–‘Pakistan’s foreign policy centers around PTI’s manifesto’ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday that he was not under any pressure from the armed forces of Pakistan, and that the PTI was…
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
Say goodbye to 2020
God help us all get through 2020 to a better ‘21 Just as a virus changes or mutates─ and we’re more familiar with the idea now than before, language changes as well.…
Editorials
The need for flexibility
A stubborn government facing a stubborn opposition The second wave of coronavirus inside the country and in countries who are Pakistan’ major export markets is having a toll on the national economy.…
Foreign
Tough security for Indian-occupied Kashmir’s first vote since autonomy cancelled
Voters in Indian-occupied Kashmir went to the polls on Saturday amid a heavy security presence in the first direct elections in the disputed region since the government stripped its semi-autonomy last year.…
Featured
Educating the nation
By Anjum Altaf The Single New Curriculum (SNC) is the latest big thing and, like many of the big things before, it will end with a whimper, losing air and falling limp…
Sports
Seventh Pakistan cricketer positive for Covid-19 in New Zealand
CHRISTCHURCH: A seventh Pakistan cricketer tested positive for Covid-19 as the team remained confined to their hotel in Christchurch on Saturday, unable to train and with a question mark over their New…
Lahore
Activist Ammar Ali Jan lambasts Lahore DC after escaping arrest
Activist and member of the Haqooq-e-Khalq Movement (HKM), Ammar Ali Jan, took to Twitter to lash out against the Lahore deputy commissioner after he was almost arrested while attending a student protest…
Karachi
CTD, FC arrest three ‘terrorists’ from Khuzdar
QUETTA: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and Frontier Corps, in a joint operation, on Saturday arrested three suspected terrorists belonging to the proscribed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) from Khuzdar. A CTD spokesperson said while…
Islamabad
Arid Agri University admin flouts Covid-19 SOPs
–Regular presence of infected staff on campus endangers lives ISLAMABAD: At a time when the federal and provincial governments are making all-out efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the…
Arts / Entertainment
First Urdu OTT Platform UrduFlix Launches in Pakistan
Emax Media, the internationally acclaimed digital network has forayed into the on-demand streaming segment with the announcement of Pakistan’s first Urdu OTT platform UrduFlix, offering original and exclusive content in Urdu worldwide. ‘UrduFlix’ will provide viewers with access to original...