Karachi police on Tuesday registered a case against PPP MPA Tariq Masood Arain and more than 12 armed guards over charges of attempted murder as the lawmaker's guards allegedly assaulted a security......
Russia on Tuesday accused United States-backed rebels in Syria of targeting regime forces to try to halt their advance against fighters of the militant Islamic State group around the city of Deir......
Hamas has invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to send officials to Gaza to resume control of the coastal enclave seized by the Islamist group a decade ago.Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh made the......
Three security officials were injured when a vehicle belonging to security forces hit a landmine in Kurram Agency on Tuesday, sources in the political administration said.The injured were shifted to......
United States (US) President Donald Trump, in a combative debut speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), threatened the “total destruction'” of North Korea if it does not abandon its......
Law enforcement authorities from civil and military institutions on Tuesday participated in a high-level meeting held at the Corps Headquarters Karachi to review security arrangements for the month......
Nawaz Sharif "should not be a part of political and personal victimisation in the garb of accountability" nor should he appear before accountability courts, his daughter, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, said in......
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Tuesday claimed to have picked up two suspected target killers allegedly belonging to banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) from Karachi.In a press......
Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Tuesday termed United States (US) President Donald Trump's refusal to meet Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in New York over the pretext of being busy as......
Four Pakistani American students from Rutgers University in New Jersey won the prestigious Hult Prize award on Sunday, securing $1 million in startup capital for their business, Roshni Rides.Gia......
Volumes surged at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 412 points, or 0.96 per cent, to close at 43,253.KSE-100 index began higher than Monday but lost......
REYKJAVIK: Iceland’s president agreed on Monday to dissolve parliament and set new legislative elections for Oct 28 after the collapse of the country’s centre-right government.“I’ve accepted the......
A four-member medical team from Civil Hospital in Karachi on Tuesday set aside an earlier medical report after it determined that a teenage girl found hanged inside a home in Karachi's Defence......
In a bill tabled in the National Assembly on Tuesday, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has sought the distribution of the National Finance Commission (NFC) award between districts on the basis of......
Dystopian themes have always been popular amongst mass media consumers, whether it is a setting for a novel à la Hunger Games, or the premise of widely acclaimed television shows or films.There is no......
At least two policemen, a Rangers official and a factory worker lost their lives on Tuesday when a large cache of explosive material was accidentally triggered at a cement factory in Sukkur while......
Hurricane Maria smashed into the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica on Tuesday, with its prime minister describing devastating damage as winds and rain from the powerful storm also hit territories......
The Sindh High Court on Tuesday directed Inspector General of Sindh Police A.D. Khawaja to provide protection to the parents of Tania Khaskheli, a 19-year-old who was allegedly murdered by an......
Former England football captain Rio Ferdinand confirmed on Tuesday that he will train to become a professional boxer with the ultimate aim of challenging for a title belt.The 38-year-old former......
Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday said Pakistan needs to bring its house in order before asking the world for investment.Speaking at a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor related seminar, Iqbal......
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Haripur on Tuesday indicted 57 people in the Mashal Khan lynching case, DawnNews reported.Strict security measures were in place in the vicinity of Haripur jail where......
Ford Motor and India's Mahindra Group have announced they will work together in a fresh partnership as the US giant looks to boost its presence in one of the world's fastest growing auto markets.The......
Spain's Interior Ministry on Tuesday said that the police have arrested a Pakistani man suspected of "promoting terrorism and militant propaganda" on social media networks.A ministry statement said......
A photo montage published by Al-Qaeda to mark the 16th anniversary of 9/11 shows the face of Osama bin Laden in the flames of the Twin Towers.At his side is his son Hamza, the “crown prince of......
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday gave former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and other family members another seven days to appear before the accountability court in connection with......
Out of the 43 candidates that contested NA-120 by-elections on Sunday, 41 will have to forego the security deposit submitted with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as they all failed to......
KARACHI: British-Pakistan actor Riz Ahmed made history on Sunday night by becoming the first male actor of Asian descent to win an Emmy for acting.Ahmed was nominated for his role in HBO’s The Night......
The estranged lawmaker of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Ayesha Gulalai, on Tuesday rejected all the allegations levelled against her by the party as she submitted a reply before the Election......
In her much-anticipated address, Aung San Suu Kyi said on Tuesday that she does not fear global scrutiny over the Rohingya crisis, pledging to hold rights violators to account and to resettle some of......
ISLAMABAD: An audit report presented to the National Assembly has revealed serious irregularities in the accounts and administrative affairs of Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and......
ISLAMABAD: The lights of Peshawar Mor Interchange have been switched off for the last several days, and the civic bodies of both Rawalpindi and Islamabad have been trying to shift blame onto the......
ISLAMABAD: More than 40 short films were screened on the first day of the three-day Asia Peace Film Festival at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) on Monday.Each of the five sessions on......
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) on Monday launched a series of programmes titled “Craft is knowledge” with an aim to revive some of the traditional......
LAST month, President Trump announced his Afghanistan and South Asia policy. Pakistan was given a strong warning to stop providing safe havens to militants, including the Afghan Taliban/ Haqqani......
MIANWALI: Just like armed forces’ fund raising ventures, the Mianwali police have come up with a plan to open the ‘Police Educator Public School and College’ by utilising its District Police Welfare......
KARACHI: Another provincial lawmaker belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan left his party and joined the Pak Sarzameen Party on Monday — a move described by MQM-P chief Dr Farooq Sattar......
KARACHI: After the onion crisis, consumers now have to brave high prices of tomato which is available for Rs160 per kg in the retail market as price regulators watch helplessly from the......
KARACHI: While expressing its displeasure over performance of the National Accountability Bureau in concluding inquiry into a multibillion rupee corruption case in the irrigation department, the......
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan established All India Muhammadan Educational Congress, later renamed as All India Muslim Educational Conference (AIMEC), in 1886, with the aims of bringing the Muslims of India......
DADU: Aggrieved parents of Tania Khaskheli, who was killed by an influential landlord in Jhangara-Bajara town near Sehwan nine days ago, have demanded arrest of all suspects involved in the......
ST. LOUIS: More than 80 people were arrested on Sunday night as protests in St Louis over the acquittal of a white policeman who had shot a black man turned violent for a third night running.Police......
MANIKJOR CHHORA (Bangladesh): Ripon Chakma’s octogenarian parents were visiting the village of Manikjor Chhora in the southeast of Bangladesh for a religious ceremony when the arson attack took place......
NAIROBI: The British gave up their last colonies in Africa half a century ago. But they left their wigs behind.Not just any wigs. They are the long, white, horsehair locks worn by high court judges......
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s supreme court on Monday ordered the suspension of a Sept 25 referendum on the independence of Iraqi Kurdistan, as legal and political pressure mounted on the Kurds to call off the......
YANGON: Pressure grew on Myanmar on Monday as a rights group urged world leaders to impose sanctions on its military, which is accused of driving out more than 410,000 Rohingya Muslims in an......
UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump conceded on Monday that the United Nations has helped advance “noble goals” in “so many ways” but regretted that it has not yet reached its full potential......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s anti-corruption tribunal will announce its short verdict against batsman Khalid Latif in the spot-fixing case here on Wednesday.A PCB official has confirmed that......
MANCHESTER: West Indies captain Jason Holder has backed the returning Chris Gayle to make a big impact in the One-day International series against England starting this week as the two-time World Cup......
CHENNAI: Australia were undone by spin in the first One-day International but skipper Steve Smith has warned his side need to be ready for India’s other bowling weapons.The tourists were frustrated......
MADRID: Real Madrid put their title defence back on track with a comfortable 3-1 win over Real Sociedad at Anoeta on Sunday, despite missing several key players.Sociedad defender Kevin Rodrigues......
PARIS: Star forwards Neymar and Edinson Cavani argued over who should take a penalty kick as Paris St Germain extended their perfect Ligue 1 record to six matches with a hard-fought 2-0 win over......
STOCKPORT: Former England captain Wayne Rooney pleaded guilty to drunk driving on Monday, leading to a court imposing a two-year driving ban and ordering him to perform 100 hours of unpaid community......
BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund thumped Cologne 5-0 on Sunday, their haul including a goal and penalty awarded with help from the video assistant referee (VAR), to leave their opponents bottom of the......
PARIS: David Goffin and Steve Darcis won their reverse singles matches as Belgium came from behind to defeat 28-time champions Australia 3-2 in the Davis Cup semi-finals on Sunday, setting up a title......
TOKYO: Former world No.1 Angelique Kerber thrashed Japan’s Naomi Osaka 6-3, 6-4 at the Pan Pacific Open women’s tournament here on Monday to avenge a humiliating loss at the US Open.Frenchwoman......
KARACHI: The Bank of China (BoC) has been allowed to commence banking business in the country, said the State Bank on Monday.This is the second Chinese bank which has been allowed to operate in......
KARACHI: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows jumped by 155 per cent to $457.2 million during the first two months of this fiscal year against $179.4m in the corresponding period of last......
KARACHI: The country produced 2.36 million bales of cotton up to Sept 15, the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) said on Monday.Ginners are currently holding around 445,000 bales from the new......
ISLAMABAD: The approval of National Water Policy, initially finalised in 2002, has been delayed once again even though all the provinces had broadly reached a consensus document.Informed sources......
ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom reiterated its commitment on Monday to retain duty-free access for Pakistan on the pattern of European Generalised System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) scheme after Brexit......
ISLAMABAD: The Planning Commission has initiated the process to launch a project for developing Gwadar as an integrated ‘smart port city’.The plan aims to leverage information technology-based......
KARACHI: Amidst widely circulating complaints from the business community that the government of China has been tightening visa rules for Pakistanis, the embassy has emphasised that it views growing......
LAHORE: The three-day 18th International Textile Asia Exhibition concluded with $375 million worth of Chinese investment in Pakistan, pledged through several memorandum of understanding’s (MoUs)......
WASHINGTON: Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said Brexit was likely to push up Britain’s inflation rate and he reiterated the central bank’s new view that interest rates are likely to rise in the......
ONE doesn’t have to be a music scholar to figure out the difference between a Vedic chant, which has a cadence, and a Gregorian chant, which doesn’t. But, as I learnt last week, you could do with......
ISLAMABAD: The government faced embarrassment in the National Assembly again on Monday when it failed to ensure a quorum for the fifth consecutive day.The lack of the required 86-member quorum in the......
TAXILA: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Monday installed a fighter trainer aircraft, FT-5, at a park in recognition of the services of Capt Asfandyar Bokhari for the nation and the PAF on his second......
QUETTA: Heirs of slain traffic warden Haji Attaullah on Monday demanded that the murder trial of MPA Majeed Achakzai be held in Islamabad due to security concerns.Talking to reporters outside the......
ISLAMABAD: Nearly a decade after former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari finally became a party to his wife’s murder......
ISLAMABAD: Justice Aamer Farooq of the Islamabad High Court on Monday referred to the chief justice for constitution of a larger bench a petition filed by a politician of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf......
ISLAMABAD: The opposition in the Senate on Monday rejected the provisional results of census as flawed, raising questions over authenticity of the exercise which showed population of Lahore more than......
UNITED NATIONS: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will highlight the Kashmir and Rohingya issues in his address to the 72nd United Nations General Assembly and is likely to use his interactions......
LAHORE: Shagufta's tuition class is busy studying, the only sound being that of the whirring fan above and the steady hum of the students reading in a low voice. Two of the children are recent school......
LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz and her husband retired Captain Muhammad Safdar left for London on Monday, a day before they were scheduled to appear before......
ISLAMABAD: Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday said he wanted enhanced interaction with parliament.He was responding to questions raised by members of defence committees of the National......
LAHORE: Results of Sunday’s by-election in the National Assembly constituency NA-120 (Lahore-III) have sprung up some surprises, with two candidates backed by religious parties finishing third and......
Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua "conveyed Pakistan's viewpoint" on the recent US policy announcement pertaining to Afghanistan in a meeting with the United States Undersecretary of State Tom Shannon......
Several Karachi Central Jail officials, including a jail superintendent, have been booked on charges of aiding the escape of two high-profile Lahskar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants, Additional Inspector......
