Pakistan's T20 team made history on Wednesday as it climbed to the number one spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 Rankings "for the first time ever", the cricket governing body......
Honouring the Pakistan's memorable victory in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions' Trophy in June, Pakistan Post has issued commemorative postage stamps and souvenir sheet, DawnNews......
India has announced to release 13 Pakistani prisoners including women and a child, who will be sent back to Pakistan on Thursday through the Wagah-Attari border, the Foreign Office said on......
The chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement's (MQM) Pakistan faction, Dr Farooq Sattar, "categorically rejected" the accusations of money laundering levelled against the party members by UK-based......
The pickup truck driver who plowed down a New York cycle path, killing eight people, in the city's worst attack since September 11, was associated with the militant Islamic State (IS) group but......
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iran's leadership on Wednesday in Tehran as the two Damascus allies push a Syria peace plan and the Kremlin offers its backing for a landmark nuclear deal facing......
Punjab's Environment Protection Department (EPD) has sprung into action, sealing 113 factories and fining 250 vehicles after Lahore was engulfed by hazardous smog ahead of the winter season for the......
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah on Wednesday said that the decision taken by PML-N to put forward Shahbaz Sharif as prime ministerial candidate for the 2018 elections......
A man in Lahore was fined Rs200,000 and sentenced to six months in prison by a local court on Wednesday for getting married for a second time without taking permission from his first wife.The man......
Three men, including two police officials, were killed while another was injured when unknown attackers opened fire at a patrolling police party in Charsadda on Wednesday, police said.Station House......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) recovered on Wednesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 836 points to climb back over the 40,000-mark.The index continued on an upward surge after opening......
A day after lawmakers slammed US President Donald Trump's new South Asia policy, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif assured the Senate that their concerns had been heard and Pakistan's foreign policy......
The Parliamentary Committee on National Accountability Laws unanimously agreed on Wednesday that members of the judiciary and military need not be held accountable under the new proposed......
Eight of the nine people suspected of torturing and illegally confining a teenage girl in Garahmat village of Daraban tehsil in Dera Ismail Khan have been remanded into police custody for three......
A judicial magistrate in Multan on Wednesday sent cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi to jail on judicial remand in connection with the Qandeel Baloch murder case.During today's hearing of the case in the court......
Many Pakistanis perhaps do not know that there are snow leopards in Pakistan’s northern mountains, mainly in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region. Moreover, it is little known that the snow leopard......
Senators on Wednesday decided, for the first time in Pakistan's history, to form an Ethics Committee for the accountability of members of the Upper House.The decision was taken during a session of......
On Monday, a 19-year-old engineer named Thirumurugan was arrested from his home in Srivilliputhur town in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar district.This followed a complaint filed by K Marimuthu, the......
Saudi Arabia has approved of a plan to start issuing tourist visas, a first for the country which, at the moment, issues visas for business, employment and students.Additionally, the kingdom grants......
Pakistan National Team Coach Micky Arthur said in a recent interview to CricBuzz that his experience with Pakistan has been 'fantastic'."I love this job with them. I don't think you've ever coached......
Bangladesh's foreign ministry on Wednesday registered a protest with Pakistan High Commissioner Rafiuzzaman Siddiqui against a video posted on the Pakistan High Commission's webpage, saying that it......
Hamas handed over control of the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt to the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday, an AFP journalist said, in a first key test of a Palestinian reconciliation accord agreed......
A man killed his sister allegedly in the name of 'honour' in Lahore's Satto Katla area on Wednesday, police said.The man opened fire on his sister after having an argument in which he accused her of......
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the Sindh Assembly on Wednesday thundered against the "double standards" displayed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) when dealing with the Sharif family......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the superintendent of the Toba Tek Singh district jail to send the personal history of a convict facing the death sentence on a charge of blasphemy.A......
A Japanese man arrested after police found nine dismembered corpses rotting in his house has confessed to killing all his young victims over a two-month spree after contacting them via Twitter, media......
Two national advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit in Indiana on Tuesday challenging a rule change by President Donald Trump's administration allowing more employers to opt out of no-cost birth......
North Korea slammed United States (US) President Donald Trump as “incurably mentally deranged” in a personal diatribe ahead of his first visit to Asia as head of state, amid high tensions over......
A pickup driver ploughed a truck into cyclists and pedestrians in New York on Tuesday, killing eight people in the first deadly “act of terror” in the city since September 11, 2001.Vehicles have......
Australia's dual citizenship parliamentary crisis sparked calls for a nationality audit on Wednesday of all federal lawmakers as investigations continued into decisions made by ministers found to......
Chinese President Xi Jinping's pledge to build a “world-class army” by 2050 is making his neighbours nervous, but analysts say Beijing's military ambitions do not constitute a strategic threat -- for......
LONDON has long been a centre of activity for Pakistani politicians. It is often used as a venue for secret negotiations and deals that influence the course of Pakistani politics. The British capital......
ON Tuesday, Oct 24, 2017, a British-Pakistani woman appeared at the Old Bailey Court in London. Twenty-seven-year-old Sabah Khan was accused of murdering her sister Saima Khan. But there would be no......
SOME cultures are pathologised as more misogynist than others, but the global epidemic of gender-based violence (GBV) proves it is not specific to any class or culture. Universally, sex crimes are......
IN retrospect, it’s all too easy — and convenient — to look at the events of a century ago in Russia and visualise the genesis of a monumental tragedy. A common corollary of this perception is the......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to regularise the services of 36,000 employees recruited through the National Testing Service in education and other departments during the......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Tuesday formally launched a centralised and comprehensive internal audit policy for its departments, offices, autonomous bodies and local governments.A......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to start pre-marriage screening of would-be couples for thalassaemia and hepatitis on voluntary basis to apply brakes on the rapidly increasing......
RAWALPINDI: Around 198 people were murdered across Rawalpindi district during January-October this year as against 197 during the same period last year.The attempted murder cases, however, registered......
ISLAMABAD: Milk is one of the main source of calcium, which is required for the stability of teeth, gums and bones. But the availability of pure milk has become almost impossible.This was stated by......
MULTAN: A Supreme Court judgment in the inconsistent appointments in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) case can impact the appointments of five director generals (DGs), Dawn has learnt.These......
LAHORE: The PIA last flight from New York left behind two bodies, booked for Lahore, at the JFK Airport to the utter shock of the accompanying and the waiting family members at the airport here,......
RAHIM YAR KHAN: Local travel agents on Tuesday staged a demonstration against the Saudi government’s new policy requiring biometric verification of those desiring to proceed for umrah.Members of the......
KARACHI: A noisy protest by members of opposition parties on Tuesday forced Mayor Wasim Akhtar to prorogue the City Council session in less than 10 minutes after the house passed a single resolution......
KARACHI: On the directive of provincial home department, jail authorities have recently relocated around 80 convicted and at least 60 undertrial prisoners (UTPs) from the Karachi Central Prison to......
KARACHI: Unmoved by reports of illegal wildlife trade and destruction of protected areas, the government is yet to approve the Sindh Wildlife Protection Act — an important piece of legislation meant......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Post Office (PPO) has released a set of three commemorative postage stamps and a souvenir sheet on the ICC Champions Trophy win by Pakistan in June this year.Each stamp is of......
HYDERABAD: In the wake of a judicial inquiry, which found Sindh University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Fateh Mohammad Burfat ‘inept’ and quoted some instances of harassment of Sindh University’s women......
ISTANBUL: The controversial trial resumed on Tuesday of staff from Turkey’s main opposition daily on terror-related charges, in a case seen as a test for media freedom under President Recep Tayyip......
ZAMA: Japanese police have found nine mutilated bodies hidden in containers with their heads cut off and flesh stripped in a suburban Tokyo flat, media reported on Tuesday.Tokyo police have arrested......
WITTENBERG: Catholic and Lutheran leaders on Tuesday begged forgiveness for violence sparked by the Reformation, as worshippers celebrated 500 years since the religious revolution that created the......
INDIA has been virtually overrun by a fake news epidemic in the last few years, the content ranging from the absurd to the ridiculous to sinister, and the consequences assuming tragic proportions......
PARIS: A “monster” planet, which should in theory not exist, has been discovered orbiting a faint dwarf star far, far away, surprised astronomers said on Tuesday.The existence of the gassy giant......
LONDON: British aid agency Oxfam said it had dismissed 22 members of staff over allegations of sexual abuse in the past year, as campaigners called on governments to strengthen oversight of aid......
WASHINGTON: A wave of indictments has undercut Donald Trump’s attempts to paint allegations of collusion with Russia in his election as a media invention, with the White House admitting the probe is......
BEIJING: Apple’s Tim Cook and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, state media said on Tuesday, as the Communist Party pushes for a larger role in private firms.The......
DUBAI: Bahrain has decided to impose visas on travellers from Qatar, which is embroiled in a diplomatic crisis with its Arab neighbours, Bahraini state media reported on Tuesday.Under Gulf......
DUBAI: Bahrain’s lower court jailed 10 Shia men for life on Tuesday on charges of plotting attacks a day after the Gulf state sentenced 19 others to lengthy prison terms.Three were sentenced in......
BANGKOK: Thailand has revoked the passports of ousted premier Yingluck Shinawatra, who has yet to be seen in public since she slipped out of the country before the verdict in her negligence trial,......
JERUSALEM: Britain’s Balfour Declaration turns 100 this week, hailed by Israel for helping lead to its founding, but viewed by Palestinians as contributing to a catastrophe that stole their land.The......
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s surprise two-match Test cricket win against Pakistan last month was down to witchcraft, captain Dinesh Chandimal said on Tuesday, drawing mockery on social media.Chandimal told......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering a proposal from board chairman Najam Sethi to hold next year’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) final in Karachi instead of Lahore.“A new......
LONDON: Champions League holders Real Madrid take on Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on Wednesday with both teams looking to secure a place in the last 16.Manchester City and Besiktas can also book......
SYDNEY: Wicket-keeping great Adam Gilchrist has called on Australian selectors to pick and stick when they decide who will be behind the stumps for the Ashes series.Three players are seen as being in......
NEW DELHI: Big-hitting batsman Colin Munro believes New Zealand’s perfect Twenty20 record against India will inspire confidence as the Kiwis try to rebound from losing an ODI series.The Kiwis have......
ATHENS: The flame that will burn during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics was handed over to organisers in Athens on Tuesday in the marble stadium that hosted the first modern Games in 1896.After......
VERONA: Inter Milan kept in touch with leaders Napoli thanks to a 2-1 win at relegation-threatened Hellas Verona on Monday as they reclaimed second place in Serie A.Ivan Perisic scored the winner......
LONDON: Long-distance running star Mohamed Farah is leaving long-time coach Alberto Salazar to return home to Britain but denies the split is related to doping allegations surrounding the......
PARIS: Hyeon Chung of South Korea swept aside Mischa Zverev 6-0, 6-2 at the Paris Masters on Monday to set up a second-round match against Rafael Nadal.Nadal will begin his quest for a record 31st......
LAHORE: Fine batting by Qasim Akram and equally good bowling from Anas Waheed helped Government Qila Laxman Singh School win the A.H. Kardar Cup Inter-school Championships final with a crushing......
KARACHI: The profit of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) registered a modest year-on-year growth of four per cent in 2016-17, according to the annual performance review issued on Tuesday.It amounted......
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Tuesday ranked Pakistan at 147th out of 190 countries in its ‘Doing Business 2018’ report.The report noted that Pakistan implemented four business reforms in 2017 —......
ISLAMABAD: The tax collection by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in October missed its target by over Rs21 billion, a source told Dawn on Tuesday.The FBR expects to receive a few billion rupees in......
KARACHI: Stocks continued to bleed on Tuesday as the KSE-100 index fell 717 points (1.97 per cent) to close below the 40,000-point level.The benchmark ended at a 13-month low of 39,617 points.A......
NEW YORK: CME Group Inc, the world’s largest futures market operator, said on Tuesday it intends to launch bitcoin futures in the fourth quarter, pending regulatory approvals.Bitcoin jumped to an......
BEIJING: Sri Lanka is keen to reach agreement soon on a free trade deal with China, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, describing Beijing as a close friend and ally, despite strong local......
TOKYO: Chief negotiators from the 11 nations left in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are aiming to have positive results at a ministerial-level meeting next week, a Japanese government official......
KARACHI: A new era of cut-throat competition is opening up for telecoms in Pakistan, except this time the throats they have to cut in order to survive may well be their own.For a number of years,......
ISLAMABAD: While not directly criticising the Supreme Court and the Election Commission of Pakistan, Minister for Privatisation Daniyal Aziz claimed on Tuesday that the order of freezing of assets of......
ISLAMABAD: The foreign policy being pursued by the present government came under fire in the Senate, with a Pakistan Peoples Party lawmaker chiding Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif for his advice to the......
ISLAMABAD: In a major development in Pakistan-Iran relations, Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa is set to visit Tehran later this week.He is expected to proceed on a two-day visit to Iran on Thursday,......
KARACHI: Amid brewing outrage and backlash on social media, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on Tuesday issued a detailed statement to clarify speculation with regard to her......
LAHORE: In a move that puzzled political analysts and generated much debate, Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan expressed dissent against the growing impression within the ruling......
QUETTA: Law enforcement agencies have taken three women into custody for allegedly having links with banned Baloch militant organisations.A spokesman for the Balochistan government said in a......
KARACHI: Although war in Afghanistan during winter season normally slows down, fresh supplies of military vehicles and other hardware meant for the US army have reached Karachi Port recently.This......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) issued notices to the federal government and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday over a petition moved by the outgoing secretary of the Supreme......
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has made it clear that timely holding of the next general elections will be possible only if the law to provide for fresh delimitation on the......
LAHORE: The Punjab Environment Department (EPD) on Tuesday requested the federal government to approach Indian authorities on the issue of the burning of crop stubble by farmers in Indian Punjab,......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday increased prices of all petroleum products by up to 11 per cent with immediate effect for the month of November.The increase was approved by Prime Minister Shahid......
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has informed Congress that Pakistan is willing to target terrorists if provided information and Washington plans to give Islamabad the opportunity to......
LAHORE: The London meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) top leadership has decided to put forward Shahbaz Sharif as prime ministerial candidate after the 2018 elections if party......
ISLAMABAD: In another arbitration setback, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has in its final award asked Pakistan to pay more than Rs14 billion to nine independent power producers......
A pickup driver killed eight people in New York on Tuesday, mowing down cyclists and pedestrians, before striking a school bus in the city's first deadly attack blamed on terror since September 11,......
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will be truly successful "when it lifts Balochistan to its rightful place," reported......
The Asma Jahangir camp convincingly won the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections held on Tuesday, Oct 31, with Pir Kaleem Khurshid elected as the president, according to unofficial results......
