A mobile terminal comprising: a touchscreen to display at least one executed application and to receive a user input; a user input unit to receive a user input; and a controller to control display of the at least one executed application, characterized in that, when an event indication is displayed, the touchscreen receives a first input while a first application is displayed on the touchscreen, wherein the event indication disappears upon receiving the first input, wherein the first input includes a touch pattern for designating a position and a size of a first region, wherein the touch pattern comprises a drag input having a specific trace for specifying the position and the size of the first region, wherein the first region overlays with the displayed first application, and the controller further displays, while overlaying with the displayed first application, a second application in the first region with the position and the size which are specified, according to the drag input having the specific trace, for execution of the second application in the first region, wherein the second application is defined based on the event indication; wherein the touch pattern comprises a touch input to a first point on the touchscreen followed by the drag input from the first point to a second point on the touchscreen to form a rectangle, wherein the first point and the second point are apexes of the rectangle which oppose each other, and wherein the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to display a visual indicator for indicating in real time, corresponding to the first point and the second point, the rectangle based on which the first region is formed. a touchscreen to display at least one executed application and to receive a user input; a user input unit to receive a user input; and a controller to control display of the at least one executed application, characterized in that, when an event indication is displayed, the touchscreen receives a first input while a first application is displayed on the touchscreen, wherein the event indication disappears upon receiving the first input, wherein the first input includes a touch pattern for designating a position and a size of a first region, wherein the touch pattern comprises a drag input having a specific trace for specifying the position and the size of the first region, wherein the first region overlays with the displayed first application, and the controller further displays, while overlaying with the displayed first application, a second application in the first region with the position and the size which are specified, according to the drag input having the specific trace, for execution of the second application in the first region, wherein the second application is defined based on the event indication; wherein the touch pattern comprises a touch input to a first point on the touchscreen followed by the drag input from the first point to a second point on the touchscreen to form a rectangle, wherein the first point and the second point are apexes of the rectangle which oppose each other, and wherein the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to display a visual indicator for indicating in real time, corresponding to the first point and the second point, the rectangle based on which the first region is formed.