Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Thursday not only out at his political opponents especially the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan People’s Party but also the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) and…
National
Columns
Pacts are meant to be kept
Why China demanded Indian troops withdraw Indian obduracy and hegemonic designs have irked all its neighbours including superpowers like China and impoverished ones like Bhutan and Nepal. Sikkim was annexed by…
Editorials
Financial Year 2017
No sound strategy in place At a whopping $12.1 billion Pakistan’s current account deficit is now double what it was last fiscal year which translates into 4% of GDP. Although an increase…
Business
Gerry’s dnata opens new marhaba lounge at Karachi airport
KARACHI Gerry’s dnata, the largest ground handler in Pakistan, has opened a new marhaba lounge at Jinnah International Airport – Karachi, further developing its portfolio and cementing its position as a key aviation partner in the country. The lounge was...
Foreign
John McCain has brain cancer, US senator’s office says
WASHINGTON: Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee known for his independent streak over more than three decades representing Arizona in the Senate, has brain cancer, his office disclosed Wednesday night…
India has international backing in border dispute with China, says Sushma Swaraj
Iraq’s Kurds, seeking independence, call vote hoping to ease row
28 people die as bus plunges into deep ravine in India
China bans Winnie the Pooh for resembling its President
Magnitude 5.8 quake hits off Japan’s Fukushima
Featured
Revival of Mughal recipes in Royal Fort
The conservation of the royal kitchens started in 2015 by the Walled City of Lahore Authority and Aga Khan Trust for Culture A no-go area inside Lahore Fort has suddenly…
Sports
Chelsea agree deal for Real Madrid striker Morata
Chelsea announced on social media yesterday that the terms for a deal with Spaniard Alvaro Morata had been reached with a medical awaiting the Real Madrid man. We have agreed terms with…
City
Issuance of health cards begins in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: Out of the 600,000 poverty stricken people in Hyderabad district, 123,526 have been selected in the first phase to avail the benefits of free medical treatment under Prime Minister’s Health Cards Scheme.…
Issuance of health cards begins in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: Out of the 600,000 poverty stricken people in Hyderabad district, 123,526 have been selected in the first phase to avail the benefits of free medical treatment under Prime Minister’s Health Cards Scheme.…
Development projects will bring positive change in KHI: governor
KARACHI: The federal government is taking every possible step for the development of Karachi, and it would initiate development projects in the city in collaboration with the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), said Governor…
CM orders immediate repair of Cavalry Bridge
LAHORE: Soon after Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif took notice of the cracks in the Cavalry Bridge, the authorities started repairing the bridge, on Thursday, located in Gulberg, Lahore. CM Shahbaz had ordered…
Arts / Entertainment
Malaysia bans the song ‘Despacito’ over explicit lyrics
Muslim-majority Malaysia has stopped playing the sexually charged song “Despacito” on public broadcast stations, a senior minister said Thursday after critics labelled it un-Islamic. Salleh Said Keruak, communications and multimedia minister, told…