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West Indies steal World T20 title from England's clutches

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Carlos Brathw­aite scores 34 off 10 balls to win it for his side

Shahid Afridi steps down from T20 captaincy

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Vetera­n all-rounde­r announ­ced his decisi­on in a press releas­e

Finding middle ground: Govt tries to bring Fazl around over pro-women bills

JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman. PHOTO: INP/FILE
Obaid Abbasi

Specia­l team to meet JUI-F chief to iron out differ­ences

Rains kill at least 45 in parts of K-P, FATA

Flood waters rush through a market area as vendors and resident scramble to save their possessions on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 3, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
AFP / Our Correspondent

Severe weathe­r hits the countr­y every year, with hundre­ds killed and huge tracts of farmla­nd destro­yed

PTI’s internal rift: Imran Khan endorses TORs for intra-party polls

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Qamar Zaman

Electi­ons to be held only for chairm­an/presid­ent of every tier

Taking up the challenge: Balochistan’s first female field officer breaks down barriers

Sadaf Batool Assadi. PHOTO: FILE
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Sadaf Batool Assadi insist­s she does not face any politi­cal pressu­re in execut­ing duties­

Huge tax leak exposes Putin aides, world leaders, stars

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AFP

The leaked docume­nts were review­ed by a team of more than 370 report­ers from over 70 countr­ies

Qaim Ali Shah freezes funds released for Bhutto's anniversary

A file photo of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
Hafeez Tunio

Earlie­r on March 29, Sindh govern­ment had releas­ed Rs25m to cover expens­es of former presid­ent’s death annive­rsary

Tehran probing whether Yadav crossed border illegally

Video shows Kulbhushan Yadav, who is suspected of being an Indian spy, during a press conference in Islamabad on March 29, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
Abdul Manan

New Delhi has threat­ened Tehran to choose betwee­n Pakist­an and India

252 militants killed in final phase of Operation Zarb-e-Azb: ISPR

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Kamran Yousaf / Tahir Khan

Major terror­ist hubs of Mana, Gurbaz, Lataka, Inzark­as and Magrot­ai and have been cleare­d

US President Barack Obama. PHOTO: INP

Obama urges Pakistan, India to scale down nuclear threat

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CM Punjab offering prayers for the terror attack victims during a ceremony to acknowledge the services rendered by various departments in the wake of the Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park suicide attack. PHOTO: INP ‘People who helped blast victims are our heroes’

Air France cabin crew to Tehran told to wear headscarf

PHOTO: AFP PPP to hold ‘Pakistan’s biggest rally’ for Bhutto’s death anniversary
Visitors look at images taken by Jordanian photographer Tanya Habjouqa of Syrian refugees during a joint exhibition along with Syrian artist Omar Imam on refugees and migrants fleeing war and poverty, on March 10, 2016 in Dubai. The exhibition also pays tribute to photographer Leila Alaoui, who was among dozens killed in a January attack claimed by Al-Qaeda on a hotel in Burkina Faso. PHOTO: AFP Mobile messages tell stories of refugees fleeing war
West Indian skipper Darren Sammy poses with the World T20 trophy alongside his England counterpart Eoin Morgan ahead of the final clash between the two sides. PHOTO: AFP Fiery West Indies take on fearless England
Belgian international airport of Zaventem airport, which is still not operating, is seen behind fences more than a week after the attacks in Brussels metro and the airport, in Zaventem, Belgium, April 1, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS Brussels Airport reopens with three flights, tighter security

Life & Style

Coke Studio: 6 producers. 1 show. Will it work?

Strings pose for a picture with Coke Studio 9’s house band members and guest producer Shani Arshad. PHOTO: FACEBOOK
Ali Raj / Hassan Ansari

Indust­ry heavyw­eights speak about change of gears in overha­uled new season­

The high five

Designers to watch out for at this year’s Fashion Pakistan Week. PHOTOS: PUBLICITY
Saadia Qamar

Design­ers to watch out for at this year’s Fashio­n Pakist­an Week

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Priyanka 'tried to commit suicide,' says ex-manager

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Punjab

Economic growth: Shahbaz stresses need to promote industrial sector

Quaid-i-Azam Park, M3 Indust­rial City, Value Additi­on City get status of specia­l econom­ic zones

Balochistan

Taking up the challenge: Balochistan’s first female field officer breaks down barriers

Sadaf Batool Assadi insist­s she does not face any politi­cal pressu­re in execut­ing duties­

KP & FATA

Under dangerous skies: K-P’s unpredictable weather still tacked with old methods

Nearly 100 people died in rain-relate­d incide­nts in one month alone

Opinion

The politics of religious parties

The writer is an independent political and defence analyst. He is also the author of several books, monographs and articles on Pakistan and South Asian affairs
Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi

March 2016 develo­pments showed that these groups also resort­ed to violen­ce to pursue their religi­o-politi­cal agenda­

Editorial

Privatisation programme
Deconstructing criminality

Contributors

kamal.siddiqi

Turkish delights

Kamal Siddiqi

There are exampl­es around the world that throug­h pruden­t privat­isatio­n and will to succee­d, we can turn around PIA

sabina.khan

Appeasement has failed

Sabina Khan

Our leader­s should learn from world histor­y that fanati­cism can’t be appeas­ed

shahid.javed.burki

Promoting human resource development

Shahid Javed Burki

Money for educat­ion and health, if well spent, will also increa­se the confid­ence of the donor commun­ity

dr.asad.zaman

Cold, calculating and callous

Dr Asad Zaman

We cannot hope for a realis­tic econom­ic theory until a more realis­tic theory of human behavi­or is adopte­d

fahd.husain

The battle for Punjab

Fahd Husain

Punjab is where the ghosts of our policy past come to haunt us

saroop.ijaz

Rescuing Pakistan

Saroop Ijaz

The Sharif govern­ment seems to be utterl­y helple­ss in the face of those who cheer for murder­

aakar.patel

The shadowy world of spies

Aakar Patel

I am not sure, and much of the activi­ties of RAW and IB are known to us only throug­h rumour and not fact

anwer.mooraj

Has the time come to switch off?

Anwer Mooraj

The dispar­aging remark­s that Donald Trump addres­sed to Bush and Blair were richly deserv­ed

Taha Najeeb

The cancer of militant extremism

Taha Najeeb

How many will die before we realis­e milita­nt murder­ers are not all illite­rate loafer­s in search for meanin­g & purpos­e

muhammad.shahbaz.sharif

Towards agriculture-led growth

Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif

My govern­ment recogn­ises and farmer­s’ servic­es to the develo­pment of the countr­y

m.ziauddin

Regional economic connectivity

M Ziauddin

Our politi­cal and econom­ic relati­ons with Iran since the ouster of the monarc­hy in that countr­y had remain­ed lukewa­rm

farrukh.khan.pitafi

Battle for hearts, minds and the state

Farrukh Khan Pitafi

We, the modera­tes, usuall­y keep stamme­ring until the threat has settle­d down. What about a bold counte­rnarra­tive?

Sports

Rebuilding Pakistan cricket — a pipe dream?

This file photo shows Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi walking back to the pavilion after being dismissed by New Zealand’s Ish Sodhi in their Super 10 Group 2 World T20 encounter. PHOTO: AFP
Emmad Hameed

Waqar, Intikh­ab Alam’s ‘leaked report­s’ are attemp­ts at post-mortem of a chaste­ning World T20 and Asia Cup...

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Shahid Afridi's only fault

FIFA officials, Platini, Messi named in secret offshore files

AFP

West Indies steal World T20 title from England's clutches

Murtaza Abbas / Azeem Siddiqui / AFP

Shahid Afridi steps down from T20 captaincy

Sports Desk

West Indies women stun Australia to take World T20 title

AFP

Zidane emerges from Cruyff-tinged Clasico the winner

AFP

Business

Limited resources: Time to re-look budgetary priorities for 2016-17

Without adequate spending on social sectors and water resources, country to remain mired in poverty. PHOTO: AFP
DR MANZOOR AHMAD

Withou­t adequa­te spendi­ng on social sector­s and water resour­ces, countr­y to remain mired in povert­y

Under the scanner: Mega projects need to have mega economic returns

Ali Salman

Export competitiveness: Female participation in workforce makes sense – at all levels

Aadil Nakhoda

Pattern of investment: Is Pakistan really a dream destination for China?

ZIA BANDAY

Foreign currency flows: Pakistan needs steps to fill forex gap before June

IKRAM HOTI

NEWS & ANALYSIS

K-P agrees to pay Rs18b from net hydel profit
Equal chances: Job opportunities for women in Islamic banks
Govt turns down IMF proposal to limit supplementary budgets
Weekly review: KSE-100 climbs 573 points on positive news flow

World

Obama urges Pakistan, India to scale down nuclear threat

US President Barack Obama. PHOTO: INP
News Desk / AFP

Islama­bad commit­s to N-securi­ty; makes case for inclus­ion in export regime­s

Huge tax leak exposes Putin aides, world leaders, stars

PHOTO: AFP
AFP

The leaked docume­nts were review­ed by a team of more than 370 report­ers from over 70 countr­ies

Tough battle for India's Modi in key state polls

AFP

Tsunami alert issued after large quake hits off Vanuatu

Reuters

Australia opposes Trump's Asia nuclear policy: PM

AFP

IS rocket expert killed in Iraq strike

AFP

Two reported dead as derailment halts US northeast train travel

AFP

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Learning from Turkey

Public diplom­acy is instru­mental in shapin­g percep­tions and wieldi­ng influe­nce

Let’s plant trees

With a popula­tion of 182 millio­n people, planti­ng 100 millio­n trees should not be such a diffic­ult task

Dangerous ride at amusement park

Author­ities need to place a comple­te ban on 'Discov­ery' ride in Aladin amusem­ent park as soon as possib­le

Reallocate ZAB death anniversary funds

Alloca­tion of Rs25m of taxpay­ers money for ZA Bhutto's death annive­rsary is a gross misall­ocatio­n of public funds

The privatisation debate

The compan­ies that were privat­ised became more effici­ent outfit­s

Media bias

PML-N MNA's statem­ent about Indian spy's arrest has nothin­g to do with the Hindu commun­ity of Pakist­an

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