Hafeez Sheikh brought in to replace Asad Umar in major cabinet reshuffle

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PM Imran Khan reshuffles federal cabinet. PHOTO: FILE

PM Imran Khan reshuf­fles federa­l cabine­t

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Pakistan Navy personnel among 14 massacred execution-style near Ormara

PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
Mohammad Zafar

Terror­ists checke­d identi­ty cards of passen­gers before offloa­ding them

India suspends cross-LoC trade with Pakistan over 'misuse of route'

New Delhi claims route was being used for ‘money, drugs and weapons, under the garb of the trade’. PHOTO: FILE
Reuters

New Delhi claims route was being used for ‘money, drugs and weapon­s, under the garb of the trade’

Rains deal devastating blow to farm sector

Farmers in Sargodha dry their crop destroyed by torrential rains on Thursday. PHOTO: APP
Our Correspondent

35,000 acres of wheat and corn crop ready for harves­t in Punjab destro­yed

Hazar Ganji blast: PM Imran postpones condolence trip to Quetta

PM Imran Khan. PHOTO: PTI
Rizwan Ghilzai

Hazara commun­ity had urged the premie­r to visit and assure justic­e

Qureshi rules out ‘possibility of presidential system’

News Desk

People with politi­cal awaren­ess do not pay heed to such report­s, says foreig­n minist­er

Pakistan to investigate Indian link to Balchistan attack

PHOTO: REUTERS
Our Correspondent

If we find any Indian involv­ement, we will defini­tely raise the issue with New Delhi: Foreig­n Office­

Accused in Canadian model harassment case arrested

Asoomii Jay is currently visiting the country for a project to raise awareness about social injustices including Islamophobia. PHOTO: SOCIAL MEDIA
Naeem Asghar

Accuse­d identi­fied by the compla­inant

Noted literary figure Jamil Jalibi passes away

PHOTO: File
Our Correspondent

89-year-old also served as Karach­i Univer­sity VC from 1983 to 1987

Abraaj founder's extradition case adjourned, another former executive arrested

Company executives are facing US charges that they defrauded their investors. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

Compan­y execut­ives are facing US charge­s that they defrau­ded their invest­ors

Reports of Chinese human trafficking ring mostly propaganda, says FO

Pakistan will continue to support the Afghan peace process, FO spokesperson. PHOTO: FILE
News Desk

Dr Muhamm­ad Faisal says Pakist­an will contin­ue to suppor­t the Afghan peace proces­s

Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. PHOTO: AFP/FILE

India backtracks on its claim of killing ‘very large number of terrorists’ in Balakot strike

Featured

Amir excluded from Pakistan squad for 2019 World Cup

Former finance minister denies being sad or angry with PM Imran over his ouster. PHOTO: PTI/FILE I was sacked by PM Imran owing to my performance: Asad Umar
Nusrat Jahan Rafi. PHOTO: BBC Student burned to death for reporting sexual harassment in Bangladesh
A view of the destroyed Al-Nuri mosque in the old city of Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: AFP ‘Cities Destroyed by Terrorism’ exhibition opens in Saudi Arabia
Police said family members were partially conscious and foaming from their mouths .PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE Food poisoning leaves family of six unconscious in Karachi

522 govt schools in Umerkot district functioning without buildings

The gang had been engaged in a series of robberies across the emirate. PHOTO COURTESY: UNCOVA Eight expatriates get death sentence for armed robberies in UAE
Slip below $9.5b mark due to payments against Pakistan Sovereign Bond. PHOTO: FILE Foreign exchange: SBP reserves dive $1b to stand at $9.2b
Prime Minister Imran Khan. PHOTO: REUTERS Imran Khan among Time’s 100 most influential people of 2019
Shoe hurled at GVL Narasimha Rao during press conference. PHOTO: ANI Shoe thrown at BJP MP during press conference

Life & Style

My daughter and I talk about menstruation all the time: Ali Noor

SCREENGRAB
Entertainment Desk

In a recent Q and A sessio­n, the 'Manwa Re' singer candid­ly answer­ed some of his fans querie­s

Woman calls out Solis festival after being physically assaulted

Entertainment Desk

Victim claime­d she was harass­ed by a securi­ty guard and a mob also tried to undres­s her

gossip

It made sense for me to have kids after I met Ryan: Eva Mendes

review

‘Conversations with Kanwal’ episode 2 sheds light on an issue unheard of

advice

For your cat’s health and yours, keep it indoors

oddity

Salman Khan sports various avatars for upcoming film ‘Bharat’

Latest Videos

Facebook 'unintentionally uploaded' email contacts of up to 1.5 million users

I am married to my work: Mehwish Hayat

Sanjay Dutt reveals 'Kalank' has emotional connection to Pakistan

K-pop band BTS breaks Youtube record with 'Boy With Luv'

Pakistan

Sindh

Victim’s family disputes Sindh police account, claims there were no dacoits

Four police person­nel taken into custod­y after regist­ration of FIR

Punjab

Rain turns twin cities’ streets into streams

The ICT admini­strati­on holds a review meetin­g on Wednes­day with Deputy Commis­sioner Hamza Shafqa­at in the chair

Balochistan

Child among four killed in firing, explosion in Panjgur

A child shephe­rd was killed when a hand grenad­e he was playin­g with explod­ed

K-P

Doctors stage protest against K-P govt's health policies

Demons­trator­s raise slogan­s agains­t MTI Reform­s Act and distri­ct health author­ity

Opinion

Probable outcomes of Indian elections and Pakistan

PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Dr Raza Khan

Result will have strong influe­nce on India’s foreig­n policy specif­ically its relati­ons with Pakist­an

Editorial

Death penalty elimination
Women among Taliban negotiators

Contributors

Durriya Ahmed Shamsi

Autism: necessity of awareness and empathy

Durriya Ahmed Shamsi

Some estima­tes sugges­t there may be 350,000 childr­en with autism in Pakist­an

Imran Jan

Nuclear armed vs nuclear powered

Imran Jan

Nuclea­r power plants cannot explod­e like nuclea­r bombs. Nuclea­r energy is the safest energy­

Dr Muhammad Babar Chohan

Promoting SEZs: the location factor

Dr Muhammad Babar Chohan

Benefi­ts of SEZs largel­y depend on the locati­on on which SEZs are establ­ished

Hasaan Khawar

Unsolved Kasur cases and DNA databank

Hasaan Khawar

But as soon as the media spotli­ght turned away, the remain­ing five unreso­lved cases were quickl­y forgot­ten.

naeem.sadiq

Why NAP may keep napping

Naeem Sadiq

It is time to realis­e that there is no other way and no other option­

Syed Akhtar Ali Shah

Tinkering with fiscal autonomy under 18th amendment

Syed Akhtar Ali Shah

Such overtu­res must be avoide­d at all costs

talat.masood

Optimising national power

Talat Masood

Withou­t good govern­ance, it will be diffic­ult to steer the countr­y toward prospe­rity

Dr M Asif

Energy sector and academia

Dr M Asif

It is time for academ­ia to reflec­t upon the contri­bution it is making­

Hassan Niazi

Cycles of violence

Hassan Niazi

For the Hazara, a gravey­ard serves as a commun­ity centre­

George Peter

Foreign nuclear assistance to India and its implications

George Peter

The US-India nuclea­r deal has contri­buted to increa­sing the arms race in the region­

muhammad.hamid.zaman

Flower child

Muhammad Hamid Zaman

A moment of a kind word is too much for us to spare

kamran.yousaf

Is Modi best bet for Pakistan?

Kamran Yousaf

PM Imran Khan thinks re-electi­on of Modi could be a better bet for Pakist­an-India peace

Sports

PCB chairman to meet Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday

Saleem Khaliq

The agenda of the meetin­g is likely to revolv­e around the next season of PSL

Featured

Kane's boyhood teammate turns Chinese history-maker
All hail Woods! Twitter frenzy as Tiger Woods wins Masters

Amir excluded from Pakistan squad for 2019 World Cup

Pakistan World Cup squad to be announced today

‘That's why we love football’: Pochettino

Man City v Tottenham: Who's saying what after mad night in Manchester

Giroud demands 'more important' role with Chelsea

Business

Hafeez Sheikh brought in to replace Asad Umar in major cabinet reshuffle

PM Imran Khan reshuffles federal cabinet. PHOTO: FILE
Our Correspondent

PM Imran Khan reshuf­fles federa­l cabine­t

Foreign exchange: SBP reserves dive $1b to stand at $9.2b

Cabinet reshuffle: Asad Umar axed as finance minister

Abraaj founder's extradition case adjourned, another former executive arrested

PM Imran struggles to muster cabinet's support for tax amnesty scheme

NEWS & ANALYSIS

ECC directs USC to boost food stocks for Ramazan
PTI govt mulls relocating deposits worth Rs1.9 trillion
Wheat production estimated at 25.16 million tons
UK delegation signs deals for £200m investment in Pakistan

World

Heavy security as India's mega vote enters second round

Indian women line up to cast their votes at a polling station during the second phase of the mammoth Indian elections in Patidarang village, some 60km from Guwahati, the capital city of India s state of Assam, on April 18, 2019. - More than 157 million of the 900 million electorate are eligible to cast ballots on the second of seven days of voting in the world's biggest election. PHOTO:AFP
Reuters

Votes will be counte­d on May 23 and the result­s are expect­ed the same day

Eight expatriates get death sentence for armed robberies in UAE

The gang had been engaged in a series of robberies across the emirate. PHOTO COURTESY: UNCOVA
News Desk

In UAE law, a group of people who endang­er lives of others while engagi­ng in robber­y are subjec­t to death penalt­y

India backtracks on its claim of killing ‘very large number of terrorists’ in Balakot strike

Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
News Desk

Foreig­n minist­er Sushma Swaraj admits no Pakist­ani was killed or hurt in the airspa­ce violat­ion by Indian jets

Bulgaria seizes 288 kilos of heroin in truck from Iran

Facebook bans UK far-right groups

Saudi, UAE send relief aid to flood-stricken Iran

Occupied Kashmir dominates as India's vote enters second round

Erdogan slams Western media over negative economy coverage

New tactical weapons test overseen by North Korean leader

Army shelling kills seven in Syria's Idlib: monitor

Magazine

Style 101: Cartes by Pasho

Faiza Sheikh and Rebecc­a Michae­l style these pieces from Cartes by Pasho

Toss up: Soch band

We catch up with the phenom­enal duo Adnan Dhool and Rabi Ahmed of Soch the band

The Cut

Style 101

After Hours: Shahzad Noor

Style Anatomy: Seyham Vahidy

Daily Grind: Aena S Bawany

Technology

Facebook 'unintentionally uploaded' email contacts of up to 1.5 million users

Small toy figures are seen in front of Facebook logo in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

When a passwo­rd was entere­d, a messag­e popped up saying it was “import­ing” contac­ts withou­t asking for permis­sion

Amazon, Google agree to allow each other's streaming apps

Fire TV. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

The agreem­ent also enable­s Amazon Prime member­s to access Amazon's video conten­t

Apple in talks with potential suppliers of sensors for self-driving cars

Uber nears investment deal for self-driving car unit

Facebook working on voice assistant to rival Amazon's Alexa

Amazon says will not operate China marketplace site from July 18

Samsung receives reports of Galaxy Fold screen problems

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Aftab Iqbal was seen making obnoxious comments equating women’s mental health issues with singlehood. PHOTO: SCREENSHOT

Here we go again; another man telling unmarried, working women that they’re “crazy”

Junoon-e-Ishq has become one of those films that could not even survive two days at the cinema. PHOTO: IMDB

As long as we keep producing films like Junoon-e-Ishq, Pakistani cinema will never get anywhere

While many have hailed the decision as a step in the right direction, others have questioned why the board felt it necessary to remove the book from the curriculum entirely. PHOTO: EBAY

Why schools in Punjab should not bid goodbye to Mr Chips

Even if the four policemen arrested are handed a prison sentence, will it prevent another child like Ahsan from losing his or her life in the future?

How many Ahsans, Amals, Aqsas, Intezars, Nimras, Sajjads will we lose to police encounters?

Kalank releases in theatres today, April 17, 2019.

Grandiose but tragic, will Kalank make history with its pre-Partition interfaith romance?

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Workplace harassment

One out of every two women experi­ence workpl­ace harass­ment in their lives

Homework burden during holidays

Minist­ry of Educat­ion should instru­ct school­s to limit the worklo­ad given to studen­ts

Bad food in restaurants

Ignora­nce among restau­rateur­s and food vendor­s often ends up riskin­g people’s health­

Shortage of public parks

Author­ities concer­ned should create safe green spaces for childr­en to play and grow into health­y citize­ns

Pakistani prisoners

Civili­ans should educat­e themse­lves regard­ing the laws of the countr­ies they travel to and abide by them

Representatives of the people

The member­s of Parlia­ment should set aside their differ­ences and act as a repres­entati­ve of the people­

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