Who is Sheema Kermani, the ‘Pasoori’ fame Bharatanatyam dancer recently detained by Pakistan for protesting in Karachi?Pakistani dancer and activist Sheema Kermani was briefly detained by police in Karachi while seeking a permit for an upcoming Aurat March e...
13 May, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
Pakistan aids stranded Indian vessel in Arabian Sea after Mumbai distress callPakistan Navy has provided crucial humanitarian aid to the crew of an Indian offshore tug and supply vessel. The vessel, MV Gautam, was str...
05 May, 2026, 10.30 AM IST
Pakistan keen for early approval for next IMF tranche: AurangzebPakistan is eager for the International Monetary Fund's next loan installment. A Fund team will visit next month for crucial review talks. ...
18 Apr, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
For a few billion dollars, Pakistan has landed in dire straitsPakistan is facing big economic stress after the UAE has demanded repayment of a multibillion-dollar deposit. This has strained the country...
15 Apr, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
Mob attacks Hindu households, businesses in BangladeshViolence erupted in Bangladesh on Saturday. A Muslim spiritual leader was killed for allegedly insulting Islam. In separate incidents, Hind...
11 Apr, 2026, 10.51 PM IST
Pakistan promises foolproof security to visiting US delegation for talks in IslamabadPakistan has pledged robust security for the US delegation arriving for crucial talks with Iran. These discussions aim for a peaceful end t...
09 Apr, 2026, 08.34 PM IST
Pakistan’s biggest newspaper Dawn, started by Jinnah, publishes AI Prompt in car sales news report; apologises for AI-generated textDawn newspaper in Pakistan mistakenly published an internal AI prompt within a business report. The prompt revealed AI was used in editing,...
13 Nov, 2025, 01.32 PM IST
Suicide blast in southwest Pakistan kills at least 57, more than 50 injuredA suicide attack at a religious gathering in Pakistan's Balochistan province has left at least 57 people dead and over 50 injured. No group...
29 Sep, 2023, 05.05 PM IST
Want peaceful ties with India, Kashmir issue resolution, says Pakistan PM SharifPakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his desire for peaceful relations with India based on the principles of "equity, justi...
19 Aug, 2022, 03.33 PM IST
Pakistan: Oil, eatable import bills surge by 60 per centLast year, in the corresponding period, the import bill surged to USD 13.67 billion owing to higher international prices and massive deprec...
17 Apr, 2022, 04.46 PM IST
IMF remains unconvinced by Pakistan govt's amnesty schemeThe Dawn newspaper reported that the international body was left unconvinced by the Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) government's justification...
24 Mar, 2022, 11.36 PM IST
Why is Pakistani military land being used to build wedding halls, cinemas? Supreme Court asks defence secretaryA three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed and comprising Justice Qazi Mohammad Amin Ahmed and Justice Ijazul Ah...
26 Nov, 2021, 06.15 PM IST
Pak authorities block distribution of oldest English daily, alleges media watchdogAccording to RSF, distribution is being disrupted in most of Balochistan province, many cities in Sindh province and in all military canton...
19 May, 2018, 01.31 PM IST
Pakistan PM's top aide to be sacked over Dawn Leaks probe: ReportThe government had set up the inquiry committee last year to probe the controversy surrounding a controversial report by Dawn newspaper abo...
20 Apr, 2017, 05.59 PM IST
Sharif government puts scribe who reported on rift with Pak Army on 'Exit Control List'The journalist, Cyril Almeida, tweeted about this development just past midnight today. Dawn stood by its story, in a note published on its...
11 Oct, 2016, 11.31 AM IST
NDA desperate, staring at defeat in Bihar polls: NitishJD(U) general secretary K C Tyagi wondered how the minister can promote skills in the country if he himself is so "unskilled".
31 Oct, 2015, 08.51 PM IST
Pakistan faces militants' threat from elite classes: Dawn newspaperThe trend has been found after security forces arrested four men involved in an attack at a bus and the killing of activist Sabeen Mahmud.
23 May, 2015, 04.43 PM IST