A suicide bombing attack outside a busy bus terminal in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday killed three police officers, the latest assault to hit the Muslim-majority country as it struggles......
LEEDS: Captain Eoin Morgan smashed a century and Moeen Ali hit a brisk unbeaten 77 as England scored a huge 339-6 against South Africa in their first One-day International here at Headingley on......
NYON: Russia is set to reclaim the spot on the FIFA Council stripped from the country’s deputy prime minister.UEFA said on Wednesday that 2018 World Cup organising committee CEO Alexei Sorokin is the......
DUBLIN: Bangladesh’s bowlers fought back to restrict New Zealand to 270 for eight and give themselves a chance of claiming their first win over their opponents in the final match of the tri-series on......
LAHORE: Country’s most successful Test captain, Misbah-ul-Haq, will become first recipient of the Imtiaz Ahmed Spirit of Cricket Trophy, a new initiative of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), during......
MUMBAI: Indian skipper Virat Kohli said on Wednesday his side would be ruthless in defending their Champions Trophy title next month, describing the competition as tougher even than the World......
MADRID: Ernesto Valverde will not remain as Athletic Bilbao coach next season, the Basque club announced on Tuesday, clearing the way for his expected move to become Barcelona’s next manager — a goal......
LONDON: Premier League champions Chelsea have called off their victory parade on Sunday, saying it was “inappropriate” after the Manchester suicide bombing that left 22 dead and more than 60......
KARACHI: Promising Bilal Islam and Zaynab Khan excelled as the Karachi Grammar School (KGS) grabbed two of the four titles in the inaugural National Bank of Pakistan (NBP)-Sindh Squash Association......
KARACHI: Karachi Whites and Karachi Blues, who played the final of the PCB Inter-region Under-19 One-day Championship some days ago, were honoured for their excellent performance by the Karachi City......
CANAZEI: Frenchman Pierre Rolland launched a late solo attack to claim an audacious victory on stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia to give his Cannondale-Drapac team a first World Tour win on European soil......
TORONTO: Maria Sharapova’s comeback from a doping ban will include an appearance at the Rogers Cup in August after the former world number one was granted a wild card by the organisers of the Toronto......
Islamabad United coach Dean Jones on Wednesday testified at a tribunal hearing spot-fixing charges against Sharjeel Khan, saying two dot balls played by the batsman during a Pakistan Super League......
A suspected US drone strike has reportedly targeted a compound in Afghanistan, killing three suspected terrorists of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a government official in Fata said on......
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh A. D. Khawaja has directed all officers to inform the police headquarters in advance before leaving their police station or area of supervision for attending......
Four coal miners died on Wednesday when a mine collapsed in Quetta's Sorange area, Levies officials informed DawnNews.All four miners, working inside the mine, died on the spot. The bodies were......
Karachiites have been barred from swimming in the sea for six months, authorities said on Wednesday, after a recent spate of drownings as residents sought relief from the scorching heat.Rescue......
India's cabinet on Wednesday approved a long-awaited policy to boost local manufacturing of high-tech defence equipment and cut down reliance on expensive imports.Under the new Strategic Partnership......
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to formulate standard operating procedures (SOPs) for putting in place a framework which......
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, will conduct a hearing on reservations raised by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s son, Hussain Nawaz.The......
Spain's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi and stood by a Catalan regional court's 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud, court documents showed. The......
Two officials of the United Nations Military Observers group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) narrowly escaped a firing incident as Indian troops reportedly targeted their vehicle while they were......
A dual citizen of Pakistan and the United Kingdom has been sentenced to six years in the US federal prison for selling drugs that he falsely claimed would cure illnesses including Alzheimer and......
Political parties heaved a sigh of relief as a sub-committee of the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms on Wednesday reached a consensus that political parties would be bound to hold......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange ended Wednesday’s session on a positive note, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 729.49 points, or 1.40 per cent, by the close of the trading session to reach......
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in talks with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to increase security for the national team, currently in Birmingham to prepare for the upcoming ICC Champions......
Two Chinese nationals, a man and a woman, were kidnapped from the Jinnah Town area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on Wednesday afternoon, DawnNews reported.According to police,......
Two 'terrorists' sentenced by military courts were executed on Wednesday, said a statement released by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).The ISPR statement added that the convicted terrorists......
Unknown assailants shot dead a polio worker in Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, police said.Cantt police identified the deceased as Rafidullah, a former supervisor of the polio......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf's (PTI) counsel Anwar Mansoor on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the PTI-USA Limited Liability Company (LLC) acts as the party's agent to collect funds from Pakistanis......
The Ministry of Water and Power on Monday briefed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) regarding the status of power generation in the country.The PAC was informed that Pakistan's circular debt......
The Sindh government, represented by Advocate General Zamir Ghumro, on Wednesday alleged before the Sindh High Court (SHC) that the petition being heard by the court against the removal of the......
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman said on Monday that Pakistan will give a "befitting response" to any misadventure "from the enemy".Replying to a question about the Indian air......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange has started Wednesday’s session on a positive note, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 801.33 points, or 1.54 per cent, by the halfway mark of the trading session to......
Soldiers will be deployed to key sites in Britain to boost security as the country raised its terror threat to the highest level of “critical” following a suicide attack in Manchester that killed 22......
A California woman was arrested Tuesday on federal charges of conspiring to procure and illegally export sensitive space communications technology to her native China, the US Justice Department said......
Expressing its anger at K-Electric for the rise in unannounced loadshedding, the Sindh High Court (SHC) while hearing a petition on the matter ordered the company's directors to appear before the......
The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday gave permission to Uzma, an Indian national, to return to her home country.Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani was hearing petitions filed by Uzma and her husband,......
RAWALPINDI: Seven PIA staff members were on Tuesday taken into custody in connection with an investigation into the recovery of heroin from a London-bound flight at the Benazir Bhutto International......
Q: What books are you currently reading?A: I am currently reading a book on the life and times of Jam Saqi, a prominent leader of the Communist Party of Pakistan who played a key role in the struggle......
ISLAMABAD: Though it is too late to save Suzy, the African elephant who died aged 33 in Lahore under questionable circumstances last week, as elephants live well into their 80s in captivity, Kavaan......
QUETTA: Law enforcement agencies have arrested the alleged mastermind of three suicide attacks which claimed lives of 195 people mostly lawyers and police personnel.This was disclosed by Balochistan......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday restrained the Federal Investigation Agency from harassing a journalist and also issued a notice to the director general and an official of the......
ISLAMABAD: A member of the Sharif family has raised objections over certain members of the six-man joint investigation team (JIT) formed to probe the allegations against the prime minister’s family,......
ABDUL Basit, who has been Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India since 2014, spoke about the challenges of his job and the future of bilateral relations in an interview with Junaid Kathju and......
ISLAMABAD: The India-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir is a matter of concern, according to a United Nations (UN) report, claiming that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) might create......
ISLAMABAD: The World Health Assembly on Tuesday elected Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the next director general of the World Health Organisation as Pakistani candidate Dr Sania......
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed on Tuesday that “terrorists will not prevail” hours after 22 people, including an eight-year-old girl, were killed at a packed pop concert in a......
RAWALPINDI: A conference of Pakistan Army’s commanders has stressed the need for introducing reforms in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata).The 75th conference of Annual Formation......
ISLAMABAD: As the controversy over the crackdown against online anti-army campaigners heats up, the government on Tuesday revealed its plan to draw red lines for the social media service providers......
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar was surprised on Tuesday by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) opposition to intervention by either the Supreme Court or the Election Commission of......
ISLAMABAD: Members of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security were unhappy over the government’s explanations about the performance of the legal team in the Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav......
LONDON: British actor Roger Moore, who played James Bond over two decades with a suave wit, died on Tuesday aged 89, drawing tributes for his portrayal of the womanising superspy as well as for his......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has decided to cancel memberships of lawyers involved in May 20 attack during representative convention hosted by the bar to press for their......
LAHORE: The second international seminar on business opportunities concluded here on Tuesday, pledging multi-million dollars investment in various sectors in Punjab through seven agreements signed......
LAHORE: The Punjab government is allocating Rs56bn in the 2017-18 development budget for the education sector, a 32pc increase from the last budget.“We are allocating Rs56bn in 2017-18 development......
NAROWAL: The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, and the Livestock and Dairy Development Department have collaborated on a project to “minimise atmospheric......
VEHARI: A woman allegedly threw acid on her husband for contracting second marriage on Tuesday at Banglow Fazal Wah in Luddan police precincts, some 25-km from here.Reports said 35-year-old Imran, a......
DUBAI: Bahraini police opened fire on Tuesday on a protest by supporters of a top Shia cleric, with at least one demonstrator reported dead in the latest unrest to hit the Sunni-ruled Gulf state.The......
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would slash nearly a third in funding for diplomacy and foreign aid including global health and food aid, peacekeeping and other forms of......
BERLIN: The eighth edition of Petersberg dialogue on climate ended on Tuesday with a resolve by delegates that they would do their best for a breakthrough at negotiations for an accord on climate......
THE young pop fans caught up in the suicide bomb in central Manchester weren’t even born the last time the city was hit by a terror attack.In 1996, the Irish Republican Army targeted the economy more......
MANCHESTER: Desperate parents and friends posted heart-wrenching messages and pictures on social media in the search for their loved ones after the suicide attack in Manchester.“Please...please......
PARIS: Concert halls and clubs have become prime terror targets in the past 15 years, with the latest attack coming late on Monday in Manchester.Here is a recap of the main attacks:Manchester......
LONDON: An eight-year-old girl was among the 22 people killed in the bomb attack on a packed Manchester pop concert, a local authority said on Tuesday.Lancashire County Council, in northwest......
LONDON: The man responsible for bombing a packed pop concert, killing 22 people, was born in the north-west English city of Manchester to Libyan parents, who fled their home country to escape the......
MIAMI: Two US astronauts successfully embarked on Tuesday on what Nasa described as a “critical” spacewalk to repair a failed piece of equipment that helps power the International Space Station.“We......
EVEN though the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) did not cite the conflict in the far South as one of the reasons for launching a coup three years ago, the generals nevertheless inherited......
THE nightscape of Seoul offers a wealth of pleasant surprises, one of which is Seoul Bamdokkaebi Night Market, a special weekend market being held in five locations throughout the city.The night......
KARACHI: Six picnickers, including three teenage friends, drowned in the sea at Hawkesbay and at Clifton’s Do Darya area on Tuesday in separate incidents, taking the death toll by drowning to about a......
KARACHI: The provincial government on Tuesday argued before the Sindh High Court that it had removed A.D. Khowaja, a grade-21 officer serving on an own-pay-and-scale (OPS) basis on grade-22 post of......
THE obscenely opulent reception arranged in Donald Trump’s honour, with Arab autocrats lining up to pay homage to the American president, forgetting his inflammatory anti-Muslim rhetoric and his......
THE naturalist and philosopher Henry David Thoreau once wrote, “The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation”. Modified to fit the contours of an increasingly urban, increasingly crowded and ever......
IN a recent address, Chaudhry Nisar hit out at political opponents by classifying them as ‘secular’ and equating the term with ‘non-believing’. Clearly, the interior minister needs tuition in history......
QUITE apart from the monumental hypocrisy of US president Donald Trump and his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, standing on Saudi soil while berating Iran for its human rights deficiencies and......
KARACHI: Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday launched the latest anti-polio campaign in the city’s Shah Faisal Colony neighbourhood.She administered polio drops to children and distributed gifts among......
LEEDS: After a straightforward series win over Ireland, England continue their build-up to the Champions Trophy from Wednesday with three One-day Internationals against South Africa, with the first......
LAHORE: Top officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are set to meet in Dubai on May 29 and begin negotiations over the financial loss......
LAHORE: Haris Sohail was named on Tuesday to replace the unfit Umar Akmal in the Pakistan squad for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy, which starts from June 1 in England.The 28-year-old returns......
LONDON: England all-rounder Ben Stokes has said batting tips from Australia captain and IPL team-mate Steve Smith was key to helping him improve as a player following a hugely successful debut season......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s newest pace sensation Mohammad Abbas who has recently joined national cricket team at the training camp for the upcoming Champions Trophy in Birmingham, says he is ready for the......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan has said they will investigate how Umar Akmal had managed to pass the fitness test in Pakistan if he later failed the same test in......
KARACHI: Illegal trafficking of turtles is a persistent threat to their survival in Pakistan and this can only be halted through effective enforcement of the law, alleviation of main determinants......
STOCKHOLM: After a deadly bombing at a concert in Manchester, UEFA said Tuesday it has “no specific intelligence” that the Europa League final featuring Manchester United will be a target.United play......
STOCKHOLM: Manchester United and Ajax will both have a chance to burnish their proud European traditions and finish the season on a high note as they meet in the final of the Europa League in......
MELBOURNE: Australia’s cricket board gambled that greed would motivate top players into accepting a pay offer and while that bet has backfired the parties are likely to thrash out a deal in time to......
LONDON: Twice champion Petra Kvitova is set to play at Wimbledon this summer, less than seven months after she was stabbed by an intruder in her home, a member of her support team told Reuters on......
LAHORE: Pakistan hockey team’s head coach Khawaja Junaid has claimed that the new-look side will throw a decent challenge at the World Hockey League, scheduled to be held in England next month, to......
LONDON: Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will retire from first-class cricket in September at the end of England’s county championship season.The Surrey batsman, who quit Test cricket in......
MOSCOW: FIFA chief Gianni Infantino told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday he was satisfied with Russia’s preparations ahead of hosting the Confederations Cup in June and the 2018 World Cup.“I’ve......
KARACHI: A brilliant shot by Raj Kumar in the last few seconds of extra time enabled Arambagh Club whip Nishtar Club 70-67 points in the nerve tingling final to win the Essa Lab basketball tournament......
KARACHI: External debt servicing rose to $5 billion by the end of the third quarter of 2016-17, according to a recent report released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).It amounted to $5.3bn in......
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N may get a rare chance to present six federal budgets in its five-year constitutional term if the political situation remains normal after the announcement of its fifth budget on......
ISLAMABAD: The PPP has called for a 25 per cent increase in pay and pension, a minimum wage of Rs18,000 per month, and a separate fund to protect vulnerable groups, including transgender people,......
ISLAMABAD: Punjab has asked the federal government to waive general sales tax (GST) on agricultural inputs in the upcoming budget to achieve agricultural growth and increase farm productivity at......
KARACHI: The Iraqi government has agreed to change its rice specification in order to enable Pakistan rice imports which have been suspeded for the past five years.The decision was taken during a......
KARACHI: The anticipated rally entered into the second day on Tuesday with the KSE-100 index recording gains of 773.46 points (1.51 per cent) to close at 52,146.97.The run up in share prices was led......
SUKKUR: Jubilant workers and supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) led by MNA Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday marched through the streets of Sukkur in a large convoy of vehicles after two senior......
KARACHI: The trade and industry want waiver on demurrage from ports and private terminals to be extended for 10 days due to a delay in shipments caused by goods carriers’ strike.In a letter to......
BRUSSELS: The European Commission aims to make adopting the euro more attractive to European Union members currently outside the currency bloc, the economics commissioner said on Tuesday, in a bid to......
Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Tuesday took notice of Khadija stabbing case and sought a report from the district and sessions judge, Lahore.The LHC chief justice......
