Vladimir Putin craves sporting glory, and he got another taste of it in the opening match of the World Cup.Russia ended a 16-year wait for victory in the tournament by routing Saudi Arabia 5-0 on......
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a veteran journalist and his police bodyguard on Thursday in Srinagar, the disputed region's main city, police and witnesses said.Shujaat Bukhari, editor of an English......
Chairman Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman announced that the moon for the month of Shawwal was not sighted on Thursday, and that Eidul Fitr will be celebrated across Pakistan on......
A case against Fazal Inam alias Saeen Inam, the alleged "frontman" of property tycoon Malik Riaz, has been shifted from Rawalpindi to Lahore after the complainant expressed lack of faith in the......
Five members of a family were brutally murdered in their home in Jatial village in the Hazro tehsil of Attock district, DawnNewsTV reported on Thursday.According to the police, the victims, that......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its positive trend on Thursday with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 173 points to close at 43,681 points.The benchmark index touched the day's low of......
Contrary to earlier reports, former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Pervez Khattak is not among the defaulters of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), it emerged on Thursday.Earlier reports......
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday set aside the North Waziristan administration's directives barring Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Mohsin Dawar from entering the area.Dawar had......
In the neighbourhood of Ichhra in Lahore, hundreds of people gather every Thursday night at the shrine of Shah Jamal, a Sufi of the Suhrawardi and Qadiriyya orders (silsila).Under the sacred peepal......
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday said it had arrested the alleged murderer of prominent Sikh social activist Charanjit Singh in Peshawar.Th development came a day......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has identified 383 election candidates as bank defaulters of hundreds of millions of rupees during the scrutiny of their nomination papers, DawnNewsTV......
Stressing on talks to establish peace in India-held Kashmir, Indian Army chief Bipin Rawat — in an interview with Economic Times published — said the recruitment of local Kashmiri youth by militants......
The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday withdrew its directive allowing former dictator Pervez Musharraf to file nomination papers after he failed to appear for a court hearing today, with his lawyer......
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz on Thursday left for a week-long trip to London, where they will spend time with Nawaz's ailing wife, Kulsoom.According to DawnNewsTV......
Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest smartphone maker, has pledged to convert its operations in the United States, Europe and China to using only solar and other renewable energy by 2020.With its......
The United Nations (UN) human rights chief on Thursday called for a major investigation into abuses in Kashmir, as his office released its first-ever report on alleged rights violations committed by......
New Zealand teenager Amelia Kerr shattered a world batting record in women's One Day International (ODI) cricket with a blistering 232 not out against Ireland on Wednesday.Kerr amassed the record......
MOSCOW: Host nation Russia are under enormous pressure to perform as they head into Thursday’s World Cup curtain-raiser against Saudi Arabia in a contest between the two lowest-ranked nations in the......
LAHORE: A big contingent of 397 members will represent the country in the 18th Asian Games to be held in Jakarata from Aug 18 to Sept 2, the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) announced after a......
LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Wednesday admitted for regular hearing an appeal of law student Khadija Siddiqui against the acquittal of Shah Hussain in her stabbing case by the Lahore High Court.A......
POTENTIALLY following Saudi Arabia’s lead, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) voted for the United bid comprising United States of America, Canada and Mexico, which eventually won the vote to......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League’s Governing Council in a meeting on Tuesday had raised doubts about Multan being a possible venue for the PSL matches next year because the city perhaps lacked......
WELLINGTON: New Zealand cricketing great Richard Hadlee has undergone surgery for bowel cancer but is expected to make a full recovery, his wife Dianne said on Wednesday.“Last month, Richard had a......
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf candidate Dr Yasmin Rashid has challenged the nomination papers of PML-N candidate Maryam Nawaz for NA-125.Dr Rashid filed 20 objections against Ms Nawaz before......
ARSAL: A public spat between the Lebanese government and the UN refugee agency deepened on Wednesday as Lebanon’s caretaker foreign minister kept up his criticism, accusing the agency of discouraging......
“Foreigners” are easy to blame; oil conglomerates for the devastation of West African land, IMF demands for the impoverishment of Arab nations, Western powers for the invasion of Middle East lands......
DIYARBAKIR: Turkey’s Kurds are set to play a critical role in determining the outcome of elections this month, with their votes coveted not just by the main pro-Kurdish party but also President Recep......
KARACHI: A rights body on Wednesday appealed to the caretaker government and state institutions to release victims of “enforced disappearance” and “missing” persons on the occasion of Eid.“With Eid......
MUSLIMS all over the world celebrate the holy month of Ramazan every year; they try to be patient throughout the 30 days (sometimes 29, depending on the moon sighting) and be civil to each other as......
ISLAMABAD: An activist of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has moved the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal for......
UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly was set to vote on Wednesday on condemning Israel for Palestinian deaths in Gaza in a resolution opposed by the United States, which wants the world body to......
TEHRAN: Iranian authorities on Wednesday detained a prominent rights lawyer who had defended women protesting the obligatory headscarf.Nasrin Sotoudeh was taken from her home, according to her......
KARACHI: The Supreme Court-mandated commission on water and sanitation in Sindh on Wednesday summoned the owners of most of the industries located in the industrial zones of the Port Qasim Authority......
WASHINGTON: Afghan Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, has renewed his call for direct talks with the United States to end the war in Afghanistan.“If the American officials truly believe in a......
ISLAMABAD: Two weeks after the completion of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government’s five-year term, the caretaker set-up on Wednesday changed the top bureaucracy of the four provinces and the......
ISLAMABAD: Under the directives of the Supreme Court, the tax authorities have suspended all taxes collected by mobile phone companies with effect from June 14.All amounts charged at cellular......
PESHAWAR: Differences between Jamaat-i-Islami and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islami-Fazl, major members of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, have delayed election nominations by the religio-political alliance in......
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company will ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to consumers on Eidul Fitr.The decision was taken at a meeting held at the Wapda House chaired by Pesco......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister retired Justice Dost Mohammad Khan has ordered investigation into the recent killing of Sikh leader Charanjeet Singh along scientific lines.He told a Sikh......
QUETTA: The president of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) has vowed to turn the industrial town of Hub into a model city if he comes to power after the 2018 general elections.Discussing the......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has asked the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to replace federal and provincial interior secretaries and the National Database and Registration......
KARACHI: Embattled Dubai-based private equity fund, Abraaj Capital, is planning to apply for provisional liquidation to fight back against two creditors who are pushing for winding up the fund since......
LAHORE: Pakistan has imported a record 10 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the last three years, helping the country save approximately $3 billion in fuel imports.The import of LNG,......
KARACHI: The motorcycle market leader Atlas Honda Ltd (AHL) has raised prices by Rs900-2,000 effective immediately. This is the third price hike by the company in the last six months.The company has......
TAXILA: The nomination papers of former interior minister Ch Nisar Ali Khan for Taxila NA-63 (Rawalpindi- VII)were accepted on Wednesday as returning officer rejected objections raised by his arch......
KARACHI: The two-year tenure of A.D. Khowaja as inspector general of police in Sindh — that came to an end on Wednesday when he was replaced with Amjad Javed Saleemi — was different in many ways......
QUETTA: Balochistan Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai has said that close coordination and links between Gwadar and Chabahar ports would help strengthen cordial and trade relations between Pakistan and......
RAWALPINDI: Emirates will be launching scheduled flights of its super jet Airbus A380 in Pakistan with its first landing expected to take place at the new Islamabad International Airport on July 7......
PESHAWAR: Stressing the need to ensure active participation of the transgender community in the upcoming elections, the All Pakistan Transgender Election Network (APTEN) on Wednesday urged the......
ISLAMABAD: Two weeks after welcoming the caretaker set-up, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has criticised it for allegedly acting in the interest of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and......
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has agreed to provide $565 million to Pakistan to help build modern water and power infrastructure and remove supply bottlenecks on an urgent basis at a total cost of......
ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa, one of the members of a three-judge Supreme Court bench that decided an election dispute in favour of Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Wednesday, stressed the need for......
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: It remained very hot and dry in the plains of the country on Wednesday which was the hottest day of the season in Lahore, and the Met department announced pre-monsoon rains from......
ISLAMABAD: Sticking to its tradition of nominating family members of senior party leaders for reserved seats in legislatures, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) list of women candidates, once......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz will have no issue in working with the army leadership if it comes into power after July 25 vote, says PML-N media cell chairman Mushahid Hussain Sayed.“The......
LAHORE: PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif has said it is the only political party that conducted parliamentary board’s meetings for 86 hours from June 4 to 11.“Each candidate was interviewed during the......
LAHORE: Despite request by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to put their names on the Exit Control List (ECL), former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz will leave for......
ISLAMABAD: The accountability court of Islamabad on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the acquittal of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) president Saeed Ahmed in a reference related to the assets of......
Cellphone service providers and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will not charge any tax or charges on mobile phone top-up cards for a period of 15 days, officials said on Wednesday.Starting 12am......
