Who beat who to the draw?

Imran Khan seems bent on showing the world that he shouldn’t be heading a political party, but should be leading the revival...

Shootout at Sidney Street

At last, it seemed, after 112 years, Lahore got its equivalent of the Sidney Street siege in London. If the London police...

Why not just a backache?

I didn’t know Imran Khan was so sick. In his bail application to the Islamabad High Court, he said he had piles...

Muzaffargarh DC prioritises promotion of women entrepreneurs for economic development

MUZAFFARGARH: Deputy Commissioner Agha Zaheer Abbas Sherazi of Muzaffargarh highlighted the immense talent of women entrepreneurs in the district, and expressed his...

Napoleon’s disease and a collegemate

It seems that the Jail Bharo Tehrik was not as serious as the 2014 dharna. That was ended with the APS Peshawar...

Court bars controversial Lahore bishop from using office, spending funds

LAHORE: A civil court has restrained Reverend Nadeem Kamran from exercising authority as the Bishop of Lahore Diocese of the Church of...

17-year-old student subjected to brutal torture by fellow students

LAHORE: A gang of young boys subjected a 17-year-old student of Lahore Grammar School (Gulberg A Level Branch) Lahore to brutal torture and...

Jail Bharo, but on bail

I’m just a little confused. It was Imran Khan who announced a Jail Bharo Tehreek. And then set such an inspiring example...

Govt urged not to yield to pressure of tobacco manufacturers

If Pakistan has to stay in step with the developed world, it has to increase cigarettes prices which are still lower compared...

CS opens exhibition to mark 36th death anniversary of Sadeqain

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman inaugurated an exhibition comprising artwork of Sadeqain, and photographs, books and belongings of Sufi Tabassum...

Make cigarettes hard to buy, demand academicians

LAHORE: The rise in cigarette taxes in Pakistan is a significant step in the direction of lowering tobacco use and advancing public...

NAB summons Buzdar in wealth case

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned former Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar once again to its Lahore office on February...

Raising a stink by going to jail

After Pervez Musharraf and Amjad Islam Amjad, it was the turn of Zia Mohyeddin. Of the latter two, I don’t know who...

LDA approves footbridge at Peco Road on Punjab ombudsman’s order

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has approved the construction of a crossing bridge at Peco Road, following the orders of Punjab...

Death of a commando

Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf died in Dubai, at the age of 79, on Kashmir Solidarity Day. None of his supporters said that...