Better to quit govt than burden people with more inflation: Maryam Nawaz Urges rally participants in Sargodha to give her party a two-third majority in next polls. Published 19 May, 2022 10:43pm
Govt bans import of non-essential luxury items under 'emergency economic plan' Marriyum says PM Shehbaz is working day and night to stabilise the economy; cars, mobile phones among banned items. Updated 19 May, 2022 07:53pm
SC bars transfers, new appointments in high-profile criminal cases Notices issued to FIA director general, NAB chairman and interior secretary; NAB, FIA restrained from withdrawing cases. Updated 19 May, 2022 06:20pm
Meteoric dollar shatters all records, closes at Rs200 Analyst attributes rupee slide to lack of govt clarity on plans to arrest decline in foreign exchange reserves. Updated 19 May, 2022 11:42pm
Indian court convicts Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik of 'terrorism' “If seeking azadi is a crime, then I am ready to accept this crime and its consequences,” Malik said in court. Updated 19 May, 2022 05:27pm
Pak Army soldier martyred in South Waziristan IED blast In a separate incident, a terrorist gunned down during an IBO in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan. Published 19 May, 2022 07:39pm
PTI moves LHC to declare Hamza's election as Punjab CM 'illegal' Requests the court to declare the office of the CM vacant and stop Hamza from "portraying himself as the chief executive". Published 19 May, 2022 05:24pm
FM Bilawal, Turkish FM vow to strengthen economic ties in maiden official meeting PPP leader reiterates Pakistan’s resolve to further enhance its wide-ranging cooperation with Turkey. Updated 19 May, 2022 10:44pm
Sidhu handed 1-year jail sentence by Indian Supreme Court in decades-old road rage case Cricketer-turned-politician is accused of hitting an elderly in 1988, allegedly leading to his death. Published 19 May, 2022 04:56pm
TikToker Dolly disputes location of viral Islamabad fire video after backlash Posts a BTS video containing the account of the man who allegedly set bushes on fire. Updated 19 May, 2022 03:19pm
1 US offers strong support to rebuild Pakistan’s economy State Department confirms Blinken will meet Bilawal; FM says will take Pakistan’s message to UN. Newspaper , Updated 18 May, 2022 08:42am
2 Article 63-A: SC decides defecting lawmakers' votes will not be counted Five-member larger bench announces 3-2 split decision. Pakistan , Updated 18 May, 2022 08:36am
3 Runaway dollar reaches new high, rises past Rs199 in interbank trade Value rises to Rs200 in open market; dollar's flight mainly attributed to rising imports, depleting foreign exchange reserves. Business , Updated 18 May, 2022 04:24pm
4 After SC opinion on Article 63-A, what's the status of Punjab CM election? Legal experts believe validity of PML-N's Punjab govt will be challenged by PTI after SC says defecting votes to be disregarded. Pakistan , Updated 18 May, 2022 08:32pm
5 Allies want govt to stay in power till Aug next year Decision to be shared with military establishment; coalition partners give go-ahead for tough decisions. Pakistan , Published 18 May, 2022 07:15am
Don’t hold back the waters Mangla and Tarbela are touted as the backbone of our irrigation system. Are they? Hassan Abbas | Asghar Hussain
To be or not to be The same decision taken weeks or months from now will have far more devastating consequences.
Impact on Punjab THE Supreme Court judgement interpreting the issue of disqualification of parliamentarians under Article 63A of the...
Forest fires THOUGH spot and forest fires have become a perennial phenomenon especially in peak summer, the recent blazes —...
State of a rentier economy Even if IMF and some states come to our rescue, it won’t be long before we’re back on the ventilator.
Political planet The fact that climate catastrophe does not accord with national borders is proving to be a problem.
A whiff of hope Despite the old script that has played out in front of us, political events do indicate some changes.
'Politics and arts should be kept apart': Adnan Siddiqui on why he met PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif Published 19 May, 2022 05:35pm
Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk says season 2 may come out as early as 2023 The South Korean filmmaker says the sole survivor of the Game Lee Jung-jae is definitely coming back for more. Published 19 May, 2022 03:18pm
Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra booked in money laundering case He was arrested last year by Mumbai Police for running an alleged porn racket by forcing women to star in adult movies. Published 19 May, 2022 02:40pm
Bush mistakenly calls Iraq invasion 'brutal, unjustified' He corrected himself to say he meant to refer to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Reuters Published 19 May, 2022 10:48am
Islamabad looking to Kabul to help check terror, says Bilawal In interview to CNN, FM says Pakistan continues to advocate for engagement on humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. The Newspaper's Correspondent Updated 19 May, 2022 09:56am
POLITICS: SELLING OFF THE STATE SILVER The Toshakhana scandal presents a story of Pakistani greed. Imran Khan is hardly the first leader to have dipped into the state Abbas Nasir Published 15 May, 2022 08:16am
HOCKEY: THE GREAT HOCKEY HOAX A couple of wins by the national side on a European tour had the Pakistan Hockey Federation touting it as the sport getting back Ijaz Chaudhry Published 15 May, 2022 07:58am
STREAMING: A COP OUT For a film centred on horrific depravities, Thar is quite sheepish about most scenes of violence Tanul Thakur Published 15 May, 2022 11:10am
THE GRAPEVINE Former actress and now writer Twinkle Khanna, wife of Bollywood bigwig Akshay Kumar, is riding the wave of success in a big way. PYT Published 15 May, 2022 11:05am
No 50 shades for Karachi's citizens under the scorching sun Muhammed Toheed Updated 17 May, 2022 04:57pm
Killing the truth: Shireen Abu Akleh's murder is a reminder that Israel will go to any length to silence its critics These acts of oppression do not deter us. They only increase our determination to carry on with our work and tell the truth. Wafa Aludaini Published 14 May, 2022 02:33pm
Miran Maa — the female saint of Lyari Even at the peak of Lyari's gang wars, the shrine of Miran Maa was the one place no gang leader dared to desecrate in any form. Amal Hashim Published 12 May, 2022 11:55am
