The death of a student killed by troops in held Kashmir sparked new anti-India demonstrations on Wednesday.Hundreds of students and villagers joined a rally in the town of Shopian, south of Srinigar,......
The interior ministry on Wednesday announced a three-day holiday on the occasion of Eidul Fitr for government organisations, semi-government organisations, banks and educational institutions.The......
The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet on Wednesday approved the provision of a government guarantee by the Ministry of Finance for repayment of a loan as well as interest, for a......
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's finance minister, Muzaffar Said, on Wednesday unveiled the province's annual budget for fiscal 2017-18, which has a total outlay of Rs603 billion.For the fiscal 2017-18, the KP......
A global body that seeks to protect the right of journalists across the world to work in a free environment has decried legislation introduced by the South African government that threatens a free......
The Sindh High Court on Wednesday admitted a constitutional petition submitted by nine citizens who seek action against the interior ministry and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for violating......
Pakistan put their miserable hammering by arch-rivals India behind them with a shock 19-run win over South Africa at Edgbaston on Wednesday that kept their Champions Trophy semi-final hopes......
Paceman Wahab Riaz took to Twitter on Wednesday to apologise for his lacklustre performance against arch-rivals India in the Champions Trophy, saying he had “let down his nation”.Wahab, who has now......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange ended nearly flat for the second consecutive day, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining only 18 points, or 0.04 per cent, by the close of trading session to reach......
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday chaired a special meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) of the Cabinet to review issues of national and regional security.With the June 1......
Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed insisted his side could bounce back in their Champions Trophy match against South Africa at Edgbaston on Wednesday just days after a defeat by arch-rivals India at the......
Debris has been found in the sea near where a Myanmar military plane went missing with more than 100 soldiers and their families on board on Wednesday, a local official and air force source said.Navy......
Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday rubbished 'fake messages' circulating on social media alerting citizens of security threats in Karachi and Hyderabad being attributed to the......
Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Wednesday accused the government of withholding information from Parliament regarding the disappearance of Lt Col Mohammad Habib ? a retired Pakistan Army officer who......
The father of lynched Mardan university student, Mashal Khan, filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking the government's help for relocation of his daughters and himself to Islamabad......
Pakistan is set to become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in its upcoming session in Astana, Kazakhstan which starts June 8.In a statement released to the media, the......
The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the prime minister's family's business dealings abroad submitted its second report before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.After reviewing the report, the......
Britain entered the final day of campaigning ahead of a parliamentary election that will define its approach to leaving the European Union but has been overshadowed by two militant attacks in as many......
England captain Eoin Morgan praised his “outstanding” bowling attack after the tournament hosts booked their place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy with an 87-run win over New Zealand in......
Virat Kohli has urged India to produce a repeat of their Pakistan demolition when they face Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy on Thursday.Kohli's side made a memorable start to the tournament as the......
President Donald Trump injected the United States into a volatile crisis among America's Mideast allies, siding Tuesday with Saudi Arabia and other countries against Qatar in a dispute that threatens......
The United Arab Emirates warned on Wednesday that anyone showing sympathy with Qatar over sanctions imposed by its Gulf neighbours could face up to 15 years in prison.The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and......
London police early Wednesday arrested a 30-year-old man in east London in connection to the lethal attack on London Bridge and are searching his home.Two men are now in custody on suspicion of......
US intelligence officials believe Russian hackers planted a false news story that led Saudi Arabia and several allies to sever relations with Qatar, prompting a diplomatic crisis, CNN reported......
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's elder son, Hussain Nawaz, on Wednesday filed a request in the Supreme Court (SC) seeking the formation of a commission to investigate the 'leaking' of a CCTV image of......
Gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Iran's parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, wounding dozens and igniting an hours-long siege at the......
Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Wednesday accepted the withdrawal of PML-N Senator Nehal Hashmi's resignation from the Upper House of Parliament, DawnNews reported.Rabbani said Leader of the House......
The West African country of Mauritania, a member of the Arab League, severed ties with Qatar on Tuesday over allegations it “supports terrorists”, the state news agency reported, and OPEC member......
A Pentagon report released on Tuesday singled out Pakistan as a possible location for a future Chinese military base, as it forecast that Beijing would likely build more bases overseas after......
I remember the day when consensus was finally reached among negotiating countries for the Paris Agreement on climate change.I had actually left the conference centre at Le Bourget, the Parisian......
MINGORA: Despite availability of modern medicines and latest medical equipment in the market, elderly people in Swat still rely on indigenous medicinal plants and herbs for treatment of different......
TIMERGARA: A JUI-F activist died due to heatstroke during a protest demonstration against power outages in Talash here on Tuesday.The protesters, including women, blocked the Timergara-Chakdara road......
PESHAWAR: The heavy downpour sent the temperature down in several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday ending the weeklong hot and dry spell.A woman died in rain-related incident in Nowshera.In......
RAWALPINDI: A special court for the control of narcotics substance (CNS) on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for model Ayyan Ali as she has been skipping hearings in currency smuggling case.When CNS......
ISLAMABAD: A second thunderstorm in 12 hours brought respite from the high temperatures but also uprooted many trees and caused minor damage to properties across the twin cities. Train and metro bus......
ISLAMABAD: A member of the joint investigation team (JIT) constituted to probe allegations of money laundering against the family of the prime minister could have released the CCTV image of Hussain......
Q. What are you currently reading?A: I don’t read much fiction, I read a lot of essays. And normally what I pick up are anthologies of essays, so that’s different authors. So I’ve got the Art of the......
ISLAMABAD: An exhibition of Islamic calligraphy opened at the Satrang Gallery on Tuesday, featuring the work of Rasheed Butt and Turkish artist Ferhat Kurlu.The exhibition, titled Hurouf, was......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday sought further arguments on a petition challenging an administrative notice taken by the chief justice in the law student Khadija Siddiqui’s stabbing......
MUZAFFARGARH: Shehr Sultan police of Jatoi tehsil arrested a fake faith healer on Tuesday for alleged rape of a woman.The complainant, a resident of Shehr Sultan, told police that she went to the......
LAHORE: Complaining about “singling out” the Sharifs in the accountability process, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif cautions that the country will not function in this manner.“The accountability should......
LAHORE: Farmers, in a meeting by the Pakistan Kisan Ittehad (PKI), decided on Tuesday to shut roads, leading to major cities of Punjab and Sindh, to press the government to accept their demands. PKI......
LAHORE: Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is waiting for a disaster; he wants the army to intervene so he can claim political martyrdom, which is......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Tuesday that his government gave top priority to education, health and security for which it made hefty allocations in the new budget for......
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party leader and former provincial information minister Sharjeel Inam Memon was on Tuesday denied permission to travel abroad for “medical treatment” by the Sindh High......
KARACHI: Poets, novelists and artists have been heavily influenced and inspired by women ever since artistic forms of expression became an essential component of the cultural growth of human......
KARACHI: The recent issue between the apparel brand Khaadi and its employees is just the ‘tip of the iceberg’ as many other local and international brands treat their employees similarly or......
MIRPURKHAS: Senator Hari Ram Kishori Lal and MPA Haji Noor Ahmed Bhurgari of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) intervened quickly on Tuesday to help protesting relatives of a woman lodge an FIR of her......
MARAWI: Philippines troops found bundles of banknotes and cheques worth about $1.6 million abandoned by Islamist militants holed up in Marawi City, a discovery the military said on Tuesday was......
NEW DELHI: Arundhati Roy’s eagerly-awaited second novel went on sale on Tuesday, two decades after her prize-winning debut “The God of Small Things” propelled her to global fame and launched her......
BEIRUT: Saudi Arabia plans to execute 14 citizens, all Shias, after a “grossly unfair trial” linked to political protests, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.Sunni-ruled......
LOS ANGELES: Amal Clooney gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, on Tuesday, her husband George Clooney’s publicist said, the first children for the international human rights lawyer and her movie......
WASHINGTON: US state and defence secretaries have said that the new Afghan strategy that the Trump administration is working on would ensure that terrorists do not use Afghanistan as a safe haven......
HERAT: A suspected bomb outside a historic mosque in the Afghan city of Herat killed at least seven people and wounded 15 on Tuesday, police said, the latest casualties in a particularly bloody week......
PARIS: French police shot and injured a man who attacked an officer with a hammer outside Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday, while shouting “this is for Syria”.Police sources said the officer......
WASHINGTON: The publication of a top secret National Security Agency report on Russian interference in the US election on Monday was just the latest in a string of disruptive leaks.US authorities......
LONDON: Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, a tycoon known for his lavish billionaire lifestyle and far-reaching international connections, died in London on Tuesday, according to his family. He was......
HONG KONG: African rangers detailed harrowing first-hand tales of elephant poaching at a public hearing in Hong Kong on Tuesday, the latest attempt to halt wildlife trafficking through the......
THE media inserts on eulogising and justifying the act of the young major, who supposedly adopted an unconventional method of evacuating colleagues deployed on election duty on the fateful evening of......
THE demolition of the Babri Masjid and the ban on cattle sale for slaughter are two sides of the same coin. They reflect the prejudice of the majority community. Both are fouling the air. Prime......
BEIJING: For more than four decades, Liu Zonglin has sought to protect a section of the Great Wall near his home in Chengde, in northern China’s Hebei province.The 72-year-old farmer has lived in......
BEIJING: Former Ivory Coast international Cheick Tiote died in hospital on Monday after collapsing during a training session, his Chinese club Beijing Enterprises said.The Chinese second flight club......
BIRMINGHAM: Mickey Arthur has no doubt Pakistan will be “up for the fight” when they face his native South Africa in the Champions Trophy on Wednesday after facing 124-run defeat against India.Yet,......
CARDIFF: Jos Buttler’s quickfire unbeaten 61 helped take England to a total of 310 all out in their ICC Champions Trophy match against New Zealand in Cardiff on Tuesday.England, sent in to bat in......
LONDON: Steve Smith insists Australia’s batsmen will be ready for their do or die Champions Trophy showdown with England despite their lack of action in the tournament.Smith’s side endured the......
PARIS: Torrential rain forced Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic’s quarter-finals at the French Open to be delayed until Wednesday.Play was suspended on Tuesday just before 1530 local time (1330 GMT)......
LONDON: England paceman Chris Woakes says he faces a race against time to be fit for the first Test with South Africa at Lord’s on July 6th.The 28-year-old has a left side strain which he suffered in......
Pakistan's pathetic performance against arch-rival India in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday should prove to be an eye-opener for all concerned that nothing is going on the......
DORTMUND: Dutchman Peter Bosz has been named as the new coach of Borussia Dortmund, the German giants announced on Tuesday.“Peter Bosz is the new BVB Head Coach. Contract will last until 2019.Further......
HAMILTON (Bermuda): Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup hopes suffered a devastating bodyblow on Monday after his badly damaged Land Rover BAR boat retired from its opening scrap with Emirates Team New......
SYDNEY: Olympic swimming champion Kyle Chalmers has had successful surgery on his heart, reporting a “double thumbs up” in a social media post.The 18-year-old Chalmers, who won the 100-metre......
LONDON: A young Sri Lanka team must play with arrogance if they are to upset holders India in Thursday’s Champions Trophy match at the Oval, former captain Kumar Sangakkara has said.The islanders had......
LONDON: Australia face a make or break Champions Trophy showdown with England after their Group ‘A’ clash against Bangladesh was abandoned due to rain on Monday (partly reported in Tuesday’s......
BASSETERRE (St Kitts): Marlon Samuels was at his most imperious with an unbeaten 89 to guide the West Indies to a seven-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the final fixture of the three-match......
KARACHI Riaz Mirani and Shafqatullah slammed brilliant half-centuries to help Qasmi Gymkhana secure a comfortable five-wicket win against Shahid Afridi Foundation in their 30th Aga Khan Gymkhana......
WASHINGTON: Despite recent missteps, hopes that US President Donald Trump will succeed in implementing his pro-growth agenda, including tax cuts, pushed CEO optimism to a three-year high, according......
ISLAMABAD: Textile exporters on Tuesday showed concerns over less allocation of funds for duty drawback claims to exporters under prime minister’s export package.The reservation was raised during the......
LAHORE: Major foreign companies operating in Pakistan have resented several tax measures proposed in the budget for the next financial year, urging Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to “review and reverse......
KARACHI: Presenting the Sindh budget for 2010-11, then finance minister Murad Ali Shah had termed the newfound right of the province to collect sales tax on services a “momentous achievement” for the......
KARACHI: Chinese investors have not shown any interest so far in acquiring land in old industrial areas of Karachi including the Sindh Industrial and Trading Estate (Site).Though Chinese are......
KARACHI: The ongoing process for the sale of 20 per cent shares in the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) marks the culmination of the demutualisation process of the bourse.According to the time frame,......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday said the limits sanctioned by banks to individual exporters under Part-II of the Export Finance Scheme (EFA) for 2016-17 will continue up to Aug......
KUWAIT CITY: A Saudi-led diplomatic and economic blockade against Qatar may threaten food imports but the tiny emirate still has a lifeline through its gas and oil exports, experts said Tuesday.Saudi......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance concluded budget meetings on Tuesday and will forward its recommendations to the upper house of parliament today.The committee supported the......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the government to maintain its earlier direction of keeping the Haj quota for private tour operators at 40 per cent from the earlier 50 per cent.A......
GWADAR: Two men died from thirst and hunger after they were stranded in the Koh Sabaz area of Panjgur district near the Pak-Iran border, official sources said on Tuesday.They added that the two men,......
QUETTA: More than a dozen operations scheduled at the Civil Hospital and the Bolan Medical College Hospital could not be carried out on Tuesday as nurses and paramedical staff refused to come to work......
GWADAR: The port city of Gwadar remained shut against long and unannounced power outages amid extremely hot weather and shortage of drinking water on Tuesday.The shutterdown strike call was given by......
ISLAMABAD: Two panels, one headed by Imran Khan and the other led by Naik Muhammad Khan, will contest Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s intra-party elections to be held on June 11-12, according to a revised......
WASHINGTON: An International media advocacy group, Reporters Without Borders, urged Pakistani authorities on Tuesday not to impose sanctions against Dawn and two of its journalists.The group, better......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday approved a much-anticipated project for setting up of a Liquefied Natural Gas-fired power plant in Punjab under timelines to be decided later.While......
DUBAI: Kuwait’s emir left Saudi Arabia after what state news agency KUNA described as a “brotherly visit” but there was no word on the outcome of the talks with King Salman bin Abdulaziz on a major......
ISLAMABAD: Exasperated by the bickering over whose speech is broadcast live on PTV, the leaders of smaller parties allied with the government and the opposition on Tuesday implored both sides to......
ISLAMABAD: Already suspended from the party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Nehal Hashmi on Tuesday did an about-face over his resignation, creating another potentially embarrassing......
ISLAMABAD: After a minister’s hesitation to share the number of Pakistani troops who laid down their lives in recent incidents of Indian firing from across the Line of Control (LoC), Senate Chairman......
GUJRAT: Pakistani authorities have searched the family home of one of the London Bridge attackers, Khurram Shehzad Butt, in Mujahidabad village as well as the restaurant of one of his maternal......
ISLAMABAD: Military’s top brass on Tuesday assured Kabul of continued cooperation for peace and stability in Afghanistan, but at the same time reproached it for blaming Pakistan for the recent......
THE pall of terrorist attacks — three in rapid succession — hangs over tomorrow’s British election. It is not uncommon, in such circumstances, for the electorate to gravitate towards retaining the......
THE people of Pakistan have risen. Revolution is in the air and oppression does not stand a chance. Before long, the cruel fruit vendors of the country will be thrown out of power and a new,......
FROM human bombs to lorries mowing down pedestrians on a crowded street to stabbing bystanders — the militant Islamic State (IS) group is using these weapons of choice as it intensifies its terrorist......
