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Nawaz Sharif did not conceal employment in UAE company: PM's lawyer submits reply in SC

Khawaja Harris refutes JIT's allegation that PM tried to hide his employment in the offshore firm.

Updated Jul 23, 2017 04:44pm

Erdogan in the Gulf seeking to ease Qatar crisis

Erdogan had talks with King Salman who hailed his “efforts in the fight against terrorism and its financing.

Published Jul 24, 2017 12:04am

Shrubsole stars as England edge India in Women's World Cup final

Chasing a target of 229, Indian team falls short as England triumphs with Anya Shrubsole taking 6-46.

Updated Jul 23, 2017 11:43pm

Chaudhry Nisar postpones press conference due to 'extreme backache'

The interior minister's spokesperson requests media to avoid reading too much into the matter.

Published Jul 23, 2017 03:23pm

IG Khowaja asks Sindh CM to save police department from 'complete maladministration'

In a letter to CM, IG Khowaja says recent transfers will have "serious implications for law and order in the province".

Updated Jul 23, 2017 07:21pm

My money trail is not 'missing', all documents submitted in court: Imran Khan's rebuttal

PTI chief challenges PML-N's Khawaja Asif to find discrepancies in Shaukat Khanum hospitals' accounts.

Updated Jul 23, 2017 08:58pm

Railways operations resume after remaining suspended overnight

A number of drivers who had participated in the protests were arrested on Sunday.

Updated Jul 23, 2017 12:36pm

Imran Khan looking for defectors in PML-N’s ‘divided house’

PTI leaders approaching ‘clean’ ruling party activists in a bid to revitalise party’s Rawalpindi chapter

Updated Jul 23, 2017 11:50am

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Pepsi Battle of the Bands' launch song is all sorts of nostalgia

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Don’t let this moment of opportunity slip away, IMF warns Pakistan

IMF official cautions present trends could undermine macroeconomic stability “if the reforms do not continue”.

Pentagon blocks $50m Coalition Support Fund payment to Pakistan

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis accuses Islamabad of not doing enough to counter the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network.

The ummah at war with itself

It is time to give the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation a decent burial.

Police arrest AJK 'faith healer' accused of raping, blackmailing women followers

The 'pir' would sedate his victims, film himself raping them and then blackmail his victims with the recorded videos.

Ambassador to US says withheld Coalition Support Funds were 'reimbursement', not 'assistance'

Pakistan has paid a heavy price in its fight against terrorism, Ambassador Aizaz Chaudhry reminds critics.

Opinion

Fishy fonts

Fahad Malik

Font-fed forgery is nothing new.

Veils of violence

Nazish Brohi

Hidden in blasphemy accusations lie the property case, the enmity...

Ducks not in a row

Cyril Almeida

Ouster the old-fashioned way is about getting rid of someone now and dealing with the future later.

Sticking it to Pakistan

Munir Akram

US demands on Pakistan are no longer limited to the Afghan Taliban or the Haqqanis.

Editorial

Accountability process

TWO weeks since the JIT delivered a hard-hitting report and a week since the Supreme Court began its final set of...

ATC cases

JUSTICE delayed, as the aphorism goes, is justice denied. And in Pakistan, this does seem to be the case. On...

Blood donation

IT appears that most Pakistanis are only moved to donate blood when they are confronted with news of a major...

Sport

Shrubsole stars as England edge India in Women's World Cup final

PHF names 60 probables for Asia Cup training camp

Australian cricket in crisis as pay talks fall over

Business

Stocks recover losses in cautious trade

FBR puts realty prices revaluation on hold

Export packages: Only 11pc of allocated funds for export promotion disbursed over 9 years

Tech

Google Street View finally captures missing Austria

Is Facebook using Pakistan's concerns about online blasphemy to advance its own interests?

China orders tech firms to tighten censorship controls

Chain Aye Na's title song is a 90s throwback we didn't ask for

The bed linen, the wardrobe, the song... it's all just too much

Images Staff Published Jul 23, 2017 02:04pm

The Justice League trailer hints at Superman's return

Or is it Green Lantern? We're on our toes!

Images Staff Published Jul 23, 2017 12:24pm

Pepsi Battle of the Bands' launch song is all sorts of nostalgia

Fawad Khan, Atif Aslam and Meesha Shafi bring the house down with their tribute to Vital Signs and Alamgir

Images Staff Published Jul 23, 2017 10:34am

World

Mideast Quartet expresses concern over Jerusalem violence

Envoys "strongly condemn acts of terror, express regret for all loss of innocent lives".

AFP Updated Jul 23, 2017 01:43pm

Erdogan in the Gulf seeking to ease Qatar crisis

Erdogan had talks with King Salman who hailed his “efforts in the fight against terrorism and its financing.

AFP Published Jul 24, 2017 12:04am

New White House communications chief deletes tweets Trump would not love

Anthony Scaramucci cleared up his Twitter trail of remarks in which he differs from Trump.

AFP Published Jul 23, 2017 11:23pm

Blogs

Makli, once a resplendent city now stands in dire need of preservation

The hallmark of Makli is the variety of forms of decoration, which represent the genius of the people of Thatta.

Dr Humera Naz Updated Jul 22, 2017 12:15pm

It's the PCB, not captain Sana Mir, who's responsible for Women's WC performance

Sana Mir losing her position in the team is a craven attempt to unjustly blame the most valuable player.

Shahbano Aliani Updated Jul 22, 2017 11:23am

'All I can say about Careem's rishta aunty service is: what in the world?'

Here's why Careem's new 'rishta aunty' service has left so many regular customers rather perplexed.

Blog Desk Updated Jul 20, 2017 02:21am

BLOOD, TEARS, PARACHINAR

It wasn’t the attack of the enemy that surprised us; it was the silence of our fellow citizens

Jibran Nasir Published Jul 23, 2017 08:00am

GHOULS AND GHOSTS

The reality of conflict is layered and complex

Asad Munir Published Jul 23, 2017 07:55am

TRAVEL: TRAVERSING AN ANCIENT ROUTE

Eleven Pakistanis from around the world team up to travel along the Silk Road

Ramsha Jahangir Published Jul 23, 2017 07:49am

CURTAIN RAISER: ENTER THE MILLENNIALS

Coke Studio Season 10 will feature a new breed of artists — those who have grown under the wings of established musician

Maliha Rehman Published Jul 23, 2017 07:39am

CINEMASCOPE: BEYOND THE BATTLE

War for the Planet of the Apes is a worthy finale to this third franchise

Noman Ansari Published Jul 23, 2017 07:39am

THE GRAPEVINE

My oh my! Sometimes it becomes hard to match what showbiz stars say and do. Sara Loren, the artist formally known

PYT Published Jul 23, 2017 07:39am

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