Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday clarified that there was no possibility of a martial law being imposed on the country.Talking to Geo News, Iqbal stated: "Imposing martial law would be......
Opener Colin Munro smashed a blistering century to help New Zealand down India by 40 runs in the second Twenty20 international and level the series at 1-1 on Saturday.Munro smashed an unbeaten......
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his resignation on Saturday, citing Iran's “grip” on the country and threats to his life.“I announce my resignation from the post of prime minister,” he......
PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday urged the political forces to work together in order to bring stability in the country.The former interior minister, whose earlier statements had......
Pakistan cricket team suffered a setback on Saturday as it announced that the left-arm pacer Usman Shinwari will not be available to play for at least three months due to a back injury, DawnNews......
A district and sessions judge in Lahore halted the execution of a convict on Saturday on a petition contending that the prisoner was "mentally disabled and [a] declared psychiatric case".Judge Abid......
Sector Commander Sachal Rangers revealed on Saturday that 51 stolen vehicles have been recovered in a province-wide operation, which he termed the "largest" in the country's history.Sector Commander......
The state-run human rights commission in India-held Kashmir, on information from a human rights group, has told the government to investigate at least 2,080 unmarked mass graves discovered in border......
United States lawmakers proposed sanctions on Friday against Myanmar's military, in some of the strongest efforts yet by Washington to pressure the Southeast Asian nation to end abusive treatment of......
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) character was made an official resident of a busy central Tokyo district on Saturday, with the virtual newcomer resembling a chatty seven-year-old boy.The boy named......
The Supreme Court has directed the inspector general of Punjab police to submit a report into the alleged brainwashing of a man by a "faith healer" in Lahore.Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib......
Lionel Messi will celebrate his 600th start for Barcelona on Saturday in what his manager Ernesto Valverde hails as “a monstrous” achievement.The five-time Ballon d'Or winner becomes only the third......
Catalonia's deposed leader Carles Puigdemont, who has fled to Belgium and is facing an EU arrest warrant, has been a convinced secessionist since his youth, long before the issue moved to the centre......
The United States government on Friday released a major scientific report that says climate change is "extremely likely" to be caused by human activity and will get worse without major cuts to carbon......
The unemployment rate in United States fell to its lowest level in nearly 17 years in October while job creation resumed climbing after the two late-summer hurricanes, the US Labour Department......
President Donald Trump departed Washington for an almost two week trip to Asia on Friday, leaving a trail of invective and scandal that risks overshadowing efforts at top-level diplomacy.Trump left......
A Spanish judge issued an EU arrest warrant for Catalonia's deposed separatist leader Carles Puigdemont on Friday, a day after he failed to appear for questioning over his role in the region's......
The federal cabinet, in its last meeting, cleared 29 terrorism-related cases to be sent to the military courts, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said in an interview to Geo News on Friday.According to......
THE Facebook ads placed by a Russian troll farm and released on Wednesday show that the Russian propaganda campaign of 2016 didn’t favour either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. Instead, it mocked......
ANKARA: One year after the arrest of its charismatic chief, Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party defiantly insists it is the only true opposition against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan but faces an uphill......
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser says North Korea could be returned to the list of countries the US believes sponsor terrorism, as part of Trump’s strategy to......
SYDNEY: Australian Captain Steve Smith has fired back at conjecture that he picks his close mates in the Australian Test team while declaring he wants a proven run scorer to take up the number six......
RAJKOT: After a brilliant performance in the series opener in Delhi where India secured their maiden Twenty20 win against New Zealand, the hosts will be facing the Kiwis in the second T20 here on......
ISLAMABAD: Insisting that the dressing room environment of the present national team is extremely good, Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has said that every player has the hunger to win to make the......
“When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.” Khaled Hosseini,I choose to begin this piece of writing with the very apt words of......
“Dad, what is happiness?” Sadil innocently asked his father, Noor Ahmed.“Happiness is our mental state. When we feel mentally satisfied, then a feeling arises inside us. That is happiness. Why are......
The train stopped and we all came out, tired and thirsty from the long, tiring journey. I was very excited to see Paris. We checked into a hotel called The Hotel Magnificent. Like the city itself,......
Green Lantern is part of the Justice League since its inception but he hasn’t been discussed as much as the rest of the JL members. He has all the powers to classify him as a complete superhero, yet......
This time I am sharing a classic cookie recipe that is healthy and tasty, and both kids and adults will enjoy its crunchy taste at tea time and anytime!You can easily mix everything yourself and take......
Mrs Stephens droned on and on. I sat there, writing a note to my best friend, Valerie.“Do you understand what she’s saying?” I wrote, “I just want to go home and relax. I am tired today. I don’t get......
Bizarre ‘alien’ corpses have been found in a previously undiscovered tomb.Some experts believe the mummified remains could be concrete evidence of a newly undiscovered species or even of alien......
It was a pleasant morning and children were in a hurry to enter the school. Faris was on time usually, but that day was a bit unusual.When he entered his class, he saw Hammad arguing with Mohsin.......
Whether you are reading, listening or writing a story, it is altogether a great experience of creativity and learning because stories offer your imagination infinite ways to explore the world and......
My life began in a big shoe factory. I was made with the highest quality of material. Day in and day out, workers worked on me, making me a masterpiece. I was happy and proud of myself. I could not......
LANDI KOTAL: Two local residents were injured and four vehicles were partially damaged when an improvised explosive device planted at a parking lot went off in Landi Kotal Bazaar on Friday.Khasadar......
PESHAWAR: The controversy surrounding the Chacha Younas Park deepened on Friday after the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government banned the handing and taking over of the park built in the provincial capital......
MANSEHRA: Travel agents and traders have warned they will stage protests and observe a complete shutdown strike next Friday if the government doesn’t abandon the new biometric verification system for......
ABBOTTABAD: Technological advancement is the only viable defence of Pakistan and it is high time we made collective efforts to secure a respectable place for the country by using the power of......
RAWALPINDI: A three-day Regional Food Festival kicked off at the Pearl Continental hotel on Friday by showcasing signature dishes from all four provinces.The festival was attended by diplomats and......
ISLAMABAD: A student of Quaid-i-Azam University, who was sitting in the hunger strike camp, was shifted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) due to some health related issues.The......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Friday handed over new medals to Senator Shibli Faraz, the son of renowned poet Ahmed Faraz, to replace the ones stolen from the Ahmed Faraz......
“I was born in Parachinar, in the Kurram Agency. My father was a JCO in the army. I got my primary education from Mir Jamal Government School in Parachinar and then did my matriculation from the......
LAYYAH: On a smog-filled day, 13 people were killed in road accidents in Layyah, Sheikhupura, Muzaffargarh and Kasur on Friday.Poor visibility caused the accidents, which has been ruling the Punjab......
GUJRAT: Police booked a senior doctor under Section 295-A after some activists of Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) accused him of blasphemy.The case against the doctor was registered with the Civil......
LAHORE: As the smog cover over Punjab further thickened to the detriment of public health on Friday and officials saw no immediate relief against it, Environment Minister Zakia Shahnawaz termed it a......
EXHIBITIONSThe ‘Sindh artists exhibition’ organised by the fine arts committee of Arts Council opens at its Ahmed Pervez Art gallery at 5pm. The show will remain open to the general public from Nov 6......
KARACHI: The son of assassinated dean of the faculty of Islamic Studies in University of Karachi, Professor Dr Mohammad Shakeel Auj, has alleged that he was asked for Rs5,000 bribe by the office of......
DEIR EZZOR: The militant Islamic State (IS) group on Friday lost control of the last two major towns under its grip in Syria and Iraq, as Syrian troops and Iraqi security forces advanced in the......
BRUSSELS: The European Union vowed to ensure that Malta finds the “barbarous” assassins of a journalist being buried there on Friday and to resolve potential structural problems with the rule of law......
PARIS: World number one Rafa Nadal’s participation in the season-ending Tour finals hung in the balance when the Spaniard pulled out of the Paris Masters with injury on Friday.Nadal told a news......
LONDON: Troubled AC Milan were held to a goalless draw by AEK Athens for the second time in a fortnight in the Europa League on Thursday as they wasted a chance to make the knockout stage with two......
ZHUHAI: Julia Goerges booked her spot in the WTA Elite Trophy semi-finals in Zhuhai, China on Friday, beating top seed Kristina Mladenovic 6-2, 7-6 (7-4).The seventh-seeded German joins CoCo......
KARACHI: Having guested out for Fata in last season’s Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship, veteran seamer Saad Altaf tormented his former region with a sensational haul of 16 wickets on......
LAHORE: Terra Energy hammered Waste Busters 9-5 to march into the final of the Seasons Canola Polo Cup at the Lahore Polo Club (LPC) ground on Friday.Ghulam Mustafa Monnoo and Mumtaz Abbas Niazi......
PARIS: Former world sprint champion Frankie Fredericks was charged on Friday by French authorities for passive corruption and money laundering relating to a graft probe into the awarding of last......
KARACHI: The country has so far produced 1.186 million more cotton bales than the production recorded up to Nov 1 last year, which makes the 2017-18 target of 12.6m bales achievable.The last two......
KARACHI: Auto assemblers and oil industry executives expressed confusion over the complaint filed by Honda Atlas that petrol in Pakistan carries higher-than-recommended levels of manganese additive,......
KARACHI: The cement industry utilised over 93 per cent of its installed capacity in July-October, according to a spokesman for the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA).This was the......
ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Pervaiz Malik on Friday informed the National Assembly that initiatives had been taken to boost trade with Senegal, which has been stagnating in the range of $40 million......
KARACHI: Bulls staged a comeback with the index gaining 565 points (1.40 per cent) to close at 41,064 points in the two-session trading on Friday.The market had a languid start and thereafter traded......
NEW YORK: Apple Inc’s shares hit a record-high on Friday after the tech giant reported a blowout fourth quarter and shrugged off concerns related to the iPhone X, prompting more analysts to put a......
KARACHI: Brisk activity was witnessed on the cotton market on Friday as spinners continued aggressive buying of quality lint.Apparently, spinners are not willing to take any risks and readily entered......
ISLAMABAD: Due to sheer lack of interest from the treasury and opposition benches, the National Assembly on Friday deferred a constitutional amendment bill regarding fresh delimitation of......
ISLAMABAD: With the final decision in the Panama Papers case already in the field, the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has reminded the Supreme Court of the pending petition that it had instituted against all......
LAHORE: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, who has been admitted to a London hospital, is likely to undergo a cardiac procedure that may force him to extend his stay in the United Kingdom, it emerged on......
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has received orders from an accountability court to freeze shares of Hassan and Hussain — sons of ousted prime minister Nawaz......
KHUNJERAB PASS: This border outpost on the Karakoram Highway, slashed through the glacier-strewn Karakoram mountains to join China and Pakistan by road, boasts a new world record: it has the world’s......
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif have written letters of condolence to Nusli Wadia, the son of Dina Wadia.Dina......
ISLAMABAD: The federal government was not moving ahead on the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project due to multilateral and unilateral sanctions imposed on Iran, parliamentary secretary Shehzadi......
ISLAMABAD: A call was given from the platform of the Senate to revive the original order of the Quaid-i-Azam’s nation-building motto of “Unity, Faith and Discipline”.The issue of distortion in the......
KHAR: Seven girls and a boy were killed in a mudslide in Bajaur Agency on Friday. The children were collecting mud for their homes when the incident took place.Quoting an eyewitness account, local......
ISLAMABAD: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif denied on Friday any deal with the establishment for his return and also dismissed the possibility of a technocrats’ government in the country.In a brief......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi left for London on Friday on a private visit.Interestingly, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders Qamar Zaman Kaira and Sherry Rehman also flew by the......
ISLAMABAD: The power system on Friday suffered a major breakdown and affected key parts of Punjab and Balochistan following the government decision to close down furnace oil- and diesel-based power......
DAY 23 (Friday): Quaid-e-Azam University has finally reopened although student attendance is low and university buses are anchored off campus to avoid being damaged once again by protesters. The days......
IN an interview, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has talked of the girls’ education projects she is supporting in Pakistan but she declined to identify them lest they also face a security threat.A......
A FAIR criminal trial must meet three criteria — an independent judge, a fair prosecutor and thorough and honest investigation by the police.On Oct 12, the Allahabad High Court acquitted Rajesh and......
NO issue unites the Muslim ummah as the continuing Israeli occupation of Palestine.Even before the 1967 war that saw Israel grab Gaza and the West Bank, its very creation had been viewed as a grave......
The daughter of the father of the nation is no more. Dina Wadia, the only child of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah passed away in New York on Thursday at the age of 98.She had only visited Pakistan......
Eight Iranian soldiers were killed in clashes with “terrorist groups” on the border with Turkey on Friday, the official IRNA news agency reported.“This afternoon, during clashes between border guards......
