–An army can fight another army, it cannot fight the masses, retired judge tells Indian army chief India’s retired Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has slammed Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat…
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
When home is Hell
Everywhere and anywhere else is Eden waiting with open arms, armed coastal guards and barbed wires For some home is not the place where their heart is. For some salvation lies elsewhere.…
Editorials
Remember, remember the 16th of December
Ugliest scar on the national consciousness Of all the things the prime minister said about the APS tragedy – great sacrifice, need for better security and education, etc – nothing stood out…
Business
Own five properties in London, not eight: Vawda
Water Resources Minister Faisal Vawda owns properties in expensive areas of London, although he has emphasised they were purchased with money earned legally, a local media outlet reported on Monday. The PTI leader has declared his assets with the Election Commission of...
Foreign
Bombing near Athens damages offices of Greek media group
ATHENS: A powerful bomb detonated outside a major Greek broadcaster and newspaper publisher near Athens early Monday, causing serious damage to the facade of the building but no injuries. Greek politicians across…
Featured
Media Watch: ‘Happy to be ashamed…’
Not a bad performance, over all He wasn’t as bad at the BBC’s Hard Talk as his boss, the current prime minister, on the same programme before the elections. And Asad Umar’s…
Sports
Naseeruddin Shah calls Kohli ‘world’s worst behaved player’
Whether Virat Kohli’s aggression on the field is a tad bit too much or not, is a discussion that never goes out of fashion. Some justify it by arguing that it’s just…
Lahore
Minorities will have equal rights in ‘new Pakistan’, says minister
LAHORE: Punjab Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has said that all minorities would be provided with equal opportunities in “new Pakistan” and there would be no discrimination on any basis. Addressing a cake-cutting…
Karachi
Sindh IG holds high level meeting to discuss security of foreign missions
KARACHI: Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Syed Kaleem Imam on Monday held a meeting with 28 consul generals and their representatives for the purpose of discussing the enhancement of security that…
Islamabad
Police nabs Taji Khokhar, 75 others involved in land grabbing, drug pushing
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police on Monday arrested 76 criminals, including infamous land-grabber Sajid Mehmood alias Taji Khokhar for their alleged involvement in cases of land grabbing and drug pushing. On the orders of…
Arts / Entertainment
Ghalib’s birth anniversary to be celebrated in befitting manner: Fawad Ch
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Monday said the birth anniversary of great Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib would be celebrated in a befitting manner this year. The minister said this…