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PM, MBS discuss regional security

by Staff Report , (Last Updated 13 hours ago)

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman on Saturday held a meeting in Riyadh to discuss new regional developments in the wake of rising tensions in the region.…

ECP completes arrangements for 2018 by-elections

by APP , (Last Updated October 8, 2018)

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

A matter of shame

by Arif Nizami , (Last Updated 16 hours ago)

It was a disaster waiting to happen The unrepentant so-called custodians of law consider themselves above any law. So, it seems from the manner in which various professional bodies of the legal…

Editorials

Latest Saudi visit

by Editorial , (Last Updated 17 hours ago)

A diplomatic conundrum Prime Minister Imran Khan is in Saudi Arabia for the fourth time in a year on “official business” as part of “regular exchanges” between the leadership of the two…

Cartoons

Today’s Cartoon

by Syed Shahzeb Ali , (Last Updated December 11, 2019)

Foreign

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Rest in Peace, Bloom Bardolator Brontosaurus

by Abdullah Niazi , (Last Updated October 19, 2019)

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

Coman expected back in January for Bayern despite knee injury

by Agencies , (Last Updated 2 days ago)

PARIS: Bayern Munich’s team doctor expects French winger Kingsley Coman to be able to play again soon after the January winter break despite suffering a knee injury against Tottenham. Coman had to…

Lahore

PIC fully operational

by News Desk , (Last Updated 15 hours ago)

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Saturday said that the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) was fully operational three days after it was subjected…

Karachi

After Lahore, lawyers in Karachi threaten doctors

by News Desk , (Last Updated 15 hours ago)

Following the attack on the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) in Lahore, lawyers in Karachi issued threats to doctors on Saturday. In a video that was circulated in the media, lawyers can…

Islamabad

First female IHC judge Lubna Saleem Pervaiz takes oath

by Staff Report , (Last Updated 2 days ago)

–60 lawyers’ membership suspended for attending oath-taking ceremony ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) first female judge Lubna Saleem Pervaiz was officially sworn in at a ceremony on Friday. She took her oath…

Arts / Entertainment

International Luxury Brand Spa Ceylon Opens its 98th store in Karachi

December 13, 2019

The world’s largest Ayurveda Wellness chain opened its 98th international store with the opening of an exclusive Wellness Boutique at Defense Housing Society’s Bukhari Commercial Area located in the heart of the city of Karachi. Speaking at the sumptuous launch,...

Khalil Qamar to write play telling Helmet Kathak Dance lawyer’s side of story

December 14, 2019 BY The Dependent

Noted playwright Khalil ur Rehman Qamar is set to write a 24-episode television series which will attempt to tell the events of the attack on Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) from the infamous Helmet Kathak Dancer’s side of the story. “It is very easy to simply condemn someone, not realising his story,” he said. “This is my attempt to tell his side of the story. I feel my story will help explaining to the public that the guy was right.” “Always listen to both sides of the story, preferably that of the male, better still, t .....
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Hospitals on high alert after lawyers’ body announces nationwide strike

December 13, 2019 BY The Dependent

Hospitals are literally on high-alert after the lawyers’ Joint Action Committee has announced a countrywide boycott of courts for some days. The committee, which includes representatives from the Pakistan Bar Council, Supreme Court Bar and Lahore High Court Bar, was formed on emergency basis to devise the next course of action, post the escalating rift with doctors in Lahore. “They aren’t going to be attending the courts, so it means they will be free to do whatever,” said Dr Shakeel Hassan, MS of Mayo Hospital, Lahore. “We need .....
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Edit out bit from Panipat film, Wikipedia entry that says Afghans beat Marathas, demands RSS

December 13, 2019 BY The Dependent

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) the ideological core of India’s ruling Bharatya Janata Party (BJP), has demanded from the makers of the 2019 film Panipat and the Wikipedia Foundation to edit out that bit of their respective products that says that the Afghans beat the Marathas at Panipat in 1761. “We will not allow our emotions to be played with like this,” said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. “Reliance Entertainment and the Wikipedia Foundation should follow our humble requests or we will not be responsible for the actions .....
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Doctors-lawyers tension started way back when doctors got more marks in FSc: police report

December 13, 2019 BY The Dependent

Finalising its investigations of the lawyers’ rowdyism at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), the Lahore police have said that there is conclusive evidence that the tensions between the lawyers and the Young Doctors Association (YDA) started when the latter had gotten more marks in FSc. “Earlier, we were informed that the tensions started after a video of a YDA member making fun of the lawyers went viral,” said ASP Faiza Khattak, Assistant to the Inspector General Police, Punjab. “But upon further investigation, it wa .....
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Humbled to be given second chance to target remaining marginalised communities: Chohan

December 13, 2019 BY The Dependent

LAHORE – With characteristic humility and modesty, Fayyaz-ul-Hasan Chohan expressed his gratitude to the Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar for reappointing him as the provincial information minister last week. In an exclusive interview with The Dependent, 10 days after his reappointment, Chohan said that he is considering the development as a second coming, where he will look to complete the unfinished tasks from his previous tenure. “I think my efforts to marginalise journalists, women and of course Hindus gained more prominence tha .....
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Govt hires Mir Mohammad Ali Khan to help dodge IMF payback

December 13, 2019 BY The Dependent

ISLAMABAD – After flirting with the idea of merely handing over a few governmental project to him, the government on Thursday decided to give complete charge of the Finance Ministry to Mir Mohammad Ali Khan, who goes by the drag name MAK. Many see it as a surprise shuffle of the deck, given the powers that be in Pakistan have decided to remove Abdul Hafeez Shaikh as the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and replace him with MAK at a time when the economy appears to be on the mend. However, government officials maintain that MAK .....
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Arsenal gives PML-N contract to construct bridge between attack and defence

December 13, 2019 BY The Dependent

LONDON – The increasingly relocating Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has now formally been given charge of development work at Arsenal, The Dependent has reliably learnt. After giving charge to interim manager Freddie Ljungberg, following the dismissal of Unai Emery, the club’s next major coup is roping in the PML-N leadership for the rest of the season. Sources within both Arsenal Football Club and the PML-N have confirmed that an agreement between the two parties has been verbally agreed with the formal signature set to follow .....
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Another talented batsman inexplicably dropped despite performance

December 13, 2019 BY The Dependent

RAWALPINDI – Gross injustice was done at the helm of Pakistan cricket once again as yet another talented batsman was inexplicably dropped despite top performances for the country. Upcoming batsman Yasir Shah, who was the standout batsman for Pakistan in the Australia tour, was dropped from the first Test match against Sri Lanka on the back of a breathtaking century in Adelaide. Critics have lambasted the selection for the first Test in Rawalpindi, with the decision to drop Yasir Shah being the biggest shock. “I mean what more can a .....
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Army Chief to formally take charge from Prime Minister

December 13, 2019 BY The Dependent

WITHIN IDEOLOGICAL FRONTIERS – The Army Chief who led the military of the ideological nation in the middle of the soon to culminate decade, and then decided to extend himself over the past year, is now looking to formally take charge from the fascist Prime Minister who is still officially the head of the government in the religious nation-state. Many in the nation hold the Army Chief in high esteem and hence when the expected competition with the Prime Minister comes they are likely to rally behind the military man. Analysts feel that give .....
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‘Those wearing uniform have to obey law,’ says daring Firdous

December 13, 2019 BY The Dependent

ISLAMABAD – In a statement that might singlehandedly alter the political course for the country heading into the new decade, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has asked ‘those wearing uniform’ to ‘obey law’. In the historic tweet sent out at 3:33 PM on Wednesday, Dec 11, 2019, the Prime Minister’s aide said that “those wearing uniform have to obey the law” with the tweet also reiterating that “lawlessness is not acceptable at any cost”. This direct verbal atta .....
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Murderous lawyers hope state treats them like terrorists

December 12, 2019 BY The Dependent

LAHORE – Amidst calls that the lawyers who had attacked the Punjab Institute of Cardiology in Lahore be charged under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), the arrested lawyers following Wednesday’s murderous rampage agree that the state should treat them like terrorists. Still uncertain about the punishment that would be meted out to them following the ugly scenes in the capital of Punjab, the arrested lawyers are confident that their actions do merit charges of terrorism. “We’re really hopeful that the state would make excuses .....
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Clueless captain getting on chief selector’s nerves in Rawalpindi

December 12, 2019 BY The Dependent

RAWALPINDI – Continuing to manage all affairs of Pakistan in the multiple capacities that he holds, the Chief Selector in Rawalpindi increasingly found the captain clueless with regards to the tasks that have been dictated to him. Even though the captain was handpicked by the chief selector, who in turn has been publically backed by the skipper despite backlash from certain sections in the country, sources within the power corridors have revealed that the chief selector is gradually running out of patience for the captain. “Everyone k .....
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