PULWAMA: Indian police and troops on Saturday arrested 13 Kashmiri youth during raids in south Kashmir districts of Pulwama and Islamabad. The arrested youth have been held at various police stations. According…
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
Chén jié (中国春节) Chinese Spring Festival
New Year in the Middle Kingdom Chén jié (中国春节) Chinese Spring Festival is the time in China when nearly the entire Chinese nation heads towards railway stations, airports or bus depots. Most…
Editorials
Towards making Pakistan a quiescent society
Bracketing critics with terrorists would harm the country After trying to muzzle the print and electronic media through PMRA, the information ministry is after social media which had played a big role…
Business
Bank lending for ‘real economy’ key to boost China growth: central bank official
SHANGHAI: China should encourage its banks to support smaller, private firms in the real economy, rather than forced lending or policies such as quantitative easing, a state newspaper quoted a central bank official as saying on Saturday. “The central bank...
Foreign
Five dead in Illinois workplace attack
CHICAGO: Five people were killed and multiple police officers wounded Friday when a gunman opened fire in an industrial area on the outskirts of Chicago, police said. “At this time, we have…
Featured
Media Watch: The constantly falling bar
Slavoj Zizek narrates an interesting joke from the former German Democratic Republic. A worker gets a job all the way in Siberia. He is aware that any and all correspondence of his…
Sports
Guptill century secures ODI series for New Zealand over Bangladesh
CHRISTCHURCH: A rejuvenated Martin Guptill wound back the clock with his second century in as many games as a clinical New Zealand clinched their one-day series against Bangladesh in Christchurch on Saturday.…
Lahore
CM orders adopting foolproof strategy to implement kite flying ban
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed the police and administration to ensure a complete ban on kite flying across the province. As per the details, CM Buzdar has asked to…
Karachi
Two children in Karachi die as fourth day of Sindh doctors’ strike enters fourth day
KARACHI: Two children died on Saturday morning after they were not provided medical treatment at the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) here as health services in Outdoor Patient Departments (OPDs) and…
Islamabad
Sexual harassment complaint filed against NA secretariat official
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ombudsperson for Protection Against Harassment at Workplace Kashmala Tariq on Saturday issued a notice to a National Assembly Secretariat officer who has been accused of sexual harassment by a woman…
Arts / Entertainment
Sania Maskatiya wins international acclaim at New York Fashion Week
Pakistan’s leading fashion design house Sania Maskatiya returned to the prestigious New York Fashion Week (NYFW) platform with its Fall/Winter 2019. The collection was part of the Council of Aspiring American Fashion Designers’ (CAAFD) long running tradition of introducing emerging...