ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani teenage girls, who were trafficked by their own parents to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), were brought back to the country on Friday. 17-year-old AR* and 15-year-old ZF* were…
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
Newbies out, oldies in!
AT PENPOINT With top picks coming from outside parliament It was perhaps inevitable that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s first Cabinet reshuffle should have been transformed into a debate on the merits of…
Editorials
Mishandling anti-vaccine scare
KP govt creates problems for other provinces Pakistan needs to work hard to overcome the persisting curse of polio which disables children for life. Except for three countries, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria,…
Business
PSX gains 334 points to close at 37,130
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Friday witnessed bullish trend as KSE-100 index bounced by 334.60 points (0.91 per cent) to close at 37,130.63 points. In overall 56,431 trades, a total of 143,894,800 shares were traded, whereas the value of shares...
Foreign
Sri Lankans urged to avoid mosques, churches amid fears of more attacks
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday police are looking for 140 people believed to have links with the militant Islamic State (IS) group, which has claimed responsibility for the Easter…
Featured
Media Watch: ‘Hail to the Chief’
There is talk, as their often is, of bringing in a presidential system in the country. Now, I do believe that in most cases, the simplest explanation is the correct one, Occam’s…
Sports
Aleem Dar to umpire forthcoming World Cup
DUBAI: Pakistan’s most celebrated umpire Aleem Dar has been selected to officiate the league phase of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced the match…
Lahore
Malik Riaz gets pre-arrest bail in illegal land case
LAHORE: An anti-corruption court on Friday granted pre-arrest bail to Bahria Town Chairman Malik Riaz against bonds worth Rs0.5 million. Riaz was present in the court of Judge Bahadur Ali Khan along…
Karachi
Durrani’s remand extended till end of June
KARACHI: An accountability court on Friday further extended the judicial remand of Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani, who will now remain in custody till the fourth week of June in connection with…
Islamabad
Buildings collapse due to rain in Balakot
BALAKOT: At least 10 shops and a hotel collapsed due to heavy rain followed by wind storm here on Thursday-Friday midnight. According to details, due to torrential rains, the roof of a…
Arts / Entertainment
KHANNA JEWELLERS X ELAN EVENT
Shefali Munshi & Aamir Mazhar hosted The Exclusive Edit in Dubai presenting Khanna Jewellers & Elan. The team behind the event kartik, aamir, khadijah, shefali, rita & Sandeep khanna The magic of elan Shefali, Rita , Falguni Shefali & Faiza...