A teenage domestic helper was found hanged inside a home in Karachi's Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Saturday, with police and medical officialsThe officials said Fatima, 17, was found hanged......
A civil judge in Dadu ordered a man found guilty of selling drugs to sweep and pray five times a day at a mosque in Benazirabad as punishment for one year.Judge Gul Mohammad Brohi warned the guilty......
In a press release posted on its website, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the game's global governing body, has congratulated Pakistan "for the successful staging of the Pakistan versus the......
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina headed for the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Saturday to plead for global help coping with the Rohingya crisis, as the numbers seeking refuge in her......
On September 17 the polls will open for the coveted NA-120 seat left vacant by the disqualification of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.As the campaigning draw to an end, and the constituency......
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah on Saturday said that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) are democratically entitled to elect a......
Sehwan police on Saturday claimed to have arrested one of the main accused in the murder of Tania Khaskheli from the Darejo area of Balochistan.Last Saturday — according to Tania's father, Ghulam......
The much-awaited NA-120 by-election is just a day away, and the frenzy surrounding it is almost palpable. The election, scheduled for Sept 17, is being held for the seat vacated by former prime......
The Supreme Court has admitted for hearing a petition against a Lahore High Court (LHC) decision to dismiss applications challenging the candidature of PML-N candidate Kulsoom Nawaz for the NA-120......
Last year, Behram Baig left his job at a large corporation in Karachi and moved back home to the Passu Valley to start a new life: promoting the use of sea buckthorn.Baig wanted to tell people about......
A mother in Thailand called for help when she discovered the culprit behind the killing of her cat — a python which was hiding under her son’s bed.Thanapoom Lekyen, said she found her family’s kitten......
On Sunday morning my mother and I set out for the busy streets of Saddar to buy clothes for a wedding. The roads were jammed with cars and there was a flood of people. The journey was long and......
Most people are familiar with the name William Shakespeare, but few young readers have read any of his plays, even in the most summarised form. But that’s okay for they have their whole life ahead to......
The art of public speaking can do wonders for you as a student or a professional. Speaking the right words, with the appropriate facial expressions at the right time not only adds value to your......
“Mum! Where is my doll,” asked Asma, immediately after coming from school and searching her own room.“Which one?” asked her mother from the kitchen.“The one that dad recently gave me on my birthday,”......
School supplies should be simple. Never try to buy expensive things to impress your friends or classfellows. Simple things can be made special by a little creativity, so today we are going to make......
Iran out of the car with my cousin, Zainab as soon as I saw the water, green as an emerald and as clear as glass.As soon as my legs touched the water, Zainab casually said, “Why are our parents so......
Words are very powerful — so become empowered by enhancing your vocabulary!FreecycleVerb (with object)Definition: Give away (something used or unwanted), as opposed to selling it or throwing it away,......
WHEN you have very low expectations of somebody, you are unlikely to be surprised or disappointed when the person fails to deliver.But even with this minimal bar, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, our......
ON July 18, 1948, home minister Vallabhbhai Patel wrote to Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the Hindu Mahasabha leader who set up the BJP’s ancestor Jan Sangh, on the RSS and the Mahasabha’s role in Gandhi’s......
IT may have been an abortive attempt, given that it had to be abandoned due to the outrage expressed in the media, but that someone in the corridors of power was willing to make a crude, sinister......
THE National Accountability Bureau ran a campaign ‘Say no to corruption’, hanging banners, sending text messages with the slogan and setting up 42,000 character-building societies (in all......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa finance department on Friday withdrew the ‘additional austerity measures’ notified just three days ago.A notification issued here said the additional austerity......
We, some of the oldest trees still standing our ground in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, wish to make a petition to the people of this province. We have come to know that the population of the province, where......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday admitted for regular hearing a petition filed against two ridesharing services.Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani issued notices to the authorities......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and PPP on Friday staged separate protests against the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) decision to not allow utility connections to new houses in......
“I came to Islamabad 20 years ago from Sheikhupura. I worked as a tenant at the farm of a landlord but I could not manage to run my household. So I decided to shift to Islamabad where I started......
ISLAMABAD: Women parliamentarians should not accept to be a state minister, said Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday, saying that women being appointed state ministers is just another way of showing they......
ISLAMABAD: On Friday night, Lok Virsa opened its doors to pay tribute to Aziz Mian Qawwal with a qawwali steeped in Sufi devotional music and a euphoric environment.“This is how it should be. Every......
LAHORE: The Punjab government has banned foreign visits and treatment abroad on state expenses by any minister, MPA or official.It has also slapped ban on recruitment against vacant posts and upgrade......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to make all unverified votes of NA-120 public before the start of polling process for the......
LAHORE: All three judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) full bench that dismissed, with a majority decision, the petitions against the candidature of the PML-N’s Kulsoom Nawaz had a unanimous view......
KARACHI: Ali Akbar Shah Goth and 100-Quarters in Arakanabad are the biggest dwellings of Rohingya Muslims in Pakistan though few will admit they are originally from Myanmar.Since they all first......
KARACHI: After a slow start and picking up pace on Day 2, Fashion Pakistan Week ‘17 Winter Festive more than redeemed itself with fashion week stalwarts Adnan Pardesy, Maheen Khan and a grand finale......
DADU: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday visited the venue of what he described as the “historic public meeting” to be held on Saturday near Dadu’s New Sabzi Mandi along the Dadu-Larkana......
BERLIN: Qatar’s ruling emir met German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday on his first trip abroad since a diplomatic crisis erupted between the tiny Gulf nation and its neighbours, and the German......
WASHINGTON: An 11-year-old boy earned a “great job” and a high five from US President Donald Trump for mowing the White House lawn on Friday.Frank Giaccio, from Falls Church, Virginia, wrote the......
MOSCOW: Austrian artist Leopold Kessler has built a car ramp, strong enough to hold a jeep, leading up to the window of a Soviet-era apartment in Russia’s remote ‘Jewish Autonomous Republic’ of......
CAPE CANAVERAL: Nasa’s famed Cassini spacecraft disintegrated in the skies above Saturn early on Friday in a final, fateful blaze of cosmic glory, following a remarkable journey of 20......
UNDER a broiling hot midday sun on the south Lebanese-Israeli border this summer, an extraordinary and very angry meeting took place between two major generals: the 60-year-old Irish UN force......
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LONDON: Alexis Sanchez scored a stunning goal as Arsenal recovered from a goal down to beat FC Cologne 3-1 after crowd disturbances, while AC Milan’s new signing Andre Silva scored a hat-trick in a......
SINGAPORE: Daniel Ricciardo put on a dazzling display under the floodlights to go fastest ahead of team-mate Max Verstappen, as Red Bull showed they might have the form to contend for victory at the......
LAHORE: Fantastic batting by opener Ahmed Shehzad backed up by excellent bowling and fielding helped Pakistan beat the World XI in the last T20 match by 33 runs and wrap up the three-match T20 series......
LAHORE: Unlike the first two matches of the Independence Cup, the series decider between Pakistan and the World XI received a highly encouraging response from the country’s cricket-crazy fans here at......
LAHORE: Former Pakistan captains Shahid Afridi and Misbah-ul-Haq were both present at the Gaddafi Stadium for the third match of the Independence Cup on Friday and received a lap of honour on......
LAHORE: Terming the security arrangements for the Independence Cup T20 matches in Lahore amazing, former New Zealand cricketer Grant Elliott hopes to see the return of Test cricket to Pakistan.“My......
ISLAMABAD: Veterans Aqeel Khan and Aisam-ul-Haq won their singles matches to give Pakistan an impressive 2-0 lead over Thailand in their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group II final here at the Pakistan......
CHESTER-LE-STREET: England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan is keen to see how his side fares against an “experienced” West Indies team in the one-off Twenty20 International here on Saturday.The......
LAHORE: Former Pakistan Test all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has quit the Afghanistan’s T20 league and plans to return to Pakistan after a deadly suicide attack near a cricket stadium in Kabul.According to......
ISLAMABAD: Petrol stations started drying up on Friday as stocks plummeted to a critical level.A shortage of petrol looms amidst a spike in consumption, fewer imports, transportation challenges and......
KARACHI: China agreed to address major concerns of Pakistan about the preference erosion of its exports and meaningful market access during the latest round of negotiations over the China-Pakistan......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports of services recorded a growth of 15.32 per cent year-on-year to $403.71 million in the first month of the current fiscal year, the Pakistan Bureaus of Statistics said......
KARACHI: Exports grew 13.2 per cent in the last three months, indicating that their declining trend has finally reversed, State Bank of Pakistan Governor Tariq Bajwa said while addressing a......
KARACHI: Importers are no more required to submit original shipping and transport documents to the authorised dealers for payments against imports made on an open-account basis, said a circular......
ISLAMABAD: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGP) has criticised the findings of an independent consultant appointed by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on gas losses.The company claimed that......
KARACHI: Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) on Friday announced that its profit jumped 107 per cent to Rs35.7 billion for the year ended June 30, 2017 translating into earnings per share at Rs18.10......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday tabled in the National Assembly a bill aimed at extending jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to the Federally Administered Tribal......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is likely to meet US Vice President Mike Pence on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session in New York, a senior official said on......
LAHORE: Invoking the Supreme Court’s observation that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was acting like a “Sicilian Mafia”, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said the Election......
WASHINGTON: As Pakistan and India concluded their two-day water talks here on Friday, the World Bank, which is mediating the talks, said the meetings were part of a process to safeguard benefits of......
ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee on Friday passed the Election Bill 2017 with some changes, after rejecting an amendment seeking to take away the powers of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to......
ISLAMABAD: Sharing his observations on jolts to democracy in Pakistan, Senate chairman Raza Rabbani on Friday said it was a walk-up call for the government to learn from its past mistakes and give......
LONDON: A black dot on a third-century manuscript has been identified by Oxford University as the first recorded use of the mathematical symbol for ‘zero’, 500 years earlier than previously......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ordered the Islamabad Capital Police to arrest Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and present him before it on Sept 25.In a......
LONDON: A home-made bomb on a packed rush-hour commuter train in London engulfed a carriage in flames and injured 29 people on Friday in Britain’s fifth major terrorism incident this year, but......
Iceland's prime minister on Friday called for a second snap election in less than a year after a party quit the coalition government because he hid his father's involvement in seeking a clean record......
A 27-year-old woman was arrested in Karachi's Sikanderabad area on Friday for allegedly murdering her husband's second wife, police said.Newlywed Fatima, 17, was asleep in her home when Shahnaz......
