Sindh Local Government Minister Jam Khan Shoro on Friday said there is no rain water on Karachi's road "as a result of the provincial government's proper planning and hard work".At least 23 people......
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) offices in Lahore and Rawalpindi have prepared references against members of the Sharif family and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, requesting their assets be......
A Rawalpindi anti-terrorism court (ATC) which announced the verdict in the Benazir Bhutto murder case on Thursday stated that the assassination of the former premier "could have been prevented if the......
The body of a 10-year-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped, raped and murdered was found on a street in Karachi on Friday morning, officials said.The body of the minor, which was found on the street......
Everton striker Wayne Rooney has been charged with drink-driving, British police said Friday.Rooney, England's all-time record goalscorer and former captain, was stopped by police near his home in......
More than 27,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled violence in Myanmar in recent days, the United Nations said, as corpses of people drowned in desperate attempts to cross the border river washed up on......
The death toll from a building collapse in India's commercial capital Mumbai jumped to 33 on Friday as activists decried the latest deadly housing tragedy to strike the crowded metropolis.Rescuers......
Kenya's Supreme Court on Friday ordered a new presidential election after annulling the results of last month's poll in a shock decision in favour of the opposition.Joyous celebrations erupted......
Two million Muslims pilgrims from around the world took part in the symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia on Friday, with tight security measures in place two years after a deadly......
Washington's ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea came into effect on Friday, with the two countries at loggerheads over Pyongyang's weapons ambitions.The measure was imposed following the......
China's acting Ambassador Zhao Lijian on Thursday rejected allegations of corruption levelled against Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, saying reports of him receiving kickbacks from the Multan......
Ordering pizza from the sofa without lifting a finger has joined the list of modern-day conveniences thanks to a hot trend in voice-commanded smart speakers.Amazon, Apple and Google are duking it out......
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday of a “major conflict” looming on the Korean Peninsula, calling for talks to alleviate the crisis after Pyongyang fired a missile over Japan this......
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani in his Eidul Azha message has reached out to Pakistan offering “comprehensive negotiations” to bring peace to their troubled relationship.Like most Muslim......
Samsung Electronics has joined the self-driving car race in California with a permit from the state to test the technology on the home turf of Tesla, Google, and Apple.A California Department of......
Britain will send a small contingent of expert troops to Iraq to help coalition forces drive out the militant Islamic State (IS) fighters, British Defence Minister Michael Fallon said Thursday.“We......
At least three people were killed and two wounded in a landmine explosion in Mohmand Agency on Friday, officials said.The blast occurred on a day when tribal people in most parts of Mohmand Agency......
It was during the confirmation of her candidacy for a reserved seat in the Punjab Assembly back in April, 2013, that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) nominee Sadia Sohail Rana and her husband received......
Supreme Court Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa wrote the following article critical of the ambiguity inherent in Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution in the Pakistan Law Directory 1988, while he was......
Supreme Court Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa wrote the following article critical of the ambiguity inherent in Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution in the Pakistan Law Directory 1988, while he was......
“For centuries, Hamarcho has portrayed our previous hurdles, our hope for a bountiful crop yield and a prosperous life for the Thari people,” says Arjan Meghwar, referring to the folk song which is......
This is not a scientific law, probably, and I cannot suggest what causes the phenomenon, but the most embarrassing and talentless of all celebrities who try their hand at art tend to be Hollywood......
The newly expanded gallery space at the Koel Gallery recently opened with a group show titled We Ate the Birds. Its curator Seher Naveed focused on the subject of environmental degradation and its......
As more artists come to the forefront in Pakistan, there are galleries opening up to support them. So the time was most definitely ripe for the recently held ‘Artists in Residence’ programme. ......
I first heard a vague account of Naulakhi Kothi — The Nine-Hundred-Thousand Mansion — in 2015. It was built by an angrez in days of old when the Raj was at its height and when a thousand bricks could......
Throughout history, Cliftonians, as the primary keepers of a society’s conscience, have always sided with the rule of law. In times of conflicts and seemingly insurmountable challenges, this class,......
Can’t keep up with the latest fad? Do those trendy bell sleeves make you look like a seal? Or look like Cruella DeVille chasing puppies on a bad hair day? Fear not, there are many simple, timeless......
Can’t decide how to prepare meat or vegetables for tonight’s dinner? Just grill it. When it becomes difficult to decide between stew, sauté, bake and steam, grilling is the way to go. With minimal......
Dear Auntie,I realise that all families have issues, but mine is ruining my peace of mind. As I grew older I began to see that my elder sister was quick-tempered, prone to throwing insults and would......
Your garden can be your most valued and trusted friend or an implacable foe: the choice is entirely up to you. A garden is not simply an area of ground to be used, abused or pandered too at whim but......
Recently Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has been referencing former prime minister Z.A. Bhutto (ZAB) to contextualise his political standing. Ever since his dramatic rise in 2011,......
Thirty-five-year-old Kiran Sohail, mother of five, is taking the Pakistan state to court for failing to provide “affordable, accessible and quality maternal health services” as guaranteed under......
"I thought this is it: the end,” says Lt Colonel (retd) Dr Abdul Jabbar Bhatti. “If I have to die, it’s better that I sleep. But I couldn’t sleep.” It was nightfall when the retired lieutenant......
Whispers of War: An Afghan Freedom Fighter’s Account of the Soviet Invasion is a compilation of diary entries, written over a 10-week period in 1986, by Masood Khalili — diplomat, poet and former......
Make no mistake: the Urdu language is not losing its essence. Yes, the subcontinent’s partition has politicised its cultural significance. Yes, it is no more the language that Mir Taqi Mir or Mirza......
“Presume not that I am the thing I was” — Henry IV Part II, Act V, Scene V.A very large number of people around the world know his name, and a fairly large number have read something written......
In his review of Behold the Dreamers for the Washington Post, Ron Charles, the newspaper’s fiction editor, recommended that one presidential candidate (guess who?) read Imbolo Mbue’s touching novel......
Can you tell us a bit about Alexi? What brought it all about?Alexi is a book discovery and reading app that reimagines the answer to ‘What should I be reading next?’ Music and film have been......
“Faster than fairies, faster than witches/ Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches.” Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘From a Railway Carriage’ is one of the earliest poems I remember from my school days. The......
Kamila Shamsie’s new novel Home Fire, now longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, has already been hailed as one of her most important works to date. She recommends Booker-shortlisted Abdulrazak Gurnah......
Muhammad Ali Siddiqi’s memoirs Waiting for Dawn: 50 Years of Turbulent History as Seen Through the Eyes of a Journalist will be launched this week in London. The book has been published by Filament......
It would be safe to say that the acting bug bit Adil Hussain fairly early on in his life. When he was five or six years old, he witnessed two Bengali comedians performing on a big makeshift stage, in......
Mehwish Hayat has been riding the wave of success for the last few years. She is one of the most sought-after actresses in the country. Adding to her impressive repertoire, she is now also known for......
The biggest “surprise” of the box office recently was also totally predictable: a film with a predominantly black cast drew a bigger audience than industry analysts expected.Universal’s Girls Trip, a......
Steven Soderbergh is back, proving that directors never really stay retired. After giving up filmmaking in 2013 to concentrate on personal projects and TV, the critically acclaimed director of work......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has declared the outbreak of dengue in the province a public health emergency and asked the relevant departments to immediately take measures for the......
MINGORA: The educationists and civil society members here on Thursday showed their concern over the lapse of Rs127.48 million funds, which were released by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for......
ISLAMABAD: For all their protestations against the verdict announced by a Rawalpindi anti-terrorism court (ATC), the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) did not seem to take the slightest interest in the......
LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority and the Breast Feeding Protection Unit of the Integrated Reproductive Maternal Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition Programme on Thursday decided to regulate the......
LAHORE: The Punjab government has said it is ready to join investigation the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is conducting into the affairs of a Chinese company, Yabaite, allegedly......
MULTAN: Veteran politician Javed Hashmi claims Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan told him that a group in the army was not in favour of Pakistan’s nuclear tests.Talking to the media here on Thursday, the senior......
LAHORE: The electioneering for the all-important NA-120, Lahore-III, seems to have revived the trend of going “door to door” to seek votes. All main contenders in the race have adopted the......
LAHORE: The chief of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), Tahirul Qadri, arrived here on Thursday morning from London, promising to continue his struggle for justice for those killed in Model Town during a......
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate at the District Courts on Thursday directed the management of famous social networking website Facebook in California to provide registration details of two accounts......
KARACHI: At least 23 people, including seven children and a girl, died from electrocution and other rain-related incidents in the city on Thursday when the dreaded downpour not only disrupted flight......
KARACHI: In acknowledgement of her profound contributions to patients, the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) held a memorial in honour of Dr Ruth Pfau, who passed away on Aug 10,......
KARACHI: How do you visually capture one of the most visited and photographed places in the world whilst also making it seem different and original? That question is answered at Passione d’Italia......
KARACHI: Heavy rains and high animal prices have not affected collective qurbani as bookings at various mosques, welfare institutions and madressahs have either increased or remained the same as they......
KARACHI: On the Sindh High Court’s directive, judicial magistrates visited on Thursday prisons across the province and ordered release of over 200 prisoners involved in minor offences.The undertrial......
KARACHI: “You don’t actually get to see Mount Everest at the Base Camp,” said photographer Danial Shah. Why not? asked an audience member. “Because you’re already there,” responded Danial. He was......
BADIN: Heavy deployment of police personnel under the command of 16 officers has been made at and around the Luari Sharif shrine to avert any untoward incident amid attempts by two rival groups of......
MUMBAI: As Mumbai mops up after its worst floods in more than a decade, experts say India must police urban sprawl more tightly to protect its packed cities from ever more frequent, fatal......
BANGKOK: Armed with machetes and rifles, a ragtag band of insurgents comprised members of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority launched unprecedented attacks last week, triggering fighting with......
SEOUL: US heavy bombers and stealth jet fighters took part in a joint live fire drill in South Korea on Thursday, intended as a show of force against the North after its latest missile launch. “South......
BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday he had travelled to Damascus to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to request the evacuation of fighters of the militant Islamic......
WASHINGTON: The US troop level in Afghanistan has now reached 11,000, exceeding previously stated 8,400 set under former President Barack Obama, the Pentagon said.Lt Gen Kenneth McKenzie, Pentagon......
MUMBAI: An 117-year-old condemned building collapsed in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai on Thursday after two days of torrential rain, killing at least 21 people, with some feared trapped.Thirteen......
BERLIN: City authorities in Frankfurt plan to evacuate more than 60,000 people from their homes on Sunday to defuse a World War II bomb found during construction work.The 1.8-ton bomb of a type......
WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday ordered Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco as well as two annexes in Washington and New York in two days, in a tit-for-tat response to Moscow’s......
NABEUL: Vast underwater Roman ruins have been discovered off northeast Tunisia, apparently confirming a theory that the city of Neapolis was partly submerged by a tsunami in the fourth century. “It’s......
BAGHDAD: Iraq declared on Thursday that its forces had retaken the northern city of Tal Afar and the surrounding region in another major victory over IS.IS, which seized nearly a third of Iraq in......
NEW YORK: Former world number one Maria Sharapova battled back on Wednesday to reach the third round of the US Open while next-generation rising stars Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios crashed......
COLOMBO: Skipper Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma hit quickfire centuries to set up a 168-run win for India in the fourth One-day International against Sri Lanka on Thursday.The batsmen shared 219 runs......
DHAKA: Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan hailed the South Asian team’s new-found aggression, believing that beaten Australia will have far more respect for them in......
SAITAMA: Japan beat Australia on Thursday to qualify for their sixth successive World Cup but South Korea missed a golden opportunity to join them in Russia when they could only draw against 10-man......
MONZA: Lewis Hamilton will aim to establish a new outright record for career pole positions and leapfrog Sebastian Vettel to take the lead in this year’s world championship at the Italian Grand......
BRUSSELS: Elaine Thompson will bid to salvage her season when she races a potentially lucrative season-ending 100 metres in Brussels on Friday after flopping in the world championships.A last outing......
ANTEQUERA: Chris Froome saw his Vuelta a Espana lead cut to 59 seconds over Vincenzo Nibali after suffering a mechanical problem and crashing in the final stages of Thursday’s 12th stage.Froome......
KARACHI: The activities in almost all the trading and industrial hubs came to a standstill on Thursday as the metropolis was battered by heavy downpour.The recent spell of rains, which began on......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday increased the price of petrol by Rs2 per litre, however, the rates of other petroleum products remained unchanged for September.According to an official......
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to resume the process of privatisation and divest up to 18.39 per cent of its shareholding in Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL).The shares will be offered to......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves amounted to $20 billion on Aug 25, down $45.2 million from a week ago, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday.Reserves of the SBP......
KARACHI: Shares on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) resumed their free fall on Thursday after a day of hiatus.The KSE-100 index sank to its intraday low by 481 points at the start of the session.......
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has notified the draft Listed Companies (Code of Corporate Governance) 2017, under the newly promulgated Companies Act 2017.The......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline for filing annual income tax returns and statements to Sept 30.Earlier, the last date for filing the returns for 2016-17 was......
GENEVA: China on Thursday blocked a US request for the World Trade Organisation to create an expert panel to resolve a dispute over Chinese restrictions on imports of American grain.Washington first......
ISLAMABAD: The verdict announced by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi on Thursday in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case has become controversial as not only the Pakistan Peoples Party......
RAWALPINDI: Five alleged members of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — who have been acquitted by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in the murder case of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto — will......
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday lashed out at the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) allegedly for not providing his party a level playing......
ISLAMABAD: After the disqualification of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the Panama Papers case, his successor Shahid Khaqan Abbasi may also be in trouble in the days to come as Awami Muslim......
BEIJING: China has reiterated that Pakistan is at the forefront of fighting terrorism and has rendered great sacrifices to achieve this objective.“As we have said many times, Pakistan is at the......
PESHAWAR: The Chitral Scouts stopped members of the Dawn Relief Earthquake Welfare Organisation, also known simply as Dawn Relief, from entering the calamity-hit area of Churan Oveer over the......
QUETTA: In the heat and dust rising from the ground littered with strips of coloured ribbons, only a few of the sacrificial animals in the cattle-market along Quetta’s Eastern Bypass have their chins......
LAHORE/QUETTA: Following completion of the first phase of the Kachhi canal project, the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) on Thursday began filling up the 363-kilometre-long main canal......
COX’S BAZAAR: Bangladesh coastguards on Thursday found the bodies of 17 Rohingya Muslims, many of them children, who drowned when their boats capsized as they fled violence in Myanmar that has forced......
ISLAMABAD: The decade-old mystery of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s murder remains unsolved, but on Thursday two senior police officers were sentenced to 17 years in prison for negligence and......
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq sent on Thursday a reference for the disqualification of Ayesha Gulalai, the estranged MNA of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, to the Election Commission......
MOUNT ARAFAT: Around two million Muslims gathered on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for the highlight of their Haj pilgrimage.With temperatures pushing 40 degrees Celsius under the desert......
TO what extent have Pakistan’s long-term national interests been compromised by poor economic management in the past four years and the resulting vulnerability it has generated? This question has......
DON’T know about the others but Pakistanis are very fond of playing around imaginatively with whatever figures. In other words, we, generally, love to enthusiastically boast about inflated numbers on......
IN the introduction to Pakistan at the Crossroad, Christophe Jaffrelot labels Pakistan as a “client state” and a “pivotal state”. For long, we had been dubbed an ideological state and a security......
THIS article was originally planned for Independence Day, and hence the underlying patriotic theme, but thanks to tardiness here we are weeks later: except that, one is always proud to be a......
Former premier Nawaz Sharif's wife, Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, was on Friday discharged from a hospital in London after undergoing successful treatment for lymphoma a day earlier.Zayd Hussain, son of......
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Thursday filed a complaint with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif for alleged corruption in the Multan Metro......
The Pentagon has begun sending additional troops to Afghanistan to carry out United States President Donald Trump's new war strategy, and members of Congress will be briefed before details are made......
