A senior journalist working for a Sindhi-language newspaper was whisked away by men in plain clothes and police uniforms in Sindh's Badin district, it emerged on Thursday.Rafaqat Ali Jarwar, who is......
Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises have tweaked their squads some more as the hotly-anticipated tournament Feb 22 kick-off inches closer.Peshawar Zalmi replaced West Indies opening batsman Evin......
Pakistan has been engaged in lobbying efforts with different countries around the world to thwart a move by the United States and its European allies to get Pakistan placed on a global......
Pakistan's top boxing talent, Muhammad Waseem, was dealt a major blow on Thursday as he was denied a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight for the World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight title and......
A prominent Saudi cleric endorsed Valentine's Day, long forbidden in the ultra-conservative kingdom, calling it a “positive social event” that was not linked to religion.The comment from Ahmed Qassim......
A Pakistan army contingent will be stationed in Saudi Arabia on a "training and advisory mission", a press release from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday.The announcement......
A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday heard a set of petitions challenging the Elections Act 2017, filed by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan, Awami......
Their roster has some of the biggest T20 stars. The hype they create remains unmatched for any other franchise. But when it comes down to business, they fail.The Lahore Qalandars have lost 11 of the......
The man who shot Mashal Khan — along with 12 others given various jail terms in the lynching case — challenged their convictions in the Peshawar High Court on Thursday.An anti-terrorism court (ATC)......
Indian troops hit a school van in a highly vulnerable border village in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Thursday, killing its driver on the spot, local officials said.The van was bringing back at......
A bearish spell continued to prevail at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index plunging 411 points to close at 42,942.The index showed mixed activity during......
As the dust settles on the NA-154 by-election in Lodhran, south Punjab, countless arguments are being made and rhetoric ramped up about what happened.Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is......
Tickets for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2018 Lahore playoffs scheduled for March 20 and 21 went on sale online on Yayvo.com on Thursday. They will also be available for sale at select TCS......
Former premier Nawaz Sharif on Thursday once again criticised the judges of the apex court and accused them of using "unbecoming language".Talking to reporters outside an accountability court in......
A three-member committee was formed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) on Thursday to prepare terms of reference (TORs) that can help the government recover money smuggled out of the country and......
Police on Wednesday registered another case against Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan lawmaker Salman Mujahid Baloch on the complaint of Abdul Samad — the brother of a woman who on Tuesday had filed......
Railways Minister Saad Rafique on Thursday revealed that he had suggested former premier Nawaz Sharif's 'homecoming' rally after the July 28 Panamagate verdict take the Grand Trunk (GT) Road route......
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday arrested Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) former chairman Syed Asif Hashmi from the Supreme Court.During the hearing, Chief Justice of Pakistan......
Irum Azeem Farooque, a former leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, on Thursday claimed that the party's London group has been supporting the Bahadurabad group — led by the party's coordination......
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered to issue an arrest warrant for former envoy Hussain Haqqani, DawnNews reported.The SC had directed Hussain Haqqani to appear in the Memogate case but the latter......
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday reserved its judgement in the rape-cum-murder case of six-year-old Kasur girl Zainab Amin.The verdict is to be announced on Saturday, Feb 17.ATC-I Judge......
A Sindh High Court (SHC) bench on Thursday ordered Axact CEO Shoaib Shaikh's lawyer to submit a medical certificate in the court after his client failed to appear before the bench again.The......
Former federal finance minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday challenged the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) rejection of his Senate election nomination papers.On Monday, the election body had noted......
An accountability court in Karachi on Thursday indicted Sharjeel Memon and 11 others in a corruption case pertaining to the award of advertisements at 'exorbitant rates' through the abuse of......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday appeared before an Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in the 2014 PTV attack cases.Khan requested the court for interim bail and......
KUWAIT CITY: Governments, global funds, organisations and investors on Wednesday pledged billions of dollars in loans and investment for the reconstruction of Iraq, a nation reeling from a three-year......
LAHORE: After Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned prime minister secretary Fawad Hassan Fawad on Thursday (today) for his alleged role in awarding a......
KOHAT: The forensic report of two pistols allegedly used in the murder of medical student Asma Rani has matched with the postmortem report and the empties, according to sources.They said that one......
HYDERABAD: Retired Justice Amir Hani Muslim, head of one-man Supreme Court-appointed commission on water quality in Sindh, on Wednesday directed the officers concerned to expedite the process for......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Canada have agreed to find a solution to the long-standing fumigation issue of agro-based exports to Pakistan which amount to C$600 million.During a meeting between Commerce......
NUSA: Soaring gas demand from China, India and Southeast Asia is sucking up an LNG supply glut previously expected to last for years, opening opportunity for new production from East Africa to North......
LONDON: The West Indies will face a Rest of the World XI in a lone Twenty20 match at Lord’s to raise funds for Caribbean cricket grounds damaged by recent hurricanes.The reigning World Twenty20......
WELLINGTON: England coach Trevor Bayliss has welcomed the return of Ben Stokes but said the all-rounder is unlikely to play the first One-day International of the New Zealand series.Stokes pleaded......
DHAKA: Former captain Mushfiqur Rahim and opener Tamim Iqbal have added to Bangladesh’s injury woes ahead of their first T20 International against Sri Lanka here on Thursday.Tamim complained of......
GUJRAT: Hafizabad police have registered two more cases against the suspects involved in the spinal fluid scam under Section 6/7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) along with other relevant......
LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said his narrative of ‘respect for the ballot’ is touching the hearts of the people and Lodhran’s victory of PML-N is a proof of it.“Our message of......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday launched the much-awaited Islamic Long- Term Financing Facility (ILTFF) based on Modaraba for exporters with a maximum limit of Rs1.5......
ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Division is seeking approval of the federal cabinet on a draft trade policy for 2018-23 before the PML-N government completes its term.After approval from the cabinet, the......
KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) on Wednesday announced that its unconsolidated profit for the year ended Dec 31, 2017 jumped 22.3 per cent to Rs8.35 billion compared to......
PYEONGCHANG: Snowboarding great Shaun White brilliantly won his third Olympic gold but then faced awkward questions over sex harassment claims on Wednesday, as strong winds caused chaos at the......
Authorities in Florida could offer no explanation Wednesday night as to why a former student armed with an AR-15 rifle opened fire at a high school earlier that day, killing at least 17......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is yet to decide about the fate of party tickets awarded for Senate polls by a party head if it is declared that an individual disqualified under Article 62(1)(f) of the......
KARACHI: An antiterrorism court indicted on Wednesday Muttahida Qaumi Movement lawmaker Rauf Siddiqui and nine others in the Baldia factory fire case.Over 250 workers were burnt alive when a......
KARACHI: As the last date of withdrawal of Senate nomination papers is approaching fast, the group within the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan that recently ousted party head Dr Farooq Sattar made......
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday recorded the complete statement of Kasur serial killer Imran Ali involved in at least nine incidents of rape-cum-murder of minors, including......
ISLAMABAD: After paying about $1 million in commitment charges, Pakistan has rejected an Asian Development Bank (ADB) driven $5 billion programme for installation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure......
THE Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is all set to take up the question of whether Pakistan is complying with international commitments to prevent its financial system from being used by groups......
HER death was the top news in all media outlets. Tributes to her from national and international leaders have been pouring in large numbers. Millions of people across the country, in jhuggis as well......
ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and other less developed areas across the country protested in the National Assembly on Wednesday against what they described......
RAWALPINDI: Tanzeel-ur-Rehman — an 18-year-old student hailing from Sambrial in Sialkot district — braved hellish circumstances and beat many odds to be on a smugglers’ boat headed for Europe, only......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Wednesday that one judge each of the Lahore and Sindh high courts possessed dual nationality by birth.The bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian......
RAWALPINDI: The United Arab Emirates has asked the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to provide it the case file of former police inspector Abid Boxer, a fugitive who had recently been arrested in......
ISLAMABAD: In an in-camera session, the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Wednesday discharged a show-cause notice issued to a senior judge of the Lahore High Court (LHC) facing a reference on......
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir on Wednesday said India had not only wasted the opportunity for normalisation of ties with Pakistan, but was also restricting space for peace lobby through......
KARACHI: A United Nations report released on Wednesday presents a very bleak picture of Pakistan that is yet to make a serious start for women’s development, the majority of whom are deprived of......
LAHORE: Acting swiftly on a notification issued by the federal government, Punjab has started taking over all the moveable and immovable assets of the Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) and the Falah-i-Insaniyat......
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday sought a ban on travel abroad of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law retired Captain......
JERUSALEM: Key coalition partners said on Wednesday they would stick with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for now, pending a decision by the attorney general whether to indict him for......
WASHINGTON: Seventeen US intelligence agencies have warned Congress that Pakistan will continue to slip out of America’s influence and into China’s orbit in 2019, and will become a threat to......
I HAD barely fallen asleep when I woke to find an armed Israeli soldier hovering over my bed. He told me to get up quickly and put on a jacket. Half asleep, I was handcuffed, thrown into an army......
ACCORDING to a WHO report, more than 300,000 infants are born with severe congenital anomalies every year and die within four weeks of birth. About 3-6 per cent are born with life-altering birth......
HER death was the top news in all media outlets. Tributes to her from national and international leaders have been pouring in large numbers. Millions of people across the country, in jhuggis as well......
LANDI KOTAL: Three persons of a family were killed and as many injured in a roof collapse here.Khasadar officials said wife of Mubarak Shah, his son Waheedullah and a niece Mariyam were killed when......
India and China have launched rival bids for a large stake in Bangladesh's stock exchange, officials said on Wednesday, as the Asian powers jostle for strategic influence in the region.Dhaka Stock......
