President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended the shock firing of FBI director James Comey, as critics slammed an apparent bid to kill off an agency investigation of his team's ties to Russia.Hours......
More than 500 houses in Tharparkar were reduced to ashes on Wednesday when fire broke out in Vikaryo village near Islamkot town of the district.The fire broke out reportedly due to a short circuit......
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled new tools intended to democratise artificial intelligence by enabling machine smarts to be built into software from smartphone games to factory floors.The US......
Pakistan's debt and other repayments on China's “Belt and Road” initiative will peak at around $5 billion in 2022, but will be more than offset by transit fees charged on the new transport corridor,......
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs100,000 on Geo News for airing remarks against senior politicians and parliamentarians, said a press......
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday took notice of an employer in Punjab's Sheikhupura cutting off her domestic help’s hand.The chief justice instructed the Inspector......
The main provider of electricity to Karachi, K-Electric, on Wednesday issued a press release citing low gas pressure as a reason behind the "brief disruption of power" many citizens within the......
Opener Azhar Ali was unbeaten on 85 as Pakistan crawled to 169 for two on a rain-affected first day of the series-deciding third test against West Indies in Dominica on Wednesday.A decision by West......
Security forces on Wednesday claimed to have foiled a major bid of terrorism by reportedly seizing huge cache of arms and ammunition at Pak-Afghan border area.The personnel of Frontier Corps along......
Reactions started pouring from different sections of the political spectrum, following the military's pronouncement of the matter regarding Dawn's story probe "settled".“The Pakistan Army......
Toyota Motor Corp, Japan's biggest automaker, forecast operating profit for the current year to slide by a fifth due to increased spending to push sales in a slowing US market and the lingering......
Inter-Services Public Relations's (ISPR) Director General Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor on Wednesday addressed a press conference to clear the air regarding several major developments on the domestic and......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange ended Wednesday’s trading session on a positive note, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 30 points, or 0.06 per cent, by the close of the trading session to reach......
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday offered a mixed report card in its annual look at the state of human rights in the country, welcoming the enactment of new laws to protect women......
Taking a leaf from the national flag carrier's online marketing playbook, Air Blue, in its latest communication on social media, says its crew is "up and awake".The ad, featured on Air Blue's......
Pakistan Army on Wednesday "withdrew" a tweet sent out by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General on April 29 which said the Prime Minister Office's directives on the Dawn story......
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday was forced to adjourn the hearing of an application against the transfer of Inspector General of Police (IGP) A.D. Khawaja due to the absence of the......
US President Donald Trump ignited a political firestorm on Tuesday by firing Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey, who had been leading an investigation into the Trump 2016......
Suspected rebels in India-held Kashmir abducted and killed a military officer who was home on leave for a wedding, the Indian army said on Wednesday.Villagers found Ummer Faiyaz's body early......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf's (PTI) counsel Anwar Mansoor on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the petition filed by PML-N leader Hanif Abassi, seeking the disqualification of PTI chief Imran Khan......
The prime minister's adviser on foreign affairs, Sartaj Aziz, on Wednesday said a Pak-Iran border commission has been formed and will hold its first meeting within a month.He said the commission will......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday adjourned hearings on two petitions seeking disqualification of PTI chairman Imran Khan and his close aide Jehangir Tareen till June 5.A......
Jacobabad police on Wednesday arrested three suspected terrorists during a joint operation with security agencies. Explosives were seized during the operation.Senior Superintendent Police (SSP)......
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, continued hearing the suo moto notice regarding illegal development of land in the Bani Gala area.The case had been......
Four "hardcore terrorists" sentenced by military courts were executed on Wednesday, a statement released by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Army's public relations wing, said.The ISPR......
India has moved the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Pakistan, accusing the latter of violating the Vienna Convention in the case of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was handed a death......
WASHINGTON: “It’s a relationship you’ve got to have but it is tough,” says former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice while describing the US-Pakistan partnership.In an interview to MSNBC, Ms Rice......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has launched an awareness campaign through SMS service against the uploading of blasphemous content on social media.Through the campaign,......
KARACHI: With two inquiries against Pakistan International Airlines pilots under way, the national flag carrier initiated a third inquiry against one of its pilots on Tuesday after some television......
PESHAWAR: Six Pakistanis working for a Polish oil company, who have been in the custody of the Taliban since November 2016, are shown requesting the authorities to make efforts for their release in......
ISLAMABAD: The main opposition, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), has seconded the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) request for open proceedings of the joint investigation team (JIT) formed by the......
After banks in Pakistan turned down loan applications for his fledgling advertising company seven years ago, Faraz Khan found plenty of private investors willing to back his vision — with a......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has accepted the invitation of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud to participate in a summit to be attended by US President Donald Trump and other world leaders......
KARACHI: The spokesman for Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, has confirmed that a man arrested by police at the Government Premier College in North Nazimabad for interfering in an intermediate examination......
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Zafar Hijazi said on Tuesday that the commission was actively coordinating with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and......
ISLAMABAD: The multi-agency joint investigation team (JIT), constituted to probe allegations against the prime minister and his children stemming from the Panama Papers, held another meeting in the......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday held another consultative meeting with his close aides, including federal ministers, to discuss the issues of national importance, with particular......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday conveyed its concerns to Iran over warnings by the latter’s army chief that it could carry out operations inside Pakistani territory.Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan......
JAKARTA: Jakarta’s Christian governor was jailed for two years on Tuesday after being found guilty of blasphemy, in a shock decision that has stoked concerns over rising religious intolerance in the......
ISLAMABAD: In return for greater control of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority under an amended Nepra law, the federal government conceded on Tuesday that the right to generate......
NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court created history on Tuesday by holding sitting Calcutta High Court judge C.S. Karnan guilty of contempt of court and punishing him with six-month imprisonment.Justice......
BONN: UN climate negotiators in Bonn were left frustrated on Tuesday as the White House postponed a meeting to determine whether the US will stay in the 196-nation Paris Agreement to curb......
BUCHAREST: Visitors to Romania who yearn for a taste of communist-era kitsch now have an entire museum to enjoy.From the mundane — wedding champagne flutes covered in sequins and bows — to the more......
VILNIUS: The Trump administration will provide heavier weapons to Syria’s Kurds as they and their allies move closer to an attack on the key IS stronghold of Raqqa, US officials said on Tuesday.The......
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned Russia could defeat any aggressors, but insisted that the world come together to fight “terrorism” as Moscow marked 72 years since victory in World......
PARIS: Police on Tuesday evacuated a tent camp in northern Paris where more than 1,600 migrants, mostly from Afghanistan, Sudan and Eritrea, were living in squalid conditions.Hundreds of police moved......
LANDI KOTAL: Over 100 Pakistanis holding only computerised national identity cards (CNICs) availed of a rare opportunity to cross over to Pakistan from Afghanistan on Tuesday as authorities had......
MAROPENG (South Africa): Primitive hominids may have lived in Africa at the same time as humans, researchers said on Tuesday, in new findings that could change the understanding of human......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa law, parliamentary affairs and human rights department is understood to have upgraded various key positions of its legislative wing despite the government’s decision......
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has claimed before the Supreme Court that Imran Khan’s nearly 40-acre estate is among buildings that have been “illegally raised” in the Banigala......
ISLAMABAD: There is a need to promote tolerance and coexistence in society. If incorporating blasphemy in the cybercrime law is necessary, religious minorities and their revered personalities should......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mines and mineral development department will begin receiving online applications for the grant of mine and mineral licences today (Wednesday).In a statement issued......
PESHAWAR: The internally displaced persons of North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday warned that they would march on Islamabad after three days if the authorities didn’t ensure their repatriation.The......
Q: What books are you currently reading?A: I am currently reading Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism by David Harvey and Post Capitalism: a guide to our future by Paul Mason.As the......
RAWALPINDI: The police have cancelled an FIR registered by a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) official against two Norwegian women for misbehaving with immigration staff at the Benazir Bhutto......
ISLAMABAD: Though it raised the higher education budget significantly over the last four years, the incumbent government has not taken any action to form a complete 18-member commission to take......
LAHORE: As the chief minister has started using his Rs1.50 billion new helicopter, the authorities have begun the process of purchasing a zero-meter luxury car for him.The six-seater Beechcraft......
SHEIKHUPURA: The Safdarabad police registered a case against four people on Tuesday on the orders of court for allegedly chopping off the right hand of a 13-year-old servant.Irfan, son of Falak Sher,......
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday arrested another agent in connection with the illegal organ trade in the city.An FIA team headed by Deputy Director Jamil Ahmad Khan Mayo......
LAHORE: The COMSATS has awarded certificates to 12 prisoners on completion of four-month training in computer technology and and graphic design at the District Jail, Kot Lakhpat.Salman Farooq,......
LAHORE: All beauty parlours in the province will be registered and given the status of an industry while women working there will be imparted training to prevent spread of diseases like Hepatitis B......
GUJRAT: The district quality control board has sent at least 19 cases of quackery and spurious drugs sale to the drugs court for prosecution, sealed a medical store and issued warning to three others......
MULTAN: The offices of the sub-registrars of property registration branches are allegedly doing “undervalue registration” of the property deeds causing a huge loss to the national exchequer.Recently......
ROSEAU: After the West Indies remarkable fightback to win the second Test of the series both sides have it all to play for in the series decider set to get underway on Wednesday in Dominica.Windsor......
LONDON: England wicket-keeper batsman Jonny Bairstow’s impressive knock against Ireland is unlikely to earn him a Champions Trophy starting spot as the one-day side will stick with its regular......
MADRID: Atletico Madrid have built a reputation for gargantuan achievements under coach Diego Simeone and have not given up hope of a remarkable turnaround against Real Madrid in Wednesday’s......
KARACHI: Former chief selector Salahuddin Sallu on Tuesday said Pakistan team will have to shrug off the Barbados defeat to play aggressive, attacking cricket in the third Test at Dominica to win the......
KARACHI: As Pakistan prepare to recover from the stunning 106-run defeat on a Kensington Oval minefield last week, the focus on the third and final Test in Roseau will obviously be on Younis Khan and......
KINGSTON: The decision on whether West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell should serve a longer ban for breaches of the whereabouts rule now rested with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), according......
LONDON: Chelsea moved one more win away from clinching the Premier League title with a 3-0 victory that condemned Middlesbrough to relegation on Monday after goals from Spaniards Diego Costa and......
ZEIST: Veteran coach Dick Advocaat is to take charge of the Dutch national team for a third time to try to revive their faltering campaign to qualify for next year;s World Cup in Russia.The......
KARACHI: A day after he directed the authorities to launch a crackdown against the “cheating mafia”, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah visited two examination centres in the city on Tuesday as part......
KARACHI: While the federal government on Tuesday justified its decision of barring former federal minister and Pakistan Peoples Party’s Karachi president Dr Asim Hussain from leaving the country, his......
KARACHI: “If no one was buying, people wouldn’t dig it out,” pointed out well-known archaeologist and museologist Dr Asma Ibrahim during her interesting talk on ‘Illicit trade in antiquities: the......
NEW DELHI: Kagiso Rabada’s shoulders are big enough to carry the burden of being a pace spearhead but he is also looking to strike a balance between bowling flat out and staying the course, the South......
MANAMA: FIFA president Gianni Infantino said he intends to talk with Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari, the victim of racist abuse in Italian football, and vowed to fight racist “idiots”.Muntari was......
MADRID: Motivated more than usual, Eugenie Bouchard used her game to send a message to Maria Sharapova by defeating the Russian 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in a thrilling second-round match at the Madrid Open here......
KARACHI: Mayor Wasim Akhtar has claimed that water allocated for Karachi is being robbed, saying the K-IV project will not benefit the citizens, but ‘others’.“Karachi needs 1,100 million gallons per......
KARACHI: The central banks of Pakistan and Iran have finally devised a detailed mechanism to settle trade transactions between the two countries through banking channels.Pakistan’s trade with Iran......
KARACHI: A strike by intercity goods carriers entered its second day on Tuesday, with five representative bodies of transporters operating in other parts of the country expressing solidarity with......
SINGAPORE: Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French presidential election is “good news” for trade-reliant Asia as it eases fears of rising protectionism in Europe, the International Monetary Fund......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Tuesday decided to refer the case of payment of Rs480 billion to settle the circular debt to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and National......
KARACHI: Bulls were visibly tired on Tuesday after three sessions of relentless run, which saw the KSE-100 index surge by an incredible 5 per cent.The index, which made an all-time high on Monday,......
KARACHI: Ukrainian soldiers have served as peacekeepers with Pakistani soldiers in Bosnia but Ukraine is reducing its participation in such activities now because the country has its own conflicts to......
KARACHI: Almost all migratory birds are hunted in Pakistan. Continued killing of these birds for many years has led to a steep decline in the number of some species, stated the World Wide Fund for......
India’s largest airline buys 50 planesNEW DELHI: India’s largest airline IndiGo Tuesday announced a deal to buy 50 small planes from Frenchmanufacturer ATR as it eyes a growing domestic market for......
WASHINGTON: Small business owners trying to break into international markets say US trade policies and the strong dollar affect their ability to export, states a report released Tuesday.The exchange......
KARACHI/SUKKUR: Amid a public uproar in the media over alleged gang-rape of a 12-year-old housemaid by seven suspects at her employers’ house in Malir, Karachi, the Kandhkot SSP, Samiullah Soomro on......
Who fits the definition of ‘jet-black’ terrorist better than Ehsanullah Ehsan, the former spokesmen and a key commander of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, and subsequently of the TTP splinter group......
“YOU can’t clap with one hand,” one of the rapists in the notorious Delhi gang rape case had famously said after being convicted of rape and murder. This man, along with five others, had been found......
THE Pak-Afghan relationship, dogged by profound mistrust, has been a zero-sum game over the past 16 years. Efforts to normalise the increasingly rancorous ties have floundered on the rocks of......
CHANDIGARH: It’s 6am. Shilpa is ready for her morning shift as a bus conductor with the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU), the only state-run transport corporation in Northern India to have 33......
THE new South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, faces such urgent, formidable challenges that there is no time for a big celebration of victory.The first of the multiple challenges is to restore......
KHAN Bahadur Qazi Azizul Haque was born in 1872 in Paigram Kasba village in Khulna district of Bengal, now in Bangladesh. His parents died in a boat accident when Haque was a child. The sudden loss......
