MQM defers Altaf NICOP protests after govt assurance
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) late on Saturday deferred their protests over non-issuance of National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistani (NICOP) to its chief Altaf Hussian after the...
View ArticleSteps listed to fight sectarian strife
ISLAMABAD: Over 950 people have been killed in sectarian attacks over the past three years, according to a report compiled by the interior ministry. What is more alarming, however, is that the trend is...
View ArticleDar suspends order aimed at tax evaders
ISLAMABAD: Apparently succumbing to pressure from powerful lobbies, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has suspended the implementation of an order meant for recovery of tax from evaders.Last week, the Federal...
View ArticlePTI urges govt to resume talks with Taliban
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) called on the government on Saturday to break the deadlock in the talks with the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), saying that there had been a...
View ArticleFIR registered in Geo show row
ISLAMABAD: An FIR was registered by the police on Saturday against Geo TV channel owner Mir Shakeelur Rehman, its morning programme host Shaista Lodhi, actress Veena Malik and her husband Asad Bashir...
View ArticleSindh backs PM’s plan for targeted operation
KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet which met here on Saturday with Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah in the chair fully supported the decisions taken at a recent meeting presided over by Prime Minister Nawaz...
View ArticleJWT makes a clean sweep of PAS awards
KARACHI: Advertising these days is as much about effective communication strategies and the timely recognition of the true value of creativity as it is about meeting the demands of an ever-growing...
View ArticleA village where politicians go only for votes
Estimating cautiously, five to six centuries ago the builders of Haasil village would perhaps have the scenic panorama in their mind while laying the foundation of a new hamlet at the right bank of...
View ArticleBajaur students go to schools without books
KHAR: The education department has not provided free textbooks to government schools in Bajaur Agency and the students have been attending schools without books since start of the new academic session...
View ArticleThe angst of ecstasy
After my father passed away in October 2009, I told my mother that I would take her to perform the annual Muslim pilgrimage, the Hajj, in Makkah.My parents had been married for over 40 years,...
View ArticleThe case for investing in stocks
When it comes to investing, the vast majority of Pakistanis think of gold, real estate and, occasionally, foreign currencies as investments. Some investors who are slightly more...
View ArticleThree die in a road accident
KARACHI: Three people of a family, including a child, were killed in a road accident early on Sunday, DawnNews reported.The accident occurred on the Super Highway near Kathor and involved a car and a...
View ArticleIED blast in Mohmand tribal region kills one, injures five others
PESHAWAR: At least one person was killed and five others were injured on Sunday in two remote-controlled blasts in Mohmand tribal region.The deceased was a Khassadar force personnel.Official sources...
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The murder of reason
The murder of reason‘The country is on a suicide mission’The chilling effectAll honourable menThe murder of reason by Irfan AslamOnly five bullets were needed to silence Multan’s bravest son,...
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Pakistani mango growers slice in to India market
RAJBAH CHAWAN: Pakistani mango growers are hoping to take a slice out of rival India's export market thanks to tough new European regulations.The sweet yellow fruit is a contentious matter regionally,...
View ArticleNajam Sethi to approach SC over PCB chairmanship issue
ISLAMABAD: Ousted chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Najam Sethi on Sunday announced that he would challenge the Islamabad High Court's decision of reinstating Zaka Ashraf as the PCB chairman, in the...
View ArticleShahbaz Sharif announces Rs5bn Ramzan package
LAHORE: Punjab Chief MInister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday announced a Rs5 billion Razmzan package to benefit the consumers of the province, DawnNews reported.Items of daily necessity would be sold to the...
View ArticlePakistani students win special award at Intel ISEF 2014
LOS ANGELES: The week-long Intel International Science and Education Fair 2014 came to an end over the weekend with the Grand Awards Ceremony held at the Los Angeles Convention Centre.The Special Award...
View ArticleDriving Life: The Ambulance Drivers of Karachi
Thanks to a partnership between RSA and the Karachi University Visual Studies Department, an insight into city of Karachi has been gleamed by listening to the views of the city's ambulance drivers....
View ArticleChild killed, 12 injured due to heavy rainfall in Quetta
QUETTA: A seven year old child was killed and another 12 people were injured in rain-related incidents in suburbs of Quetta on Sunday.Torrential rains played havoc in Zehri Town located in south-west...
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