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Bahadurabad rendezvous: Shahbaz meets MQM-P leaders in Karachi

Says all must work together to make Karachi "the New York of South Asia".

Updated Apr 22, 2018 09:43pm

PTM Lahore rally: Manzoor Pashteen announces to take grievances to Karachi on May 12

PTM leader says the country has seen the result of their first demand: the arrest of former SSP Malir Rao Anwar.

Updated Apr 23, 2018 12:35am

'Nobody will vote': attack on Afghan election centre in Kabul leaves 57 dead

Roadside explosion in the northern province of Baghlan kills six people, including three women and two children.

Updated Apr 22, 2018 11:43pm

SC asks NAB to probe alleged corruption in Punjab Institute of Cardiology

DG NAB Lahore to probe alleged corruption after PIC official reveals salary higher than provincial chief secretary.

Updated Apr 22, 2018 07:02pm

Nawaz, Maryam set to appear in accountability court tomorrow upon return from UK

"Will arrive in the wee hours to be at the court Insha'Allah. Goodbyes are always hard," tweets Maryam Nawaz.

Updated Apr 22, 2018 07:19pm

Jirga held in Miranshah to discuss compensation for local shopkeepers, says ISPR

Attendees discuss financial assistance to shopkeepers for the perishable items in shops before the start of operation.

Updated Apr 22, 2018 11:05pm

Boult's jaw-dropping IPL catch leaves cricket world in awe

“I was stunned when he took it, that's a brilliant catch,” Kohli says of the catch that got his wicket.

Updated Apr 22, 2018 02:55pm

2 Hazara men gunned down in 'targeted attack' in Quetta: police

A third man was injured by firing in the second sectarian attack in Quetta over the last seven days.

Updated Apr 22, 2018 07:02pm

Amir Khan beats Lo Greco in 39 seconds on British return

“I am back with a big bang. I want to become a world champion this year or next year,” says Amir.

Published Apr 22, 2018 10:24am

Over 13,600 police guards withdrawn across the country on CJP order

Move draws sharp criticism as it affects many politicians, judges, police officers, journalists, civilians, foreigners.

Updated Apr 22, 2018 08:13pm

Dollar hits all-time high of Rs118.20

Over the past four months, the rupee has been devalued by 9.5 per cent.

Updated Apr 22, 2018 07:02pm

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PTI voted for Sanjrani on ‘order from top’: Sirajul Haq

KP government spokesman rejects JI chief’s claim.

All 17 judges of Supreme Court to resign on first sign of 'judicial martial law', CJP says

CJP Nisar says judicial martial law "may be someone's heart's desire", but no provision for it under Constitution.

Rabbani criticises name change of Islamabad airport, asks PM to withdraw 'inappropriate decision'

"Its unfortunate how we honour our national heroes," says PPP leader in a letter to PM Abbasi.

Nawaz set to return from UK as court exemption denied

Judge says Sharif family can file a new application for further exemption if they fail to make it by the next hearing.

Opinion

The concurrent bind

Ahmer Bilal Soofi

Can we uphold international commitments post-devolution?

Portrait of Sindh

Bina Shah

‘Cake’ is cinema at its best and beautifully truthful.

A sweeping agenda

Cyril Almeida

Pick a different combination of events, choose another set of circumstances. The outcome is always the same.

Bearing witness

Nazish Brohi

Moving towards an inclusive, plural model will not undermine Pakistan’s existence.

Retirement plans

Irfan Husain

Our politicians should know there’s life after retirement.

Mehbooba’s failure

A.G. Noorani

Can any Kashmiri sink lower than this?

It’s Orwell over the weekend

Abbas Nasir

Editors were told what the draconian ‘guidelines’ or parameters were. They had to live with these.

Editorial

Exemption denied

THE law permits it, humanity demands it, but the accountability court is unmoved.

Whisper no more

Many questions need to be answered, for Mr Zafar stands accused of a serious crime.

Earth Day 2018

AS the world marks Earth Day today, it is worth pondering over the many ways in which human activity has badly...

Persistent deficits

THE fiscal year in progress opened with a revised figure for last year’s current account, which came in at above...

Acid attacks

IT has been widely documented that women in this country are targets of acid crimes for rejecting marriage ...

Dynasties to choose from

IN a recent interview to the BBC, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari stressed on just how impossible it was to escape dynastic...

Sport

Amir Khan beats Lo Greco in 39 seconds on British return

Business

No further devaluation of rupee in near future: Miftah

Tech

For banks in Pakistan, going digital key to future survival

Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz are expecting their first child together

The 48-year-old revealed her pregnancy to The New York Times

Images Staff Published Apr 22, 2018 04:05pm

It was glorious reuniting with Rishi Kapoor onscreen: Amitabh Bachchan

The actor plays a 102 year-old-father to a 75-year-old son

Images Staff Published Apr 22, 2018 02:19pm

Review: Blackmail tells us no good comes from wrongdoing

The result is a deliciously dark comedy that doesn’t take itself too seriously, even in moments of drama

Syeda Ayesha Binte Rashid Updated Apr 22, 2018 02:18pm

World

'Nobody will vote': attack on Afghan election centre in Kabul leaves 57 dead

Roadside explosion in the northern province of Baghlan kills six people, including three women and two children.

AFP Updated Apr 22, 2018 11:43pm

Syrian rebels withdraw from enclave, marking another victory for Assad

The withdrawal will restore state control over the eastern Qalamoun enclave, some 40 km from Damascus.

Reuters Updated Apr 22, 2018 08:48am

OPCW takes samples from Syria ‘gas attack’ site

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says it can plan another visit.

AFP Updated Apr 22, 2018 08:50am

Photo Gallery

In pictures: Shiny new Islamabad International Airport gets final touches ahead of inauguration

Govt launches polio drive aiming to vaccinate 38.7m children across country

Karachiites show up in great numbers amid tight security to welcome international cricket

Christians celebrate Easter with religious zeal across Pakistan

Blogs

Lost in Partition, the Sikh-Muslim connection comes alive in the tale of Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana

A descendant of the guru’s Muslim disciple speaks of the importance of the rubabi tradition in Sikhism.

Haroon Khalid Updated Apr 22, 2018 02:47pm

Good sifarish, bad sifarish: A look at PML-N's selective anti-corruption drive

Despite a proclaimed “breaking of the idols”, nepotism and corruption rule the province.

Sameen Ali Updated Apr 20, 2018 11:40am

Tied and untied: tensions between Lahore's colonial past and neoliberal present

An artist asks, what houses you? And what house do you belong in?

Haider Shahbaz Published Apr 18, 2018 05:00pm

GREEN SPACES AND GOVERNANCE

The city is often a jungle of concrete and the metropolis of Karachi is no exception to the rule. What is the link

Dr Muhammad Azam | Dr Farkhunda Burke Published Apr 22, 2018 07:20am

HERITAGE: SAYING IT WITH FLOWERS

A Karachi-based group promoting ‘truck-art’ is taking the art form around the world

Shazia Hasan Published Apr 22, 2018 07:20am

EXHIBITION: A CONTEMPORARY AWAKENING

An exhibition places the margins of miniature at the centre to give the genre an impetus to grow in India

Manik Sharma Published Apr 22, 2018 07:20am

STYLE: IN WITH A BANG, OUT WITH A WHIMPER

While this year’s spring/summer Fashion Pakistan Week (FPW) got off to a rollicking start, it didn’t manage to carry

Maliha Rehman Published Apr 22, 2018 07:20am

SOUNDSCAPE: PUNK IN THE HEAD

Ivanka Trump is featured on the cover of a punk band’s new Complicit album

Kyle Swenson Published Apr 22, 2018 07:20am

THE GRAPEVINE

FUZON JAANE While it’s praiseworthy to see that established Pakistani pop bands (some like to use the word...

PYT Published Apr 22, 2018 07:20am

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