A 20-year-old girl and a prayer leader were killed in case of suspected honour killing on Saturday near Naushahro Feroze in Sindh.SSP Naushahro Feroze Pervez Ahmed Chandio said a police team has been......
At least 12 people were injured on Saturday evening in a grenade attack in the Lyari area of Karachi.“Unknown miscreants threw a hand grenade in Singulane 2, causing injuries to 12 people,” said City......
Pakistan's Test Captain Misbah-ul Haq on Saturday expressed hope that the team would perform well during upcoming West Indies tour.“We hope to perform well in the tour and will try to win all three......
Two explosions ripped through a crowd Saturday, killing six people and injuring 50 in Bangladesh's northeastern city of Sylhet where army commandos stormed an militant hideout, police said.The......
In a video posted by Geo News on their website Saturday, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the government had given its green signal for retired Gen Raheel Sharif to take charge as head of a......
On the 25th anniversary of Pakistan's Cricket World Cup victory, Imran Khan said on Saturday that the nation has not won another world cup as domestic cricket has not improved."We were never able to......
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday said that fencing on the Pak-Afghan border has commenced and the border areas of Bajaur and Mohmand agencies will be given first priority as......
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Saturday responded to a video statement issued by Altaf Hussain in which Hussain sought the Indian prime minister's 'help', saying those who love......
Eleven suspects arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a newborn child in Karachi were presented in court on Saturday.According to police, the main suspect, a woman named Musarat Anwar Khan,......
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) made no change to the policy rate in March after it announced on Saturday that the 5.75 per cent rate has been maintained.Inflation expectations due to a lack of......
The 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games concluded in Austria on Saturday, with the Pakistan contingent returning home with an impressive tally of 16 medals.Over 3,000 Special Olympics athletes......
Three people lost their lives in an alleged case of honour killing in Khairpur late Friday night.Akbar Ali Rauka allegedly opened fire on his 27-year-old sister Nazia Kausar, her 9-month-old......
Tesla Motors Inc will start taking orders for its solar roof tiles in April, Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a Tweet on Friday.The solar-powered roof shingles were unveiled in October last year to......
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan addressed a Frontier Corps (FC) passing-out parade at Loralai on Saturday, instructing the new recruits that they would be responsible for bringing peace to......
The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in London says that the Westminster attacker was in the country three times and taught English there.A statement released late Friday says Khalid Masood taught......
A hundred and seventy countries, including Pakistan, will observe the 10th Earth Hour 2017 on March 25 (today), between 8.30 to 9.30pm local time, and participate in the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF)......
25 years ago, on March 25th 1992, the Pakistan cricket team won the World Cup - the wicket keeper at the time - Moin Khan, reminisces about that great day in Pakistan cricketing history. This......
Former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has been hired by the England Cricket Board (ECB) as a spin sowing consultant for a period of two years.Speaking to DawnNews, Saqlain confirmed the......
Star all-rounder Shahid Afridi announced Saturday that he is parting ways with Peshawar Zalmi, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise he has played for the two seasons of the tournament.The player......
The main difference between simply studying and studying for success is motivation — the motivation to succeed and get good grades. And most of the time it is this motivation that separates the......
The main problem remakes face, especially of well-loved classics that were box-office hits too, is that of comparison with the original and high expectations. Beauty and the Beast, Disney’s......
• According to Disney, the first teaser trailer was viewed 91.8 million times in its first 24 hours. This marks the first teaser trailer of Beauty and the Beast to be the most viewed teaser trailer......
This is an easy and very nutritious recipe for breakfast or anytime when you want something cooked up in a jiffy. Besides the ingredients that have been used here, you can add anything you want or......
The thought of food is always mouth-watering, no matter if its food for thought or not. Let’s be honest and admit that we live to eat. We are habitual to consuming buckets full of calories but when......
All academic subjects need different levels of understanding and attention. Whether they are science-related or arts, they should be taught in a ways that students don’t feel burdened or bored.So......
The hotel where you decide the viewThe Dynamic Tower Hotel, Dubai which has been in the works since 2008, will finally be completed in 2020. The skyscraper will be able to rotate 360 degrees, so the......
“Dad, can you clear up something for me!” Jonathan asks his father, the famous detective Alfred Bates.“What is it that you want to know?” Bates asks casually while reading a newspaper.“I was going......
Having laboured through the alphabets from A to K/L, and discovered a small portion of the world of astronomy in the process, we are tempted to move on. But not before we delve on to a unique portion......
PESHAWAR: Health experts have warned the people suffering from tuberculosis to avoid shyness and focus on their regular treatment otherwise this curable disease can cause death in case of......
PESHAWAR: Young Pashto folk singer Rashid Khan released his first thematic music album titled ‘Da Wakht Awaaz’ (the call of time) here on Friday.Rashid Khan is a PhD scholar at the Pashto Department,......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory administration on Friday enforced its writ by not allowing Maulana Abdul Aziz to hold a gathering at the Lal Masjid.A heavy law enforcement presence was......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Friday handed over the medical report of a 12-year-old employed as a maid who was allegedly physically assaulted at a house in E-11 to......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Friday enforced its writ by not allowing Maulana Abdul Aziz to hold a gathering at the Lal Masjid.A heavy law enforcement presence......
“I was born in Rawalpindi, the second of nine siblings. I have been fond of playing cricket since I was a child. The school I went to had its own cricket ground, and I started playing for my school......
RAWALPINDI: Even though the Auqaf department has the requisite funds to secure major shrines in the district, it is finding it different to do so because the shrines’ lands have not been defined and......
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah has made his salary/perks public and also appointed a public information officer under the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information......
LAHORE: The Punjab University administration announced further steps on Friday to improve security to avoid the repeat of Tuesday’s clash between two student groups.An official told Dawn that......
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan says he will use “street power” to block the next general elections if these are announced without electoral reforms.The PTI is preparing a......
LAHORE: Glowing tributes were paid to the late revolutionary poet, Habib Jalib, at a gathering by Fikr-i-Jalib Foundation on Friday.Film Director Syed Noor said Jalib was not a revolutionary poet......
FAISALABAD: On Friday, 80-year-old Naseem Mai, of Battianwala, visited the shrine of Shah Sadiq Nehang in Qaim Bharwana with the wedding guests of her son, Aleem Ahmed, invoking the saint’s blessing......
KARACHI: Researchers, lawyers and activists on Friday discussed the findings of a new study which said fragmented policies against domestic violence, patriarchal household dynamics and harmful......
KARACHI: Speakers at the inaugural session of an international conference held on Friday at the NED University of Engineering and Technology highlighted the need for research to understand and tackle......
KARACHI: A mathematical genius and his daughter, their relationship both strained and necessary, and the discovery of a “paradigm-shifting proof” about prime numbers is the peg of the play Proof,......
KARACHI: To highlight the importance of restoring cultural heritage to its past glory, an exhibition titled Grandeur of World Heritage Makli is under way at the Foundation of Museum of Modern Art......
HYDERABAD: Sindh Senior Minister for Food and Parliamentary Affairs Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has said that Wapda is involved in ‘theft’ of Sindh’s share of water, which is diverted to somewhere else and......
MIAMI: A French and an American astronaut floated outside the International Space Station on Friday for a spacewalk to upgrade the orbiting outpost for the arrival of future space crews.The spacewalk......
BAGHDAD: Influential Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Friday that only Iraq’s military should hold territory recaptured from the militant Islamic State group, an apparent sign of concern that......
UNITED NATIONS: The situation in Yemen is one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises – ‘and one that is entirely man-made’ – in saying that the United Nations human rights deputy chief on Thursday......
GENEVA: A US- or Turkish-backed attack on the militant Islamic State group in the Syrian city of Raqa would be illegitimate unless coordinated with President Bashar al-Assad’s government, the Syrian......
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin met French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen as she visited Moscow on Friday, with the Russian leader stressing that the Kremlin does not meddle in......
WASHINGTON: The United States has imposed sanctions on 30 foreign companies or individuals for transferring sensitive technology to Iran for its missile programme or for violating export controls on......
NEW DELHI: A 12-year-old boy has fathered a child with a 16-year-old girl in Kerala, NDTV said on Friday, adding that paternity tests showed the eight standard student could be India’s youngest......
LONDON: British police said on Friday they had made further “significant” arrests over the Islamist-inspired terror attack on parliament, as they released the first picture of the homegrown killer......
WELLINGTON: They took an eight-hour flight just to look out the airplane’s window, but it was an extraordinary view.A charter plane that left Dunedin, New Zealand, late on Thursday flew close to the......
Anniversaries are special moments when we take the time to look back and look ahead.They can be sombre affairs as was the case for the first anniversary of the Brussels terror attacks that killed 32......
TOKYO: He’s been hailed a “fresh new voice” by Vogue, won admiration from Giorgio Armani and bagged an award: Mitsuru Nishizaki is hot fashion talent in Japan. But that doesn’t guarantee......
DHARAMSALA: Injured Indian skipper Virat Kohli said on Friday he would play the fourth Test against Australia only if he was 100 per cent fit, keeping up the suspense over his participation in the......
HAMILTON: Injured South African Quinton de Kock was Friday cleared to play in the third Test against New Zealand after captain Faf du Plessis said resting the influential wicketkeeper-batsman was not......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Test Captain Misbah-ul Haq on Friday called for life bans and strict enforcement of laws against the players involved in match-fixing or spot fixing in order to rid the game of......
SAO: Brazil was not intimidated by more than 60,000 raucous fans at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, beating second-place Uruguay 4-1 in South America’s World Cup qualifying group to retain the......
MIAMI: Second seed Karolina Pliskova cruised into the third round of the Miami Open, the Czech beating American qualifier Madison Brengle 6-1, 6-3 on Thursday.While her serve was not at its best, the......
KARACHI: Faisalabad were in sight of another emphatic win in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-II Cricket Tournament on Friday as Abbottabad again ran into problems after Pakistan Test captain......
QUETTA: Top class and thrilling football was witnessed in the two matches played on Friday including Sherani versus Nushki and Turbat versus DFA Quetta, both of which resulted in draw on the third......
KARACHI: Peshawar’s Taimur Khan caught the eye when he shot an immaculate seven under par 65 in the first round of the 17th Sindh Amateur Golf Championship which teed-off at the Karachi Golf Club......
SEOUL: The world’s biggest smartphone maker Samsung, assailed by a shambolic recall and embroiled in South Korea’s wide-ranging corruption scandal, on Friday backed away from a planned corporate......
KARACHI: Cotton prices moved higher on Friday on the back of rise in yarn exports and local demand.Importers from Bangladesh have diverted to Pakistan to buy yarn after prices rose in India, brokers......
WASHINGTON: True to his pledge, President Donald Trump gave final approval on Friday for TransCanada to build the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, overriding environmental concerns in favour......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is an attractive destination for foreign investors as it facilitates and protects their financial returns, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Friday.He said this in a meeting......
KARACHI: Pak Suzuki Motor Company Ltd (PSMCL) will review its decision to invest $460 million if the government fails to respond to its request for incentives until April, PSMCL spokesperson Shafiq......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves amounted to $22 billion on March 17, down $223.8 million or one per cent from a week ago, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on......
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) will take charge of the Mutual Exchange Forum on Inclusive Insurance Network (MEFIN) for 2017, a press release said on......
KARACHI: The stock market remained lacklustre on Friday with the benchmark KSE-100 index rounding off the last day of the week with a loss of 46 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 48,971.The index moved in......
WASHINGTON: Former ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani said on Friday that he had consulted both the civil and military security wings in the embassy before issuing visas to US officials.A......
BEIJING: A spokesperson for the Chinese foreign affairs ministry said on Friday that her country stood ready to work with Pakistan to take forward the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to......
MULTAN: Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said here on Friday that his party would sweep the next election in Punjab. He said the PPP would hold rallies......
ISLAMABAD: The development budget allocated to district governments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — the first province to elect local governments in the country — is at the risk of lapsing, due to a failure......
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a ceremonial chador to be offered at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, Rajashthan, on the occasion of the 805 Urs of the great......
ISLAMABAD: The federal and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments on Friday agreed to jointly push forward inclusion of more development projects in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).At a......
ISLAMABAD: Officials have expressed hope that a climate change bill passed by parliament will fast-track measures needed to implement actions on the ground in the country that has so far lagged on......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ordered the Sindh chief secretary to initiate an immediate inquiry against projects worth Rs5 billion undertaken illegally by the Sindh Coal Authority (SCA).The......
WASHINGTON: In a humiliating setback, US President Donald Trump and Republican leaders pulled their “Obamacare” repeal bill off the House floor on Friday after it became clear the measure would fail......
ISLAMABAD: The foreign ministry would circulate a comprehensive strategy paper dealing with legal and technical issues regarding blasphemous content on the social media among ambassadors of Muslim......
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has confirmed that Pakistan will attend a meeting of 12 countries on April 14 in Moscow, which is aimed at developing a regional approach for peace in Afghanistan.The......
FOR no other known reason but to avoid being seen as violating the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), India sent a 10-member delegation to Pakistan from March 20 to 21, for the 113th meeting of the Permanent......
INTERIOR Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan’s assertion that he would consider all options to ensure that social media in Pakistan did not carry blasphemous content evoked a largely positive......
RIGHT at the outset, India decided to have a “parliamentary system of constitution, the British type of constitution, with which we are familiar,” as Vallabhbhai Patel said in June 1947. This......
Amidst a deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, there are incipient signs that another attempt at an Afghan peace process is under way.While denied by the Afghan Taliban, a report claiming......
British police said Friday they had made further "significant" arrests over the militant Islamist-inspired terror attack on parliament, as they released the first picture of the homegrown killer who......
Three men were arrested in Sindh's Tando Muhammad Khan district on Friday for allegedly marrying off an 11-year-old girl to settle a family dispute after a jirga ruling.Those arrested include the......
India's Shashank Manohar has deferred his resignation as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to see through a reform programme, the game's world governing body said Friday.Manohar......
