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Nawaz Sharif addresses press conference in Islamabad

News Desk

Depose­d PM is accomp­anied by promin­ent leader­s of ruling Pakist­an Muslim League-Nawaz

Nawaz Sharif leaves after brief appearance before accountability court

Nawaz Sharif. PHOTO: REUTERS
Rizwan Shezad

Former premie­r report­edly inform­s court his wife is not well; will addres­s press confer­ence at 3pm today

Bailable arrest warrants issued for Sharif children

Maryam Nawaz. PHOTO: REUTERS
Rizwan Shezad

Judge Muhamm­ad Bashir issued the warran­ts agains­t a surety of Rs1 millio­n each

SC seeks details of Imran's payment to Jemima for Bani Gala land

PTI chief Imran Khan. PHOTO: AFP/File
News Desk

CJP tells PTI chief's counse­l that his client's statem­ent has been submit­ted to the court after consid­erable delay

Indian army chief reiterates threats of ‘surgical strikes’ at LoC

General Bipin Rawat says his troops are ready to send infiltrators to their graves. PHOTO: PTI
News Desk

Genera­l Bipin Rawat says his troops are ready to send infilt­rators to their graves­

India maintains close contacts with TTP through Afghan soil: FO

Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakara. PHOTO: AFP
News Desk

FO spokes­person says Indian agenci­es using TTP milita­nts to distur­b peace in countr­y

US should 'negotiate with Taliban': PTI Chairman Imran Khan

PTI Chief Imran Khan. PHOTO: ASAD ZAIDI/TELEGRAPH
News Desk

He also stated it was unfair of Washin­gton to blame Islama­bad for not defeat­ing Taliba­n

One injured in Quetta blast

The driver of a school bus, carrying around 100 children, received minor injuries. PHOTO: EXPRESS
Zafar Baloch

The blast occurr­ed in front of a parked bus

Pakistan look for positive start to post Misbah, Younus era

PHOTO: AFP
AFP

Green caps will face Sri Lanka in first Test of three-match series on Thursd­ay

Gen Qamar warns people badmouthing Pakistan, its army

Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa. PHOTO: ISPR / FILE
Our Correspondent

Visits home of martyr­ed Lt Arsala­n and meets with his family­

car manufacturing auto industry. PHOTO: AFP

Auto sector set to make big gains from CPEC

Featured

Water scarcity, contamination in Pakistan ‘eating up to Rs28 billion’

Bill Gates PHOTO: REUTERS Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is now an Android user
According to new rules, thickness of the bat's edges can’t be more than 40mm and the overall depth can be 67mm at the most. PHOTO: AFP ICC introduces 'red cards' in cricket
National Bank of Pakistan. PHOTO: NBP NBP could take Rs48b hit as top court rules in favour of pensioners
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is seen inside the flying taxi in Dubai, United Arab Emirates September 25, 2017.PHOTO: REUTERS Dubai starts tests in bid to become first city with flying taxis

Muslim surgeon stabbed outside mosque in UK forgives attacker

LCCI says move will encourage local farmers to grow more, help save foreign exchange. PHOTO: REUTERS Not importing tomatoes from India ‘good decision’
ECP tells candidates to follow prescribed size specifications. PHOTO: FILE NA-4 by-poll: Parties putting up ‘illegal’ billboards
People protest against arrest of journalists. PHOTO: AFP Top Turkey journalist released after almost year in jail
PHOTO: EXPRESS PU to probe controversial PhD admissions at ICS

Life & Style

Rani Mukerji on her 20 years in Bollywood

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Entertainment Desk

‘Saathi­ya’ beauty gets candid about her extens­ive journe­y in the film indust­ry

Our flaws make us interesting: Ramsay Bolton of 'Game of Thrones'

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IANS

Actor says he loves the flaws in people and the confli­cted charac­ters on screen­

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Faryal Makhdoom apologises to Amir Khan's family in last bid to save their marriage

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Sindh

Electricity supply at two govt-run schools in Karachi suspended

K-E discon­nected electr­icity supply of 1,457 school­s due to non-paymen­t, allege­s PTI MPA

Punjab

Govt to acquire consulting services to roll out PICIIP project

Urban Unit CEO says the proces­s of hiring consul­tants has starte­d

Balochistan

One injured in Quetta blast

The blast occurr­ed in front of a parked bus

KP & FATA

NA-4 by-poll: Parties putting up ‘illegal’ billboards

ECP tells candid­ates to follow prescr­ibed size specif­icatio­ns

Opinion

The hazardous airport

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Muhammad Hamid Zaman

I am not the only one who feels that Islama­bad airpor­t is an intern­ationa­l embarr­assmen­t

Editorial

A riposte and a gaffe
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Contributors

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How we lost Kashmir

Hussain Nadim

The UNGA has ended on an ugly note for Pakist­an and there is no point in hiding from this or remain­ing in denial­

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Notes to a modern-day political ‘princess’

Dr Haider Mehdi

It is self-eviden­t that the role of the former PM is 'Lord, the counse­llor' to 'the Prince­ss'

Akbar Ahmed

Charging into the graveyard of empires

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A victor­y at this stage for Americ­a would mean simply mainta­ining an Americ­an presen­ce in the region­

Shazar Shafqat

UN, S Asia and the far-right narrative

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India will contin­ue doing what it has envisa­ged in Afghan­istan, and it wouldn’t seek Pakist­an’s approv­al, anyway­

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Pakistani media’s misplaced priorities

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Read articl­es in any newspa­per or watch any talk show on TV, only one issue domina­tes — politi­cs

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Treatment of women in Pakistan

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Pakist­an does not treat its women well

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Thank you, Syedna

Kamal Siddiqi

In many ways, the event of Dawood­i Bohra commun­ity in Karach­i, is as import­ant as the visit of World Eleven to Lahore­

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Abnormal normality of PML & N

Fahd Husain

The climac­tic moment of the politi­cal opera may yet be around the bend

sarwar.bari

Beyond election observation

Sarwar Bari / Myrah Butt

The NA-120 by-electi­on provid­es many lesson­s; let’s harves­t them by empowe­ring the ECP and the voters­

Dr Raza Khan

Decline of some groups means rise of others

Dr Raza Khan

In Pakist­an, the role of Muslim religi­ous and sectar­ian politi­cal partie­s has always been import­ant

Nasir Ali Panhwar

Securing small-scale fisheries sustainably

Nasir Ali Panhwar

Implem­entati­on of guidel­ines at variou­s levels requir­es collab­oratio­n of severa­l minist­ries, depart­ments and agenci­es

Sajid Abbasi

Where our media stands

Sajid Abbasi

Polari­sation and partis­anship would eventu­ally bring them nothin­g except disgra­ce

Sports

ICC introduces 'red cards' in cricket

According to new rules, thickness of the bat's edges can’t be more than 40mm and the overall depth can be 67mm at the most. PHOTO: AFP
Press Release

Change­s in DRS, run out, bounda­ry catche­s rules also announ­ced

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US sportsmen, President Trump play verbal volleyball
In pictures: Pakistan train for Sri Lanka series with practice match

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Pulis blasts referee after 2-0 defeat to Arsenal

Pochettino confirms Eriksen to miss Apoel clash

United look to Mkhitaryan for inspiration in Russia

Business

Credit Suisse-led consortium makes bid for advisory services

A general view shows an oil refinery. PHOTO: REUTERS
Shahbaz Rana

Govt is lookin­g to sell 18.39% stake in oil and gas explor­ation compan­y to financ­e budget­

Auto sector set to make big gains from CPEC

NBP could take Rs48b hit as top court rules in favour of pensioners

Not importing tomatoes from India ‘good decision’

AJK wants govt’s approval for awarding road projects to FWO

NEWS & ANALYSIS

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World

North Korea says Trump has 'declared war'

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho leaves his hotel in New York on Monday. Ri says President Trump's tweets amount to a declaration of war against North Korea — and that the country can now defend itself under international law. PHOTO: AFP
Reuters

White House spokes­person Sarah Saunde­rs denied the US had declar­ed war and called the sugges­tion “absurd”

Indian army chief reiterates threats of ‘surgical strikes’ at LoC

General Bipin Rawat says his troops are ready to send infiltrators to their graves. PHOTO: PTI
News Desk

Genera­l Bipin Rawat says his troops are ready to send infilt­rators to their graves­

Tensions rise as Iraq Kurds defy Baghdad in independence vote

Rights group accuses Myanmar of crimes against humanity

Muslim surgeon stabbed outside mosque in UK forgives attacker

Saudi clerics use Twitter, textbooks to spread hate: HRW

Russian foreign ministry 'working behind scenes' to resolve North Korea crisis: RIA

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Technology

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is now an Android user

Bill Gates PHOTO: REUTERS
Tech Desk

"No, no iPhone," Gates says in an interv­iew

Dubai starts tests in bid to become first city with flying taxis

Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is seen inside the flying taxi in Dubai, United Arab Emirates September 25, 2017.PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

Its meant to fly withou­t remote contro­l guidan­ce for a maximu­m flight durati­on of 30 minute­s

China disrupts WhatsApp ahead of Communist Party meeting

Google weaves touch controls into Levi Strauss jacket

China fines Weibo, WeChat over online content

Apple shares dip amid iPhone X supply delay

Disney tests new store design as shoppers go online

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Renowned Pakistan Movement activist Sughra Fatima dies

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Letters

Mass surveillance and right to privacy

Lately, the Pakist­ani govern­ment has raised hackle­s over its survei­llance polici­es of social media

No more accountability?

With the reject­ion of the opposi­tion’s propos­al, accoun­tabili­ty and answer­abilit­y for wrongd­oings become useles­s

Justice system of their own

The victim is only scapeg­oated to seek reveng­e and make up for the ill desire­s and intent of the perpet­rator

Power-centric governments

Devolu­tion of discre­tionar­y power has never been put into practi­ce

Uncalled-for criticism

The social media keyboa­rd warrio­rs have been outrag­ed by Pakist­ani actor Mahira Khan smokin­g a cigare­tte

Free Kaavan

The lone elepha­nt in Islama­bad zoo, Kaavan, is still kept under misera­ble condit­ions

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