LAHORE: The Punjab caretaker government in order to ensure the free and fair elections is likely to reshuffle the administration in the next 48 hours, a local media house reported. It was further reported…
National
Columns
A time to pick and choose
And why not stay calm and carry on during elections Elections are upon us and being a fun loving lot we are really, really, really excited. Since elections provide an opportunity to…
Editorials
Imran Khan and the institutions
Looking for fall guys in case of bad performance There seems to be no institution in the country, with the exception of the army and judiciary, that the PTI is not dissatisfied with. Party spokesman…
Business
Court appoints PwC, Deloitte as joint liquidators for Abraaj
DUBAI/LAHORE: Dubai-based Abraaj Holdings said on Tuesday a court in the Cayman Islands has ordered to appoint PwC as provisional liquidators of Abraaj Holdings and Deloitte as provisional liquidators of Abraaj Investment Management Ltd. Abraaj, the Middle East’s biggest private...
Foreign
US quits ‘biased’ UN human rights body
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS: The United States withdrew from a “hypocritical and self-serving” United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday over what it called chronic bias against Israel and a lack of reform, a…
Featured
Ode to the Amaltas
It’s six in the afternoon and the hot, dry, summer breeze whistles dolefully through the trees and the shrubbery at Bagh-i-Jinnah (Lawrence Gardens), keeping the stagnant air at bay. The tennis and…
Sports
Japan dreams of jackpot with legal casinos
TOKYO: At a casino school in Tokyo, croupier-in-training Takuto Saito settles behind a green table and reaches for the roulette wheel, addressing a group of imaginary punters: “Spin up. Place your bets.”…
Lahore
Rescue workers still unable to recover bodies of three minors
RAWALPINDI: Rescue workers were unable to locate the bodies of three minors who had swept away in a local canal while families of the children continued to protest. Protestors marched towards the press…
Karachi
Fierce competition expected among political bigwigs in NA-243
With elections just around the corner, it seems Karachi will become the biggest battleground for all major political parties. With Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman…
Islamabad
450 bikers treated in PIMS during Eid holidays
ISLAMABAD: At least 450 bikers were given emergency treatment by the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) during Eid holidays. 4,500 patients visited the institute’s emergency department during Eid holidays, according to PIMS Media…
Arts / Entertainment
Marriage is (literally) good for heart, says study
PARIS: Even if marriage is sometimes more a bed of nails than roses, living into old age with a partner may help ward off heart disease and stroke, researchers said Tuesday. A sweeping…