ISLAMABAD: The emergence of social media has changed the course of election campaign altogether and has become the ubiquitous source of communication for candidates during election campaigns. In the past, if the…
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Imran Khan caught between a rock and a hard place
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Cases backlog as a result of administrative failure, says CJP
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Two soldiers martyred in South Waziristan operation
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FO contacts US State Dept over alleged mistreatment of Dr Aafia Siddiqui
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Ali Jahangir Siddiqui presents credentials to Donald Trump as Pakistan’s ambassador
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Columns
Worsening economic situation
Vagaries of Consciousness The country cannot wait for the formation of a new government to start the repairing job The just released eleven-month balance of payments (BOP) data graphically captures the precarious…
Editorials
After Nisar, Zaeem Qadri
Plus the sit-in outside Banigla Distribution of party tickets is creating problems for political parties, particularly for the PML-N and the PTI. This is understandable because democratic culture has yet to strike…
Business
China’s ZTE expected to take last step to lift ban: U.S. official
WASHINGTON: ZTE Corp is expected to deposit $400 million in an escrow account in a U.S. bank in the “next couple of days,” the last step the Chinese company must take before a ban on U.S. suppliers can be lifted,...
Foreign
UN’s Guterres demands immediate end to military escalation in southwestern Syria
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate end to the military escalation in southwestern Syria, his spokesman said on Friday, after government forces this week ramped up their assault…
Featured
Mushtaq Ahmed Yousafi – The laughing Titan of Urdu literature
There’s a certain stoicness when one imagines a banker. A stiffness in the neck, a haste in the step, and a burden on the shoulders. In the 20th century, and even today…
Sports
Chechen leader makes Salah honorary citizen
EGYPT: Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov has made Egypt’s talismanic striker Mohamed Salah an honorary citizen of the southern Russian region at a farewell banquet held for the eliminated World Cup side. Chechnya…
Lahore
Muzaffargarh independent candidate declares ‘Rs4.3tr assets’
MUZAFFARGARH: An independent candidate from Muzaffargarh has claimed in his nomination papers that he owns assets worth Rs4.3 trillion, and that he has never paid taxes. In his affidavit, Muhammad Hussain alias…
Karachi
Three siblings drown in Khairpur pond
KHAIRPUR: Three children of a family drowned in a pond near Faiz Gunj on Saturday. According to details, the three siblings — a sister and two brothers — were playing in front…
Islamabad
CDA undergoes another bout of transfers, postings prior to election
–Chairman Usman Bajwa, appointed by PML-N continues to head civic agency during caretaker setup ISLAMABAD: Despite the caretaker government fully in place with all its portfolios taken, the capital’s foremost civic agency…
Arts / Entertainment
Nick Jonas dines with Priyanka Chopra and her mother
Priyanka Chopra arrived with rumoured boyfriend Nick Jonas in Mumbai in the wee hours of Friday morning. The two dodged the paparazzi as best as they could at the airport and made…