Disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison on Wednesday for sexually abusing scores of young girls under the guise of medical treatment.“I've just......
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday appointed former test cricketer Jalaluddin as the chief selector of the women's cricket team while also confirming Mark Coles' position as the head coach for......
Industrialist Muhammad Azam Saigol breathed his last on Wednesday while undergoing medical treatment in Boston, USA.Born on November 17, 1951, the Oxford educated Saigol held vast experience in......
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, while speaking in 'Belt and Road Impact' session of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, said the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) would link......
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif's move to switch off the mic of Haji Amin Ansari, the father of Zainab Amin, during Tuesday's press conference has raised eyebrows, with many speculating over the......
A 14-year-old boy was allegedly gang-raped in Deh 325 near Samaro town of Umerkot district, the station house officer (SHO) Umerkot said on Wednesday.SHO Aziz Seenhrio told Dawn that the two accused......
A mother and her 20-year-old daughter were allegedly gang-raped by at least 10 suspects at gunpoint in the Qaim Shah locality in Shah Jamal area of Muzaffargarh, DawnNews reported on......
Two large buttons on either shoulder of Zainab's murderer's jacket were a significant clue that helped the police zero in on him, BBC Urdu said in a report.According to BBC Urdu, an officer on the......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) registered nominal gains on Wednesday following another volatile session, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 156 points to close above 45,000 level.The index......
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif did not declare his National Bank of Abu Dhabi account in his tax returns and nomination papers, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Dar claimed before the......
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgement in a contempt case against Senator Nehal Hashmi after the former PML-N stalwart submitted an unconditional apology for his threatening video......
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) granted investigators a 14-day physical remand of Zainab Amin's suspected murderer, DawnNews reported on Wednesday.23-year-old Imran Ali, who was arrested by police on......
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A retired Lahore High Court judge, Syed Asghar Haider, was officially appointed as prosecutor general (PG) of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday, according to a notification issued......
Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior Rehman Malik on Wednesday requested that the Senate take up a bill seeking public hanging of those found guilty of kidnapping or raping children......
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Wednesday granted police physical remand of 196 Punjab University students involved in a clash that left at least 12 injured earlier this week.On Monday, a......
An accountability court on Wednesday ordered partial restoration of the accounts of the Hajveri Trust, a charitable organisation founded by former finance minister Ishaq Dar, whose accounts were......
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday said he was sorry in case anyone was hurt by his recent remark where he had compared the length of a good speech to a woman's......
Russia rejected Tuesday fresh United States (US) accusations that it bears responsibility for recent chemical attacks by the Syrian government, calling instead fora new “truly impartial”......
The second of two alleged rapists of a teenage boy was arrested on Wednesday from a house on Rawalpindi's Chakri Road, days after police took another suspect into custody.The 14-year-old son of an......
European leaders take the stage at the Davos summit Wednesday, jostling to position themselves as a counterweight to US President Donald Trump before his "America First" show rolls into town.French......
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met Tuesday with the foreign ministers of Britain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE to discuss "a political solution" to the conflict in Yemen, sources said.The meeting......
World number one Rafael Nadal faces three weeks out after being diagnosed with a torn inner hip muscle during his Australian Open quarter-final defeat, his management said Wednesday.The 16-time Grand......
US attorney general Jeff Sessions was named Tuesday as the first member of Donald Trump's cabinet to be questioned in the probe into allegations of Russian election meddling, as a report said the......
Gunmen stormed an office of Save the Children in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, witnesses said, in an ongoing attack that has wounded at least 11 people.“At around 9:10 am a suicide attacker......
Haqqani Network Commander Ehsan alias Khawari and two of his companions were allegedly killed during a twin drone strike conducted in North Waziristan, DawnNews reported on Wednesday.Sources within......
COX’S BAZAR/YANGON: Bangladesh security forces have detained a Rohingya leader during a sweep in a refugee camp, police said on Tuesday, as tension grows over plans to repatriate the displaced......
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Miftah Ismail said on Tuesday concerted efforts by the government led to macroeconomic stability.According to a press statement issued by the......
KARACHI: Food inflation accounted for the largest proportion in the basket of main inflation, Consumer Price Index (CPI), with its weighted average share of over 34 per cent in December being the......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance was informed on Tuesday that Pakistan has no plan to enter the IMF programme and the current account deficit would be met through loans and......
CAIRO: Egypt’s military on Tuesday arrested its former chief of staff, who was planning to run in upcoming elections against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, accusing him of inciting against the armed......
WASHINGTON: US Attorney General Jeff Sessions was questioned last week by the special counsel’s office investigating potential collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump’s 2016......
JERUSALEM: US Vice President Mike Pence visited Jerusalem’s Western Wall on Tuesday while Palestinians held a general strike after denouncing his fervently pro-Israel speech the previous day as......
DAVOS: Protectionism is gaining ground and globalisation is losing its appeal, but India is open for business, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the World Economic Forum on Tuesday.Modi is......
KARACHI: Stocks endured choppy trade on Tuesday with the KSE-100 index ending about flat, with slight gains of 9.51 points to close at 44,907. For most of the day the benchmark remained under......
KARACHI: Sales of Honda Atlas Cars Ltd (HACL) soared by 57.5 per cent to Rs65.7 billion during April to December 2017, from Rs41.7bn in the same period of 2016.However, sales in October-December 2017......
LAHORE: For the first time the National Accountability Bureau is holding an open court at its Thokar Niaz Beg office here on Thursday (tomorrow).“On the direction of NAB Chairman retired Justice......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday threatened to dislodge the present set-up before the Senate elections as he claimed that he had received resignations of his......
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Quddus Bizenjo said on Tuesday that the rights of Gwadar local people in development schemes being carried out in the port city would be protected through......
MELBOURNE: The dream run of Pakistan tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq and his doubles partner Marcin Matkowski at the Australian Open came to shuddering halt on Tuesday with a quarter-final loss.Pitted......
KARACHI: The chemical examiner has not found any poisonous substance in the body of Prof Dr Hasan Zafar Arif, the deceased academician and deputy convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement......
KARACHI: In a major development in the Naqeeb Ullah Mehsud murder probe, police on Tuesday evening booked SP Rao Anwar and some other policemen on terrorism, kidnap and murder charges after an......
KARACHI: A counseling centre meant to provide psychological support, especially to poor patients, has been established at Karachi University (KU).An inaugural ceremony in this regard was held at the......
MANSEHRA: The National Accountability Bureau on Tuesday received the records of the development schemes executed in the NA-21, Mansehra, constituency during the last four years.The records were......
LAHORE: Police arrested at least 80 students belonging to Pukhtun and Baloch Council and Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT) as minor clashes on Punjab University New Campus continued on Tuesday.The clashes......
ISLAMABAD: The controversy over the mysterious role of the World Bank in drafting a law about apportionment of the country’s natural resources and attempt to delink the petroleum and natural gas......
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa impressed hockey legends with his knowledge about the national game as he recalled center-forward Hasan Sardar’s magical goal in 1982’s Asia......
KARACHI: Pakistan hockey team’s manager-cum-head coach, former Olympian Hasan Sardar said he is eyeing to regain the Asian Games title at Jakarta later this year in order to earn a direct ticket for......
KARACHI: One of Pakistan’s greatest cricket captains and a fine all-rounder of his time, Mushtaq Mohammad on Tuesday said lack of game assessment at crucial stage of matches and the basic intellect......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Tuesday that elections will be conducted by him — and not by the army — at their scheduled time.“Yes, it is my responsibility to hold elections......
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said that ex-militants are raising funds for welfare and they may join any terrorist outfit if stopped from carrying out such activities.Talking to......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will demand unilateral concessions on approximately 70 products mostly of export interest to China as part of the second phase of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA).This demand came......
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday presented a scene of street squabble with lawmakers from the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz exchanging......
WASHINGTON: The US State department designated on Tuesday an Indian-origin militant and a Belgian citizen of Moroccan origin as global terrorists.Siddhartha Dhar, born in Britain, was a leading......
Yesterday night, the chief minister of Punjab formally announced in a press conference that the key suspect in the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Amin had been arrested.But even before the......
LAHORE: Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has approached the Lahore High Court to avert his arrest allegedly at the behest of the United States and India.In a petition filed through......
IT is not news to anyone anymore that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. In the streets of Karachi or Lahore or Peshawar, one sees ever more children begging for alms,......
THE brutal murder of young Naqeebullah Mehsud in a fake encounter has shaken the nation and raised questions about the apparent impunity that some members of the law enforcement enjoy. It is indeed......
THE brutal murder of young Naqeebullah Mehsud in a fake encounter has shaken the nation and raised questions about the apparent impunity that some members of the law enforcement enjoy. It is indeed......
IT is not news to anyone anymore that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. In the streets of Karachi or Lahore or Peshawar, one sees ever more children begging for alms,......
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan rejected on Tuesday a so-called ‘Free Karachi’ campaign being run in the United States and vowed to initiate a counter drive abroad.“We will not allow......
A 15-year-old boy was kept in illegal confinement and sexually assaulted over the course of four days by four men in Rawalpindi's Razzaq Town, police said on Tuesday.A first information report (FIR)......
The air force of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been ordered “not to escalate” a civil aviation dispute with regional rival Qatar, a military official said on Tuesday.“From the beginning of the......
