A man in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday confessed to dousing his wife in petrol and setting her afire last month following a domestic altercation, Superintendent of Police (SP) Gul......
The National Assembly on Thursday passed the crucial Constitutional Amendment Bill 2017, which seeks fresh delimitation of electoral constituencies ahead of the upcoming general elections on the......
Gulf Cup organisers on Thursday said Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain had “withdrawn” from the Qatar-hosted tournament, amid a deepening political crisis in the region.Tournament......
Israel's military chief of staff said in an interview on Thursday that his country was prepared to cooperate with Saudi Arabia to face Iran's plans “to control the Middle East".“We are ready to......
London's Old Vic theatre on Thursday said it has received 20 allegations of actions that spanned “a range of inappropriate behaviour” against Kevin Spacey, its former artistic director.The......
Islamabad police on Thursday lodged another case against the followers of the religious parties who have staged a sit-in on the outskirts of the federal capital against a reversed change in the......
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday requested the Ministry of Interior that it include the name of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on its Exit Control List (ECL).The decision was taken......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed in the green on Thursday following successive bearish sessions, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 151 points to close at 40,813.The market opened......
A centuries-old 'sleeping Buddha' statue has been unearthed during excavations near Bhamala Stupa in Haripur district, DawnNews reported on Thursday.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Directorate of Archaeology And......
The National Assembly on Thursday evening passed the Elections (Amendment) Bill 2017 to restore Khatm-i-Nabuwwat laws to their original form and make sections relating to it "more effective."The bill......
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is free to leave Saudi Arabia “when he pleases”, the kingdom said on Thursday, rejecting accusations from Beirut that he was being held in Riyadh following his......
Overshadowing the vast complex gurdwara of Panja Sahib, one of the most popular Sikh shrines, associated with Guru Nanak and located in the city of Hasan Abdal in Pakistan, is the tallest mound in......
The bodies of 15 people killed near the Pak-Iran border in Balochistan a day earlier were shifted to Lahore on Thursday for burial in their home districts in Punjab.The victims had been killed by......
Pakistani spin bowler Mohammad Hafeez has been handed his third suspension from international bowling by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which today announced that an independent assessment......
A district and sessions judge in Quetta granted bail to former Balochistan home minister Nawabzada Gazain Marri in the murder case of a senior judge of the Balochistan High Court, Justice Nawaz......
Pakistan has offered to resume dialogue to India on Kashmir, Siachen, Sir Creek and other pending issues and is awaiting a response, Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal stated in his......
A suicide attacker blew himself up outside a wedding hall in Kabul killing at least 14 people, officials said on Thursday, in an apparent attempt to strike a political gathering under way inside.The......
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa met Commander United States Central Command (Centcom) Gen Joseph Votel on Thursday, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.The two military......
Zimbabweans were weighing an uncertain future without President Robert Mugabe Thursday after the army took power and placed the 93-year-old veteran, once seen as a liberation hero, under house......
Lebanon's premier Saad Hariri will travel to France "in the coming days", a French presidential source said Wednesday, after Beirut accused Saudi Arabia of detaining him following his shock......
Myanmar security forces slit the throats of Muslim Rohingya and burned victims alive, watchdogs said in a report on Wednesday that cited mounting evidence of genocide against the minority group.The......
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday rejected ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif's appeal to the Supreme Court (SC) seeking the clubbing together of three corruption......
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday advised religious parties protesting in the capital against a reversed change in the Khatm-i-Nabuwwat oath in the Elections Act 2017 to end their sit-in.IHC......
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Interior Ministry to strike PPP leader Dr Asim Hussain's name off the Exit Control List (ECL), allowing him to travel abroad for medical treatment.Justice......
AS the rain clouds are slow in offering relief, vast numbers of people in the country continue to experience disruptions in normal life due to the fog and smog. It is doubtful if the federal and......
BETWEEN 2010 and 2015, Pakistan experienced a rain-related flood every monsoon season, yet not much changed in how we responded to this, or even how we discussed successive events. Millions of people......
PAKISTAN is close to Julian Barnes’s alternative definition of a net as “a collection of holes tied together with string”. It is less a country than a mesh of voids, bound by coils of self-interest.A......
NOTHING excites our politicians more than mega projects. Their enthusiasm becomes even more apparent as they run hither and thither to cut ribbons in expensive ceremonies for big-ticket projects as......
KARACHI: Very few would know that the love story of Agha Bakar and Khani Begum inspired the name Bakarkhani for the bread. Do you know that Empress Nur Jahan invented biryani? Did you know that the......
KARACHI: Expressing annoyance over the inaction against senior police officials with patchy background, a Supreme Court bench at Karachi Registry on Wednesday summoned the provincial police chief and......
KARACHI: One of the main challenges facing Pakistan is the battle of ideas, a battle of narratives and think tanks are pivotal in this regard, said Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed while speaking at a......
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Wednesday entered into an understanding with the Italian authorities to launch joint research activities in the fields of history and archaeology, especially in......
LARKANA: A police recruit died and three others were admitted to the Chandka Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Wednesday reportedly after consuming unhygienic food at police training centre.The......
CAIRO: Egyptian pop diva Sherine Abdel Wahab has been referred to trial for suggesting at a concert that drinking from the Nile River could lead to illness, judicial officials said on Wednesday.The......
JERUSALEM: The Israeli army on Wednesday destroyed the home of a Palestinian who killed three Israelis at the entrance to a settlement in the occupied West Bank, the army said.An army spokeswoman......
SYDNEY: Mile Jedinak didn’t miss when it counted, propelling Australia into next year’s World Cup with three goals in Wednesday’s 3-1 intercontinental playoff victory over Honduras.The Australia......
KOLKATA: Persistent rain is threatening to hold up the first Test on Thursday when India begin their three-match home series against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens.The sides met only recently, when......
TOWNSVILLE: In-form England paceman Chris Woakes claimed six wickets and wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow had an injury scare as a Cricket Australia XI reached 249 for nine at the close on the opening......
WELLINGTON: New Zealand wicket-keeper B.J. Watling is in doubt for the first Test against West Indies as he battles to recover from a hip injury but has been named in a 12-man squad for the......
SYDNEY: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said on Wednesday England’s only hope of winning a Test in the upcoming Ashes series is the day/night match in Adelaide and has predicted a 4-0 victory......
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka are in talks to hire former Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha to groom their national team for the 2019 World Cup, sources said on Wednesday.The 49-year-old former Sri......
DUBLIN: Christian Eriksen scored a magnificent hat-trick as Denmark secured the final European berth at next year’s World Cup with an emphatic 5-1 victory thrashing of a disjointed Ireland in their......
LONDON: A day after the ATP Finals lost Rafael Nadal to injury, Roger Federer lifted spirits at the O2 Arena by extending his stay to the weekend.The 19-time Grand Slam champion marched into......
PARIS: Lars Stindl scored a last-gasp equaliser as world champions Germany played out an entertaining 2-2 draw with France in Cologne on Tuesday, while Spain were held by Russia in a 3-3 friendly......
KARACHI: With buyers sticking to the sidelines on Wednesday, cotton prices declined further for the third consecutive day.A downward trend is dominating the market and ginners are presently in a fix......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue on Wednesday extended the last date for filing of income tax returns/statements until Nov 30.As per decision, salaried individuals, other individuals and AOPs......
KARACHI: A rift among car assemblers has emerged as Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) has claimed that “all the OEMs are facing serious technical issues due to low quality of......
KARACHI: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) surged 74 per cent in the first four months of this fiscal year with Chinese inflows remaining dominant in the overall mix.The State Bank of Pakistan......
GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Council on Wednesday assured protesters that the federal government has accepted their demands regarding rollback of taxes and a notification will be issued soon.After......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s services exports witnessed a growth of 9 per cent year-on-year to $457.78 million in September, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.The growth in export of......
ASHGABAT: A road and rail corridor connecting war-torn Afghanistan with Turkey and Europe was signed off by officials from five countries on Wednesday in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat.The......
LONDON: A leading member of the European Parliament met Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday, warning that Britain needs to do more to settle the terms of its divorce from the European Union or......
ISLAMABAD: The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will make an investment of $82 million in Pakistan to improve livelihoods, living conditions and income-generating capacity for......
BONN: UN climate talks in Bonn broke a long stalemate on agriculture this week, an important step which is expected to lead to wiser and better-funded government policies to help farmers, negotiators......
ISLAMABAD: Reaffirming that governments of the four provinces, three regions and the Centre are united to push forward the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for development and......
ISLAMABAD: With a noticeable decline in terrorist activities within its borders, Pakistan was placed at fifth position in the Global Terrorism Index 2017 released on Wednesday.The report on the......
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary parties failed to reach a consensus on the type of accountability structure in the country even at their 19th sitting on Wednesday.At a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee......
LANDI KOTAL: An Afghan soldier, who mistakenly crossed over to Pakistani side of the border in Kurram Agency, was handed over to the Afghan authorities at Torkham in Khyber Agency on Wednesday,......
KARACHI: Four individuals of Pakistani origin have been featured on Forbes magazine’s annual ‘30 under 30’ list released on Tuesday.The list, available on the Forbes website, featured 600 individuals......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday was approached with a request for directions to the federal government to chalk out a framework to provide legal assistance to Pakistani inmates detained in......
ISLAMABAD: The foreign ministry’s director general for South Asia and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Dr Mohammad Faisal, on Wednesday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P.......
ISLAMABAD: Many senior lawyers and members of the legal fraternity met former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday and vowed to support him in his struggle “to restore the sanctity of the ballot......
PESHAWAR: The political administration of South Waziristan Agency acknowledged on Wednesday that unknown elements had circulated pamphlets late last month warning people against holding “cultural and......
ISLAMABAD: The noose seems to be tightening around incumbent Finance Minister Ishaq Dar after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) decided to reopen the Rs1.2 billion Hudaibya Paper Mills......
LAHORE: A young man who ruined the life of his ex-fiancée in a revengeful acid attack was awarded a collective imprisonment of 60 years in a ruling announced by an antiterrorism court here on......
LONDON: Transport for London (TfL) has removed posters with the messages “Free Balochistan: save the Baloch people” from London buses. It is the second time in as many weeks that such posters have......
ISLAMABAD: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the Supreme Court’s detailed order on his review petition against the Panama Papers judgement was, in fact, a subtle message to......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly is finally set to pass a crucial constitutional amendment bill on Thursday (today) seeking fresh delimitation of constituencies ahead of the upcoming general......
QUETTA / GWADAR: In a spike in violence across Balochistan, 15 bullet-riddled bodies were found in the Buleda area of Kech district close to the Iranian border, while a senior police officer and......
ISLAMABAD: The National Security Committee (NSC) on Wednesday affirmed that Pakistan would fulfil “bilateral commitments” with other countries and benefit from available energy import sources in the......
