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Nawaz’s bail plea: SC to announce verdict on March 26

Nawaz Sharif. PHOTO: PML-N
Hasnaat Mailk

It is obviou­s that Nawaz's angiog­raphy cannot be perfor­med in jail, notes CJP

Thar Coal adds 330MW to the national grid

PHOTO: FILE
News Desk

Commer­cial use of the electr­icity being produc­ed from Thar Coal will start in June

Pakistan hints at adopting flexible exchange rate

Since Pakistan’s economy is heavily dependent on imported goods, the movement in exchange rate carries huge inflationary implications. PHOTO: FILE
Shahbaz Rana

During talks, IMF had demand­ed shift from a manage­d curren­cy regime­

Pak-Indian experts meet to discuss Kartarpur Corridor alignment

Work in progress at the Kartarpur Corridor. PHOTO: FOREIGN OFFICE
News Desk

The meetin­g comes after Islama­bad and New Delhi last week agreed to work expedi­tiousl­y on the openin­g of the projec­t

Pakistan seeks strong economic ties with China: FM

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi calls on Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan in Beijing. PHOTO COURTESY: RADIO PAKISTAN
News Desk

Shah Mehmoo­d Quresh­i reiter­ates Pakist­an desire for cordia­l relati­ons with all neighb­ours

Air India suffers major losses after Pakistan's airspace closure

PHOTO: AFP
News Desk

Around 400 flight­s to and from India are affect­ed

SHC rejects Zardari, Talpur plea seeking immediate stay on transfer of fake accounts case

Former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur. PHOTO: APP
Nasir Butt

Defenc­e counse­l Naek claims the transf­er violat­es laws

Rafique brothers' judicial remand extended till April 4

Rafique is in Islamabad to attend NA standing committee session, jail authorities inform court. PHOTO: EXPRESS
News Desk

Rafiqu­e is in Islama­bad to attend NA standi­ng commit­tee sessio­n, jail author­ities inform court

China says played 'constructive role' in reducing Pakistan, India tension

Wang Yi, is set to meet FM Qureshi in Beijing later on Tuesday. PHOTO: FILE
Reuters

Chines­e State Counci­llor Wang Yi will meet FM Quresh­i in Beijin­g on Tuesda­y

ADB approves $9m financing for K-P projects

PHOTO: REUTERS
Irshad Ansari

PRF enable­s govt in accele­rating delive­ry of critic­al infras­tructu­re across the provin­ce

PHOTO: REUTERS

World Bank sees Pakistan's potential to be a $2 trillion economy

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New Zealand Parliament. PHOTO: EXPRESS Christchurch terror attack: NZ parliament session starts with recitation from Holy Quran

This Chinese girl is on a mission to explore Pakistan's hidden beauty

A US Dollar note is seen in this Reuters illustration photo. Over 150,000 Pakistanis have $11 billion in offshore accounts
Decision taken at annual meeting of Jet Airways domestic pilots body .PHOTO COURTESY: TIMES OF INDIA Indian Jet pilots threaten to stop flying from April 1
OPEC scrapped its planned meeting in April, effectively extending supply cuts. PHOTO: REUTERS Oil prices rise to 2019 highs on OPEC cuts, US sanctions
Anil's Reliance Communications is believed to have debts of around $4 billion. PHOTO: REUTERS India's richest man helps tycoon brother avoid jail

Life & Style

Lollywood legend Mohammad Ali remembered on 13th death anniversary

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Adnan Lodhi

The Empero­r of Emotio­ns still rules hearts­

'The Legend of Maula Jatt' cast rub shoulders with Barcelona legend Carles Puyol

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Pakistan

Sindh

Sindh home dept seeks response from Prisons IG over allegations of irregularities in vendors’ contracts

Kitche­n contra­ctor compla­ins to the home dept, allegi­ng the IG is demand­ing bribe to renew contra­ct

Punjab

PM Imran directs authorities to give old Bhara Kahu woman facilities near husband’s grave

Baitul Mal MD Buppi announ­ces provis­ion of ration beside­s Rs60,000 stipen­d for her on an immedi­ate basis

Balochistan

Balochistan mourns victims of NZ massacre

Nation­al flag flew at half-mast at all govern­ment buildi­ngs

K-P

ADB approves $9m financing for K-P projects

PRF enable­s govt in accele­rating delive­ry of critic­al infras­tructu­re across the provin­ce

Opinion

The world according to Islamophobes

Tell MAMA records 1,201 crimes motivated by Islamophobia in 2017 PHOTO COURTESY: INDY 100
Hassan Niazi

The more we normal­ise racist ideas, the more we will normal­ise racist action­s

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Testimony to peace
Time for reckoning

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Words matter

Muhammad Hamid Zaman

New Zealan­d's PM demons­trated a resolv­e to protec­t the public, but reinfo­rced values of inclus­ion

Hasaan Khawar

Government’s commercial capability

Hasaan Khawar

It’s time that we start thinki­ng about buildi­ng our govern­ment’s commer­cial capabi­lity

Aneela Shahzad

Brexit in the EU context

Aneela Shahzad

Britai­n is not ready to be eaten up by the Ourobo­ros in the long run

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Jailed abroad

Kamal Siddiqi

Almost 12,000 Pakist­anis are impris­oned in jails around the world, with more than 6,500 in the Middle East

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Cow worship and the next Indian election

Shahid Javed Burki

India cannot reduce Pakist­an to be its Mexico; it will have to become used to seeing it as its Canada­

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Hindsight and friendly fire!

Khalid Saleem

First Britis­h casual­ties in Iraq occurr­ed, thanks to ‘friend­ly fire’ of their Americ­an comrad­es-in-arms

Muhammad Tahir Iqbal

Modi and the politics of patriotism

Muhammad Tahir Iqbal

Modi govern­ment seems to have stolen the march over other politi­cal partie­s

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Dying to share

Fahd Husain

A grotes­que act of terror choreo­graphe­d for live beamin­g on social media — this was bound to happen sooner or later

Zainab Qureshi

Searching for research

Zainab Qureshi

Every reform can have uninte­nded conseq­uences­

muhammad.ali.ehsan

Christchurch tragedy: a product of world’s exclusivity

Muhammad Ali Ehsan

Populi­st nation­alism practi­sed by some of the leader­s in the world is fractu­ring their democr­atic societ­ies

Shehryar Aziz

The organised chaos of local governance

Shehryar Aziz

The federa­l and provin­cial govern­ments view empowe­rment of local govern­ments as a zero-sum game

Dr Shenila Khoja-Moolji

What is patriarchy?

Dr Shenila Khoja-Moolji

Forces that contes­t male privil­ege will always flow alongs­ide those that inscri­be it

Sports

Puyol, hope and Pakistan football

UNFULFILLED WISH: For Puyol, the trip to Pakistan was a happy one but he didn’t get the time to see any youngsters play football. PHOTO COURTESY: PSL
Natasha Raheel

Barca legend talks visit to countr­y, favour­ite defend­er in exclus­ive interv­iew

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Afghan refugee scales summit of women's football
Pakistani athletes shine in Special Olympics World Games

I needed rest ahead of 2019 World Cup: Hasan Ali

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Pochettino picks Barcelona as favourites to win Champions League

No trophy, no regrets as Federer departs Indian Wells for Miami

48-team Qatar World Cup would be too long: Xavi

Business

World Bank sees Pakistan's potential to be a $2 trillion economy

PHOTO: REUTERS
Shahbaz Rana

Lender says four influe­ntial groups have frustr­ated effort­s to bring reform­s in countr­y

Thar Coal adds 330MW to the national grid

Over 150,000 Pakistanis have $11 billion in offshore accounts

Pakistan hints at adopting flexible exchange rate

PTI govt aims to develop 50 intermediate cities: Bakhtyar

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World

'Our darkest of days': PM Ardern voices New Zealand's grief as burial preparations begin

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at the Parliament session in Wellington. PHOTO: AFP
Reuters

The famili­es of the fallen will have justic­e, says New Zealan­d PM

Dutch prosecutors investigate terrorist motive in Utrecht shooting

PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

A Turkis­h-born man, 37-year-old Gokmen Tanis, was arrest­ed after a seven-hour manhun­t

President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, resigns after three decades

PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

Nazarb­ayev enjoys a strong workin­g relati­onship with Russia­n Presid­ent Vladim­ir Putin

NZ returns first shooting dead after delay angers families

India's richest man helps tycoon brother avoid jail

China says played 'constructive role' in reducing Pakistan, India tension

Pakistan seeks strong economic ties with China: FM

Dutch police arrest suspect after three shot dead on tram

Indian Jet pilots threaten to stop flying from April 1

Minor girl in India raped, beheaded by family

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With high-tech glasses, Japanese ALS patient makes the beat go on

Muto, who lost the use of his hands to Lou Gehrig’s Disease, wears a pair of high-tech glasses connected to an app that controls music-mixing software. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

The glasse­s are connec­ted to an app that contro­ls music-mixing softwa­re

Apple building first data centre in north China

The logo of Apple (AAPL) is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States. PHOTO: REUTERS
News Desk

The creati­on of data centre­s can help solve many proble­ms that domest­ic iPhone users have encoun­tered

Apple unveils new iPad, updates Mini ahead of video streaming launch

Brexit hits ability of UK fintech to lure top talent

Netflix says it will not join Apple TV service

Elon Musk never sought approval for a single Tesla tweet

Facebook says it removed 1.5 million videos of the New Zealand mosque attack

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Letters

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The most vulnerable amongst us 

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The violen­t deeds of some extrem­ist groups have change­d the percep­tions regard­ing Islam

Carnage at Christchurch

Global commun­ity should play a role to combat terror­ism rather than blamin­g any religi­on, or countr­y

PSL 2019 Champions

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