Former fast-bowler Wasim Akram has lashed out at the International Cricket Council (ICC) for its inability to arrange a bilateral cricket series between Pakistan and India, the Hindustan Times......
President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday said that the nation had high hopes from the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) with respect to the "Islamisation" of the country's laws.He made the remark during a......
The United Nations is set to host the first-ever talks on the use of autonomous weapons, but those hoping for a ban on the machines dubbed killer robots will be disappointed, the ambassador leading......
Civil rights campaigners have written to the federal secretary of the Cabinet Division urging that the Sindh government be made to revert its decision to replace Inspector General Police (IGP) A.D.......
Authorities have asked French medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to shut its operations inFederally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), leaving a “major gap” in healthcare for thousands of......
Islamabad police on Friday lodged two more cases against Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who is leading Tehreek-i-Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah demonstrators camped out at the entrance to the capital.Rizvi has......
Pakistan on Wednesday informed India that it would allow a meeting between self-confessed spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and his wife "on humanitarian grounds", a press release issued here stated."A 'note......
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Friday failed to allay the reservations put forward by senators with respect to the 2017 census, with Chief Census Commissioner Asif Bajwa rejecting outright all......
Former president Pervez Musharraf has announced a "grand alliance" of 23 political parties that will operate under the umbrella of the Pakistan Awami Itehad (PAI), DawnNews reported on Friday.The......
The leadership of Pakistan Rangers and India's Border Security Forces (BSF) agreed on Friday that the "spirit" of a 2003 ceasefire agreement must be revived to protect innocent lives, an......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed the week on a negative note, with the benchmark KSE-100 index plunging 354 points to close at 41436.Though the index offered some resistance in the first half......
Working in Karachi with family back home in the UK, my mind is constantly in two places. I am forever grappling with understanding my hybrid identity of being a British Muslim of Pakistani origin,......
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa paid a visit to the Line of Control (LoC) on Friday alongside Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) PM Raja Farooq Haider,......
The Sindh Rangers on Friday killed three "suicide bombers" in Rohri who were planning to target the Bab-e-Karbala Imambargah, read a statement issued by the paramilitary force.The "suspicious men"......
Ever so cautiously, North Korea is going online.Doctors can consult via live, online video conferencing, and lectures at prestigious Kim Il Sung University are streamed to faraway factories and......
Lebanon's Saad Hariri, who resigned as prime minister over the weekend, is “free to move around”, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian claimed on Friday amid rumours he was being held against......
Over 70 domestic and international flights were delayed due to heavy smog at Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport on Friday for the fourth day running, leaving thousands of passengers and......
Saudi Arabia's mass purge of elites accused of corruption "raises a few concerns", US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday, adding that Washington was closely monitoring the Gulf country's......
Russia and the United States gave mixed messages on Friday about whether their leaders will meet on the sidelines of a regional summit in Vietnam, with the White House ruling out an encounter but the......
The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a petition filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan challenging the recently-passed Elections Act 2017, saying that it should be referred to a......
Mumtaz Bhutto on Friday decided to merge his party, the Sindh National Front, with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf.The merger accord was signed by PTI vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and SNF vice......
With the 2018 edition of Pakistan Super League just around the corner, a total of 501 foreign and local cricketers will be available for selection at the player draft scheduled to take place on......
Legendary ex-cricketer Zaheer Abbas has been appointed Peshawar Zalmi board president, the team announced on Friday.Abbas, known as the 'Asian Bradman', is expected to guide the team on growth......
US President Donald Trump on Friday said the Asia-Pacific region was being held hostage by the "twisted fantasies" of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, as he called on countries to stand united......
The Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain and the martyrs of Karbala will be observed on Friday with processions being held in all major cities of Pakistan.Cellphone services have been suspended by the......
A special court of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday dismissed former Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) chairman Zafar Hijazi's acquittal plea in the Chaudhry Sugar......
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday ordered the formation of a Supreme Court (SC) bench to deliberate a reference pertaining to the Sharif family's Hudaibiya Paper Mills.The......
PESHAWAR: A Peshawar High Court bench has summoned the counter-terrorism department’s DSP (investigation) along with the relevant records over a plea of the father of a student martyred in the 2014......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court hearing a petition seeking disqualification of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) top leadership reminded the petitioner on Thursday of his responsibility to come up with......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran are keen to rebuild their relationship plagued by mistrust and are eyeing cooperation for peace in Afghanistan and stronger economic ties between them.“Pakistan and Iran......
KARACHI: The World Bank projects that Pakistan’s GDP growth rate will be 5.5 per cent and 5.8pc for 2017-18 and 2018-19, respectively, “despite an increase in macroeconomic imbalances” in the last......
KOHAT: Twenty-seven people belonging to the Tableeghi Jamaat who died in a road accident near Chakwal late on Wednesday night were laid to rest in Mandoori village here on Thursday amid moving......
ISLAMABAD: A second high court judge facing a reference before the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) approached the Supreme Court on Thursday to demand an open trial.Earlier, Justice Shaukat Aziz......
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office reminded the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) on Thursday that solution to the Afghan conflict lay in political settlement and not in boosting troop numbers in......
LANDI KOTAL: A soldier embraced martyrdom and five suspected terrorists were killed in a gun battle in the Rajgal area of Tirah Valley on Thursday.A group of terrorists taking advantage of the......
WASHINGTON: The US wants to work with Pakistan and India to reduce the threat of a nuclear conflict in South Asia, a senior US official tells Congress.In a written statement submitted to the House......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed concern over the threats hurled at journalists in Balochistan by militant and religious groups.In a statement released on......
QUETTA: The Commander of Southern Command, Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa, met Balochistan Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai here on Thursday and discussed law and order and some other matters.The governor......
ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: A protest by religious parties continued to paralyse the twin cities for the second consecutive day, even as the interior minister declared that the government had rejected......
ISLAMABAD: Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who is leading the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah demonstrators camped out at the entrance to the capital, has been booked over the death of a child who passed......
ISLAMABAD: The chehlum of Imam Hussain (AS) was observed in the federal capital on Thursday amid tight security.The procession started from the central mosque Asnashri in G-6 at around 1pm. Contrary......
ISLAMABAD: A cultural diplomacy venture called Sarangi was launched on Thursday with a performance by students of the Leif Larsen Music Centre in Altit, Hunza at a reception on Thursday.Dressed in......
FDE facing a multitude of problemsThe Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) is facing several challenges which need to be addressed on a priority basis.First of all, the FDE has not had a permanent......
ISLAMABAD: World renowned classical dancer Tehreema Mitha is conventionally known to tell stories through dance, but her artwork reveals the quiet side of her character that is equally captivating......
LAHORE: Fog thickened and smog began to slowly recede over the plains of Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday due to control over local pollutants and marked reduction in the burning of......
LAHORE: A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court seeking contempt of court proceedings against Maryam Nawaz, daughter of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, for her alleged contemptuous......
LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Sirajul Haq says that Nawaz Sharif’s remarks on the Supreme Court verdict are unbecoming of his stature and his attempt to degrade the judiciary can pose a serious......
LAHORE: Former foreign secretary Shamshad Ahmad has said Pakistan is facing domestic issues owing to the failure of successive rules – civilians and dictators alike – and adds “even external issues......
LAHORE: Maulana Tariq Jamil on Thursday called on ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif at his Jati Umra residence.According to a PML-N leader, Jamil prayed for early recovery of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz who......
GUJRANWALA: The newly-constructed flyover on Rawalpindi (Lohianwala) bypass which was opened to traffic a month ago has apparently developed cracks.Official sources said the chief minister had......
SIALKOT: The 140th birth anniversary of Allama Iqbal was observed with traditional zeal and zest here on Thursday at Iqbal Manzil, the birthplace of the poet-philosopher.The main cake-cutting......
HYDERABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party-Parliamentarians information secretary Maula Bux Chandio has said that he is not surprised by unification or electoral alliance, as the parties may like to put it,......
MIRPURKHAS: District administration officials along with police on Thursday launched a crackdown on public transport vehicles and CNG (compressed natural gas) stations in Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas......
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Thursday termed the call by a federal minister to construct Kalabagh dam and dubbing its opponents as ‘Indian agents’ a “mischievous” move and demanded an unconditional......
KARACHI: Following the introduction of biometric verification system to record attendance of teachers, over 20 per cent of them have applied for early retirement, claimed Sindh Education Minister Jam......
MOHAMMAD Ibrahim Joyo, an iconic literary figure of Sindh who was known for his staunch idealism, passed away in Hyderabad on Thursday at the age of 102. He has left four sons and two daughters. He......
KARACHI: Imam Ahmed Raza Khan was a great visionary and had enunciated the two-nation theory in British India much before Allama Iqbal delivered his famous lecture on the issue in Allahabad, said a......
Group showAn exhibition of ladies’ ready to wear dresses and costume jewelry by four artists opens at the Gulmohar art gallery at 3pm. The participants are: Riffat Shahid, Saman Khan, Sobia Ahmed and......
KARACHI: An accountability court on Thursday called an explanation from jail superintendent of the central prison over constitution of a medical board for former provincial information minister......
NEW DELHI: The Indian capital declared a pollution emergency on Thursday as toxic smog hung over the city for a third day and air quality worsened by the hour.Illegal crop burning in the farm states......
BRUSSELS: Nato countries have still not agreed how many extra troops they will send to Afghanistan to boost local forces in their fight against the resurgent Taliban, the alliance’s chief admitted on......
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Thursday 201 people are being held for questioning over an estimated $100 billion in embezzlement and corruption, after the biggest purge of the kingdom’s elite in its......
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has outlawed the sale of cigarettes at the Vatican in a bid to lead by example on healthy living.“The Holy Father has decided that the Vatican will cease to sell cigarettes......
BEIJING: President Donald Trump sought to present a united front with Chinese President Xi Jinping following two days of meetings on Thursday, despite lingering differences over trade and North......
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s best known base jumper on Thursday successfully leapt from the iconic Galata Tower in Istanbul, following in the footsteps of a legendary Ottoman aviator almost four centuries......
WASHINGTON: The Democrats’ election victories in Virginia and New Jersey showed Republicans losing more ground in suburban areas, where US President Donald Trump’s unpopularity could cost them dearly......
LONDON: Sexual harassment scandals, resignations, splits: Britain’s government is looking increasingly fragile at a time when it should be operating at full throttle for Brexit negotiations.The......
KARACHI: The City School PAF Chapter beat Habib Girls School 5-4 to clinch the Pakistan Netball Federation (PNF) Youth Girls Netball Cup on ThursdayHamna Kashif, Arisha Usman, Eman Munawar and Malika......
KARACHI: Beaconhouse School won a whopping 18 gold medals to win the swimming competition of schools category while City School Darakhshan Campus clinched top position in ‘A’ levels category swimming......
LAHORE: Dewa’s Own outplayed Artema Medical 8-5½ to qualify for the main final of the Treet Polo Cup while Terra Energy edged out BBJ Pipes 4½-4 to reach the subsidiary final here at the Lahore Polo......
KARACHI: The president of the Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association (PDCA) and former Test captain Rashid Latif have urged the Pakistan Cricket Board to include disabled cricket in its......
ISLAMABAD: Home players Anjum Bashir, Shoaib Riaz, Awais Zahid, Murad Ali, Amir Saeed were among early winners in the On the opening day of Pakistan International Series Badminton Tournament that......
MELBOURNE: Pakistan hockey team continued their dismal run in the on-going four-nation International Hockey Festival in Australia as little known Japan routed them 3-1 at Melbourne’s State Netball......
MILAN: For football giants Italy the next few days could be a nightmare as they face a double-headed playoff against Sweden to avoid the humiliation of missing the World Cup for the first time in 60......
LAHORE: A day after Sharjeel Khan’s appeal against the five-year ban over spot-fixing was rejected by the appellate tribunal, the Pakistan opener’s lawyer Shaigan Ijaz vowed on Thursday to challenge......
ADELAIDE: Jake Ball added to England’s pace bowling woes with an ankle injury as the tourists took a lead over a Cricket Australia XI here at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.The CA XI declared their......
KOLKATA: Sri Lanka head coach Nic Pothas says the debacle against India taught them a few lessons and they will not be awestruck by the fancied hosts since they are a much better team now, united by......
SAN PEDRO SULA: Honduras’ World Cup playoff against Australia will be “one of the most important games of our lives” and the Central American side believe their hopes of reaching Russia depend on a......
MELBOURNE: Glenn Maxwell is tired of people harking back to his explosive power hitting in limited overs cricket and says he wants to be recognized for his more measured form as he fights to secure......
MILAN: South Korean Hyeon Chung became the first player to book his ticket to the semi-finals of the Next Gen ATP Finals here on Wednesday.The 54th-ranked Chung made it two wins out of two in the......
KARACHI: Pakistan should reduce average tariffs and minimise the use of para-tariffs, such as regulatory duties, World Bank Senior Economist Nadia Rocha said on Thursday.Speaking at the launch of the......
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to further dismantle the ex-Wapda distribution network into smaller distribution units that would increase the number of distribution companies (Discos) to 15......
KARACHI: Remittances showed a slight increase of 1.5 per cent to $6.44 billion in the first four months (July-October) of this fiscal year compared to $6.30bn in the same period last year.A State......
KARACHI: Old Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are being vigorously renegotiated to safeguard the country’s interest while we are also hopeful for extension in GSP+ from the European Union (EU), Federal......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday fined Gujranwala and Sukkur based distribution companies for extended periods of power cuts and failing to meet......
KARACHI: Stocks staged a grand rally on Thursday with the KSE-100 index up by 531 points (1.29 per cent) to 41,790.16.The gainers were led by the mutual funds, which made hefty purchases of value......
KARACHI: Cotton prices rose further as aggressive buying from spinners and some exporters continued on Thursday.However, the issue of quality is becoming serious with each passing day as smog and fog......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Women Entrepreneurs Network for Trade (WE-NET) was launched on Thursday with the support of the World Bank (WB), said a press release.The network aims to create a representative......
BEIJING: President Donald Trump can return to the United States claiming to have snagged over $250 billion in deals from his maiden trip to Beijing. Whether those deals live up to the lofty price tag......
NEW DELHI: India said on Thursday that there had to be a conducive environment and an atmosphere free of terror for talks to resume with Pakistan.According to Press Trust of India, the remarks by......
ISLAMABAD: The fate of the new accountability law continues to hang in the balance as a member of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has once again called for bringing generals and......
AT the age of 23, Shafiullah was the only breadwinner for his family of six, including himself, his wife, two minor children and ageing parents. His father, truck driver Niaz Muhammad, now 75, pulled......
UNITED NATIONS: Yemen is facing a mass famine that will affect millions of lives unless the Saudi-led coalition ends its blockade and allows aid deliveries into the country, the UN aid chief has......
KARACHI: The political alliance formed by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) at the behest of the powers that be came under strain within 24 hours when Dr......
LAHORE: The constituent parties have in principle agreed to revive the defunct six-party religio-political alliance Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA).This was announced by Jamaat-i-Islami chief Sirajul......
ISLAMABAD: As the controversy over provisional census results lingers on, the government has convened a meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) on Monday (Nov 13) in a bid to resolve the......
QUETTA: A senior police officer and two of his colleagues were martyred and nine others were injured in a suicide attack on Thursday.DIG Police Telecommunication Hamid Shakeel Sabir was going to the......
FORMER spymaster Dineshwar Sharma is currently on a five-day visit to India-held Jammu and Kashmir after being appointed by the Indian government as interlocutor for talks with all the ‘stakeholders’......
ON Nov 13, UN member states will review Pakistan’s human rights record for the third time through the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism.Pakistan has been reviewed twice......
THE grand handshake in Karachi on Wednesday reconfirms for the millionth time just how crazy predicting Pakistani politics is, and the risk — of being proved embarrassingly wrong — those who indulge......
READING is an essential element of education, and textbooks are an integral part of the curricula of formal education that can’t shrugged off. But reading books other than course texts helps children......
