Earthquake tremors were reported on Friday morning in Peshawar, Lower Dir, Buner and surrounding districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. According to reports, the tremors originated from the Hindu Kush mountains and…
Headlines
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‘Positive U-turn’: Govt concedes PAC chairmanship to Shehbaz
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SC forms JIT to probe Pakpattan land case against Nawaz
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SC directs PM’s sister Aleema to pay Rs29.5m in taxes, fine on foreign assets
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SC orders 20% cut in fee charged by private schools
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PM Imran suspends gas companies’ boards as shortfall worsens
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
Impact of CPEC on Pakistan
Moving from geo-politics towards geo-economics There is no repudiating of the fast paced changes which are taking place in the international arena. Without a doubt a multipolar order is on the horizon…
Editorials
Laying foundations of ‘Naya Pakistan’
Complacency and political exigency harm performance Earlier this month Imran Khan had hinted at getting rid of the incompetent members in his cabinet and a possible reshuffle in portfolios. After a record…
Business
Matco to setup joint venture company with Barentz International
LAHORE: Matco Foods on Friday announced it had reached an agreement with Barentz International to set up a joint venture company in Pakistan for the import, sales, and distribution of ingredients used in pharmaceutical, personal care, food & nutrition, and...
Foreign
Doctors operate on child whose shooting in eye sparked anger in IoK
SRINAGAR: Doctors have removed a metal shard from the eye of a toddler shot in Indian-occupied Kashmir, whose horrific injuries became symbolic of India´s controversial use of pellet-firing shotguns in the conflict-torn…
Featured
China court bans iPhone sales in patent dispute
WASHINGTON: A Chinese court ordered a ban in the country on iPhone sales in a patent dispute between US chipmaker Qualcomm and Apple, according to a Qualcomm statement Monday. The statement said the…
Sports
PCB’s task force on domestic structure meets today
The first meeting of Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) special task force formed to relay the future of domestic cricket will be held on Friday. The task force is headed by Lt Gen Muzammil…
Lahore
FIA raids private schools in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday raided two schools in Faisalabad and confiscated all records. The raids were reportedly conducted at three branches of two private schools that were charging high…
Karachi
Karachi public transport owners continue strike as gas crisis deepens
KARACHI: Gas supply in the provincial capital on Friday continued to suffer from disruption as public transport owners resumed their strike against suspension of CNG supplies to fuel stations, thereby posing difficulty…
Islamabad
MCI, CDA feud delays Rs180 million fund release for street lights
ISLAMABAD: Dysfunctional street lights in many sectors of the federal capital may not be fixed even by the end of 2018 as an amount of Rs180 million, allocated four months ago, is…
Arts / Entertainment
I feel like a superhero: Ranveer Singh on marrying Deepika
We have been following Ranveer and Deepika’s journey ever since the couple officially announced their relationship and then when Ranveer said he is ready to settle down but was waiting for Deepika.…