ISLAMABAD: Minister for Housing and Works Tariq Bashir Cheema has said that government is working on a comprehensive and coherent plan of action to meet the housing shortfall and fulfil its promise of…
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
Making the mare go
At Penpoint Asad Umar’s resignation may not be enough The PTI government is expected to achieve what party chief Imran Khan had pledged never to do before the election last year, and…
Editorials
The fall of an important PTI wicket
But how did it happen? On Monday the Information Minister rejected reports about Finance Minister Asad Umar’s removal as fabrication. On Tuesday PEMRA issued show cause notices to two news channels for…
Business
Deceased man buys cars, FBR on the move
A govt official allegedly purchased 32 vehicles in the name Sheikh Khalid, who died in 2016 ISLAMABAD: The tax department has initiated an inquiry against a government servant, as well as a frontman of leading car assembler, for booking 100 vehicles...
Foreign
More protesters flood Sudan’s sit-in to demand civilian rule
Khartoum: Thousands of protesters demanding an end to military rule flocked to the sit-in outside Sudan’s Defence Ministry on Friday, in the biggest turnout in the center of the capital since last…
Featured
Media Watch: NY Times Leaks?
The nation and its news media (broadcast as well as the supposedly more cerebral print) have infamously short memories. A shockwave of sorts had hit the airwaves a couple of years ago,…
Sports
No hiding place for out-of-form United stars: Solskjaer
LONDON: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has warned his under-achieving Manchester United players there is no “hiding place” for them and they are playing for their futures at the club. The United manager, whose…
Lahore
LHC issues notice to anchorperson for ‘scandalising’ judges
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday issued a notice to anchorperson Sami Ibrahim for stirring controversies involving senior high court judges and for accusing them of illegal practices. Hearing a petition…
Karachi
Karachi to have updated weather surveillance radar by December
KARACHI: An updated weather radar with a surveillance capacity of 400 Km radius will be fully operational in Karachi by December this year, said Syed Abdul Rasheed, Pakistan Meteorological Department’s chief meteorologist.…
Islamabad
IHC constitutes commission for recovery of kidnapped citizen
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday constituted a three-member commission for the recovery of an abducted citizen Mir Afridi and directed it to submit report till April 30. Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani heard…
Arts / Entertainment
Let’s take a step towards promoting our own artists
Have we run out of content? Do we not have enough talent to discuss? Despite knowing the fact that India has banned Pakistani artists and the recent ban on Indian movies in Pakistani cinemas, why is media only interested in...