Yamaha launches new 125cc bike
Yamaha Motor Pakistan announced the launch of their new 125cc bike vowing to cater the need of common motorcycle users in Pakistan, read a statement issued by the company.The latest model YB125Z is......
Yamaha Motor Pakistan announced the launch of their new 125cc bike vowing to cater the need of common motorcycle users in Pakistan, read a statement issued by the company.The latest model YB125Z is......
The district administration Quetta on Tuesday foiled a major bid of land occupation at the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, located 20 kilometres east of the city.Overnight, members of the land......
A local court in Islamabad on Tuesday summoned Basit Ali, head of the junior selection committee after a 12-year-old cricketer filed a petition accusing Ali of not selecting him for an under-13......
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to National Health Services Minister Saira Afzal Tarrar, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, the provincial finance ministers and multiple government employees......
National Security Adviser (NSA) Lt Gen (retd) Nasser Janjua on Tuesday, while meeting a delegation of the British Parliament visiting Pakistan, said that the United Kingdom is "unfortunately"......
The military's media wing on Tuesday claimed that eight members of the banned Jamaat-ul-Ahrar had surrendered before the Army in Mohmand Agency the previous night.In a statement issued by the......
Adviser to The Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz held meetings with a parliamentary delegation from the United Kingdom at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, a press release......
India said Tuesday that China should not interfere in its internal affairs, as the Dalai Lama began a week long visit to India's remote northeast that Beijing has protested.The Tibetan spiritual......
Ministry of Interior Secretary Arif Ahmed Khan was removed from his post on Tuesday, a spokesperson at the interior ministry said.Khan's services were handed over to the Establishment Division, the......
After successful negotiations with the Ministry of Petroleum on Tuesday, the Oil Tankers Contractors Association called off its strike against what it had called the 'doubling of general sales......
Saudi Arabia's Haj and Umrah Ministry on Tuesday extended the Umrah season by a month to allow more time to Muslims across the world to perform the ritual, Radio Pakistan reported.According to the......
Mountaineers Abdul Jabbar Bhatti and Saad Mahmoud are prepared to depart from Islamabad for Nepal on Wednesday with the mission to plant the Pakistani flag on the world's highest peak, Mount......
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the government to approve the Haj policy for 2017 within seven days.A three-member bench of the apex court was hearing a petition registered by tour operators,......
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday addressed a large gathering in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh for the April 4 commemoration of the 38th death anniversary of PPP founder and former prime minister......
Some seven weeks have passed since Ghulam Qadir Birohi ? a 55-year-old eyewitness to the devastating blast at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan ? last saw eight members of his family.What......
Inter-Services Public Relations said Tuesday that Pakistan Army and the Afghan National Army had spoken over a hotline in the first reported communication between the two ever since tensions over the......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange closed Tuesday in the red, with the benchmark KSE-100 index losing 139 points, or 0.29pc, by close of trading to reach 48,088.37 points.56.7 million shares of indexed......
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday lauded the role of overseas Pakistanis play in helping the country progress, a statement released by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)......
At least 15 kilogrammes of heroin were recovered from a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight on Tuesday at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, the national flag carrier reported on......
China is steadfastly opposed to the deployment of advanced US anti-missile radars in South Korea because it does not know whether the defences, intended for North Korean missiles, are capable of......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan found himself in a tight spot on Sunday after he levied several allegations against the PPP leadership during a speech in Talagang, only to find out......
Warplanes carried out a suspected toxic gas attack that killed at least 35 people including several children in a rebel-held town in northwestern Syria on Tuesday, a monitoring group said.The Syrian......
Some 700 people were killed over the Persian new year on roads in Iran, which are among the deadliest in the world despite Islamic leaders declaring bad driving a sin.The two-week break for Nowruz......
Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua said Tuesday Pakistan remains committed to its policy of non-interference in the conflicts of Muslim countries.She gave the assurance during a meeting of the National......
Seven more children in Thar lost their lives due to waterborne diseases and malnutrition in a span of two days, bringing the past three month's death toll to 89.One-month-old Alima, nine-month-old......
The United States (US) Department of Homeland Security announced steps on Monday to prevent the fraudulent use of H1B visas, used by employers to bring in specialised foreign workers temporarily,......
The Trump administration will try and "find its place" to be a part of efforts to de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said,......
Remarks made by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Spokesperson Naeemul Haque on a TV show have landed him in hot water, as he alleged that former chief of army staff Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani had rigged......
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) allegedly arranged a secret meeting in January between an American businessman supporting Trump and a Russian close to President Vladimir Putin as part of an apparent......
Afghanistan on Tuesday sacked 12 army officers including two generals for negligence over an insurgent attack on the country's largest military hospital, which pointed to a spectacular intelligence......
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday directed the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics to include the Kalasha religion on the national census form prior to the second phase of the exercise starting......
Canada's prime minister has announced that Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai will address his country's Parliament and receive the honorary citizenship bestowed upon her in 2014.Justin Trudeau says the......
Pakistan has a long history of unearthing raw, talented players and in teenage leg-spinner Shadab Khan, it looks like they may have discovered another star in the making.The 18-year-old made his......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a notification banning the use of social media and video streaming sites at its national secretariat in Islamabad and provincial offices across......
PESHAWAR: Haji Hanif Afridi, 68, was busy digging a home in a steep rock located on the edge of the main Torkham Highway near historic Shagai fort.He was happy that he would be able to make a......
ISLAMABAD: The first major fire of the season erupted in the Margalla Hills on Monday.The fire that started in the afternoon engulfed almost over three acres and was extinguished by the Metropolitan......
RAWALPINDI: The district administration on Monday gave a deadline of 10 days to the Auqaf department and custodians to improve security of shrines otherwise the premises would be sealed.The warning......
ISLAMABAD: An additional inspector general of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police on Monday challenged the appointment of Salahuddin Khan Mehsud as the inspector general of the KP police, contending that a......
RAWALPINDI: A proclaimed offender in a number of robbery cases, who was arrested by law enforcement agencies a few days ago, mysteriously disappeared from the custody of the Racecourse police after......
RAHIM YAR KHAN: Twenty-two people fainted after eating shawarma from a local shop here on Monday evening.Some people had bought shawarmas from a shop on canal road adjacent to Mepco Complex. As soon......
SARGODHA: A day after the discovery of multiple murders at a shrine in Sargodha, sensitive questions continued to be asked about the motive and beliefs of the followers of a so-called faith healer......
LAHORE: Announcing a reserved verdict, the Lahore High Court on Monday declared illegal functioning of Punjab University’s equivalence department.The university did not enjoy any jurisdiction to......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has chided the military adventurers and elite class in general and his political rivals in particular for the current state of affairs in the country.Speaking at......
SARGODHA: Four accused in the Ali Muhammad Gujjar shrine massacre case were remanded in police custody on Monday for three days by the anti-terrorism court judge in Sargodha.Police presented the......
LAHORE: The Punjab government will release by June this year Rs778 million to the railways to depute staff at another 75 unmanned level crossings.“Schemes for construction of new roads crossing......
SHIKARPUR: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Monday that the appointment of the inspector general of police was an administrative matter and it was made in accordance with the rules,......
KARACHI: Nasir Mehmood Satti, DIG Motorway Police South zone, at a certificate distribution ceremony for 120 young drivers who were trained jointly by the Motorway Police, said that next year around......
LARKANA: The stage is set in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Bhutto for the April 4 public meeting to commemorate the 38th death anniversary of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) founder and executed prime minister......
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump put human rights controversies aside to warmly welcome Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to the White House on Monday, the first such visit from an Egyptian president in almost......
HONG KONG: A classic Andy Warhol portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong fetched $12.7 million at auction in Hong Kong on Sunday, Sotheby’s said — well short of the top estimate of more than $15......
BERLIN: More than 250 Turkish diplomats, government employees and their family members have filed for political asylum in Germany, Berlin said on Monday, amid a bitter row between the two Nato......
QUITO: Socialist Lenin Moreno on Monday celebrated victory in his bid to extend a decade of leftist rule in Ecuador but faced allegations of voting fraud from his conservative rival.Victory for the......
BAGHDAD: President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner visited Iraq on Monday with the top US military officer to meet Iraqi leaders and review the fight against the militant Islamic State group,......
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Monday said it would repatriate the chief cleric of a Muslim mosque for offensive remarks targeting Christians and Jews, a decision that aimed to “repudiate divisive......
WARSAW: Polish prosecutors alleged on Monday that a new analysis of evidence from the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed the Polish president shows that two Russian air traffic controllers and a......
MOGADISHU: Somali pirates have seized an Indian cargo ship and 11 crew members, the ship’s owner said on Monday, as a recent series of hijackings raises fears of a resurgence in piracy.The “Al......
CHITWAN: Conservationists on Monday captured a rare one-horned rhinoceros in Nepal as part of an attempt to increase the number of the vulnerable animals, which are prized by wildlife poachers.Five......
JERUSALEM: Three months after a landmark UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements, the measure has changed little on the ground and some analysts question whether it ever will.Security Council......
STOCKHOLM: The syringe slides in between the thumb and index finger. Then, with a click, a microchip is injected in the employee’s hand. Another “cyborg” is created.What could pass for a dystopian......
PIETERMARITZBURG: Singing and dancing with hundreds of supporters in his Zulu heartland, South African President Jacob Zuma didn’t look like a man facing the biggest challenge to his leadership since......
MADRID: It’s an artistic journey through terror, panic and fear that culminates in ‘Guernica’, Pablo Picasso’s universal howl against the ravages of war that turns 80 next month.On Monday, Madrid’s......
QUETTA: DFA Panjgur won Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) Balochistan Football Cup on Sunday with an emphatic 1-0 victory over Chaman here at the Ayub Football Stadium.Hasib Baloch’s stunning......
KARACHI has once served as hub of athletics, both track and field, and a long list of athletes who have donned Pakistan colours speaks high about the talent the city had produced in the last 70......
KEY BISCAYNE: Weary from three months of winning, Roger Federer hit one last shot Sunday, whacking a celebratory forehand into the stands to punctuate his victory over Rafael Nadal in the Miami Open......
BARCELONA: Luis Suarez rose to the challenge that Lionel Messi’s absence provided by powering second-placed Barcelona to a hard-fought 4-1 win at struggling Granada on Sunday to keep them close to La......
PARIS: Striker Mario Balotelli equalised from the penalty spot and then helped to create the winner as Nice fought back to maintain their title hopes with a 2-1 home win against Girondins de Bordeaux......
NAPLES: Serie A leaders Juventus withstood prolonged pressure as they held out for a tense 1-1 draw at third-placed Napoli in an absorbing match on Sunday.Sami Khedira gave Juve a seventh-minute lead......
LAHORE: Pakistan’s two senior cricketers — Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan — are going to attend a short training camp, beginning on Tuesday (today) at the Gaddafi Stadium, along with 11......
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews will miss the remaining fixtures of Bangladesh’s tour after being ruled out of the Twenty20 matches starting in Colombo on Tuesday.Mathews — who returned......
KARACHI: Inspired by another superlative knock from skipper Misbah-ul-Haq and blazing contribution of Khurram Shehzad, Faisalabad put themselves in complete command of their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy......
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) denied on Monday that it covered up doping cases from the 2008 Beijing Olympics after a German TV programme revealed that positive tests by......
LAHORE: The Australian High Commission, Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) and McKinsey & Company signed on Monday a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a diagnostic assessment of the......
ISLAMABAD: Annual inflation edged up to 4.9 per cent in March from 4.2pc in the preceding month on the back of increase in prices of petroleum and perishable products.Inflation rose 0.8pc......
FAISALABAD: The Agriculture Department has lifted ban on cotton cultivation before April 15, and advised the growers to start sowing process immediately.In a statement issued on Monday, Mudassar......
JOHANNESBURG: S&P Global Ratings downgraded South Africa’s sovereign credit rating to BB+ from BBB- grade on Monday, saying the recent firing of its internationally respected finance minister posed a......
KARACHI: Trading on the cotton market slowed down on Monday amid increase in prices. Though there was strong demand for cotton yarn in the domestic market, falling exports of textile goods worried......
LAHORE: Indus Motor Company Ltd (IMC), which manufactures and markets Toyota brand vehicles in Pakistan, has announced plans to invest up to $40 million (Rs4.19 billion) to boost its annual......
ISLAMABAD: The Oil Tankers Contractors Association (OTCA) on Monday allowed partial movement of oil products on a selective basis to avoid an immediate supply disruption and facilitate productive......
KARACHI: The country has produced 10.725 million cotton bales so far in this season, up 9.87 per cent from a year ago.However, the output remained less than the average of around 14-15m bales......
KARACHI: Air Marshal Mohammad Abdul Azim Daudpota — a former governor of Sindh, 1965 war veteran and ex-chairman of the Pakistan International Airlines — died in Karachi on Monday. He was 83.Azim......
ISLAMABAD: Mass repatriation of Afghan refugees resumed on Monday despite the United Nations’ decision to cut cash grant for the refugees who opted for voluntary repatriation, and past criticism of......
ISLAMABAD: The population and housing census will be conducted as per normal in Fata, except for North and South Waziristan, which are still recovering from the aftermath of military......
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has placed a ban on issuance of visas on arrival to all aliens, including foreign dignitaries.Chairing a meeting on Monday, the minister ordered......
ISLAMABAD: Traditional ‘mistrust’ between Pakistan and Afghanistan is hampering implementation of the ‘understanding’ reached between the two sides in London, which could have potentially reset their......
QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly allowed for debate in the next session two identical adjournment motions moved by the opposition and treasury members on Monday, regarding the attack on Pakhtun......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Zardari has warned that the locus of power is fast shifting away from people to unelected elements, asking the nation to foil designs of......
KARACHI: The announcement regarding the upcoming elections in Iran, slated to take place in May, did not yield much response in Lyari. It rarely does these days, say residents, as the event is......
ISLAMABAD: Counsel for the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and former attorney general of Pakistan Anwar Mansur Khan finally appeared before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday in the......
KARACHI: The Sindh government suffered a major blow on Monday when two benches of the Sindh High Court ruled against its decisions to sack Sindh police chief A.D. Khowaja and hand over an iconic park......
KARACHI: After spending more than a year in a Miami jail, money changer Altaf Khanani has been sentenced to 68 months in prison and a $250,000 fine on one count of conspiracy to commit laundering by......
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that peace in Afghanistan is a shared interest and Pakistan is ready to work closely with Afghanistan.This he said during his......
ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday confirmed a massive electricity shortfall of 5,420 megawatts, but attributed the “unscheduled loadshedding” to higher than normal......
LAST month, the parliament voted to pass the 23rd Amendment to the Constitution and the Army (Amendment) Act, 2017, renewing for another two years the authority of military courts to try civilians......
THE chief justice of India, Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, says he would prefer that the Ayodhya dispute be settled outside the court, mutually, between the perpetually unyielding Hindu and Muslim......
THE political economy of the world is changing again. Where is it heading, and who will arbitrate its direction? What will be its new grundnorm? Will states reclaim control over their markets? How......
THE arbitral tribunal of the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), before which one of the international arbitration proceedings were ongoing in the Reko......
Rumman Raees, the medium pacer who cemented a place in the national T20 side following his consistent performance in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), termed the T20 league "a great platform" and......
Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa met top civil and military leadership during his recent visit to the United Kingdom and discussed "matters related to the regional geopolitical environment with......