Mountaineer Abdul Jabbar Bhatti on Sunday became fourth Pakistani to conquer the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, reported DawnNews.Bhatti is a retired lieutenant colonel of Pakistan Army. He is......
US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka said Sunday that ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia has made “encouraging” progress in empowering women but more freedom is needed.“Saudi Arabia's progress,......
Four suspected separatists and three Indian soldiers were killed in a two-day gun battle near Line of Control (LoC), said Indian army on Sunday.There was no independent confirmation of the gun battle......
Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif advised US President Donald Trump to discuss how to avoid another September 11 attack with the Saudi hosts of his first official visit abroad, Zarif wrote......
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) directed Aaj TV to air apology to viewers for showing indecent content in its headlines on April 13.The authority directed the management of......
US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Islamic leaders to take a stand against violence done in the name of religion, describing the struggle against extremism as a “battle between good and......
Marginalised, attacked and frequently hit by blasphemy charges, Pakistan's religious minorities are hoping the country's first census since 1998 will be a step towards greater political......
Middle-order batsman Umar Akmal has been sacked from the ICC Champions Trophy squad after he failed to clear a fitness test, said Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan.It is the second......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Sunday claimed that another member of the party's social media team was reportedly taken into custody by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) over alleged violation of the......
At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed in Taliban ambushes in south central Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday, the latest in a string of insurgent attacks that come as the Nato-led military......
Two police personnel were killed and one other was injured on Sunday in a targeted killing in Karachi's Bahadurabad area, police said.The two officers were sitting in a police mobile while on duty at......
Gunmen have attacked an international guest house in Kabul, killing a German woman and an Afghan guard, the interior ministry said on Sunday.A Finnish woman is missing and presumed to have been......
Police on Sunday arrested two students of the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) for involvement in clashes between student groups that left 35 injured a day earlier.According to the first information......
Indian authorities on Sunday imposed restrictions in areas of Srinagar in India-held Kashmir and put separatist leaders under house arrest to foil a proposed rally, India Today reported.According to......
A massive fire engulfed a plastic factory on Sunday morning in Karachi's Site area, DawnNews reported. No loss of life has been reported.The fire brigade arrived at the site of the fire, which......
India on Saturday finalised a policy that would allow local private companies to work with foreign players to make high-tech defence equipment, in a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bid to cut......
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday arrived in Saudi Arabia for a three-day visit to participate in the first-ever Arab-Islamic-American Summit, being held at Riyadh.Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz......
Pakistani cinema is stuck in a rut. We push, we pull, we skid-forward a centimetre. We have cinema screens and motion pictures; and we also have a working model where films perceived to be......
CHEF MAKES US PROUDWe often hear that Pakistanis are a talented lot and can excel in every walk of life on a global scale. For those of us who think of it as a patriotic hyperbole, check this out: a......
When he was running for president in 1999, Al Gore made the unforgettable claim in a CNN interview that he had, in fact, invented the internet.At least that’s how the now infamous remark has been......
Anyone who follows Guy Ritchie’s films knows he has a very specific style. Ever since the Sherlock Holmes director shot to fame some two decades ago with films such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking......
After any breakup, you’re going to need some songs to keep you company and drown out the voices in your head. Here are favourites from around the Washington Post newsroom. There is some explicit......
Almost exactly a year ago, leaders and activists of the peasant organisation Anjuman Muzareen Punjab [Society of Landless Peasants, Punjab] were detained under the Anti Terrorism Act for the crime of......
“San Quentin, what good do you think you do?Do you think I’ll be different when you’re through?You bend my heart and mind and you warp my soul,And your stone walls turn my blood a little......
Those familiar with Adeela Suleman’s extensive oeuvre will find something both new yet familiar in her latest show Fragmented Landscapes that is on view at the Gandhara Art-Space in Karachi. The......
When we look at an artwork, there are only two terms to the equation — the art and ourselves. Creating art is an intimate individual exercise but once an artwork has left the artist it takes on......
Growing up can be difficult when you have very little in common with the people around you. Amara Chaudhry-Kravitz, born to a couple that had emigrated from Lahore to a small American town in......
On Friday the week before, the world was hit by one of the biggest cyber-attacks in recent history.The culprit was “ransomware” known as WanaCryptOr 2.0, or WannaCry. It operates by encrypting a......
Mom! I am bored.”Ah, these dreaded words!A week into summer vacations and children begin a chorus of complaints: “I am bored”; “There’s nothing to do”; “There is no excitement in our lives”. The days......
Taajir Inquilabi is a passionate man. As a senior member of one of the nation’s largest political parties, he is busy traversing the country trying to lock in potential candidates for next year’s......
As Ramazan approaches, we start looking for and preparing for unique sehr and iftar items. It is not only a time for spiritual awakening but there is a lot of family bonding during this month when......
This subject has been covered before but as there is more than one way to skin a proverbial cat, similarly there is morethan one way of growing potatoes in containers. Additionally, quite a few of......
Dear Auntie, I am sick of my mother-in-law: she’s very loud and while talking it seems as though she is shouting. Her voice gets on my nerves all the time.Secondly, she is fond of hoarding items such......
PESHAWAR: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday said the federal government had spent Rs80 billion to strengthen and build the capacity of the Frontier Corps during the last three and......
PESHAWAR: Humphrey Sarfaraz Peters, Bishop of KP and Fata, was on Saturday elected as the new head of the Church of Pakistan.The Syond (supreme body) of the Church of Pakistan in its 15th triennial......
PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party chairman Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has said the federal government’s ‘delaying’ tactics on merger of Fata with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is tantamount to deceiving the......
RIYADH: Ignoring President Donald Trump’s past admonition, US first lady Melania Trump did not cover her head on Saturday when they arrived in Saudi Arabia on the opening leg of his first......
BAGHDAD: Suicide bombings at checkpoints in Baghdad and south Iraq claimed by the militant Islamic State group killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens more, officials said on Saturday.The......
KABUL: Afghanistan’s embattled vice president Abdul Rashid Dostum has left for Turkey, officials said on Saturday, in what could be another long exile for the former warlord following allegations......
HOMS: Syrian rebels started leaving the last opposition-held district of Homs city on Saturday in the final phase of an evacuation deal that will bring an early centre of the uprising back under......
Shuneh: Two veteran Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, who logged many hours together in failed efforts to strike a deal, said on Saturday they are optimistic about President Donald Trump’s Mideast......
OSLO: Norway is repairing the entrance of a “doomsday” seed vault on an Arctic island after an unexpected thaw of permafrost let water into a building meant as a deep freeze to safeguard the world’s......
THE Pentagon’s account of its Thursday-night air strike on pro-Assad militia forces in Syria concealed the real story of a race to the Syrian-Iraqi border by armed groups working for both the......
ANKARA: A mild-mannered cleric known for decades as an establishment insider, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani reinvented himself as a rabble-rousing political street fighter to secure a decisive......
CAIRO: Beaming, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi sat before an audience next to a young TV presenter who praised him for his transparency and straight talk. She then selected a number of questions and......
KARACHI: A former judge of the Indian Supreme Court, Markandey Katju, has said that India’s decision to approach the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case is “a serious......
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Saturday warned that the Panama Papers issue has “enhanced political risks in Pakistan” and created “some policy uncertainty”.In its report titled ‘Pakistan......
QUETTA: Members of the Balochistan Assembly from both sides of the aisle on Saturday lashed out at the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman for the allegations he had hurled at leaders of......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s first Chinese-language weekly newspaper Huashang was recently launched in the country, targeting the Chinese embassy staff, nationals and employees of Chinese companies.The weekly......
SUKKUR: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah said on Saturday that army men who had put in a lot of efforts to seize Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav had greatly been......
GENEVA: A Pakistani expert in non-communicable diseases, a British physician and an Ethiopian former health minister are three finalists vying for the top job at the World Health Organisation in an......
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz rejected on Saturday the criticism at home over adverse International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling in the Kulbhushan Jadhav......
RIYADH: The White House announced a huge arms deal with Saudi Arabia on Saturday as President Donald Trump took his first steps on the world stage, looking to leave mounting troubles behind at......
LAHORE: A convention organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) on Saturday to press the demand for the prime minister’s resignation in......
THE fabled land once called Burma has all the allures of a perfect holiday destination. Just seven years ago, few travellers would risk venturing into the country that was stifled by a military......
LAHORE: The board of directors (BoD) of the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) on Saturday approved revival of 25 years old project of 132kV Sheranwala Grid Station – a Gas-Insulated Substation......
LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police on Saturday took four members of Aalmi Majlis-i-Tahfuz-i-Khatam-i-Nubuwaat into custody for their alleged involvement in killing a retired......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif says PTI Chairman Imran Khan has not yet replied to his legal notice.Shahbaz had early this month served a [legal] notice on Khan for levelling a “baseless”......
Ceramist Naveed Niazi is among the few artists who are creating large-scale ceramic murals for outdoors display, mostly at public places.Born in Mianwali into a working class family, he is the......
LAYYAH: The Government Model Primary School of Chak 440 TDA, Choubara tehsil, has been closed for the last six months much to the chagrin of the parents who find it difficult to send their children......
THE Belt and Road Forum held in Beijing was an international media highlight. Meant to increase international cooperation, the event has triggered debate on the prospects and challenges for nations......
IT started with the Modi government. This business of ending up with Kulbhushan and international law troubles.But before the crisis, the genesis.Neither side will easily agree and, in a historical......
ACCORDING to a recent news item, Pakistan has apparently authorised the World Bank to trigger a study to confirm that we are stuck in the age of ‘statistical darkness’, and simultaneously, figure out......
THE fact that out of 9,643 applicants only 202 passed the Central Superior Services exam this year has led to headlines like ‘Decline of CSS’. While the reasons for this decline are many, this year’s......
Shakir Ali Museum in collaboration with the National College of Arts (NCA) screened a documentary at the college auditorium on May 19. The film, titled Will, Hope and Power of Life, based on the......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Saturday kept the policy rate unchanged at 5.75 per cent. It is a reflection of stable economic indicators as the rate, at 40-year low, has remained......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has formally sent advice to President Mamnoon Hussain to summon National Assembly and Senate sessions on May 24 and 26, respectively, for the presentation of......
Established in 1873 and located next to Liaquat Bagh, the Rawalpindi Municipal Library on Murree Road is the only public library in the city but is not being properly maintained by the Rawalpindi......
NEW YORK: After the first Opec oil production cut in eight years took effect in January, oil traders from Houston to Singapore started emptying millions of barrels of crude from storage......
KARACHI: In its proposals for the upcoming budget, the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) demanded steep cut in the rate of sales tax – standard 7 per cent,......
KARACHI: Hotel occupancy rates are rising in Pakistan due to better law and order and increase in economic activity, especially related to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). However, hotels in......
ISLAMABAD: Government expenditure on agriculture sector, both as a percentage of total outlays and as agricultural GDP, is far lower in Pakistan than other countries in South and Southeast Asia, the......
CHAKWAL: Having moved by the drying condition of the revered pond of Katas Raj, the Punjab government in collaboration with a cement factory has launched a de-silting drive to restore the pond to its......
HANOI: The Pacific Rim trade ministers started their two-day meeting in Hanoi Saturday focusing on free trade and regional economic integration amid fears of growing trade protectionism.US Trade......
RIYADH: The world’s largest private equity fund, backed by Japan’s Softbank Group and Saudi Arabia’s main sovereign wealth fund, said on Saturday it had raised over $93 billion to invest in......
WASHINGTON: US safety regulators have opened a formal investigation into the recall of nearly 1.7 million vehicles by Hyundai Motor Co and affiliate Kia Motor Corp over engine defects, according to......
RAWALPINDI: China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) project will benefit Pakistan and the local business community must take advantage of it, trade representatives told a Chinese delegation during its......
Though in developing countries nurses are considered as experienced and expert as doctors, in developing countries such as Pakistan there is a huge difference between them.Experts believe that the......
With the first-quarter earnings season coming to a close, the verdict is in on the synchronised global expansion: it’s alive and well.A picture of strong earnings growth and positive surprises has......
LAHORE: Lawyer for cricketer Khalid Latif has decided to boycott the proceedings of PCB’s three-member Anti-corruption Tribunal (ACT) hearing the Pakistan Super League spot-fixing case as a mark of......
BERLIN: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice in Borussia Dortmund’s 4-3 win over Werder Bremen on Saturday to finish as the Bundesliga’s top-scorer and seal his side’s direct Champions League place......
BAKU: Pakistan’s talented quartet of athletes Umar Sadat, Asad Iqbal, Nokar Hussain and Mahboob Ali earned a huge honour for Pakistan when they clinched a silver medal at the 4x400 metres relay race......
ST JOHN’S: West Indies on Friday called up uncapped fast bowler Ronsford Beaton into their 13-man squad to face Afghanistan in a three-match Twenty20 series next month.The tall 24-year-old fast......
LONDON: Arsene Wenger will be praying for an unexpected slip from Liverpool or Manchester City as Arsenal try to salvage their traumatic Premier League campaign by snatching a Champions League berth......
ROME: Austria’s Dominic Thiem sent Rafael Nadal crashing out of the Rome Masters here on Friday with a 6-4, 6-3 quarter-final victory, ending the Spaniard’s 17-match winning run.Nadal, a former......
MADRID: Real Madrid are poised to win a first La Liga title in five years on Sunday as Zinedine Zidane’s men hold a three-point lead over Barcelona heading into the final day of the season.Barca need......
OROPA (Italy): Dutchman Tom Dumoulin further underlined his Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy) victory ambitions by stunning Colombian rival Nairo Quintana to claim victory on Saturday’s 14th stage.“This......
TOKYO: France’s Hassan N’Dam won a controversial split decision over Japan’s Ryota Murata to capture the vacant WBA middleweight title on Saturday.Murata, the 2012 Olympic gold medallist, appeared to......
LONDON: Record-setting former Pakistan Test batsman Younis Khan was accorded a warm reception held here at Lord’s the other day.The simple yet impressive event took place in The Long Room at the......
KARACHI: SMD won the second NBP Inter-department T20 cricket tournament here on Saturday at the NBP Sports Complex when they defeated IBG convincingly by eight wickets.IBG, batting first scored 126......
LE MANS: Spain’s Maverick Vinales ensured a Yamaha lock-out at the front of the grid for Sunday’s French MotoGP after pipping championship leader Valentino Rossi to pole position at Le Mans.Italian......
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan chief Dr Farooq Sattar on Saturday said that the MQM and Mohajir community could not be separated and the party would retain its traditional vote bank......
KARACHI: Expressing extreme displeasure over allowing heavy vehicles to enter the city despite its restraining order, the Sindh High Court on Saturday directed the traffic police chief to ensure......
KARACHI: Heavily polluted with toxic metals and chemical compounds, the Lyari River is degrading marine life, poisoning the food chain and negatively impacting the lives of hundreds of thousands of......
KARACHI: Members of the old British rock group Mungo Jerry who sang the classic ‘In the summertime when the weather is high’ or other people who look forward to summer for fun under the sun need to......
