Police have arrested 50 suspects in connection with an ongoing investigation into attacks on women in Karachi's Gulistan-e-Jauhar and Gulshan-e-Iqbal areas by the notorious "knife-man", Dawn......
Medical student Alejandra Duran Arreola dreams of becoming an OB-GYN (obstetrician-gynecologist) in her home state of Georgia, where there's a shortage of doctors and one of the highest maternal......
General Electric shares plummeted on Friday after it reported lower earnings and slashed its profit forecast, raising the stakes for next month's turnaround presentation by its new chief executive......
Former United States (US) President Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail on Thursday, railing against the “politics of division” after keeping a low profile and avoiding direct confrontation......
The United States does not intend to disrupt European business deals with Iran, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published on Friday.Days after US......
Polish police say eight people have been hospitalized in southeastern Poland after a 27-year-old man attacked them with a knife at a shopping mall on Friday.Andrzej Wierszyna, spokesman for the......
Hasan Ali emerged as the top bowler in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) latest One Day International (ODI) rankings released on Friday.Ali jumped six spots in the rankings to reach the top......
Peshawar Zalmi has decided to include two Chinese cricketers in its squad to promote cricket in China, a press release by Peshawar Zalmi said on Friday.The cricketers, Jian Li and Yufie Zhang, will......
Nearly 60 people were killed when suicide bombers detonated explosives in two separate mosque attacks in Afghanistan on Friday, officials said, capping a bloody week in the war-torn country.A gunman......
G7 countries and tech giants including Google, Facebook and Twitter on Friday agreed to work together to block the dissemination of extremism over the internet."These are the first steps towards a......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed the week on a positive note as bulls continued to dominate trading on Friday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining 530 points to close at 42,088.Though......
Zeenat Shahzadi, the journalist who went missing in Lahore in 2015, has been recovered by security forces, officials said on Friday.Retired Justice Javed Iqbal, head of the missing persons......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued notices to 352 dormant political parties asking them to fulfil all requirements of the Elections Act 2017.The ECP warned that if the parties......
India on Friday welcomed US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's comments that Washington would rather work with New Delhi than Beijing over the next century, saying it shared his optimism about their......
I am sure if you have a free spirit residing somewhere deep inside, you must be carrying with you a list of to-do adventures.For me, the list only came into being over the last few years after I......
PPP's Senator Farhatullah Babar resigned from the Senate's Standing Committee on Defence on Friday.He refused to comment on the reasons for his resignation but raised questions over parliamentarians......
Addressing the ninth summit of the Developing Eight (D-8) Organization in Istanbul on Friday, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi noted that the organisation had fallen short of meeting its trade and......
At least 12 suspected militants were allegedly killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan's Paktia province on Friday.Security sources told DawnNews that a suspected United States (US) drone fired six......
Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan conducted intelligence-based operations in Mastung and Rojhan Jamali on terrorists hideouts involved in target killing and grenade attacks, an ISPR press release said......
The Pakistan Army team secured a gold medal in the Exercise Cambrian Patrol competition held in the United Kingdom this month, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.This is the......
DURING the days leading up to the independence in 1947, Sindhi journalism played its role within the larger movement to attain freedom by creating a separate homeland for the Muslims. Once the target......
The US military said on Friday it carried out a drone strike this week against al-Shabab in Somalia, shortly after the extremist group was blamed for the country's deadliest attack.The strike......
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Pakistani-born American billionaire Shahid Khan says United States (US) President Donald Trump is “jealous” of the NFL and trying to soil its image in “personal” attacks in......
Pakistan finished off the fourth ODI in style, with Shoaib Malik hitting back to back boundaries to conclude a domineering victory over Sri Lanka, who had managed 173 against a relentless bowling......
Environmental pollution from filthy air to contaminated water is killing more people every year than all war and violence in the world.More than smoking, hunger or natural disasters. More than AIDS,......
A woman gave birth on the stairs of Lahore's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Friday after being denied entry for not possessing the required hospital card.After she was turned away from the labour room,......
British Prime Minister Theresa May pressed European Union leaders on Thursday for a Brexit deal she can “defend” at home as her counterparts said at a summit in Brussels that there were encouraging......
Hundreds of protesters shouted down white supremacist leader Richard Spencer on Thursday at a university in Florida, forcing him to leave the stage without delivering his planned speech.Officials......
Two coal miners lost their lives after a coal mine collapsed in Balochistan's Harnai district on Thursday night. Seven others are still missing.The bodies of two coal miners were retrieved from the......
PPP Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday filed an adjournment motion in the Senate Secretariat seeking a discussion on irregularities worth Rs400 billion in projects initiated under the China-Pakistan......
White House chief of staff John Kelly ? a former general whose son died in Afghanistan ? made an emotive defence of Donald Trump on Thursday, amid a scandal over the president's phone call with a......
An accountability court on Friday indicted ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a reference related to Flagship Investments and other offshore companies.The court charged Sharif in absentia for......
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Pervez Khattak said here on Thursday that Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project would change the face of Peshawar and usher in a new era of development.Addressing the......
PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday claimed to have finalised preparations for the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) during the NA-4 Peshawar by-election slated for Oct......
PESHAWAR: Speakers at a literary function here on Thursday showered accolades of praise on senior Pashto poet Taskeen Manirwal and termed him harbinger of love, peace and humanism.Da Khwendo Adabi......
ISLAMABAD: The products of only one out of four international beverage brands available on the local market have been found to be in compliance with national and international standards of food......
ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee on Thursday approved a bill that will enable a member of parliament to vote on a constitutional amendment bill according to their conscience, instead of party......
ISLAMABAD: The works of abstract artist Wahab Jaffer went on display at the Tanzara Gallery on Thursday.The colourful, inventive and symbolic paintings highlight the mood and attitude of subjects.......
QAU faculty demands VC’s removalThe faculty of Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) has demanded the removal of Vice Chancellor Dr Javed Ashraf, exacerbating an already tense situation due to on going......
ISLAMABAD: A press meet to inaugurate the upcoming Cuban Festival was held on Thursday, and featured musicians, dancers, Cuban cuisine and even a cigar roller – all of whom will be at the festival......
LAHORE: A provincial review board comprising judges of the Lahore High Court on Thursday approved one-month extension in detention of Jamatud Dawa’s chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed but turned down a......
MULTAN: Mufti Abdul Qavi, who has been arrested by police on Wednesday in the model Qandeel Baloch murder case, was hospitalised on Thursday evening after a judicial magistrate remanded him in police......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday directed the provincial government to immediately remove all the officers reinstated in different departments after they entered into plea bargains with the......
KARACHI: A sessions court sentenced on Thursday a man to death in a murder case.Mohammad Idrees was found guilty of killing 18-year-old Mohammad Abdullah over personal enmity in October 2014 in Bilal......
KARACHI: A ‘commander’ of the Lyari gang warfare allegedly involved in targeted killing of, among others, three foreigners in the Hub area of Balochistan was gunned down in an ‘encounter’ in Malir by......
KARACHI: Diwali, the festival of lights, celebrated by Hindu and Sikh communities, involves plenty of excitement which includes offering pooja, preparing sweetmeats, exchanging gifts, decorating......
KARACHI: “What are art and culture? How can they enhance the quality of life and make lives better?” These were some of the questions answered by director and CEO of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto,......
SEMINARTo highlight the importance and necessity of net-zero energy buildings, promote climate protective friendly solutions for promising urban growth and sensitise people on climate change and its......
KARACHI: The interrelatedness of a variety of forms of expression has never been more pronounced than in the 21st century. Perhaps in the 20th century its significance had dawned on art critics and......
HYDERABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that his party stands for equal rights for the people of Pakistan irrespective of caste, creed and colour and it is......
WELLINGTON: New Zealand will get its youngest prime minister in more than 150 years after the small, nationalist New Zealand First Party agreed to form a new government with Labour Party leader......
BARCELONA: Spain’s government on Thursday set in motion plans to take away Catalonia’s local powers after its defiant regional president refused to give up his demands for Catalan......
NEW DELHI: Despite a dramatic fall in the infant mortality rate, 15,000 children aged under five still die each day around the world from preventable diseases, a UN report said on Thursday.The report......
LONDON: Britain could be left “poorer and weaker” by Brexit and needing to spend more to maintain influence abroad, the former head of the country’s foreign intelligence agency warned on......
JERUSALEM: A top aide to US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that an emerging Palestinian unity government must recognise Israel and disarm Hamas, Washington’s first detailed response to a......
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that a global ban on nuclear weapons can be achieved in the future.Putin said on Thursday at the Valdai forum for international policy experts in the......
VALLETTA: Malta’s journalists rallied on Thursday to insist they would not be intimidated by the brutal assassination that silenced the country’s foremost investigative writer.Hundreds of news......
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is proving to be an erratic negotiating partner as he punts policy issues to Congress and then sends conflicting signals about what he really wants.His rapid......
SOCHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin launched one of his most stinging critiques of US foreign policy on Thursday, listing what he called some of the biggest betrayals in US-Russia relations.He......
KANDAHAR: Militants launched two separate attacks on Afghan security installations killing dozens of soldiers on Thursday, the latest in a series of devastating assaults this week that have left......
NEW YORK: Former president George W. Bush issued a sharp if veiled denunciation of Trumpism on Thursday, warning that bigotry, white supremacy and falsehoods are coarsening the national tone and......
SHARJAH: Sarfraz Ahmed, the Pakistan captain, wanted his team to keep their ruthless approach going in the fourth One-day International against Sri Lanka on Friday (Oct 20), despite having taken an......
SHARJAH: The magic of Sharjah cricket will come alive once again on Friday, October 20 when Sri Lanka and Pakistan take on each other in the fourth one-dayer of this exciting five-match series.The......
DHAKA: Pakistan need to win against India on Saturday if they are to reach the final of the Asia Cup.That after Pakistan played out a 1-1 draw with South Korea in their penultimate match of the super......
ABU DHABI: Pakistan cricket’s newest discovery Imam-ul-Haq has some very large footsteps to follow in — those of his uncle, the great Inzamam-ul-Haq.But Imam wasted no time in getting started,......
LAHORE: Former Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq expressed concern for all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez after he was reported for suspect bowling action for the third time in his career during the third......
LONDON: Chelsea were grateful to Eden Hazard for grabbing a 3-3 draw in a Champions League thriller against AS Roma on Wednesday, while Manchester United, Barcelona, Paris St Germain, Bayern Munich......
MOSCOW: Lesia Tsurenko upset second-seeded Coco Vandeweghe on Wednesday to reach the quarter-final of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, while top-seed Kristina Mladenovic was knocked out by Aliaksandra......
KARACHI: Displaying his career best performance, Zulfiqar A. Qadir stunned seasoned Mohammad Bilal 6-2 to sneak in his career’s maiden final of a ranking championship at the Karachi Gymkhana on......
KARACHI: The Lyceum School outplayed Habib Public School by 21-11 in the basketball under-19 boys competition while Nixor College edged past Karachi Grammar School 10-9 in the girls under-19......
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s plans to sell state assets — including a stake in energy giant Saudi Aramco — are becoming even more important to its finances as a recession slows Riyadh’s effort to close a......
KARACHI: Trading activity slowed down on the cotton market on Thursday as ginners were not ready to lower prices and spinners showed reluctance in buying the commodity at a higher rate.Though there......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday decided to exempt profits of National Savings’ Pensioners Benefit Account (PBA) and Behbood Savings Certificates (BSC) from the levy of 10 per cent income......
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce on Thursday notified conditions for availing Prime Minister’s Export Enhancement Package for the year 2017-18.In this regard, the Commerce Division issued a......
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Thursday approved 31 development projects worth Rs360 billion, including 12 mega projects costing Rs342bn, which have been referred to the......
KARACHI: Pakistan Oilfields Limited (POL) earned a profit-after-tax of Rs2.53 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of Rs10.71 for the first quarter of this fiscal year ending Sept 30, up 9pc over the......
BAGHDAD: The Iraqi oil ministry reacted angrily on Thursday after Russian energy giant Rosneft signed a production sharing deal with the authorities in the autonomous Kurdish region without its......
KARACHI: Bulls were back with a vengeance on Thursday where the KSE-100 index staged a breakout amid burst of activity. The index surged 825 points (2.02 per cent) to close at 41,558 points.After......
ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON: Pakistan notes “positive developments” in its often troubled relationship with the United States as its eyes the next week’s visit of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to......
MUZAFFARABAD: In a rare show of compassion, civilian and military officials from both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Himalayan region facilitated the transfer of a woman’s body......
ISLAMABAD: A tug of war between the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf deepened on Thursday when Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) retired Justice Sardar Mohammad......
LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to return to the country before the next hearing in the corruption case against him in Islamabad’s accountability court on Oct 26, according to......
LAHORE: Driver Meher Mohammad Khalil became a hero when militants attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team bus on a busy street in Lahore in 2009, holding his nerve under gunfire to whisk them to......
ISLAMABAD: Hailing indictment of the Sharif family members on corruption and money laundering charges, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday expressed its satisfaction over the progress of......
“IS he playing ‘catch me if you can’ with the police?”“Who is he and why is he doing this?”People are asking, questioning, as the mysterious knife attacker of Karachi’s East district remains at......
ISLAMABAD: Warning that time is running out for delimitation, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) urged the government on Thursday to speed up the process aimed at amending the law allowing......
WASHINGTON: The CIA head said on Thursday that the US-Canadian couple kidnapped by the militants in Afghanistan were held inside Pakistan for five years before being freed last week.“We had a great......
ISLAMABAD: Thursday’s hearing of a disqualification case against the top Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leadership suggested that the Supreme Court intended to find out the true meaning of words like......
ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Riaz Hussain Pirzada has criticised the decision of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz of electing disqualified prime minister Nawaz......
TWO quotes from physicist Richard Feynman set the stage. “There is no learning without having to pose a question. And a question requires doubt.”“I can live with doubt, and uncertainty. I think it’s......
MARYAM NAWAZ and Hamza Shahbaz have finally met. The split has been formalised. The meeting has been celebrated by some as an occasion that marks the big patch-up between the two branches of the......
ONE of the saddest moments in life is seeing a loved one dying. Until then, we delude ourselves, although we read, hear and even see others pass away. Nothing, however, prepares us for our own......
AND so Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar have been indicted. All while reconciliation between Maryam and Hamza is in the works. And all while Safdar’s hateful speech in the National Assembly continues to......
France's answer to “America's Got Talent” is being taken off air after the show's linchpin, Canadian entertainment figure Gilbert Rozon, was hit by allegations of sexual misconduct involving nine......
Pakistan cricket's newest discovery Imam-ul-Haq has some very large footsteps to follow in — those of his uncle, the great Inzamam-ul-Haq.But Imam wasted no time in getting started, smashing a......
