At least five people have been injured after an explosion in the parking lot of the Serena Hotel in Balochistan's capital Quetta, rescue sources said.The nature of the blast has not been ascertained......
?Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday called on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and exchanged views on the ways and means to strengthen the two countries' bilateral relations.During......
In a bizarre turn of events, India's Border Security Force (BSF) has requested the Khangarh Police Station SHO in Amritsar to register a first information report (FIR) against a pigeon found near the......
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Wednesday said that 210 first information reports (FIRs) registered against workers of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), including against its chief......
A US commission on Wednesday recommended for the second year in a row that India be placed on a blacklist for religious freedom, saying treatment of minorities had deteriorated further.The Indian......
Three years after Christian Elombo took part in a doomed bid to help the daughter of Dubai's ruler flee the UAE, the Frenchman still thinks he did the right thing despite spending months in jail in......
In-form opener Mohammad Rizwan blazed an unbeaten half-century as Pakistan defeated hosts Zimbabwe by 11 runs in the first Twenty20 International at the Harare Sports Club on Wednesday.Player of the......
Recently appointed Minister for Industries and Production Khusro Bakhtiar has written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, asking him to transfer the Sugar Advisory Board (SAB) to another ministry......
The European Super League can no longer proceed, Juventus boss Andrea Agnelli confirmed on Wednesday, as Spain’s Atletico Madrid, Italy’s Inter Milan, and six English teams abandoned the breakaway......
The National Assembly Secretariat on Wednesday issued notice to PML-N's Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, asking him to apologise and explain his position over his alleged "continuous misbehaviour", a day after......
Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho said on Wednesday that 50 per cent of the samples in a Covid-19 genomic study conducted in Karachi were confirmed to be of the UK coronavirus variant.In a video......
A local administrator in western India said on Wednesday that 22 patients died in a hospital when their oxygen supply was interrupted by leakage in a supply tank.Suraj Mandhar, the district......
The Heatwave Centre of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted a heatwave in Karachi and its suburbs from April 23 to 25 with the maximum temperature projected to range between 38......
Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) declared a consolidated profit before tax of Rs14.5 billion on Tuesday for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 — more than double that for the same period last year — according to a......
Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Wednesday said that the coronavirus situation in the country had become "extremely serious", adding that major cities may be......
THE TLP affair should have been handled better. It is fairly obvious now that the PTI government has run circles around itself while attempting to get a grip on the situation. The bizarre turn of......
The United Arab Emirates has warned it could impose restrictions on people who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 as the region's business and tourism hub pushes its immunisation campaign.The......
KARACHI: The Sindh police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a suspected militant belonging to the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) for his alleged involvement in facilitating a number of......
KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah approved on Tuesday Rs17.7 billion to buy eight snorkels, fire tenders, refuse trucks, tractors and trolleys for Sindh’s local bodies.He took this decision......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have yet to receive written assurances from the Indian cricket board BCCI regarding issuance of visas for the Pakistan......
KARACHI: Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq on Tuesday said the main focus in the lead up to the Twenty20 World Cup should be on improving the skills of playing spin bowling more than anything,......
HARARE: Pakistan are brimming with confidence on the back of their recent 3-1 series victory over South Africa in their own den albeit against a rather under-strength side as they now prepare to face......
PESHAWAR: Thirty-three more people, including a doctor, died of Covid-19 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday as the positivity level in Mardan came down but went up slightly in Peshawar and......
PESHAWAR: The provincial government departments utilised 62 per cent funds of Annual Development Programme (ADP) released till the third quarter of the current fiscal.A statement issued here said......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Tuesday passed the proposed Civil Servants (Amendment) Act, 2021, to reverse a three years increase in the age of superannuation for the provincial......
RAWALPINDI: More than 100 activists and supporters of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) were booked by the police on various charges, including inciting people to violence and violating......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday directed the federal secretary, ministry of information technology and telecommunication, to expedite the process after it was informed that the proposed......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has terminated the services of 12 employees and continues making new appointments.According to a document dated April 20, available with Dawn,......
RAWALPINDI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Monday issued new standard operating procedures (SOPs) for inbound travellers that will remain effective until April 24.According to a fresh......
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed a reference before an accountability court seeking final approval to close two inquiries initiated 20 years ago against PML-Q President......
LAHORE: Balloting for the LDA City Naya Pakistan Apartments was held here at the chief minister’s office on Tuesday, with Chief Minister Usman Buzdar pressing a computer key for allotment of 2,000......
GENEVA: UN experts on Tuesday demanded that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) provide information about a daughter of Dubai’s ruler and release her, two months after the BBC aired a video it said was of......
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic threatened on Tuesday to expel all Russian diplomats from Prague, accusing Moscow of orchestrating an “unprecedented terror attack” on Czech territory in 2014.“I am ready......
WASHINGTON: A top US general said on Tuesday that he had grave doubts about the Taliban’s reliability as a negotiating partner, as the United States is set to remove all its troops from Afghanistan......
KABUL: A Washington-backed Afghan peace conference in Turkey has been postponed over non-participation by the Taliban.The meeting was scheduled for April 24 to fast-track an agreement between the......
LAHORE: In spite of a push from the government and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to encourage affordable housing in the country, the mortgage industry is slow to pick momentum as reflected by new......
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has developed a complete mechanism for payment of markup subsidy for housing finance and sent it to banks and development finance institutions (DFIs) who are......
LAST week, President Joe Biden declared the end of what is described as America’s ‘forever war’ in Afghanistan. The announcement came nearly two decades after president George W. Bush had initiated......
THE TLP affair should have been handled better. It is fairly obvious now that the PTI government has run circles around itself while attempting to get a grip on the situation. The bizarre turn of......
QUETTA/GWADAR: In the initial days of Ramazan, I was on a trip to the Pakistan-Iran border region, amid the soaring temperatures. There was not a single vehicle I could hire to return to Quetta. This......
QUETTA: Eight schools in the provincial capital have been running with funds from neighbouring countries for the last 30 years, with the institutions registered with none of the education boards of......
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) for Covid will meet again on Wednesday (today) to consider putting restrictions on the entry of passengers from more countries after......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran will inaugurate the Pishin-Mand border crossing point on Wednesday (today) for facilitating trade.Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for West Asia Rasoul Mousavi announced on......
LAHORE: The Chinese government has sent Pakistan’s first modern railways’ infrastructure project — Main Line-1 (ML-1) — to the Exim Bank of China for approval of a $6 billion loan after all......
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday censured the Punjab government for making citizens stand in long queues to buy sugar at subsidised rate at Ramazan bazaars.“The government has turned......
SHANGHAI: Thought Big Tech was taking over your life through smartphones? It may be coming for your car next as Chinese firms lead a stampede into auto manufacturing in their battle for more......
ISLAMABAD: The cabinet on Tuesday consented to the decisions taken on March 31 by the cabinet committee on institutional reforms about the rationalisation of manpower running the federal government......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday shared with the World Bank a revised outline of the Circular Debt Management Plan that seeks rationalisation of taxes, negotiated takeover of old independent power......
ISLAMABAD: The cabinet on Tuesday decided to establish a centralised database to maintain record of stocks of essential food items available with the federal and provincial governments to ensure the......
• TLP calls off protest after agreement with government • Minister says cases registered against activists of banned outfit under Fourth Schedule to be withdrawn • Prison department yet to receive......
Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted on Tuesday of murdering African-American George Floyd after a racially charged trial seen as a pivotal test of police......
PAKISTAN is a country in which the accident of birth determines everything. The household you are born into, how rich or poor it is, who your parents are, what clan you belong to and what your......
LAST week, President Joe Biden declared the end of what is described as America’s ‘forever war’ in Afghanistan. The announcement came nearly two decades after president George W. Bush had initiated......
