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PML-N demands probe into govt’s role in IoK crisis

by Staff Report , (Last Updated 3 hours ago)

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal on Friday demanded the formation of a parliamentary commission to investigate why the government did not act proactively to stop India from making its August…

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

Of reckoning life imprisonment

by PakistanToday , (Last Updated 7 hours ago)

Life sentence should not be for a fixed term By: Azeem Khokhar Why do we imprison a convict? It is often argued that this is for the prevention of crime and the…

Editorials

The verdict on videogate

by Editorial , (Last Updated 7 hours ago)

The need to supervise the lower judiciary The Supreme Court has admonished former accountability court judge Arshad Malik for misconduct. It has also held that the video purportedly of his statement is…

Cartoons

Today’s Cartoon

by Syed Shahzeb Ali , (Last Updated August 21, 2019)

Business

Trump presses US companies to close China operations

August 23, 2019

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Friday he was ordering US companies to look at ways to close their operations in China and make more of their products in the United States instead, sending US markets down sharply in a...

Foreign

Trump orders US firms out of China after Beijing sets new tariffs

by Agencies , (Last Updated 4 hours ago)

US President Donald Trump on Friday said he has ordered American companies to exit China after Beijing unveiled retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion in US goods, throwing a new twist into the bitter…

Featured

Pakistan’s options for climate geo-engineering

by Nisar Azmat Chattha , (Last Updated August 13, 2019)

It is the right time that Pakistan starts exploring the research and governance options regarding climate geoengineering (CGE). Although Pakistan has a tiny share in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it is considered…

Sports

LHC suspends newly-approved PCB constitution

by News Desk , (Last Updated 3 hours ago)

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday suspended the recently-approved amendments in constitution of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The constitution had come into effect after the approval by the federal cabinet…

Lahore

WCLA to conserve Mir Chakar’s tomb and Satghara Walled City

by Shahab Omer , (Last Updated 5 hours ago)

LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) would soon be starting the conservation of the Tomb of Mir Chakar Rind along with the walled city of Satghara in Okara, Pakistan Today learnt.…

Karachi

PTI takes out rally in Karachi to support Kashmiris

by Staff Report , (Last Updated 9 hours ago)

KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) staged a rally in Karachi to support the Kashmiri brethren on Friday. The rally was staged from New Sabzi Mandi to Superhighway in the constituency of PS-99 and…

Islamabad

Parents of 0.7m children refuse polio vaccination in KP

by Staff Report , (Last Updated 9 hours ago)

PESHAWAR: Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Coordinator Kamran Afridi on Friday said that approximately 0.7 million children couldn’t get the vaccination in KP due to refusal from their parents or guardians. Addressing…

Tariq Jameel applies for Pakistan cricket head coach position to cut out middleman

August 22, 2019 BY The Dependent

(Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction. Learn to take a joke; you’ll live longer.) RAIWIND – Prominent religio-cricket scholar Tariq Jameel in his latest Friday sermon urged his followers to pray for the success of his application to become the head coach of the Pakistan cricket team. “We all know that there is no better candidate for any position, let alone the position to manage the Pakistan cricket team – which I have over two decades of experience in – but still we must carry out the formality of reaching out to the divine,� .....
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12-year-old NCA U-13 Coaching Camp graduate announces retirement from Test cricke

August 23, 2019 BY The Dependent

(Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction. Learn to take a joke; you’ll live longer.) LAHORE – 12-year-old fast bowling sensation Amir Wahab, who graduated from the two-week National Cricket Academy (NCA) 'Under-13 Basic Cricket Coaching Program 2018-19' earlier this year, has announced his retirement from Test cricket. The left-arm pacer, who was singled out for praise among the 28 players selected by the National Junior Selection Committee headed by former Test batsman Basit Ali, has said that he wants to focus on white ball cricket. .....
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‘I’m sorry for what I was unfairly dragged through’ – PCB accepts Sharjeel’s apology

August 23, 2019 BY The Dependent

(Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction. Learn to take a joke; you’ll live longer.) LAHORE – Left-handed opening batsman Sharjeel Khan is all set to return to flight cricket by the end of the year after unconditionally expressing how sorry he was for what has happened. Sharjeel Khan’s roadmap for return was approved by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday after the former Islamabad United star gave a written statement. The statement, a copy of which is exclusively available with The Dependent, clearly shows that Sharjeel has said .....
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Wish Bollywood stars were self-critical, progressive and low on hyper-nationalism like us: Shaan

August 23, 2019 BY The Dependent

(Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction. Learn to take a joke; you’ll live longer.) LAHORE – Global megastar and A*-grade actor Shaan Shahid has expressed his disappointment over the fact that stars from across the border are not as pluralistic and tolerant as those in Pakistan. In an exclusive interview with The Dependent, Shaan said he wishes that Bollywood celebrities were as woke as Lollywood. “I wish Bollywood stars were self-critical, progressive and low on hyper-nationalism like us. Unfortunately, while we have a long histo .....
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Sentimental Hamza Abbasi randomly texts fiancee just to tell her he doesn’t love her

August 22, 2019 BY The Dependent

(Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction. Learn to take a joke; you’ll live longer.) He might occasionally play stoic, macho characters, but it turns out non-state actor Hamza Ali Abbasi is a mushy man, full of emotions and feelings. “Sometimes, I have this random urge to take out my phone and message Naimal that I don’t love her,” he said, while speaking to The Dependent. “One shouldn’t be shy of expressing one’s emotions,” he said. “And this whole excuse of being busy is also just ridiculous.” .....
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Pakistan gives equal response to India’s undemocratic, unilateral extension

August 22, 2019 BY The Dependent

(Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction. Learn to take a joke; you’ll live longer.) ISLAMABAD – Amidst cries of the anti-nationals, who have been whining about so-called inaction of the country after New Delhi’s annexation of Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan on Monday decided to give a resounding, and equal, reply to India’s undemocratic, unilateral extension into external sphere. Pakistan’s categorical reply on Monday was slap on the faces of the anti-nationals in Pakistan, the hyper-nationalists in India, and everyone who says any .....
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3 killed, 4 injured in celebratory hawai firing near ARY office

August 19, 2019 BY The Dependent

(Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction. Learn to take a joke; you’ll live longer.) Three persons were killed and at least four injured, one of whom is in critical condition, due to aerial firing coming from the roof of the ARY news channel office building. According to police sources, the aerial firing took place some time in the afternoon on Monday, and was accompanied by loud shouts and what appeared to be beating drums. “Aerial firing is a menace, and needs to be controlled,” said Mushtaq Hussain, SHO of the area in which .....
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Sarfraz Ahmed given three-year extension to ensure continuity in light of regional challenges

August 19, 2019 BY The Dependent

(Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction. Learn to take a joke; you’ll live longer.) ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved an extension in the tenure of Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed for another three years, a notification issued by the premier's office said. Sarfaraz was appointed as the captain during the tenure of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 2016. “Sarfaraz Ahmed has been appointed the captain of the national cricket team for another term of three years, for all three formats, from the date of completion of .....
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‘I’m a proud member of Lashkar-e-Taiba,’ says non-state actor Hamza Ali Abbasi

August 19, 2019 BY The Dependent

(Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction. Learn to take a joke; you’ll live longer.) ISLAMABAD – Renowned non-state actor Hamza Ali Abbasi has retorted strongly to Indian anchorperson, Arnab Goswami, revealing that he is a full-time member of jihadist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Goswami had accused Abbasi of being an undercover actor, with the latter then taking to Twitter to confirm that he’s actually a full-time non-state actor. “So that over actor and warmongerer for ratings, guy Arnab/his channel declared me an undercover ac .....
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Axcuse Me guy called out for not making video on climate change

August 19, 2019 BY The Dependent

(Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction. Learn to take a joke; you’ll live longer.) Social media sensation Waseem Hassan Sheikh, more popularly known as the ‘Axcuse Me’ man, was called out on social media on Sunday for not making any video on the important issue of climate change. “For a person with such a huge platform to not address the issue of climate change is criminal, if you think about it,” wrote @WokeBlokeLhr on Twitter. “I think it is his privilege which affords him his distance from the issue.” “I hate him,” .....
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UNSC, OIC upload red facebook displays in strong response to Kashmir situation

August 18, 2019 BY The Dependent

(Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction. Learn to take a joke; you’ll live longer.) The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is seperate moves both uploaded red display pictures on Facebook in response to Indian actions in Indian held Kashmir. The UNSC, which met to exclusively discuss the Kashmir issue after nearly six decades, nullified India’s claim that the abrogation of Article 370 (A) was an internal Indian matter. To respond in full to the blackout in the disputed valley .....
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Could solve Kashmir if PTI given one chance at Indian federal govt, says Imran

August 16, 2019 BY The Dependent

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that it would be unreasonable to expect his government to effectively solve the Kashmir problem because the tier of government that his party was running was not empowered to solve the issue. “Do we expect for the Swabi district Nazim to solve, say, the law and order situation in the district,” he asked rhetorically, while speaking to reporters at a press conference. “No, of course not. Because it is not empowered to do anything on that front; law and order is a provincial subject.” “Simi .....
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