Trust in government is vitally important. It serves as a driving force for a country's economic development, makes governmental decisions more effective and leads to greater compliance with regulations and the tax system. Government trust levels are generally determined by whether or not people...
At least three people, including a brother of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI)’s district councillor and two policemen, were killed on Monday after militants attacked their vehicle in Rabaat Bazar area of Lower Dir district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Express News reported.
According to reports, Shad...
Tehran: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to Iran, Indian refiners have made first euro payments in four years to clear a part of the $6.4 billion in past oil dues.
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has paid $500 million and Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOC) $250...
ISLAMABAD: The country missed the economic growth target for the current financial year by a wide margin mainly because of widespread dismal performance by the agriculture sector. The gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.7 per cent against the target of 5.5pc.
At a meeting on Friday of the...
Following threats by Indian nationalist party Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), distributor B4U Films on Tuesday decided not to screen Pakistani movie Bin Roye in the state of Maharashtra.
The film wing of the MNS threatened to vandalise theatres where B4U screens the movie.
MNS leader Amay...
#PleaseTakeItBack: India hits raw nerve with World Cup ad – The Express Tribune :pakistan::pakistan::pakistan:
KARACHI: India hit a raw nerve with their World Cup advertisement showing how they have defeated Pakistan in the tournament five times in a row since 1992.
The advertisement, that...
Box office banged: Hrithik beats Shaan on home soil – The Express Tribune
KARACHI: If pre-eid predictions were to be believed, the Pakistani box office was supposedly heading towards a box office photo finish with not two but three films going neck-t0-neck against each other in the form of...
Ayyan Ali will Represent Pakistan in Miss Universe 2014 | Pakistan Showbiz
CONFIRMED!
PAKISTAN IS JOINING MISS UNIVERSE!
The supermodel Pakistani ayyan Ali is Miss Pakistan universe of 2014, she will be representing her country, in the contest Miss Universe of 2014, being the first time...
China to Chandni Chowk? - The Times of India :china:
An analysis of foreign tourist inflows over a decade shows among the top 15 source countries, those that witnessed the highest growth are in Asia.
Between 2003 and 2013, tourists from China grew more than 700% while those from Thailand...
KARACHI: Eidul Fitr is the most lucrative season for cinema in Pakistan, as producers, distributors and exhibitors all try to recover from the Ramazan hiatus. They do that by complementing the best possible exhibition option with the most feasible distribution network in terms of the cinema...
Karachi: Pakistan cricket hit a new low as the scheduling of domestic matches is now being dictated by broadcasters in order to accommodate the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches.
The President’s Cup semi-final between HBL and SNGPL was forced to start one hour before the normal scheduled...
SLAMABAD: A 26-year-old school teacher was kidnapped and gang raped while on her way to work in Pakistan's central Punjab province.
The woman was found lying in a field in Khanewal, near Multan city, yesterday.
She was taken to a hospital in Jhang and a medico-legal examination at a nearby...
A 26-year-old woman horrifically burned in an acid attack has spoken out about her trauma as she re-builds her life in Houston, Texas.
Julie Aftab was 16 and working in an office in Pakistan when a man walked in and asked her if she was Christian, spotting a small cross she wore around her...
GUWAHATI: Police shot dead four rioters in Assam on Tuesday as security forces struggled to contain ethnic fighting that has killed 26 people and left remote hamlets in flames, forcing tens of thousands from their homes.
Rioting between Bodo tribespeople and Muslim settlers has raged for days...
While indicating his countrys eagerness to step up defence cooperation, visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defence Department Dr. Ashton B. Carter on Monday said if India raised its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) ceiling in defence to international standards, it would increase commercial...
A mosque in Sri Lanka has been forced to abandon its Friday prayers amid community tensions in the central town of Dambulla.
About 2,000 Buddhists, including monks, marched to the mosque and held a demonstration demanding its demolition, along with a Hindu temple being built in an area...
ISLAMABAD: Hearing a suo motu case on Friday regarding the stoning to death of a woman in Khanewal, the Supreme Court summoned the Punjab Police inspector general (IGP) for Monday, warning him that he might be suspended if the culprits were not arrested.
Criticising the Punjab government and...