Stories by Mubashir Zaidi

Women on Wheels set to launch in Karachi, plans to take trainings to more cities in Sindh

Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and Aseefa Bhutto Zardari will inaugurate WOW Karachi on Nov 24 at the city's Frere Hall.

Updated 14 Nov, 2019 10:15am

Drastic cut in sales of mosquito repellent and sprays amid dengue outbreak

AC Nielson claims pest control products are limited to only 15,000 stores in urban Pakistan.

Published 30 Oct, 2019 04:22pm

Book review: TV has to evolve to catch up with the audience

Siddiqi’s book opens up the debate for exploring new ways to increase viewership vis-à-vis revenues.

Updated 28 Oct, 2019 05:11pm

Remembering Oct 8, 2005: The day the earth shook

On this day a decade earlier, Pakistan was hit by one of the worst natural calamities to have hit the region.

Updated 08 Oct, 2018 03:29pm

'I have come to light a fire in you,' Nawaz tells spirited crowd in Gujranwala

"You will have to hold these people accountable," Sharif tells supporters in Gujranwala in last stop before Lahore.

Updated 12 Aug, 2017 01:37pm

PM Abbasi's cabinet expected to take oath on Friday

Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar left out of cabinet, according to PM House sources.

Updated 04 Aug, 2017 10:51am

The day Balakot died: a journalist’s account

At a crossing,the injured and the dead lay together; people died in front of my eyes.

Updated 08 Oct, 2015 10:22am

Bin Laden had prior knowledge of 2008 Mumbai attacks, reveals new book

Al Qaeda chief wanted to establish an Al Qaeda state following the breakout of war between Pakistan and India.

Published 24 Sep, 2015 04:49pm

Is Pemra's directive aimed at curbing hate speech?

TV channels were approached by Pemra after the military spokesman's reaction to Altaf Hussain's speech.

Published 02 May, 2015 06:14pm

FBI's most wanted cyber criminal arrested in Karachi

Noor Aziz Uddin is declared to be amongst top ten most wanted cyber criminals by the US, having a bounty of $50,000.

Published 14 Feb, 2015 05:27pm

Hindu council urges PM to prevent atrocities against minorities

The Pakistan Hindu Council said a committee was needed under the PM's leadership to protect the rights of minorities.

Published 09 Nov, 2014 09:33pm

CNG association decries gas closure in Punjab

The APCNGA has rejected the decision to close gas stations in Punjab under the pretext of excessive load on the system.

Updated 09 Nov, 2014 09:25pm

IS recruiting thousands in Pakistan, govt warned in 'secret' report

Balochistan Home Department report says IS has 'offered' elements of LeJ and ASWJ to join hands.

Updated 08 Nov, 2014 06:37pm

One child killed in Palestine every hour: Save the Children

Save the Children one of the largest US non-governmental organisations working in the West Bank and Gaza.

Updated 24 Jul, 2014 08:04pm

Is the mullah-military nexus crumbling?

Is the military trying to portray itself as a national army now than its earlier image of an ideological force?

Published 11 Nov, 2013 03:08pm

Drones killed 67 civilians in five years: Pakistan

No innocent civilians killed by drone strikes since January 2012, says official data released by Ministry of Defence.

Updated 30 Oct, 2013 07:54pm

Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G Ebrahim resigns

The resignation comes a week after the SC ordered the ECP to hold presidential polls ahead of its original schedule.

Updated 31 Jul, 2013 06:53pm

PTI's Ayla Malik ineligible to contest by-polls over fake degree

An election tribunal declared Malik ineligible to contest by-elections from NA-71 Mianwali, Imran Khan’s home seat.

Published 29 Jul, 2013 02:37pm

Fake degree: PTI candidate for Mianwali ‘home seat’ faces by-poll ban

Ayla Malik,niece of former president Leghari, was scheduled to run for by-elections before her candidacy was challenged.

Updated 29 Jul, 2013 02:54pm

Pakistan army soldier killed in Kashmir border firing: ISPR

The incident took place on Rawlakot’s Nezapir sector at about 10:30 am on Saturday.

Updated 27 Jul, 2013 11:18pm