The UN rights chief on Monday hailed the ongoing “seismic shift” in public discourse about sexual harassment and abuse following a barrage of revelations about misconduct in Hollywood, Washington and......
At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured in a stampede on Monday after tens of thousands of people gathered for a funeral feast in Bangladesh's southern city of Chittagong, police......
The French finance ministry said on Monday it has brought a court case against Amazon for abuse of its dominant position on marketplace, the retail giant's third-party vendor platform.The ministry......
The United States (US) on Monday vetoed a draft United Nations resolution rejecting US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital after all 14 other Security Council......
The sixteenth meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) on Monday condemned in strong terms the terrorist attack on the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in Quetta, in which nine people were......
A 15-year-old domestic helper was allegedly tortured by her employer in Bahadurabad area in Karachi where she has been working for the past one-and-half years, police and her father said on......
United States President Donald Trump is outlining a new national security strategy that refocuses the US's relationship with the rest of the world, essentially implementing his “America First” mantra......
"The cries of the injured still ring in my ears," says Zeeshan Maseeh, his voice cracking, as he narrates his eyewitness account of Sunday's horrific suicide attack on Quetta's Bethel Memorial......
PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday discussed various development schemes underway in Sindh with Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, urging the latter to ensure the completion of ongoing......
“The truth does not change when a government does. Like freedom, truth is open to misuse, but, again like freedom, it can’t be withheld on that count,” wrote the late Razia Bhatti in one of her......
A suspect booked in the murder of college student Zafir Zuberi near Karachi's Do Darya area on Monday recorded a confessional statement before a judicial magistrate, in which he claimed that prime......
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday declared victory for his party in two state elections, including a closely-fought race in his stronghold of Gujarat where the charismatic leader fronted......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday landed in the red as the bears dominated the session, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index plunging 262 points to close at 38,384.The benchmark index showed......
The Senate's Standing Committee on Law on Monday shelved Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Senator Azam Swati's proposed legislation that would have changed an oath taken by non-Muslim members of parliament......
The interior ministry on Monday informed the National Assembly that it was unaware of the whereabouts of the national flag which was presented by Pakistan's first prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan......
2017 will go down in history as the year mainstream discourse on sexual violence was finally forced to confront the universal impunity enjoyed by perpetrators of assault.Unfortunately, these global......
Myanmar's army burned down dozens of Rohingya homes within days of signing a refugee repatriation deal with Bangladesh, showing the agreement was a mere “public relations stunt”, Human Rights Watch......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hear Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) petitions accusing the PML-N and the PPP of illegal and unlawful funding tomorrow (Tuesday).In two separate......
Toyota plans to offer more than 10 purely electric vehicle models in its lineup by the early 2020s, marking the Japanese automaker's commitment to that growing technology sector.Toyota Motor......
Retired Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua, who currently serves as the Prime Minister's special adviser on national security, on Monday said the United States (US) seems to be "speaking India's language" and......
Four witnesses recorded their statements before an accountability court in Islamabad on Monday during the hearing into references against former finance minister Ishaq Dar.The witnesses appeared on......
Militants stormed an intelligence agency training facility in Kabul on Monday, officials said, triggering intense fighting with police in the latest attack claimed by the militant Islamic State (IS)......
Australia won back the Ashes after bowling England out cheaply despite rain delays and a pitch controversy to secure an innings win on the final day of the third Test in Perth on Monday.Having......
Absar Alam on Monday stepped down from his post as chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) shortly after the Lahore High Court declared his appointment illegal.Earlier......
Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has been featured on The New York Times list of 11 powerful women that the publication's correspondents wrote about in 2017.Maryam......
PERTH: The torrid form of England’s senior players showed no sign of ending on Sunday, as paceman Stuart Broad went wicketless and opener Alastair Cook’s 150th Test was spoilt by another cheap......
LONDON: Manchester United survived a tense finale to beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 at the Hawthorns on Sunday and close to within 11 points of Premier League leaders Manchester City.United’s former......
WASHINGTON: The special counsel probing whether US President Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia has unlawfully received tens of thousands of emails, a lawyer for Trump’s transition team......
LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would not be derailed from leaving the European Union, laying the groundwork for difficult meetings this week in which she will try to unite a......
SANAA: A Saudi-led air strike has killed at least 10 civilians in Yemen’s Marib province, a local official said on Sunday.Witnesses and health officials said an air strike by a Saudi-led coalition......
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin called US President Donald Trump on Sunday to thank him for a CIA tip that helped thwart a series of bombings in St. Petersburg, the Kremlin said.Putin......
MADRID: Ecuador has warned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange not to interfere in Catalonia’s separatist crisis, Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said in an interview published on Sunday.Assange, who......
The privatisation process is beset with mounting difficulties, delaying strategic sale of sinking state-run units. In the absence of any meaningful rehabilitation programme, or none at at all — as in......
Enticed by disruptive and yet innovative technology, the financial system is reorganising itself to regain its robust health, reduce costs and make its services more efficient and affordable after......
FOR those Pakistanis who think we have a monopoly on corruption, here’s some news: there are 60 countries with higher levels of venality than Pakistan in Transparency International’s rankings for......
THE inevitable has happened. The rupee has been allowed, though belatedly, to shed some extra weight.The exchange rate uncertainty — which engulfed markets in July after the then finance minister,......
The local currency market witnessed highly speculative trading last week. The rupee came under extensive pressure due to panic buying and selling of dollar in the absence of SBP intervention during......
THE Trump decision to move the US embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem confirms the obvious. The US has no respect for international law, UN resolutions or international agreements. It has zero......
ISLAMABAD: The National Highway Authority (NHA) is facing over 3,000 cases of litigation involving hundreds of billions of rupees, including some related to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)......
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Sunday that the revival of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) was a very positive development for the political scenario of......
ISLAMABAD: A unique coalition of transgender and disabled persons and women’s rights activists has been launched to take part in the upcoming electoral process and exercise their right to vote......
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), Maj Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza, will brief the Senate Committee of the Whole House on......
OKARA: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has taunted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for his intention to run a campaign against the judiciary.“Cowards cannot launch campaigns.......
ISLAMABAD: The top executive of a public sector firm — Pakistan LNG Terminal Limited (PLTL) — has been sacked for imposing penalties on a second terminal, which has delayed the processing of imported......
LAHORE: As ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif arrived here from London on Sunday morning, a leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and close aide to Mr Sharif says that the party......
KARACHI: Reacting to the terrifying attack on a church in Quetta, the Sindh government on Sunday raised the security bar to protect worship places belonging to religious minorities across the......
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has informed Congress that it will take unilateral steps in areas of divergence with Pakistan while expanding cooperation between the two countries where their......
