The Pakistan men’s hockey team has become the 13th team to qualify for the World Cup 2018, the Federation of International Hockey (FIH) announced on Thursday.Ranked 14th in the FIH rankings, Pakistan......
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has unfinished business at Manchester United.The Swedish striker signed another one-year deal with United on Thursday, returning to the English club that released him during the......
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday called on ex-president Asif Zardari to "rein in" former ambassador to the United States (US), Hussain Haqqani, accusing the latter of "authoring" President......
12 more workers of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM), Bashir Qureshi group, announced on Thursday they will be quitting nationalist politics.While speaking to local journalists in Tando Bago, Badin,......
Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis descended on Sanaa on Thursday in a major show of force for former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, whose alliance with the country's Houthi rebels has been shaken by......
Bears returned to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday, lopping off 642 points from the benchmark KSE-100 index and pulling it down to a close at 42,269.The index started the day with modest......
Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Najam Sethi on Thursday announced the squad for the World XI team scheduled to play three Twenty20 matches against Pakistan for the Independence Cup series in Lahore......
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday ordered the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to prevent the airing 'anti-judiciary' speeches of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and......
Sindh Inspector General Police A.D. Khawaja on Thursday inaugurated a complaint helpline at Karachi’s Central Police Station through which people will be able to record complaints against any......
China's imports from its neighbour North Korea slowed in July while its exports to the sanctions-hit country dwindled after surging in recent months, according to official Chinese statistics.Overall,......
The federal government on Thursday placed a ban on the collection of hides of sacrificial animals by proscribed outfits on the eve of Eidul Azha, a list of such organisations has been issued by the......
In less than two months since his appointment, Ghulam Qadir Thebo has been relieved from his post as the Additional Inspector General of Police (AIG) Karachi. Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar, Thebo's......
An official of Sindh Police was among the five suspected kidnappers killed in a shootout in Karachi on Wednesday evening.The shootout had occurred during a police operation to recover the abducted......
The most powerful typhoon to hit the southern Chinese region in more than half a century left at least 12 dead as a sudden deluge swamped the gambling hub of Macau, submerging streets and stranding......
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday announced it will issue INR200 denomination banknotes to promote "ease of transactions", replace soiled banknotes, control inflation and help combat......
Several cities in northern India are under a security lockdown ahead of tomorrow's verdict in a rape trial involving controversial and hugely popular spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who has been......
A high-level meeting of military and political leaders under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi concluded Thursday evening with a strong rejection of US President Donald Trump's......
Egypt reacted angrily on Wednesday to the Trump administration's decision to cut or delay nearly $300 million in military and economic aid over human rights concerns — a surprise move given the......
A Thai lawyer has dropped a criminal defamation suit against a BBC journalist over his investigation into foreigners being scammed out of retirement homes in the country, the broadcaster said on......
India's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that citizens have a constitutional right to privacy, a landmark verdict that could have wide-reaching implications for the government's flagship biometric......
Samsung on Wednesday unveiled a new model of its Galaxy Note as it seeks to leave behind the debacle over exploding batteries in the previous generation of the device, and mount a renewed challenge......
Qatar restored full diplomatic relations with Iran on Thursday, disregarding the demands of Arab nations now locked in a regional dispute with the energy-rich country that it lessen its ties to......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday issued a notification directing the defence ministry to deploy army personnel during the by-polls at the NA-120 constituency.The NA-120 seat fell......
A social media campaign demanding that Afghan men refer to their wives by their own name in public is gaining traction in the deeply patriarchal country.It is common in Afghanistan for women to be......
China's top diplomat has defended Pakistan's “important role” in Afghanistan in a phone call with United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, after US President Trump accused Islamabad of......
Research programmes at most public university departments in Pakistan are highly dubious and purely a mockery of research. The problem lies with the very vision universities have when it comes to......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is not going to replace its candidate for NA-120 as Kulsoom Nawaz will run for a seat in parliament despite her illness, said Railways Minister......
LAHORE: The Sharifs are still undecided about whether or not to absolutely boycott National Accountability Bureau’s proceedings in the references the anti-graft watchdog is going to frame against......
ISLAMABAD: Defence of Pakistan Council (DPC) chief Maulana Samiul Haq said on Wednesday that the Pakistan Army would not take any action against the Haqqani network.Addressing a press conference at......
DONALD Trump may not sound different from every other press statement and leaked comment that has come out of Washington since 9/11, but this is a different Washington. The populist House of......
QUEEN Elizabeth II maintains a diary daily, for posterity. In Pakistan, the establishment accumulates data daily, with which to prosecute its own prime ministers.On Dec 2, 1988, for example, after......
IF you missed it this week, it’s alright. The problem is here to stay, and you will have plenty of chances to catch it in the next round. The news itself sounds dry: Pakistan’s current account......
WHILE the Elections Bill 2017 does propose some welcome changes in the poll system, it does not go far enough to provide for democratic elections.Quite welcome is the unification of eight election......
NOWSHERA: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has criticised his political opponents in harsh words and termed them ‘jokers’ and ‘dacoits’ without naming anyone.Addressing public......
PESHAWAR: Politicians and representatives of civil society organisations have urged the federal government to make proper legislation for ensuring protection to the transgender persons.Speaking at a......
LANDI KOTAL: The cattle markets in Landi Kotal wear a deserted look as local authorities and border officials at Torkham have imposed ban on import of sheep and goats from Afghanistan since the last......
ISLAMABAD: A massive fire, which took over four hours to put out, gutted a large section of the sprawling weekly bazaar in H-9 on Wednesday.No one was hurt in the blaze that erupted around 11am since......
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has stopped four universities from giving admissions to students in any degree programme, owing to academic irregularities and mismanagement.These......
ISLAMABAD: Shameem Akhtar is a 60-year-old who owned stall number C-44 in the H-9 weekly bazaar. At 2pm on Wednesday she learnt that a fire had started in the bazaar. She decided to go and see if......
There are just a few artists who know how to make replicas of Gandharan art. Shafique Ahmed is one of the artists who have kept working despite the many hurdles those making Gandharan art face. Mr......
LAHORE: A number of students staged a demonstration outside the Lahore Press Club on Wednesday to press the authorities to retake Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) as its question......
LAHORE: The federal ministry of human rights says steps taken to protect rights in Pakistan have demonstrated tangible progress but also admits that getting data about human rights in the country is......
LAHORE: The new standard operating procedures (SOPs) of imposing a ban on video recording and photography at all the police offices and police stations of Punjab has made the job more challenging for......
LAHORE: A park built and managed by the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) on either side of a drain in Gulberg-II has become “temporary” abode for a police station, offices, parking lot for......
LAHORE: Families of the victims of the 2014 Model Town incident have approached the Lahore High Court for the release of a judicial inquiry report conducted by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi into the......
KASUR: The 260th Urs celebrations of saint poet Baba Bulleh Shah will begin here today (Thursday).The district administration has announced a public holiday on Saturday, the concluding day of the......
KARACHI: Mayor Wasim Akhtar on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with real estate tycoon Malik Riaz to launch a joint initiative to clean the city of garbage.The mayor and the Bahria......
KARACHI: Transformed into a muddy mess in the aftermath of the recent downpour, the city’s largest cattle market off the Superhighway is experiencing a decline in businesses these days, a visit to......
IN the death of Dr Shamsuddin Ursani, Sindh has lost an eminent literary figure who made important contribution to Sindhi fiction in the post-independence era.Dr Ursani had not been well since long......
UMERKOT: Umerkot and Tharparkar are two districts in Sindh where death and disease stalk children and mothers. Behind a facade of serene pastures and brightly dressed women, poverty and lack of......
REPORT LAUNCHThe launch of a research report titled ‘Gender and violence in urban Pakistan’ on the IBA city campus at 3pm.EXHIBITIONSA group show featuring works by four artists opens at Full Circle......
KARACHI: An antiterrorism court on Wednesday acquitted an official of the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in cases pertaining to possession of explosives and illicit weapons.Fariduddin, the finance director......
PHOENIX: President Donald Trump on Tuesday mounted an aggressive defence of his response to a deadly far-right march in Virginia, using a rally speech to condemn “dishonest” media coverage of his......
A United Nations panel decried on Wednesday President Donald Trump’s response to this month’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, underscoring that it was “disturbed by the failure at the highest......
A Japanese company has introduced a new role for SoftBank’s humanoid robot “Pepper” — a Buddhist priest for hire at funerals.Chanting sutras in a computerised voice while tapping a drum, the robot......
DOHA: Qatar has approved a law limiting domestic staff to a maximum of 10 hours’ work a day, the first such protection for thousands of household maids, nannies and cooks in the emirate.The “Domestic......
LUANDA: Angolans voted on Wednesday in an election marking the end of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos’s 38-year reign, with his MPLA party set to retain power despite an economic crisis.The MPLA,......
DUBAI: A 14-year-old boy who was detained by Saudi police for dancing to the song ‘Macarena’ at a traffic intersection has been released with a warning about road safety, the interior ministry said......
FOR years, if a Muslim man in India wanted to divorce his wife, he didn’t need to go to court, engage lawyers or participate in lengthy settlement and custody battles.All he needed to do was say — or......
THE options are bad in Afghanistan. We could cut our losses (2,400 American dead, $1 trillion spent) and depart — but that would eventually lead to another Vietnam moment, with helicopters lifting......
NAOMI Campbell has criticised the lack of diversity among staff of the fashion magazine Vogue, highlighting how a staff photo taken under a former editor, Alexandra Shulman, showed a complete absence......
LONDON: Lorenzo Insigne netted his 50th goal for Napoli as the in-demand forward helped his team book a place in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday, while Sevilla also went through and......
SAMARA: Construction work on the World Cup stadium in the Russian city of Samara is about 30 days behind schedule, the company building the venue said on Wednesday, adding it would make up the lost......
LONDON: Watford were knocked out of the League Cup following an embarrassing 3-2 defeat by second-tier side Bristol City at Vicarage Road on Tuesday, the only one of seven Premier League clubs in......
FRANKFURT: Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker was appointed on Wednesday as head of men’s tennis in his home country as the German federation (DTB) looks to revive the once hugely popular......
LEEDS: West Indies coach Stuart Law insisted he was determined to oversee a change in the team’s fortunes after a crushing first Test loss to England but admitted the series was ‘ a mismatch’.The......
LAHORE: Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has welcomed the announcement about the resumption of international cricket in the country, terming the development is good news for home fans.“It is good news......
MANCHESTER: Wayne Rooney called time on his often tempestuous international career as he announced his retirement from the England national team on Wednesday, ending a 14-year stint in which he......
GLASGOW: France’s Brice Leverdez pulled off a major shock at the World Badminton Championships by defeating men’s second seed Lee Chong Wei in three games here on Tuesday.The 31-year-old claimed the......
NEW DELHI: India’s highest court on Wednesday accused top officials from the country’s cricket board of failing to clean up the scandal-ridden body, more than six months after they pledged to enforce......
KARACHI: Outstanding financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) increased 27 per cent to Rs380bn in 2016-17, said a report by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).The government has been trying to......
ISLAMABAD: The government-owned distribution companies (Discos) are charging consumers double the fuel cost of electricity as advance billing and refunding only half of the overcharged amount on the......
ISLAMABAD: KP Oil & Gas Company Ltd (KPOGCL) and US-based Halliburton on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration in oil and gas exploration in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.The MoU was......
ISLAMABAD: The government has increased the number of commissioners in the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) from five to seven even though there are not enough departments for......
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan Governor Tariq Bajwa on Wednesday emphasised the need for strong coordination between the central bank and the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry......
LONDON: The European Union’s highest court could still carry weight in Britain after Brexit even though the country will leave its “direct jurisdiction,” the UK government said on Wednesday.Prime......
WASHINGTON: The top ‘AAA’ long-term debt rating of the United States will be in danger if lawmakers do not raise borrowing limits in a timely fashion, ratings agency Fitch warned on......
KARACHI: Sustained buying from leading spinners helped cotton prices inch up on Wednesday.Higher arrival of phutti (seed cotton) resulted in smooth flow of quality cotton and attracted buyers.Much of......
WASHINGTON: Just a week into talks to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement, President Donald Trump is already threatening to abandon the 23-year-old pact with Canada and Mexico.At a......
CAIRO: Just beyond the outskirts of Cairo on a desert road to the Suez Canal, a sprawling industrial zone is coming to life as Egypt’s leather industry leaves behind its ancient tanning quarters for......
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday regretted that officials in his department had released incorrect and incomplete information to media.Briefing the Senate......
QUETTA: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Balochistan, has arrested a former deputy inspector general (DIG) of police on charges of indulging in corrupt practices involving millions of......
LAHORE: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will elect its new president on Sept 7.Senator Sardar Yaqoob Nasar from Balochistan is currently serving as acting party president since former......
LONDON: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in London has said that there has been an unsuccessful attempt to break into the north London house of party leader Altaf Hussain.The party said that two......
KANDAHAR: A Taliban suicide bomber killed five people and wounded dozens of others, mainly children as young as five, after detonating a car packed with explosives at a police headquarters in......
ISLAMABAD: After sadiq and ameen became buzzwords in the political discourse of the country following the disqualification of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif under Article 62(1)(f) of the......
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday decided to ask the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet to stop advance payments to sugar mills after the Trading......
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, while underlining the measures the Trump administration can take to prevent Pakistan from allegedly supporting the Afghan Taliban, has also reminded......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Wednesday gave a trenchant response to US President Donald Trump over his recent remarks against Pakistan, and urged the government to......
ISLAMABAD: Senators on Wednesday denounced US President Donald Trump’s statement against Pakistan, with many urging that the US ambassador be summoned to the Foreign Office and served a demarche.They......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday evening met Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman Al Saud in Jeddah.An official statement issued after the meeting said the PM told the......
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Bajwa has said that Pakistan is fighting terrorism in its own interest and not for US money or equipment.Gen Bajwa told United States Ambassador David......
LAHORE: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) handed over records of various companies owned by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar as well as the Chaudhry Sugar Mills, owned by former......
Star batsman AB de Villiers quit as South Africa one-day international (ODI) skipper Wednesday, but committed to representing his country in all three cricket formats.“Faf du Plessis has proved to be......
Some 50 million people are at risk of arsenic poisoning from contaminated groundwater in Pakistan's Indus Valley, far more than previously thought, according to a new study.Pakistan is aware of the......
South African Test and T20 Captain Faf du Plessis will lead the World XI squad set to play a three-match T20 series in Lahore next month, a top Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official informed DawnNews......
