THE measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members and by that measure, Pakistan is failing its sanitation workers. A new report by Amnesty International which collaborated with the ...

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has signed an agreement with Pakistan to facilitate free cancer medicines for at least 8,000 children annually diagnosed with the disease. The WHO and ...

THE introduction of afrak-themed number plates for vehicles in Sindh may seem like a cultural tribute, but the cost being imposed on the people raises serious concerns. The Sindh government has fixed ...

EACH year, our universities produce thousands of graduates, but the promise of higher education remains unfulfilled. Degrees, once viewed as a gateway to secure futures, now often fail to translate ...

LAHORE / ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday hailed US President Donald Trump`s involvement in stopping the war between Pakistan and India, calling it a `big diplomatic achievement` ...

BAJAUR/LAKKI MARWAT: Police repulsed an attack by terrorists on Thangi checkpost in Bajaur tribal district on Sunday night, officials said on Monday. They told Dawn that terrorists attacked the joint ...

IN most middle-income countries, particularly across the Global South, it`s rare for households to receive piped natural gas directly into their homes. Pakistan is one of the few exceptions. In cities ...

THE structural deficiencies that continue to afflict law education in the country call for a comprehensive overhaul to bring the system in line with the realities of modern legal practice. As a ...

ISLAMABAD: After four consecutive hikes, petrol and diesel prices are expected to fall by about Rs9 and Rs3.50 per litre, respectively, for the upcoming fortnight ending Aug 15, owing to lower ...

THE recent visit of Pakistan`s foreign minister to Washington and his meeting with the US secretary of state is being seen as yet another sign of fast-improving relations between the two countries ...

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq on Sunday assured the Chinese technical team executing the long-delayed Jagran-II hydropower project of full government ...

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi after a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday announced that Pakistani Zaireen (pilgrims) would be barred from travelling by road to Iran ...