The federal budget FY2017-18 with a Rs4.75 trillion outlay was approved by the National Assembly on Tuesday in the absence of members of the opposition.This is the first time that a finance bill has......
Federal Defence Minister and PML-N stalwart Khawaja Asif sparked an outcry after seemingly referring to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's new arrival Firdous Ashiq Awan as the party's "newly acquired......
A video released by the militant Islamic State (IS) group purporting to show the killing of two Chinese nationals who were kidnapped from Quetta last month has confirmed "99 per cent" that the duo......
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Khursheed Shah on Tuesday demanded Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appear in the Lower House to brief lawmakers on the Saudi military alliance in......
A drone strike has killed a commander of the deadly Haqqani network in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Hangu district, security sources said Tuesday.Haqqani network leader Abubakar and his partner were killed......
Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur while addressing a press conference on Tuesday on the back of a heroic win against Sri Lanka confessed that Pakistan's middle order is 'exposed'Sarfraz and I are......
Pakistan has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate against Sri Lanka during its last Group B fixture in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 in Cardiff on Monday.Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite......
An assistant professor at a university in Peshawar was arrested on Tuesday and sent to jail on judicial remand after police recovered drugs and weapons from his vehicle, police sources said.Police......
A three-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar on Tuesday ordered the federal government, K-Electric (KE) and Shanghai Electric to submit their replies......
Before the ICC Champions Trophy tournament started, I asked Sarfraz if a more realistic goal for Pakistan was to win one out of their three group stage games.He laughed it off and said they were......
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) to satisfy the bench regarding the party's collection of foreign funds and sources of funding, as well as an audit of its......
Eight men have been arrested for violently ambushing a government convoy transporting cows in northwest India, police said Tuesday, the latest assault by vigilantes claiming to protect the sacred......
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met 'several times' during the recently-held Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhastan, China said......
China has expressed a desire to take on a role as mediator between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's office said in statement on Monday, Tolo News reported."China’s Foreign......
Heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 35 people in southeast Bangladesh, most of them buried under landslides, authorities said Tuesday.Police warned that the death toll would likely rise as......
Bangladesh's deputy consul general in New York was indicted on Monday on charges of labour trafficking and assault for forcing his servant to work without pay through threats and intimidation, a New......
Donald Trump is considering firing former FBI chief Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating if Russia colluded in last year's bitter election campaign, a friend of the US president said......
Nasir Jamshed has claimed that the charges against him in the Pakistan Super League spot-fixing scandal are "ridiculous," ESPNcricinfo reported."They claim they have WhatsApp voice messages that show......
President Donald Trump suffered another legal setback on Monday as a second federal appeals court refused to revive his travel ban on people entering the United States from six Muslim-majority......
Imran Khan was elected Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman by a massive margin of votes during the PTI's intra-party poll, according to results announced by the party's spokesperson on......
Microsoft on Sunday unveiled Xbox One X ? billing it as the most powerful video console ever made, and escalating a battle with market king PlayStation.The $499 product was built with the muscle for......
Sony on Monday showed off rich, action-packed new PlayStation 4 video games, some for virtual reality, as it defended its crown as the top-selling new-generation console.The company focused on......
Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] Chief Executive Travis Kalanick is likely to take a leave of absence from the troubled ride-hailing company, but no final decision has yet been made, according to a......
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed hopes the team's “high confidence” in Cardiff will stand them in good stead when they return to the Welsh capital to face England in a Champions Trophy semi-final on......
The Philippines military said on Tuesday that Islamist militants hold 20 per cent of the Marawi City, disputing an earlier claim by the militant Islamic State (IS) group's news agency Amaq that its......
GILGIT: An 11-year-old girl student died here on Monday allegedly due to violence by a female teacher in a government school in Ghizer district, police said.Ghizer police arrested the teacher and......
PESHAWAR: A clash took place between police officials and personnel of army in Yar Hussain area in Swabi district on Sunday night after which a joint inquiry committee was constituted to investigate......
PESHAWAR: An accountability court here on Monday issued arrest warrants of three women Chinese directors of a mining company after their failure to appear in a case of alleged smuggling of antimony......
KOHAT: A 17-year-old girl was strangled to death allegedly by her father and brother in Sorgul area here in the name of honour on Monday, police said.A Kohat police spokesman said in a statement that......
SWABI: Mohammad Iqbal, father of the lynched Mardan university student Mashal Khan, said here on Monday that without financial support of the government and provision of security his two daughters......
LAHORE: “He should have been standing at the entrance receiving the jiyalas (party loyalists) and listening to the voices coming from the core of their hearts,” remarked Sikandar Shah, an old guard......
LAHORE: The Lahore Arts Council will hold another workshop in July to train artists in restoration of damaged artworks which will continue for a couple of months.Officials told Dawn that it would be......
KARACHI: Highlighting high levels of lead concentration in roadside dust and plants and its harmful impact on health and environment, a recent study has described battery recycling workshops as a......
KARACHI: The city administration has surpassed the retailers in increasing the prices of mutton and beef.The city government has increased the official price of mutton by a record Rs190 per kg in a......
KOLKATA: Thousands of tourists fled the Indian hill resort of Darjeeling on Monday after local activists demanding the creation of a new Indian state warned that a general strike could degenerate......
THE very idea of Ronald Reagan standing before the most powerful symbol of the Cold War and demanding that the leader of the Soviet empire “tear down this wall” threw two governments into......
MUMBAI: All her life, home for Robab Nallwalla has been a one-room flat in central Mumbai, a space she shares with her parents and her brother — and more recently, her brother’s wife.The single room,......
LONDON: Supporters of “hard” and “soft” Brexit tried to take advantage of the political chaos in Britain on Monday to promote their visions amid fears that their rivalry could revive old divisions in......
PARIS: Qatar on Monday denounced the sanctions imposed against Doha by Saudi Arabia and its allies as “unfair” and “illegal”, as Britain announced talks to try to resolve the crisis.“Whatever relates......
LONDON: Theresa May told Conservative lawmakers on Monday she would serve as prime minister as long as they wanted her after a botched election gamble cost the party its majority in parliament and......
ROME: Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) suffered a big setback in local elections held on Sunday after failing to make the runoff vote in almost all the big cities being......
PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron and his supporters will seek to “restore the trust” of the French people after a record low turnout in the first round of the parliamentary election, Macron’s......
MOSCOW: Authorities detained Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and nearly 1,000 of his supporters on Monday, as they mounted demonstrations across the nation against government......
ATHENS: At least 10 people were hurt on Monday when a strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios and the Aegean coast of western Turkey, Greece’s ERT state TV......
WASHINGTON: The state of Maryland and the federal District of Columbia sued US President Donald Trump on Monday, arguing that he has violated the constitution by accepting payments from foreign......
ANKARA: Police in Iran killed four militant Islamic State (IS) group suspects, two of whom were foreigners, in the southern province of Hormuzgan and seized explosives, guns and the group’s flag, an......
PARIS: Rafa Nadal says winning a French Open-Wimbledon double for the third time in his career will be ‘complicated’ but is highly motivated to have a go as he prepares for the grasscourt season.The......
CARDIFF: Pakistan took a giant stride towards the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy after Sri Lanka collapsed to 236 all out in the Asian rivals’ must-win group match at Cardiff on Monday.Both......
LONDON: England called up uncapped quintet Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tom Curran, Mason Crane and Craig Overton on Monday for their three-match Twenty20 International series against South......
LONDON: Aaron Ramsey’s penalty helped Wales to a precious 1-1 draw in Serbia in World Cup qualifying on Sunday as they kept their hopes of a place at the finals in Russia alive.Chris Coleman’s side......
MONTREAL: Lewis Hamilton’s love affair with the Canadian Grand Prix continued unabated on Sunday as he won the race for a sixth time and slashed Sebastian Vettel’s Formula One championship lead to 12......
MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s Carlos Vela scored midway through the first half to cancel out a spectacular long-range opener from Michael Bradley as the United States took a point from Mexico City in......
HAMILTON (Bermuda): Emirates Team New Zealand beat Sweden’s Artemis Racing in a near photo-finish on Sunday to go 4-2 up in the first-to-five America’s Cup challenger final and edge nearer to a......
GROS ISLET (St Lucia): West Indies overcame a mini collapse on their way to a series-levelling four-wicket victory in a low-scoring second One-day International against Afghanistan in St Lucia on......
KARACHI: Mohammad Waqas struck a brutal century to help New Al-Habib CC trounce Eaton CC by 56 runs in the 32nd Karachi Gymkhana Omar Associates Ramazan Cricket Festival fixture at the KG Ground here......
KARACHI: Discarded Pakistan batsman Khurram Manzoor played a wonderful knock as Omar Associates stormed into the quarter-finals of the fourth Naya Nazimabad Karachi Kings Ramadan Cup T20 Cricket......
KARACHI: Saeed Ajmal International Cricket Academy (SAICA) sealed a four-wicket win against Shahid Afridi Foundation in the 30th Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Festival T20 Cricket Trophy at the AKG......
KARACHI: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) grabbed a nervy last-ball victory by only two wickets over K-Electric in the latest fixture of the Cola Next presents Jazz Corporate T20 at the DHA Sports......
LAHORE: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has included Pakistan among nine countries that will take part in Hockey Pro League, which takes place every year from January to June.The new league......
ISLAMABAD: The country’s trade deficit ballooned by 42 per cent year-on-year to an all-time high of $30 billion in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year on the back of falling exports and a......
KARACHI: The stock market posted its biggest-ever decline in terms of points on Monday after news that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will appear before the joint investigation team on the Panama Papers......
KARACHI: The government’s massive borrowing in the first 11 months of 2016-17 led to an increase of 101 per cent in the net domestic assets (NDA) of the banking system.The State Bank of Pakistan......
KARACHI: Car sales rose to 172,911 units in July-May 2016-17 from 167,507 units in the corresponding period last year thanks to surging demand for Suzuki WagonR and Honda vehicles.In bikes, Honda......
LONDON: Almost half of British employers are unprepared for the government’s planned changes to immigration rules after Brexit, a survey from the Resolution Foundation think tank showed on......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Monday the diplomatic crisis in the Middle East would not affect its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imports from Qatar.Speaking at a news conference, Minister for Petroleum......
AS Qatar grapples with deepening diplomatic isolation, Japanese liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyers are pushing the world’s largest seller for cheaper supplies.Both Jera Co, one of the biggest LNG......
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s economy grew a stronger-than-expected 5.0 per cent in the first quarter of 2017, official data showed on Monday, driven by government stimulus measures and a surge in export......
NOIDA: Every 100 meters (330 feet) or so along a busy expressway on the outskirts of New Delhi, you’ll find a child selling corn quite possibly a child too young to be working legally.Twelve-year-old......
SHANGHAI: China has granted provisional approval for four additional Ivanka Trump trademarks since April 20, and her brand has continued to seek more intellectual property protection in China, with......
ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented move, opposition parties on Monday announced that they had decided to completely dissociate themselves from the ongoing budget process, thus providing an open field to......
KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a notice to the Pakistan International Airlines’ flight operations chief for operating an aircraft without taking the mandatory rest,......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Special Committee on Marginalised Segments on Monday regretted the government’s lack of concern over timely provision of financial support to victims of terrorism.The committee,......
THE girl tells her parents that she won’t be back till early morning — and they don’t seem worried. From the safe environs of her home, she drives down to a public park where there are several others......
CARDIFF: Sarfraz Ahmed produced a superb captain’s innings to help Pakistan overcome a familiar attack of batting nerves and take his side into the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy with a......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday launched a ‘mediation effort’ to resolve the rift between Qatar and other Gulf states.PM Sharif, who arrived in Jeddah for a one-day trip, met King......
FINALLY, some good news on the Pakistan-Afghanistan front: President Ashraf Ghani and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit and have signed......
THERE are banias and banias. It’s a caste and a vocation ranging from mercantile capitalism to moneylending, from the neighbourhood grocer to the stockbroker. Banias are communist and socialist too.......
IT is good that inequality is attracting attention in Pakistan because there are significant gaps in our understanding of the phenomenon.What is under scrutiny in the West is economic inequality......
THERE may be many strands to the latest crisis engulfing the Middle East, but there is only one conclusion for Pakistan: this country cannot afford to get embroiled in conflict in the Middle......
