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Oil tankers’ operators agree to end strike after successful talks with govt

Long queues of motorists were witnessed at filling stations across the country following a severe shortage of petrol.

Updated Jul 26, 2017 02:56pm

New TTP wing of trained suicide commandos behind Lahore attack

Taliban Special Group identified as a new militant network.

Updated Jul 26, 2017 09:46am

Pakistan's military industrial base is better than India's: Gen Sarath Chand

India's Vice Chief of Army Staff slams performance of ordnance factories at home.

Published Jul 26, 2017 02:36pm

Supreme Court to focus on Jahangir Tareen's offshore company in disqualification case

'What do you want from us?", judge ask petitioner's lawyers after they ask for scrutiny of Tareen's tax records.

Published Jul 26, 2017 05:35pm

Police to file case against Panchayat members who ordered 'revenge rape' in Multan

10 people, including the head of the panchayat, have been arrested by Muzaffarabad police.

Updated Jul 26, 2017 12:08pm

Nisar unlikely to make his political differences public after PML-N's ‘assurance’

Dar assures Nisar that no minister “junior to” him [Nisar] will be nominated as PM if Nawaz Sharif is disqualified by SC

Published Jul 26, 2017 08:06am

CM Sindh criticises NAB ordinance, vows to stand by accountability bill

Murad Ali Shah takes issue with MQM's Faisal Subzwari questioning the provincial government's intentions.

Published Jul 26, 2017 03:33pm

Al-Aqsa Mosque dispute poised to become a religious conflict, UN envoy warns

UN Security Council highlights the latest clashes and rising tensions over the past two weeks in Jerusalem.

Updated Jul 26, 2017 12:45pm

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Nawaz is expected to sign a number of agreements following a meeting with the Maldives president.

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Most despots rely on nationalism to sustain themselves.

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Pak-Afghan dialogue

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Policemen’s killings

CONSIDERING the violent past few decades that Karachi has witnessed, even a brief lull in bloodshed is considered...

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Business

SECP ordered to audit all foreign companies

Big tax breaks for Matiari-Lahore transmission line approved

Profit repatriation rose to $2.1bn in 2016-17

Tech

Nielsen tries to quantify the Hulu, YouTube effect

Uber rival Grab to raise $2.5 billion in new financing

Price surcharges frustrate users of ride-hailing services

15 years after its premiere, iconic TV drama Landa Bazaar now has a sequel

Titled Lal Ishq, the upcoming show will see most of the original cast reprising their roles

Images Staff Published Jul 26, 2017 04:31pm

Ranbir Kapoor thinks Robert De Niro is 'not so great anymore'

The fan-boy's impression of the Hollywood actor was tainted after their one-on-one interaction in 2013

Images Staff Published Jul 26, 2017 03:07pm

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's next project is his autobiography

The actor promises the memoir will have "a lot of masala in there for people to read"

Images Staff Published Jul 26, 2017 12:57pm

World

Al-Aqsa Mosque dispute poised to become a religious conflict, UN envoy warns

UN Security Council highlights the latest clashes and rising tensions over the past two weeks in Jerusalem.

APP Updated Jul 26, 2017 12:45pm

Pakistan's military industrial base is better than India's: Gen Sarath Chand

India's Vice Chief of Army Staff slams performance of ordnance factories at home.

Dawn.com Published Jul 26, 2017 02:36pm

McCain calls for Democrats, Republicans to work together

Ailing Senator blasts the path taken by Republican leaders in “coming up with a proposal behind closed doors."

AP Published Jul 26, 2017 01:44pm

Blogs

Why Iranian math genius Maryam Mirzakhani can be an inspiration for Pakistani women

An immigrant woman of colour, she defied stereotypes by becoming a great scientist, and outdid her male colleagues.

Zahra Lakdawala Updated Jul 26, 2017 03:38pm

My momentary encounter with a policeman hours before he was martyred in the Lahore blast

Halfway into the journey we saw a policeman waving at us for a lift. We didn’t want to leave him in the rain.

Mahboob Mohsin Updated Jul 25, 2017 12:13pm

Lahore is a city made better by the indomitable spirit of Pakhtuns

Lahore wouldn't be Lahore if it weren't for the Pakhtuns of the city

Qalandar Bux Memon Updated Jul 24, 2017 06:33pm

BLOOD, TEARS, PARACHINAR

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

Jibran Nasir Updated Jul 24, 2017 12:43pm

GHOULS AND GHOSTS

The reality of conflict is layered and complex

Asad Munir Updated Jul 24, 2017 12:57pm

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 Updated Jul 24, 2017 04:27pm

CINEMASCOPE: BEYOND THE BATTLE

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

Noman Ansari Updated Jul 24, 2017 04:31pm

THE GRAPEVINE

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

PYT Updated Jul 24, 2017 04:34pm

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