12+ hour, 18+ min ago   (875+ words) Sport is the new battleground in the streaming wars. But it’s not action on the field they’re tempting us with. Disney+ has signed a deal with Gary Neville’s football media brand The Overlap. It’ll host his Stick to Football talk…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (562+ words) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday barred authorities from taking “coercive measures” against eateries legally operating and serving sheesha under permits or licences issued by the relevant authorities. The written order, seen by Dawn, was issued for the proceedings…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (348+ words) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday ordered that there should be no loadshedding for more than two hours in any area of the country, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The premier was chairing a meeting…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (443+ words) On the call of the Sindh Bar Council, they observed “Sindh Unity Day” in Hyderabad. The lawyers did not appear in civil, sessions and high courts. They also held protests under the leadership of High Court Bar Association (HCBA) Presi…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (335+ words) ATHENS: A Greek woman has given birth from an embryo frozen over 22 years ago, months after her son born from the same treatment in 2004 died in an accident, her doctor said on Wednesday. “In 2004, after an embryo transfer, she had…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (220+ words) DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has expressed serious concern over the non-payment of salaries and pensions to employees of Gomal University. He criticised the provincial government over what he described as a worsening financial and administrative…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (948+ words) A new dark age? Dawn Get the latest news and updates from Dawn RECENT years have seen a surge of books and articles on the impact of technology on people’s lives and thinking. While communication technology has opened new vistas…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (1684+ words) Muhammad Ali, 26, lives with his parents and two sisters in a three-bedroom flat in a three-storey apartment block near Shaheed-i-Millat Road in Karachi. At night, they share a single air-conditioned (AC) room. “I need my privacy and to study for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (300+ words) Anti-narcotics agents from the United States and Sri Lanka seized almost half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine following a joint operation targeting a Pakistani drug network, police said on Wednesday. Some 463 kilos of the synthetic drug were seized from a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (354+ words) KARACHI: After a mild recovery in the weekend session, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) slipped again on Monday as rising tensions in the Middle East and the subsequent surge in oil prices rekindled investor fears about the economic outlook. Topline…...