Scores held in Punjab for protesting govt’s ‘unfair’ wheat policy Kissan Ittehad leader announces plans to block highways across province; PTI lends support. Updated 30 Apr, 2024 07:48am
IMF okays release of final $1.1bn SBA tranche All board members favoured releasing the last installment except India, which abstained. Updated 30 Apr, 2024 07:42am
Modi’s ‘inner circle’ implicated in murder plots abroad Washington Post investigation details how "hit-men" were hired by RAW agents to assassinate dissidents on US soil. Updated 30 Apr, 2024 09:09am
CM Gandapur, Omar Ayub, Shibli to ‘hold talks on PTI’s behalf’, Imran confirms He made it clear that no one, except these three leaders, has been authorised to hold talks with the establishment. Updated 30 Apr, 2024 09:37am
Live Columbia University suspends pro-Palestinian protesters after encampment talks stall Spokesperson says encampment has "created an unwelcoming environment for many of our Jewish students and faculty". Updated 30 Apr, 2024 08:38am
Saudi Arabia eyes cooperation in agriculture sector Shehbaz says govt pursuing deep-rooted structural reforms, "meaningful" austerity. Updated 30 Apr, 2024 08:00am
Four get life term for facilitating murder of former MNA Ali Raza Abidi Karachi ATC convicts them on abetment, terror charges; 4 hitmen still at large 6 years on. Updated 30 Apr, 2024 09:43am
Fazl announces ‘million marches’ against rigging Asks PML-N, PPP to join him; blasts ‘establishment’ over ‘interference’ in politics. Updated 30 Apr, 2024 08:25am
More pleas pour in as SC resumes meddling case hearing today SHCBA seeks order for state institutions to work within designated lawful domain. Updated 30 Apr, 2024 10:12am
Senators question US firm’s role in FBR digitisation Shibli Faraz slams government urgency to pass money bill; Irfan Siddiqui denies plans to extend judges’ terms. Updated 30 Apr, 2024 09:51am
Editorial: PTI must realise talks will take place in existing power configuration, even if legitimacy is debatable
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1 Kidnapped judge reaches home after being recovered Prior to his release, Marwat asked govt to accept kidnappers’ demands; driver tells police abductors had warned of "serious consequences". Newspaper , Published 29 Apr, 2024 07:31am
3 Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar appointed deputy prime minister PM Shehbaz makes the appointment "with immediate effect". , Updated 29 Apr, 2024 12:06am
4 Bill proposed in Punjab for increasing minimum age for girl marriage MPA and CPWB chairperson writes to Punjab home secretary, seeking support for legislation to raise minimum age to 18 years. Pakistan , Updated 28 Apr, 2024 12:25pm
5 2 railway constables martyred, 5 others injured after firing over land dispute in Mardan Police detain eight suspects; minister holds railway police responsible for "overstepping their authority". , Published 28 Apr, 2024 10:40pm
Enter the deputy PM Clearly, something has changed since for this step to have been taken and there are shifts in the balance of power within. Arifa Noor
All this talk The other parties are equally legitimate stakeholders in the country’s political future, and it must give them due consideration.
Monetary policy ALIGNING its decision with the trend in developed economies, the State Bank has acted wisely by holding its key...
Meaningless appointment THE PML-N’s policy of ‘family first’ has once again triggered criticism. The party’s latest move in this...
Hybrid pitfalls for PML-N The PML-N isn’t alone in this struggle for space as similar mixed signals come almost daily from the PTI as well.
Clashing realities Humility can be a bulwark against absolutism, and an antidote to the present era of grievance.
The grand delusion Expecting improvement under an elite under whose watch Pakistan has been brought to this sorry pass is the triumph of hope over experience.
Censorship and disinformation Enhancing media literacy among the populace can empower individuals to critically analyse and question the information they encounter.
Iran bans Egyptian drama for ‘inaccurate representation’ The Assassins is a 30-episode series about the founder of a sect known for political assassinations during the 11th century. AFP Published 29 Apr, 2024 10:56am
US court upholds R. Kelly child pornography conviction Kelly, 56, is already serving a 30-year sentence in a racketeering and sex trafficking case. AFP Published 27 Apr, 2024 01:45pm
From screens to streets: How Gen Z is disrupting the status quo and redefining activism It's safe to say that the kids are doing just fine. It is the adults running the world that are the problem. Uzair M. Younus Updated 26 Apr, 2024 05:20pm
The ministry of (dis)information and the ban on X How does a platform threaten national security and public order? How has its ban, yet use via VPNs, prevented this? Farieha Aziz Published 25 Apr, 2024 11:05am
China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side China is expected to launch a robotic spacecraft to collect soil and rocks from the side of the moon that permanently faces away from Earth. Reuters Published 29 Apr, 2024 12:59pm
Tech’s promise & peril Can the harmful aspects of new technology be contained? Maleeha Lodhi Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:53am
DEVELOPMENT: THE CENTREPIECE OF THE FUTURE Aside from its economic and commercial potential for Pakistan, the port city of Gwadar has great strategic value, which Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh Published 28 Apr, 2024 07:31am
CRICKET: THANK YOU, ROHIT A recent comment from India’s cricket captain Rohit Sharma, about his desire for a Test match between archrivals Pakistan and Shahid Akhtar Hashmi Published 28 Apr, 2024 07:31am
SOUNDSCAPE: GERSHWIN’S RIVETING RHAPSODY Celebrating 100 years of Gershwin’s groundbreaking classical-jazz masterpiece, Rhapsody in Blue Robert Taub Published 28 Apr, 2024 07:31am
THE GRAPEVINE Actor Adnan Siddiqui received some flak when he, according to him, “made a harmless joke” during a television chat that women PYT Published 28 Apr, 2024 07:31am
