‘A great loss to humanity’ — Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’ dedicated her life to fighting leprosy in the country — ‘I’m not treating a disease, I’m treating a person’ …
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Columns
Of fiction, Old and New
The two books belong to two entirely different epochs of literary lineage viz., the early modern and the post-modern converging on a cross-literary mosaic The Valley of Fear Author: Arthur Conan…
Editorials
Setback to Centre- provincial harmony
CCI’s reconstitution unfair to Balochistan and KP The Prime Minister’s decision to add another two members to Punjab’s representation in the eight- member Council of Common Interests (CCI) by denuding one…
Business
Minister pledges measures to improve textile sector
FAISALABAD: Commerce and Textile State Minister Haji Muhammad Akram Ansari said on Saturday that short and long-term remedial strategies would be evolved to improve the textile sector. Addressing a function at Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI), he asked...
Foreign
Death toll reaches 600 in South Asia monsoon floods
NEW DELHI: Nearly 600 people have died and millions have been affected by monsoon floods in South Asia, rescue officials said on Saturday, as relief and rescue operations continued. Indian authorities sought…
Featured
The independence dream
From reality and back No doubt, we have come far as a nation, and there are many positives that make us proud. We are gifted with abundant resources, both natural and…
Sports
Sethi confirms World XI tour
— PCB chairman says visiting team will have big names from all top cricketing nations Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Najam Sethi on Saturday reaffirmed his aim to restore international cricket…
City
BISP empowering women socially, financially: Marvi
KARACHI: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) through its beneficiary committees is bringing real women empowerment in the country, said State Minister and BISP Chairperson Marvi Memon. She expressed these views during a…
CADD minister denies inviting any state functionary to Nawaz’s ‘homecoming’ rally
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) spokesperson on Saturday dismissed the news that CADD Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry had requested the Capital Development Authority (CDA) official to manage some…
BISP empowering women socially, financially: Marvi
KARACHI: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) through its beneficiary committees is bringing real women empowerment in the country, said State Minister and BISP Chairperson Marvi Memon. She expressed these views during a…
Resident succumbs to injuries
LAHORE: A man named Zohaib, who was seriously injured after a policeman allegedly pushed him off a road adjacent to an underpass, succumbed to his wounds on Saturday. According to the…
Arts / Entertainment
Working in Pakistan depends on good script, logistics: Hollywood actor Faran Tahir
BY HAMZA REHMAN LAHORE: Pakistani-American Hollywood actor Faran Tahir, on Saturday, said, “I would love to work in Pakistan provided it’s a good script and the logistics work out.” While talking…