All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has challenged Indian leaders to hold referendum in Indian-held Jammu Kashmir if they are confident and sure about their claim that the disputed…
National
Columns
Calling a spade a spade
Sometimes it really is black and white One gets used to hypocrisy being a sizeable factor in politics, but sometimes things get nauseating. Obviously, this refers to Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi…
Editorials
Baffling dilemma
Controlling social media excesses against state institutions All short tempered public debates of the Dawn Leaks were inevitably relegated to that final forum of controversies, the wild and wanton social media.…
Business
MCB, CSD sign MoU for Ramzan campaign
MCB Bank, “Pakistan’s Best Bank” (Euromoney and Finance Asia Awards, 2016), has entered into an alliance with Canteen Stores Department (CSD) for the facilitation of special discounts and product promotions during the holy month of Ramzan. Under this agreement, MCB...
Foreign
Manchester bomber named by police
Salman Abedi, 22, has been named by police as the suspected suicide bomber who killed 22 people and injured 59 at Manchester Arena on Monday night. Abedi had not been identified by…
Syria: Suicide car bombs hit Homs city, Damascus suburb
Manchester´s Arndale shopping centre evacuated, witnesses heard “big bang”
Manchester Arndale shopping centre evacuated, witnesses hear ‘loud bang’
Bahrain police open fire on sit-in in support of Shia cleric
Timeline of terror attacks on Britain
Featured
The Taking of Caribbean
Writing history “Both Misbah and Younis touched their career landmarks with this series. There is a vacuum now that needs to be filled.” The world as we know it is…
Sports
Shahryar discards all reports for holding talks with BCCI for Pak-India series
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shahryar Khan on Tuesday discarded all reports regarding having talks with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for holding of Pak-India series. While…
Harbhajan backs Zaheer for India’s bowling coach
Scotland shock Sri Lanka in Champions Trophy Warm-Up
ICC to review security arrangements for Champions Trophy after terror attacks in Manchester
Pakistani athletes barred from performing in Pro Kabaddi League in India
Karachi gives hero’s welcome to Younis Khan
City
PA unanimously passes pro-journalists resolution
The provincial assembly of the Punjab passed a unanimous resolution, demanding a service structure for the journalists hailing from the electronic media on the same pattern as that of the print media…
NTDC promotes officials in transition phase
A board of directors of National Transmission and Dispatch Company Ltd (NTDC) has approved the promotions of General Manager (GM) to deputy managing director and eight chief engineers to general managers.…
CM Murad approves Sindh Investment Climate Improvement Cell
Sindh Chief Minister has approved setting up a dedicated and specialised unit for improving investment climate and ease of doing business in the province, a statement issued by the Sindh Board of…
PA unanimously passes pro-journalists resolution
The provincial assembly of the Punjab passed a unanimous resolution, demanding a service structure for the journalists hailing from the electronic media on the same pattern as that of the print media…
Arts / Entertainment
Sir Roger Moore: James Bond actor dies aged 89
Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, has died aged 89, his family has announced. He played the famous spy in seven Bond films including Live and Let Die…