Catalan president Carles Puigdemont says he has the mandate to declare independence for the northeastern region, but proposes waiting “a few weeks” in order to facilitate a dialogue.Catalonia's......
The federal cabinet on Tuesday decided to take the issue of extension in jobs quota before the Council of Common Interests (CCI) as well as the parliament.Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired......
London mayor Sadiq Khan will lead a trade mission to Pakistan later this year, meeting politicians, top business figures and professionals with a view to boosting economic and cultural ties with......
PML-N leader retired Captain Muhammad Safdar on Tuesday launched into a virulent tirade against Pakistan's persecuted Ahmadi community while speaking in the National Assembly. He accused the faith......
As a gesture of goodwill and in continuation of Pakistan army’s efforts to maintain peace and tranquillity along the Line of Control (LoC), armed forces repatriated a woman from India-held Kashmir......
Multan Sultans, the newest of Pakistan Super League's (PSL) franchises, on Tuesday announced their first nine picks.Shoaib Malik and Keiron Pollard, released by Karachi Kings, will join the Sultans......
At least four suspected militants and an Indian army soldier were killed in three separate gun-battles in India-held Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.Indian Police claimed that the suspects were......
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's wife, Kulsoom Nawaz, is "being prepared" to undergo her first chemotherapy session in the United Kingdom, her daughter announced on Twitter on Tuesday.Maryam......
Iran said on Tuesday that the United States would be siding with the militant Islamic State (IS) group if it designated the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation.“The Guards are the......
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear the bail plea later this week of an American citizen of Pakistani origin awaiting extradition to the United States for allegedly planning an attack on New......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday said he expects that the newly appointed chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) would dispense justice and across the......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) experienced another bearish session, with the benchmark KSE-100 index losing 489 points, or 1.19 per cent, to close at 40,611.The index opened lower on Tuesday,......
The Senate's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday asked the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to probe the controversy surrounding the sale of a Pakistan International Airlines plane.Earlier......
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought evidence backing the statement that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Jahangir Tareen is not the owner of 18,500 acres of land but is instead using......
Two university employees were killed and two police officers and a driver injured on Tuesday morning when unknown gunmen fired on a vehicle close to Diani, a popular coastal tourist resort in......
The Emirati minister of state for foreign affairs has commented on Qatar hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup in light of the diplomatic crisis between Doha and four Arab nations.Anwar Gargash wrote on......
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 68 runs in the second and final day-night Test in Dubai on Tuesday, clinching the series title.Sri Lanka's win ends Pakistan's unbeaten track record on neutral venues in......
Balochistan police on Tuesday took into custody former home minister Nawabzada Gazeen Marri, son of the late Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri, after he was granted bail by......
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suffered losses amounting to more than Rs146 billion during the last four years, according to a statement submitted by the Minister in Charge of the Aviation......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's lawyer on Tuesday argued before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that MNA Ayesha Gulalai had violated party laws and therefore, should be......
An interim selection committee headed by former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali on Tuesday announced the women's team under the captaincy of Bismah Maroof for the series against New Zealand.The series......
French civil servants angered by Emmanuel Macron's plans to freeze their pay and eliminate 120,000 public jobs go on strike Tuesday, amplifying a revolt over the president's cost-cutting,......
New Zealand Police have apologised for sending an “insensitive” tweet about road deaths featuring US comedian Steve Carell that was condemned as “tone-deaf” by social media users.The force's official......
Spain's separatism crisis faced a decisive moment on Tuesday with Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont to address regional lawmakers in a speech his supporters hope will be a unilateral declaration......
Tokyo's popular governor Yuriko Koike launched a bitter attack on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tuesday as the gloves came off for the official start of a snap election campaign in the world's......
Lionel Messi and Argentina will be fighting for their World Cup lives on Tuesday as the South American heavyweights take on Ecuador aiming to avoid a humiliating failure to qualify for next year's......
Bangladesh police on Monday night arrested the top leaders of the country's largest Islamist party, an official said, as the government appeared to have launched a crackdown on the main opposition......
Google has found evidence its platforms were exploited by Russian operatives seeking to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election, The Washington Post reported on Monday.Google, a unit of......
COX’S BAZAR: Thirteen-year-old Adjida, a Rohingya Muslim girl, kicked and screamed when the rough and dirty hands of the masked soldier ripped off her clothes.She pleaded with him to stop when he,......
DUBAI: From flying taxis to Batman-style surveillance motorcycles, Dubai’s Gitex expo this week showcased innovations that were symbols of the city-state’s ambitions to be a metropolis of the......
More than a dozen fast-moving wildfires tearing through California's wine country have killed at least 10 people, destroying hundreds of homes, authorities said Monday.Fanned by winds of over 80......
LAHORE: A senior police officer freed on bail in the Benazir murder case by the Islamabad High Court recently has been posted in Rawalpindi against an existing vacancy.Inspector General of Punjab......
PESHAWAR: Scores of people from tribal areas and political activists from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday left for Islamabad via motorway to stage a sit-in at D Chowk against the delay in Fata......
RAWALPINDI: The General Post Office (GPO) on Monday celebrated World Post Day with a commitment to further improve postal services.Postmaster General Northern Punjab Circle Rawalpindi Rana Mohammad......
ISLAMABAD: Employees of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) held a strike almost throughout the day on Monday, even though their representatives had said they will only strike for three......
ISLAMABAD: ‘Islamabad the beautiful’ is fast losing its beauty due to poor environment management.With its population having grown during the last two decades, the city is not receiving due attention......
Jails get quiet when prisoners hear an execution warrant has been issued.Like every other jail in Pakistan, Sahiwal Central Jail was full. Of course, by full, I mean holding twice as many prisoners......
ISLAMABAD: The killing of Hazara Shia labourers in Quetta on Monday has reopened the wounds of this oft-persecuted community, whose members are forced to live in self-exile away from their homes and......
KASUR: Ganda Singhwala police on Monday registered a case against three men for allegedly raping a boy in Hussain Khanwala village.The village had attracted worldwide attention in 2015 when hundreds......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Planning and Development on Monday gave 15 days to Pakistan Railways and the Sindh government to resolve key issues for the revival of Karachi Circular......
KARACHI: A sessions court was informed on Monday that some policemen were involved in abducting and keeping a man at a police station and a kidnapping for ransom case had been registered against......
KARACHI: “I was walking with my children to a relative’s house when I felt a hand on the back of my thigh. I was shocked and froze — with anger and embarrassment — as the motorcyclist sped away.......
LAST year this writer had a chance to attend an international conference in Islamabad. Organised by a university, the conference was convened to discuss Pakistan’s language policy. Ironically, the......
HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said the provincial government is complying with directives of the Supreme Court-appointed water commission but he has reservations over the......
NEW YORK: Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was fired from his film studio The Weinstein Company following reports he sexually harassed women for decades, as Hollywood stood accused on Monday of......
PARIS: Jean Rochefort, the French actor who played a key role in one of the most cursed movie sagas in Hollywood history, has died aged 87, his daughter said on Monday.Rochefort was a French national......
AIN ISSA: US-backed fighters say they are nearing the “final week” of their assault to drive the militant Islamic State (IS) group from its one-time Syrian bastion Raqa, as the self-described......
STOCKHOLM: The Nobel prize in economics was awarded on Monday to Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago for research showing how people’s choices on economic matters whether on savings or game......
LYON: Animal lovers may be delighted that wolves are roaming the French mountains once again — but the predators’ increasing attacks on sheep have farmers longing to get their guns out.On Monday,......
A CANDID memoir by former US Defence Secretary Ash Carter provides a rare opportunity to better understand President Barack Obama’s Syria strategy before it recedes into the historical distance. His......
DUBAI: Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz Ahmed hit fighting half-centuries on Monday to thwart Sri Lanka and set up an enthralling finish to the second and final day-night Test in Dubai.Asad scored an unbeaten......
PARIS: Robert Lewandowski scored a European qualifying record 16th goal as Poland defeated Montenegro 4-2 on Sunday to reach next year’s World Cup, while reigning champions Germany secured a 10th......
CAIRO: Mohamed Salah scored from a penalty deep into injury time on Sunday to send Egypt to the World Cup and end a near 30-year wait for Africa’s most successful team.Salah scored both Egypt’s goals......
ABU DHABI: The Asian Champions League winners were handed a tough draw for this year’s FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates when they were placed on Monday in the same half as European......
MUNICH: New Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes sounded confident on Monday that he will be able to turn things around for the German champions following a lacklustre start to the season that led to......
ISLAMABAD: The government has replaced a long-time aide of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi with another contractual executive on additional charge basis.An informed source said the government has......
ISLAMABAD: South Asia is no longer the fastest-growing region in the world, the World Bank said in a recent report.Despite benign global conditions, South Asia has forfeited the economic growth......
SIALKOT: The federal government on Monday was urged to ensure immediate clearance of pending Customs Duty Draw Back and Sale Tax refund claims.Addressing a meeting of all major trade and industry......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s first-quarter fiscal deficit fell below one per cent of GDP – lowest in 10 years – despite some slippages in non-tax revenues, particularly due to the non-realisation of......
ISLAMABAD: The Inter-Provincial Coordination Committee (IPCC) on Monday directed the government entities to formulate a mechanism within three weeks for sharing real-time production data of oil, gas......
ISLAMABAD: More productive and sustainable farming systems need to be developed to meet growing food demand, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) report said on Monday.The report......
KARACHI: Zurich-based Fédération Internationale des Associations de Transitaires et Assimilés (FIATA) has elected Mr Babar Badat as its president at its World Congress, 2017 on Oct 8.FIATA —......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Higher Education Commission (HEC) leave to appeal and asked the federal government to assist it on a challenge to the Lahore High Court’s April 27......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) appears to have silently endorsed the appointment of retired Justice Javed Iqbal as chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the country’s......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) — a constitutional forum which examines the conduct of superior court judges and then recommends their removal from the top post — on Monday reserved its......
RISALPUR: Declaring that Pakistan is fully capable of responding to any kind of aggression, Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has warned “the enemy” that any misadventure would come at an......
PESHAWAR: Three soldiers were martyred and seven others injured in an attack on a vehicle of the Frontier Corps in Razmak sub-division of North Waziristan Agency on Monday.Officials said the soldiers......
LAHORE: “No one has ever achieved much from staying within the confines of a system...you need to create your own path.” At the risk of sounding a tad affected, these sagely words from a......
QUETTA: The provincial president of Awami National Party (ANP), Asghar Khan Achakzai, has criticised the federal government for what he called non-implementation on projects approved for Balochistan......
WASHINGTON: Pakistan is trying to restart the quadrilateral peace process for ending the Afghan war and has asked the group members to meet in Muscat, Oman, on Oct 16.Afghanistan, the United States,......
MUZAFFARABAD: While a shutter down strike was observed in India-held Kashmir on Monday in protest against increasing incidents of braid-chopping, an anti-India demonstration was held in a post-1990......
ISLAMABAD: For over three years now, a vacant patch of land in Sector I-12 has served as the repository for all of the capital’s garbage. For the city’s planners, this was meant to be a stop-gap......
LAHORE: A team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is likely to leave for London in a couple of days to collect evidence there of properties belonging to the Sharif family.Official sources......
ISLAMABAD: In an effort to pacify the agitating members of the ruling party, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday categorically stated on the floor of the National Assembly that the list......
QUETTA: Five people, among them three members of the Shia Hazara community, were killed and another was injured when their vehicle came under fire on Kasi Road here on Monday.Police said two men on a......
ISLAMABAD: A sit-in staged by people from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) near Parliament House fizzled out on Monday night, even though legislators from the tribal areas were unable......
• Court to indict ex-PM Sharif, daughter and her husband on Friday • Hussain, Hassan declared proclaimed offendersISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Monday declared the sons of the former prime......
HK heads a corporate organisation in Islamabad. After his wife suffered from a depressive disorder, he developed a better insight into the illness. At work, he noticed a team member who often looked......
SITARAM Yechury succeeded Prakash Karat as the chief of India’s largest communist party in April 2015. The CPI-M currently rules the states of Tripura and Kerala and was ousted from power in West......
THE big battle is over: Punjab will rule Pakistan. But winning wasn’t easy. It took several armed forays over 70 years in Balochistan, urban and rural Sindh, and Fata to end revolts by irked......
THE year 2017 has been a difficult one for Silicon Valley as the tech industry in the United States has repeatedly come under fire following blog posts, lawsuits and exposés centred on sexual......
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday voiced reservations over the working of Supreme Court-appointed water commission and said if the judiciary interfered in administrative matters then......
