The government will release provisional results of the country's largest-ever population census by the end of July, Radio Pakistan reported.The information was shared by Chief Census Commissioner......
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has decried the arrest of a reporter who apparently used social media to criticise authorities for alleged reluctance to arrest a lawmaker whose vehicle......
The death toll from the Sunday oil tanker blaze near Bahawalpur has reached 175.Apart from the more than 150 killed immediately in the inferno, more than 100 people had suffered burn injuries in the......
The US embassy in Colombo warned Thursday its citizens visiting Sri Lanka to avoid travelling alone in tuk-tuks after a spate of sexual harassment complaints.The embassy, in a message posted on its......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange on Thursday commenced the post-Eid week on a positive note, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining 379 points.The index climbed 0.82 per cent to 46,712 points by the end......
The Iraqi military on Thursday announced the recapture of the iconic Mosul mosque where militant IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his only public appearance, calling on Muslims to obey him.The......
After Pakistan's Champions Trophy success earlier this month, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is hoping the Sri Lankan cricket team will tour the country for one day internationals (ODIs) and......
China said on Thursday that talk the country was building a military base in Pakistan was pure speculation, after a Pentagon report earlier this month singled out Pakistan as a possible location for......
Qatar is ready to discuss "legitimate issues" with Arab states to end a regional crisis, but it said a list presented by them last week contained some demands that were impossible to be met because......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan on Thursday criticised US foreign policy and several aspects of the joint statement made by US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister......
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday convened a meeting on the directives of the prime minister to discuss and review preparations for the monsoon season.Chaired by NDMA......
A cable car fell into a ditch Thursday morning near Murree, killing 11, rescue sources told DawnNews.Two more individuals were being treated for critical injuries.The injured had been shifted to......
Resuming its investigation into the Sharif family's business dealings abroad, the Panamagate joint investigation team (JIT) on Thursday recorded a statement from retired Lt Gen Amjad Naqvi, who had......
The ball that left Mohammad Amir's hand on July 15, 2016 had poetic justice etched all over it. It was released with the aggression he was once formidably famous for, only this time it was woven......
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned murder in the name of protecting cows, which are worshipped by the country's majority Hindus, after a string of killings targetting Muslims......
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved Iram Javed as Bismah Maroof's replacement following the latter injuring her right hand in the game against England on Wednesday.In a major blow to......
Apple Inc's iPhone turns 10 this week, evoking memories of a rocky start for the device that ended up doing most to start the smartphone revolution and stirring interest in where it will go from......
Awami Raj Party MNA Jamshed Ahmed Dasti, who was remanded for six days to police custody on June 23, has alleged that he is being tortured and starved by police in Multan Central Jail.In a disturbing......
A deal on slashing nearly $600 million from the UN peacekeeping budget was reached Wednesday following weeks of negotiations over US demands for sharp cost reductions, UN diplomats said.Under the......
Raymond Davis — United States citizen and ex-Central Intelligence Agency employee who sparked a diplomatic storm in Pakistan in 2011 after shooting dead two young men in Lahore — has written a book......
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday announced Rs1 million as compensation for each family of the victims of the recent Parachinar bombing attack, which claimed at least 72 lives.The prime......
Former law minister Babar Awan officially resigned from Senate on Thursday, confirming that he had sent his resignation letter to Chairman Raza Rabbani by post."I am not Nehal Hashmi that I will......
Australian police charged a top adviser to Pope Francis with multiple historical sex crimes on Thursday, in a case that poses a dilemma for a pontiff who has vowed zero tolerance for such......
Visa applicants from six Muslim-majority countries must have a close US family relationship or formal ties to a US entity to be admitted to the United States under guidance distributed by the US......
WHILE all the innocent merrymaking over the incredible — and sweeter because of that — cricket triumph at The Oval is justified, it is necessary to bear in mind the need to ensure that the hallowed......
WE have learned from the textbooks that the system can be rigged in ways that it transfers wealth from the poor to the rich. But it is another matter altogether when one gets a glimpse of the process......
PRESIDENT Trump is a stubborn student. Despite being in the Oval Office (the most pressurised classroom in the word), he refuses to learn.He views history as a blank page. He knows little and......
IN recent months, several insightful analyses have been written about the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), raising pertinent questions about the lack of transparency around Chinese......
PESHAWAR: Eid turned gloomy for many families as at least 22 people were killed and many others injured in different incidents in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during Eid holidays.In Shangla, seven......
PESHAWAR: After blackout by mainstream electronic media, the social media became voice for the protesters, who were mourning as well as asking the government some serious questions about their......
PESHAWAR: Activists of various civil society organisations and political parties on Wednesday held a protest demonstration against the bloodshed in Parachinar and described the twin bombings as......
CHITRAL: A flash flood caused by glacial outburst on Wednesday washed away the only approach road of Yarkhoon valley here inundating vast agricultural land.MPA from Mastuj area Syed Sardar Hussain......
MINGORA/SHANGLA: With the arrival of a large number of people from different parts of the country to Swat to spend their Eid holidays, hundreds of traditional musical bands showed up in the valley to......
ABBOTTABAD: Showing a large influx of visitors, a record 0.1 million vehicles entered Abbottabad and Galiyat areas on Eid days, say the local traffic police and Galiyat Development Authority.They......
PESHAWAR: Federal Board of Revenue chairman Dr Mohammad Irshad on Wednesday denied changes to the tax records required by the Joint Investigation Team proving the Panama Leaks case and said......
PESHAWAR: The cinema houses in Peshawar witnessed high turnout of moviegoers on Eidul Fitr despite scorching heat compared to last year’s dismally low turnout.Great rush of cine-goers was seen on the......
A: I’m reading the autobiography of Jam Saqi, which is compiled by my colleague Ahmad Salim and Nuzhat Abbas. It’s a beautiful book, which tells the story of a revolutionary leader who has been......
RAWALPINDI: The twin cities on Wednesday received the second rain this monsoon season. The met department has said there will be more heavy rains in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Lahore and warned the......
RAWALPINDI: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Rawalpindi District and Sessions Judge Sohail Nasir and judges from the LHC Rawalpindi bench celebrated Eidul Fir with inmates......
SHEIKHUPURA: At least 16 people were killed and over a hundred injured, some critically, in road accidents in various cities across the province on Tuesday and Wednesday.Five members of a family died......
KARACHI: While the first monsoon shower broke the heat spell and turned the city’s weather pleasant on Wednesday evening, at least three people died from electrocution and many areas suffered power......
KARACHI: A senior journalist, who had been living alone after retirement from Nawa-i-Waqt newspaper, was murdered during Eid holidays in the city, officials said on Wednesday.Zeba Burney, wife of......
KARACHI: Despite the fact that Section 144 had been imposed to ban bathing in the rough sea during the monsoon season and countless verbal and written warnings to the public issued by the government,......
MITHI: Nagarparkar police have arrested two accused involved in the theft of sacred statues of a deity (locally called Mamani Devi) of Hindus from a temple in Jeinda village a few days back.During......
THEY are present in every corner of the city: the ubiquitous dhabas. Hangouts that offer tea — the most popular beverage of the nation — and some place to sit, unwind after a hectic day’s work. And......
KIEV: Thousands of computer users across the globe scrambled to reboot on Wednesday as calls grew to step up defences after a fresh wave of ransomware cyberattacks spread from Ukraine and Russia......
LONDON: It will be “many months” before authorities will be able to give a final death toll for the London tower block blaze, police said on Wednesday while stressing the enormity of the task.“We are......
DOHA: A top Qatari human rights group said on Wednesday it will employ Swiss lawyers to seek compensation for those impacted by the decision of Gulf countries to cut ties with the emirate.Ali bin......
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has ordered all ports of entry to start implementing a ban on visitors from six Muslim countries after the US Supreme Court unanimously endorsed Trump......
RABAT: Nearly 80 police officers were injured in two days of clashes with protesters in Morocco’s restive Rif region, an official said on Wednesday, although the number of demonstrators hurt was......
XINMO: Several Chinese journalists say they were pulled off reporting on the weekend’s landslide in Sichuan on government orders as part of what they called increasing curbs on coverage of natural......
NEPALGUNJ: Millions of Nepalis voted on Wednesday in the country’s first local elections for two decades, a key step in its post-war transformation from a feudal monarchy to a federal democracy.The......
CRANS-MONTANA: Rival Cypriot leaders resumed efforts on Wednesday to solve one of the world’s longest-running conflicts, as the United Nations hailed the “positive atmosphere” at talks aimed at......
YANGON: Myanmar on Wednesday charged three journalists for reporting on an armed ethnic group in a case that has fuelled alarm at the erosion of press freedom.Five men, including the trio, have now......
TURKEY on Wednesday marked one year since the triple suicide bombing and gun attack on its main international airport in Istanbul that left dozens dead and was blamed on IS. Late in the evening on......
PORT-OF-SPAIN: Ajinkya Rahane’s brilliant century and big contributions from Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan steered India to a 105-run thrashing of West Indies in Sunday’s second One-day......
LONDON: Novak Djokovic’s Wimbledon preparations were hampered on Tuesday as rain ruined his Eastbourne second-round clash with Vasek Pospisil.Djokovic took a wildcard entry into the Wimbledon warm-up......
ZURICH: A much-awaited FIFA report on the race to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups makes no suggestion that Russia or Qatar should lose the right to stage the tournaments, despite detailing numerous......
CARDIFF: Dawid Malan said Australia’s Adam Voges gave him the hope of making an international debut he thought would never come after he his first senior England appearance with a superb 78 off just......
SOCHI: Germany are the kings of the penalty shoot-out — but the world champions hope to see off Mexico in Thursday’s Confederations Cup semi-final without needing dreaded spot-kicks.The Germans have......
LONDON: Natalie Sciver and Heather Knight both scored maiden centuries as England posted their highest-ever ICC Women’s World Cup total en route to beating Pakistan by 107 runs on the......
MELBOURNE: More than 200 of Australia’s top cricketers face unemployment within days, with a bitter pay dispute ‘extremely’ unlikely to be resolved by a deadline on Friday, players’ union boss Greg......
NEW DELHI: Former captain Ravi Shastri has applied to become India’s head coach after the national cricket board extended the application deadline following Anil Kumble’s shock exit, reports said on......
LONDON: Defending champion Andy Murray’s indifferent form of late did not prevent him being named top seed for Wimbledon for the first time here on Wednesday.Wimbledon tournament starts on July 3 and......
INDIANAPOLIS: Katie Ledecky qualified for next month’s world championships in style by winning the 800 metres freestyle in the year’s best time on the opening night of the US National Championships......
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Tuesday placed the national cricket team in the charge of fielding coach Nic Pothas before finding a replacement for Graham Ford who prematurely ended his contract last week.......
DALIAN: Pakistan has been smoothly implementing an ambitious plan to build an economic corridor with China, despite experiencing some challenges, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Wednesday.China......
ISLAMABAD: The decision to slap additional duties on non-essential imports will reduce the loss of foreign exchange while promoting local production, providing employment and generating additional......
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday to take all necessary measures to meet the tax collection target for 2016-17.Chairing a meeting at the FBR......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ailing textile sector needs immediate attention of the government, the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) said on Wednesday.The chairman of......
MEERUT: Businessman Pankaj Jain is so worried about the impending launch of a new sales tax in India that he is thinking of shutting down his tiny textile factory for a month to give himself time to......
FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is concerned that the Trump administration’s plans to loosen bank regulation in the United States will endanger global financial stability, a top official said......
DOHA: Asian migrants working as domestic staff and farmers are stranded in Saudi Arabia — potentially illegally — after their Qatari bosses were ordered out of the kingdom, a rights group said......
ISLAMABAD: The transgender community has welcomed the government’s decision to issue its first passport with a transgender category as an important milestone in the struggle against......
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan on Wednesday condemned the designation by the United States of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin as a “global terrorist,”......
NEWARK: A Pakistani man has been sentenced to four years in prison for laundering nearly $20 million as part of an international computer and telephone hacking scheme.Muhammad Sohail Qasmani,......
KARACHI: At about 6:30am on June 25, an oil tanker en route from Keamari, Sindh, to Vehari, Punjab, met with an accident. The vehicle overturned and the oil inside quickly spilled out onto the road......
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday took suo motu notice of the recent killing of a traffic warden who was hit and run over by a fast-moving SUV belonging to......
LAHORE: The Indian government on Wednesday stopped over 300 Sikh pilgrims, who were due to attend the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, from crossing over to Pakistan, citing refusal by......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan threatened on Wednesday to launch a mass movement if the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz tried to create hurdles in the implementation of......
KARACHI: “Hey, it’s done. He has asked us to come at midnight tonight,” said my colleague this Saturday evening.We had been trying for three days to get an interview with the man everyone in the......
MY brother was around 10 years old when he got his first ‘chharray wali’ gun — anything and everyone was a target. While playing cops and robbers with his friends or pretending to be Tom Cruise from......
NEW DELHI: When it gets unbearably hot in parts of India a cloudburst ends the long spells of suffocation and suffering.The rain clouds visited Delhi all too briefly on Wednesday but they may have......
GILGIT: Two members of a 14-strong expedition has gone missing while attempting to climb the 8,126-metre Nanga Parbat, notoriously known as Killer Mountain.Albereto Zerain Berasatei from Spain and......
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Wednesday was worried by the recent Indo-US joint statement and expressed the concern that it could add to tensions between Pakistan and India.“The joint statement......
MULTAN/ BAHAWALPUR: The inquiry into the Bahawalpur oil tanker fire tragedy ordered by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday will need to look into questions regarding disaster response protocols as......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is wasting no time in the probe against the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), which was accused by the joint investigation team......
PARACHINAR: With more and more people from nearby villages reaching the Shaheed Park, the sit-in and shutter-down in protest against Friday’s twin blasts entered its sixth day on Wednesday.However,......
