Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will lead the Pakistani delegation at the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept 18, a statement released by the Foreign......
Pakistan led the fist day of the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group-II final against Thailand played at the grass courts of Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad, by 2-0.In the first match, which lasted for......
A suicide attacker driving an explosives-filled vehicle slammed into a convoy of foreign troops in southern Afghanistan on Friday wounding several soldiers, officials said.The Taliban claimed the......
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday visited the Jhangara Bjara town of Jamshoro district to condole the murder of a 19-year-old student and promise he would bring the killers to......
Pakistan has received the written pleadings submitted before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by India in the case of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed slightly higher on Friday with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining 104 points, or 0.24 per cent, to close at 42,787.The index touched a day's high of 43,014......
US Lieutenant General Michael Shields, who heads an organisation which supports the Pakistan Army's efforts in improving counter-IED exploitation capabilities, led a four-member delegation to......
Pakistan defeated the visiting World XI by 33 runs in a gripping contest for the Independence Cup at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.World XI skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss today and put......
Star all-rounder Shahid Afridi has accepted the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) offer of a farewell reception which will include a lap of honour at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday, DawnNews......
China feeds North Korea's energy needs through the “Sino-DPRK Friendship Oil Pipeline”, but Washington wants Beijing to turn off the tap to pressure its neighbour into abandoning its nuclear......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday served notices to leaders of the ruling PML-N and PTI for spearheading their respective political campaigns before the by-polls in the NA-120......
A US drone killed three suspected militants in an attack on a compound in Kurram Agency on Friday, officials said, in the first strike since President Donald Trump vowed to crack down on......
Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani said on Friday that state institutions need to stay in their prescribed ambit, respect constitutional limits and allow democracy to flourish.Rabbani made these remarks......
A Christian man in Lahore has been sentenced to death for blasphemy after he sent a Muslim friend a poem on WhatsApp that insulted Islam, a lawyer said Friday.The accused was charged in July last......
Iran's on-off space programme has received a boost after a recent satellite launch was seen to annoy Washington, with Tehran dusting off plans for a manned mission, perhaps with Moscow's......
At least six Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel and a child were injured in two consecutive explosions at the Pak-Afghan border at Torkham, security officials said on Friday.CCTV footage and......
The United States is “seeking excuses” to tear up the nuclear deal with Iran by demanding military site inspections, one of the Islamic republic's top security officials said on Friday.“Iran has no......
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said he does not expect Australia to play in Pakistan “in the short term.”Sutherland was responding to a call from the International Cricket Council......
With Pakistan's entertainment starved citizens catching cricketing fever amidst the Independence Cup, another cricket team from the United Kingdom currently visiting Pakistan seems to have so far......
The United Bank Limited (UBL) has decided to approach the Cyber Crime Circle of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in connection with "fake messages" being circulated on social media websites to......
At least 22 people were injured in a bomb blast on a packed London Underground train on Friday.Passengers were seen badly burnt and covered in blood after the “terrorist incident” which police said......
North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan and into the Pacific on Friday, responding to new UN sanctions with what appeared to be its furthest-ever missile flight amid high tensions over its......
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the review petitions filed by deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his children and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar against the apex court's Panama Papers judgement......
PESHAWAR: In the last decade since the motorway surfaced along Hargoni village, where Noor Rehman grew old cultivating land, unplanned development has crept into the lives of farmers like him in ways......
KOHAT: The college lecturers took out rallies in Kohat, Timergara and Lakki Marwat against the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s plan to privatise the government colleges and put them under the board......
ISLAMABAD: The multiparty conference held on Thursday to demand the swift merger of Fata with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa not only exposed the lack of coherence among stakeholders, but also saw some of the......
ISLAMABAD: A retired army officer, who served with the country’s premier intelligence agency, has gone missing from the federal capital.On the complaint of Mohammad Shamal Khan, the elder brother of......
ISLAMABAD: Raabta, a public diplomacy initiative, was launched on Thursday with great fanfare at the Serena Hotel.British High Commissioner Thomas Drew delivered the keynote address, while Foreign......
Corporal punishment still in practiceSchools run by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) still subject students to corporal punishment, even though the practice is prohibited according to......
ISLAMABAD: Gallery6 on Thursday held a preview of an exhibition titled ‘The Onrushing-1” which will formally open on Friday and which includes the works of new artists.This is the first exhibition of......
LAHORE: Both Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri on Thursday termed the Punjab Assembly resolution supporting former prime minister Nawaz Sharif a conspiracy against Constitution, country and the judiciary,......
LAHORE: Both the PML-N and PTI have started spending hefty amounts to buy votes fearing defeat in NA-120 by-poll, alleged PPP candidate Faisal Mir here on Thursday.He alleged the PML-N was offering......
LAHORE: Women are going to play an important role in the by-election for National Assembly constituency NA-120, Lahore -III, as all three major contestants in the race are focusing female......
Faith in Punjab seems to have an intrusive presence. Most of Punjab’s Muslims wear their faith on their sleeve in an ostentatious display of what is perceived to be piety.Badgered by the religious......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Thursday that the escape of two undertrial prisoners from the Central Jail Karachi in June was the result of criminal negligence by jail......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday expressed grave concern over the failure of the provincial and federal authorities in tracking down “missing persons” and observed that it was the prime......
KARACHI: The National Museum of Pakistan saw much activity on Thursday with the unveiling of a project spearheaded by IAmKarachi to make art more accessible.Titled Munaqqash (painted or coloured),......
KARACHI: Day 2 of the ongoing Fashion Pakistan Week being held here showcased designs by Sanam Chaudhri, Wardha Saleem, Emraan Rajput, Sadaf Malaterre, HEM and Deepak Perwani.Sanam Chaudhri opened......
KARACHI: A giant blue whale has recently been spotted along with its baby off Churna Island, Balochistan, the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) reported on Thursday.This was the first live......
MIRPURKHAS: A large number of lady health workers (LHWs) held a demonstration outside the local press club demanding disbursement of their three months’ salaries and other dues.The demonstration was......
DADI Lilawati — who had already earned the name and fame of a legendary figure in the education sector long before she died in Hyderabad on Wednesday night at the age of 101 — had been a source of......
YANGON: If there’s one thing that unites Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the army that once tried to crush her, and the majority of people in mostly Buddhist Myanmar, it is their vehement dislike of the......
JERUSALEM: The bespectacled man with two pens in his shirt pocket and a black skullcap atop grey hair points to his computer screen and explains an epic project spanning generations.Gabriel Birnbaum,......
NASIRIYAH: Gunmen and suicide car bombers on Thursday killed at least 52 people including Iranians near the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, in an attack claimed by the militant Islamic State......
GENEVA: An invasive beetle has driven North America’s most widespread ash tree towards extinction, conservationists said on Thursday, also warning of dramatic declines among several African antelope......
SYDNEY: A feather from one of the most elusive birds in the world has been found in South Australia, the first proof in more than a century that it lives there, wildlife experts said on Thursday.The......
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was “fairly close” to finalising a deal with Democrats allowing young immigrants to remain in the United States, antagonising anti-immigration......
ANKARA: Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Thursday held talks in Turkey with the emirate’s chief ally President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his first visit abroad since the start of a......
NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that Rohingya refugees were “a threat to national security”, pushing back against condemnation of its plans to deport them.India’s......
COPENHAGEN: A Norwegian archaeologist says a well-preserved, if rusty, iron sword dating to the Viking era has been found in southern Norway.Lars Holger Piloe says the nearly three-foot sword was......
AHMEDABAD: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday inaugurated India’s first bullet train project — a $19 billion line in the home state of Indian leader Narendra Modi intended to revitalise......
LAHORE: Batting great Zaheer Abbas has praised the role of the International Cricket Council (ICC) for helping the game’s authorities in Pakistan in their efforts aimed at reviving international......
LAHORE: South African batting maestro Hashim Amla is overwhelmed by the tremendous response he and his team-mates of the ICC World XI squad have received during their landmark visit to Pakistan for......
LAHORE: Former Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis was on Thursday announced as Islamabad United’s bowling coach for the third edition of HBL Pakistan Super League, while the former national team......
LONDON: Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a brace on his return from suspension for Real Madrid, as Tottenham Hotspur ended their Wembley jinx and Liverpool were held on their Champions League comeback on......
ISLAMABAD: The tremendous efforts made by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in reviving international cricket in the country deserve high praise indeed and they are finally bearing fruit with the......
PARIS: Yannick Noah’s France take on star-starved Serbia and 28-time champions Australia face Belgium in the Davis Cup semi-finals this weekend.Lucas Pouille leads hosts France into battle in Lille......
KARACHI: Giant fast bowler Mohammad Irfan, who completed the period of his six-month PCB ban here on Thursday, is hoping that the ban will now be lifted and expressed hope to play the T20 match......
SINGAPORE: Sebastian Vettel on Thursday warned he was in for a close fight with Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes at the Singapore Grand Prix, despite his peerless record and Ferrari’s supposed superiority......
KARACHI: City School DK beat Dawood Public School 2-0 , Aga Khan Garden beat DA Naleem High 2-1, DAMHS IV beat Aga Khan Kharadar 2-0 while CJM Black beat SMS Aga Khan Kareemabad 2-1 to enter the......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday decided in principle to expand incentive package for exporters and allowed subsidised export of half a million tonnes of sugar at the rate of Rs10.70 per kg.The......
KARACHI: The FTSE, an international company specialising in index calculation, is set to include five additional stocks from Pakistan in its Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index with effect from Sept 18 — a......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has identified 200,906 employees of 54 top companies across the country who vanished from the tax net in the past one year — reflecting poor tax......
KARACHI: The government drastically reduced borrowing from the central bank in the first two months of 2017-18, causing a slowdown in the contraction of broad money.The government borrowed Rs115......
KARACHI: The KSE-100 index extended gains for the third session in a row on Thursday adding 373 points (0.88 per cent) to close at 42,684 points.Market opened sideways. However, it gradually inched......
KARACHI: The retail price of onion has come down to Rs70 per kg, following a drop in its wholesale price to Rs40-50 per kg in last few days.After frequently crawling up from Rs30 per kg initially, 10......
GENEVA: The world economy, stunted by years of austerity and growing inequality, needs a global “New Deal”, inspired by policies that helped Europe rebound after World War II, the UN said......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan has introduced new penalty structure to align the existing regime for cash processing functions.In a circular issued on Thursday, the central bank stated that in......
KARACHI: Attracted by falling cotton prices, spinners rushed back to replenish their stocks on Thursday. Falling cotton prices the world over influenced trading in a similar fashion.At the outset,......
LONDON: Gold steadied above an earlier two-week low on Thursday as the dollar softened despite strong US consumer inflation data, which could allow further interest rate increases from the Federal......
KHOBAR: Saudi Arabia is expected to launch a tender process for its first nuclear reactors as early as next month and will reach out to potential vendors from countries including South Korea, France......
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal told the Senate on Thursday that it was the responsibility of the provincial governments to keep an eye out for and take action against banned outfits in the......
ISLAMABAD: A move is under way to replace Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah with Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi.The move has......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday failed to secure the passage of the long-awaited Right of Access to Information Bill 2017 from the National Assembly for a second consecutive day due to a lack......
KARACHI: With the concurrent list abolished in the wake of the adoption of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, the Sindh government has drafted a law to regulate registration of newspapers, news......
WASHINGTON: Pakistan and India concluded the first day of their two-day talks on Thursday on a long-standing water dispute — maintaining a spirit of goodwill demonstrated in the last round.The talks......
NOWSHERA: The Afghan Taliban have announced that they would support Pakistan against any threat by the Trump administration, pledging to stand by the government in case of any aggressive design......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif to have trust in the court which had always come to his rescue in the past.“There is no need to get apprehensive......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States at a tripartite meeting on Thursday vowed to eliminate the militant Islamic State group — also known by its Arabic acronym Daesh — from the......
QUETTA: The time is not far away when Balochistan will become the most prosperous province of Pakistan, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said while inaugurating the 300km Kachhi canal project in......
KARACHI: It was the early ’70s. A group of seven or eight young men decided to catch a movie at Capri Cinema. Seeing the long queue at the box office, one of them decided to push his way to the front......
SIALKOT: A woman was killed and three people were injured on Thursday when Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) resorted to unprovoked mortar shelling on villages along the Sialkot Working......
SOME of the responses to the online version of a recent article I wrote on the PML-N government’s misguided economic policies (Burying Dar-nomics) threw into sharp relief the need for challenging the......
THE road to normality is paved with sighs and grimaces. A Lahore in hectic mode today is a testament to this truth. There is an election to be taken care of. At the same time, a cricket series has to......
NEARLY 60 years ago, an epic Partition novel was published in India. It became an instant hit. Jhutha Sach narrated poignantly the epochal events of the time. Its author, Yashpal, a communist......
BY-ELECTION results should not be over-analysed. With low turnouts and given that these are typically low-stake contests, by-elections often produce outcomes that are a poor guide to what happens in......
