Government cargo planes flew in supplies and troops began distributing boxes of food to jittery survivors of an 8.1-magnitude earthquake that destroyed a large part of Juchitan and killed at least 37......
Two people were killed when a fire broke out in the Awami Markaz building in Islamabad's red zone area on Sunday, said rescue officials.Important records of government institutions were destroyed in......
At least 34 civilians were killed on Sunday when Russian warplanes targeted ferries carrying them across the Euphrates River near Syria's eastern city of Deir Ezzor, a monitor said.The Britain-based......
Hundreds of protesters clashed with police and burnt down a liquor store in an Indian city on Sunday over demands to shut a school where a seven-year-old was killed for resisting a staffer's sexual......
Four people, including three members of the Hazara community, were killed and two others were injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in Quetta's Kuchlak area on Sunday......
Shaheen Shah Afridi, a young fast bowler from Khyber Agency, has signed a two-year contract with Dhaka Dynamites, a major Bangladesh Premier league (BPL) franchise, sources said on Sunday.Under the......
Rawalpindi Corps Commander Lt Gen Nadeem Raza in a visit to the Line of Control (LoC) on Sunday warned that the corps would "respond aggressively and effectively to any Indian miscalculation or......
The largest province in the country is facing a severe drought and man-made famine due to scarce rainfall and decreasing groundwater levels caused by deep well pumping over the last few decades,......
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe will break ground on India's first bullet train project on Thursday in western Gujarat state, as the country seeks faster......
India on Sunday recalled pacers Mohammad Shami and Umesh Yadav to the squad for the first three one-day internationals against Australia in the upcoming limited-over home series.Spinner Ravichandran......
James Anderson's career-best figures have catapulted the England pacer to the top of the International Cricket Council's Test bowling rankings.The swing bowler produced something of a clinic as he......
North Korea illegally exported coal, iron and other commodities worth at least $270 million to China and other countries including India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka in the six-month period ending in......
Rohingya militants, who sparked an army crackdown in Myanmar that has seen nearly 300,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh, on Sunday declared a unilateral ceasefire to allow aid to reach the increasingly......
PPP leader Dr Asim Hussain, a close aide of former president Asif Zardari, left for London on Sunday to undergo medical treatment.Dr Hussain, who is facing corruption references and had been......
Pakistan will take a huge step towards reviving international cricket at home after years of isolation when it hosts the three-match Independence Cup Twenty20 series amid tight security against a......
President Mamnoon Hussain, in his first-ever visit to Kazakhstan, urged the Muslim world to work collectively for the development of science and technology in order to meet the challenges of modern......
India has called for an immediate end to violence in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine, urging its ally to act with restraint as hordes of Rohingya flee to neighbouring Bangladesh.“We would urge......
Middle-order batsman Umar Akmal ? back in the spotlight recently after he levelled serious allegations against head coach Mickey Arthur ? responded to a show-cause notice issued against him by the......
In the wake of her nomination for one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards, Kamila Shamsie spoke to Eos about the inspiration behind her new novel and how the amalgamation of the ancient......
In pin-drop silence, Mazhar Moin cues for a scene being shot for his new serial Piyari Bitto (PB) in an old house in the PECHS locality of Karachi. It is the end of May and as Karachi sizzles at 37C,......
Birth of the Dragon should have been aborted while the producers had the chance, for it’s a boring and mediocre film that lied about its DNA. If you’ve consumed any of the trailers or marketing hype......
It was a moving and heart-rending moment for many music lovers to see Aamir Zaki, who died on June 2, playing a guitar solo in one of the ongoing episodes of Coke Studio for a song Naina Moray —......
It doesn’t happen very often that an artist from a Scandinavian country takes a shine to Pakistan and its diverse culture. But in contemporary times, cyberspace has made it easier for people to......
When we first meet Fawad Khagga (Humayun Saeed), the heir to a rural landlord family in Punjab, the town is ecstatic about his accomplishment. After a 10-year dogged pursuit, Fawad is finally an M.A......
As one of the golden rules of smart screenwriting dictates, one always starts a sequel where characters find themselves at a bad place. In Na Maloom Afraad 2 (NMA2), the sequel to Na Maloom Afraad......
The journey from Quetta to Gwadar is almost 20 hours long. It involves changing two buses and witnessing the sight of hundreds of people holding empty buckets, a sight that increases with alarming......
If truth be told, it was the first time in years that I actually touched a butterfly. Vivaciously bright, they flit from one buttercup to another across the meadow overgrown with the yellow flowers......
In a time when expediency often takes precedence over morality, we overlook how much of our daily activity is based on trust. A simple act like driving on the road is based on assurance that another......
The recent Canvas Gallery show, Scattered Leaves-Bikhray Auraq, an assortment of digital and pigment prints by Naila Mahmood, is a photo-essay with a difference. Instead of a rich pictorial narrative......
The recent inauguration of the Nigaah Art Awards at the Mohatta Palace Museum in Karachi is a welcome addition to the Pakistani art scene. In our 70-year history we had not seen a serious art award......
Surrounded by breathtaking clear waters and home to an astounding variety of marine life, Churna Island is a paradise tucked away for scuba divers and snorkellers who frequent it, especially in the......
After 10 years, 8 judges, 68 witnesses and 420 hearings, an Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has failed to convict the actual murderers in the Benazir Bhutto murder case. Instead, they have......
I often ask friends about their favourite cuisine, and it’s surprising how many of them immediately answer: “Italian.” I, too, am very partial to good Italian food, and often gravitate towards an......
Twenty-nine-year-old Sonia was happily married to an engineer but their marital bliss didn’t last long. Her in-laws, particularly her mother-in-law was displeased that her son did not care to meet......
Asalam-o-Alaikum Auntie,I am 25 years old and, around five months ago, I got married to a working woman. I am still struggling to settle in my career and I am very confused about my life. A month......
Q. The leaves of my two Raat-ki-Rani plants are curling, drying and dropping. The plants are kept under green netting and watered regularly in this very hot weather. Please suggest a remedy suitable......
PESHAWAR: The Rs829 million development funds allocated for Kohistan during the last three years haven’t been spent due to the absence of local bodies in the province’s most backward......
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has hastily filed references against ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his children, without procuring the necessary documents from the......
UPPER DIR/PESHAWAR: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Sirajul Haq has said that the government has not played its due role to stop the killings of innocent Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. He asked the government to......
LANDI KOTAL: A local cleric, who had imposed ban on music, on Saturday tendered an apology to the political administration for taking law into his hands.Sources said father of the cleric, Mohammad......
BANGKOK: Rohingya insurgents declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire, starting on Sunday, to enable aid groups to help ease a humanitarian crisis in northwest Myanmar.Nearly 300,000 Rohingya have......
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has approved arms sales packages worth more than $3.8 billion to Bahrain including F-16 jets, upgrades, missiles and patrol boats, the Pentagon said on Friday.The......
LUXOR: Egypt on Saturday announced the discovery in the southern city of Luxor of a pharaonic tomb belonging to a royal goldsmith who lived more than 3,500 years ago during the reign of the 18th......
TORONTO: Lady Gaga says that she’s planning to take a “rest” from music and “slow down for a moment for some healing.” The pop star was in Toronto on Friday for a pair of concerts and to premiere a......
GAZA CITY: The head of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas Ismail Haniya travelled on Saturday to Egypt for his first visit there since his election, the group said.Hamas controls the small......
LONDON: Thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday calling on the government to “rethink and reject Brexit”.A stream of protesters poured through Trafalgar Square and stopped to......
REMEDIOS: Hurricane Irma pounded Cuba’s northern coast on Saturday and barrelled towards Florida as authorities scrambled to complete an unprecedented evacuation of millions of residents hours before......
JUCHITN ZARAGOZA: Police, soldiers and emergency workers raced to rescue survivors from the ruins of Mexico’s most powerful earthquake in a century, which killed at least 61 people, as storm Katia......
ANKARA: Turkey on Saturday asked citizens to be “cautious” in Germany and stay away from political gatherings ahead of this month’s election, as tensions ratcheted between the Nato allies.Ties have......
TECATE: A photo of a giant toddler stands in Mexico and peers over a steel wall dividing the country from the United States.The boy appears to grip the barrier with his fingers, leaving the......
THE EYE OF HURRICANE IRMA: The sky darkened, lightning flashed and a jolt of turbulence shook the cabin of the hulking Air Force turbo-prop aircraft as it plied its way toward the eye of Hurricane......
Every time Pakistan’s largest city Karachi is struck by a natural calamity, angry voices begin to ring from within and outside the city. Opposition parties and the city government blame the......
A national headcount on the basis of which resources are distributed and national assembly representation is divided is a political event and a flashpoint because of the issues it brings up. Pakistan......
Regardless of how thrilling the Bangladesh victory over Australia was or how scintillating the West Indian win over England was, it will take a cut-throat punter to put their money on the two winners......
The arrival of a star-studded World XI this week in Lahore to play three T20 games marks the welcome return of international cricket to Pakistan after an agonising span of eight-and-a-half years.......
ISLAMABAD: ‘Starry Night’, a concert featuring three musicians, was held at Café Behbud’s Rooftop Bagheecha on Saturday.The performers for the evening were Umair Khan, Moazzam Ali Khan and Abbas Ali......
Steel trunks, although not as common as they were in the past, are still in demand chiefly due to their durability and affordability.Used to store clothes, quilts and blankets, these trunks are made......
Miqdat Raza got admission in the Abbottabad International Medical College in 2012 and cleared his first year of MBBS in the first attempt.During his second year, he cleared two of the subjects in the......
Sewage from Rawalpindi city, including from private housing societies and residential and commercial units, is discharged into the Korang and Soan rivers without being treated, causing environmental......
A new science fiction novel? By a Pakistani? Sign me up! Those were my initial thoughts when I picked up my copy of The Light Blue Jumper, a story about a small band of rebels taking on an......
Adults in the Room: My Battle with Europe’s Deep Establishment is Yanis Varoufakis’s gripping blow-by-blow account of the Greek government’s showdown with its European Union (EU) creditors, a......
The political evolution of humankind has led us to the present system of sovereign states, most of which respect human rights and the rule of law, but the interaction of these sovereign states used......
We live in a society where for weeks, the headline news on television revolved around the patchy conjugal life of a British-Pakistani boxer. At best, this man is marginally inspiring for some young......
Save Your Skin: An Anthology of Khaleej Times Columns Najmul Hasan RizviThe veteran journalist, broadcaster and fiction writer has collected 75 columns written by him between 2008 and 2014 that take......
“My own flesh and blood — dear sister, dear Ismene, How many griefs our father Oedipus handed down!” — Antigone, Sophocles (tr: Robert Fagles)London, Raqqa, Karachi, with a layover in Istanbul. These......
In the wake of her nomination for one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards, Kamila Shamsie spoke to Eos about the inspiration behind her new novel and how the amalgamation of the ancient......
History is temporal. The historical model tends to build walls between eras, creating boxes of time. Literary texts aren’t good examples of history; they transcend time. How do we think about......
ON a recent visit to the US, I saw a bitterly divided country. In the wake of the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, it was incredible to witness President Trump legitimise a hateful......
NUMBERS serve as a critical tool in the fight for social change. Hence the old adage, ‘there is strength in numbers’. However, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics seems to be denying the transgender......
THE excitement is dismaying. Trump’s bluster didn’t move the needle much because everyone’s figured out that the Americans aren’t going to threaten their way to a new reality in Afghanistan or......
IRRESPECTIVE of who had put it forth, the proposal to securitise educational campuses is a terrible idea. Hopefully, it won’t be approved as it would add to our past failures to effectively deal with......
SARGODHA: The black coats on Saturday locked Assistant Commissioner Dr Anam Sajid in her office following exchange of words between the officer and the lawyer. She was later rescued by......
NAROWAL: Whenever people spot an unexploded mortar shell along the border or a heavy anti-tank mine floating in a rainy nullah in Narowal, the first thing they do is call the bomb disposal squad.The......
SIALKOT: The people of Pasrur city have protested the failure of the Pasrur Municipal Committee to fix the choked sewerage lines.Several residents, including Maqsudul Husnain, Arif Mehmood Sheikh,......
KASUR: The recent Eidul Azha has failed to boost the local leather merchants and commission agents who have been facing hard times for the last couple of years due to a gradual decline in the prices......
Lahore is all set to host the ICC World XI next week in a three T20 matches series against Pakistan. The tour is important as the players of seven Test playing countries included in the ICC side are......
His passion to draw landed him in an art academy. Always following his heart, Hassan Rana has always lived a life unplanned and it played a vital role in shaping his artistic expressions. He is the......
LAHORE: The PPP on Saturday took out a torch-bearing rally as part of its candidate Faisal Mir’s campaign for NA-120 by-poll with its Punjab leaders declaring that this time the people would punish......
KARACHI: Despite a ban on swimming in the sea, 12 people, including two teenagers and a 12-year-old boy, drowned while bathing at the Sandspit beach on Saturday evening.While Chief Minister Murad Ali......
KARACHI: Twenty-two notifications issued by the services and general administration department regarding posting and transfer of police officers were withdrawn by Inspector General of Police, Sindh,......
KARACHI: Students gathered at a talk and panel discussion on ‘Volunteerism: fostering empathy for social harmony’ organised by The Citizens Foundation (TCF) Ambassadors at the Institute of Business......
KARACHI: The Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has advised the Airport Security Force to stop ‘illegal’ construction, follow the rules and regulations while the ASF maintains that it is under......
KARACHI: An antiterrorism court on Saturday granted bail to three men, alleged to be agents of the Indian intelligence agency RAW, in cases pertaining to anti-state activities and possession of......
MITHI: Awami Tehreek chief Rasool Bux Palijo has warned that hidden hands are busy fomenting religious extremism in Thar and if they are not stopped, the entire region will turn into a hub of......
KARACHI: Be it in books or movies, whenever the story talks about imprisoning or entrapment the protagonists in them dig tunnels to escape. Another form of the tunnel is the one created by blasting......
LONDON: Manchester City capitalised on Sadio Mane’s controversial red card to thrash title rivals Liverpool 5-0, while Arsenal eased the pressure on Arsene Wenger with a vital 3-0 victory over......
LAHORE: Subject to security clearance, Sri Lanka will conclude their series against Pakistan with the last of three Twenty20 Internationals at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Oct 29, according to the......
LONDON: James Anderson took the best innings figures of his Test career as England completed a nine-wicket and series-clinching victory against West Indies at Lord’s on Saturday.Anderson followed up......
NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal moved one win away from a third US Open title and 16th Grand Slam crown here on Friday when he defeated weary Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2.The 31-year-old Spaniard,......
MADRID: La Liga champions Real Madrid paid for the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and a series of missed chances by Gareth Bale as they stumbled to a second straight draw at their Santiago Bernabeu......
IF not for its records and statistics, cricket as a game may have been a dull and dreary sport to follow. Many still make you believe that it is, and the majority of them are those who somehow fail......
METZ: Kylian Mbappe scored a superb goal on his debut for Paris St Germain and Edinson Cavani netted twice as the Ligue 1 leaders stretched their perfect start to five wins with a 5-1 rout of 10-man......
HAMBURG: Second half goals from Naby Keita and Timo Werner helped RB Leipzig beat hosts Hamburg SV 2-0 on Friday and snap the northern club’s two-game winning start to the Bundesliga season while......
MISANO ADRIATICO: Maverick Vinales put Yamaha on pole position for the San Marino Grand Prix on Saturday while reigning champion Marc Marquez crashed in the dying seconds of qualifying at the Misano......
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Saturday launched the World Cup trophy on a tour across Russia ahead of the 2018 championship, with the head of world......
TOKYO: Yoshihide Kiryu on Saturday smashed a national 100-metre record in a time of 9.98 seconds to become the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier.The 21-year-old, a member of Japan’s......
KARACHI: The two-day Advance-2 Throwball Course concluded here on Saturday at the Generation’s School with over fifty players, coaches and sports teachers participating in it.The course was organised......
ISLAMABAD: Only 16 per cent of registered sales tax units in the country actually paid any of the tax, with the rest filing either null or nil returns, data from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)......
LAHORE: “Chinese companies are considering shifting their industrial units to Pakistan,” said Federal Minister for Commerce and Textile Pervaiz Malik on Saturday.He was speaking to the media at the......
KARACHI: The Ministry of Science and Technology has taken the initiative for “engineering foresight” to gear up auto assemblers and parts makers for new challenges, especially electric vehicles......
KARACHI: Small banks are more aggressive in making advances than large banks although the five biggest players have substantially more deposits, according to the quarterly compendium released......
WITH some venom, crude is back on the global geopolitical chessboard.For ages, crude has been a major tool in the hands of global powers leveraging their positions in the world of politics. In times......
ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, women are paid for 1.3 hours on average time spent as compared to men who are paid for 5.35 hours — reflecting 0.47 hours unpaid work for men and 4.78 hours for women, a new......
KARACHI: Trading activity on the cotton market remained brisk on Saturday as buyers went ahead with major deals to build stocks at prevailing prices. The undertone was strong and outlook remained......
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s government assured investors on Saturday that its Vision 2030 economic reform programme, including the sale of a stake in national oil giant Saudi Aramco, was on track despite......
NEW DELHI: After 18 months of sudden rule changes that left many carmakers scrambling, some of the industry’s largest players are calling on the government to set clear, stable policies — or face the......
ISLAMABAD: In a first for any prime minister of Pakistan, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday participated in an exercise training mission aboard an F-16 aircraft as part of the elite No 9 multirole......
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif filed another petition before the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking postponement of the hearing of a set of petitions for a review of its July 28 verdict......
QUETTA: Samples from two bodies found in a mountainous area of Mastung district on Thursday night have been sent to Islamabad for a DNA test to ascertain identity of the deceased.Official sources......
ASTANA: Pakistan and Kazakhstan on Saturday agreed to execute joint projects in the fields of defence, energy and communication to widen bilateral cooperation.The agreement was reached during a......
CHARSADDA: A driver was killed and two other people were injured when a truck loaded with cement fell into a river in the early hours of Saturday.The incident happened because a British-era bridge on......
QUETTA: Political and religious parties of Balochistan on Saturday condemned the kidnapping of Jamiat Ahle Hadees provincial chief Maulana Ali Muhammad Turab and said they would observe a strike in......
KARACHI: Anchorperson Aamir Liaquat Hussain’s television channel expressed fears that he was stopped at the Yangon airport by immigration authorities on Saturday and put under detention.The chief......
LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to extend his stay in London after receiving reports that his wife Begum Kulsoom needs more surgical intervention for her lymphoma.On Saturday,......
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Saturday suspended any dialogue with Qatar, accusing it of distorting facts soon after a phone call between rulers of the two countries offered hope of a breakthrough in the......
ISLAMABAD: Apparently not satisfied with the freedom enjoyed by the print media since the courts struck down anti-press regulations introduced in the 1960s, the government has now decided to......
KARACHI: The most mercurial member of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s cabinet on Saturday stated categorically that no political objectives could be attained through confrontations with the......
