The worst of crimes?

A bizarre episode occurred recently in Paraguay, which should remind us that we don’t have a monopoly on stupidity, that it exists...

VISA, VRG enter strategic partnership

The SPA brings together VISA to help empower the digitization of payment services in Pakistan and VISA’s Central Europe, Middle East and...

Ahmedabad Apocalypse

I never thought the day would come when I would feel sorry for Narendra Modi, but I did. No matter that the...

Surviving the World Cup

The post-World Cup cleanout began before the final. Mickey Arthur has been sacked as Chief Coach. Morne Morkel resigned as bowling coach...

Fariha Farrukh: making waves as a sports anchor

ISLAMABAD: Sports journalist and TV host Fariha Farrukh has said that Pakistani media has made a lot of headway over the last...

How to Stay out of the World Cup semis

This was a World Cup where all sorts of odd things were happening. Can anything be weirder than the first ‘timed out’...

Father of singer Jawad Ahmad passes away

LAHORE: Prof Tauqeer Ahmad Shaikh, former teacher of Government College Lahore and father of renowned singer Jawad Ahmad passed away here on...

Letting Imran down

One of the weird things that happened during this weird World Cup was the sight of Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan head coach,...

9th Islamabad Literature Festival ends on a high note

Three-day festival brings together authors, readers, and literary enthusiasts for a memorable academic exploration and discussion ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Literature Festival (ILF),...

Leading UK-based company launches mega-million-dollar project in Federal Capital

ISLAMABAD: A leading UK-based property investment and development company has announced another mega-million-dollar project in Pakistan. The company, One Homes, known for bringing...

Cricket and quartics

In the midst of the World Cup, the world of cricket lost a great of the game in Bishan Singh Bedi, the...

PSDF completes programme for out-of-school adolescents in Punjab with UNICEF support

LAHORE: The project "Evidence Generation and Design of 'Non-Formal Education to Job Placement' programme for Out-of-School Adolescents (OOSA) of Punjab," marked a...

Islamabad Police allegedly kidnap Custom Inspector over confiscating NCP vehicle

RAWALPINDI: Islamabad Police allegedly kidnaped Custom Inspector and five other staffers over confiscating Non-Customs Paid (NCP) vehicles used by DSP. Sources said that...

How many more children must die?

Something is stopping the Defence Forces from launching the ground attack into Gaza that should have followed the aerial bombardment that has...

IAEA regional meeting agree to joint efforts to address food safety

Countries including Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Oman, Phillippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Thailand and others attend five-day meeting FAISALABAD: The five-day regional...