ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's car market has been dominated by Japanese automakers for decades, but a mini-economic revival looks set to attract new players from Europe and Korea into the mix...
Despite heavy taxation on imported vehicles, enthusiasm for owning a car in Pakistan has remained undented ? thanks in part to underdeveloped public transport in the country's sprawling cities, but also the social status it brings
Afghanistan dominated the separate meetings Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi held with United States National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton and Secretary of State Micheal Pompeo in Washington on Tuesday...
Qureshi is visiting Washington on Pompeo's invitation, who had visited Islamabad earlier this month to hold talks with the newly elected government
For women in Pakistan, choosing to work in the male-dominated information technology sector often means charting their own path...
For those brave enough, there is a double challenge — lack of resources and lack of representation
LAHORE: Constable Ambreen Akhtar has been working at the Lohari police station as naib moharrar for the one month and sits in a room that is old, decrepit and with paint peeling off...
It appears to be a relaxed environment for her to work in
CALIFORNIA: Girls make Games is an all-girl led collective headquartered in San Jose, California, that aims to educate, inspire and teach a new generation of girls on how to make a place for themselves in this ever expanding industry...
A CNNMoney report in 2015 listed 'Video Game Designer' as one of the best and fastest growing jobs for the next decade
ISLAMABAD: Discrimination on the basis of gender, the lack of economic opportunities available to women and the challenges posed by male-dominated workplaces were the topic of discussion at various events, held in connection with International’s Women’s Day, on Monday...
“The legal profession is completely male-dominated and there is a perception that women are misfits as lawyers
IT has been fascinating to watch the development of the media in the post-communist regimes of eastern Europe...
In several instances, steps forward towards the foundation of press freedom have been matched by steps backward, especially, of course, in those countries ruled by Soviet-style (and Russian-sponsored) despots
KARACHI: In its first session held after a lapse of over six years, the newly elected Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Council on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution against London-based MQM founder Altaf Hussain for his Aug 22 incendiary speech and demanded action against all those involved in crimes and chanting anti-Pakistan slogans...
The city council also demanded the immediate release of jailed Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar...
BAGHDAD: While attending the Iraqi army's artillery school nearly 20 years ago, Ali Omran remembers one major well...
An Islamic hard-liner, he once chided Omran for wearing an Iraqi flag pin into the bathroom because it included the words “God is great
Republican Donald Trump's campaign of venom and audacity was underscored by bigotry, controversy and scandal...
The billionaire businessman's race to the White House has largely been characterised by shocking statements against immigrants from Mexico, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
The army's media wing on Thursday released a video commemorating Women's Day which shows women from various walks of life taking on different roles, particularly those that are traditionally dominated by men...
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) tweeted the video along with a statement from Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Jawed Bajwa, saying: "We are proud of [the] role and contributions of our women in uniform, back home and...
KARACHI: Sri Lanka may have not enjoyed the best of times in recent years but they still can draw inspiration from past few World Cup exploits against England...
They have emerged victorious in four of the last five fixtures they played with England in the mega event
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan Governor Dr Reza Baqir on Tuesday said in a seminar that concentration of banks’ shareholding to a few families and their nominees on the boards is against good governance practices and may adversely impact the effectiveness of the board...
During his inaugural address in a seminar on “Emerging Trends in Good Governance of Banking Sector” in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc)...
KARACHI: Just as each of the previous 17 days were special with something different happening at the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) sit-in outside the Sindh Assembly, day 18, Monday, is the day of the girl students from Jamiat-ul-Mohsinat Intermediate Girls College...
Dressed in flowing beige abayas with cream colour scarves and navy blue sashes, they arrive in two big buses and walk in a neat line
KOTRI: Raheel and Gulzadi have been married two and a half years...
They live in Kotri with their one-year-old, but are unable to meet their extended families regularly