Afghan president urges Pakistan to take action against militants
ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has urged Pakistani authorities to take action against militants who were responsible for the recent spate of violence in Afghanistan. An Afghan Presidential...
View ArticleFatal Virus: Naegleria finds 6th victim in Karachi
KARACHI: The deadly brain-eating amoeba claimed the life of a 22-year-old man, bringing the death toll for this year to six. Muallam, a resident of MPR Colony, Orangi Town, died of naegleria fowleri in...
View ArticleCave In: Collapsed roof kills two infants
HYDERABAD: The roof of a small two-storey building caved in due to a fire in Fakir Ka Pirh in Hyderabad, killing two infant girls on Saturday. The deceased children, Mariam and Sakeena, were...
View ArticlePreferred Brands of Violence
Buses carrying unarmed citizens were intercepted. Passengers were forced to disembark at gunpoint, abducted, identified and then killed execution style in Mastung, Balochistan. This has happened before...
View ArticleBleeding Green, Bleeding Red
Can a roar be melodious? Yes it can, when tens of thousands of people scream with joy. That’s music, pure and simple. A tune composed in passion, vocalised in emotion and performed in unison by a crowd...
View ArticleCareless words
Defence ministers should carry a big stick but speak softly. In Manohar Parrikar, an intellectual who studied at the elite IIT, India has got the opposite: someone with a small stick and a very big...
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Airport Diaries
As summer seems to be an ideal vacation time, many celebrities fly off to different destinations for a quick energy-booster trip. Check out what is the latest style trend in the travel diaries of these...
View ArticleGeelani says people will continue waving Pakistani flags at rallies
The Hurriyat Conference has said that people will continue to wave Pakistani flags at rallies as it considers the neighbouring country, a “well-wisher”. “Pakistani flags have been waved [in Kashmir]...
View ArticleKriti shares fashion favourites from B-town
NEW DEHLI: Heropanti actor Kriti Sanon finds Sonam Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra chic. The budding actor says she doesn’t look up to anyone in particular when it comes to style but has...
View ArticleWhen toilet brushes and vacuum cleaners take centre stage
LONDON: Three pianos, a wood pipe organ, a synthesiser and toilet brushes are the standard setup for a show by German experimental composer Nils Frahm. He navigated masterfully between the instruments...
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Budget preview
More than any other document, the federal budget reflects a government’s true priorities. Fantasy and political rhetoric cease to matter when crafting the Money Bill. The budget is where the rubber of...
View ArticleThe FIFA scandals
Football is the most widely played and watched sport in the world. Although not as widely played in Pakistan, the many football clubs with a global profile are widely followed and the twists and turns...
View ArticleLawyers and politics
There is a natural affinity between the legal profession and politics. In almost all democratic countries, lawyers play an active role in politics. Their knowledge of the constitution, law and judicial...
View ArticleBudget time
The budget is upon us and we are waiting to see what the government has to offer. Finance minister Ishaq Dar says that no budget can be a “please all” and some sectors will be taxed more than others....
View ArticleA mutually beneficial relationship?
With the region’s focus returning to internal affairs after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, China offers Pakistan a hefty $46 billion investment to build the Gwadar port. The most significant...
View ArticleRepositioning Pakistan
Countries define their relations with the outside world to match their strategic interests. This is an obvious statement, but it raises an important question: what are a country’s strategic interests?...
View ArticleSEA Games rocked by match-fixing scandal
SINGAPORE: The Southeast Asian (SEA) Games was rocked by a match-fixing scandal on Monday when East Timor’s U23 team manager was suspended from football over charges of bribery and corruption. Orlando...
View ArticleOngoing demonstration: Withdraw FIRs or face protest, warn NICH employees
KARACHI: The employees of the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) warned the government to withdraw FIRs lodged against four union leaders or they will launch a protest campaign across the...
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For a better future: Dr Yasir Radio Lab inaugurated at FUUAST
KARACHI: Back in 2012, when a television lab was inaugurated at the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology (Fuuast), the slain associate professor of University of Karachi (KU), Dr...
View ArticleLong process: PMDC to verify all foreign medical degrees
KARACHI: After Axact’s fake degree scandal, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has decided to verify all degrees of doctors who obtained their degrees outside Pakistan. According to...
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