Senior PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday refuted the rumours regarding the formation or presence of any "forward block" within the ranks of the party."There is no division in the......
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted northern parts of the country on Saturday night, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).Television reports claimed that tremors were felt in......
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is ready as ever for the defence of the country, said Chief of Air Staff Sohail Aman at the culmination ceremony of the first ever multi-national counter-terrorism air......
Pakistan set to showcase its security capabilities to the cricketing world for the third time in eight months on Sunday as it hosts Sri Lanka in a Twenty20 international at Lahore's heavily guarded......
The Thar Coal Block-II project will start electricity production by June 2019, as more than 50 per cent work on its coal-based power plant has been completed, Radio Pakistan reported.The work on......
It was decided in the provincial cabinet meeting on Saturday that the Sindh government will return the services of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Allah Dino Khowaja to the federal government and......
An Afghan province's Deputy Governor, Muhammad Nabi Ahmadi, was "abducted" from Peshawar on Friday, Afghan Consul General Moin Mrastyal said on Saturday, though Pakistani law enforcement agencies......
Catalonia woke up on Saturday under the direct control of Madrid as the Spanish prime minister took drastic measures to quash secession, deposing the region's leaders and dissolving its parliament......
Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz has suggested that she might run for prime minister in 2018 general elections, subject to a decision in this regard by her family.In an......
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani has asked the government to explain the forced repatriation of Turkish teachers from Pakistan.During the course of Senate proceedings on Friday, Mr Rabbani......
QUETTA: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan announced on Friday that after Fata’s merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the ANP would establish a Pashtun province comprising southern and......
ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of the reports of leaking of question papers in National Testing Service’s examinations and alleged irregularities in the institution, National Accountability Bureau (NAB)......
ISLAMABAD: Ahmed Noorani, a journalist who works for The News, was admitted to hospital after six people on motorbikes chased his car, intercepted it, dragged him out of the vehicle and beat him up......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has raised doubts over whether the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has been concealing certain facts regarding alleged......
“Grrrrrrrrr! Grrrrrrrr!” Saad’s stomach was growling! Oh he was famished! And why wouldn’t he be, for he had a fight with his sister and slept without eating his birthday cake in protest. But now his......
Tech companies work day and night to come up with the best in technology to make life easy for everyone. However, there are a few exceptions that have not proved to be so beneficial, apart from their......
Stationary shops are full of fancy and attractive stuff that it becomes difficult to decide which one to buy. And if you are one of those kids who love to decorate their school supplies, here is a......
A company in Japan has designed a piece of tech that lets you taste songs you like.It’s called ‘Squeeze Music’ which, far from being an audio retrospective of Jools Holland’s old band, analyses the......
Ilooked at myself in the mirror and nearly jumped out of my skin in fright. I looked terribly scary. You see, my friend had invited me to a costume party and I was dressed up as a mummy.My mother had......
Famous people have interesting personalities and usually lead interesting lives, but not all famous people are great too. Greatness needs a soundness of character combined with a dynamic personality,......
We live in an age where it has become difficult to distinguish between the real world and the virtual world. You might be having dinner with your family but at the same time so engrossed in sending......
LAHORE: A Chinese performing arts festival was held at the Faisal Auditorium in the Punjab University on Friday.The cultural performance was organised by PU Confucius Institute in which China’s......
PESHAWAR: Not a single college approved by the current PTI-led government has been established in the province during the last four years, the higher education department disclosed in the Khyber......
UPPER DIR: PTI chairman Imran Khan on Friday claimed that $10 billion was looted in the country and shifted abroad annually.Addressing a public meeting in Dir stadium here, the PTI chief said if his......
MANSEHRA: The Rabt Development Organisation, working for the uplift of marginalised segments of society, has supplied electricity to 140 mud houses in the remote Battakundai village of Kaghan......
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) on Friday arranged a photographic exhibition to highlight Indian brutalities in Indian held Kashmir.The exhibition was held in connection with Black Day......
The latest film in actor-producer Aamir Khan’s repertoire, Secret Superstar, is yet another film that successfully tackles topics both difficult and close to the heart.Secret Superstar follows......
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is in a fix over whether or not to allow the Saudi embassy to construct a multi-storey building in the Diplomatic Enclave on the pattern of the one......
“I came to Rawalpindi from Mian Channu a year ago. My father and brother were already here in the city. I left school after 3rd grade and came to Rawalpindi. My father wanted me to continue my......
KARACHI: A group of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leaders called on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Friday to ask him to provide the party the “political space” promised by Prime Minister Shahid......
KARACHI: Imports of tomato and onion from Iran and Afghanistan by road without any quarantine check continue unabated which pose serious health threats to consumers, who on the other hand, find no......
KARACHI: The second Sindh Literature Festival (SLF) started on Friday at a local hotel as a folk orchestra played traditional Sindhi tunes while the ribbon was cut by some prominent guests to......
KARACHI: Police on Friday decided to establish two more specialised units in Sindh — in addition to an existing one — for the security of Chinese nationals working in the province on projects......
KARACHI: An interesting discussion on the contents of the book Crimson Papers between its author Harris Khalique and journalist Reema Abbasi had the audience’s undivided attention, keeping them glued......
KARACHI: The High Commissioner of Bangladesh, Tarik Ahsan, has said that his country is not seeking assistance for managing Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing Myanmar. Rather they want them to be......
MADRID: Spain dissolved Catalonia’s parliament on Friday and called new regional elections after separatists voted for independence in a sharp escalation of a constitutional crisis that has stoked......
KIEV: Two Crimean Tatar leaders sentenced for their political activities by Russian authorities in the annexed peninsula arrived on Friday to a rapturous welcome in Ukraine after being released......
TALK about the “domino effect”. In an interconnected world, stories of women’s harassment — but also of their empowerment and constant combats — are grabbing the headlines.So here I am in Tunisia,......
A PROFOUNDLY important, unprecedented and dangerous decision has been taken by European leaders in the past few days. It’s not made as explicit as it should be — because our leaders are always......
KARACHI: FIFA’s structure has been overhauled over the last two years. On the surface, not much has changed in Pakistan football during that time though.But almost two years after the Executive......
SINGAPORE: World number one Simona Halep crashed out of the WTA Finals on Friday as French debutante Caroline Garcia stunned Caroline Wozniacki to reach the last four.Halep needed a win to keep her......
LONDON: England captain Joe Root said on Friday his side were prepared to be without star all-rounder Ben Stokes for the whole of their upcoming Ashes tour of Australia.Stokes, England’s......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and local law enforcement agencies on Friday briefed the two-member security delegation of Sri Lanka Cricket about the arrangements made for a 27-hour tour of......
KARACHI: Brilliant Nauman Aftab won both U-18 singles and U-16 singles titles here on Friday by beating Zubair Raja in both events finals in the inaugural Beconhouse Open National Senior and Junior......
SEPANG (Malaysia): Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso set the pace during wet Malaysian MotoGP practice here on Friday as world title hopeful Marc Marquez twice went off the track.The Spaniard however did......
CARDIFF: Anthony Joshua hopes a successful fourth title defence in Cardiff on Saturday will keep him on course to achieve his goal of becoming undisputed world heavyweight champion in 2018.Not every......
BLOEMFONTEIN: All-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo made a key breakthrough to stop Bangladesh’s most threatening challenge on their tour of South Africa in the first Twenty20 International at Mangaung Oval......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top ranked Aqeel Khan added yet another feather to his cap when he outplayed talented Muzammil Murtaza in the men’s singles final of the Subh-e-Nau Clay Court Tennis......
KARACHI: Lyceum College overcame a stiff challenge from Alpha College in the final of the under-19 girls table tennis competition to win 2-0 on Friday at the DA Degree College campus.For Lyceum,......
ISLAMABAD: Putting upfront electricity surplus at around 3,400 megawatts, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday ordered gradual retirement of older power plants to check additional financial......
KARACHI: A fear of cement overcapacity, particularly in the southern region, looms large as some producers expect a glut once new investments in the sector begin commercial operations in the next......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance on Friday stopped short of demanding the government to declare an economic emergency in the country.However, the committee did observe......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) signed on Friday an agreement with the Central Bank of Philippines to develop banking relations.SBP Governor Tariq Bajwa and Daniel R. Espiritu, ambassador......
KARACHI: National Bank of Pakistan earned a profit of Rs14.7 billion in the first nine months of 2017, depicting an increase of 9.6 per cent year-on-year, a press release said on Friday.In the third......
KARACHI: The stock market extended overnight losses on Friday with the KSE-100 index plunging by 304 points (0.73 per cent) to settle at 41,105.The index managed to find a footing above the 41,100......
KARACHI: Activity on the cotton market suddenly dropped on Friday as many spinners having long position moved out of the trading ring. However, the undertone remained firm and outlook......
KARACHI: Dawood Hercules has finalised a share purchase agreement with Kot Addu Power Company (Kapco) to offload its entire shareholding of 172.58 million shares (14.9 per cent) in Hub Power Company......
KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has called upon the federal government to take steps for rehabilitation of the newspaper distribution network in Balochistan.According to a press release,......
KARACHI: Minister for Planning and Development and Interior Ahsan Iqbal said on Friday that the country had achieved many milestones under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, and......
KARACHI: A former Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader was taken into custody in the UAE for his alleged involvement in the 2012 Baldia factory fire incident in which more than 250 labourers were......
TAXILA: The Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) complexes in Wah, Havelian and Sanjwal will be converted into “safe cities”, the Senate Standing Committee on Defence Production was informed on......
SYDNEY: The Australian government was thrown into turmoil on Friday after losing its one-seat majority with the nation’s deputy prime minister kicked out of parliament over his dual......
ABU DHABI: All-rounder Shadab Khan hit a last over six to give Pakistan a sensational two-wicket win in the second Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Friday.Needing 12 off the......
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said that he did not visit Islamabad earlier this week to lecture or coerce Pakistanis but he did tell them that Washington is determined to......
MUZAFFARABAD: The Pakistan Army on Friday said it had shot down an Indian ‘spy drone’ along the Line of Control (LoC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) as tensions continued to flare between the two......
QUETTA / DERA MURAD JAMALI: An Awami National Party (ANP) leader and his brother were among four people killed in bomb and landmine explosions in parts of Balochistan on Friday. Six other people were......
ISLAMABAD: Expressing displeasure over the delay in amendment to the law which will pave the way for delimitation of electoral constituencies on the basis of provisional census results for the coming......
ISLAMABAD: A local court on Friday indicted Zafar Hijazi, the suspended chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), in the case relating to tampering of the record of Chaudhry......
A NEWLY published report by the Lancet Commission has identified pollution as the biggest environmental cause of disease and premature death in the world. The report claims that almost 22 per cent of......
HAVING seen a photograph on Twitter of Islamabad’s Faisal Mosque lit up in pink lights to mark October as the breast cancer awareness month, I took the liberty of retweeting it but the reaction from......
EVERY sign in the Modi government’s appointment this week of former Intelligence Bureau chief Dineshwar Sharma as its interlocutor in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) reveals the ruse. Sharma headed the IB......
WHICH institution is believed to have caused the most damage to Pakistan? It’s a tough question as they have all competed to outdo the others.But according to Javed Hashmi, a senior member of the PTI......
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy had his “full support” in enforcing the law in Catalonia as Madrid readies to take direct control of the......
