AS German Green Party co-chair Cem Ozdemir put it, there is “never a favourable time to speak about something as dreadful as genocide”...
In other circumstances, this might have been a healthy development: Germany, because of its own troubled past, could have played a unique role in pushing Turkey to reckon with a dark chapter in its history...
Saleha got the second highest marks instead of the first and she wondered why Ms Fareeha cut one whole mark for making the slight mistake of not capitalising ‘P’ of Pakistan...
Rabia got a detailed note on her paper for using the sheets economically, reducing the width of the margins she drew and making her usually large handwriting a little smaller...
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...
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...
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...
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...
SUPPOSE you were pregnant and the doctors told you that some tests were showing that your child had certain chromosome configurations that would likely result in significant differences in your child as compared to other children...
Would you continue with the pregnancy? Or would it depend on the degree of challenge the child would be likely to face — the quality of life, the extent of support available to her, and your own wealth...
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: 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...
It is the country’s second-largest dairy farm and is one of the major suppliers of milk and value-added dairy products...
The dairy farm produces and processes value-added milk products from its own pasteurised milk, which is collected from automated milking parlours, ensuring a high quality of standardised, unpolluted milk...