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War of words intensifies between K-Electric, SSGC
Despite being publicly listed, both firms question the other's accounting standards.
The messy, brilliant life of Pablo Neruda
Few poets offer their biographers as rich a vein of material as the Chilean Nobel Prize-winner Pablo Neruda.
Election fever hits Lebanon, nine years since last legislative vote
Stakes are high in the long-awaited May 6 poll, the first test of Lebanon’s 2017 voting law.
American visitors to North Korea: a history
High-profile visits to reclusive North Korea are rare, but over the years it has hosted a handful of top US guests.
Zimbabwe marks first independence day without Mugabe
New leader Emmerson Mnangagwa vows to hold “credible” elections, turn around African country’s moribund economy.
Top Japan govt official quits after harassment claims
Top bureaucrat at Japan’s finance ministry quit following allegations of harassment, saying he wanted to clear his name.
Trump confirms CIA chief’s secret mission to N. Korea
Neither Trump nor the White House offer details of what was discussed.
Woman dies after engine explodes on US flight
An engine on a Southwest Airlines flight with 149 people aboard broke apart in mid-air, killing one passenger.
UK doctor’s courtesy
I RECENTLY went to the UK for about two weeks. During my stay in London, I got an appointment with a cardiologist of...
India-China ties
THE Dalai Lama marked his 60th year of political asylum with a ‘thank you India’ rally held at Dharamsala...
Islamabad’s environment
LATE is better than never. The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency has shut down two steel mills in the...
Talk-show brawls
MANY of my friends and relatives have stopped watching TV talk shows because of a lack of etiquette. Anchors ask...
Intimidating judges
IT was shocking that someone tried to scare one of our Supreme Court judges by firing at his residence. It is a...
Afridi statement
FORMER Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has recently tweeted in favour of innocent Kashmiris and has asked the ...
Judicial activism
Judicial activism in Pakistan is at its peak. The honourable chief justice of Pakistan has started asking probing...
Urdu in English
THE tendency of our news reporters and writers to use Urdu words in their English stories is increasing to an extent...
Cricket & blockades
KARACHI received a whopping budget worth Rs21 million for revamping, which it did with enthusiasm and a sense of ...
Whither education?
FOR more than seven decades after independence, we have not been able to introduce a uniform system of education....
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1943: Seventy-five years ago: Princely poverty
(EDITORIAL) Correcting Hollywood versions of Princely power one of the Indian Rulers, at an informal meeting with ...
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1968: Fifty Years Ago: Habeas corpus petition
KARACHI: A division bench of the West Pakistan High Court Karachi yesterday [April 18] adjourned till today the...
Overlooked architect of the Cold War
THE post-war order was crumbling, and the president only hastened its implosion. Fixated on unfair trade, he slapped...
Facebook to roll out privacy choices under EU rules
MENLO PARK: Facebook announced on Wednesday it would begin rolling out changes to how it handles private data this...
Barbara Bush, wife and mother of US presidents, dies
HOUSTON: A private funeral for former US first lady Barbara Bush, the only American woman to see her husband and son...
White House tiff over Russia sanctions plays out in public
NEW YORK: US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley spoke prematurely in saying the Trump administration...
Female stars dominate Cannes jury
PARIS: Hollywood actresses Cate Blanchett, Kristen Stewart and Lea Seydoux will head a starry female-dominated jury...
First cinema launched in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia launched its first commercial movie theatre on Wednesday, ending a nearly 40-year ban on...
EU warns about green tea supplements
BRUSSELS: Taking high doses of supplements containing green tea extracts may be associated with liver damage,...
Muslims flee Kashmir village after girl’s rape, murder
There are no Muslims left in the village of Rasana, which has become a symbol of India’s rape crisis.
May suffers defeat in upper house on Brexit
LONDON: Britain’s upper house of parliament inflicted an embarrassing defeat on Prime Minister Theresa May’s...
Erdogan sends Turkey to snap polls on June 24
ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called snap elections in Turkey for June 24, bringing the polls...
Towards legal reform
The need for reformative or egalitarian justice has been ignored in a manner bordering on criminality.
Budgeting for reality
This year the thinking is very astute, and very short term: put money directly into people’s pockets.
Summer woes
As the general elections draw near, the knuckle bones of prediction are again up in the air.
Before merger
North-west Pakistan has seen many administrative changes.