Half-centuries by Roston Chase and Shane Dowrich engineered a West Indies revival in reaching 244 for seven at stumps against Pakistan on the opening day of the first Test at Sabina Park on......
“More than 50 Afghan soldiers have been killed” in a Taliban attack Friday on their base near the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, a US military spokesman told AFP.The attack lasted several hours but......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Friday said it will file a reference asking for the removal of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman from his post over his alleged failure to carry out......
As part of political reconciliation in Balochistan, 434 militants surrendered to the authorities on Friday evening.The militants belonged to various banned organisations, including Baloch Republican......
The Women National Selection Committee, headed by Mohammad Ilyas, on Friday announced the 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Women's World Cup to be played in England from June 24 to July......
Tesla Inc founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk said his latest company Neuralink Corp is working to link the human brain with a machine interface by creating micron-sized devices.Neuralink is aiming......
A mob attacked a man and beat him brutally inside a mosque in Chitral after he was accused of uttering blasphemous remarks following Friday prayers.The man, who is yet to be identified, is alleged to......
After a strong resurgence in the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court's verdict on the Panamagate case, the Pakistan Stock Exchange saw the bulls rally for another charge on Friday to pull the......
Fearing for his life, PPP leader Dr Asim Hussain on Thursday filed a First Information Report (FIR) against unidentified individuals who allegedly followed and threatened him.The FIR was filed in the......
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar, while addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Friday, rejected the notion that the Panama case verdict was a "split decision", adding that although the judges'......
Music streaming service Spotify said on Thursday it has renewed a nine-year-old licensing deal with independent digital agency Merlin that has proven essential to its enduring appeal to dedicated......
The Government of Punjab is set to launch an "Orange Cab" scheme seeking to provide 100,000 cars to unemployed youth in the province."The Orange Cab scheme will be launched this year," the Punjab......
A woman has confessed to strangling her daughter to death at the behest of her husband and brother-in-law in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Shangla district, police said Friday.Addressing a news conference,......
Retired army chief Gen Raheel Sharif has left for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to head a 41-nation military alliance, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Friday.Media reports suggested that the......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan announced his party's intention to hold a rally in Islamabad next Friday to "demand Nawaz Sharif's resignation".Speaking to reporters outside the......
Cricketer Shahzaib Hasan was charged with breach of the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Anti-Corruption Code by the Anti-Corruption Tribunal (ACT) on Friday.The ACT in Lahore today charged Hasan......
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and hardline rival Ebrahim Raisi were both approved to run in May's presidential election by a government vetting body, while former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was......
A special Anti-Narcotics Court on Friday indicted former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gillani's son, Ali Musa Gillani, and 10 others in the ephedrine case which rocked the PPP government in March......
A known terror suspect shot dead a French policeman and wounded two others Thursday on Paris's Champs Elysees in an attack claimed by the militant Islamic State (IS) group days before a presidential......
Opposition parties on Friday ramped up the pressure against the ruling PML-N and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, demanding the premier's resignation with one voice and protesting yesterday's Supreme......
PARACHINAR: Business activities came to a standstill after security forces declared the main commercial area of Parachinar as “red zone” following a car bomb blast in the town on March 21.Punjabi......
SWABI: The residents of Mashal Khan’s native town, Zaida, on Thursday gathered at the grave of the Abdul Wali Khan University student lynched by a mob over the alleged blasphemy lately and apologised......
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan has welcomed the Supreme Court verdict in Panama Papers case and said that the decision substantially promoted the cause of accountability......
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa celebrated the Supreme Court verdict in the Panama Papers case on Thursday and termed it a victory for the federal government......
Islamabad’s model colleges for boys and girls are not accepting more students because they are already overcrowded.During visits to various model colleges, which cater to first grade through to......
KHAR: The incidence of terrorist attacks in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas has increased by 72 percent in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the last quarter of 2016, said a Fata Research......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s long-awaited verdict on the Panama Papers case has ordered a multi-agency probe against the incumbent prime minister.But apart from the two intelligence agencies, all......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday observed a token walkout from the Senate after Minister for National Health Services (NHS) Saira Afzal......
LAHORE: The probe to be conducted by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) ordered by apex court in Panama case verdict could be different from that of the Asghar Khan’s case involving Prime Minister......
SIALKOT: The three sisters who allegedly murdered a man charged with blasphemy 13 years ago committed the crime on the instigation of a prayer leader who was also complainant in the blasphemy case......
LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah says the Joint Investigation Team’s (JIT) findings will be “just an investigation report” and the PTI will cry after comprehending the Supreme Court’s......
LAHORE: Former Supreme Court Bar Association president Asma Jahangir has taken exception to a ban on women from attending traditional “Qaqlasht Festival”.In a statement issued on Thursday, she says......
HYDERABAD: The Nooriabad police on Thursday confirmed the handing over of four murder suspects to military authorities after their arrest and subsequent remand obtained from a civil judge.An FIR......
KARACHI: As many as 383 students were awarded degrees in various disciplines at the 14th convocation of Ziauddin University held at the Expo Centre on Thursday.The university awarded the Sir Ziauddin......
KARACHI: With the LSA statuette presented in 31 major categories, the 16th Lux Style Awards, held on Wednesday evening at the Expo Centre, remained high on the entertainment quotient and celebrated......
KARACHI: The image of Muslims in Europe has changed from positive to negative in the last 100 years; it is the result of the shift from colonial times to the post-Cold War era and the Soviet Union’s......
RASHIDIN: Hundreds of frightened Syrians being evacuated from besieged towns were stuck on Thursday at a rebel-held transit point where dozens of their fellow townspeople were killed in a weekend......
BANGKOK: Authorities in Thailand’s capital are banishing its world-famous street-food vendors as part of a clean-up drive by the military government, outraging foodies and threatening the livelihoods......
US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday toured the biggest mosque in Muslim-majority Indonesia during a visit seen as a highly symbolic gesture from an administration that has been accused of......
EDINBURGH: Britain’s early election could draw some support away from the Scottish National Party (SNP), but will likely bolster First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s call for an independence referendum,......
In the documentary In Search of Israeli Cuisine, restaurateur and chef Michael Solomonov travels from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem looking for what makes Israeli cooking unique. That’s not easy, even in a......
PARIS: Hard-left presidential challenger Jean-Luc Melenchon and conservative Francois Fillon were neck-and-neck behind the frontrunners in an opinion poll on Thursday, as candidates made last-ditch......
MONACO: Flying cars might seem like the stuff of science fiction, but two prototypes were launched on Thursday on the French Riviera, at an event showcasing “supercars” in Monaco.Dutch and Slovak......
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of Defence James Mattis has welcomed Saudi-led efforts to ‘checkmate’ Iran’s growing influence in the Middle East and adjacent regions.In a transcript released by the......
SYDNEY: Canberra on Thursday unveiled plans to put “Australian values” at the heart of tougher requirements to gain citizenship, days after scrapping a visa programme for temporary foreign......
KARACHI: A three-member Pakistan snooker team leaves for Doha early on Friday morning to feature in the 33rd Asian Snooker Championship being held there from April 22 to 28.Led by reigning national......
LAHORE: After failing to engage any European team for a bilateral series before the national senior team competes in the World Hockey League, the Pakistan Hockey Federation has decided to hold a......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s top race driver Nadir Magsi believes that the country has abundance of talent for motor sport and with proper support from the corporate sector it can produce world-class race......
KARACHI: 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......
KARACHI: 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.The prolific Younis is just 23 runs away......
LAHORE: Already struggling in the bowling department, Pakistan suffered a big blow on Thursday when upcoming paceman Hasan Ali was ruled out of the first Test against West Indies due to injury.The......
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan said on Thursday that although he has sent his resignation to Patron of the board Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, it has not been accepted at......
NEW DELHI: Indian Supreme Court on Thursday quashed a criminal case against Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a case related to hurting religious sentiments.The case was related to Dhoni being portrayed as......
MELBOURNE: Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc and batsman Chris Lynn have been named as part of a formidable squad for next month’s ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales despite nursing......
BARCELONA: Juventus put on a masterclass of defensive football to reach the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday, frustrating Lionel Messi and earning a 0-0 draw against a Barcelona side hoping......
MONTE CARLO: Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal held off British surprise-package Kyle Edmund 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 in the Spaniard’s 400th career match on clay at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday.Victory......
KARACHI: The Supreme Court’s verdict in the Panama Papers case breathed new life into the stock market on Thursday as investors’ worst fears — prime minister’s disqualification — didn’t come......
KARACHI: The leaders of major trade associations heaved a sigh of relief at the Supreme Court’s verdict.They said it cleared the clouds of uncertainty that was causing an adverse impact on business......
KARACHI: The business leaders of auto, cement and pharma sectors gave a mixed reaction to the split decision by a five-member bench of the Supreme Court on the Panama Papers case.Some were not happy......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is expected to impose a penalty on distribution companies of ex-Wapda for delaying relief in fuel-based tariff to consumers for two......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) in a meeting on Thursday discussed the imposition of general sales tax (GST) and duties on agricultural inputs, terming these as key factors......
KARACHI: Trading on the cotton market touched rock bottom as both buyers and sellers were conspicuous by their absence.The uncertainty surrounding the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Panama Papers case......
ISLAMABAD: Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan in his main judgement in the Panama Papers leaks case regretted that the bulk of unauthenticated documents brought on record by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz rejected on Thursday the demand of three mainstream political parties for the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, saying there was no reason for it......
ISLAMABAD: Maryam Nawaz, daughter of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, may have heaved a sigh of relief after the verdict the apex court issued on Thursday in the Panama Papers case virtually cleared her......
MUZAFFARABAD: The capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir resounded with anti-India slogans on Thursday as hundreds of schoolchildren staged a demonstration to express solidarity with their brethren in......
QUETTA: Terming the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Panama Papers case historic, Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri said the ruling was in fact the result of the prayers of 200 million......
SWABI: TV cameras rise to a sky bled of colour by the scorching heat. A helicopter hovers above the streets of Zaida in Swabi, over the heads of uniformed girls and boys going home early today......
ISLAMABAD: The government is planning to establish evening courts to address the issue of pendency of cases, ensure speedy trials and alleviate the workload of courts.The National Assembly was told......
WANA: The border crossing in the Angoor Adda area of South Waziristan Agency, which straddles the Pak-Afghan border, was reopened on Thursday after remaining closed for more than four months.The......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan does not want to match the Indian nuclear arsenal, but will do all it can to keep its deterrence credible, says a nuclear expert.“We are not talking of parity, we are looking for......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate will discuss on Friday (today) disappearance of a retired army officer in Nepal amid reports suggesting that he has been picked up by operatives of the Indian intelligence......
• Verdict in Panama Papers case orders formation of JIT to investigate PM’s and family’s assets for irregularities• Justices Khosa and Gulzar dissent, say PM no longer sadiq and ameen• Special bench......
ISLAMABAD: The country’s main opposition parties were united in declaring on Thursday that the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Panama Papers case was a damning indictment of Nawaz Sharif, who,......
THE prime minister may have escaped the ultimate humiliation of being removed from office, but his ordeal continues. The split judgment of the five-member bench has certainly not cleared him or his......
PRIME Minister Nawaz Sharif survives. The Supreme Court has asked him and some of his family members to appear before a joint investigation team (JIT) to clear allegations of illegal transfer of......
THE reason why many of us do not wish to face reality is because it is painful. Reality hurts. It sheds light on areas which we want to keep in the dark.Like the child who cries and screams because......
WHEN I insist before my students that they are part of the ‘Zia generation’, some of them cringe. But it is true. Ours is a country in which the vast majority of the population — there are......
Paris police say a gunman has killed a police officer and wounded another before being killed himself in an attack on the Champs-Elysees shopping district.Paris police spokeswoman Johanna Primevert......
Dr Babar Awan, lawyer of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman, in an interview on Thursday said that in his legal opinion, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif “was no longer the premier of Pakistan” as per the......
