An emergency meeting of the newly-reconstituted Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has been called on November 29 to discuss the protest sit-in at Islamabad's Faizabad Interchange, the CII announced......
Two "terrorists" from banned organisations were apprehended by the Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan during an intelligence-based operation (IBO), an Inter-Services Public Relations press release said......
The Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Literature Prize, has been rattled by a sex scandal as several members, their wives and daughters accused an influential person with close ties to the......
Addressing a sermon at Lahore's Jamia Masjid Al Qadsia a day after walking free, Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) leader Hafiz Saeed said on Friday that he is "fighting for the freedom of Pakistan and......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed almost flattish on Friday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index losing 17 points to close at 40,248.The benchmark witnessed a drastic decline towards the end of......
Islamabad's district administration's latest "final warning" to protesters camped out at the Faizabad Interchange, lapsed without much ado midnight on Friday as reports made rounds that the......
Days before the formal launch of the Saudi-led coalition against terrorism, PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar on Friday asked the defence minister not to make any commitments in Riyadh without first......
Every physician has a few patients during their practice who stand out; Mr Stevens (not his real name) was one of them for me.He was a 6’ 4” Texan with a very distinct Southern accent. He was a......
Armed attackers on Friday killed at least 235 worshippers in a bomb and gun assault on a packed mosque in Egypt's restive North Sinai province, state media reported, the country's deadliest attack in......
"It is correct that Khawaja Asif is affiliated with a foreign company," the reply states. However, Asif has refuted the allegation that he had concealed his salary from the UAE firm....
Reckless driving on Karachi's busy M.A. Jinnah Road on Friday morning took the life of a minor girl, triggering anger among the people who set two buses on fire before the arrival of law enforcers......
China is temporarily closing its main road connection with North Korea, an official said on Friday.Foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said the China-North Korea Friendship Bridge across the......
Cavium, co-founded by Pakistani-American Raghib Hussain, has been acquired by chip-maker Marvell in a $6 billion deal in cash and stock.Hussain is an alumnus of NED University of Engineering......
Senators on Friday presented a motion in the Upper House expressing concerns that Pakistan appears to be getting the short end of the stick in Free-Trade Agreements (FTA) struck up with Beijing as......
Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday took notice of illegal construction in various areas of Murree tehsil.Justice Nisar issued directions in this regard to the director general of......
India's bowlers led by Ishant Sharma struck twice in the morning session to put Sri Lanka under pressure on the opening day of the second Test on Friday.The visitors, who elected to bat first on a......
Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn is moving to cooperate with a special prosecutor probing possible collusion between Donald Trump's campaign team and Russia during last......
A fiery brand of Buddhist nationalism is burning brighter than ever as Myanmar braces for its first ever papal visit, posing a challenge to the message of religious tolerance Pope Francis is expected......
Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in on Friday at the national sports stadium in Harare as the second president of Zimbabwe since the country's independence from white minority rule in 1980.Mnangagwa, the......
A guarantor for Ishaq Dar has sought three weeks to present the former finance minister before the accountability court for trial in a reference filed against him by the National Accountability......
An Anti-Terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Friday ordered Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to record his statement in four cases — including the Asmatullah Junejo assault case —......
Taking on Iran in an interview with The New York Times, Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called the rival country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "the new hitler of......
The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday issued the interior secretary a notice on a contempt of court petition filed against the Interior Ministry by PPP leader Dr Asim Hussain over not removing his name......
Argentina's navy confirmed on Thursday that an unusual noise heard in the Atlantic near the last known position of a missing submarine appeared to be an explosion, dashing the last hopes of finding......
England lost six wickets to collapse to 302 all out as Australia roared back in the first Ashes Test on day two at the Gabba on Friday.The tourists were building their first innings in an 83-run......
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a show-cause notice for contempt of court to Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal over his failure to take steps ordered by the court to end the sit-in that has......
Additional Inspector General (AIG) Headquarters Ashraf Noor was martyred in a suspected suicide blast targeting a police vehicle in Peshawar's Hayatabad area on Friday, police officials told......
ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: The head of the committee tasked by the government to come up with an amicable solution to the lingering sit-in by a religious group has left the country after submitting his......
PESHAWAR: As civil works on the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit project is gathering pace, commuters complain about sluggish traffic and dug-up roads.Currently, work is in full swing on Part I and II of......
SHANGLA: Over 20 people suffered burn injuries and 22 houses were gutted when fire broke out in Kas rural area of Shangla on Thursday.According to Alpuri police, the fire broke out in the house of......
MARDAN: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday feared that the upcoming general elections could be delayed due to the current uncertain political situation in the......
MUZAFFARABAD: A group of students staged a demonstration on Thursday to pay homage to the martyrs of Indian shelling on a passenger bus in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).As many as 10 people were......
ISLAMABAD: The Embassy of Switzerland on Thursday hosted the opening of the third edition of the Human Rights Film Festival which included a screening of a documentary titled ‘Impasse’.The Human......
Private schools lack sports groundsMost private schools in the federal capital do not have proper playing grounds meaning students cannot play most sports at schools and though they charge huge fees,......
LAHORE: Apparently apprehending emergence of a forward bloc, the leadership of the ruling PML-N has decided to seek an explanation from the party MNAs who ‘missed’ the all-important National Assembly......
LAHORE: Major Muhammad Ishaq, who had embraced martyrdom in a gun-battle with militants in Dera Ismail Khan, was laid to rest with full military honours at the Qabarastan-e-Shuhada at Cavalry Ground......
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Thursday demanded registration of 13 million female voters across the country, including 2.3 million from Sindh, to enable them to exercise their right to vote in the......
KARACHI: The police resorted to baton charge to beat back dozens of government schoolteachers from Ghotki district marching on the Sindh Assembly building in protest against non-payment of salaries......
KARACHI: Almost 95 per cent of children in jails are undertrial prisoners and only around 5pc of them are convicts, said Sindh Prisons Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar while responding to legislators’......
KARACHI: “Dr Mubarak Ali’s book clears misconceptions and opens a new view of thinking. It clears the dark clouds of misconceptions and beliefs. His articles are brimming with knowledge,” said a......
KARACHI: Fashionably, the trailer for an upcoming film Chupan Chupai directed by Mohsin Ali started more than an hour late on Wednesday at a local multiplex. The red carpet activity had already begun......
HYDERABAD: A rally against drugs was taken out by a number of students of public and private schools and colleges along with scores of police officials on Thursday.It was aimed at conveying a message......
NAIROBI: Hours after Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe was forced out after 37 years in power, Uganda’s president, another former guerilla in office for more than three decades, was tweeting about pay raises......
JAMESTOWN: The only pointer of what lies inside the stone storehouse within the grounds of the prison is a printed note pasted to an old grey door.“This is to mark the temporary resting place of 325......
THE HAGUE: Born from the fires engulfing the Balkans in the 1990s, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia closes next month having tried and judged dozens of those behind......
PARIS: Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen will be driven from power like President Mugabe in Zimbabwe, veteran opposition chief Sam Rainsy said on Thursday, adding that Western states should impose......
YANGON: Bangladesh and Myanmar will start repatriating refugees in two months, Dhaka said on Thursday, as global pressure mounts over a crisis that has forced more than half a million Rohingya to......
MADRID: The party of ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont now favours talks with Madrid to achieve independence instead of pushing to break away from Spain unilaterally, its coordinator said on......
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe commenced bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday with focus on early completion of joint......
MAR DEL PLATA (Argentina): Argentina’s navy confirmed on Thursday that an unusual noise heard in the ocean near the last known position of an Argentine navy submarine appeared to be an explosion,......
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Djibouti’s visiting leader Omar Ismail Guelleh, whose African nation is hosting China’s first overseas military base, agreed on Thursday to elevate their......
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe was granted immunity from prosecution and assured that his safety would be protected in his home country as part of a deal that led to his......
SOCHI: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide and war crimes, on Thursday asked Russia’s Vladimir Putin to protect his country from the......
JALALABAD: A suicide bomber struck in a crowd of people in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Thursday killing at least eight, officials said, in an attack that underscored worsening......
ISTANBUL: It’s too early to decide whether a political transition in Syria for ending its civil war will include President Bashar al-Assad, a Turkish official said on Thursday, emphasising the Syrian......
WASHINGTON: Eager to win the war, the Trump administration has introduced a new weapon in Afghanistan, the F-22 stealth fighter, US military publications reported this week.It was Gen. John......
BRISBANE: Australia fought back with two late wickets to restrict England to 196 for four and leave the Ashes series-opener delicately poised on Thursday after the tourists’ unheralded batsmen......
ISLAMABAD: It seems the deeper country’s field hockey plunges, the more emphatic becomes Pakistan Hockey Federation’s long-held claim of “we have achieved our targets” of raising a better team for......
NAGPUR: India plan to groom rookie Vijay Shankar as a back-up pace bowling all-rounder with an eye on future overseas tours, skipper Virat Kohli said on the eve of the second Test against Sri Lanka......
NAGPUR: Captain Virat Kohli said on Thursday India had demanded fast, green-topped wickets for the Test series against Sri Lanka to prepare for their tour of South Africa.The hosts laid out a green......
LONDON: Barcelona and Chelsea progressed to the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday, but Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United must wait to seal their spot after a last-gasp 1-0 defeat in Basel.Barca......
KARACHI: While Lahore Blues surged to the top of standings on Thursday, Peshawar completed their campaign in the Brighto Paints presents Cool & Cool National T20 Cup on a gallant note when Imran......
LAHORE: Artema Medical/Black Horse Paints defeated Porsche 7-5 in a thrilling match to qualify for the main final while Newage carved out victory against Diamond Paints to enter the subsidiary final......
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday ordered ex-Wapda distribution companies to refund Rs2.23 per unit to consumers for overcharging them Rs22 billion in......
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange’s recommendation for allowing foreigners to trade in PSX stocks is under consideration and a decision would soon be conveyed to the exchange, Securities and Exchange......
WARDHA: India is likely to export nearly one-fifth less cotton than previously estimated as pink bollworms are set to eat into the south Asian country’s output which was expected to hit a record,......
KARACHI: Stocks were badly battered on Thursday and the KSE-100 index bled profusely by 326.67 points (0.80 per cent) to close at 40,266.21.After a brief spurt of buying in early hours, investors......
BRUSSELS: The European Union will publish a list of priority energy infrastructure projects on Friday with an emphasis on improving power supplies, better integrating renewable sources and helping......
DOHA: Qatar’s central bank sought to reassure foreign investors on Thursday that they could change currencies freely, after equity index compiler MSCI said sanctions against Doha had made it more......
MUMBAI: India set a minimum price of $850 per tonne for overseas sale of onions, a government order said on Thursday, as the price of the politically-sensitive vegetable surged to its highest in two......
BEIJING: A Chinese metal trading firm said on Thursday it is investigating whether children are toiling in Congolese mines that supply it with cobalt, a key resource for mobile phones and electric......
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet, which met under Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi here on Thursday, took up routine business, approving appointments on different posts and the signing of......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday presented a list of 100 Pakistanis who own properties in Dubai to a sub-committee of the National Assembly Standing Committee on......
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office again warned on Thursday of Indian intelligence agency RAW’s nexus with terrorist groups in Afghanistan and asked Kabul and Nato’s Resolute Support Mission to prevent......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday highlighted the need for adopting a holistic approach to end corruption once for all and issued notices to the government and the National Accountability......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Industries and Production on Thursday recommended that the case related to the closure of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) because of unexplained......
PESHAWAR: A court has ordered the Peshawar SSP (Investigation) to conduct an inquiry against an Islamabad-based journalist on an application filed by a police officer accusing the journalist of......
SHANGLA: Hope is fading and only uncertainty remains as the wives of dozens of abducted coal miners desperately wait for them to return home.Six years have passed since the kidnapping. On Sept 9,......
ISLAMABAD: The Saudi-led coalition against terrorism is formally being launched with a meeting of the defence ministers of member states being held in Riyadh on Sunday.The inaugural meeting of the......
NEW DELHI: India has informed Pakistan that it wants one of its officials to accompany the wife of espionage convict Kulbhushan Jadhav when she meets him in Pakistan, Indian Express said on......
ISLAMABAD: The national electricity grid on Thursday appeared to be heading for another crisis — the second one this month — after snags curtailed supply of natural gas and forced power plants......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court hearing a case on disturbance of public life due to the ongoing sit-in at the Faizabad interchange regretted on Thursday that the life of believers in a Muslim country......
LAHORE: It appears that efforts to bring the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leadership to the negotiating table will be futile for now as PPP leaders Asif Ali Zardari and......
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigators will be proceeding to the United Kingdom to further probe the Avenfield properties case against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and......
ISLAMABAD: Former military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf may have to face a difficult situation after March, because by then his diplomatic passport will have expired and the government seems to be in......
POOR attendance by a sizeable number of members of the national parliament and the provincial assemblies in Pakistan is almost a norm and so is the frequent interruption in parliamentary proceedings......
THOSE who are always complaining that the prices in the market never come down can look for an example to the contrary. They can easily find out that the rates of escaping Pakistan in the books of......
A RECENTLY launched collection of Hamza Alavi’s papers and speeches should be a timely reminder to us about the role that faith has come to play in Pakistan’s politics. Translated into Urdu by Dr......
WHETHER it is government departments, ministries, especially created government outfits or multilateral and international institutions, there is growing consensus that conferences and moots must be......
A Chinese delegation called on Sindh Minister for Transport Syed Nasir Hussain Shah to discuss the revival of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project, read a press release.The 30-member delegation......
