LAHORE: Former sports editor of Pakistan Today, Agha Akbar, passed away on Sunday in Lahore after a prolonged illness. He had a liver transplant a few months ago but due to post-operation complications,…
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
Communicating Islam
Why one must solely employ Quranic arguments All of us, at one time or another, have been asked to account for our religion. The occasion may be a question from a curious…
Editorials
A rocky road ahead
One meeting depends on another That a meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and US President Donald Trump depends on the progress of US talks with the Taliban, as stated recently by…
Business
CPEC carries rich potential of Pakistan economic growth: Asad
BEIJING: Former finance minister Asad Umar told the Chinese media that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has a rich potential of Pakistan’s economic growth and it meets the common aspirations of the people. CPEC has delivered benefits to both China and...
Foreign
Australian PM heads to church, football after ‘miracle’ election win
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison thanked his fellow Pentecostal churchgoers on Sunday after a miraculous election victory that defied years of unfavorable opinion polls and bruised a Labor opposition that had…
Featured
Media Watch: Here’s to good manners
It is election time in India (do read up on a tidy piece on why Indian elections take so damn long in The Economist) and electioneering is in full swing. All the…
Sports
Australia’s Smith, Warner ready for hostile crowds at World Cup: Langer
MELBOURNE: Australia’s returning duo of Steve Smith and David Warner could face hostility from English crowds during the World Cup but can rely on their teammates to cope, coach Justin Langer has…
Lahore
CITY NOTES: An IMF Ramzan package
It seems that everyone was focusing on the IMF deal, and how bad for the economy it would be. The stock market reacted poorly to the deal, collapsing. That shows that the…
Karachi
Death toll rises to 8 in boat capsizing incident
HYDERABAD: The death toll of the boat capsize incident in Indus River in Jamshoro district has increased to 8. Jamshoro Deputy Commissioner Fariddudin Mustafa informed on Sunday that five women and three…
Islamabad
Doctors continue boycott of OPDs despite KP govt’s warning
PESHAWAR: Doctors across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) continued the boycott of their duties in outpatient departments (OPDs) of government hospitals for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday, ignoring the provincial government’s threat of…
Arts / Entertainment
His Dark Materials
With Game of Thrones coming to an end, all of us will need a new addiction to invest our time in, but in this saturated age where almost every network is churning out a mediocre show with half baked plot-lines,...