After days of staging protests in Lahore's streets, the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) announced on Thursday that its will start a "long march" towards Islamabad on Friday, according to a......
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will make public the outcome of its three-day plenary today, deciding whether Pakistan remains on its grey list or not.Pakistan has been on the FATF’s increased......
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Thursday fired a broadside at journalist Asma Shirazi for allegedly maligning First Lady Bushra Bibi in an......
The US Dollar continued its surge against the rupee on Thursday, gaining 60 paisa to reach another high of Rs174.10 in the interbank market, up from the previous day's closing rate of......
British police charged a 25-year-old man on Thursday with the murder of lawmaker David Amess and said the killing was an act of terrorism.Amess, 69, from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative......
Four people were killed and 47 were hurt in a gas explosion at a BBQ restaurant in China on Thursday, the local government said.The explosion in northeastern Shenyang city shattered the windows of......
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to PPP leader Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah, who has been incarcerated for more than two years following his arrest by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)......
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived in Kabul on Thursday, leading a high-level delegation to meet with Afghan officials and leaders on bilateral relations and ways to strengthen......
Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the Jan 6 Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is launching a new media company with......
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Reza Baqir on Wednesday said the depreciation of the rupee against the US dollar had benefitted overseas Pakistanis sending remittances to the country.Addressing......
Pakistan has called on the United Nation’s Decolonisation Committee and the Security Council to take action to end India’s colonialisation of Jammu and Kashmir and enable its people to exercise their......
THE qualifying round might have already started but the first major cricket tournament since the pandemic struck begins in earnest this weekend with the Super-12 round of the Twenty20 World......
Former all-rounder Mudassar Nazar insists Pakistan will once again be the kings of Asian cricket despite India's rise as world-beaters on the back of the riches of the Indian Premier League......
ZURICH: FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday he wanted to seek consensus over plans for a biennial World Cup and changes to the international match calendar after facing fierce criticism......
WELLINGTON: New Zealand cricket umpire Fred Goodall, who was at the centre of a famously ill-tempered Test series between New Zealand and the West Indies in 1980, has died at the age of 83.Goodall’s......
YOUNG snooker sensation Ahsan Ramzan was nobody’s bet yet he made his mark in the recently-concluded National Snooker Championship. He was among the six outstanding juniors fielded by the Pakistan......
PESHAWAR: One person died of dengue fever in Swabi, one of the five high-risk districts of the province, and 139 more patients were recorded on Wednesday raising mortalities due to the vector-borne......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday expressed resentment over the Provincial Task Force (PTF) and a Joint Investigation Team for Missing Persons over their failure to locate a missing man and......
KARACHI: While all eyes are firmly glued to the T20 Twenty20 Cup action until mid-November, Pakistan’s premier first-class season began on Wednesday with Test openers Abid Ali and Imran Butt taking......
ABU DHABI: David Wiese bludgeoned an unbeaten 66 as Namibia stayed alive at the T20 World Cup on Wednesday with a six-wicket triumph over the Netherlands.In a sweltering Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu......
DUBAI: England captain Eoin Morgan has said he would be prepared to drop himself at the T20 World Cup if he cannot turn around his poor form.The 35-year-old left-hander has scored a mere 82 runs in......
KARACHI: A report on losses students suffered because of the Covid-19 pandemic — Measuring Learning Losses due to Covid-19 — prepared by the Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) with the support of United......
KARACHI: Contrary to the official figures presenting a small number of dengue cases in Karachi, the mosquito-borne viral disease has affected a significant number of people, though the situation......
ABU DHABI: Wanindu Hasaranga starred with a fine all-round effort as Sri Lanka decimated Ireland by 70 runs to register their second successive win in the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday and qualify......
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook critics pounced on Wednesday on a report the leading social network plans to rename itself, arguing it may be seeking to distract from recent scandals and controversy.The......
Washington: Long before Columbus crossed the Atlantic, eight timber-framed buildings covered in sod stood on a terrace above a peat bog and stream at the northern tip of Canada’s island of......
LAHORE: PML-N Punjab president Rana Sanaullah has castigated the PTI government on the issue related to the appointment of new Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief saying it is handling this......
LONDON: Bitcoin surged on Wednesday to a record above $66,000 after taking another step towards mainstream status as the world’s most popular cryptocurrency forayed onto Wall Street.A bitcoin futures......
LAHORE: A sessions court on Wednesday issued a notice to actor-cum-singer Ali Zafar on an application by singer Meesha Shafi saying she and her husband should be allowed to get their......
LAHORE: Senior lawyer Syed Ali Zafar on Wednesday argued before a Lahore High Court larger bench that petitions against the second Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in the Model Town incident were not......
BERLIN: Police on Wednesday arrested two former German soldiers accused of trying to form a “terrorist” paramilitary group to fight in Yemen’s civil war, prosecutors said.The two men had taken steps......
LAHORE: The city police were put on high alert on Wednesday after the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) resumed protest activities on Eid Milad on Tuesday by staging a massive sit-in on Multan......
PARIS: The world’s nations are currently planning to produce more than double the amount of coal, oil and gas consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the United Nations said......
RAWALPINDI: A woman was allegedly tortured and raped by a university student in the underpass of the Metro Bus Station in Rehmanabad on Tuesday.The suspect, who is studying Information Technology......
RAWALPINDI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued notices to four airlines — Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Serene Air, Airblue and Air Sial — for cancelling confirmed scheduled......
SEOUL: North Korea successfully tested a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile, state media reported on Wednesday as the nuclear-armed country seeks to show off its ever-expanding military......
• Workers, activists gather in front of Rawalpindi Press Club • Murree Road remains choked for hoursRAWALPINDI: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Wednesday kicked off its 15-day nationwide......
ISLAMABAD: The fertiliser industry has called upon the government for a complete deregulation of the sector without gas subsidies or any other benefits because urea manufacturers are internationally......
ISLAMABAD: The Pak-China Relations Steering Committee (PCRSC) on Wednesday asked the federal and provincial authorities to expedite the resolution of outstanding taxation and procedural matters of......
KARACHI: The basket price of electricity in the K-Electric (KE) system — the only vertically integrated private utility in the energy sector — remained higher than the basket price in the nationwide......
KARACHI: Rider, a last-mile delivery partner for e-commerce retailers, has raised $2.3 million in a seed round led by venture capital firm Global Founders Capital, Fatima Gobi Ventures and Asian......
LAHORE: The Punjab police on Wednesday night launched a province-wide crackdown against the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and arrested many of its workers and leaders.In Lahore, a heavy......
ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday slashed the security protocol for VIPs and senior bureaucrats under a decision taken by the federal cabinet, Dawn has learnt.Sources in the police told Dawn......
KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit (CAD) swelled to 4.1 per cent of GDP in the first quarter exceeding the 2-3pc range projected by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for 2021-22.However,......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a strong rally on Wednesday as investors heaved a sigh of relief over less than expected current account deficit (CAD).The KSE-100 index gained......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court asked the Attorney General (AGP) on Wednesday to look into grievances of the parents of children martyred in the attack on the Army Public School (APS) on Dec 16,......
• Around 40 confirmed cases reported • Official terms strain more virulent • Japan provides equipment to enhance vaccine storage capacity • Ministry, NCOC launch video on immunisationISLAMABAD: As......
There are no options, said the PTI official. There are always options. When there are none, they are found; and when they are not found, they are created. In recent days Islamabad has been burning up......
MARKETS can allocate resources efficiently when there is competition among sellers and buyers. In order to have competitive markets certain conditions have to be met. Among others, there have to be......
ISLAMABAD: The share of inexpensive hydropower in overall power generation has gone up, but ex-Wapda distribution companies (Discos) have sought a 53 per cent increase in fuel charges (Rs2.66 per......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led government on Wednesday came under “friendly fire” in the National Assembly, with lawmakers from within the ruling alliance, and hailing from all the three......
THE Punjab administration has finally restored local governments in the province, even if reluctantly, to comply with a Supreme Court order. The latter had declared parts of the new provincial LG law......
BAJAUR/ KOHAT: Five security personnel were martyred in two incidents in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday.Bajaur DPO Abdul Samad Khan told Dawn that a roadside bomb went off in the hilly......
WASHINGTON: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin held a series of meetings with senior officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington on Wednesday for......
• Fawad says plan likely to be finalised today • Ismail links price cut with formation of PTI govt in Sindh • Feasibility study of Rs19.5bn New Balakot City development project completedISLAMABAD:......
