The custody of four suspects arrested in connection with the death of Asad Ali Leghari, the son of slain Sindh United Party (SUP) leader Anwer Ali Leghari, was handed over to Kotri police on Tuesday......
Investigating people accused of buying offshore companies to take advantage of tax havens is challenging for the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) as the board has limited authority, the Prime......
Pakistan and Iran on Tuesday agreed to enhance bilateral security cooperation and intelligence sharing following a meeting between Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Iran's Defence Minister......
Australia's Strike bowler Mitchell Starc became the first man to take two hat-tricks in the same first-class game in Australia on Tuesday as he hit ominous form ahead of the Ashes Test series against......
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday claimed that he has not done anything against his conscience, and said he was appearing before the courts only because he respected the judiciary.The......
Yemen's Huthi rebels on Tuesday threatened retaliation against the ports and airports of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, which this week closed the Yemeni land, sea and air borders.“All......
The United States military said on Tuesday they had found no evidence of civilian casualties caused by an airstrike in Afghanistan during a joint operation last week, contradicting claims by local......
An Indian court on Tuesday found a Bangladeshi man guilty of raping an elderly nun in a crime that sparked an outpouring of anger at persistently high levels of sexual assault in the country.The......
Nato will boost its training mission in Afghanistan by 3,000 troops, chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday as Kabul reeled from the latest deadly attack on civilians.Around half the new troops will......
Fuelling the prevailing turmoil in the Middle East, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has accused the Lebanese government of declaring war against the kingdom, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.Lebanese......
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a 23-page detailed verdict on the review petitions filed against the July 28 Panama Papers verdict which resulted in Nawaz Sharif's disqualification.The detailed......
South Korea is negotiating with the United States to buy nuclear-powered submarines to guard against threats from Pyongyang, local reports said on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump said Seoul would......
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif informed the Senate on Tuesday that China's stance regarding Pakistan has not changed, and that the situation on the foreign policy front was not as alarming as it was......
Afghan National Security Adviser (NSA) Hanif Atmar on Tuesday telephoned his Pakistan counterpart, Nasser Janjua, to condole the death of Nayyar Iqbal, a staffer of the Pakistani consulate in......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange saw mixed activity on Tuesday, with rallies promptly followed by downward pressure as investors weighed rising global prices and sustained political turbulence."Pakistan......
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday grilled Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) officials on irregularities in the construction of the new Islamabad International Airport and five grounded......
A public health emergency was declared in the Indian capital New Delhi Tuesday as a choking blanket of smog descended on the world's most polluted capital city.The Indian Medical Association's......
“. . . he said I am from there, I am from here, but I am neither there nor here. I have two names which meet and part… I have two languages, but I have long forgotten— which is the language of my......
Bank of China has formally launched its operations in Pakistan, with its first branch inaugurated in Karachi on Tuesday.Speaking to the inauguration ceremony in Islamabad, Bank of China Chairman Chen......
The Supreme Court on Tuesday debated the grounds for disqualification of lawmakers while deliberating what constitutes as "dishonesty", as the counsel representing PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi......
Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince accused Iran on Tuesday of “direct military aggression” through Yemen's Houthi rebels, ratcheting up regional tensions as the kingdom reels from a sweeping royal......
Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua on Tuesday informed the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs that the United States (US) had assured Pakistan that no group, including Indian spy agency......
A Parliamentary Committee meeting regarding a proposed amendment to the census ended inconclusively on Tuesday as Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM) and PPP reservations over census results......
New revelations from the “Paradise Papers” on Monday shed light on Apple's tax avoidance strategy which shifted profits from one fiscal haven to another as well as loopholes employed by Nike and......
Prime Minister Saad Hariri's abrupt resignation over the weekend was bizarre even by the often twisted standards of Lebanese politics: He made the surprise announcement from the Saudi capital in a......
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a request made by a sitting Islamabad High Court judge to suspend proceedings of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against him.A five-member bench of the......
Oil prices made rapid gains overnight as geopolitical tensions surged between Saudi Arabia and Iran, sparking fears of a conflict that could disrupt supplies from two major producers.But prices......
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed met outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday, Al Arabiya reported, as Hariri left Saudi Arabia for the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Hariri, who......
An Indian man who came to the United States to study was sentenced Monday to more than 27 years in prison for sending funds to Al Qaeda and plotting to kill the federal judge in his trial.Yahya......
French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo said on Monday it was pressing charges after receiving fresh death threats against staffers over a cartoon of the Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan who faces rape......
A one-time millionairess dubbed the “Black Widow”, who tricked elderly lovers into drinking cyanide and then pocketed millions in insurance payouts and inheritance, was sentenced to death in Japan on......
At least two people were killed and several others were wounded in an attack on Afghan journalists on Tuesday.Gunmen, disguised as policemen, had stormed a Kabul television station while several......
US President Donald Trump said he had "great confidence" in an anti-corruption sweep by Saudi Arabia that has seen dozens of high-profile political and business figures arrested."I have great......
Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar's nephew, Talha Rashid, was allegedly killed in an encounter with security forces in India-held Kashmir's (IHK) Pulwama district on Tuesday, according to......
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday he saw no link between mass shootings and guns, but demands for strict gun control laws grew louder after the Texas church tragedy.On Sunday, a......
KARACHI: While approving a Rs100 million recurring grant for the Pakistan Hockey Federation to promote the game across the province, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murah Ali Shah on Monday announced to......
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (India): M.S. Dhoni’s batting position will be under spotlight as India aim to go for the kill against a gutsy New Zealand in the third and final T20 International here on Tuesday......
LONDON: Jose Mourinho’s third competitive visit back to old club Chelsea after being sacked three years ago ended in a third defeat as Alvaro Morata’s first goal since September sealed a 1-0 victory......
BRUSSELS: European Union finance ministers will on Tuesday discuss setting up a blacklist of worldwide tax havens after leaked documents from an offshore law firm revealed investments by wealthy......
LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s stock market fell over 1.5 per cent on Monday as a purge by its Crown Prince on fellow royals, ministers and businessmen appeared to be widening, though it was offset by gains......
Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law retired Captain Mohammad Safdar appeared before an accountability court in Islamabad for a hearing in connection with the......
GUJRAT: The local medical fraternity has warned if the blasphemy case registered against a senior doctor of a public hospital was not withdrawn in the next 48 hours, the medical services, except......
MULTAN: Kabirwala Sadar police on Monday arrested a woman for allegedly throwing acid on her brother-in-law at Khanewal.According to FIR (318/17), lodged by Aslam, a resident of Kasi-5 village,......
NAROWAL: As many as 15 girl students suffered injuries when a bus of the University of Gujrat’s Narowal sub-campus overturned here on Monday.The bus on its way from Zafarwal to Narowal overturned in......
GHALANAI: A curfew was imposed on Monday in border areas of Khwezai, Biazai and some localities of Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency for next three days after an IED blast injured two security personnel......
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party has opposed the demand of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan about dissolution of assemblies to hold early elections.Speaking at ‘meet the press’ programme at......
THE government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa notified the creation of a new district in August this year. The new district, Kolai Palas, was a sub-division of Kohistan that is one of the less populated......
AT the height of their popularity two of South Asia’s greatest politicians — and bitter rivals — were struggling with an identical personal trauma, their Parsi sons-in-law. One a Kashmiri Brahmin,......
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has opposed merger of Fata with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying the issue should be resolved according to the wishes of tribal......
ISLAMABAD: Though mobile phone service providing companies had been reluctant to share data about their customers with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the matter has been resolved after involving......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday admitted a petition filed by 23 Senators against the appointment of Tariq Bajwa as State Bank (SBP) governor.IHC judge Justice Miangul Hassan......
TAXILA: Sikh pilgrims and their group leaders from various parts of India have appreciated the people and government of Pakistan for providing better pilgrimage facilities and keeping their places of......
MINGORA: The people from Swat’s high-altitude areas have demanded of the government to install the hydraulic ‘ram pumps’ for the supply of water from streams to their houses.The demand comes in light......
ISLAMABAD: Amid criticism for withdrawing the proposal to bring the superior judiciary and armed forces under the ambit of a new accountability law, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has come up with......
LAHORE: The 37th All Pakistan Allama Muhammad Iqbal Bilingual Declamation Contest began at the Government College University on Monday.The debating society of the university is organising the two-day......
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday rejected the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s demand to dissolve assemblies for holding early elections in the country and declared that the call amounted to......
KARACHI: A 17-year-old girl committed ‘suicide’ inside her home in Shah Faisal Colony on Monday, police said.Shah Faisal Colony SHO A.D. Chaudhry told Dawn that initial investigations showed that the......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has taken serious notice of encroachments along some main roads by car showroom owners and directed the inspector general of police to immediately......
KARACHI: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested three suspects linked with the banned Islamic State group from the outskirts of the city.Acting on a tip-off provided by an intelligence agency,......
KARACHI: The advent of smartphones and their in-built cameras has enabled everyone to become a photographer. It’s not that easy. Photography is not merely putting an image or an action scene into a......
BHITSHAH: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday strongly advocated the narrative that “mysticism is best weapon against terrorism and religious extremism” and called for......
DUBAI: The opening this week of the glittering Louvre Abu Dhabi museum marks the latest stage in a multi-billion-dollar “soft power” showdown between energy giants Qatar and the United Arab......
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s outgoing prime minister who unexpectedly resigned during a trip to Saudi Arabia met with Saudi King Salman on Monday as speculation continued to swirl over his surprising move.The......
PARIS: Two books about the Nazis took France’s biggest literary prizes on Monday, with Eric Vuillard’s story of how German industry and finance backed Adolf Hitler winning the top Prix......
A huge leak of financial documents, revealed by a group of about 100 media organisations on Sunday, provided deep insights into some of the mechanisms used by top politicians or celebrities to escape......
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said he will “probably not” maintain his stake in a shipping firm that does business with a Russian company with ties to the son-in-law of Russian President Vladimir......
MOSCOW: Russia on Monday downplayed leaks in the Paradise Papers concerning Russian officials and companies, insisting the deals were legal and not politically motivated.One of the companies......
MOSCOW: Russia on Monday downplayed leaks in the Paradise Papers concerning Russian officials and companies, insisting the deals were legal and not politically motivated.One of the companies......
TOKYO: The time for “strategic patience” with North Korea is over, US President Donald Trump warned on Monday, after winning Japan’s backing for his policy of considering all options to rein in the......
RIYADH: A campaign of mass arrests of Saudi Arabian royals, ministers and businessmen widened on Monday after a top entrepreneur was reportedly held in the biggest anti-corruption purge of the......
FLORENCE: Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura said the thought of missing the World Cup had never crossed his mind as he tried to soothe the nerves of his anxious countrymen on Monday.Italy, who last went......
MADRID: Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio added to his collection of wonder strikes as Zinedine Zidane’s side put their troubles behind them by cruising to a 3-0 victory over Las Palmas in La Liga on......
MILAN: Alessio Romagnoli’s header and a wonderful curler from Suso saw big-spending AC Milan, with only one win in their previous seven games in all competitions, ease the pressure on coach Vincenzo......
KARACHI: Despite skipper Nadeem Omar excelling with a fine all-round performance, Omar Associates Veterans suffered a 21-run defeat against Karachi Gymkhana Veterans in a challenge cricket match at......
ISLAMABAD: Amid protests by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab over the non-payment of their net hydel profit (NHP), the government has decided to increase electricity tariff by an average Rs1.50 per unit......
KARACHI: The profitability of the cement industry has declined despite rising local sales, latest data shows.Manufacturers posted an earnings decline of three per cent year-on-year – with pre-tax......
KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved the appointment of Richard Morin, a Canadian national, as managing director of the Pakistan Stock Exchange......
KARACHI: Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) is inducting two Aframax-category tankers and will soon be commencing a coastal ferry service between Karachi and Port Qasim, and Karachi and......
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Monday notified regulations making it mandatory for listed companies to distribute their dividends through banking transfers......
NEW DELHI: India is looking to begin interim operations at a port in southeast Iran, officials say, proceeding cautiously on developing the facility at a time when the Trump administration has laid......
ISLAMABAD: Responding to questions pertaining to the collusion of doctors and key players in the pharmaceutical industry, and allegations of failing to keep in check a hike in the prices of drugs,......
ISLAMABAD: A five-judge Supreme Court bench is scheduled to take up on Tuesday (today) the case of a sitting Islamabad High Court judge asking for an open trial of his reference pending before the......
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif admitted on Monday that Pakistan and the United States had not been able to overcome their trust deficit despite recent high-level interactions.“We haven’t as......
WASHINGTON: The 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai have done an irreparable damage to the Kashmir cause and tarnished Pakistan’s image as well, says former foreign secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan.In......
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Three of the eight suspects arrested in a girl’s stripping case have confessed to the crime, saying they paraded the girl in their village to take revenge on her brother for......
DERA MURAD JAMALI: Two men and a woman were killed for honour in two incidents over the past 24 hours in Nasirabad district, police said on Monday.In the Rabi Canal area, a man opened fire on his......
GUJRANWALA: Clad in blue jeans and a light blue T-shirt, Hina sits quietly between her mother, Fatima, and maternal aunt Mumtaz.Now 11, Hina was born at an Amritsar jail in August 2006, soon after......
LAHORE: The Punjab government’s counsel told a three-judge bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday that the Model Town inquiry report had become a “dead document” as the purpose for which it was......
ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) on Monday formed a five-member committee to develop a consensus on the question of fresh delimitations ahead of the 2018 general elections.The......
ISLAMABAD: Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa said on Monday that Pakistan was determined to expand its ties with Iran in all spheres and hoped that the two neighbours could collaborate for regional peace......
ISLAMABAD: The country’s tax machinery is ready to issue notices to all Pakistani residents whose investments in offshore companies have been revealed in the Paradise Papers.“We held an informal......
For decades, Saudi Arabia was known for its resistance to change. And even when changes were introduced, the pace of their implementation was often glacial.However, over the past few months, under......
THE latest leak of papers from a leading law firm with posts in multiple offshore jurisdictions known to be tax havens is a treasure trove of information about how the rich park their wealth in the......
IT would have been inconceivable to imagine even a few years ago that the brutalised megacity of Karachi could host a major public art event. Showcasing the work of over 140 local and international......
Karachi police on Monday claimed to have arrested three militants allegedly linked to the militant Islamic State (IS) group from the outskirts of the metropolis.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)......
A first information report (FIR) has been registered against five men accused of assaulting a girl at a hotel in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in Karachi, police officials said on Monday.According......
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa held meetings with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during his ongoing trip to Iran, the military’s......
