At least two personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) were injured in a roadside blast near their vehicle in Hub district on Friday, DawnNewsTV reported.Hub DSP Jan Mohammad Khosa said that the blast......
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and opted to field first against Islamabad United in the 21st fixture of the Pakistan Super League 2018 in Dubai on Friday....
The federal government will present the budget for fiscal year 2018-19 for approval from the National Assembly on April 27, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs......
India's top court ruled on Friday that terminally ill patients have the right to refuse care, approving the use of “living wills” to set out how they want to be treated.The Supreme Court's order —......
The living conditions of civilians inside Syria are worse than ever, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Friday, with the conflict set to enter its eighth year.“The conditions......
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkish forces and allied rebels could enter the centre of the Kurdish-held Syrian town of Afrin “at any moment”, a day after the capture of another key......
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Ahmed Mujtaba, aka 'The Wolverine' lost to China's Jia Wen Ma on the main card of ONE Championship: Visions of Victory in Malaysia on Friday.In the second round, the......
Magistrate in Lahore sentenced a man to six years in prison on Friday and imposed a fine of Rs0.7 million for harassing and blackmailing a woman online, DawnNewsTV reported.The convict has also been......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday closed the week on a negative note, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index shedding 61 points to close at 43,011 points.The benchmark showed positive activity in......
ISLAMABAD: Two men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in assaulting and killing a 12-year-old girl, the capital police said on Thursday.Station House Officer (SHO) of Golra Inspector......
The Civil Aviation Authority has asked all major Pakistani airlines to strictly ensure compliance with a ban on smoking on board aircraft, saying "rampant" violations of the rule by cockpit crews is......
Multan Sultans won the toss and opted to bat first against Lahore Qalandars in the 20th fixture of the Pakistan Super League 2018 in Sharjah on FridayWith nothing having worked for the Qalandars so......
British police requested military assistance in investigating a nerve agent attack on a former Russian double agent as speculation mounted on Friday about how London could respond if a state actor......
Outgoing Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Friday delivered his farewell address to the Upper House.Rabbani thanked the 103 senators "without whose cooperation and affection it would not have been......
Amin Ansari, father of six-year-old Zainab who was raped and murdered in Kasur in January, has approached the Supreme Court to restrain the family and relatives of convict Imran Ali from harassing......
The Multan Sultans will once again take on the luckless Lahore Qalandars in the 20th fixture of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to be played in Dubai on Friday.Although the Sultans were mercilessly......
A suicide bomber on foot blew himself up in Kabul's Shiite area on Friday, killing at least seven people, officials said, in the latest attack in the Afghan capital.“In the explosion seven were......
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday told lawmakers that Pakistani troops have been stationed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 'internal security' reasons, not to take part in the Yemen war.The......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday formally notified all candidates who were successfully been elected in the Senate polls conducted on March 3, barring five.Names of the five......
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday announced its verdict in a case regarding controversial amendments to the Khatm-i-Nabuwwat oath in the Elections Act 2017, making it compulsory for all......
Rifts and falling-outs are a common feature in most sports but even more so in mixed martial arts (MMA) where gruelling training sessions, pressure to sell your brand, questionable advice and then......
President Donald Trump has agreed to a historic first meeting with Kim Jong Un in a stunning development in America's high-stakes nuclear standoff with North Korea.Standing in front of the White......
Australian all-rounder and Quetta Gladiators opener Shane Watson has said he is still undecided on whether to come to Pakistan to for the play-offs and final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and......
KARACHI: The plan to kill the Chinese national, who had been gunned down in the city last month, was made inside his own company, a top police official told Dawn on Thursday.Chen Zhu, 45, had been......
KARACHI: The atmosphere in the Sindh Assembly on Thursday became tense when Deputy Speaker Syeda Shehla Raza, presiding over the session, had to call a sergeant-at-arms to remove MQM lawmaker......
ISLAMABAD: A social activist Samar Abbas who mysteriously disappeared in January last year has now contacted his family and is expected to return home soon, his brother said on Thursday.Samar Abbas......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday set aside the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to reject the application of Jamaatud Dawa (JuD)’s political front Milli......
ISLAMABAD: A special court seized with a high treason case against retired Gen Pervez Musharraf directed the interior ministry on Thursday to take steps for the arrest and extradition of the former......
ISLAMABAD: A senior government official has conceded that the process of confiscating the assets of Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) and Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) is still to be completed.Interior......
PARIS: When termites go to war, the oldest soldiers fight on the front lines, being closer to death anyway, a study revealed on Wednesday.In life-or-death battles with ants that invade their nests......
INDIAN WELLS (California): Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova suffered a shock defeat on Wednesday to Japanese No. 1 Naomi Osaka, losing her opening match at the BNP Paribas Open 6-4,......
Prior to his wicketless outing against Quetta Gladiators on Wednesday, Multan Sultans pacer Sohail Tanvir was in superb form with the ball in the ongoing Pakistan Super League 2018.He had registered......
LONDON: There is simply no substitute for experience in the highest tier of European football as Juventus proved by coming back from the abyss to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 and reach the Champions......
COLOMBO: Opener Shikhar Dhawan hit his second successive Twenty20 half-century to help India thrash Bangladesh by six wickets and register their first win in the tri-nation tournament here at the R.......
IN thinking about how to honour the recently deceased Jam Saqi — a giant in the annals of this country’s history, irrespective of how the tyrants that he challenged branded him a traitor — I came......
SARFRAZ Ahmed has received a resounding vote of confidence from Sir Vivian Richards — arguably the greatest cricketer of his era — who urged Pakistan cricket chiefs to keep faith with the doughty......
ROME: Roman Catholic women led by former Irish president Mary McAleese sought a greater decision-making role for women in the Church on Thursday, urging Pope Francis to tear down its “walls of......
BERLIN: Germany’s designated next foreign minister Heiko Maas is a sharp dresser with a steely edge who has become the nemesis of far-right and online giants spreading hate speech.As justice minister......
YOGYAKARTA: A pair of Indonesian Islamic universities are pushing female students to ditch niqab face veils — with one threatening expulsion for non-compliance — as concerns grow over rising......
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan on Thursday urged the Taliban to take up an offer by the Afghan government of direct talks on peace.“The offer of negotiation is on the table,”......
NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court on Thursday permitted a Hindu woman who converted to Islam to live with her Muslim husband, a man federal investigators accused of being a recruiter for the militant......
LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met the head of the Anglican church in London on Thursday, promising to promote interfaith dialogue as part of his domestic reforms, the......
WASHINGTON: The United States has approved a request from Qatar to upgrade the emirate’s air force operations centre, officials said on Thursday, despite the Gulf diplomatic crisis.Qatar has fallen......
LONDON: Britain will respond appropriately if evidence shows Moscow sponsored a nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in southern England, Prime Minister Theresa May said on......
BEIJING: China’s foreign minister sought on Thursday to downplay concerns about Beijing’s global ambitions, while also hinting at consequences for countries that don’t fall in line on issues like......
A LOT of attention in education has been on enrolment: we want a higher percentage, if not 100 per cent, of children in schools. There has been some success. All provinces are claiming that......
PESHAWAR: A Peshawar High Court bench on Thursday issued notices to the court’s chief justice through his principal staff officer, its administrative committee and provincial government in a petition......
PESHAWAR: Interior minister Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said the federal government was considering a proposal to upgrade the Frontier Constabulary (FC) to Pakistan Constabulary to bring the force and......
WHAT do they call it — the last throw of the dice? PPP politicians from Punjab have asked their chairman to take part in the next general election from a seat in the province. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari......
KARACHI: The inclusive spirit of the Aurat March on Thursday attracted thousands to gather and support the cause of women empowerment and recognise their struggle through centuries.Held to mark......
KARACHI: The civil and military leadership of Sindh on Thursday agreed that founding chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain was against the state and did not “deserve any kind of......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday set aside the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to reject the application of Jamaatud Dawa (JuD)’s political front Milli......
LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed three newly elected senators to submit affidavits that they had permanently and irrevocably renounced their foreign nationality.Earlier, the three......
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior and Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, who had aired doubts about the Senate elections two months ago, on Thursday turned optimist about timely holding of the......
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday decided to hold an inquiry against officials of the Fazaia Housing Scheme (FHS), Karachi, and Sindh’s Board of Revenue and Land......
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Aitzaz Ahsan surprised many on Thursday by endorsing the criticism of the judiciary and the army by Senator Farhatullah Babar for crossing the limits......
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Thursday announced the first Women Development Policy at a ceremony at Aiwan-i-Iqbal in keeping with the significance of the International Women’s Day.Minister for......
KHUZDAR: Four militants, including a commander of the banned Baloch Republican Army, have laid down their arms and announced that they have abandoned armed struggle against the state and would join......
WASHINGTON: Benazir Bhutto, Asma Jahangir and Malala Yousafzai are not mentioned at the Pakistan Embassy except on a special occasion and Wednesday night was one; it was the International Women’s......
KARAK: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Thursday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had put the country on the path of development according to the vision of the......
ISLAMABAD: Head of the joint investigation team Wajid Zia has said that the JIT report on references against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members is connected with each other and......
FAISALABAD: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz has urged the PML-N workers to avenge the insult [to Nawaz Sharif] by electing the party candidates in general elections this......
MADRID: Spain marked International Women’s Day on Thursday with an unprecedented strike by women in defence of their rights that saw hundreds of trains cancelled and countless protests scheduled......
KANDY: Kandy district limped back to normality on Thursday and the 24-hour curfew, imposed after communal clashes and violence targeting Muslim-owned businesses, was lifted as no further incidents of......
QUETTA: The provincial government will help finance and set up 160 centres under the Alternative Learning Pathway (ALP) model to provide good quality alternative education to over 8,000 children and......
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday highlighted the important role and contributions of Pakistani women towards national progress.“We are proud of the role and......
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has reportedly found ‘evidence’ of former Lahore Development Authority director general Ahad Khan Cheema’s Rs400 million share in another housing......
BEIJING: China’s huge ‘One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) initiative to build a new Silk Road will respect global rules and be free of “backroom deals,” the foreign minister said on Thursday, defending a key......
WASHINGTON: The United States announced head money on the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders and two other suspected Pakistani militants on Thursday as Islamabad urged Washington to......
LAHORE: Punjab information secretary Raja Jahangir told the Supreme Court on Thursday that Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was ready to pay the amount spent on a media campaign run on television......
ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission’s Transaction Steering Committee on Thursday discussed three models for the financial restructuring and segregation of core and non-core assets and liabilities......
ISLAMABAD: The government signed implementation agreements on Thursday with two coal-based private power projects of 990 megawatts for commercial operations in 2021.The agreements were signed between......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) appears to be losing ground after its co-chairman Asif Zardari’s act of ditching Raza Rabbani as the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has......
KARACHI: Investors at the Bin Qasim Industrial Park (BQIP) and Korangi Creek Industrial Park (KCIP) allege that bureaucratic hurdles of National Investment Park (NIP) are delaying the implementation......
ISLAMABAD: International brands continue selling Pakistan-origin goods due to non-finalisation of Geographical Indication (GI) Law that aims to protect commercial heritage of the country’s products......
A LOT of attention in education has been on enrolment: we want a higher percentage, if not 100 per cent, of children in schools. There has been some success. All provinces are claiming that......
ON the invitation of the father, a newly married son joined him at the breakfast table on the second day of his marriage along with his bride. The father first congratulated the couple on the start......
IN thinking about how to honour the recently deceased Jam Saqi — a giant in the annals of this country’s history, irrespective of how the tyrants that he challenged branded him a traitor — I came......
The prime suspect in Asma Rani murder case, a third-year medical student who was shot dead in Kohat in January, has been arrested by Interpol in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), DawnNewsTV......
