At least six people were killed and more than 12 others injured when a portion of a hospital in Attock collapsed on Monday, reportedly following a cylinder explosion.Attock Deputy Commissioner Rana......
A mother of two minor children was allegedly killed by her husband in Sindh's Umerkot district on Monday, in what police suspect is a case of 'honour' killing.The man attacked the 30-year-old victim......
Police on Monday claimed to have recovered the two girls who were reportedly kidnapped a few days ago from a Darul Aman (a government-run shelter home) in Punjab's Rajanpur district.Rajanpur City......
More than 300 major actresses and female writers, directors, agents and other entertainment executives unveiled an initiative on Monday to tackle pervasive sexual harassment in Hollywood and working......
New Zealand has included two spinners in a 13-man squad for the first two matches of a five-match limited-overs international series against Pakistan starting Saturday.Mitchell Santner and Todd Astle......
The Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Monday prohibited the collection of donations by Hafiz Saeed's Jamaatud Dawa (JuD), the charity wing of banned outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, as......
Four young men were stabbed to death in unrelated incidents in London on New Year's Eve, while a fifth is in a critical condition in a hospital, British police said on Monday.The unusually......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened the year on a positive note, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 240 points to close at 40,711.The index opened lower to hit a day's low of 40,170 before......
United States (US) President Donald Trump on Monday began the new year by accusing Pakistan of giving Washington "nothing but lies and deceit".The US president tweeted that Islamabad thinks of US......
Angry protesters marched through Hong Kong on Monday against what they described as suppression by Beijing, days after Chinese authorities ruled that part of a city rail station would come under......
One police constable was killed and another injured when a speeding car overran a check post they were manning in Lahore's Defence area on New Year's Eve.Mustansar passed away while being taken to......
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates introduced value-added tax from Monday, a first for the Gulf which has long prided itself on its tax-free, cradle-to-grave welfare system.Saudi Arabia......
The attack on a Quetta church on Christmas Eve, days after the carnage at a Peshawar college, is a grim reminder of terrorism far from being contained despite the government’s claim of success in......
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has poured cold water on the possibility of resumption of cricketing ties with Pakistan, citing the frequent exchange of firing at the Line of Control (LoC) as......
At least 12 people have been killed in the ongoing protests in Iran, and armed protesters have tried to take over police stations and military bases, state TV reported on Monday.Two more people died......
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday declared petitions challenging the Election Act 2017 maintainable, and issued notices to the defence and prosecution ? including former......
Politics trumped sports and reason once again.The year saw Pakistan defeating India to lift the ICC Championship Trophy. India responded by not lifting its ban on bilateral fixtures between the......
It is hard to identify the one issue which defined 2017.Was it the year of Panama or, more accurately, the year Nawaz Sharif got disqualified?Or should it be seen as the year in which Maryam Nawaz......
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said on Monday the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality, not a threat.But he also struck a conciliatory tone in his New......
A senior Israeli minister has wished Iranian protesters “success” but insists his country is not involved in the mass demonstrations that erupted in recent days.In a radio interview on Monday,......
The Pakistani government on Monday handed over a list of 457 Indian prisoners held in the country to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.The Foreign Office in a press release said that a list of......
KARACHI: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has expressed the hope that the nation will continue to convert the challenges it is facing into opportunities in 2018.A New Year message of the......
RAWALPINDI: The year 2017 saw an increase in murder, attempted murder, abduction of women, sexual assault and vehicle theft cases in the district of Rawalpindi.Police statistics showed that 235......
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At least eight people were injured, including three security officials in two separate bomb blasts in Chaman, DawnNews reported on Monday.The first attack, which injured two people, took place near......
POLITICS is likely to weigh heavily on investment decisions of companies and businessmen in 2018 because of worsening political strife and threat of protests by certain opposition parties and......
Except for completion of some ongoing projects, the progress on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would remain comparatively dull after first two years of an exciting full swing......
PESHAWAR: As 1.4 million registered Afghans lost their refugee status in Pakistan on Sunday, Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (Safron) sought one year more extension to continue their legal......
PESHAWAR: The administration of Lady Reading Hospital has made it compulsory for patients to show their Computerised National Identity Cards while visiting the outpatient departments of the medical......
GUJRAT: As many as 41 women were murdered on the pretext of ‘preserving honour’ and over domestic disputes in Gujrat during 2017.The number has increased from the previous year’s 35. In 2013, around......
MIANWALI: The closure of Agri Tec Fertilizer in Iskandarabad due to gas suspension has brought small-time employees and daily-wagers associated with it and their families to the brink of......
MITHI: Nagarparkar police were on Sunday looking into the veracity of a telephonic conversation between some local reporters and a Hindu woman whose husband had lodged an FIR of her alleged......
DADU: A 1,000-foot-long portion of Ranikot Fort’s rampart has collapsed while large cracks have appeared in the walls close to the fort’s Shahpar gate due to the relevant authorities’ neglect.Ranikot......
KARACHI: A top police officer on Sunday hinted that the recent knife attacks on several women, particularly in the Gulistan-i-Jauhar and Gulshan-i-Iqbal areas, might have been carried out by elements......
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump tweeted right to the end of the year on Sunday, boasting of his accomplishments in his turbulent first year in office and throwing down the gauntlet for the......
CAIRO: The deadly attack outside a church in Egypt on Friday lasted up to 20 minutes and it was another 10 more minutes before police shot and wounded the assailant, according to witnesses.Local......
COX’S BAZAR: Bangladesh police on Sunday arrested a suspected militant from the border district of Ukhia, near camps where thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing a military crackdown in Myanmar have......
MOSUL: In 2014, Abdulrahman Saad was taken from his home in Mosul by fighters of the militant Islamic State, leaving his family in limbo.They asked IS security offices and judges: Where is our......
KABUL: Former West Indies all-rounder Phil Simmons has been appointed head coach of Afghanistan as the country prepares for its first Test match, it was announced here on Sunday.The war-torn nation......
KARACHI: Opener Zaid Alam excelled with a brilliant century as Pakistan continued their preparations for the impeding ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand with 2-0 one-day series victory against......
LONDON: Ederson’s last-gasp penalty heroics saved Manchester City from defeat but a 0-0 stalemate at Crystal Palace on Sunday brought the Premier League leaders’ record-breaking 18-match winning run......
CAPE TOWN: Virat Kohli’ rivalry with fellow batting star A.B. de Villiers is likely to provide a compelling side-show in the three-Test series between South Africa and India starting at Newlands on......
ISLAMABAD: A spokesperson for deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif has rejected as speculative a news report published in sections of international and national press that Mr Sharif is negotiating a......
ISLAMABAD: In his message of felicitation to the nation on the eve of New Year, National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq expressed his hope that the dawn of 2018 will usher Pakistan into an year......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has condemned the federal government’s decision to increase prices of the petroleum products on the eve of New Year and threatened to launch an agitation......
LAHORE: A day after a multi-party conference (MPC) was held on Model Town killings, the Punjab government on Sunday said it was ready to extend cooperation to Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr......
LAHORE: India may hand over a 12-year-old Pakistani boy to Pakistani authorities at Wagah border crossing on Monday.The boy with hearing and speech disabilities was arrested by Indian Border Security......
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of Defence James Mattis has said that in the new year the Pentagon will induct more advisers into Afghan army, as Afghan forces with American mentors tend to win......
NEW DELHI / ISLAMABAD: Even as the Indian media was showering Pakistan with insults on Kulbhushan Jadhav’s meeting with his wife and mother and the Indian parliament was raising the emotional pitch......
ISLAMABAD: The government has increased prices of petroleum products ranging between Rs4 and Rs6 per litre.Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Miftah Ismail said at a press conference on Sunday that......
ISLAMABAD: Despite slight improvement in the overall security situation in the country, 2017 saw more suicide attacks than previous two years, according to a provisional report on security......
NEW DELHI / ISLAMABAD: Even as the Indian media was showering Pakistan with insults on Kulbhushan Jadhav’s meeting with his wife and mother and the Indian parliament was raising the emotional pitch......
A NEW year brings both challenge and opportunity, but 2018 could be a historically significant year for Pakistan.How the country navigates three issues in particular could shape its future for a......
