SUKKUR: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday, while furthering his development agenda at the inauguration of the 393-kilometre-long Sukkur-Multan motorway, took another swing at his opponents, likening them to "terrorists" halting progress in Pakistan...
""What do terrorists do? They wish to halt progress in Pakistan," he said...
Between the slow-motion unravelling of the Turkish-EU refugee deal signed in March, and widespread accusations that Chancellor Angela Merkel has betrayed European values in order to appease an increasingly autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, relations between the two countries of late have become strained...
It is impossible to look inside the heads of those who voted for this resolution and know their motivations; most...
Former premier Nawaz Sharif on Thursday once again criticised the judges of the apex court and accused them of using "unbecoming language"...
Talking to reporters outside an accountability court in Islamabad, Sharif said that the judges are using a language which "doesn't suit them" and "is an insult to their position"...
Mutual rival Iran will be high on the agenda, but the 32-year-old strongman prince will also be looking to showcase his sweeping changes to Saudi society and an increasingly assertive foreign policy that includes the war in Yemen and an ongoing diplomatic feud with Qatar...
Prince Mohammed has implemented some reforms on women's rights, loosening clothing restrictions, pushing for greater participation in the workforce, and,...
Probably because I’ve been in Dubai and Sharjah to cover the Pakistan Super League (PSL)...
I spent my time interviewing coaching staff and team owners...
THE outcome of the long-awaited and eagerly anticipated match between Pakistan and Australia was an unexpected one indeed...
Though the Aussies were favourites for the game, Pakistan restricted them to just 307 after a whirlwind start but then lost their way to succumb by 41 runs...
Exposure is the biggest difference between the two sides, Pakistan's cricket team coach Micky Arthur stated in a press conference ahead of Sunday's Champions Trophy 2017 final...
He was answering a question about the difference between the Indian and Pakistani sides when it comes to major tournaments...
KARACHI: In her first press conference after being released from detention of 14 months, the chief of Occupied Kashmir’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti said she would raise the Indian flag only when Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) flag, constitution and special status (under Article 370) were restored...
She categorically said that she would hold the Indian flag in her hands only when the J&K flag was back, pointing to the...
A report by The Wall Street Journal that Facebook Inc’s content regulation policies favoured Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party shows that the social media giant is "no longer impartial" and it must take practical steps to redeem its independence, Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Aminul Haque said on Thursday...
The world's largest social network is battling a public relations and political crisis in...
QUETTA: A flag meeting between security officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan to reopen the Friendship Gate at Chaman border ended without any result Saturday afternoon, a well-placed para-military officer who declined to be named told Dawn...
Pakistan closed its border with Afghanistan in the aftermath of an attack on the Friendship Gate by Afghan nationals on Friday...
KARACHI: Former captain Zaheer Abbas has termed his nomination for the presidency of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as a great honour for Pakistan and himself...
The 67-year-old Zaheer, while talking to Dawn shortly after being nominated by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following Monday’s announcement of Najam Sethi withdrawing his candidature, described the decision as recognition of his services for the country...
The chief of military's media wing, Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, on Wednesday said Washington should realise that the misunderstandings between Pakistan and United States could negatively affect the security situation in the region, particularly in Afghanistan...
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) director general, while talking to GeoNews, said that Pakistan will never compromise on its prestige and integrity...
KARACHI: After over two decades, more than 142,000 voters — 75,000 men and 67,000 women — will go to the polls in the Cantonment Board Clifton on April 25 to elect 10 councillors, each representing a ward...
The 10 directly elected councillors will then elect two more councillors to represent minorities and women, making a total of 12 elected councillors on the board...
The exhibition, titled ‘Garden of Making’ was spread out within the embassy gardens, with modern pieces finding homes against the verdant foliage and the azure waters of the pool...
Twelve graduates from the National College of Arts exhibited 30 pieces, all varying in size, form, medium and execution...
What distinguishes FINCA from other microfinance banks operating in the country is its focus on job-creating, urban, micro and small businesses, and entrepreneurs in need of capital...
The rest of the microfinance industry is mostly focused on group lending to small farmers and home-based women workers...