LAHORE/KARACHI: The nomination papers of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif were approved by returning officers (RO) on Tuesday as election commission of Pakistan concludes the scrutiny process of...
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday rejected nomination papers of Muttahida Qaumi Movement–Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Farooq Sattar from the NA-245 constituency. Returning Officer (RO) Ahsan Khan said...
After much deliberation, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's lead counsel Khawaja Haris on Tuesday rejoined his legal team for the corruption references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against...
SRINAGAR: Governor’s rule has been imposed in Indian occupied Kashmir (IOK) after Indian President Ram Nath Kovind approved its imposition with immediate effect. According to media reports, IOK Governor NN Vohra...
BEIJING: Beijing on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of "blackmail" and warned it would retaliate in kind after the US president threatened to impose fresh tariffs on Chinese goods, pushing the...
Web Desk: In a major political turn of events ahead of 2019 general elections, the Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) government crashed on Tuesday after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called...
Thailand has carried out its first execution since 2009, putting a 26-year-old convicted murderer to death by lethal injection in a move condemned by Amnesty International as "deplorable". Theerasak Longji...
MOSCOW: Senegal recorded the first African win at the 2018 World Cup when they beat Poland 2-1 on Tuesday thanks to a deflected Thiago Cionek own goal and a terrible...
Trent Bridge, Nottingham: England have smashed a new world record one-day score, beating the previous mark of 444 by pulverising Australia's bowlers at Trent Bridge. England beat the score in...
SARANSK, Russia: Yuya Osako exacted sweet revenge for Japan on Tuesday as the Blue Samurai beat Colombia 2-1, becoming the first Asian side ever to beat a South American team...
GROS-ISLET, Saint Lucia: Kraigg Brathwaite’s defiance and more inclement weather ensured a draw on the final day of the second Test between the West Indies and Sri Lanka at the...
Web Desk: Star Emilia Clarke, who plays the one and only Daenerys Targaryen, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains,...
Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan has opened up about his battle with cancer in a heartfelt letter. The actor who announced in March that he is suffering from neuroendocrine cancer has...
LOS ANGELES: Superhero movie Black Panther made a killing at the MTV Movie & TV Awards on Monday, winning four trophies in a ceremony that also recognized gays, women and...
SYDNEY: Apple was Tuesday fined Aus$9 million (US$6.7 million) by an Australian court for making false claims about consumer rights when refusing to fix faulty iPhones and iPads previously repaired...
FRANKFURT MAIN: Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler was arrested on Monday in connection with parent company Volkswagen’s “dieselgate” emissions cheating scandal, with prosecutors saying they feared he might try to...
ZURICH: The Bank for International Settlements in a report warned digital currencies like bitcoin could overwhelm and break the internet if they continue to grow. The BIS, often described as...
By: | Abdul Moiz Malik | Its funny how we used to think in childhood that all your miseries will end once you enter adulthood and things will get...
By: | Muhammad Ali Azlan | On 23 March 1956, Pakistan removed the status of a Dominion of the British Commonwealth and became an Islamic republic after framing its...
By: | Muhammad Ali Azlan | Reham kicked off her career at the BBC after studying a postgraduate course ‘in Broadcast Journalism at North Lindsay College’, in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, according...
By: | Muhammad Ali Azlan | I have been pushed to write this article after detailed interviews with at least 8 cab hailing service 'captains' and listening to their...
A record 68.5 million people have been forced flee their homes due to war, violence and persecution, notably in places like Myanmar and Syria, the UN said on Tuesday. By...
DUBAI: The UAE, a key player in the coalition battling Huthi rebels in Yemen, on Monday warned the insurgents to withdraw unconditionally from the flashpoint port city of Hodeida, after...
KATHMANDU: Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world’s highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they...
AMRITSAR: According to Indian times, there will not be any exchange of sweets at Wagah-Attari border on the occasion of Eid, on Saturday, between the Border Security Force (BSF) troops...
LONDON: The dollar rose to an 11-month high on Tuesday and the euro slumped after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more tariffs on China in an escalating trade dispute investors...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to impose a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods, escalating a tit-for-tat trade war with Beijing. In a statement,...
NEW YORK: World stock markets faltered Monday as traders eyed looming trade wars and worried about EU rifts over migration. Analysts said investors were still jittery following Friday´s tit-for-tat tariff...
Imports of US aircraft helped push Japan to a trade deficit in May, official data showed on Monday, but experts said it was a temporary effect not linked to ongoing...
The United Nations refugee agency is very concerned over the United States separating children of asylum seekers from their families, and has raised the issue with Washington, UN High Commissioner...
MEXICO CITY: Mexicans jumping in jubilation on Sunday shook the ground hard enough to set off earthquake detectors and throngs danced in the streets after their team scored a surprise...
By: |Syed Tazmeen Javed| KARACHI: As Eid is near the corner, so as the urge by the Pakistani children seeking a rise in the amount of "Eidi" (Cash gift) from...
Paris is set to unveil thick bulletproof glass walls and metal fences around the Eiffel Tower, designed to protect France's most famous monument from terrorist attacks. The boosted security measures,...
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Monday sacked the head of its entertainment authority, state media said, following a conservative backlash against a circus featuring women wearing figure-hugging costumes. "Ahmad al-Khatib, chairman...
CHANTILLY, FRANCE: Champagne corks pop over the pounding of hooves and the "best hat" prize is as fiercely contested as the race itself: welcome to the Prix de Diane, a...
Researchers in Hungary who found that normal and overweight dogs behaved differently in tasks involving food say the dogs’ responses were similar to what might be expected in normal and...
By: | Muhammad Ali Azlan | There is clearly no place like Gilgit Baltistan, with snow capped mountains, lush green forests, clear blue skies and starriest of nights, crystalline...
By: |Syed Tazmeen Javed| KARACHI: As Eid is near the corner, so as the urge by the Pakistani children seeking a rise in the amount of "Eidi" (Cash gift) from...
By: | Abdul Moiz Malik | Its funny how we used to think in childhood that all your miseries will end once you enter adulthood and things will get...
