–Jail admin cancels political schedules of Nawaz amid ‘security threats’, only family allowed to meet ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday dismissed a plea by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif seeking…
National
ECP completes arrangements for 2018 by-elections
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has completed all necessary arrangements for holding of bye-elections in 36 constituencies on October 14. According to an ECP official, the elections will be held for…
Columns
Commission should have a wider scope
Tracing funny money is not easy Our prime minister intends to constitute an enquiry commission to look into ballooning of debt burden over the past 10 years. Let it cover related benami,…
Editorials
A positive development
But how long will it last? After keeping the National Assembly dysfunctional for several days of the budget session, an exercise in course correction seems to have been conducted. A directive from…
Business
SECP registered 1,323 companies in May
ISLAMABAD: In May, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 1,323 new companies, according to a statement issued on Thursday. As compared to the corresponding month of the last financial year, it represents a 21 per cent growth, raising...
Foreign
Export of Fish oil, meal a threat to millions in Africa: Greenpeace
JOHANESSBURG: The exporting of tonnes of fish oil and fish meal from Africa to China and Europe poses a serious danger to the diets of millions of Africans, the Greenpeace environmental group…
Featured
Tracing Pakistani Cinema from before partition to the present
– Book Review: “Pakistani Cinema 1947-1997” by Mushtaq Gazdar Producing an average of 60 films per year, the cinema in Pakistan holds a place amongst the top twenty film-producing countries in the…
Sports
South Africa lick wounds after more World Cup agony
LONDON: Captain Faf du Plessis was left contemplating the ruins of another World Cup campaign on the ground where South Africa experienced their greatest heartache in the competition 20 years ago. The…
Lahore
PML-N supporter injured after being hit by Shehbaz’s vehicle
A Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supporter was injured on Thursday after being hit by National Assembly Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif’s car outside Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail. The supporter, identified as Rashid Babar,…
Karachi
Corruption has plagued ‘entire Sindh’, says SC judge
KARACHI: Supreme Court (SC) Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Thursday said every department in Sindh was suffering from corruption, affecting the public adversely. While hearing a case pertaining to Sukkur Press Club land case, the…
Islamabad
Woman passes away in Islamabad after husband forced her to drink acid
ISLAMABAD: A pregnant woman who had been forced to drink acid by her husband succumbed to internal bleeding and injuries on Wednesday in a hospital in Islamabad, a media outlet reported. The woman…
Arts / Entertainment
The Alchemist
Paul Coehlo needs no introduction, the author has made a name for himself by writing novels that possess and deliver a profound sense of deeper meaning which exists within this world. His books contain layers upon layers, and can be...