Afghanistan peace process
THE war in Afghanistan has entered its 20th year making it longer than the Vietnam war, which lasted for 19 years....
Police uniform
CHANGING the colour and design of uniforms of various government services appears to be our decision makers’ ...
Number plates
THIS refers to the many letters on this topic in recent past. I am a senior citizen and it seems there is a mafia in...
Ehsan’s escape
THE mysterious escape of former Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan ( TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan from the custody of a...
Capital timber mafia
I AM a frequent visitor to Fatima Jinnah Park which is popularly known as F-9 Park or Capital Park. This park is to...
Hunza loadshedding
THE people of Hunza, a district of Gilgit-Baltistan, are facing innumerable problems owing to prolonged ...
Inflated KE bills
I AM a retired senior citizen having limited resources, depending on mostly a income from Bahbood certificate...
Janitors’ salary
THE Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has set up an outstanding and pioneering example of setting minimum wages for its...
Cheating in exams
WHILE the annual SSC and HSSC examinations are around the corner, bookstall owners are displaying ‘pocket books’...
Education in Chaghi
CHAGHI district, which is rich in national resources and famous for being the place where our nuclear weapons were...
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1945: Seventy-five years ago: Is it cricket?
EDITORIAL: No lover of cricket can truly congratulate the Selection Committee ... on their selection of their...
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1970: Fifty Years Ago: President’s Id message
RAWALPINDI: The President, General A.M. Yahya Khan, today [Feb 16] appealed to the people to revive within themselves
Chinese doctors ‘using plasma therapy’ on coronavirus patients
“We are positive that this method can be very effective in our patients,” says Lu Hongzhou.
UK grapples with severe floods after unusually heavy rains
The weather system brought winds of more than 145 kph and up to 150mm of rain to Britain over the weekend.
De Klerk says apartheid wasn’t crime, rows back after outrage
De Klerk, 83, shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela in 1993 for dismantling white-minority rule.
German far right arrests reveal ‘plot to attack mosques’
“It’s shocking what has been revealed here, that there are cells here that appear to have become radicalised.”
Museum’s Rembrandt knockoff turns out to be the real thing
Conservators removed layers of overpainting when they began to suspect Rembrandt was responsible for the original.
Israeli aircraft flies over Sudan airspace for first time
Israel remains technically at war with Sudan.
Trump, Turkish FM urge Russia to ‘stop backing’ Syrian ‘atrocities’
Backed by Russian air power, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made fresh gains on Sunday.
Govt looking for ways to avoid power tariff hike
Secretary Power Irfan Ali says the govt is still working on the plan that would be presented to the ECC.
GIDC collections come under scrutiny as court questions fate of funds
The SC bench, led by Justice Mushir Alam, had taken up a case relating to the GIDC 2015 levy.
Wheat smuggling probes’ outcome ‘inconclusive’
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) stands by its export figures.
Textile exports up 3.7pc
The July-January figures show marginal growth in textile and clothing exports emanated from the value-added sector.
Fruit, vegetable exports hit by coronavirus
Exporters’ problems have further multiplied following increase in per container freight.
Stocks close flat amid muted activity
The stock market closes about flat with a minor gain of 33.67 points (0.08 per cent) at 40,276.93
Strong buying on cotton market
MULTAN: Trading activity picked up momentum on cotton market on Monday in line bullish trend on the Chinese market...
Gold eases
LONDON: Gold prices on Monday eased from a near two-week high, as a monetary policy intervention by China’s ...
Thailand raises $3.2bn in 5G spectrum auction
BANGKOK: Thailand has raised more than $3.2 billion in an auction of 5G licences, as operators race to snap up...
Alstom plans to take over Bombardier rail division
PARIS: Alstom said on Monday it wanted to buy Bombardier’s rail division in a deal that would help it compete with...
Palm oil rises
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures gained for a second straight session on Monday, underpinned by bargain...
50-year Gwadar plan in the offing
KARACHI: The government is committed to making Gwadar a ‘smart port city’ and in this regard a 50-year master...
UAE issues licence for nuclear power plant
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it has issued a licence for a reactor at its Barakah nuclear...
Climate protesters dig up Cambridge college’s lawn
The activists dug up the grass in front of the 16th-century “Great Gate” and planted Extinction Rebellion flags.