Over 1,500 government-run primary, middle and high schools in Balochistan were found, during a verification process, to exist only on paper, officials said on Monday.The Balochistan government and......
Two workers of Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) were killed in a suspected targeted attack in Orangi Town on Monday evening, according to Superintendent of Police Abid Ali Baloch.The officer said that the......
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Monday reported that 81 people, including children and women, were killed in rain-related accidents across the country during the last 22......
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should step down as soon as possible in the aftermath of the revelations of the Panamagate joint......
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday barred the Punjab government and the Lahore Ring Road Authority from demolishing buildings in Bahria Town Lahore that fall in the path of the Ring Road's......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) commenced the trading week on a cautiously positive note, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index advancing 186 points, or 0.42 per cent, to touch 44,523 on Monday.The......
As the Supreme Court resumed hearing the Panamagate case on Monday, the Sharif family submitted its objections to the report prepared by a joint investigation team (JIT) that probed its financial......
At least five civilians, including three women, were injured in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in "unprovoked" shelling by Indian troops from across the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday, officials......
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Monday decided to challenge the results of the recent NA-260 Quetta-Chagai by-election.PTI chief Imran Khan discussed the matter with Babar Awan over the phone......
Ghulam Qadir Thebo, the chairman of Sindh's Enquiries and Anti-corruption Establishment, has been posted as the Additional Inspector General of Police (AIG) Karachi, according to a notification......
Founder and president of the Institute of Business Management (IoBM) Shahjehan Syed Karim passed away in Karachi on Monday morning.His funeral prayers and burial will take place on Tuesday at 1pm at......
Afghan security forces have driven the Taliban out of a key district in southern Helmand province from where they had been threatening the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan's Defense......
Pakistan captain Sana Mir is likely to lose captaincy as well as her place in the team after Pakistan's dismal performance in the ICC Women's World Cup in England.“She (Sana) failed to lead Pakistan......
Fourteen Kuwaiti citizens who were convicted of forming a cell with ties to Tehran have fled by sea to Iran, a Kuwaiti newspaper, Al-Seyassah daily, reported Monday.Citing high-ranking security......
Has Winnie the Pooh done something to anger China's censors? Some mentions of the lovable but dimwitted bear with a weakness for “hunny” have been blocked on Chinese social networks.Authorities did......
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Monday they had seized the Al-Yarmuk district from the militant Islamic State group in the jihadist stronghold of Raqa in northern Syria.Al-Yarmuk is a large......
Indian lawmakers voted Monday for a new president certain to come from the bottom of the Hindu caste system, in an election seen as strengthening Prime Minister Narendra Modi's grip on power.Some......
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking disqualification of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif over allegations of a conflict of interest.The......
The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Monday was granted pre-arrest bail until July 21 by a special judge of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) after a case......
As the Supreme Court (SC) resumed hearing the Panama Papers case on Monday, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and the Sharif family's lawyers submitted separate objections to the "damning" final report of......
At least two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, an officer and his gunman, were martyred in a suicide blast in Peshawar's Hayatabad area on Monday morning, a senior police official said.SSP (operations)......
• ISPR chief denies Army’s involvement in working of JIT on Panama Papers issue • Says Jadhav’s appeal has been lying with COASISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army on Sunday announced a fresh operation in......
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: As the Panama Papers case enters its final round today (Monday), both government and opposition parties are pinning their hopes on the Supreme Court.The ruling Pakistan Muslim......
ISLAMABAD: Spurred on by rumours of divisions within the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Sunday invited all factions of the Muslim League to unite under his......
“When a girl is brought before a qazi for conversion to Islam, the qazi must comply immediately. If he delays the conversion even to say his prayers, he himself becomes kafir,” said Pir Waliullah......
Earlier this month, Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy wrote an article describing the mechanisms of what he termed Pakistan's professor mafia and the various "academic crimes" that this racket commits to the......
GIVEN the country’s situation vis-à-vis militancy and violent extremism, each instance of a perpetrator of terror or crime being arrested and brought to justice is to be welcomed. There are......
MANY Pakistanis would have been surprised to hear the Iraqi ambassador last week praising Pakistan’s role in fighting the militant Islamic State group in Iraq. The news that Pakistan provided......
LAST week, the choice facing the prime minister was simple: fight or flight. He chose to fight. What’s the logic behind picking a fight? The first is the simple need to appear strong and marginally......
Common sense would suggest that investments under the CPEC banner present an enviable opportunity for our economy to jump onto a significantly higher growth path on a sustainable basis. Is this logic......
CHITRAL: A mysterious disease has caused drying up of a large number of deodar trees in Gol National Park here during the last two months, but no measures have been taken as yet by the wildlife......
PESHAWAR: A total of 16,860 candidates appeared in the entrance test for academic session 2017-18 of the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, on Sunday.The entrance test was......
SHANGLA: Doctors and paramedics of tehsil headquarters hospital, Bisham, on Sunday complained that the unhygienic conditions, shortage of water and a recently-installed solar power system not......
The Sindh Assembly on July 3 passed a bill for repealing the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 to the extent of Sindh province thus generating a debate whether a provincial legislature could......
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Tehrek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Rawalpindi chapter on Sunday staged a protest outside the Rawalpindi Press Club, asking Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down after the Joint......
Students to attend Beijing summer campActing Chinese Ambassador Zhao Lijian hosted an event to send off 17 Pakistani students and four teachers selected to attend this year’s ten-day Beijing......
RAWALPINDI: Local police are unable to communicate with the administration of the Karot Hydropower Project in Kahuta regarding security measures for foreign nationals and the installations.A senior......
RAWALPINDI: With the hike in temperature and increased humidity, the people of Rawalpindi are turning towards food-based drinks to cool off including lassi, milkshakes and milk mixed with soft......
SIALKOT: The Rescue 1122 conducted a massive mock flood relief exercise in BRB Canal near Pasrur on Sunday.Rescuers and divers displayed their skills and capabilities to avert recurring flood threat.......
BAHAWALPUR: Pakistan Army has recently established a Quran Gallery at the city’s historic Central Library (formerly Sadiq Reading Library), a heritage of former State of Bahawalpur. The library,......
The man behind the high-end traditional restaurant Andaaz recently opened doors to a bistro offering local street food in the comfort of an air-conditioned, colourful little space.While Andaaz faces......
Whether it is the weather or the political front, we are in for a deluge. It is a pity that this article goes to the press on the big day. Monday being the second time around for both the apex court......
MITHI: Arbab Lutfullah, a nephew of former Sindh chief minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, is all set to join the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) during a big public gathering at Dodharo farmhouse near......
KARACHI: Seven people died — six of them were electrocuted — in different parts of the city as light rain continued intermittently in the city on Sunday.The Met Office forecast almost similar weather......
KARACHI: It rained on Saturday evening. So only a handful of people were able to see the documentary Revisiting Pandit Ravi Shankar at the Alliance Francaise de Karachi. And they must be thanking......
KARACHI: ‘Concentrated epidemic’ of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection has been found in 22 of the 23 recently surveyed cities, with Karachi having the second highest number of injecting......
A MISCONCEPTION about Bengal is that Urdu has not been a language of literary expression in Bengal and hence Urdu literature could not flourish there. But the fact is Bengal has given us some great......
ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday defiantly stepped up his attacks on the European Union, saying Turkey had to go its own way and vowing to bring back the death penalty if parliament passed......
JOLO: Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen abducted four workers in a school in a southern Philippine province where President Rodrigo Duterte visited troops waging an offensive against the militants,......
TEHRAN: Iranian media have hailed trailblazing Iran-born mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani following her death from cancer, with her image blazoned across newspaper front pages on Sunday.In some cases......
PISCATAWAY TOWNSHIP, New Jersey: President Trump, whose company outsources the manufacturing of many of its products to overseas factories, is unveiling “Made in America” week at the White House to......
JERUSALEM: Israel reopened an ultra-sensitive holy site on Sunday closed after an attack that killed two policemen, but Muslim worshippers were refusing to enter due to new security measures......
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron told Israel’s visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that Paris opposes Israel’s expansion of settlements in occupied Palestinian territory as he......
TEHRAN: A Chinese American accused of “infiltration” in Iran has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, local media reported on Sunday.The man was identified as Xiyue Wang, a 37-year-old researcher at......
INDIANAPOLIS: An Indiana woman didn’t want her cancelled $30,000 wedding to go to waste, so she threw a party for the homeless.A bus pulled up to the swanky event centre on Saturday that Sarah......
NEW DELHI: A violent protest by maids at a luxury high-rise in India and its bitter aftermath have rekindled debate about the treatment meted out to the growing ranks of domestic workers in the......
WINCHESTER: Two hundred years after Jane Austen’s death, Britain is celebrating one of its best-loved authors, who combined romance with biting social commentary that still speaks to fans around the......
SILVERSTONE: Lewis Hamilton slashed Sebastian Vettel’s Formula One championship lead to one point by winning a record-equaling fifth British Grand Prix on Sunday, with his title rival capitulating......
NOTTINGHAM: England must chase down a world-record 474 to win the second Test while South Africa have two full days to bowl them out after the tourists’ batsmen provided the strongest possible......
COLOMBO: Sikandar Raza hit a gritty 97 not out to help Zimbabwe recover from a top-order collapse and stretch their second innings lead over Sri Lanka to 262 in the one-off Test on Sunday.The......
CLEVELAND: A late goal from Matt Miazga helped the United States avoid an embarrassing second-place finish in their CONCACAF Gold Cup group.After goals from Joe Corona and Kelyn Rowe, Miazga’s......
LONDON: First there was one of the longest doubles finals in Wimbledon history. And then there was one of the shortest.The men’s final was the first match on Centre Court following the women’s......
LONDON: India captain Mithali Raj scored her sixth One-day International hundred as she led her side into the last four of the ICC Women’s World Cup during a crushing 186-run win over New Zealand in......
LE VELAY: Chris Froome survived an attempted coup by Romain Bardet’s AG2R-La Mondiale team in a treacherous 15th stage to retain the Tour de France overall leader’s yellow jersey on Sunday.Dutchman......
On Tuesday, when the KSE-100 index tanked 2,153 points, the record single-day decline, investors went into a panic selling in the lead of mutual funds which sold equity worth $11.6 million.Swinging......
FEARS of political turmoil have driven consumers and investors to the sidelines. The growing anxiety was reflected in leaner activity in Pakistani markets last week. As expected, the perception-based......
THE rupee appeared to be in search of direction last week against the dollar amid political uncertainty in the local currency market.Though State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) strict monitoring helped the......
Pakistan’s external account worries are increasing at a time when the government is in disarray after the release of the Joint Investigation Team’s findings regarding the ruling Sharif family’s......
DEPOSITS and other accounts of all scheduled banks stood at Rs11,980.69 billion on June 30, a rise of 2.34 per cent over the preceding week and 14.5pc over the comparable period of the last......
Upholding Pakistan’s position on export promotion policies last week, the Geneva-based World Trade Organisation dispute settlement system has rejected the European Union’s decision of countervailing......
COTTON and its products play a key role in Pakistan’s economy as they account for around 60 per cent of the overall exports. But the textile sector has been plagued with the issue of contamination......
SALT and water in the soil render nearly a third of Pakistan’s cultivable land unproductive. It’s a big problem for a country with a large agrarian economy.To be precise, of the 20.8m hectares of......
EVERY year we have to spend a lot of foreign exchange to import pulses as the gap between output and consumption keeps widening.Except for gram pulse, whose production more or less meets our......
Brazil, the world’s ninth-largest economy by nominal gross domestic product (GDP) and the eighth-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP), is also the largest economy of both Latin America as well as......
Regulators in Singapore plan to relax certain rules on ‘anti-commingling’ so that banks here can invest up to 10pc of their capital funds in certain non-financial businesses.In particular, they will......
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Pakistan to completely eliminate inequitable subsidy on electricity tariff and replace it with direct cash transfers to the deserving to......
QUETTA: Mir Mohammad Usman Badani of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) has won the NA-260 by- election by bagging 44,610 votes.According to unofficial results gathered in the provincial election......
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Tehrek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Rawalpindi chapter on Sunday staged a protest outside the Rawalpindi Press Club, asking Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down after the Joint......
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Mir Hasil Bizenjo has alleged that a conspiracy has been hatched against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.Speaking at a press conference here on Sunday, he......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has criticised Governor Mohammad Zubair, saying he is the representative of federation in Sindh but his interest in the affairs of the province does......
GILGIT: Four people, including a woman and a child, were killed and 12 others injured when a tourist van fell into a ravine from Babusar Top road on Sunday.Rescue service sources said all victims......
QUETTA: Four suspected terrorists were killed in a gun battle with security forces in a village near the Afghan border in Zhob district.Security officials said here on Sunday that a group of......
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary James Mattis has confirmed that the Trump administration’s new strategy for Afghanistan will have a regional context, including a Pakistan angle.At a news briefing,......
TEHRAN: Iran’s judiciary on Sunday announced the arrest of President Hassan Rouhani’s brother Hossein Fereydoun on financial crime charges.“Multiple investigations have been conducted regarding this......
