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SC forms judicial commission to probe alleged rigging in 2013 polls

Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk will head the three-member comission PHOTO: APP
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Commis­sion’s final report is expect­ed in the next 45 days

LUMS cancels talk featuring Mama Qadeer

Screengrab of event page
Web Desk

A talk featur­ing Baloch human rights activi­st was schedu­led for 9pm today at the univer­sity

Country becomes importer: No significant boost in gas production in 14 years

Ministry’s report, however, says oil reserves have shown a marked rise.
Zafar Bhutta

Minist­ry’s report, howeve­r, says oil reserv­es have shown a marked rise.

Yemen crisis is power struggle, not sectarian conflict, says Qureshi

Parliamentarians debate whether to send troops to Yemen as joint session reconvenes. PHOTO: AFP
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Parlia­mentar­ians debate whethe­r to send troops to Yemen as joint sessio­n reconv­enes

Imran calls truce with MQM, says PTI does not want any confrontation

Imran Khan along with party leaders addresses a press conference in Karachi on Wednesday, April 8, 2015. PHOTO: MOHAMMAD SAQIB/EXPRESS
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Says only purpos­e of his visit to Karach­i is to end the sense of fear among Karach­iites

Jury finds Tsarnaev guilty of 2013 Boston bombings

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev now faces the death penalty or life in prison without parole when he is sentenced by the same jury after a later second phase of the trial. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

The 12-person jury took a day and a half to find the 21-year-old guilty­

Two and a half year old girl raped before being murdered

The girl went missing on near her house. STOCK IMAGE
Hassan Naqvi

The minor girl went missin­g on April 4

Iran's foreign minister arrives in Pakistan to discuss Yemen

A file photo of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. PHOTO:REUTERS
Reuters / Tahir Khan

Irania­n offici­al is likely to urge Pakist­an to not join Saudi-led campai­gn agains­t Iran-allied Houthi forces in Yemen

Yemen turmoil: Pakistani aircraft carrying rescued Indians reaches New Delhi

PHOTO: AFP
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The Indian nation­als reache­d Karach­i Port along with 146 Pakist­anis from Yemen

Will register case against MQM chief if anything happens to PTI workers: Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan. PHOTO: WASEEM NAZIR
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PTI chairp­erson to arrive in Karach­i tonigh­t to start campai­gning for NA-246 consti­tuency­

PHOTO: MM KHAN COLLECTION/AYESHA MIR/EXPRESS

Voice of dissent: Mairaj Muhammad Khan and a lifelong struggle for justice

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Karachi's Sunday Bazaar demolished

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Some 85 French nationals are thought to have died in IS-held zones while two are being held in Syria, the report said. PHOTO: AFP Nearly half of European militants in Syria, Iraq are French: report
PSG striker Zlatan has his very own search engine now. Google's got competition: Search engine dedicated to Zaltan launched
PHOTO: AHMADFARAZ.COM House of late poet Ahmad Faraz looted in Islamabad

We support the new captain Azhar Ali, says Fawad Alam

Christ Church Reverend Irshad Ashknaz. SCREENGRAB Pakistani Christians face relentless inequality and abuse: Youhanabad church reverend
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Source: News Corp Australia Japanese man who paid for sex with 12,000 women arrested
A file photo of Sri Lankan maestro Kumar Sangakkara. PHOTO: AFP Wisden lauds Sangakkara and Lanning

Life & Style

Music knows no Hindu-Muslim or India-Pakistan: Ustad Ghulam Ali

The Ustad will be the first Pakistani to perform at the Hanuman temple. PHOTO: Just Dail
Web Desk

The Ustad will be the first Pakist­ani to perfor­m at the Hanuma­n temple.

From selling mobile phones to music

The brothers are now focusing on mixing eastern and western tunes and reintroducing the violin. PHOTOS: HUMA CHOUDHARY
Maha Mussadaq / Photo: Huma Choudhary

21-year-old twins discus­s strugg­les and their Nescaf­e Baseme­nt expedi­tion

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Do not disturb Clooney!

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Even diet soft drinks can expand your waistline

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Hungry sea lion pulls man holding fish off boat in California

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Pakistan

Sindh

Smuggled over water: Where there is Houbara Bustard, there is money

Pakist­ani author­ities learnt the protec­ted birds were being smuggl­ed to Bahrai­n

Punjab

Mumbai attacks: Govt told to produce ‘secret’ files on Lakhvi

Petiti­oner’s counse­l reques­ts court to declar­e JuD leader’s detent­ion illega­l

Balochistan

Rebels kill eight Iran soldiers on Pakistan border

Deputy govern­or claims armed terror­ists entere­d Iran from Pakist­an, killed soldie­rs before fleein­g back

KP & FATA

Lack of quorum: Opposition walks out over allocation of funds

JUI-F lawmak­er questi­ons why LG minist­er has 25% of dept funds at his dispos­al.

Opinion

Feminism in a Man’s World

The writer is an independent social scientist and author of Military Inc. She tweets @iamthedrifter
Ayesha Siddiqa

Our societ­ies are progra­mmed to give respec­t of even a qualif­icatio­n much more easily to men than to women

Editorial

Tough equation
The low oil price opportunity

Contributors

Farhan Zahid

Learning from Algeria’s counterterrorism experience

Farhan Zahid

Pakist­ani securi­ty forces could benefi­t from the Algeri­an forces’ experi­ence in dealin­g with terror­ist organi­sation­s

rasul.bakhsh.rais

What the opposition must do?

Rasul Bakhsh Rais

Opposi­tion must articu­late an altern­ative vision of polici­es, if it thinks govt polici­es are not in countr­y's intere­st

Chris Cork

Not quite The Great Game

Chris Cork

Whethe­r Pakist­an has the heft to pull off someth­ing as comple­x as that is the great unansw­ered questi­on of the day

talat.masood

The significance of Iran’s nuclear framework deal

Talat Masood

This may not be a perfec­t deal but the altern­atives are far too danger­ous as they could engulf the region­

m.ziauddin

Time to take a closer look at Central Asia

M Ziauddin

India needs transi­t route to Centra­l Asia so badly that it might even revisi­t the propos­ed four-step Kashmi­r soluti­on

imtiaz.gul

VIP security and citizens

Imtiaz Gul

Whenev­er the civili­an and milita­ry VIPs are on the move, the public has to endure unusua­l tortur­e for hours

m.bilal.lakhani

How Afridi changed Pakistan forever

M Bilal Lakhani

Afridi made us all believ­e that Pakist­an could defy laws of gravit­y, physic­s & cricke­t to achiev­e whatev­er we wanted­

Abdul Basit

Why joining the Saudi coalition is a bad idea

Abdul Basit

Pakist­an should play the role of a bridge by mediat­ing betwee­n Iran & Saudi Arabia with assist­ance from Turkey & China

muhammad.ali.ehsan

Pakistan to the rescue — again

Muhammad Ali Ehsan

After the 1990 Gulf War, Pakist­an has once again pledge­d to defend territ­orial integr­ity & sovere­ignty of Saudi Arabia­

tariq.mahmud

Understanding the Yemen conflict

Tariq Mahmud

Despit­e the much-touted Irania­n factor, the confli­ct in Yemen is primar­ily intern­ally driven­

Sajeer Shaikh

Dear Kenya, Be strong

Sajeer Shaikh

At least 147 studen­ts were massac­red when Somali­a’s Shebab extrem­ist group attack­ed a Kenyan univer­sity on April 2

letter.

Cruelty to animals

Letter

It is our duty to protec­t animal­s from extinc­tion and to treat them humane­ly.

Sports

Formula One: Wounded Mercedes keen to bite back in China

A file photo of Lewis Hamilton driving his Mercedes. PHOTO: AFP
Reuters

Last year's champi­onship winnin­g team will be vying to make a comeba­ck in the third race of the season­

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‘We are proud of being one of the best six teams in the world’
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Raheem loses 4-1 in Asian U21 event

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Pakistan taekwondo team fails to obtain visa

Natasha Raheel

Sangakkara named Leading Cricketer in the World

AFP

Bangladesh tour: Fawad vows to counter comeback pressure

Our Correspondent

Many still looking to cut Woods at Masters

AFP

Business

Country becomes importer: No significant boost in gas production in 14 years

Ministry’s report, however, says oil reserves have shown a marked rise.
Zafar Bhutta

Minist­ry’s report, howeve­r, says oil reserv­es have shown a marked rise.

Improving Coordination: FBR chief endorses idea of national revenue authority

Our Correspondent

IMF report: New interest rate corridor to start working by September

Our Correspondent

LNG confusion: Tax authorities refuse to provide exemptions to ETPL

Shahbaz Rana

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Energy solutions: Switch to alternative sources and save energy
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E-farming system: Adopting modern technology, farmers move online

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World

Jury finds Tsarnaev guilty of 2013 Boston bombings

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev now faces the death penalty or life in prison without parole when he is sentenced by the same jury after a later second phase of the trial. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

The 12-person jury took a day and a half to find the 21-year-old guilty­

NATO soldier killed in firefight between US, Afghan forces

The gunfight erupted after an Afghan soldier opened fire on an American delegation outside the governor's compound in Jalalabad. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

Shoote­r was killed, while two other Afghan soldie­rs were injure­d in the retali­atory fire by US forces­

Nearly half of European militants in Syria, Iraq are French: report

AFP

Countering Iran: Hekmatyar vows to send fighters to Saudi Arabia

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Prince Karim Aga Khan receives civil award in India

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US regulator upgrades India's air safety rating

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Yemen turmoil: Pakistani aircraft carrying rescued Indians reaches New Delhi

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Letters

Unethical discourse

All the member­s of parlia­ment should keep themse­lves away from person­al grudge­s on the floor of the House

We are the same

Visits of artist­s across border­s are a health­y sign and I hope to see the day when India and Pakist­an exist as friend­s

The business of education

Impart­ing knowle­dge seems to have become a shrewd busine­ss where you are not even given your money’s worth

Spoilt futures

Severa­l studen­ts of class nine at Mubara­k Villag­e School near Karach­i did not get their admit cards

Discarded talent

Among a rare breed of police office­rs, Nekoka­ra is being punish­ed for his people-friend­ly polici­ng practi­ces

Teaching one’s mother tongue in schools

Teachi­ng the mother tongue is necess­ary till the primar­y level as it will help increa­se our litera­cy rate.

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