Iranian authorities deported over 70 Pakistani nationals on Wednesday and handed them over to Pakistan border guards at Pak-Iran border, reported Radio Pakistan.The Iranian security force handed over......
Pakistan hockey team thrashed Bangladesh in their first match of Hockey Asia Cup by defeating the latter by 7 goals to nill at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday.Abu......
The West is threatening Russia's sovereignty by financing non-governmental organisations (NGOs), encouraging young people to protest and using the media to shape opinion about the government, a......
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has witnessed a significant growth of 20 per cent in revenue collection during the first quarter of the current fiscal year, Radio Pakistan reported.Parliamentary......
Awami Muslim League (AML) leader Sheikh Rashid on Wednesday said that a 15-year agreement to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar would have devastating impact on Sui Southern Gas......
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa said Pakistan needs to expand its tax base, bring in financial discipline and ensure continuity of economic policies to be able to break the begging......
Pakistan has communicated to the International Court of Justice about its decision to designate former chief justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani to be its Judge Ad hoc in the case of Indian spy......
The prevailing negative trend at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index losing 107 points, or 0.26 per cent, to close......
Two petitions were filed in the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday against the release of two police officers who were convicted in the Benazir Bhutto murder case but later granted bail.Saud Aziz, who......
Ireland is expected to play its first ever Test match against Pakistan in April/May next year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) hinted in a press release on Tuesday."Pakistan’s next red-ball......
The Senate on Wednesday adopted a resolution stating that a person who cannot become a member of the parliament should not "become an office bearer of any political party".The resolution, presented......
The Senate's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to probe allegations of financial misconduct surrounding the construction of the baggage......
Firefighters battled wildfires in California's wine region on Tuesday as the death toll rose to 15 and thousands were left homeless in neighbourhoods reduced to ashes.“The homes are gone, they are......
National Accountability Ordinance's (NAO) plea bargain provision came under fire in the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday with the court saying that it cannot look the other way while the plea bargain......
Hollow-eyed and detached, 11-year-old Rohingya refugee Sayed Nul betrays little emotion as he recounts why his family fled Myanmar: “The Rakhine Buddhists burned my house. Killed people with bullets.......
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy demanded on Wednesday that the Catalan leader clarify whether he has declared independence, issuing a veiled threat that the central government could limit or......
Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Wednesday told the counsel representing Jahangir Tareen that land ? whether owned or leased ? has to be declared in the election forms.The chief justice was presiding......
China is close to matching the United States as a source of official grants and loans to developing countries, but much of Beijing's financing serves its own economic interests and yields scant......
FIFA has suspended the Pakistan Football Federation's (PFF) membership citing "undue third-party interference" as the federation's "offices and its accounts remain in control of a court-appointed......
Human rights lawyer and activist Asma Jahangir on Tuesday demanded former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to take notice of retired Capt Muhammad Safdar's tirade against the persecuted Ahmadi......
Pakistanis invested a whopping $8 billion in Dubai's property market in the last four years, the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Finance was informed by the Federal Board of Revenue......
Sex with a minor amounts to rape even if the couple are married, India's top court ruled on Wednesday, closing a legal loophole that had allowed some perpetrators to escape punishment.The age of......
Two Indian air force commandos and two suspected militants were killed during a gunbattle on Wednesday in India-held Kashmir, the Indian army claimed, during an upsurge in violence in the disputed......
Retired justice Javed Iqbal on Wednesday assumed command as the new chief of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).Iqbal, who is replacing Qamar Zaman Chaudhry as the bureau's chief, met with......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday rejected the Milli Muslim League's (MML) application for registration as a political party.The Ministry of Interior, in a letter, had asked the......
Lionel Messi fired Argentina into the World Cup with a brilliant hat-trick on Tuesday as South American champions Chile suffered a shock elimination.Messi single-handedly resurrected Argentina's......
SAHIWAL: No student was enrolled by the University of Sahiwal (UOS) in any of the eight disciplines being offered under its four-year BS or master’s programmes because of plethora of issues the......
The US has flown two supersonic heavy bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force against Pyongyang, staging the first night-time joint aviation exercises with Japan and South Korea.Two B-1B......
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight heading to Saudi Arabia from Sialkot on Wednesday made an emergency landing in Lahore after smoke was detected by the plane's computer systems,......
In 1838, the governor-general of India Lord Auckland declared war on Afghanistan, triggering the first Anglo-Afghan War. The East India Company, in tandem with the ruler of Punjab, Maharaja Ranjit......
DUBAI: Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera starred with a five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka scored a landmark 68-run victory on Tuesday to end Pakistan’s record of never having lost a Test series in the United......
DUBAI: Skipper Dinesh Chandimal praised the fighting spirit and ability to learn from mistakes which lifted his players to a series whitewash over Pakistan in Dubai on Tuesday.Barely two months ago......
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday said he hoped that the newly appointed chairman of the National Accountability Bureau would act impartially and ensure......
ABBOTTABAD: The National Highway Authority assisted by the district administration on Tuesday started an anti-encroachment drive on the Karakoram Highway from Muslimabad to Salhad here in connection......
ISLAMABAD: It is never easy to get a private member’s bill passed from the National Assembly. But on Tuesday, two pieces of legislation introduced by women lawmakers were held up on extremely flimsy......
ISLAMABAD: It has been seven days since students at the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) started a strike and there have been no academic activities in the university since.The students are demanding......
ISLAMABAD: A sitting senator has been accused of violating the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) building bylaws for constructing a commercial plaza on a plot meant for a marriage hall in Sector......
A: I am reading short stories by Guy de Maupassant – a French writer and intellectual from the 19th century. He is famous for his short stories and considered the father of short stories. He wrote......
RAWALPINDI: A group exhibition of four artists started at the Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) on Tuesday.PML-N MNA Tahira Aurangzeb and MPA Raja Hanif inaugurated the show.More than 53 art pieces......
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel was informed on Tuesday that the master plan of Islamabad was never revised by successive governments which resulted in a lack of civic planning in the capital......
ISLAMABAD: Senator Farhatullah Babar said on Tuesday that a wider public debate is needed on the death penalty that engages all sections of society in all provinces, instead of just politician and......
LAHORE: The three-day Ajoka Theatre festival (Oct 10-12) began on Tuesday here at the Alhamra Art Center, The Mall, attracting a large audience, primarily comprising the fans of the group that is......
LAHORE: PPP information secretary Chaudhry Manzoor has called the reinstatement of a police officer accused in the Benazir Bhutto murder case a conspiracy by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.“Posting......
LAHORE: Minister for Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Khwaja Salman Rafique says the Mental Health Authority will be activated.“The government is contemplating to introduce necessary......
LAHORE: A-level students planning a career in medicine suffered a major blow to their future as the new regulations of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) have declared them ineligible for......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday inaugurated a ‘motorcycle ambulance service’ that will operate in the city as a pilot project.As many as 200 people have been trained to drive the......
SHEIKHUPURA: A class eight boy, Arsalan Mushtaq, died from alleged police torture in Jhabran Mandi on Monday just outside a private coaching centre where he was studying.According to the first......
BAHAWALPUR: The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) has launched a campaign against publicity fee defaulters and removed dozens of their hoardings and billboards.According to PHA Director Rana......
FAISALABAD: Dozens of former students of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration against the ex-vice chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmed for launching the FSC......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was told on Tuesday that the principal accused behind the murder of director Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) Karachi, Perween Rahman, had been arrested and efforts were on to......
KARACHI: To commemorate the World Mental Health Day 2017 and create awareness of the seriousness of mental health in Pakistan, the psychiatric and rehabilitative centre Karwan-i-Hayat organised an......
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Tuesday recorded the confessional statements of three suspects in a case pertaining to the murder of a union council chairman.The Rangers arrested Asif Raees, Shahid......
KARACHI: Experts on Tuesday said at least half a million people in the country died annually due to medication “errors”.Wrong prescriptions, overdose of medicines, and adverse side effects of drugs......
SHIKARPUR: Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani has said that former president General Pervez Musharraf always misguided and misled the masses.“Musharraf was a military dictator who used......
HYDERABAD: Two Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists, Syed Aman Ali Rizvi and Inayat Ali Sheikh, who had allegedly been taken away by personnel of some law enforcement agency on July 3, held a......
MUMBAI: Indian women over the age of 45 and travelling in groups of four will be able to go for the annual Haj pilgrimage without a male guardian next year, if the government adopts proposed......
MOSCOW: Russia accused the US on Tuesday of reducing air strikes against the militant Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq to let militants into Syria and fight the Russian-backed Syrian army, claims the......
SEOUL: North Korean computer hackers have stolen hundreds of classified military documents from South Korea including detailed wartime operational plans involving its US ally, a report said on......
AL KHADER: Ancient pools that provided water to Jerusalem around the time of Jesus are to be restored under a $750,000 renovation funded by the United States, officials said on Tuesday.The three......
NAIROBI: Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday shocked the country by withdrawing his candidacy for the fresh presidential election ordered by the Supreme Court, saying the election......
CAPE CANAVERAL: Nasa astronauts took another spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, this time to grease the robot arm’s new hand.Commander Randy Bresnik ventured out for the......
WASHINGTON: The number of US airstrikes in Afghanistan hit a seven-year high in September as the military acted on President Donald Trump’s new strategy for the country, the US Air Forces Central......
ROME: The head of Iran’s nuclear agency warned the United States on Tuesday against undermining the 2015 nuclear deal, saying international non-proliferation efforts as well as Washington’s......
BEIJING:President Xi Jinping is expected to emerge even more powerful by the time the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) 19th national congress ends later this month. This is as some already see Xi,......
ENDLESS streams of Rohingyas have crossed the Naf river into Bangladesh. The deaths of children at sea stand out most vividly. Rohingyas have left behind everything they had once known in the face of......
BARCELONA: Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont said on Tuesday he had accepted the “mandate of the people” for his region’s independence from Spain but suspended the declaration to allow more time for......
NAPA: 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 on Monday.Fanned by winds of......
AT the end of the fourth day, the writing was on the wall that unless a miracle happened Pakistan — still needing 119 runs to win with five wickets in hand — may not be able to get the victory to......
SYDNEY: Fast bowler Mitchell Starc has urged Australian fans to ‘get stuck into’ England bad boy Ben Stokes if he makes the trip for the upcoming Ashes, calling for them to be ‘very loud’.Test......
SYDNEY: Omar al-Soma’s free kick crashed into the post with moments to go in a dramatic end to war-torn Syria’s World Cup hopes, and sending Tim Cahill’s Australian squad into the final playoff for a......
PARIS: The Icelandic thunderclap is making its way to Russia.Iceland added to their incredible European Championship campaign by becoming the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup on......
GUWAHATI: Fast bowler Jason Behrendorff led an inspired bowling effort to help Australia down India by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 International and level the series here on......
PARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo is the favourite to retain the Ballon d’Or trophy as his Real Madrid side dominated the 30-man shortlist announced by France Football on Monday.The 32-year-old, who helped......
SHANGHAI: Nick Kyrgios said a stomach bug and a shoulder problem had forced him to retire after losing the first set in his Shanghai Masters first-round match against American Steve Johnson on......
KARACHI: Former Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif capped a grand return to action by grabbing a 11-wicket haul as holders Wapda defeated Islamabad inside two days in their third-round Quaid-i-Azam......
LAHORE: The general council of the Punjab Baseball Association has elected Syed Shaharyar Ali and Syed Fakhar Ali Shah as president and secretary, respectively for the next term of four-years here on......
KARACHI: Habib Girls School outplayed City School 10-2 in the opening match of the Karachi Girls Netball Cup which commenced here at the PSB Coaching Centre on Tuesday.In the other schools matches in......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday allowed 70 paisa per unit increase in the proposed seven-year tariff it had determined for K-Electric in March this......
KARACHI: Remittances increased one per cent to $4.79 billion in July-September on a year-on-year basis, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Tuesday.However, inflows amounted to $1.29bn in......
KARACHI: Sales of cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs), jeeps and vans increased 27 per cent year-on-year to 60,469 units in July-September.According to data released by the Pakistan Automotive......
KARACHI: Growing traffic of ships, particularly vessels loaded with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), warranted the need for an additional channel which the authority is now planning to develop, Port......
KARACHI: Stocks suffered a heavy beating for the second consecutive day with the KSE-100 index losing another 489.27 points (1.19 per cent) on Tuesday to settle at 40,610.72.The National Electric......
ISLAMABAD: The power tariff for all ex-Wapda distribution companies is estimated to increase by almost Rs2 on average in a few days with a revenue impact of about Rs140 billion during the current......
KARACHI: Bullish conditions prevailed on the cotton market on Tuesday as buyers remained in the forefront and cashed big lot deals.Overall market sentiment was bullish and despite higher phutti (seed......
LAHORE: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday extended the deadline for submitting suggestions on revision of Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs) by cellular companies till Oct 16.PTA......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) will meet today to set targets for Rabi crops, including wheat.To be chaired by National Food Security and Research Minister Sikandar Hayat Khan......
KARACHI: The Sindh Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) on Tuesday approved schemes worth Rs6.47 billion for works and services, agriculture, irrigation, transport and mass transit special......
MULTAN: Avari Hotels Ltd Chairman Byram D. Avari said on Tuesday his business group is establishing two four-star hotels of 88 rooms in the city.Addressing the inauguration ceremony of a 24-bed......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday effectively utilised an opposition-requisitioned session of the Senate to defend itself on several key policy fronts, even as the upper house unanimously approved......
LAHORE: The Intelligence Bureau’s (IB) probe to identify the culprit responsible for circulating a ‘fake’ list of 37 parliamentarians, mostly members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, who were......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Tuesday decided to commence in the first week of November examining and recording of evidence against a superior court judge facing a reference about......
ISLAMABAD: The 13th meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Accountability seems destined to come across hurdles when it meets on Wednesday to forge consensus on a law that is just and......
KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Kulsoom Nawaz was “being prepared” on Tuesday to undergo her first chemotherapy session in London, according to her daughter Maryam Nawaz.In a series of......
ISLAMABAD: Yet another petition was filed with the Supreme Court on Tuesday — this time by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) — assailing the passage of the Election Act, 2017, which allowed a......
ISLAMABAD: Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, who is head of the parliamentary committee on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has submitted an adjournment motion in the Senate Secretariat......
ISLAMABAD: Kabul has unilaterally put off a meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Coordination Authority (APTTCA), a high-level forum set up to deal with problems hindering smooth......
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump reacted to reports on Tuesday that his secretary of state had called him a moron, saying in an interview if Rex Tillerson did call him a moron, the two should......
ISLAMABAD: As the quota system devised over 40 years ago to allocate jobs among all the provinces expired in 2013, the federal cabinet on Tuesday brought the controversial issue to the limelight when......
ISLAMABAD: Revealing that the cumulative losses incurred by the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) over the past 10 years amounted to Rs400 billion and it suffered a loss of Rs40bn last year......
ISLAMABAD: Just like electricity theft, overbilling by power companies should also be considered a crime, and the government is working on legislation that would make overcharging consumers a......
THE latest round of bilateral talks seems to have broken the ice and reopened a window of opportunity for Islamabad and Kabul to build an atmosphere of mutual trust and put mutual ties on a more......
IT was only a couple of months ago that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) came out with its women’s magazine. Titled Sunnat-i-Khaula, the magazine attempted to appeal to Muslim women, offering......
RECENT events in the two houses of parliament in the capital have once again exposed the weaknesses of the legislative process and the lack of interest shown by most parliamentarians in an important......
“HE may well go down in history as the greatest continental figure since [Simon] Bolivar,” The Guardian’s Richard Gott presciently declared 50 years ago in reporting the demise of Ernesto Che Guevara......
Eight people including three children died while 19 others were injured in a road accident on Waghan road on Malghani turning point near Larkana on Tuesday night, police said.According to Larkana......
A rock was thrown at the Australian team bus as they returned from the Barsapara Stadium to the team hotel in Guwahati, after comprehensively beating India in their second Twenty20 on Tuesday, Indian......
The premature retirement of former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar echoed in the Senate on Tuesday as Senators raised question over the causes behind the sudden......
