorial Football Tournament between Sindh Government Press (SGP) and District Municipal Corporation (DMC) South Karachi Combined X1......
LAHORE: Misbah-ul-Haq has been retained as Test captain for the upcoming tour of the West Indies after the skipper conveyed his decision to continue leading the team during a meeting with Pakistan......
LONDON: Gold steadied on Monday after falling to two-week lows in the previous session on comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen that reinforced expectations of an increase to US interest......
KARACHI: Trading on the cotton market was lacklustre on Monday as prices edged higher on the back of short supply.The last week’s bullish trend was no more evident. The higher cotton prices on......
KATHMANDU: India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said banknotes demonetised by India and in possession of Nepalis will be exchanged once proper arrangements have been put in place to ensure that......
WASHINGTON: Reducing America’s huge trade deficits would deliver stronger economic growth and improve national security, the White House trade adviser said in a speech that underscored the Trump......
KARACHI: Total cement despatches grew six per cent in the first eight months of 2016-17 to 26.339 million tonnes, according to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA).Domestic......
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has started taking strict measures to curb illegal financing in the wake of recent defaults by brokers.Though in-house badla......
KARACHI: Board of Investment (BoI) Chairman Miftah Ismail has said the government would consider auto vendors’ proposal for removing regulatory duty on ‘auto-grade steel’ in the coming......
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed on Monday informed the National Assembly that work on the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project could not be started due to international......
LONDON: Pakistani and Bangladeshi women in Britain are paid the least compared to men while white Irish women have overtaken male peers in terms of salaries, according to a study of the gender pay......
OSLO: Norway, which already boasts the world’s highest number of electric cars per capita, said Monday that electric or hybrid cars represented half of new registrations in the country so far this......
KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Regional Standing Committee on Horticulture on Monday urged concerned authorities to help turn the existent two-month......
PARIS: French carmaker PSA announced on Monday the acquisition of General Motors’ European subsidiary, which includes the Opel and Vauxhall brands, for 1.3 billion euros ($1.38bn).The move will let......
KUWAIT: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that Pakistan offered an ideal and conducive environment for foreign investments and urged the Kuwaiti business community to explore investment......
ISLAMABAD: Defending the government’s decision to close the country’s border with Afghanistan, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday lashed out at the authorities in Kabul over their failure to......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court allowed anchorperson Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain on Monday to continue with his controversial show Aisay Nahi Chalay Ga, but with certain restrictions.The host will not......
ISLAMABAD/MULTAN: Days after the central and provincial leadership of the Pakistan Ulema Council reposed their confidence in Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi by voting him in as the chairman, PUC’s Sahibzadah......
DERA MURAD JAMALI: An attempt to blow up the Quetta-bound Jaffar Express was foiled on Monday when security personnel defused a bomb planted at a railway track near the Mangoli area in Nasirabad......
ISLAMABAD: Speakers at an event have urged the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to resume dialogue for resolution of their issues. They said the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan should......
ISLAMABAD: Expressing grief over the killing of five army personnel in the cross-border terrorist attack in Mohmand Agency, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said that sacrifices rendered by the......
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is on an official visit to Qatar, on Monday called on Qatar’s Minister of Defence Affairs Dr Khalid Bin Mohammad Al Attiyah.Matters of......
THREE months ago, rickshaw driver Imran Butt took up an offer that would pay him Rs1,000 every week. All he had to do was replace the tattered plastic covering his vehicle with a quality hood with a......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Monday gave its consent to revival of military courts but for one year and proposed that the courts should be presided over by sessions judges.The main......
GHALANAI: Five soldiers and at least 15 militants were killed during an attack from across the Afghan border on three security posts at Gora Pari in the Mohmand tribal region in the early hours of......
ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan on Monday dropped strong hints of launching a fresh agitation this year, but against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), and not against the government.“We may take to......
ISLAMABAD: With the controversy surrounding ethnic profiling in search operations raging across the country, the government disclosed in the Senate on Monday that over 300,000 CNICs had been blocked......
The government on Monday decided to build a 'CPEC Tower' in Islamabad named after the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).The decision was taken during a meeting of officials from the Ministry of......
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police on Monday claimed to have killed one suspected militant and detained four others allegedly linked to a banned sectarian outfit after an 'encounter' in......
A phone call from United States (US) President Donald Trump interrupted a police inquiry into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was on Monday being questioned for a fourth time over......
I SPEAK as a layperson not as an expert on the subject and so may be missing a lot but I have a strong feeling something is very wrong with the way terrorism is being combated in the country. If I am......
“Contemplating those essential landscapes, Kublai reflected on the invisible order that sustained the cities, on the rules that decreed how they rise, take shape and prosper, adapting themselves to......
IT is a strange anomaly. Whenever India or Pakistan, or both, go into the cobra pose, hissing invectives and threatening to decimate each other, including with nuclear weapons, the world cries......
IF you look beyond the usual sectors fuelling the current economic recovery in Pakistan, you will find an exciting trend in the country’s e-commerce sector. By 2020, the country’s e-commerce sector......
An official of police’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Monday was arrested after the accused in a murder case managed to escape from his custody in Karachi's Quaidabad area while being shifted......
