A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jet crashed near Sargodha while on a training mission on Thursday, according to reports. It is yet to be determined whether or not the pilot survived. A…
National
Columns
Learning from the liberation of China and America
“…the fourth Khaki dictator – said that, “Dictators have brought development to the country while politicians have caused its derailment”. There is no truth in this statement.” In July this…
Editorials
Running the government while acting as opposition
Nawaz Sharif tees-up for disaster There is uncertainty in the country. Khaqan Abbasi has been appointed the new Prime Minister but there is no guarantee that he will retain his office…
Business
Pak-Thailand FTA talks to begin from August 21st
Islamabad: Pakistan and Thailand will hold eighth round of talks to finalise free trade agreement (FTA) from August 21 to 23. Both the sides had exchanged the offer lists of items for free trade, including automobile and textile sectors for...
Foreign
US sanctions anti-Indian Kashmiri group Hizbul Mujahideen
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday said it had sanctioned Hizbul Mujahideen, the largest of the anti-Indian Kashmiri groups engaged in conflict in the divided Himalayan territory. In a statement on its website,…
“Today’s win is a victory for the dignity of women,” Lebanon scraps controversial rape law
Saudi Arabia to reopen Qatar border for Hajj pilgrims
Suicide bomber blows himself up at Hamas security post
Iran’s military chief visits Turkey to discuss Syrian conflict
President Mamnoon lauds Aga Khan’s development initiatives
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
Yuvraj, Raina not considered for failure to clear ‘Yo-Yo’ test
The failure to clear the ‘Yo-Yo’ endurance test at India’s National Cricket Academy was the primary reason why Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina were not considered for the Sri Lanka…
City
Chowk Wazir Khan restored to past glory
LAHORE: US Consul General to Lahore Yuriy R Fidkew on Wednesday visited the recently restored to its past glory Chowk Wazir Khan and the historic Wazir Khan Mosque. Chowk Wazir Khan, a 17th-century…
Parliamentarians seek action against chief commissioner
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has demanded that an inquiry should be conducted against the Islamabad Chief Commissioner (CC) Zulfiqar Haider for giving undue favours to the parents who refuse to administer polio vaccines…
Iqra University to offer HBS-designed online courses
KARACHI: Iqra University has become the first university in Pakistan to collaborate with Harvard Business School (HBS) as it will offer HBS-designed online courses to its eMBA students starting fall 2017. The…
Chowk Wazir Khan restored to past glory
LAHORE: US Consul General to Lahore Yuriy R Fidkew on Wednesday visited the recently restored to its past glory Chowk Wazir Khan and the historic Wazir Khan Mosque. Chowk Wazir Khan, a 17th-century…
Arts / Entertainment
Umar Akmal gets trolled on Twitter for ‘verbal abuse’ allegations
Umar Akmal is one cricketer who has been in the news time and again for his less than satisfactory performances over the years. He was once dubbed as the next big thing…