‘Organised mafia’ trying to forestall change: Imran
Imran asks the Punjab govt to eliminate the "political disconnect" between elected representatives and the bureaucracy.
Economic freedom in Pakistan has increased: report
The report has given Pakistan 55.0 on a scale of 0 to 100, making it the 131st freest economy on a list of 186.
Govt inaction on warnings about shortage caused wheat flour crisis
A crisis had already begun to brew as far back as May last year when authorities were told of a possible wheat shortage.
Coronavirus fear: GB seeks delay in opening of border crossing
Isolation wards have been set up at a hospital in Quetta to deal with suspected cases of coronavirus.
Board to oversee AML/CFT rules observance in savings schemes
Move an effort to comply with the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force.
Basketball icon Kobe Bryant, teenage daughter among nine killed in helicopter crash
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Premier’s go-ahead: Amendment to law precondition for LG polls: PML-Q
PML-Q may not go for local polls if flaws in the law persist, says party leader Moonis Elahi.
Video shows Trump telling aide to ‘get rid’ of envoy to Ukraine
Footage reportedly taken during an April 2018 donor dinner at a hotel.
Disposable women
Betting on hot money
Pakistan is not prepared to handle a major outbreak of a communicable disease
In pictures: Anti-CAA protests gather fresh momentum as India marks Republic Day
More Pakistani couples are adopting children, but are societal attitudes towards adoption changing?
A Sikh in Lahore
The controversy over the film Zindagi Tamasha has revealed that the govt is still nervous about religion
Mehwish Hayat's tweets about Karachi airport's washroom are spot on
Everyone who took home a trophy at the Hum Style Awards last night
Maheen Khan is ready to start rethinking fashion weeks
Chinese Uighurs in Saudi face impossible choice
Over last 24 hours
Old friends picked up the tab for Davos trip: PM
Imran says his visit cost 10 times less than those of past leaders.
Delta fined $50,000 for discriminating against Muslim passengers
Delta “engaged in discriminatory conduct” and violated anti-discrimination laws, rules US transport dept.
Tareen sends Rs1bn defamation notices to Waseem Badami, Shahzeb Khanzada for 'false imputations'
PTI leader says both anchorpersons gave "highly malicious, defamatory and damaging" statements in their programmes.
World acknowledges ‘fascist ideology’ imposed in India: Imran
"This is the biggest threat to regional peace and stability," says Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan’s external affairs to have serious implications: report
The biggest challenge in 2020 for Pakistan will be to manage the fallout from the US-India nexus.
Disposable women
In most countries, policies to empower ethnic minority women are the last on the agenda.
The cost of stability
Go back to every period of apparent political stability in the country and you’ll see how a layer of patronage was
Handling crises
The country's healthcare system is too fragmented to deliver a coordinated response to an outbreak.
Supporting reading
Much like caviar, reading is an acquired taste.
Baghdad protest
IN its limited understanding of events, particularly the complex workings of the Middle East, the Trump...
A standard curriculum
IN theory, education should be the great leveller. However, in many other post-colonial nations like Pakistan it is...
Women on wheels
ON Friday, hundreds of women were issued driving certificates and employment with a ride-hailing service at a packed...
Documentary about Jamal Khashoggi's murder debuts at Sundance
Bryan Fogel’s The Dissident was one of the most high-profile documentaries at the Park City festival.
Everyone who took home a trophy at the Hum Style Awards last night
Hosts Aamina Sheikh and Usman Mukhtar were our guides for the star-studded event.
Mehwish Hayat's tweets about Karachi airport's washroom are spot on
"Not only is it unhygienic but is this the first impression we want to give to people arriving here?" she wrote.
It's time to see our daughters as humans and not as 'sealed packs' before marriage
Women face greater risks from rape and domestic abuse than from malaria, cancer, war and traffic accidents collectively.
‘They should have thought better of messing with a poet’
Faiz Ahmed Faiz is revered and reviled in equal parts in the Indo-Pak subcontinent.
Govt hopes to boost economy with changes to NAB law. But what do these amendments actually mean?
As NAB's powers are restricted, it is important that institutional capacities of FBR and other tax agencies be enhanced.
World
Rockets land near US embassy in Baghdad
Iraq’s security forces said in a statement that five rockets hit the high-security Green Zone with no casualties.
Video shows Trump telling aide to ‘get rid’ of envoy to Ukraine
Footage reportedly taken during an April 2018 donor dinner at a hotel.
Hopes fade for survivors as toll from Turkey quake rises
Residents are still waiting to find out what has happened to their relatives.
ADOPTING A FAMILY
'I told my daughter that she did not grow inside mummy’s tummy but she grows in her heart'
HERITAGE: ROCK OF ALL AGES
The people of Thar revere the Karoonjhar range as sacred and culturally important. But it is under threat from...
FOOTBALL: REFEREEING VAR AND ALL
The Video Assistant Referee may be a necessity in a soccer game, but the system can do with some improvement...
THE ICON INTERVIEW: ‘I DON’T NEED A LIST TO TELL ME I’M SEXY!’
A decade into her career, actress Mehwish Hayat is older, wiser and arguably the most successful actress of her
FESTIVAL: BACK TO BLACK
Spike Lee will be the first black president of the Cannes Film Festival jury
THE GRAPEVINE
This can only be called a sorry state of affairs. On January 17, Sarmad Khoosat, director of Zindagi Tamasha — which is
