Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former Ethiopian minister of health, was elected as the next director-general of the World Health Organisation on Tuesday, becoming the first non-medical doctor and the......
The Trump administration's budget proposal would convert some of the United States' foreign military grants to loans, affecting several countries, including Pakistan.The proposals are a part of a......
Roger Moore, the suavely insouciant star of seven James Bond films, has died in Switzerland. He was 89. The British actor died Tuesday after a short battle with cancer, according to a family......
Pakistan’s new bowler Mohammad Abbas, who is currently with the national team at the training camp for the upcoming Champions Trophy, said on Tuesday that he is ready to face the challenge of one-day......
At least six people, including three women, lost their lives and 14 others were reportedly injured when a passenger coach plunged into a ditch in Sudhnoti district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on......
The Citizens Foundation (TCF) celebrated the long-term impact of education at a recent event titled 'Inspiring Hope through Education', held at the Institute of Business Adminstration's (IBA) JS......
The Balochistan government on Tuesday claimed to have apprehended the suspected mastermind of several major terror activities in the provincial capital, DawnNews reported.Balochistan Home Minister......
In a press conference Tuesday, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar remained unapologetic regarding a sweeping crackdown against social media users which is being criticised by the opposition as an......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange ended Tuesday’s session deep in the green, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining an impressive 773.46 points, or 1.51 per cent, by the close of the trading session to......
At least 10 Afghan soldiers were killed when militants attacked their army base in the southern province of Kandahar, the defence ministry said Tuesday, in the latest attack on Western-backed......
The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) National Selection Committee has decided to replace Umar Akmal with Haris Sohail for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2017, to be held in England and Wales, a press......
A sessions court in Karachi on Tuesday handed life imprisonment sentence to two persons convicted in the triple-murder of noted artist Ismail Gulgee, his wife and a female house servant.The court,......
Pakistan Army on Tuesday denied claims by the Indian Army that the latter had carried out an 'operation' on Pakistani posts along the Line of Control (LoC)."Indian claims of destroying Pakistani post......
Five people have drowned in two different incidents at Karachi's coastal locations, among which were four teenagers on a school picnic.Four schoolboys aged between the 16 and 17 years drowned Tuesday......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday agreed to the formation of an investigative commission tasked with probing the party's funding from abroad.The counsel for the party acquiesced to the same......
India has barred Pakistani players from taking part in the upcoming Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) in which players from 16 countries will participate, Hindustan Times reported.Indian Sports Minister Vijay......
Bahrain police on Tuesday opened fire on a long-running sit-in in support of a leading Shia cleric in the Sunni-ruled Gulf state, hit by years of unrest.Eyewitnesses told AFP there were multiple......
China's Huawei has narrowed the gap with its two biggest competitors Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics in global smartphone sales, first-quarter data from research firm Gartner showed on Tuesday.The......
The Sindh government on Tuesday issued a notification for the reshuffling of portfolios in the provincial cabinet, announcing Sohail Anwar Siyal's appointment as the new provincial interior......
Google's artificial intelligence program AlphaGo took on the Chinese world number one of ancient board game Go on Tuesday, the second time it has gone head-to-head with a master Go player in a public......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday turned down Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s request to adjourn sine die a petition seeking his disqualification over the......
Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday termed the illegal trade of organs an affliction in society and said those selling their kidneys were "victims of exploitation".Justice Nisar made the......
For those who understand public international law and know the relevant facts of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, the ICJ’s decision to grant India provisional relief in staying the alleged spy’s......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution demanding of the government to immediately implement a death sentence for Kulbushan Jadhav, an Indian national......
BATKHELA: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said that huge employment opportunities would be created in the Malakand region with the completion of the Swat Expressway.He was......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and Pakistan Army-run Frontier Works Organisation on Monday signed four agreements for Rs1.173 trillion worth of development projects in the province.The......
SWABI: Speakers at a book launching ceremony here on Monday highlighted the critical role the writers and poets were to play in steering the militancy and poverty-hit Pakhtun society out of the......
MINGORA: The tourists and local residents have demanded of the authorities to reconstruct Malam Jabba road, which has been in dilapidated condition owing to a tussle between the federal and......
At least 22 people, including children, were killed and more than 50 wounded in an explosion at the end of a concert by US singer Ariana Grande in the English city of Manchester on Monday, in what is......
TAXILA: The Dharmarajika stupa, the largest Buddhist complex in Taxila believed to have been established by Mauryan emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC, on Monday came alive with rituals and prayers......
ISLAMABAD: The Embassy of Germany hosted a piano concert of classical pianist Jun Kanno in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan, the Austrian Embassy, and the United Nations Information Centre......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Islamabad chapter on Monday staged a protest in front of the National Press Club against the arrests of PTI bloggers and other social media users by the......
GENEVA: A panel charged by the UN General Assembly has presented a draft that could lead to a treaty to ban nuclear weapons, although none of the countries that possess them participated in its......
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump assured his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani on Monday that the Trump administration would continue to support his reforms and efforts to fight terrorism.The......
NEW DELHI: China on Monday said it would oppose India’s unilateral entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), pending a consensus on the membership of the nuclear weapon states that have not......
UNIONDALE: Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey, America’s best-known circus, has staged its final show after 146 years, marking the end of an era brought on by animal rights advocates.The final......
SINCAN: More than 220 suspects, including 26 former generals, went on trial on Monday accused of being among the ringleaders of last year’s attempted coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip......
JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that shared concern about Iran was driving Israel and many Arab states closer and demanded that Tehran immediately cease military and financial......
BANGKOK: A bomb struck a Bangkok military hospital on Monday and wounded 21 people — one seriously — three years to the day after the Thai army seized power in the politically unstable kingdom.The......
ISLAMABAD: With the inundation of Rs1.62 trillion worth of half-cooked projects in the national development programme in just one year, the Planning Commission re-appropriated funds allocated by the......
KARACHI: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah on Monday lashed out at the government for failing to accomplish real economic goals.Mr Shah was highly critical of......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports fell 0.92 per cent year-on-year to $10.29 billion in July-April mainly because of lower proceeds from raw material and low value-added products,......
KARACHI: ICI Pakistan Ltd has executed an asset purchase agreement with Wyeth Pakistan Ltd and Pfizer Pakistan Ltd for the acquisition of certain assets at the aggregate purchase price of Rs1.91......
KARACHI: Stocks rallied on Monday to break free from the previous sessions of declining trend. The benchmark KSE-100 index gained 631 points, or 1.24 per cent, to close above the 51,000 level.The......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Kissan Ittehad, a representative body of farmers from across the country, on Monday said its talks with the government on reducing the cost of production in the agriculture sector......
KARACHI: The Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) has signed two agreements for the supply of 3.8 million tonnes of coal a year.The SECMC, a joint venture between the Sindh government and Engro......
LAHORE: The first ever “Doing Business with America” desk has been set up at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) with an aim to increase US-Pakistan trade which currently stands at......
HANOI: Asian trade ministers met Monday to hammer out the terms of a massive China-led pact that has taken centre stage as Washington pulls away from regional free trade deals in favour of bilateral......
ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador David Hale on Monday hoped Pakistan would live up to its pledge of not allowing terrorists to use its soil against any other country as he called for greater Pak-US......
ISLAMABAD: A senior official of the defence ministry told a Senate committee on Monday that more information could be extracted from the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) former spokesman......
ISLAMABAD: Retired Lt Col Abdul Jabbar Bhatti, who conquered Mount Everest on Sunday, developed health problems during descent, reliable sources told Dawn.Mirza Ali Baig, a mountaineer and brother of......
HOUSTON: Realignments in Asia are posing new challenges to Pakistan, says Ambassador Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, adding the country has dealt with such challenges in the past and will overcome the......
KARACHI: Minister for Ports and Shipping Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo has said that Pakistan has witnessed major challenges in the shape of regional conflicts and invasion due to its geographic location......
MADINA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called on Monday for an accord among Muslim countries to eliminate the menace of terrorism which was affecting world peace.“With a financial cost of around $120......
BEIJING: China said on Monday it will impose hefty penalties on sugar imports after lobbying by domestic mills, but experts said the ruling may not go far enough to stem the flow of lower-priced......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday directed the Federal Law Ministry to appoint permanent insurance tribunals in Punjab province within three months or be ready to face contempt of court......
• The SC and PHC will extend to Fata under the new bill • Jirgas will operate at the trial stage, similar to their function under the FCRWITH debate around Fata’s future legal framework......
HINA Shahnawaz was 27-year-old when she was murdered in Kohat in February 2017. Working for a non-governmental organisation in Islamabad, she was her family’s sole breadwinner.Educated and with a......
THE Federally Administered Tribal Areas represent the gateway to the plains of the subcontinent through seven passes: Bajaur, Dir, Khyber, Mohmand, Peiwar Kotal in Kurram Agency, the Bolan Pass and......
LAHORE: The second two-day international seminar on business opportunities began here on Monday under the theme ‘Punjab Means Business’ after Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated it, pledging......
LAHORE: The much-awaited census has eventually been held largely in a peaceful manner in Punjab but its outcomes may remain sketchy because of certain shortcomings.While there are some voices saying,......
ISLAMABAD: Observing that the probe was headed in the right direction, the Supreme Court on Monday said it would not extend the original 60-day deadline given to the six-man joint investigation team......
KARACHI: A countrywide crackdown against social media activists gathered steam as another supporter of the ruling party was reportedly picked up for questioning by the Federal Investigation Agency......
LAHORE: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq says the parliament will be taken into confidence today (Tuesday) on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.“The attorney-general has been invited to brief the......
EVEN before the process leading to Fata reforms could take off, it was beset by two problems: the Panama Papers leaks and formidable opposition from one of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s closest......
WITH winter temperatures as low as minus 50°C, Minnesota may not seem to be the most obvious destination for Somali immigrants to the United States. Yet the city of Minneapolis now vies with London......
NEW DELHI: The Indian army on Monday announced that Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat has awarded a commendation to the military officer who tied a Kashmiri man to a vehicle as a human shield against......
FAISALABAD: Driving and traveling on Faisalabad city roads is frustrating the people when 17 signals, of 24, are out of order, and those functional have irregular sequencing and timing.Several......
LED by a small group of Gilgit Scouts, with the complete support and participation of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, the armed revolt to liberate the region against the repressive Dogra lasted for......
I AM not a superstitious person and have no faith in Zodiac signs. In fact, let me confess, when a certain Gulf daily I worked for ran out of money one day I thoroughly enjoyed my duties as the......
WE are entering the annual season when it becomes a frenzied national aim to ensure that the whole nation of faithfuls from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Karachi observes Ramazan’s start and Eid on the same......
PAKISTANI officials will tell you that they see the Donald Trump presidency as an opportunity for Pakistan-US relations. The relationship had frayed in the last 18 months of the Obama administration.......
LAHORE: Doubts are being raised over the standard of fitness tests conducted at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in the wake of the abrupt return of temperamental batsman Umar Akmal who has been......
LAHORE: While cricketer Khalid Latif continued to boycott PCB anti-corruption proceedings, another player Shahzaib Hasan showed trust in the tribunal, which is hearing the spot-fixing case reported......
BAKU: Hosts Azerbaijan clinched the top position with 162 medals including 75 gold while Turkey finished runners-up with 195 medals including 71 gold and Iran finished third with 98 medals including......
LONDON: Kyle Coetzer and Matthew Cross both scored hundreds as Scotland beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets at Beckenham, southeast England, for a historic success on Sunday.The victory was Scotland’s......
LONDON: Australia’s Marcus Stoinis, the talented all-rounder, is confident the pay dispute engulfing Australian cricket won’t prove a distraction for Steve Smith’s men during the upcoming Champions......
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan chief Dr Farooq Sattar on Monday obtained protective bail from the Sindh High Court in as many as 31 cases pertaining to facilitating and listening to the......
KARACHI: With the so-called “million march” of the Pak Sarzameen Party, held on May 14, unable to make a major impact, this season of protests, public meetings and sit-ins in the name of rights for......
AT the one-day symposium, organised by Idara-i-Farogh-i-Qaumi Zaban (IFQZ) to discuss the status of Pakistan’s national language and Pakistani languages, the participants seemed to agree on many......
KARACHI: The loss of Ustad Raees Khan was commemorated on Monday evening at the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) where several sitar performers and other artists came together to pay......
HYDERABAD: Speakers at a multiparty conference (MPC) convened by the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz-Arisar (JSQM-A) at the local press club expressed the concerted view that ‘enforced disappearance’ of......
MADRID: Real Madrid won their 33rd La Liga title and first for five years as Cristiano Ronaldo’s 40th goal of the season helped seal a 2-0 victory at Malaga on Sunday.Ronaldo got Madrid off to the......
ROME: Novak Djokovic is joining forces with Andre Agassi in an effort to return to No 1.Djokovic announced on Sunday that Agassi will coach him at the French Open, which starts from May 28.“I spoke......
MANCHESTER: Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney may have to leave the club to extend his career “at the highest level”, former United defender Phil Neville has said.Rooney has made 42 appearances......
MANCHESTER: Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney may have to leave the club to extend his career “at the highest level”, former United defender Phil Neville has said.Rooney has made 42 appearances......
KARACHI: Sindh government will continue to provide many sports opportunities to the youth in the province under the patronage of Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and Sports Minister Sardar Mohammad Bux......
KARACHI: The 32nd edition of the Omar Associates Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Cricket Festival, which starts from the first day of the holy month, has opted to give cash awards to outstanding performers......
KARACHI: While hockey has been experiencing a serious decline in the country since the past two decades and the players are struggling for theirjobs and to earn enough money to make ends meet, the......
