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Today's Paper | May 28, 2022

PM Shehbaz announces Rs28bn relief package to mitigate impact of fuel price hike

Says raised fuel price with a "heavy heart" to save Pakistan from bankruptcy.

Updated 28 May, 2022 12:22am

'No deal': Ended Azadi March to avert bloodshed, says Imran

Says he will take to the streets again if early elections are not announced.

Updated 27 May, 2022 06:54pm

IHC grants lawyer Imaan Mazari-Hazir pre-arrest bail in army 'defamation' case

FIR against Mazari-Hazir was registered on complaint of Lt Colonel Humayun Iftikhtar on behalf of the Judge Advocate General, GHQ.

Updated 28 May, 2022 01:33am

India says seven troops killed in accident near disputed border with China

"Anguished by the bus accident in Ladakh in which we have lost our brave army personnel," says Indian PM Modi.

Published 27 May, 2022 09:18pm

SC expresses concern over removal of names from ECL in 'perceived interference' suo motu case

Justice Munib Akhtar asks for details of cabinet members who benefitted from change in ECL rules to be submitted to court.

Updated 27 May, 2022 03:01pm

Senate approves bills seeking election reforms and amendments to NAB laws

Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar clarifies overseas Pakistanis have not been deprived of right to vote.

Updated 27 May, 2022 02:39pm

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern pays glowing tribute to the late Benazir Bhutto

She shared fond memories of the former premier during a speech at Harvard University's commencement ceremony.

Published 27 May, 2022 06:24pm

Court rejects TikToker's pre-arrest bail application in forest blaze video case

An FIR had been filed against the TikToker for allegedly setting the forest ablaze to shoot a video.

Updated 27 May, 2022 06:23pm

Rupee breaks losing streak, gains Rs2.40 by close after govt rollback of fuel subsidy

Analyst says rupee appreciation comes because of govt decision to end costly petroleum product subsidies.

Updated 27 May, 2022 04:39pm

'Markets relieved': PSX gains more than 300 points after govt raises fuel prices

Analyst says with reduction in subsidies, investors hopeful that "doomsday scenario of default" will be avoided.

Updated 27 May, 2022 05:34pm

In times of high inflation, what should you invest in?

Editorial: Politically confident Shehbaz govt seems prepared to take unpopular decisions

Are we as a nation self-sufficient, or dependent on outsiders?

Higher education: up the creek

From horse carts to petrol sachets, Pakistani Twitter users have zany solutions to the petrol price hike

Midsummer Chaos is making a comeback this summer and Pakistani Twitter is already in chaos

Pakistani entrepreneur Tanzila Khan wins Amal Clooney Women's Empowerment Award at The Prince's Trust Awards 2022

Hollywood star Kevin Spacey to face four sexual assault charges in Britain

Aryan Khan gets a clean chit from India's Narcotics Control Bureau in drugs case

Ms. Marvel is making her way to Pakistani cinemas with some exclusive posters

Fact check: The metro bus station near Islamabad's D-Chowk was not set on fire during PTI's Azadi March

Azadi March: Changing plan to stay at D-Chowk, Imran says will return in 6 days if elections not called

PTI chief warns he'll bring "entire nation" with him if demands not met; activists in Red Zone disperse after talks with police.

Pakistan , Updated 26 May, 2022 01:18pm

Azadi March: Changing plan to stay at D-Chowk, Imran says will return in 6 days if elections not called

NA approves bill to deprive overseas Pakistanis from voting, stop use of EVMs in general election

Assembly also approves National Accountability (Second Amendment) Bill, 2021.

Pakistan , Updated 28 May, 2022 12:56am

NA approves bill to deprive overseas Pakistanis from voting, stop use of EVMs in general election

Azadi March: The Shehbaz govt's actions have turned Imran into a hero again

Beggars cannot be choosers is how Shehbaz began this stint. Making hoodlums into revolutionaries is how he is proceeding with it.

Pakistan , Updated 27 May, 2022 12:44am

Azadi March: The Shehbaz govt's actions have turned Imran into a hero again

SC wraps up govt's application drawing attention to violations during PTI's long march

Justice Bandial says court's judgement will set "example for the future".

Pakistan , Updated 26 May, 2022 09:19pm

SC wraps up govt's application drawing attention to violations during PTI's long march

IMF presses Pakistan on 'urgency' of removing fuel, energy subsidies for programme revival

"The team looks forward to continuing its dialogue and close engagement with Pakistan’s government," says IMF.

Business , Updated 26 May, 2022 12:37pm

IMF presses Pakistan on 'urgency' of removing fuel, energy subsidies for programme revival

OPINION

Higher education: up the creek

The amount our universities actually need is well in excess of Rs100bn.

Faisal Bari

Stabilisation, default and autarky

Riaz Riazuddin

Tranquil hearts

Qasim A. Moini

Venal ruling class

Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

Rewriting defection

Ahmed Bilal Mehboob

EDITORIAL

After the march

FORMER prime minister Imran Khan either ‘ran away’ from Islamabad or made a temporary, strategic retreat. It...

A tough decision

Decision to raise fuel prices will remove a major hitch of concluding a staff-level agreement with IMF.

Xinjiang files

QUESTIONS about the status of the Muslim Uighur people in China’s Xinjiang autonomous region often arise, with...

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Syed Sheheryar Raza Zaidi

The question of neutrality

The Constitution of Pakistan, which seems to be the flavour of the day, may hold the answer.

Zahid Hussain

Imran Khan’s march to chaos

The former prime minister’s demagoguery weaponised nationalist sentiments.

Ahmed Bilal Mehboob

Rewriting defection

The order of disregarding the defecting members’ votes has made the constitutional provision on defection come full circle.

F.S. Aijazuddin

Divided hells

The theme of ‘Crossing Borders’ conjures contrary images.

Shahed Sadullah

Dual nationality

Very few dual nationals ever intend to return to Pakistan.

SPORT

Flamboyant Ayesha leads Pakistan to series victory over Sri Lanka

Narrow defeat to Japan costs Pakistan place in Asia Cup last four, next year’s World Cup

Swiatek races to 30th successive win as Medvedev cruises at French Open

BUSINESS

Rupee breaks losing streak, gains Rs2.40 by close after govt rollback of fuel subsidy

'Markets relieved': PSX gains more than 300 points after govt raises fuel prices

Flour prices see sharp hike at utility stores

TECH

Instagram down for thousands of users: Downdetector

Get your crypto house in order, old guard tells Davos newcomers

Crypto exchange BitMEX co-founder gets 6 months house arrest for US charges

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern pays glowing tribute to the late Benazir Bhutto

Images Staff Published 27 May, 2022 06:24pm

Midsummer Chaos is making a comeback this summer and Pakistani Twitter is already in chaos

Netizens are looking forward to the meme material the Pakistani web-series will bring.

Images Staff Published 27 May, 2022 06:14pm

Hollywood star Kevin Spacey to face four sexual assault charges in Britain

British prosecutors authorised the police to charge the actor after three men accused him of sexual assault between 2005 and 2013.

AP Published 27 May, 2022 03:46pm

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