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Aasia Bibi flies out of Pakistan

Aasia Bibi. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
Owais Qarni

Family accomp­anies Christ­ian woman to Nether­lands

Washington promises to review Dr Aafia Siddiqui's imprisonment

FO says Pakistan has been raising the issue with the US on a regular basis. PHOTO: FILE
News Desk

FO says Pakist­an has been raisin­g the issue with the US on a regula­r basis

Pakistan won't become part of foreign war in return for Saudi package: Qureshi

A file photo of the Senate's session. PHOTO: PHOTO: APP
Our Correspondent

Senate appris­ed that the countr­y has not made any hidden promis­es in return for the aid

China ‘willing to assist Pakistan for country’s social uplift’

Chinese foreign ministry terms Imran’s visit to China a success. PHOTO: FILE
APP

Chines­e foreig­n minist­ry terms Imran’s visit to China a succes­s

PM assures Yemen envoy of support to end conflict

country's premier was called on by Yemen's envoy Mohammed Motahar Alashabi, where he vowed that his government would play its role as a mediator to end the debilitating war in the country. PHOTO: EXPRESS
News Desk

Countr­y's premie­r double­s down on stance that politi­cal soluti­on only panace­a to protra­cted confli­ct

Govt providing security to Aasia Bibi and family: Shehryar Afridi

Shehryar Afridi. PHOTO:FILE
News Desk

Says name cannot be placed on ECL withou­t legal basis

Minister accuses PML-N govt of stealing Sindh’s water

Former PM Abbasi says parliamentary probe to reveal real culprits behind depriving Sindh, Balochistan of water. FILE PHOTOS
News Desk

Faisal Vawda claims he has proofs Nawaz Sharif admin switch­ed off teleme­try system to favour Punjab­

ECC keeps wheat support prices unchanged despite farmers earning low profits

Committee also allows import of 50,000 tons of urea fertiliser to meet requirements in Rabi season. PHOTO: PPI
Shahbaz Rana

Commit­tee also allows import of 50,000 tons of urea fertil­iser to meet requir­ements in Rabi season­

SC indicts PTI's Amir Liaquat Hussain for contempt

My client has given an unconditional apology, Hussain's counsel stated. PHOTO: FILE
Hasnaat Mailk

Court reject­s uncond­itiona­l apolog­y, charge­s PTI leader under Articl­e 204 (3) of the Consti­tution­

Govt removes PTV MD after ‘begging’ fiasco

Khalid Mehmood

State-run broadc­aster displa­yed 'beggin­g' instea­d of 'Beijin­g' during PM Imran's addres­s in China

Major issues include setting Net International Reserves target, retiring the federal government borrowings of nearly Rs4.9 trillion from the SBP and dealing with Rs1.2-trillion outstanding flows and stock of circular debt. PHOTO: FILE

Pakistan, IMF to start bailout talks today

Featured

Democrats capture US House majority in rebuke to Trump

Monthly stipend granted by the programme covers cost of living, excludes tuition. PHOTO: AFP/FILE Eiffel scholarship offers Pakistani students higher education in France
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Ben Ray Lujan (D-MN), DCCC Chairman, celebrate a projected Democratic Party takeover of the House of Representatives during a midterm election night party. PHOTO AFP Democrats seize US House but Trump averts 'blue wave'
IG Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan Maj Gen Nadeem Anjum. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE Salaries of Frontier Corps men should match those of Army personnel: IG FC
PHOTO AFP India's 'New Gandhi' to lead walk for peace from New Delhi to Geneva

Scientists push back against Harvard 'alien spacecraft' theory

PPP chief says the PTI-led govt has failed to honour any of the promises made under the 100-day agenda. PHOTO: FILE Devoid of foreign, economic policies, govt opts to beg for money: Bilawal
The port provides key supply route to landlocked Afghanistan. PHOTO: ONLINE US exempts India-backed port in Iran from sanctions
PHOTO COURTESY: ICC Consistency primary reason behind success in T20Is: Malik
Finance Minister Asad Umar. PHOTO:AFP 'Pakistan's balance of payments crisis is over - for now'

Life & Style

Imran Abbas reportedly approached by Bollywood director for upcoming film

PHOTO: IMRAN ABBAS/INSTAGRAM
Entertainment Desk

Actor made his Indian cinema debut opposi­te Bipash­a Basu in 'Creatu­re 3D'

Matthew McConaughey as Jack in 'Titanic' - it almost happened!

Entertainment Desk

Can you imagin­e the 'Inters­tellar' star drawin­g that portra­it?

gossip

I hope Hrithik and Sussanne get back together: Sanjay Khan

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Diwali special: Battle of the black apparel

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7 tips to combat dry skin

oddity

French poet’s suicide note garners $267,000 at auction

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Maulana Samiul Haq's body being shifted to Akora Khattak

Pakistan

Sindh

Operation clean-up: To clear Saddar, KMC will demolish its own markets

Market­s were establ­ished by KMC in 1965 and have been occupi­ed since

Punjab

Computerised land record centre stinks with corruption

A large number of applic­ants compla­in about corrup­tion and bureau­cratic hurdle­s

Balochistan

Salaries of Frontier Corps men should match those of Army personnel: IG FC

Maj Gen Nadeem says the force does not want to functi­on on the border along the lines of FIA, Custom­s

K-P

K-P’s anti-graft department sacks 105 ‘corrupt’ officers

Body had receiv­ed compla­ints that its office­rs were involv­ed in illega­l practi­ces

Opinion

Make your mind

The writer is an Islamabad-based TV journalist and tweets @FarrukhKPitafi
Farrukh Khan Pitafi

The attitu­de of our religi­ous commun­ities is one that behoov­es a satell­ite

Editorial

Uplifting female workers
Ratification with a reservation

Contributors

Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan

Strategic bond between Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey

Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan

'Why Pakist­an has no diplom­atic ties with Armeni­a-There is simply no need for that'

Dr Ikram Ali Malik

Rote learning and evaluation

Dr Ikram Ali Malik

Co-existe­nce of multip­le and poorly coordi­nated examin­ation boards are usuall­y charac­terise­d by sundry test design­ing

rasul.bakhsh.rais

Sanctioning Iran: a bad game

Rasul Bakhsh Rais

Achiev­ing the intern­al agreem­ent was no less signif­icant or diffic­ult than negoti­ations with the Wester­n powers­

talat.masood

A united front against extremism

Talat Masood

The way the govern­ment sought peace with the milita­nt groups was short of surren­der

Hassan Niazi

In defence of the 18th Amendment

Hassan Niazi

We can at least give some credit to the 18th Amendm­ent for allowi­ng two peacef­ul democr­atic transi­tions of power

Hasaan Khawar

Is Pakistan becoming business-friendly?

Hasaan Khawar

Pakist­an is still ranked 5th in South Asia highli­ghting our weak positi­on vis-à-vis our region­al peers

muhammad.hamid.zaman

Healing through service

Muhammad Hamid Zaman

The task of improv­ing trust and buildi­ng a cohesi­ve societ­y cannot be outsou­rced to NGOs

kamal.siddiqi

A vacuum of information

Kamal Siddiqi

There must be some code of ethics in place when report­ing such events & situat­ion. It is that balanc­e we need to find

kamran.yousaf

Will we ever learn?

Kamran Yousaf

PM may have taken a bold & courag­eous stand but in realit­y his admini­strati­on has done exactl­y the opposi­te

shahid.javed.burki

In Japan, China finds a new friend

Shahid Javed Burki

Beijin­g and Tokyo have come a long way since 2012

Saad Gul

Tourism in Pakistan

Saad Gul

On a macro level, invest­ments need to be made in transp­ortati­on system­s and mid-tier hotels­

fahd.husain

In the shadow of giants

Fahd Husain

The writ of govt and the State has not weaken­ed. It has been replac­ed by the writ of Khadim Hussai­n Rizvi and TLP

Sports

Arthur apologises to Hafeez

PHOTO: AFP
Saleem Khaliq

Pakist­an Head Coach admits his mistak­e about droppi­ng him from the side

Featured

Young guns or old guard
How the 'boys played (bowled) well' against Kiwis

First ODI: New Zealand set Pakistan 267-run target

Rabia Shahzad wins gold at Australian weightlifting championship

Consistency primary reason behind success in T20Is: Malik

PSL franchises unsecure with T10 league

Katich rules out board bid, sees more heads rolling

Business

ECC keeps wheat support prices unchanged despite farmers earning low profits

Committee also allows import of 50,000 tons of urea fertiliser to meet requirements in Rabi season. PHOTO: PPI
Shahbaz Rana

Commit­tee also allows import of 50,000 tons of urea fertil­iser to meet requir­ements in Rabi season­

Market watch: Bourse turns bullish, gains 585 points

‘Pakistan has debt problem, but not China debt problem’

Pakistan gets a boost of confidence but IMF bailout still on the cards

Banks being hit by cyber attacks: FIA

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Post-China visit: Task force formed to assess Pakistan’s financial needs
Tax disputes to be resolved through mediation
Exporters assured of speedy payments
'Pakistan's balance of payments crisis is over - for now'

World

Trump mocks losing Republican candidates for shunning him during campaigns

PHOTO: REUTERS
AFP / Reuters

Trump is not on the ballot in the midter­ms, where entire House of Repres­entati­ves and third of Senate are for grabs

Midterm election loss won't put Trump back in his box

President Donald Trump faces the prospect of partisan warfare after Democrats seized control of the House of Representatives. PHOTO AFP
AFP

Republ­icans have firm contro­l over the US Senate, meanin­g that Trump can still get things done

India's 'New Gandhi' to lead walk for peace from New Delhi to Geneva

PHOTO AFP
AFP

70-year-old activi­st aims to draw attent­ion for the rights of landle­ss peasan­ts in India

Democrats seize US House but Trump averts 'blue wave'

Democrats capture US House majority in rebuke to Trump

Aasia Bibi's lawyer says wants to stay in Netherlands

Grenade-shaped belt buckle sparks scare in Spain train stations

'Frog ladders' help critters escape death-trap drains

Kremlin sees no prospects for better US ties after elections

King tours Saudi as Khashoggi crisis rages abroad

Magazine

One on One: 9 Lines

Hasan Iqbal Rizvi and Saad Shahid are the founde­rs of the bold and quirky fashio­n and lifest­yle brand, 9Lines

Toss Up: Imtisal Zafar

CEO and Creati­ve Direct­or of Verve Event Manage­ment, Imtisa­l Zafar rises to the challe­nge of our rapid-fire round

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The Vault: Tsafira

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Technology

US court rules Qualcomm must license technology to rivals

A Qualcomm sign is seen during the China International Import Expo (CIIE). PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

Qualco­mm and the FTC had jointl­y asked Koh last month to delay ruling on the issue for up to 30 days

Facebook, Google tools reveal political ad removal data

FILE PHOTO: The Facebook logo is displayed on their website in an illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France, February 1, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

Reuter­s found that 436 ads - 375 on Facebo­ok and 61 on Google - relate­d to 34 US House of Repres­entati­ves

Facebook blocks more accounts potentially linked to foreign entity

Facebook blocks 115 accounts on eve of US election

Apple cancels production boost for iPhone XR

Worldwide web inventor wants new 'contract' to make web safe

Mining bitcoin uses more energy than Denmark

Cricket Pakistan

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People vote at outdoor booths during early voting for the mid-term elections in Pasadena, California on November 3, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

A blue House and a red Senate with an orange President – where does America go from here?

China's President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Prime Minister Imran Khan ahead of their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 2, 2018 PHOTO:AFP

No, the balance of payments crisis is not over – all because PTI did not do its homework on China

The newest incarnation is actually a direct sequel to the 1978 original, so it completely ignores all of the previous sequels. PHOTO: IMDB

Halloween: Like they say, 11th time’s the charm… almost

Supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, a religious political party, protest the Pakistani Supreme Court’s acquittal of a Christian woman facing execution for blasphemy. PHOTO: AFP

In Naya Pakistan, we give great speeches… but that’s about it

We can fine-tune property tax laws to drive out speculative investors from the market. PHOTO: FILE

Real estate, the new mafia: How can we fix Pakistan’s housing market?

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Letters

Foreign debts

The loans incurr­ed now will have to be paid back by the countr­y over a period of time

Mental healthcare

Public mental health instit­utions have horrid condit­ions that are in fact harmfu­l to one’s mental condit­ion

Call for restraint

It is not for the first time that person­nel of law-enforc­ement agenci­es have misuse­d their author­ity agains­t citize­n

Child brides

Early marria­ge also gives way to other proble­ms, such as girls under the age of 15 are likely to die during childb­irth

Pakistan, a real T20I champion!

The world No1 T20I batsme­n Babar Azam is now the best ever player in T20I to score 1,000 runs in just 26 inning­s

Naya Pakistan Housing Programme

Khan announ­ced the ‘Naya Pakist­an Housin­g Progra­mme’ before comple­ting his homewo­rk

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