India's foreign minister took a swipe at Pakistan on Saturday, telling the United Nations (UN) that Islamabad had given the world "terrorists" while India was producing top-notch doctors and......
Senior Sindh Minister for Food Nisar Khuhro on Saturday urged the judiciary to ensure former president Pervez Musharraf's arrest in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case.The PPP minister also asked......
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday announced its intention to challenge the Election Bill 2017 in court.Yesterday, the Senate passed the bill after rejecting a key amendment proposed by......
A 22-year old girl was killed and her younger sibling and another teenaged boy were wounded in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Saturday due to “unprovoked” Indian firing across the Line of Control......
The Punjab Government on Saturday demanded that the Lahore High Court (LHC) discard the single-member bench's decision to make public a contentious inquiry report regarding the Model Town tragedy.On......
Late Baloch politician Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri's son, Nawabzada Gazeen Marri, was remanded to Levies custody on Saturday for five days in connection with a murder case by a court in Quetta.Gazeen......
Afghan Counsel General Abdul Wahid Pohan on Saturday rejected the impression that India's growing interest in Afghanistan has had an affect the Pak-Afghan relationship.While speaking at an event......
Incidents of terrorism and target killing in Karachi have registered a 98 per cent and 97pc drop under the National Action Plan (NAP), according to an Interior Ministry document on NAP implementation......
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Two young women were killed by their father "in the name of honour" in Peshawar's Achar Kali area on September 20, police said on Saturday.According to Bala Mani Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)......
United States (US) President Donald Trump says National Football League (NFL) owners should fire players who kneel during the national anthem. He's also encouraging spectators to walk out in......
Indian Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi says he is hugely disappointed with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's stand on the Rohingya issue, calling it among this “era's biggest humanitarian......
The funeral prayers of lieutenant Arsalan Alam were offered in the Peshawar Garrison an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release said on Saturday.The funeral was attended by the Khyber......
In the ongoing disqualification case against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan in the Supreme Court (SC), petitioner and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi on......
The Pakistan Navy successfully test-fired an anti-ship missile from its Sea King helicopter in northern Arabian Sea on Saturday.Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah witnessed the......
Wahab Riaz has been added back to the team for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq announced as he revealed the squad for the......
The winner of Turkey's national beauty pageant was on Friday forced to hand back her crown hours after winning, over a tweet relating to the failed coup that was deemed offensive.Itir Esen, 18, won......
Kids today are smart enough to know how to use a smartphone and iPad before they know how to take their first step or hold a pencil. But as they grow a little older, do they remain as smart as they......
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A dozen monkeys suffered simultaneous heart attacks when they were ‘scared to death’ by a roaring tiger, it has been claimed.Locals were initially baffled after the dead monkeys were discovered in a......
Raheem was breathless from running all the way from his home to school. He was panting hard near the school gate when his friend Ali joined him and asked, “Why don’t you just take the bus? Instead of......
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INDIAN Kashmir recently suffered the visits of three delegations, none of which offered even a glimmer of hope. Each showed that it had nothing to offer the people beyond empty words. None offered a......
HOW the visionary leadership of this unfortunate security state experiments with the delicately balanced political system in the country in the quest for positive results can only be seen as an......
LAST week’s exposure of a terrorist hive inside Karachi University (KU) prompted a remediation proposal by the chairman of the Higher Education Commission. His solution: if parents “switch off TV and......
PESHAWAR: Fazal Ghani, 80, a resident of Hazarkhwani area comes every day and squats on footpath in Peshawar Saddar to sell miswak(dry tooth picks) to earn a humble livelihood for his old and sick......
GHALANAI: Several wells and water supply schemes have dried up because of the prolonged dry spell and depletion of water table in the hilly areas of tribal region, particularly the border areas of......
“I came to Islamabad from Misiari village in Murree 40 years ago. I started off as a cobbler. Initially I earned good money, but then it became difficult for me to live off repairing shoes. I turned......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed the police and top officials of the district administration of Islamabad to submit affidavits regarding the disappearance of an IT......
ISLAMABAD: More Muslims have been killed by Muslims in wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, compared to the casualties infour wars fought with India, former Awami National Party (ANP) senator Afrasiab......
FAISALABAD: Enraged students set six buses ablaze after a sophomore was fatally run over by a public transport vehicle on Sargodha Road on Friday.Haider Ali, a second-year student of the Government......
LAHORE: An exhibition of its own kind featuring cartoons by both seasoned and emerging cartoonists roped in a good number of visitors at Coopera Art Gallery, The Mall, on Friday.The group exhibition......
TOBA TEK SINGH: A compartment of a goods train derailed on Friday as a result of which rail traffic remained suspended for over four hours.The train was en route to Lahore from Karachi. When it......
LAHORE: Scores of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) activists and families of those killed in the Model Town incident staged a sit-in in front of the Civil Secretariat on Friday to get a copy of the......
DADU: An investigation team constituted by Sindh IGP A.D. Khowaja to probe the murder case of Tania Khaskheli recorded statements of the aggrieved family and eyewitnesses in Jhangara-Bajara town near......
KARACHI: After a detailed investigation into the escape of two hardcore Lashkar-i-Jhangvi militants from Karachi Central Prison in June, a team of investigators led by DIG Prisons retired Capt Pervez......
KARACHI: The city police authorities have decided to withdraw around 1,700 personnel from security of senior officials, politicians and VIPs in order to enhance security of Muharram-related mourning......
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party’s women wing and Peoples Youth staged a protest demonstration outside the Karachi Press Club on Friday against former president Gen Pervez Musharraf and Pakistan......
YANGON: The United States wants Myanmar to take urgent action to end violence in Rakhine state, where a military offensive has created a crisis that could jeopardise its economic and political......
BANGKOK: Four Thai army rangers were killed on Friday when a roadside bomb tore through their truck as they were securing a road for teachers, an army official said, the latest carnage in an......
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ARBIL: Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani insisted on Friday that a controversial Sept 25 independence referendum for his autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq will go ahead, even as......
MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt returned to Indian cinema screens on Friday in his first film since serving four years in prison for possessing weapons supplied by gangsters behind the 1993......
ABOARD ALEMDAR: In blazing sunlight, two dozen US and Turkish sailors on a Nato exercise lower an American diving bell from an advanced Turkish rescue ship, sending it deep under the Aegean Sea where......
TEHRAN: President Hassan Rouhani vowed on Friday that Iran would boost its missile capabilities despite warnings from Washington that it is ready to ditch a landmark nuclear deal over the issue.His......
LAHORE: While anticipating good competition even from a struggling Sri Lankan team in the UAE playing conditions during the forthcoming series, Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur believes there are......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to pursue compensation claim case against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) with the disputes resolution committee of the......
COLOMBO: Veteran Rangana Herath is relieved that he will not have to bowl at senior Pakistani duo of Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan any longer.While Younis is the only Pakistani to score more than......
MELBOURNE: Australia captain Steve Smith has accused his batsmen of “panicking” under pressure and demanded they show more starch after another collapse against India saw the side thrashed by 50 runs......
ASHGABAT (Turkmenistan): Ambreen Masih earned a third bronze medal in the wrestling competition at the fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games on Friday to take Pakistan’s medal haul up to......
KABUL: Band-e-Amir Dragons clinched the Shpageeza Cricket League here on Friday by edging past Mis Ainak Knights in a thrilling final over. With the match changing hands practically every over,......
TOKYO: Newly crowned world No.1 Garbine Muguruza trounced France’s Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the Pan Pacific Open here on Friday.Earlier, former No.1 Angelique Kerber won a......
BERLIN: Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge has the marathon world record firmly in his sights in Berlin on Sunday as he attempts a sub-two hour race.But he will have to outrun fellow record contenders Wilson......
KARACHI: Multan Sultans — the sixth franchise of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) — entered the fray here on Friday with an exciting launch of its logo and unveiling of its kit that symbolises......
MANCHESTER: Hughie Fury hopes to defy the odds after 17 months of inactivity and win a world heavyweight title from Joseph Parker for the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing.The English boxer......
FLORENCE: British Prime Minister Theresa May called for a two-year transition after Brexit on Friday in which Britain would largely maintain its current ties with Brussels, in a charm offensive......
KARACHI: With the implementation of a free trade agreement (FTA), which is about to be finalised, the bilateral trade between Pakistan and Thailand will be doubled.Speaking at the opening ceremony of......
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is in talks with two Chinese companies about investing up to $3 billion to build in a new refinery at its Chinese-controlled port, a top government official said on Friday.Sri......
ISLAMABAD: Amid strong opposition from three smaller provinces, the federal government is planning to establish an independent upstream petroleum-sector regulator to regulate oil and gas exploration......
KARACHI: Petrol sales hit a record high of 681,938 tonnes in August, according to an official of the Oil Companies Advisory Council.Petrol sales were 607,411 tonnes in May, a record that was broken......
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has approved ‘Look Africa Plan’ with stringent measures to boost bilateral trade between Pakistan and Africa in the upcoming years.The plan was approved by the......
LAHORE: Pakistan should sign Free Trade Agreements on a win-win basis to maintain balance of trade with other countries, Punjab Finance Minister Dr Ayesha Ghaus Pasha said on Friday.Addressing the......
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad has indicated that electronic voting machines (EVMs) and biometric verification machines will not be used in the......
GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan wildlife department on Friday auctioned permits for the hunting of 113 rare species under the trophy hunting programme 2017-18, with the hunting of endangered Astor......
KARACHI: To his foes, Ataullah is a reckless amateur who has brought misery to thousands of Rohingya after launching an insurgency in Myanmar.But to the supporters of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders noted on Friday that efforts were being made to bring back ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif into mainstream politics by amending laws. They also......
ISLAMABAD: An amendment to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act, 2013 came under fire on Friday when Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar regretted that the law seemed to have been made in haste......
KARACHI: The wife of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Kulsoom Nawaz, was discharged from a London hospital after her third surgery on Friday.The announcement was made in a tweet from her daughter......
UNITED NATIONS: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has rejected the suggestion that civil-military differences in Pakistan have weakened Pakistan’s influence in the international community.“There’s......
SEOUL: North Korea said on Friday it might test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean after President Donald Trump vowed to destroy the reclusive country, with leader Kim Jong-Un promising to make......
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved $114 million to expand support for families affected by militancy-related violence, improve child healthcare and establish systems for emergency response safety......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday passed an election bill after rejecting a key amendment proposed by the Pakistan Peoples Party to retain a controversial clause resurrected by retired Gen Pervez......
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) pasted two notices on the main gate of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s Jati Umra residence on Friday, restraining him from selling the......
UNITED NATIONS: In his first address to the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi highlighted Kashmir as a key dispute, refused to be a ‘scapegoat’ for Afghanistan and......
SIALKOT: As unprovoked shelling by Indian forces on border villages along the Sialkot Working Boundary continued for a second day and resulted in killing of two more civilians, Pakistan on Friday......
