The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) has reached a consensus regarding its nominee for the post of deputy speaker of the National Assembly, the party's spokesman Shah Owais Noorani announced on......
Unidentified assailants allegedly set 2 girls schools on fire in Tehsil Khanozai area of Pishin district on Tuesday night and fled, DawnNewsTV reported.The Balochistan education secretary has said......
Three students living in different areas of Chitral attempted to end their lives on Tuesday, reportedly after they received their intermediate exam results and felt disheartened over their......
An armed factory worker has reportedly taken his colleagues hostage at gunpoint inside a factory located near Super Highway area in Karachi, DawnNewsTV reported.The gunman, identified as Saleem,......
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday transferred two pending references against incarcerated PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif from the court of accountability judge Mohammad Bashir to another......
The prime witness in Kathua rape case, Talib Hussain, on Tuesday sought protection from India's Supreme Court after claiming that he was beaten up in police custody, Times of India reported.A......
Twenty Afghan amputees, some in wheelchairs and others on crutches, began a gruelling trek of hundreds of kilometres across Afghanistan on Tuesday, demanding an end to the war that cost them their......
Four soldiers and two suspected rebels were killed on Tuesday in a gunbattle along the highly militarized de facto border that divides the disputed region of Kashmir between India and Pakistan, the......
Meesha Shafi’s sexual harassment complaint against Ali Zafar was dismissed a week ago by the provincial ombudsperson and the Punjab governor on the basis that Shafi does not have an 'employment......
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday notified the final results of the general election.The notification meets a legal deadline for declaration of results set under Section 98 of the......
The Senate's Standing Committee on Interior has sought explanations from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), provincial secretaries and inspector generals of police over the recovery of......
The Supreme Court on Tuesday while hearing a suo motu case on Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) high airfare to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), directed the national flag carrier to lower its rates to......
The Supreme Court was informed by the attorney general on Tuesday that former army chief Gen Raheel Sharif did not obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the federal cabinet before leaving for......
The first set of US sanctions against Iran that had been eased under the landmark nuclear accord went back into effect early Tuesday under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump,......
An accountability court in Lahore on Tuesday declared PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif's son-in-law, Imran Ali Yousaf, a proclaimed absconder on the request of National Accountability Bureau......
Chief Justice (CJ) Saqib Nisar on Tuesday ordered Shaheen Air International (SAI) to pay damages to its affected passengers who were left stranded in Guangzhou, China, after the Civil Aviation......
In apparent escalation of a rift between Saudi Arabia and Canada late on Monday, Riyadh suspended scholarships for Saudi students in Canada and said it would relocate thousands of students studying......
A day after being demoted from Category A to B in PCB's list of centrally contracted players, veteran cricketer Mohammad Hafeez is reportedly considering retirement from international cricket,......
Ren Zhengfei, the founder of Chinese telecoms behemoth Huawei, likens the company to a ruthless “wolf” tirelessly running down its prey — an ethos that could soon make it the apex predator of the......
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan arrived at the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in Peshawar on Tuesday for a case pertaining to alleged misuse of......
Iran dismissed a US offer to renegotiate a historic 2015 nuclear deal signed with other major powers as President Donald Trump reimposed crippling sanctions on Tuesday.Trump's withdrawal from the......
A global human rights group on Tuesday accused Bangladesh's government of using abusive measures in handling student-led protests calling for safer roads.New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said......
Global cricket boss David Richardson declared that ball tampering and bad behaviour threatened “cricket's DNA” and would not be tolerated by fans in the wake of the Australia cheating scandal.The......
Soldiers have pulled a man alive from the rubble of a large mosque flattened by an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok, while thousands of homeless locals waited for aid on Tuesday and......
The Balochistan High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by MPA-elect of Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) Ahmed Ali Kohzad, who had challenged the National Database and Registration Authority’s......
In another trial held inside a prison, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday handed Imran Ali — who is currently incarcerated and on death-row for the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Amin —......
QUETTA: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ordered the official notification regarding the success of the candidate from PB-41 (Washuk) constituency be withheld and summoned the returning......
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Aleem Khan appeared before the National Accountability Bureau here on Monday and recorded his statement in connection with an inquiry into his assets which are......
HASANKEYF: Turkish authorities on Monday conducted a hugely sensitive operation to move a centuries-old bath house weighing 1,600 tonnes to new location to avoid being engulfed under floodwaters by a......
QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court on Monday reserved its judgement on a constitutional petition of MPA-elect of Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) Ahmed Ali Kohzad, who had challenged the National......
TOKYO: Japan is considering adopting daylight saving time next year and during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to allow sporting events to be held during the cooler hours of the early morning, the......
KARACHI: Sharjeel Mehmood of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hogged the limelight with a magnificent break of 131 while routing Punjab’s Farhan Noor in a fully stretched encounter as three seeded players......
BERLIN: German authorities wrongfully deported an Uighur man to China due to an administrative error, local media reported on Monday, in a fresh scandal as the country seeks to step up expulsions of......
GLASGOW: Britain’s swimming team added two gold medals to their European Championship tally on Sunday, a day after Adam Peaty opened the account with his world-record race in the 100-metre......
ASABA (Nigeria): South Africa’s Olympic and world champion Caster Semenya won her 27th successive 800 metres final when she clocked an impressive one minute 56.06 seconds at the African championships......
SAN JOSE: Mihaela Buzarnescu’s long road to a WTA title ended in California as the Romanian powered past first-time finalist Maria Sakkari 6-1, 6-0 in the final of the Silicon Valley Classic, a US......
CHICAGO: At least 11 people were shot and killed and about 70 others were wounded over the weekend in Chicago, in a spasm of gun violence that police attributed mostly to gangs and that the......
MELBOURNE: Australia’s senior bowlers must step up to help captain Tim Paine lead an inexperienced team during their next tour against Pakistan, pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has said.Australia head......
BRISTOL: England cricketer Ben Stokes lost his self-control and knocked two men unconscious in a street fight last September, a court heard on Monday as his trial for affray began.Stokes, acting in......
KOCHI/NEW DELHI: LGBT campaigners urged India’s state governments on Monday to “learn a lesson” from Kerala after authorities in the wealthy southern state said they would cover the cost of gender......
MOSCOW: A group of US senators, on a visit to Moscow on Monday, said they have invited Russian lawmakers to Washington later this year in a bid to help ease tensions between the two countries.On the......
ADEN (Yemen): When Kenan was born four months premature, there were no doctors at al-Sadaqa Hospital to care for him. So his grandmothers tried to save him. They placed the infant in an incubator,......
BRIDGEWATER : A deliberately crafted statement. A conspicuous fashion choice. A sudden silence or withdrawal from the public eye.US first lady Melania Trump’s move to distance herself from President......
SIALKOT: Pasrur-based independent MPA-elect Rana Liaqat Ali has formally joined the PML-N after his meeting with the party’s president Shahbaz Sharif.PML-N central leaders Khawaja Muhammad Asif and......
KARACHI: “Tomorrow is the 66th death anniversary of Jamshed Nusserwanjee, after whom these quarters are named,” says Bibi Tabassum Naz, a worried widow who happens to be a resident of Jamshed......
LAHORE: The PPP still appears indecisive over its policy on formation of the government in Punjab, as none of its leaders is explaining to the media whether the party will support the PML-N in laying......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) was surprised to know on Monday that the oldest hospital in the city, Polyclinic, uses outdated......
RAWALPINDI: Opposition parties including PPP, PML-N and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) have started preparing for a protest outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Aug 8.PML-N has formed......
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has changed its standard operating process (SOP) for degree verification and from now onward it will scrutinise and attest degrees without asking the......
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) has written letters to the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration and the chief secretaries of all provinces to implement the law......
RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) seized 1.8 tons narcotics and arrested 30 people allegedly involved in drug trafficking besides impounding 18 vehicles across the country.According to a......
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing on Monday lauded Pakistan’s role in the promotion of peace and prosperity in the region and said it is a key partner in the One Belt One Road Project.Speaking......
NOWSHERA: A motorcyclist died after his throat was slit by a glass-coated kite string here on Monday.The pillion rider suffered serious injuries as the motorcycle later hit a roadside wall. The......
PESHAWAR: A lawyer has moved the Peshawar High Court seeking orders for the Election Commission of Pakistan to remove ‘N’ from the name of the PML-N after the conviction of party supremo Nawaz Sharif......
PESHAWAR: Big names lost election held on July 25 this year, but for some like Bilours of Peshawar, the loss meant much more than just an election.The family lost its ‘political heir’ and PK-78......
PESHAWAR: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Peshawar, on Monday declared the results of the higher secondary school certificate examinations with the historic Islamia College......
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, the would-be ruling party, is planning to replicate Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Medical Teaching Institutions Reforms Act, 2015 in Punjab to grant full financial and......
LAHORE: Converting most of his speech into prayers and cursing those who opposed “deen” (faith) in the recent elections – meaning thereby the opponents of Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan – the party chief,......
PESHAWAR: The Jamaat-i-Islami, who was routed in the July 25 election, has expelled several senior members of the district Shura (executive council) and terminated their basic membership for......
KARACHI: Prices of red meat as well as sacrificial animals have gone up as Eidul Azha is fast approaching. The rising cost of animals will put extra burden even on those who want to participate in......
LARKANA: Six students fainted at government girls’ primary and secondary schools in Naudero due to suffocation caused by prolonged power outage on Monday.The affected students Rafia (class VI),......
SUKKUR/KARACHI: Maulana Rashid Mehmood Soomro, the Sindh president of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and general secretary of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), announced on Monday that sit-ins will......
HYDERABAD: Pak Sarzameen Party chairman Mustafa Kamal has said that his party is preparing for local bodies polls as it is here to stay and not to run away.He said at a general workers meeting in......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Monday issued notices to suspended Malir SSP Rao Anwar and others in a petition seeking transfer of Naqeeb murder case and another case to some other antiterrorism......
GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Hafeezur Rehman on Monday said that four suspected militants believed to be involved in torching of girls schools in Diamer had been arrested in the Tangir......
KARACHI: Trading activity on the cotton market suddenly become brisk as phutti (seed cotton) arrival gained momentum on Monday. Early in the day prices remained on the higher side but towards closing......
BEIJING: China has tightened controls on trading in its yuan to discourage speculators after a decline against the dollar amid a tariff dispute with Washington fueled fears of a damaging outflow of......
NEW YORK: Indra Nooyi, one of the most prominent female CEOs, will step down as head of PepsiCo following 12 years navigating the soft drinks and snacks company through a tricky climate of often......
Victor Lytvinenko is thumbing through emails on his iPhone trying to find the one that best shows the damage the global trade war has already done to his little, decade-old American jeans company.The......
KARACHI: Stocks managed to climb on the first trading day of the week with the KSE-100 index gaining 303.61 points (0.71 per cent) to close at 42,808.66.Market opened positive and traded sideways in......
BADSWAT: When a glacial lake burst in Gilgit-Baltistan in July, Sher Baz watched helplessly as the waters swept away his family home.Residents of Badswat village, which lies in the Ishkoman valley at......
LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May’s ministers are ratcheting up warnings that Brexit talks risk ending in failure, with International Trade Secretary Liam Fox on Sunday predicting a messy split from......
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday started issuing notices to Pakistanis who have purchased properties in the United Kingdom.The bureau officially announced the issuance of......
LONDON: A new race to build multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants is gaining momentum after a long hiatus in investments as energy giants sense a widening supply gap within five......
KARACHI: Businesses, individuals and government can save up to $1.5 billion from Karachi if consumers adapt digital payment systems, according to a study commissioned by VISA.The study, “Cashless......
ISLAMABAD: In what marks the commencement of a formal process for formation of new governments at the Centre and in the provinces, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is all set to notify final......
ISLAMABAD: A Special Senate Panel on Monday questioned the creation of a Rs22 billion power sector revolving fund as a special arrangement to make preferred payments to power producers and investors......
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has opposed transfer of two pending references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to the court of any other judge and demanded that the......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has urged Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar to take notice of a possible delay in the announcement of the official results of more than 20......
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Water Resources Ali Zafar suspects foreign involvement in the opposition to the construction of the Kalabagh Dam (KBD) and has asked the incoming government to work......
