A schoolteacher in Azad Jammu and Kashmir's Kotli district was booked under the Arms Act after police recovered a large cache of firearms from his residence near the Line of Control (LoC), an......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday said the United States (US) should stop trying to destroy the Taliban and instead talk to them with help from Pakistan.In an exclusive......
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday warned that "hostile agencies from abroad are trying to destabilise our country", days after a cross-border attack on a checkpost near......
A senior Education Ministry official in Saudi Arabia has been fired after high school students opened their textbooks to find an image of Yoda from the Star Wars films seated next to a Saudi king.The......
Four suspected militants were killed on Monday during operations conducted by the Frontier Corps Balochistan in various parts of the province, a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations......
A district and sessions court in Quetta on Monday granted interim bail to Gazeen Marri, the son of late Baloch politician Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri, in the murder case of Justice Nawaz Marri.Justice......
A police inquiry into the use of a Kashmiri man as a human shield by the Indian army on the day of by-polls in Srinagar has found that the man in question had, as he claimed, cast his vote before he......
A day after Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan called on the premier to hold early elections, his ally Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Senator Sirajul Haq — in apparent disagreement — asserted......
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday accused the security forces in Myanmar of waging a “Buddhist terror” against the Rohingya Muslim minority in the country, hundreds of thousands of......
At least 10 children have died, while dozens have been hospitalised in the past two weeks following a measles outbreak in the Mithoo gypsy colony near Kunri in Umerkot district.According to Sattar......
The visiting US commerce secretary told China's premier on Monday that the warm reception he received in Beijing “augurs very well” for Donald Trump's upcoming visit, amid tensions over trade and......
A father and son have been arrested in India for allegedly burning a woman alive over a soured relationship, authorities said on Monday.The 18-year-old was beaten by her former paramour and his......
An Egyptian believed to be the world's heaviest woman died on Monday morning of heart and kidney failure at an Abu Dhabi hospital.A team of more than 20 doctors had been caring for Eman Ahmed Abd El......
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) fell flat on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index losing 6.55 points to close at 42,744 after a volatile trading session.The index opened higher and surged past the......
Iraqi Kurds voted in an independence referendum on Monday as tensions rose with Baghdad and neighbouring countries over the historic vote.The referendum was proceeding peacefully but there were fears......
On the miles-long beach that makes Cox Bazaar Bangladesh's top tourist destination, thousands of people picnic and splash in the water.There are balloons and cotton candy for the kids, fried snacks......
US-led coalition strikes near the militant Islamic State (IS) group's Syrian stronghold Raqqa in March killed at least 84 civilians, including dozens of children, Human Rights Watch alleged......
The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights' Chairperson, Nasreen Jalil, on Monday accused law enforcement agencies of abducting people and "asked" them to to investigate the missing persons......
A wave of protests swept across the National Football League (NFL) on Sunday as United States (US) President Donald Trump escalated his feud with players who kneel during the US national anthem to......
The leader of Opposition in National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah disagreed with PTI chief Imran Khan’s calls for early elections and said the incumbent government must complete its five-year term.“I......
A wave of protests swept across the National Football League on Sunday as President Donald Trump escalated his feud with players who kneel during the US national anthem to draw attention to racial......
Iran has shut its border with Iraqi Kurdistan in response to its independence referendum, the foreign ministry said on Monday.“At the request of the Iraqi government, we have closed our land and air......
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday called a snap election, seeking a fresh term at the helm of the world's third-largest economy as tensions with nearby North Korea reach fever-pitch.Abe......
Scores of juvenile inmates, including killers and rapists, staged a mass breakout from a detention centre in eastern India after cutting through metal windows and gates, police said on......
Renowned Pakistan Movement worker Fatima Sughra died on Sunday night in Lahore after a protracted illness. She was 86.Her funeral prayers were offered on Monday after the Zuhr congregation. She was......
The Islamabad police on Monday registered a first investigation report (FIR) regarding the appearance of a flag supposedly belonging to the self-styled militant Islamic State (IS) group on the......
Kiwi coach Mark Coles has been appointed to coach the Pakistan women's cricket team ahead of their series against New Zealand women next month, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Najam Sethi......
A new full bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday started hearing multiple petitions concerning the 2014 Model Town tragedy after a previously-constituted bench recused itself from hearing......
Imran Khan's lawyer Babar Awan submitted the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) supremo's reply to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the contempt of court case on Monday. The election body, in......
President Donald Trump issued a new open-ended travel ban on Sunday that saw North Korea, Venezuela and Chad among a list of eight countries cited for poor security and lack of cooperation with US......
A masked gunman opened fire at a Nashville church in Tennessee on Sunday, walking silently down the aisle as he shot unsuspecting congregants. At least one person was killed and seven others wounded,......
COX’S BAZAR: Doctors treating some of the 429,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in recent weeks have seen dozens of women with injuries consistent with violent sexual......
WASHINGTON: Spiking nuclear tensions between the United States and North Korea showed little sign of abating on Sunday as Russia warned of a “very unpredictable nosedive” if Washington does not ease......
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar appeared before an accountability court on Monday to submit surety bonds worth Rs1 million to secure his bail, DawnNews reported.Earlier this month, National Accountability......
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan from London on Monday, putting to rest all speculation by political rivals.He had left for the UK about a month ago to see his wife Kulsoom......
An unnecessary and excessive attack by Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj against Pakistan at the UN General Assembly has drawn strong criticism from Pakistan. Ms Swaraj’s bizarre taunt and......
FEW children in Pakistan make it to school in the first place; if they do, many do not remain there. According to a report published by a subsidiary of the Ministry of Federal Education and......
IF the NA-120 by-election is a barometer for next year’s general elections, we should worry about female enfranchisement in Pakistan. This may seem a counterintuitive claim, given that the contest......
EXISTING research shows that while Pakistan has seen a considerable reduction in poverty, income and consumption inequality remains quite high. Today, the top 20 per cent households in the income......
IN recent days, following a tip from a discreet informant, two bodies were exhumed from a graveyard in Sherpao Colony, Karachi. A post-mortem examination conducted thereafter revealed that the two......
PESHAWAR: Poverty and parents’ lack of interest to enrol their children in schools are the main factors that are leading children to the workplace instead of schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according......
UPPER DIR: Six children of a family were burnt to death while a woman sustained injuries when a fire erupted in a house due to electric short circuit in far-flung Doogdara area of Upper Dir district......
ISLAMABAD: Amid strong opposition from two members, the CDA board has restored a commercial plot at D-12 Markaz to its former successful bidder after he failed to make the payments on time.Member......
RAWALPINDI: The local administration has started registering police cases against the residents in case a dengue larva is detected in their houses.Earlier, cases were registered against owners of......
ISLAMABAD: The European Union and WWF-Pakistan on Sunday joined hands to promote action on climate change by celebrating Climate Diplomacy Day in Islamabad.The event brought together people from all......
RAWALPINDI: The narrow streets of the downtown areas, especially in Bhabara Bazaar, Chittian Hattian, Bani Chowk and Saddar bazaar, have many caterers’ shops which are especially busy during......
Three national days in a rowNepal was the first in the row of three countries to celebrate its national day in Islamabad Serena Hotel last week. Ambassador Sewa Lamsal Adhikari hosted a large......
ISLAMABAD: A group of sharply-dressed men in three-piece suits, sporting bow-ties and cravats descended on F-9 park on Sunday for the third instalment of the Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride (DGR), an......
ISLAMABAD: The China Culture Centre hosted an exhibition of traditional Chinese clothes on Sunday at the National Art Gallery.“The clothes are bright and jubilant in colours with much attention to......
LAHORE: Bureaucracy in Punjab appears wary of the moves Mr Nawaz Sharif would make after his expected return to Pakistan on Monday, saying his [expected] defiant politics may create problems for the......
LAHORE: The prices of tomato registered an unprecedented increase in Lahore on Sunday as the vegetable was being sold between Rs200 and Rs260 a kilo in retail.The city government fixed per kilo price......
SIALKOT: The recent spate of shelling by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on border villages here has forced locals to sleep under the open sky in fields, as civilian population has been targeted......
LAHORE: Passionate souls make their way out with sheer dedication and great effort. Art of any sort, be it performing or visual, needs a great deal of commitment to reach a point where one starts......
FAISALABAD: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) suspended its three officials, including an assistant director, while the deputy commissioner launched an inquiry after three labourers working on a......
SAHIWAL: A widow has appealed to Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and regional police officer (RPO) to take steps for recovery of her eight-year-old son from two custodians of a madressah who are......
KARACHI: A fire engulfed three floors, including the ground floor, of a multi-storey building in Clifton on Sunday morning.Around a dozen fire engines belonging to Karachi Metropolitan Corporation......
KARACHI: A teenage domestic servant was found dead in his employer’s apartment in the Sharea Faisal area on Sunday, police said.They said that Sanaullah Murtaza, 16, was found hanging from the......
KARACHI: Just a day before the Muharram moon was officially sighted in Pakistan, the roads in Saddar were crowded with men, women and children of the Dawoodi Bohra community. They were all headed......
KARACHI: The sun is setting behind the silhouettes of the tall cranes in the port as I look to the horizon standing in Benazir Shaheed Park. The water the park has circumscribed glistens as if saying......
Translation is a thankless job: if you translate well, the credit goes to the original writer and you get a bit of praise, if at all. And if translation does not go well, as often is the case, a......
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan chief Dr Farooq Sattar said on Sunday that his party was not going to be merged with Mustafa Kamal-led Pak Sarzameen Party or Afaq Ahmed-led Mohajir Qaumi......
NAWABSHAH: More than 5,000 students took pre-entry test for admission to various disciplines in Nawabshah and Larkana campuses of the Quaid-i-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology......
JUST when we thought there were already too many wars and conflicts bubbling away, more threats to world peace keep emerging, stoked by irresponsible leaders. Anyone listening to some of the speeches......
PARIS: When Paris fashion week begins on Monday (today), it will do so in a city that is once again the undisputed fashion capital of the world.New York, Milan and London have all tried to take its......
ERBIL: Iraq’s Kurds will go ahead with a referendum on independence on Monday because partnership with Baghdad has failed, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani said on......
KABUL: A suicide bomber targeting a Nato convoy wounded three Afghan civilians in Kabul on Sunday morning without causing casualties among Danish troops on board, officials said.The Taliban claimed......
GENEVA: A Chinese vase valued between 500 and 800 Swiss francs has sold for a record five million Swiss francs, a Geneva auction house said.According to the catalogue, the vase, which is 60......
YANGON: Myanmar’s army said on Sunday it had discovered a mass grave containing the bodies of 28 Hindus, including women and children, in Rakhine state, blaming the killings on Muslim Rohingya......
BELGRADE: Award-winning British actor and director Ralph Fiennes, who portrayed Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter series, was given a Serbian passport on Sunday for “promoting” the Balkan......
INDORE: Hardik Pandya hit an aggressive half-century to lead India to a series-clinching five-wicket win over Australia in the third One-day International in Indore on Sunday.Pandya’s 72-ball 78 and......
BERLIN: Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge staved off a surprise challenge from Ethiopian debutant Guye Adola to win an enthralling Berlin marathon on Sunday, but missed out on his bid to set a new......
BRISTOL: Moeen Ali’s blazing century powered England to an imposing total of 369 for nine in the third One-day International against West Indies at Bristol on Sunday.The Worcestershire all-rounder......
BRISTOL: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) insisted on Sunday it had ‘no firm position’ on playing four-day Tests, adding they were ‘sensitive to the potential effects of any change to the......
MILAN: Paulo Dybala continued his astonishing start to the season as he netted twice to lead Juventus to a 4-0 win over self-destructing neighbours Torino and maintain their perfect start in Serie A......
MADRID: Barcelona maintained their perfect start to La Liga with a sixth straight win as own goals either side of the break and a Luis Suarez strike secured a 3-0 win at Girona in a match laced with......
LONDON: Israeli striker Tomer Hemed’s 51st-minute goal earned Brighton and Hove Albion a 1-0 victory over last season’s Championship sparring partners Newcastle United in the Premier League on......
PRAGUE: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal took care of business in their singles matches before teaming up in an eagerly anticipated doubles pairing to extend Europe’s lead over players from the rest of......
THE State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is pushing banks quite aggressively to keep doing what is required of them to help Pakistan achieve the SDGs. Conventional and Islamic banks as well as microfinance......
IN the local currency market, the rupee/dollar parity last week displayed almost a stable trend amid minor variations.No new development was observed in the market where trading activity remained......
ACCORDING to the weekly statement of position of all scheduled banks for the week ended September 08, 2017 deposits and other accounts of all scheduled banks stood at Rs11,593.328 billion after a......
A STRATEGIC location and an enlarged urban economy attract firms and households, and put mounting pressure on social and physical structure, which, if not addressed promptly, creates unsustainable......
ON March 9, the Planning Commission of Pakistan organised a Local Government Summit on Sustainable Development Goals.At the end of the day, the 75 heads of local governments, gathered from across......
SWEDEN, traditionally an agrarian economy, has now become one of the world’s most highly developed post-industrial and export-oriented economies.The main industries include motor vehicles,......
Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, September 25th, 2017...
PAKISTAN’S efforts to end energy crisis have impaled it on the horns of a dilemma: it wants to end power shortfalls at the earliest using coal but also needs to keep its environment clean.Electricity......
PAKISTAN is the sixth-most populous country in the world and has shown an increase in the occurrence of hunger in the past five years.Reports by some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) suggest......
THE planning and development department of Sindh set up a special unit in May to ensure the Global Goals are achieved. Three of these goals — SDGs 2, 6 and 13 — are directly linked with the country’s......
THE government’s commitment to achieving the SDGs has yet to be translated into an action plan. The first two goals — ending poverty and achieving zero hunger — still await approval of a national......
WHILE India continues to maintain a leadership position among the fastest-growing large economies in the world in terms of its rapid GDP expansion, its performance on the ambitious Sustainable......
ISLAMABAD: The shortage of petrol affecting parts of Punjab slightly receded on Sunday after some private oil marketing companies (OMCs) were compelled to release their stocks or face penalties and......
KARACHI: The number of requests made by Pakistani authorities to Twitter for removal of accounts and information has doubled since last year, according to a bi-annual transparency report of the......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been requested to order the federal and provincial governments to constitute a commission or a taskforce which would supervise efforts to arrest the prevalence of......
BAHAWALNAGAR: A 17-year-old girl and her family have demanded that heads of a panchayat (jury of elders) that declared her vani earlier this year, and others nominated in the case, be arrested......
QUETTA: The Gwadar Port Authority and China Communication Construction Company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of Eastbay Expressway at a ceremony held in Gwadar on......
KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has revoked the licence of a senior pilot and a first officer for carrying more passengers on board a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft than its......
NEW DELHI: Fighter jets, drone deals and shared concerns over Afghanistan’s security look set to dominate the agenda when US Defense Secretary James Mattis visits India this week.Mr Mattis is......
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has expelled Senator Mian Ateeq from the party for voting in favour of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz during a recent Senate sitting that passed......
LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan from London today (Monday), putting to rest all speculation by political rivals.He had left for the UK about a month ago to see his......
