Sindh Rangers on Friday claimed to have seized a huge amount of arms and ammunition in Karachi, alleging they belonged to Muttahida Qaumi Movement's London chapter.Acting on "credible information",......
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday took notice of the alleged abuse of power by a feudal lord in Umerkot, Sindh, and ordered the immediate arrest of the suspects in the case,......
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed the parents of Tayyaba, a 10-year-old girl who was reportedly tortured while working as a maid at a judge's residence in Islamabad, to be produced......
India launched a communications satellite on Friday for its smaller neighbours to share, part of its efforts to build goodwill in the region and counter Chinese influence, but arch-rival Pakistan......
Stocks made gains in the last trading session of the first week of May, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index rising 567.48 points (1.15pc) to close at 49,851.13.Though the index managed to breach the......
The three-member bench of the Supreme Court overseeing the implementation of the apex court's verdict in the Panama papers case on Friday finalised the six members of a joint investigation team (JIT)......
Saudi women no longer need a man's consent to carry out certain activities, local media reported on Friday.The Arab News said a royal decree issued by King Salman ordered that women are no longer......
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday pleaded with his opponents to continue cursing the ruling party, "but don't stall these development projects".At the breakthrough ceremony of the right head-race......
India's top court on Friday upheld the death sentences of four men who were convicted in the fatal gang-rape and torture of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in New Delhi in 2012.The......
A man on Friday allegedly killed his 18-year-old niece in Rawalpindi’s Fauji Colony after her father turned down a proposal to marry her to the suspect's son, police sources said.Niaz shot his niece,......
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is all set to investigate former batsman Nasir Jamshed for his alleged involvement in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) spot-fixing scandal after getting consent from......
A special court formed to try treason case refused to hear arguments in the Pervez Musharraf treason case on Friday reminding the lawyers of former president that the defendant has been declared an......
Family members of three victims of the December 2015 shooting rampage in San Bernardino, California, have sued Facebook, Google and Twitter, claiming that the companies permitted the militant Islamic......
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is 'likely' to suspend flight operations along the Karachi to Mumbai route, airline sources told Dawn.com.PIA Spokesperson Danyal Gillani, when contacted, said......
Supreme Court (SC) Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed — who is part of a three-judge bench overseeing the implementation of the Panama Papers case verdict — on Friday announced that the joint investigation......
A young man in a white t-shirt pulls on a dark blue denim trucker jacket, tucks his smartphone in an inside pocket and puts in-ear headphones in his right ear.He mounts a fixed-gear bike with flat,......
China's ambitious initiative to generate economic prosperity by building a new Silk Road will depend on the countries involved ensuring strong security, the country's top policemen said, ahead of a......
At least nine people were killed and over 40 others injured as Afghan border forces opened fire on security personnel guarding a census team in Balochistan's Chaman area early Friday.Chaman Civil......
LAHORE: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Khurshid Shah lashed out at the rulers for what he said hurting national interest and democracy for their personal gains as the Pakistan People’s......
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has served a legal notice on Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan for levelling a “baseless” allegation of offering him bribe of Rs10 billion to......
What do scholars tell us about the history of village in Punjab? Village is older than Harappa, one can assume.It’s in fact older than that. It’s linked with the rise of agriculture. Harappa city......
LAHORE: The landscape paintings of thirteen gates of the Walled City by Munawar Mohiuddin were put on display in a painting exhibition at the Minhas Art Gallery of the Government College University......
LAHORE: Lahore Corps Commander Lt Gen Sadiq Ali on Thursday visited different areas of Kasur city and reviewed the progress of census activities by civil and army enumerators, an ISPR release said.He......
If voter turnouts are the midwives of a vibrant democracy, consider this: on April 7, 2017, only about seven percent voters in Srinagar turned up for voting in by-polls on a Lok Sabha seat. The......
Online businesses have successfully established a clientele for themselves within Pakistan’s business industry. Some have become household names, such as TCS’s e-commerce subsidiary Yayvo, Delivery......
Isn’t it a bit too early for big-budget, self-congratulatory award shows? I know the Lux Style Awards have been around for more than a decade, so this column is more than slightly late. I most humbly......
My father’s best friend was a Kashmiri, and from him I had heard tales of Kashmiri hospitality, but I only experienced it after befriending a Kashmiri girl myself. I remember so well the mehek......
Streets in cities throughout the country are sadly and unforgivably losing trees like never before. While a certain segment of society does raise its voice to object, people in general simply accept......
Dear Auntie, My parents have been happily married for the last 35 years. I have been lucky enough to never witness a quarrel that lasted more than a day. Unfortunately, now that they have entered the......
In A Quiet Revolution, a cultural and political study of the evolution of religious radicalisation in Egypt, Prof Leila Ahmed mentions that in the 1980s when terror attacks by extremist groups......
Living in a throbbing metropolis such as Karachi, the rattling of buses on the roads, the incessant blaring of horns, the constant whirring of the rickshaws, coupled with the omnipotent cloud of......
The intellectual, religious and educational movements of the 18th and 19th centuries in Muslim societies shaped what we today call the Muslim world. Colonialism and the rise of the West triggered......
Nadeem Aslam’s novels are permeated with a poetic prose that juxtaposes history, literature and art with blind prejudice and violence — fostered in the name of faith by vested interests — and the......
Last month I attended a symposium enticingly titled “What is a poem?” The organisers had posed the following questions: is a poem more like a song or a shipping container? What was a poem in the 17th......
After having spent a full life, one often wants to sit back, relax and take a journey down memory lane to reflect upon the highs and lows. Sometimes this reflection results in a book.The author of......
When Rajiv Surendra, the rapping mathlete who stole the hearts of millions with his performance as Kevin G in the film Mean Girls, was approached by a cameraman on set insisting that he read Yann......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has expressed concern over the government’s attempt to undermine the autonomous working of the National Electric Power Regulatory......
WHEN one thinks of Sikh rule in Punjab — one that spanned at least half a century — who comes to mind but their leader, the powerful Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The man who later became known as the ‘Lion......
ISLAMABAD: The contretemps between the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf landed at the gates of the Press Information Department (PID) on Thursday, which had to be......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Japan signed here on Thursday a loan agreement amounting to $24 million for the implementation of the second phase of ‘Islamabad-Burhan Transmission Line Reinforcement’......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Thursday relieved provincial finance secretary Ali Reza Bhutta of his responsibilities.According to a notification issued by the establishment......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered restoration of the licence of Bol TV channel which was revoked for failing to secure security clearance for its directors from the interior......
KARACHI: The scope of inquiry into the overloading of passengers on a Saudi Arabia-bound flight earlier this year has been broadened, which is why it is taking longer than the prescribed time, the......
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri has rejected the resignation tendered by Sardar Aslam Bizenjo, adviser on financial affairs, and asked him to continue performing his......
QUETTA: Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Rafiei has said that Iran and Pakistan enjoy cordial relations in different fields since long and “we are mainly focusing on......
For centuries, interior decoration was the hobby of gifted amateurs — ladies of leisure, fastidious houseowners and under-occupied dilettantes. The mantra was simple: have space, will decorate. Two......
I took to the habit of underlining the text and scribbling in the margins while reading a book a little late in life. Once you have given in to this practice, it prevails over the aesthete in you who......
QUETTA / KHUZDAR: A 12-year-old boy was killed and a police constable seriously injured by gunfire on Thursday after an unruly mob in the industrial town of Hub protested the sharing of alleged......
RAWALPINDI: In an unusual development, police have registered a report against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for provoking people against the Pakistan Army and creating hatred against the armed......
A remarkable moment took place at the tail-end of FC Barcelona’s latest defeat of Real Madrid FC. As he is wont to do, Lionel Messi found himself a pocket of space, meeting Jordi Alba’s pass at the......
Guess who is the champion of the Australian National Junior Hockey competition. It might take some doing if you don’t follow the news loop. So here, quickly, is the answer: Pakistan. Interesting,......
SRINAGAR: Thousands of Indian forces cordoned off at least two dozen villages in India-held Kashmir on Thursday while they hunted for militants believed to be hiding in the area, but called off the......
LAHORE: On a regular day, it takes fewer than a hundred protesters in front of the Lahore Press Club to block Davis Road and with it, the entire Garhi Shahu circuit. But this May Day, nearly a......
When I perform, I feel like there is no one in the hall. Every single time, I’m not there. I’m somewhere else. And I don’t know where that place is.” Sanam Marvi has just performed at the BAM Opera......
KOHAT: Elders of the Ustarzai and Marai tribes voluntarily surrendered a second huge cache of heavy weapons to police on Thursday.The submission was part of the de-weaponisation campaign launched by......
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) made an ‘irregular payment’ of Rs575.1 million to Bahria Town and the son of a local politician when purchasing land in sectors H-16 and I-17,......
ISLAMABAD: A gardener at the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) died and five others were taken to the hospital after being stung by honey bees on Thursday.A university official said the gardeners......
RAWALPINDI: The Airport Security Force (ASF) foiled an attempt to smuggle 11 partridges in two suitcases to Birmingham, United Kingdom, and arrested a British national at the Benazir Bhutto......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that a woman officer of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had been removed from the job for assaulting two women Norwegian passengers at the......
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), which assists the armed forces with strategy, faces an acute shortage of budget, a parliamentary committee was informed on Thursday.NIO......
In Noor, the film adaptation of Saba Imtiaz’s novel Karachi, You’re Killing Me, Noor (Sonakshi Sinha) is a miffed journalist in her late twenties whose prerogatives involve a lot of grumbling......
T-T-T-T-TEDThere are arguments both for and against Shah Rukh Khan’s acting talent. If a big number of his admirers think that he is a good actor, then no less is the number of people who believe he......
Neruda is a delightful mishmash of two disparate genres: the biopic and film noir. Director Pablo Larraín and screenwriter Guillermo Calderón take an unconventionally oblique approach to honour Pablo......
There is a scene in The Circle, when young tech worker and budding reality star Mae Holland (Emma Watson) is asked what her biggest fear is. She pauses to think for a couple of seconds before coming......
I was five or six when I met Vinod Khanna for the first time. He was a friend of my father’s and not only one of the best-looking men I would ever lay my eyes on, but also one of the most generous.I......
MARDAN: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested Ali Khan, an employee of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, for his alleged involvement in lynching of a student, Mashal Khan, taking the number of......
BATKHELA: Noted Pashto writer Prof Mohammad Nawaz Tair breathed his last at the age of 83 after protracted illness.He left behind two sons and five daughters. He was author of over 100 books. He was......
PESHAWAR: State minister for water and power Abid Sher Ali on Thursday claimed that the federal government was committed to the early execution of power projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but the......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Tuesday inaugurated the Digital Youth Summit 2017 saying the development of youths is one of his government’s top priorities.He also said......
MUMBAI: An Indian court on Thursday convicted five police officers and two doctors of tampering with evidence in the gang rape of a pregnant woman and the murder of her family during one of the worst......
Capital’s elite schools without valid registrationAll elite schools in the federal capital that offer O and A levels are operating without valid registrations.According to Private Educational......
KABUL: Former Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar returned to Kabul on Thursday after two decades in hiding, calling for peace with Taliban insurgents and criticising the Western-backed government,......
WASHINGTON: The State Department wants to review social media, email addresses and phone numbers from some foreigners seeking US visas, as part of the Trump administration’s enhanced screening of......
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is negotiating a proposal with the Iraqi government for a continued presence of US troops in Iraq even after the ongoing campaign against the militant Islamic......
BEIJING: A dust storm enveloped a swathe of northern China on Thursday dragging down air quality and visibility and prompting warnings for children and old people to stay indoors.Spring is northern......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday advised Sindh Governor Mohammad Zubair that he, being the governor, ought to work within constitutional limits and need not suggest to......
KARACHI: A nine-member team of World Health Organisation experts on Thursday recommended to the government to take ‘radical’ measures to safeguard the city from increasing incidence of......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday directed the home department to constitute a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to track down Ghulam Qadir Marri, a close aide of former president Asif Ali......
KARACHI: “If you love your mother and care about your language, how can you turn your back to both and embrace someone else’s mother and language?”The question by renowned Urdu scholar and poet......
KARACHI: The administrative judge of antiterrorism courts remanded on Thursday a suspect in custody of the Counter-Terrorism Department in a case pertaining to a deadly shoot-out in the Urdu Bazaar......
KARACHI: Experts on Thursday said the maternal and neonatal health situation was still alarming in Pakistan despite massive efforts of different non-governmental organisations and initiatives by the......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Thursday said development schemes would be a priority of his government so that they could benefit people.“I want to take up old schemes which can be......
BRIDGETOWN: Fast bowler Shannon Gabriel´s five-wicket haul inspired West Indies to a stunning 106-run victory over Pakistan on the final day of the second Test in Bridgetown on Thursday.Pakistan......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday submitted its opening brief to the three-member tribunal investigating the Pakistan Super League (PSL) spot-fixing scam as well as to suspected......
KARACHI: Former Pakistan T20 skipper Shahid Khan Afridi said on Thursday that Gautam Gambhir had not moved on from their heated exchange back in 2007.In a column for ICC’s official website, Shahid......
KARACHI: Legendary cricketer and former Pakistan cricket coach Javed Miandad fired back at PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan on Thursday for his remarks about legendary players not being good coaches and......
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court division bench on Thursday denied batsman Khalid Latif immediate relief of staying proceedings before anti-corruption tribunal of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) against......
MUMBAI: Star Sports have raised concerns with cricket’s governing body that advertisers might steer clear of the Champions Trophy if India opted against competing at the tournament in England, an......
MONACO: Striker Gonzalo Higuain displayed some worth for his huge transfer fee and Gianluigi Buffon showed he is still priceless in goal, each starring as Juventus won 2-0 at Monaco in the first leg......
ZURICH: Argentina forward Lionel Messi’s appeal against his four-match international ban for insulting a match official was being heard by FIFA on Thursday, a source close to soccers governing body......
AMSTERDAM: On-loan Chelsea forward Bertrand Traore scored twice and grabbed an assist as Ajax trounced Lyon 4-1 in the first leg of Wednesday’s Europa League semi-final.The Burkina Faso international......
Iran said on Thursday it is ready for talks with Saudi Arabia to promote regional peace despite “unlawful and inflammatory” remarks by the Saudi deputy crown prince, who vowed to protect his kingdom......
KARACHI: Skipper Fouz-ul-Hasan excelled with a good all-round performance as Omar CC defeated Shalimar CC by 57 runs in their fourth Dollar East T20 Premier League fixture at the Aga Khan Gymkhana......
LAHORE: Pakistan junior girls netball team left on Thursday for South Korea to take part in the 10th Asian Youth Girls Netball Championship to be played at Jeonju from May 6-13.“The weeklong......
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has issued show-cause notices to three oil-marketing companies for unauthorised sale of petroleum products in violation of legal requirements......
ISLAMABAD: At a time when the government is giving final touches to proposals for the upcoming budget, the telecom sector is seeking reduction in withholding and sales tax rates in a bid to provide......
YOKOHAMA: Pakistan is likely to get a $2.5 billion loan in infrastructural financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday.The loan is expected to help......
KARACHI: The rupee depreciated against all major currencies in the first quarter of 2017, leaving a positive impact on exports.According to the monthly Statistical Bulletin of the State Bank of......
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Thursday sealed the provincial head office of Telenor Pakistan for an alleged tax default of Rs1.69 billion.The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) took the action after......
KARACHI: Bulls staged a spectacular rally at the stock market on Thursday with the KSE-100 index adding 678.51 points (1.40 per cent) to close at 49,283.“The market has a mind of its own,” said a......
LAHORE: The federal government plans to launch another high-voltage power line — from Thar to Lahore — to transmit more than 4,000 megawatts of electricity.The high voltage direct current (HVDC) line......
North Korea's embassy in Pakistan has accused the country's tax authorities of assaulting a diplomat and his wife, claiming armed officials broke into their Karachi home and held guns to their heads,......
