–Nawaz’s platelets count drops to 7,000 after reaching 29,000 on Tuesday –Maryam’s admitted to VVIP ward as her health deteriorated after meeting Nawaz –Firdous says PM has sought detailed report regarding former…
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
Institutions also need attention
Institutions which lose priority are on the road to ruin By: Muhammad Zahid Rifat A number of institutions have been established and created at the federal and provincial levels from time to…
Editorials
Rule through Ordinances
Are we shutting down Parliament? During a little more than a year, the PTI government has promulgated over 15 ordinances, thus subverting the core legislative duty of Parliament. Legislation through Parliament leads…
Foreign
Trump says Turkey sanctions ‘will be lifted’
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump says Turkey has informed the U.S. it will make “permanent” a five-day cease-fire in Syria. In response, he says he’s directing the lifting of economic sanctions on Turkey. Claiming…
Featured
Rest in Peace, Bloom Bardolator Brontosaurus
In the summer of 2018, a friend who was until then still majoring in English literature alongside me at the Lahore University of Management Sciences wrote to Professor Harold Bloom asking for…
Sports
Ex-captain Sourav Ganguly appointed BCCI president
MUMBAI: Sourav Ganguly has promised a new start for the BCCI and to do what’s best for Indian cricket. He was speaking in Mumbai soon after assuming charge as BCCI president, marking the formal…
Lahore
Won’t oppose if Nawaz wishes to go abroad for treatment, says Punjab health minster
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said on Wednesday that she conveyed the message of government to the former premier Nawaz Sharif regarding getting treatment from wherever he wants. She further said…
Karachi
Senior State Life official jumps to death in alleged suicide case
A senior official of the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan (SLIC) allegedly jumped to his death from the 11th floor of a multi-storey building on Karachi’s I.I. Chundrigar Road on Wednesday,…
Islamabad
Islamabad police use water cannons to disperse teachers’ protest
ISLAMABAD: Capital Police used water cannons to disperse a protest of Basic Education Community Schools (BESC) teachers on Wednesday at D-Chowk. The BESC teachers were protesting over non-payment of salaries. They also demanded…
Arts / Entertainment
Junaid Khan Wins Hearts with His Performance in “Yaariyan”
The ending of this megahit drama “Yaariyan” couldn’t have been better. The ensemble cast included Junaid Khan, Ayeza Khan, Momal Sheikh, and Muneeb Butt in the leading roles. With everyone essaying their characters to the best of their abilities; there...