— Journalist delegation to be taken to site ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday rejected reports that a madrassa in Bawalpur is allegedly the headquarter of militant…
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
Coming out of the Pulwama shadow
‘Not before Siachen melts’ Pulwama attack happened and hell broke loose in the subcontinent. From blame game to war hysteria, all drastic options are being furiously debated. The bitter truth is, as…
Editorials
A baffling style of accountability
Punishing the corrupt or maligning the political class? The National Assembly sitting on Thursday was adjourned after opposition members protesting the arrest of Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani raised a ruckus…
Business
NBP posts highest-ever revenue of Rs97bn
KARACHI: The meeting of the Board of Directors (BoD) of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) was held on Friday at the bank’s head office in Karachi. The BoD approved the financial statements of the bank for the year ended December 31,...
Foreign
Trump terms Indo-Pak row ‘very dangerous situation’
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump voiced alarm Friday at the “very dangerous situation” between India and Pakistan, warning that New Delhi was considering “very strong” action after an attack in occupied Kashmir.…
Featured
Maldives arrests former president Yameen for money laundering
MALÉ: Maldivian authorities Monday ordered the arrest of former strongman president Abdulla Yameen over money laundering charges, officials said. The arrest came after a court began a preliminary hearing into allegations that Yameen…
Sports
Meet Haris Rauf, Pakistan cricket’s latest speed-demon Cinderella man
Gutted for Pitbull. It has been a hard week for the Miami-based chart ace, sport’s own king of the tournament opening ceremony. Pitbull was booked to perform at the opening of the…
Lahore
Japan-funded project for special children inaugurated
LAHORE: The Government of Japan funded grass roots assistance project for provision of a school bus especially for the intellectually challenged students of Fukuoka Schooling Lahore was inaugurated here on Friday 22nd February.…
Karachi
5 children die of ‘food poisoning’ in Karachi
–PMA urges food authority to ensure quality food at eateries –Balochistan CM condoles their death –Sindh CM’s advisor takes notice KARACHI: Five children died of suspected food poisoning in Saddar area of the…
Islamabad
Court acquits 15 accused in Ambreen Riasat murder case
An anti-terrorism court on Friday acquitted fifteen accused in the murder of Ambreen Riasat, who was burnt to death for allegedly helping an eloping couple in May 2016 over a “lack of…
Arts / Entertainment
MJ’s estate sues HBO for $100m
Michael Jackson’s estate filed a $100 million lawsuit against HBO on Thursday over plans to air a documentary that alleges the singer sexually abused two young boys. The 53-page suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, claims HBO was violating a “non-disparagement” agreement by...