Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday ordered the formation of a five-member larger bench to hear review petitions filed by ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his children and......
Fishermen on Tuesday spotted a pair of sperm whales near Jiwani ? the first such sighting in Pakistani waters, a press release issued by the World Wide Fund-Pakistan said.The fishermen, who saw the......
Pakistan thrashed a star-studded World XI team by 20 runs in the premier match of the Independence Cup series at Lahore's Gaddafi stadium on Tuesday.The three-match Twenty20 international series set......
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 152 points, or 0.37 per cent, to close at 41,279 points.The index hit a high of 41,411 points but fell......
Syed Ali Raza, a Sectarian Terrorists Intelligence Group (STIG) official, has been removed from service for allegedly sharing sensitive information with terrorists while holding an important office,......
As the boycott of Qatar by a Saudi-led bloc of countries approaches its 100th day Wednesday, experts have warned the increasingly bitter dispute could last into 2018 and beyond.“If the present......
The Punjab home ministry on Tuesday apprised the Lahore High Court (LHC) that releasing Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed from house arrest will likely create a situation of unrest in the......
A series of Saudi-led coalition air strikes which killed 26 children in Yemen in June amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.“The attacks, which struck four family homes and a......
The bodies of the teenaged couple, allegedly electrocuted for contracting a free will marriage, will be exhumed for postmortem examination on Wednesday in the supervision of a magistrate and a......
Leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday filed two petitions in the Supreme Court, alleging that the ruling PML-N and the PPP are foreign funded parties.The petitions, filed by PTI......
Turkey has signed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile defence systems in its first major weapons purchase from Moscow, Turkish newspapers on Tuesday quoted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as......
Pakistan should maintain a "good brotherly relationship" with Afghanistan irrespective of the latter’s ties with any other country including India, Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Omer Zakhilwal......
Resuming the disqualification case of Imran Khan on Tuesday, Chief Justice Pakistan Saqib Nisar questioned whether Imran's counsel has submitted the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman's complete......
Two senior executives of a collapsed peer-to-peer lender were sentenced to life in prison and 24 others punished over what has been called China's biggest-ever Ponzi scheme, state media reported on......
The National Assembly on Tuesday echoed with a debate about the lack of freedom and safety faced by minorities in Pakistan as MNA Khaleel George discussed the matter of alleged lynching of Christian......
At least 14 people, including four children, lost their lives on Tuesday when a passenger van rammed into a trailer and caught fire near Chakri interchange, Rawalpindi, said motorway police.The......
The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea, slapping a ban on textile exports and restricting shipments of oil products to punish Pyongyang for its sixth and......
At a makeshift beach in landlocked Afghanistan, children as young as eight, wearing baggy Real Madrid and Barcelona shirts with “Ronaldo” and “Messi” printed on the back, joyfully kick and chase the......
KARACHI: As the survivors, victims’ families and rights activists on Monday paid homage to the 260 workers who were killed in the Baldia factory fire on Sept 11, 2012, the case is still at the......
A 10th anniversary “iPhone X” with a price as stunning as its rich screen is expected to be the star at an Apple event on Tuesday at its new campus in Silicon Valley.A fresh leak of new software for......
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has lambasted Myanmar for the “atrocities” that have driven hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims across the border into Bangladesh in recent weeks.The......
In the world of sports, whenever a country or team has faced crisis, other teams and countries have actively worked on successfully conducting tournaments in those countries to ward the crisis......
PESHAWAR: The Qaumi Watan Party on Monday staged a rally outside the Governor’s House here against the delay in the implementation of Fata reforms, especially merger of tribal region with Khyber......
GILGIT: The ancient Shaman (Deyal) festival was celebrated with traditional zeal in Bagrot valley of Gilgit here on Sunday, near the Rakaposhi Mountain.Shaman, a particular type of person the locals......
NEW YORK: Holding photos and reading names of loved ones lost 16 years ago, 9/11 victims’ relatives marked the anniversary of the attacks at ground zero on Monday with a solemn and personal......
KANYAKUMARI: Thousands of people gathered in southern India on Monday to kick off what is expected to be the world’s largest march against the trafficking and sexual abuse of children as reports of......
MOSCOW on Monday opened a brand new park to the public just steps from the Kremlin, boasting wonders such as an ice labyrinth, despite criticism over its huge pricetag.Zaryadye Park has replaced a......
COX’S BAZAAR: The seven-year-old Rohingya boy lies on a tattered mattress on the floor of a crowded government hospital in Bangladesh, bandages covering the spot where a bullet fired by Myanmar......
WASHINGTON: US military sales to India went from zero to $15 billion in the last 10 years and the United States hopes to get a major share in the $30 billion India plans to spend in military......
BARCELONA: Thousands of Catalan separatists rallied on Monday to demand their region break away from Spain, in a show of strength three weeks ahead of an independence referendum banned by......
MOSCOW: A new Russian film aimed at a youth audience reinvents classic novelist Nikolai Gogol as a gothic-style detective who battles dark supernatural forces to solve a series of ritual......
BEIRUT: Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad appears to be winning the war against those who sought his overthrow, but he will preside over a ruined country with an economy in tatters.“Assad remains in......
BERLIN: In 2015, suspected Russian hackers broke into the computer networks of the German Parliament and made off with a mother lode of data — 16 gigabytes, enough to account for a million or more......
ISLAMABAD: The Awami Markaz building, which was gutted on Sunday, did not have a completion certificate from the Capital Development Authority (CDA) certifying that it complied with the civic......
RAWALPINDI: The City Traffic Police’s help line was flooded with calls from commuters who were stuck in long traffic jams Monday evening due to a trader’s rally in Fawara Chowk and the......
ISLAMABAD: Unhappy with the constant defiance of its orders, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday gave the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) yet another final opportunity to submit......
ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed on Monday opposed a proposal for sharing data of students with law enforcement agencies, saying institutes of higher learning......
First came the Zimbabweans to Lahore and got cheered like they were playing in Harare. Then came Darren Sammy and celebrated near Liberty Chowk like he was from Peshawar, and had conquered Quetta (he......
ISLAMABAD: One of the reasons for the increase in the country’s population was that Afghan refugees were counted alongside Pakistani citizens, Chief Census Commissioner Asif Bajwa said on......
LONDON: A photo exhibition marking the continuing links between the UK and Pakistan 70 years after independence has been launched in the House of Commons.Entitled “Shared history; shared future”, the......
ISLAMABAD: Amid pressure from media and civil society, the government on Monday abandoned the idea of promulgating the Pakistan Print Media Regulatory Authority (PPMRA) Ordinance 2017, ordering......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions revealed on Monday that none of the stakeholders were willing to take responsibility for the complete merger of Fata......
KARACHI: A Karachi-bound flight from Madina put passengers at risk when it took off with a faulty air-conditioning system over the weekend, delaying their arrival by more than three hours.Sources......
KASUR: A man allegedly burnt alive his three minor children over a domestic issue before setting himself on fire at Pindi Jattan village in the limits of Elahabad police station on Monday.Three other......
LAHORE: A group of more than 60 senior police officers from all over the province on Monday gathered at the Central Police Office (CPO) to show solidarity with their two colleagues who have......
KASUR: A man slaughtered his wife and three minor daughters in the wee hours of Monday on the pretext of saving his honour.His three sons aged between eight and 15, asleep in another room, remained......
SIALKOT: A police official was filmed beating a woman on Monday on the Daska judicial complex premises.The footage, which went viral on social media sites and was broadcast by TV channels, shows......
GUJRAT: Jamaat-i-Islami emir Senator Sirajul Haq says his struggle will continue till the accountability of all the 436 people mentioned in the list attached with the petition he has filed in the......
KARACHI: The city will have a new bus service called City Transport Service with a fleet of 600 Daewoo buses within the next two months.This was stated by Sindh Transport Minister Syed Nasir Hussain......
KARACHI: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal appreciated the role of Rangers in restoring peace in the city during his meeting with the Director General of Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, Major General Mohammad......
KARACHI: City Mayor Wasim Akhtar signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Child Life Foundation on Monday to improve child healthcare and set up a special ward for children at the Abbasi......
HYDERABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party-Parliamentarians information secretary Maula Bux Chandio has dismissed comparisons between slain PPP leader Benazir Bhutto and Maryam Nawaz and said it is......
SUKKUR: A woman, Mahwish, along with her husband, Ameer Bukhsh Wassan, filed a petition in the Sindh High Court here on Monday to seek protection for the couple’s life from her parents and close......
KHAIRPUR: The B-Section police on Monday produced a woman before the First Civil Judge of Khairpur, Anwar Shah, and obtained a three-day remand of six suspects for an investigation into her alleged......
HYDERABAD: Dismissed civil judges on Monday staged a protest demonstration outside the Sindh High Court building, off Miran Mohammad Shah Road, demanding their reinstatement.They also raised slogans......
KARACHI: Captain of Pakistan’s junior throwball team, Shiraz Asif, has been conferred with the best performance award in the two-day throwball Advance level-2 coaching course.The course was held......
LAHORE: A strong World XI comprising experienced players from seven countries will face a rather young Pakistan team in the first of the three-match T20 series, dubbed as the Independence Cup, here......
LAHORE: Amid hopes for the soon full resumption of the international cricket in Pakistan, World XI skipper Faf du Plessis and coach Andy Flower vowed on Monday for a successful T20 series against......
LAHORE: While ICC director Giles Clarke on Monday regarded the Independence Cup between World XI and Pakistan the first step towards resuming international cricket in the country, PCB chairman Najam......
LAHORE: Chairman of the ICC Shashank Manohar, on the eve of the T20 series between World XI and Pakistan, has welcomed the return of top-level cricket to the country.“This is a good day for world......
NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal raced to a third US Open title and 16th Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 rout of South African giant Kevin Anderson.The world number one, the champion also in......
LONDON: The Champions League group stage starts this week with Real Madrid looking to win Europe’s top club competition for a third straight year, a feat not achieved since Bayern Munich in the......
MILAN: Lazio forward Ciro Immobile scored a 10-minute hat-trick to lead his side to a 4-1 demolition of AC Milan whose perfect start to the season was left in tatters on Sunday.Big-spending Milan had......
NEW YORK: Martina Hingis declared herself amazed on Sunday after capturing her 25th career Grand Slam crown, partnering with Taiwan’s Chan Yung-Jan to win the US Open women’s doubles title.The Swiss......
BERLIN: Bibiana Steinhaus enjoyed a debut free of major incidents as she became the first woman to referee a Bundesliga match in the 1-1 draw between Hertha Berlin and Werder Bremen on Sunday.“To be......
PARIS: Nabil Fekir struck his fourth goal in five matches as Olympique Lyon defeated Guingamp 2-1 on Sunday, while Stade Rennes belatedly secured their first win of the season with a 3-1 victory at......
MADRID: Chris Froome paraded into Madrid to clinch his first Vuelta a Espana title and secure the elusive Tour de France-Vuelta double in the same season when he finished the race by retaining his......
KARACHI: Karachi City Sports Association (KCSA) will organize the 4th Pizza Hut Karachi Games 2017 from Sept 15-17 in which as many as twenty seven disciplines for men and twenty three disciplines......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) will induct a private consultant to determine coal-based electricity tariff for consumers on a monthly basis as new coal power......
KARACHI: The Attock group announced on Monday the financial results of its group companies, Attock Petroleum, Pakistan Oilfields, Attock Refinery and National Refinery.ATTOCK PETROLEUM LTD: The......
KARACHI: Islamic banks beat their conventional banking counterparts by mobilising deposits at a higher pace in April-June.The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) issued on Monday the Islamic Banking......
HONG KONG: The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) aims to raise an extra $1 billion within a year as part of a planned $5bn infrastructure investment fund, an official said, with......
LAHORE: LPG Distributors Association of Pakistan has expressed concerns over increase in the LPG price for the third time in last 10 days by marketing companies and has urged the Oil and Gas......
KARACHI: Buying spree was witnessed during the first half on Monday due to fears of surge in prices. There was uncertainty that Hurricane Irma may cause severe devastation in the US state of Florida......
MADRID: A Spanish judge is accusing the European branch of China’s state-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) of aiding criminal organisations to launder more than 214 million euros......
FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank (ECB) believes its long-term support to the eurozone economy will overcome the strong euro’s braking effect on inflation, board member Benoit Coeure said on......
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday arrived in Canberra, the capital of Australia, on a two-day official visit.Upon arrival at the Defence Forces Headquarters......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has urged parliamentarians to ensure timely completion of development projects in their constituencies to provide prompt relief to the masses.Talking to......
SANGHAR: The sun goes down behind the clouds over a village located close to the 8th-century ruins of Mansura, the first capital of the Arabs in Sindh, which today falls in Sanghar district. I am......
NEW YORK: Afghanis tan’s foreign minister asked India on Monday to expedite development of a strategic port in Iran to bolster a trade route for land-locked Central Asian countries that would bypass......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate adopted on Monday a pro-democracy resolution, calling for the establishment of a national democracy commission as envisaged in the charter of democracy to promote and develop......
ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court, Islamabad, expressed concern on Monday over missing material submitted by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) regarding four corruption references against......
COX’S BAZAR: The situation in Myanmar is a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing”, United Nations Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein told the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, as the number of......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran on Monday underscored the need for a politically negotiated settlement of the Afghan conflict, besides calling for regional solutions for local problems.This agreement......
ISLAMABAD: Members of the Senate and National Assembly on Monday urged the government to raise its voice against atrocities being committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and insisted on taking......
ISLAMABAD: In an apparent response to criticism of the Panama Papers verdict by a particular political party, Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar said on Monday the Supreme Court did not write......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday rejected appeals regarding the relocation of three sugar mills, owned by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his relatives, to southern Punjab......
FOLLOWING on from the landmark Mian Nawaz Sharif disqualification in the Panama case, the high court in Sindh appears to have taken a page out of the Supreme Court’s book and ruled in favour of civil......
WHICH ethnicity and class has ruled us the most? Each era has a ruling clan with a top honcho and kitchen cabinet. But for ease, I focus on the former (ignoring dummy prime ministers). Jinnah......
IT is an easy explanation for her death at the hands of suspected Hindu extremists that Gauri Lankesh stood for secularism, gender equality and a host of human rights, which offended her foes. These......
MOST discussions and analyses with regard to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) have a Pakistan-driven perspective, and rightly so. After all, we have to safeguard our national interests and......
California sued the Trump administration on Monday over its decision to end a programme that gives protection from deportation to young immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children......
United States President Donald Trump on Monday paid tribute to the 2,977 people killed on September 11, 2001, warning that “savage killers” who threaten US will find no haven on earth.On the 16th......
Afghanistan's foreign minister asked India on Monday to expedite development of a strategic port in Iran to bolster a trade route for land-locked Central Asian countries that would bypass......
Pointing to the ashes of a destroyed village that was once home to dozens of Rohingya Muslim families, the abbot of a nearby Buddhist monastery insisted he knew who had set it ablaze.It was the......
Militants killed 18 people in an attack Monday on a security convoy in Egypt's North Sinai, where police and troops are battling a militant insurgency, security and medical sources said.The interior......
