India announced Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Washington later this month for his first meeting with President Donald Trump.The External Affairs Ministry said Modi will meet......
Pakistan has slammed the Indian government for restricting hundreds of Sikh pilgrims from attending the Jorr Mela festival in Pakistan."India has no respect for human values," the statement from the......
Frontier Corps (FC) personnel killed two wanted militants belonging to the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Quetta on Monday, said an......
Two Chinese nationals abducted from Quetta last month were involved in preaching instead of business activities — their declared purpose for visiting Pakistan — Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar was......
Iranian police killed four suspected terrorists, including two foreigners, associated with the militant Islamic State (IS) group in the southern province of Hormuzgan and seized explosives, guns and......
The proceedings of an investigation into the prime minister's family's business dealings abroad hit the Pakistan Stock Exchange with full force Monday, taking the benchmark KSE-100 Index down 1,855......
Iran's Foreign Ministry has urged the Arab nations who have cut ties to Qatar to negotiate an end to the crisis.“These countries should try to settle their differences at the negotiating table in a......
As many as three Afghan civilians were killed early on Monday morning when American troops opened fire after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb, an official in eastern Nangarhar province said.A man......
The joint investigation team (JIT), set up to examine the business dealings of the Sharif family abroad, on Monday told the Supreme Court (SC) that not only have some governmental departments shown......
Virat Kohli says India's Champions Trophy demolition of South Africa was fuelled by his refusal to spare his players from criticism.Kohli's side crushed South Africa by eight wickets at The Oval in......
Norway aims to ban face-covering Muslim veils in kindergartens, schools and universities, the government said on Monday, the latest European nation to propose restrictions on wearing burqas and......
India is set to release 11 Pakistani prisoners in a goodwill gesture today, Times of India reported.The move comes days after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif exchanged greetings with his Indian......
Sarfraz Ahmed produced a superb captain's innings following a top-order collapse to see Pakistan into the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy with a three-wicket win over Sri Lanka at Cardiff on......
US President Donald Trump on Sunday intensified his effort to discredit ousted FBI director James Comey, accusing him of cowardice in leaking an eye-popping account of their private meetings.In an......
Suspected Al Qaeda militants launched a car-bomb and gun attack on an army camp in southeastern Yemen early on Monday, leaving at least 10 militants and two soldiers dead, a military official and......
The Taliban's second in command and head of the militant Haqqani network has denied any involvement in recent deadly attacks in Kabul and western Afghanistan.In an audio message sent late Sunday by a......
The joint investigation team (JIT) probing the Sharif family's business dealings abroad has summoned PPP Senator Rehman Malik to appear for questioning, the senator's spokesperson said Monday.The......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange has commenced the week deep in the red, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index plunging 1,900 points during intraday trading.The benchmark had plunged 3.8 per cent to touch the......
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Bajwa on Monday met with Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in the backdrop of a deepening diplomatic rift in the Middle East, Radio......
Western manufacturers are shying away from supplying equipment for an Iranian port that India is developing for fear the United States (US) may reimpose sanctions on Tehran, Indian officials say,......
Virat Kohli says India's Champions Trophy demolition of South Africa was fuelled by his refusal to spare his players from criticism.Kohli's side crushed South Africa by eight wickets at The Oval in......
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday issued orders for the expulsion of Senator Nehal Hashmi from the PML-N, the ruling party's media cell told DawnNews.A five-member disciplinary committee in its......
Qatar can easily defend its economy and currency against sanctions by other Arab states, Qatari finance minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi told CNBC television in an interview broadcast on Monday.He added......
Sri Lanka replacement batsman Dhananjaya de Silva could find himself pitched straight into a winner-takes-all Champions Trophy match against Pakistan in Cardiff on Monday.Whichever team triumphs in......
Two teenagers were killed and three other civilians were injured in Azad Jammu and Kashmir when Indian troops resorted to "unprovoked" shelling across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Jandrot and......
If I'm being honest, the phrase “I am a heritage manager” that I have been introducing myself with for the three years I've lived in Pakistan after graduating has been consistently interpreted as “I......
OF all categories of occupations, the most invisible and least talked about work in our country is sanitation or management of human refuse, wastewater, effluents and solid waste. According to a 2015......
A SMALL event is sometimes more revealing than a cataclysmic one that grabs headlines. Last month, the government-run Indian Institute of Mass Communication in Delhi became the venue for a......
PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s recent announcement to pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement is going to help put other countries ‘first’ in terms of the biggest job opportunities ever. Businesses......
RAWALPINDI: Lassi is probably one of the most popular and loved cold beverages during the hot summers.The drink is made from cold milk and yogurt which are blended either in a machine or by hand and......
Mayor hosts dinner for diplomatsMayor Sheikh Anser Aziz welcomed senior politicians, foreign envoys and members of civil society to an iftar dinner at the Serena Hotel last Thursday.At the dinner......
LAHORE: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and his father Asif Ali Zardari’s ‘wish’ to become a part of this parliament will be discussed in the party’s central executive committee (CEC) on Tuesday.The......
LAHORE: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has likened threats to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to attack on the Supreme Court.“Intimidating the JIT is like assaulting the Supreme Court, and I......
LAHORE: The report of an inquiry conducted into the death of an elderly woman who died reportedly due to severe cold on a hospital’s floor on January 2 this year, has declared that the doctors who......
LAHORE: A Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf MNA’s tweet holding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif responsible if any harm happened to him seems to be outcome of PTI’s internal......
With so much happening here and abroad, this week, one thought a gazette approach might be appropriate. So without further ado – dear diary:Locally with Ramazan being rather tough this year, due to......
LAHORE: A three-year-old boy who went missing four days ago was found dead on the roof of his neighbour’s house in Baghbanpura on Sunday.Shoaib, a son of chairman of UC-130, had gone missing from his......
BAHAWALNAGAR/TOBA TEK SINGH: As many as 10 people were killed and more than 100 injured in rain-related incidents on Saturday night.Windstorm played havoc in Bahawalnagar city and surroundings,......
SIALKOT: The families of two minor boys who were killed after molestation staged a protest demonstration on Sunday by placing their bodies on a roundabout in village Saahowala of Sambrial......
KARACHI: Many in Karachi would wonder to know that the burial in most of the 237 graveyards in the city is officially banned by the local government, but due to non-availability of the new facilities......
KARACHI: Showing his disappointment over deficient security measures before Eid, Mayor of Karachi Wasim Akhtar on Sunday expressed concern over the rising incidence of street crimes in the city,......
KARACHI: Bazm-i-Aqeedat has become a regular feature of the National Academy of Performing Arts’ (Napa) annual events’ calendar. Within that feature there are three constants: the month of Ramazan,......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has asked the director general of Rangers, the provincial police chief, the home secretary and other law enforcement officials to file their respective comments on a......
MIRPURKHAS: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has advised mango farmers to adopt modern farming methods to improve quality of the fruit and increase its export to earn foreign exchange for......
KARACHI: Terming traffic chaos in the metropolis a major challenge for police, Sindh Inspector General of Police A.D. Khowaja has directed the traffic authorities to take strict action against those......
SUKKUR: Hindu devotees from across the province and the country have landed on Sadhu Bela island in large numbers to attend the three-day fair that marked the 154th death anniversary of Baba......
LONDON: Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed ministers to her shaky government on Sunday, as some Conservative colleagues rallied to support her and others said her days were......
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police have arrested a key figure from an extremist Buddhist organisation blamed for a series of hate crimes against Muslims that has drawn international censure.The 32-year-old......
LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said on Sunday there had been no change in plans for US President Donald Trump to come to Britain on a state visit, after the Guardian newspaper reported......
BEIRUT: A US-backed Syrian opposition force said on Sunday it has captured a northwestern neighbourhood of the militant Islamic State group’s capital of Raqa the second district to fall in their......
WASHINGTON: Scores of pro-Muslim rallies were held across the United States this weekend to counter anti-Sharia protests held on Saturday.Denouncing Saturday’s protests as anti-Muslim marches,......
BOLOGNA: The United States’ partners in the G7 club of wealthy democracies vowed on Sunday to pursue efforts to curb climate change despite a rift caused by the American withdrawal from the Paris......
BARCELONA: Tens of thousands of demonstrators including Pep Guardiola, the revered former manager of Barcelona’s football club, rallied in the city on Sunday to support the Catalonia independence......
MARAWI CITY: From the third-storey window of a barren government office building he now squats in as a refugee, Nasir Abdul is watching his city being destroyed.Nearly every day for the past three......
DOHA: At a meat processing plant in Doha’s sprawling industrial zone, masked workers toil through the night heaving boxes of raw chicken across a pristine factory floor.They have been working extra......
THERE was some kind of diabolical kismet at work this week when, in between the release of former FBI director James Comey’s six-page written testimony recounting his tense encounters with President......
ODDLY, Jeremy Corbyn, the runner-up in the recent general election in the UK, has a spring in his step; Theresa May, on the other hand, looks and sounds like a loser despite her party winning the......
BIRMINGHAM: Eoin Morgan said the potential of Ben Stokes is “through the roof” after having the best view in the house as the all-rounder’s stunning century helped England knock Australia out of the......
KARACHI: Discarded international Anwar Ali and Fazal Subhan starred as PIA beat Pakistan Customs by five wickets in the fourth Naya Nazimabad Karachi Kings Ramadan Cup T20 Cricket Tournament at the......
KARACHI: Young Usman Qadir showed his all-round skills as Dollar East whipped Sojhula CC by eight wickets in the 30th Aga Khan Gymkhana T20 Ramazan Festival Cricket Trophy at the Aga Khan Gymkhana......
BONNEVILLE: Jakob Fuglsang upset all pre-race favorites to become the first Danish rider to win the Criterium du Dauphine on Sunday.The Astana rider attacked on the final climb to the Plateau de......
BIRMINGHAM: Producing possibly the catch of the tournament might not be enough to keep Jason Roy in England’s cricket team for the Champions Trophy semi-finals.Roy followed up a wonder-catch on the......
MONTMELO: Italian rider Andrea Dovizioso tightened the MotoGP championship fight after winning the Grand Prix of Catalunya from a seventh-placed start on Sunday.Dovizioso added the victory in Spain......
LONDON: While Harry Kane didn’t contribute to the glut of hat tricks in European qualifying for the World Cup, the England striker grabbed a crucial equaliser in a chaotic finale against Scotland on......
SUWON: England won the Under-20 World Cup, the country’s first world title at any level since 1966, after a 35th-minute goal from Dominic Calvert-Lewin gave them a 1-0 victory over Venezuela on......
KINGSTON: Usain Bolt partied with his devoted fans in an emotional farewell at the National Stadium as the world’s fastest man recovered from a moderate start to win his final 100 metres sprint on......
CARDIFF: Pakistan and Sri Lanka head into their concluding group Champions Trophy group match knowing it’s a virtual ‘quarter-final’ after producing two of the tournament’s biggest upsets so......
PARIS: His clay-court prowess as unassailable as ever, Rafael Nadal won his record 10th French Open title by dominating 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 in the final on Sunday.No other man......
LONDON: India crushed South Africa by eight wickets on Sunday to reach the Champions Trophy semi-finals and knock the world’s top-ranked team out of the tournament.South Africa crumbled from 116 for......
DESPITE growing pressures from the Indian government, including finance minister Arun Jaitley, and leading corporate heads, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country’s central bank, refused to cut......
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, keen to make a mark as an achiever, presented a well-crafted budget 2017-18 that aimed to achieve the most for Sindh without tinkering with the obstructive power......
THE rupee/dollar parity continued to trade range-bound for the third consecutive week, moving both ways on the interbank market.Commencing the week on a positive note, the rupee in the first trading......
Powered by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects, particularly in energy and infrastructure, Pakistan’s investment scene may be preparing to pick itself up, albeit slowly.Total investment is......
The recurring episode of financial downturns since the breakdown of the Bretton Woods system has clearly shown that the IMF and the International Monetary System lack mechanisms for crises......
The government raised Rs154.44bn from the auction of MTB of various tenors held last Thursday, smaller against the received bids of Rs259.42bn and auction target of Rs300bn.The cut off yields were......
The Kot Addu Power Company was built by the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority in District Muzaffargarh, Punjab, 90 kilometres north west of Multan on the left bank of the River......
BY all indications, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has presented an over ambitious budget based on unrealistic resource flows for the year 2017-18.Like the federal, Punjab and Sindh budgets, it......
Last year’s mango exports were worth $68 million (128,000 tonnes). Exporters say if they end up exporting the same volume this year, they could earn $68-$70m again, as no big change in export pricing......
A growing national concern is the stagnant or falling export earnings needed to finance import of capital goods in a growing economy. The concern is shared by businesses, independent economists and......
THE Sindh government plans to spend about Rs7bn on 28 agricultural development schemes in FY18. But most of them are long-term, ongoing, schemes slated for completion in FY20, budget documents......
A RECENT policy paper on ‘Import of milk and whey powders in Pakistan’ defines how these imports are slowly destroying the local dairy sector, contributing to rural poverty and playing havoc with......
The Republican-led House last Thursday voted to free Wall Street from many of the constraints put in place after the 2008 financial crisis, the opening salvo in what is likely to be a protracted......
ISLAMABAD: Despite acute gas shortages, the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) are under extreme pressure to allow launching new gas connection......
KARACHI: The Saudi-Qatari spat is getting uglier by the day; one stark manifestation of this emerged last week when, in a joint statement released by Saudi Arabia and its allies Egypt, the UAE and......
QUETTA: Adviser to the Chief Minister on Finance Aslam Bezenjo will present Balochistan budget for the facial year 2017-18 in the provincial assembly on Thursday (June 15).The budget outlay will be......
WASHINGTON: Away from the acrimony and distrust that mar India-Pakistan relations, two scientists from these neighbouring countries are working together at a US university against cancer.In a recent......
KHUZDAR: Hundreds of farmers blocked the National Highway, suspending traffic between Quetta and Karachi, in Khuzdar in protest against load-shedding on Sunday.Due to the blockade, a large number of......
KARACHI: The Editors for Safety group has expressed concern over growing intolerance for independent journalism in the country.The group in a statement on Sunday referred to the recent incident in......
ISLAMABAD: The chairman of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) on Sunday called for a more competitive business environment in the country to boost the country’s exports.“We want to......
ISLAMABAD: The first British Muslim minister, Shahid Malik said on Sunday that Pakistani origin of one of the terrorists involved in the recent London attacks had nothing to do with his evil act and......
ISLAMABAD: A group of dissidents of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) headed by former vice president of the party Akbar Babar on Sunday described the ongoing intra-party elections as “illegal” and......
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit set off a controversy on Sunday when he criticised Indian Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat and called him a “sarak ka gunda”.Dikshit made the comment while......
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron’s party topped the first round of voting in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, putting him on course for an overwhelming majority to implement his programme of......
ISLAMABAD: Nawaz Sharif is set to become the first sitting prime minister to appear before any investigating agency, when he appears before the joint investigation team (JIT), constituted to probe......
QUETTA: Three Balochistan Constabulary personnel were martyred in an attack on a checkpoint on Sariab Road on Sunday.According to the police, the personnel were attacked by men on motorcycles when......
A senior journalist of a local newspaper has been killed by unknown assailants in the Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, police told Dawn.Baksheesh Allai ? the bureau chief of The K2......
