Gunmen have killed a district governor and his son in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province.Abdul Raouf Massoud, a provincial police official, said the attack took place Sunday in the district of......
One of the largest brands in Pakistan's apparel industry, Khaadi, has found itself at the centre of a growing civil campaign against inhumane workplace conditions and workers' rights.Several protest......
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah vowed on Monday that he would not allow artificial price hike in the Karachi and directed the district administration to be more active, vigilant and......
Indian spy Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav continues to provide crucial intelligence with regard to recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan, Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Nafees Zakaria told DawnNews on......
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf on Monday told a tribunal hearing spot-fixing charges against Sharjeel Khan that the batsman did not deliberately play two dot balls during a Pakistan Super......
Two Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) officials have been arrested and formally charged by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for their involvement in the illegal trafficking of three Afghan......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange has started the week on a negative note, with the benchmark KSE-100 index losing 497.97 points, or 0.95 per cent, by the close of the trading session to reach......
Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) information technology system suffered a serious malfunction on Monday which has adversely affected the schedules of numerous flights.Similar to the hacking......
Kandhkot police on Monday arrested Sardar Taj Mohammad Domki, a senior politician and influential feudal lord belonging to upper Sindh, after he claimed that he had "settled" a case involving the......
A three-member special bench of the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the reservations raised by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s son, Hussain Nawaz, regarding two members of the Joint Investigation......
The judge presiding over the Tayyaba torture case has recused himself from future hearings of the case after finding the accused guilty, and has sent the case back to the chief justice of the......
Indian Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Monday reaffirmed India's stance concerning a bilateral cricket series with Pakistan."Cricket and terrorism can’t go hand-in-hand," the Hindustan Times quoted the......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Monday submitted a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan in which he claimed that he had never been held in contempt of court in the past and......
Three men have been arrested after video emerged showing them assaulting two women in broad daylight as a dozen others looked on and ignored their screams for help, police said Monday.The blurry......
At least one person has been killed and six others injured as protests against prolonged power outages turned violent in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Malakand district on Monday.Clashes between the......
A White House in crisis scrambled to allay public concern over reports that Donald Trump's son-in-law sought a secret communications link to Russia -- a bombshell allegation the US president swatted......
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek to repair India's drifting partnership with Russia when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, amid wariness over Moscow's renewed interest......
At least four people were injured in a blast after their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device along the Line of Control (LoC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir late on Sunday night, an official......
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar took the case for cutting the provinces’ share in the divisible pool to the parliament for ‘rebalancing’ revenue-expenditure responsibilities.In his budget speech last......
Stock investors and company directors, found usually in closed-door meetings, were seen stepping out last Friday to fret, worry and stew over the budgetary measures announced by the finance minister......
True to its character, an over excited PML-N government chose to focus on the positives, underplaying the disturbing negatives, including the external front vulnerability.Finance Minister Ishaq Dar......
THE government raised Rs332.25bn from the auction of MTB of various tenors held on May 25, smaller against the received bids of Rs391.22bn.It was also smaller against the auction target of Rs400bn.......
The federal budget proposal and spike in development spending for the next fiscal year have promising elements for banks and other financial companies.But bankers term the continuation of the 4pc......
The Nawaz Sharif government’s last budget is more or less an extension of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor initiative.It is an effort by the government to complete the energy and road development......
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is expected to announce a populist budget with generous allocations for the social sector and grassroots development.Other budget proposals are likely to reflect......
The axe fell on the development budget as usual. An estimated Rs100 billion shortfall in collection compelled Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to bring down the FBR revenue target for 2016-17 to Rs3.521......
PESHAWAR: Adviser to Prime Minister Eng Amir Muqam has appealed to chief justice of Peshawar High Court to take suo moto notice of attacks on power installations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.“Attacks on......
Provincial taxation has a huge potential in two — yet to be fully realised — areas: the sales tax on services sector which shares nearly 60pc of the country’s gross domestic product; and tax on farm......
Punjab’s budget for the financial year 2017/2018 is expected to wear the appearance of a pre-election, populist budget with provincial officials projecting the total development outlay to grow by up......
LIFTING up agriculture despite resource constraints while entering a new phase of economic expansion is quite challenging for Balochistan’s government.Next provincial budget will show how well the......
IN its forthcoming fifth and final budget, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s PTI-led coalition government is unlikely to break any new ground by denying substantial funding to agriculture to make the province......
With the collapse of pre-budget negotiations between farmers and the federal government, the situation looks tense.The most active farmers’ body — the Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) — had presented a......
RECOGNISING agriculture as a major growth vehicle, the Punjab government has approached the federal government for seeking exemption from general sales tax and import duty on farm inputs to meet one......
ISLAMABAD: The capital police on Sunday finalised a duty plan for its personnel to ensure security during Ramazan.The police personnel would observe an eight-hour duty daily. The police officials......
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has said that Punjab is the most economically unequal province of the country, and this inequality is the highest and increased the most in the urban areas.Between 2002 and......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has introduced a computerised voter list system in all provincial election commission offices.ECP Additional Director General Haroon Khan Shinwari......
The Argentinian ambassador, Ivan Ivanissevich, and his wife Ana Helena Walberg celebrated the National Day of Argentina with a reception in the garden of their residence, in which they have planted......
Ambassador Alexey Y. Dodev and senior embassy officials hosted a large reception to celebrate the Russia Day.The chief guest at the occasion was Federal Minister for Defence, Water and Power Khawaja......
CHAKWAL: Over a hundred tubewells in Chakwal district are no longer operational, as the department concerned does not have enough employees to run them.Till 1985, residents of the Doray Village,......
RAWALPINDI: While the city’s residents retire to bed, traditional sweet shops open their kitchens to start preparing sehri soon after taraveeh. While many people opt for dishes such as nihari or......
LAHORE: Two government teachers allegedly pushed a class-IX girl student from the third floor of the school building in Shahdara, causing her life-threatening injuries.The teachers, who have been......
LAHORE: The city streets wore a literal deserted look as people observed first of Ramazan on Sunday, preferring to remain indoors despite the repeated power suspensions that disallowed them the......
LAHORE: The Lahore Zoo, for the first time, is going to buy a pair of white lions which are not available in any other zoo of the country.“A white lion fascinates people because of its colour and to......
SIALKOT: Traders and vendors observed a strike and boycotted the Sasta Ramzaan Bazaar in Chawinda, Pasrur tehsil, in protest against the heavy fines imposed on them and arrests of their colleagues by......
BAHAWALPUR: The operation of a firewood cutting machine in the forest area of Lal Sohanra National Park about 35 kilometres off here near Hasilpur Road triggered concerns among the public about wood......
Saudi Arabia plans to expand its sovereign wealth fund into the worlds largest. The kingdom took a huge step toward that goal last Saturday when it signed billions of dollars of deals with Blackstone......
The Trump administration, determined to overhaul and modernise the nation’s infrastructure, is drafting plans to privatise some public assets such as airports, bridges, highway rest stops and other......
THE month of May is graduation time here in Dubai, too. The seniors at the university where I teach happily toss their mortarboards into the air and pose for selfies, as seniors do annually. But this......
IT’S nearly 4,000 miles from Karachi’s Beach Luxury Hotel — home to the Karachi Literary Festival — to London’s Southbank Centre, but the organisers managed the transition smoothly and seemingly......
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Iran-backed Shia paramilitary force said on Sunday it had dislodged the militant Islamic State group from a number of villages west of Mosul, scoring further progress towards the......
JERUSALEM: Israel’s government on Sunday approved plans to install a cable car to Jerusalem’s Old City, a project likely to anger Palestinians and much of the international community.The plan would......
WASHINGTON: Civilian casualties are inevitable in the war against the militant Islamic State group but the United states is doing “everything humanly possible” to avoid them, US Defence Secretary Jim......
KARACHI: New captain Sarfraz Ahmed will face his stiffest test yet when he leads unfancied Pakistan in the Champion’s Trophy — starting with a highly-charged clash against India.After qualifying by......
PARIS: Angelique Kerber became the first top seed to lose in the opening round at Roland Garros as tearful Petra Kvitova swept to victory in her first match since surviving a knife attack which......
MONACO: Sebastian Vettel secured a memorable one-two for Ferrari in Formula One’s showcase Monaco Grand Prix to extend his world championship lead to a luxurious 25 points over Lewis Hamilton on......
KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan is optimistic Pakistan can at least reach the semi-finals of the upcoming Champions Trophy.He also believes Pakistan can start off the tournament with......
BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan came back from the death to pull off a sensational victory over Bangladesh in their Champions Trophy warm-up match at Edgbaston on Saturday (partly reported in Sunday’s......
LONDON: Removing the record seventh FA Cup winner’s medal from his pocket, Arsene Wenger was gratified and yet apprehensive.“For once I have kept my medal,” said the Arsenal manager, who usually......
MADRID: A Lionel Messi masterclass salvaged some silverware to end Barcelona’s season and gave coach Luis Enrique a victorious send-off as the Catalan outclassed a determined Alaves side 3-1 on......
PARIS: Wrapping up a season during which they failed to achieve their two major goals, it was fitting that Paris St Germain won a record 11th French Cup thanks to an own goal in added time.PSG, who......
BERLIN: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a cheeky penalty as Borussia Dortmund snapped their German Cup jinx when they edged past Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 on Saturday to win the trophy after losing......
SOUTHAMPTON: South Africa captain A.B. de Villiers insisted his side had done nothing wrong after they found themselves caught up in a fresh ball-tampering row on Saturday as they lost their One-day......
DHAKA: Bangladesh on Sunday reinstalled a controversial statue deemed un-Islamic by religious hardliners on the grounds of the Supreme Court, just days after its removal had sparked angry protests by......
LONDON: Thousands of travellers faced further chaos on Sunday as British Airways cancelled around 60 flights from London’s Heathrow Airport following an IT system failure.Around one quarter of......
MARAWI: Philippine forces found corpses in the streets of a besieged southern city on Sunday, including at least eight civilians who appeared to have been executed, as soldiers battled a weakened but......
RAMALLAH: The head of Palestinian Islamic courts on Sunday told judges not to grant divorces over Ramazan, fearing the month-long fast could spark rash words that would be regretted later.Judge......
LONDON: British police made another arrest and stormed another house on Sunday as they hunted for suspects in the Manchester bombing, while a government minister said members of attacker Salman......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah have condemned the ongoing Indian atrocities and expressed solidarity with......
ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on National Accountability Law will meet here on Monday to discuss controversial accountability laws in the country and suggest changes to them.According to......
ISLAMABAD: Objecting to the appearance of the prime minister’s son before the joint investigation team probing the Panama Papers scam with his lawyer, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has urged the......
ISLAMABAD: Out of 33 water development schemes identified in the federal budget for next year, 24 have been earmarked for Balochistan, which include construction of dams or canals and feasibility......
COLOMBO: The death toll from Sri Lanka’s flood disaster climbed to 151 on Sunday amidst calls for urgent evacuations as the meteorological department forecast more bouts of adverse weather......
ISLAMABAD: Hussain Nawaz, the elder son of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, appeared before the joint investigation team (JIT) on Sunday in connection with the Panama Papers probe into the Sharif......
LAHORE: Vast areas of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan reeled under the severe heatwave that intensified on Sunday, the first day of Ramazan, creating a record for the highest-ever temperature in......
SRINAGAR: Authorities enforced a curfew across most of India-held Kashmir on Sunday, the first day of Ramazan, and partially cut telephone services in an effort to stop protests over the killing of......
ISLAMABAD: Despite the government’s claims of having kept a tight control on current expenditures, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will be seeking ex post facto approval of parliament for Rs310.5 billion......
WASHINGTON: The US intelligence community, in a rare acknowledgement of Pakistan’s concerns, has informed Congress that Islamabad does not want heavy Indian influence in Afghanistan and will likely......
BROOKHAVEN: A man who apparently got into a dispute with his wife and in-laws was arrested in a house-to-house shooting rampage in rural Mississippi that left eight people dead, including a sheriff’s......
PAKISTAN spends more on education than anyone thinks. Calls for Pakistan to ‘double the education budget’ are repeated as if by rote, but the slogan deserves questioning.The education budget is......
THE Pressler amendment, passed by the US Congress in August 1985, was a blessing in disguise for Pakistan. Thirty-two years since its passage, it is time to set the record straight.An examination of......
A DIAGNOSIS of the alleged ailments of the Central Superior Services (CSS) requires an evaluation of three independent but interrelated aspects: the quality of the pool of candidates interested in......
IN the 1970s, Deng Xiaoping opened China to the world, ending decades of isolation. As inevitable foreign influences flowed in, Deng famously responded to criticism by saying, “If you open the window......
KARACHI/HYDERABAD: Almost half of Sindh, including Karachi, plunged into darkness when a technical fault in the national grid wreaked havoc on the ill-maintained transmission and distribution systems......
LARKANA: Pakistan Peoples Party Sindh president Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has said the Centre is dragging its feet on the announcement of a new National Finance Commission (NFC) award and is bent on......
KARACHI: Stand-up comedy has been a male-dominated act in Pakistan but not anymore. With the ascent of the Auratnaak Show, we now have female stand-up comedians who are not just good, but also excel......
KARACHI: A man was burnt to death when a fire broke out in a bungalow in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) early on Sunday morning, according to officials.The blaze erupted in a servant quarter of......
KARACHI: A massive power breakdown in the K-Electric’s network badly affected water supply to the city which received over 150 million gallons of water on Sunday against its daily normal supply of......
LARKANA: More than 30 patients died in different wards during and because of three days of strike by paramedics at the Chandka Medical College Hospital (CMCH) and its affiliated healthcare......
