GWADAR: A man was gunned down by unknown armed motorcyclists in Malikabad area of Tump, a town at Pak-Iran border in Kech district, while a bullet-riddled body of another man was found in Noshki area, ...

Is microfinance truly a beacon of hope for the penurious class, or merely a macro-trap further pauperising an already ...

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi today [July 4] banned 26 political organisations. The ban applies to several extreme Left-wing groups plus some Right-wing parties. Among the latter is the Rashtriya ...

THE recent tragedy in Swat that claimed multiple lives of a visiting family has left the nation in mourning. Words can never truly heal the pain that the family must be feeling, but as fellow citizens ...

For the last three months, the Orangi area in Karachi has been deprived of regular water supply. Not a single drop flows through the water pipelines. People have no choice, but to purchase water from ...

RIO DE JANEIRO: The BRICS nations will convene for a summit in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and Monday, with members hoping to ...

ROME: A huge explosion at a petrol station in a Rome suburb on Friday left 45 people hurt, two of them seriously, ...

KARACHI: The Pakis­tan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended its record-setting rally for the sixth consecutive session ...

Although official data reflects limited trade, Indian research institutions claim actual trade is far higher. The India-based ...

The GHF began its operations at the end of May after an 11-week total blockade of Gaza by Israel, during which no food entered the territory. Since it started, Israeli forces have killed more than 400 ...

ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday made important decisions to facilitate pilgrims travelling to Iran and Iraq, including a new travel management system to be implemented from Jan 1, 2026, and an ...

KARACHI: Microsoft has decided to close its office in Pakistan and laid off five employees, Dawn has learnt. Earlier, media reports suggested that the global tech giant had moved its operations out of ...