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Today's Paper | September 17, 2021

Leaked ECP letter to Nadra over internet voting sparks controversy

Commission issues notices to ministers over diatribe against it, chief election commissioner.

Updated 17 Sep, 2021 07:23am

Slow pace of work on CPEC irks Chinese companies

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on CPEC Affairs Khalid Mansoor assures Senate panel things are now in recovery mode.

Updated 17 Sep, 2021 07:27am

SCO leaders caution against abandoning Afghanistan

PM Imran meets state heads on sidelines of summit in Dushanbe, warns that failure to stabilise Afghanistan may destabilise region.

Updated 17 Sep, 2021 07:40am

US urges Pakistan’s constructive role in resolving Afghan crisis

State Department spokesperson says "we all have to ensure that we are all walking in the same direction".

Updated 17 Sep, 2021 08:47am

Sheikh Rashid says Taliban should be given time

Senior UN official meets interior minister, army chief.

Updated 17 Sep, 2021 09:38am

Live

Africa Covid jab shortfall could take world 'back to square one': WHO

Continent faces a shortfall of 470m doses, only 17pc of its population will be vaccinated by the end of this year, agency says.

Updated 17 Sep, 2021 09:09am

Heavy agenda awaits NA session slated for today

House to discuss bill aimed at use of EVMs and voting rights to overseas Pakistanis.

Updated 17 Sep, 2021 09:24am

SpaceX sends all-civilian crew into Earth’s orbit

Flight is expected to last about three days from launch to splashdown in the Atlantic, say officials.

Updated 17 Sep, 2021 08:31am

Another 4m doses of Covid-19 vaccine arrive

Low vaccination contributing to casualties, says health expert.

Updated 17 Sep, 2021 08:07am

Blinken's remarks on reassessing ties not in line with close US-Pakistan cooperation: FO

Spokesperson says Pakistan's positive role in the Afghan peace process has been "duly acknowledged".

Updated 16 Sep, 2021 11:01pm

Cost of living for working Pakistanis has become prohibitive, but spin doctors continue to tell tales of prosperity

Editorial: Why a general amnesty for the TTP is a dangerous idea

Has the govt collated feedback regarding the single national curriculum?

Ghost towns and old men in Afghanistan’s Panjshir valley

What’s up with the rupee?

Editorial: Afghans should not have to pay the cost of the world’s antipathy towards the Taliban

Threat to media does not emanate from TTP but from promoting militarism at the cost of freedom of expression

'Jingoistic agenda': Naseeruddin Shah on the rise of Islamophobia, religious bias in Bollywood

Hasan Ali on guard against under-strength NZ, eyes all-round show

Salman Ahmed to explore PM Imran Khan's life in his new documentary Spiritual Democracy

Asim Azhar's jam session with Strings' Bilal Maqsood had fans jumping with excitement

With its 4th edition just around the corner, here's us reminiscing all the firsts Lux Style Awards has given to the local industry

For 20 years in a row, the LSAs have been celebrating Pakistan's homegrown talent.

19 bureaucrats get three housing units each in Islamabad under govt schemes

Documents reveal 588 senior officers acquired luxury double-storey houses at subsidised rates.

Pakistan , Updated 15 Sep, 2021 07:49am

19 bureaucrats get three housing units each in Islamabad under govt schemes

World should incentivise Taliban instead of trying to control Afghanistan from outside: PM Imran on CNN

PM Imran says he wants to see Pakistan and US have a "normal relationship", like Washington's relationship with India.

World , Updated 16 Sep, 2021 08:50am

World should incentivise Taliban instead of trying to control Afghanistan from outside: PM Imran on CNN

Dollar touches new all-time high at Rs169.6, breaks previous day's record

The rupee made a slight recovery later in the day, gaining 48 paisa to close at Rs169.12 in interbank.

Business , Updated 16 Sep, 2021 09:56pm

Dollar touches new all-time high at Rs169.6, breaks previous day's record

Afghan female footballers evade Taliban, reach Pakistan

They were facing threats from Taliban due to their involvement in sports and issued emergency humanitarian visas.

Pakistan , Updated 15 Sep, 2021 08:48am

Afghan female footballers evade Taliban, reach Pakistan

7 soldiers martyred, 5 terrorists killed in South Waziristan operation: ISPR

The soldiers lost their lives during an intelligence-based operation in the Asman Manza area of South Waziristan.

Pakistan , Published 15 Sep, 2021 06:42pm

7 soldiers martyred, 5 terrorists killed in South Waziristan operation: ISPR

OPINION

Pathways for reform

Even now the government has said they are listening, but they have not said how they are listening.

Faisal Bari

Casualties of war

Asfand Yar Warraich

Love of wealth

Amin Valliani

Pro-rich growth

Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

Militant threat to media

Syed Irfan Ashraf

EDITORIAL

TTP amnesty?

An amnesty should be for some individuals, not the entire outfit.

Media regulation

THE needless controversy over media regulation may finally be heading for a resolution. In a meeting with ...

Refusing audit

THE continuous resistance put up by several public-sector organisations to submitting their accounts for audit by ...

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SPORT

Babar Azam says has 'no idea' about any threats to captaincy

Kohli to step down as India's T20 captain after World Cup

PCB likely to create post of director cricket

BUSINESS

Slow pace of work on CPEC irks Chinese companies

Centre, provinces to implement single portal for filing sales tax returns

Third LNG terminal to end Karachi industry’s gas woes: SSGC

TECH

Ufone awarded additional spectrum

In a first, SpaceX to send all-civilian crew into Earth orbit on Thursday

Twitter users went crazy with Apple Event memes after the new iPhone 13 was unveiled

Salman Ahmed to explore PM Imran Khan's life in his new documentary Spiritual Democracy

Images Staff Published 16 Sep, 2021 05:41pm

Asim Azhar's jam session with Strings' Bilal Maqsood had fans jumping with excitement

It looks like Azhar and Maqsood were working on something before they casually broke into some of our favourite songs.

Images Staff Published 16 Sep, 2021 03:42pm

Bollywood is making a film loosely based on evacuations after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

Garud is inspired by 'true events' and tells the story of an Indian air force officer.

Images Staff Published 16 Sep, 2021 03:05pm

WORLD

Australia to get nuclear subs in new US-British partnership

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Design For Living

Africa Covid jab shortfall could take world 'back to square one': WHO

New Zealand, Australia travel bubble suspended for longer amid Delta outbreaks

Cuba begins vaccinating children as young as 2

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