Pakistan on Wednesday was re-elected to the UN Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) during an election in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), with Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi saying it......
In one of the biggest robberies of recent years in Karachi, over Rs12 million were looted on Thursday evening by two private security guards.The two security guards, Sanaullah and Sabz Ali of VIP......
Foreigners will no longer be allowed to work in Saudi Arabia's numerous shopping malls, the labour ministry announced on Thursday, in the latest measure to boost employment of Saudis.The kingdom has......
America’s Justice Cardozo once described the dissenter as the gladiator making a last stand against the lions. He may well have been speaking for the likes of Justices Asif Saeed Khan Khosa and......
Iran's interior ministry said Thursday there would be no live debates in the run-up to next month's presidential election."Based on a decision by the Election Campaign Monitoring Commission, the......
The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday said Indian forces in India-held Kashmir launched an operation against educational institutions in the disputed valley and have launched an “all out war on......
Misbah-ul-Haq defied critics and his advancing age to take Pakistan from the depths of a major spot-fixing scandal to the world's number one Test team, becoming their most successful captain along......
When Younis Khan hangs up his bat at the end of Pakistan's tour of the West Indies, it will likely be with a final Test milestone against his name.Younis is just 23 runs away from becoming the first......
More than a year after the Panama papers were leaked to the public, Pakistan's apex court on Thursday delivered its verdict on the case as it ordered the formation of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT)......
A Russian government think tank controlled by Vladimir Putin developed a plan to swing the 2016 US presidential election to Donald Trump and undermine voters’ faith in the American electoral system,......
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The Pakistan Stock Exchange has ended Thursday’s trading session on a positive note, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 1,140 points, or 2.39 per cent, by the close of the trading session to......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, after the Supreme Court ruling on the Panamagate case, urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign for the duration of an investigation into how......
While the PML-N was quick to tweet photos and statements of celebration after the Supreme Court verdict on Panamagate, there was relative silence in the PTI camp before Imran Khan conducted a press......
West Indies and Pakistan get a three-Test series underway on Friday at Sabina Park in Jamaica with both teams struggling in the midst of challenging transition periods.Despite victories in both the......
The benchmark KSE-100 index has reacted positively to the Panama case verdict, with the index surging more than 1,869 points in the moments following the verdict.Volumes surged as 126 million shares......
Neither a clean chit nor a disqualification: the drawn out Supreme Court (SC) case to disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for allegedly misleading the nation on his family's involvement in corrupt......
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police claimed to have busted a 'big' cell of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Sheikhupura on Wednesday.Eight suspected TTP militants were......
MIAN Raza Rabbani’s losing his cool last Friday was not unexpected. For quite some time, the Senate chairman had been getting more and more uneasy at the executive’s lack of regard for constitutional......
WHILE the verdict on the Panama Papers case commands the national attention these days, another issue of potential game-changing significance is taking shape beneath the headlines. The return of......
GOD created a second Eden: Kashmir. Satan has made it his playground.In autumn this year, Pakistanis and Indians will commemorate 70 years of independence. Jamuvals and Kashmiris have no cause to......
SOCIETIES are built on institutions, which are, as economist Douglass C. North put it, the “rules of the game” that help propel us towards, or restrain us from, the path to prosperity and economic......
PESHAWAR: A Peshawar High Court bench has directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and provincial assembly’s speaker to file comments about a petition challenging the government’s move to end......
SHANGLA: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday disqualified the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf MPA from PK-88 Shangla, Abdul Munim Khan, and asked him to return all the amount of salary he......
BANNU/LAKKI MARWAT: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that some secular forces are trying to pave the way for amendments in the country’s blasphemy law in the wake of tragic......
PESHAWAR: Noted blind Pashto poet Shahid Ali Shahid most often writes on issues prevalent in the society. He had composed a poem in Pashto titled ‘Tandar Newale Spogmai’ (the moon under eclipse)......
MINGORA: With the start of summer, tourists are coming to the scenic and hilly spots of Swat valley in droves to enjoy its beauty and pleasant weather.Apart from the famous Kalam, Bahrain, Madyan and......
ISLAMABAD: Police, Rangers and Frontier Constabulary personnel will be deployed in and around the Red Zone for security and to maintain the peace on Thursday, when the Supreme Court is to announce......
RAWALPINDI: A video clip that surfaced on Wednesday cast new light on the matter of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) staff manhandling two passengers at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport,......
Mohammed Hanif’s story is an unlikely one. A voracious reader as a child, he grew up in a village in Punjab and then enlisted in the military to experience life outside a small town and trained as a......
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Wednesday recommended to the National Assembly to pass a law requiring fresh polling in a constituency if less than 10pc of the registered female voters cast......
LAHORE: The three-day Benazir Literary Festival concluded on Wednesday on a musical note as emerging singers enthralled the audience at Alhamra Art Centre, The Mall.The first edition of this festival......
LAHORE: As Maryam Nawaz claims her father Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is “not anxious”, the ruling PML-N camp remained tense and spent Wednesday by checking with the party stalwarts about the......
LAHORE: Unscheduled loadshedding continued to torment people in the country on Wednesday making it difficult for them to brave the current heatwave amidst reports by official sources that the......
LAHORE: Investiture was held at the Corps Headquarters here on Wednesday.Lahore Corps Commander Lt Gen Sadiq Ali conferred military awards on army personnel for acts of gallantry during operations,......
FAISALABAD: Traders resisted the operation launched by the district administration and police to clear ‘encroachments’ from the land of old Nazimabad vegetable and fruit market, where the chief......
KARACHI: Artists use symbols to articulate the thoughts that they try to propagate through their art. The use of symbols invariably hints at an attempt to convey an important message, which, if......
NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the revival of criminal conspiracy charges in the destruction of the Babri Masjid against senior BJP leaders, including L.K. Advani, Murli......
RASHIDIN: Evacuations of thousands of besieged Syrians resumed on Wednesday with tight security in place after a weekend bombing against those leaving government-held areas killed dozens, including......
LONDON: British lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for a snap election, paving the way for a June vote she hopes will give her a “mandate to complete......
KABUL: United State troops are still battling suspected fighters of the militant Islamic State (IS) group near the site where a massive bomb was dropped in eastern Afghanistan last week, a US......
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s top election authority on Wednesday rejected an opposition bid to annul the referendum on expanding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers after complaints of vote-rigging, state......
NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force has dismissed the soldier who had complained about the sub-standard food being served to the security forces personnel.Officials said Tej Bahadur Yadav was sacked......
THERE’S no running water, electricity or pay but 50 people from around the world still applied to be one of Europe’s last hermits. Now there is a winner, Austrian officials said on Wednesday.“We......
THE Middle East on April 18 experienced its blackest day since the launch of the Arab-Israeli peace process, threatening to plunge the region into a sickening new cycle of violence. Israeli shells,......
LONDON: Voters could give Europhile politicians a boost in Britain’s upcoming election but the effect will be limited and the prospect of a grand alliance to soften Brexit is improbable, analysts......
MUMBAI: West Indies batsman Chris Gayle proved he remains a bowlers’ nightmare after becoming the first player to reach 10,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket, going past the milestone during a......
LONDON: Ashley Young felt Manchester United’s stunning victory over Chelsea set a benchmark ahead of the conclusion of their Europa League quarter-final against Anderlecht on Thursday.United......
PARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to send Real Madrid through to the Champions League semi-finals with a 4-2 extra-time win and 6-3 aggregate success against 10-man Bayern Munich in......
PAKISTAN is touring the West Indies in times when the hosts are not playing their best cricket. They are rarely seen playing as a unit, the selection policy is in tatters, the best players are being......
MONTE CARLO: Novak Djokovic’s clay season got off to a sluggish start here on Tuesday at the Monte Carlo Masters as the world number two struggled past Gilles Simon 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.The Serb, who has......
LAHORE: Top seed Aqeel Khan won the first Sheharyar Malik National Grass Courts Tennis Championships by defeating Mohammad Abid in the three-set final at the Punjab Lawn Tennis Association court in......
KARACHI: Test paceman Imran Khan grabbed a five-wicket bag to inspire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a 35-run victory over Punjab in their Cool & Cool presents QMobile Pakistan Cup fixture in Rawalpindi on......
KARACHI: The mood swings of investors at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday triggered what turned out to be the highest-ever intraday volatility since the inception of the benchmark KSE......
KARACHI: The current account deficit for the first nine months of 2016-17 rose to $6.13 billion, which is 2.6 times higher than the deficit recorded a year ago.The deficit in July-March is double the......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Wednesday approved the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Bill 2017, which is considered an updated and internationally acceptable business vehicle for entrepreneurs with......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has reportedly convened another meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) on Friday to follow up on his orders for the reduction in loadshedding as......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is currently studying blockchain technology solution model to be adopted by central and commercial banks, as banks the world over try to keep electronic......
KARACHI: Cotton prices remained firm on Wednesday on sustained buying from spinners. However, buyers generally remained cautious ahead of Supreme Court’s verdict in the Panama Papers’ case.Most......
KARACHI: Representatives of the ports and shipping and mercantile marine departments said on Wednesday that there was no cargo vessel or fishing boat registered in their record by the name of......
ISLAMABAD: Days after the prime minister’s directions to his cabinet members to accord priority to parliamentary business after Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani threatened to resign in protest against......
ISLAMABAD: The army assured Iran on Wednesday that bilateral ties would remain unaffected.The assurance was extended to Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost by Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed......
ISLAMABAD: A day after the National Assembly resolved to insert safeguards into the blasphemy law, the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) reneged on their commitment.On......
QUETTA: Over half a million eligible women have not registered themselves as voters with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in Balochistan as they do not possess their Computerised National......
NEW DELHI: India’s external affairs ministry summoned on Wednesday the Pakistani deputy high commissioner on the issue of the death sentence handed down to Kulbhushan Jadhav by a military tribunal in......
SIALKOT: Three armed burqa-clad sisters on Wednesday shot dead a man near Sialkot after accusing him of committing blasphemy 13 years ago.Police managed to arrest the three suspects and identified......
ISLAMABAD: As the countdown to the eagerly-awaited Supreme Court verdict in the Panamagate case began on Wednesday, the three main political parties — the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), Pakistan......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday put on hold a parallel inquiry into the lynching of Mardan university student Mashal Khan by a judicial commission and expressed surprise over the need for......
The United States State Department has approved the sale of $295.6 million worth of military equipment to Iraq for artillery and infantry Kurdish peshmerga units, a Pentagon agency said on......
