FATF listing: Asia-Pacific Group adopts Pakistan’s mutual evaluation report

Shahbaz Rana

Identifies deficiencies in Pakistan’s anti-money laundering and combating terror financing standards

'Old friend of China': Beijing welcomes extension of General Bajwa's tenure

A file photo of COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa in a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. PHOTO: XINHUA

Ahmed Mansoor

China confident Pak Army will uphold regional peace and stability under Gen Bajwa's leadership

Iran urges India to adopt ‘fair policy’ towards Kashmiri Muslims

News Desk

'The British have intentionally inflicted this wound on that region for the continuation of clashes in Kashmir'

India's ex-finance minister arrested at home in dramatic raid

AFP

P Chidambaram is accused of corruption

Ministers mull legal aspects of moving ICJ on IOK

Our Correspondent

Naseem tells Qureshi India’s move will challenged at every forum

Trump once again offers to mediate on Kashmir

AFP

US president says will raise matter with Indian premier Narendra Modi over the weekend at G-7 Summit

Two policemen martyred, one injured in Islamabad ambush

Khurram Shehzad and Saqlain Saghir Haider martyred in an attack in Islamabad on Wednesday. PHOTOS: EXPRESS

Our Correspondent

Unknown assailants flee after opening fire at police officials at toll plaza in Old Sabzi Mandi area

Army chief visits Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Heavy Industries Taxila

Army chief General Qamar Bajwa visited Pakistan Ordnance Factories Wah and Heavy Industries Taxila on Wednesday. PHOTO: ISPR

News Desk

Inaugurates plant which reduces production cost

Maryam's remand extended for 14 days

Maryam Nawaz in accountability court Lahore on Wednesday. SCREEN GRAB

Haroon Abbas

Counsel says NAB was repeatedly inquiring PML-N vice-president about the source of money but she refused to cooperate

NAB to lose power to act against businesses

SAPM Firdous Ashiq Awan along with law minister Farogh Naseem in Islamabad on Wednesday. PHOTO: PID

Saqib Virk

Law minister says after amendment in law, govt servants making plea bargain would lose job

Pakistan's current account deficit shrinks massive 73% in July

Featured

In Occupied Kashmir, families demand answers for 'unaccounted for' deaths

Social media starlet’s parents seek acquittal ‘for mercy and approval of Almighty’. PHOTO: FILE

Qandeel Baloch’s parents pardon accused sons, prosecution cries foul

Bill Gates reaffirms support for Pakistan's polio eradication efforts

Some also denounced the change as "unIslamic" in a society that traditionally sees men as protectors of women. PHOTO: AFP/File

Saudi women allowed to travel abroad without male guardian’s permission

Indian parliament has recently passed a bill banning men to separate from their wives by saying talaq three times. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE

Man gives ‘triple talaq’ to wife for refusing chewing gum

Through progressive policies, K-P to champion tech enabled growth

General Qamar Javed Bajwa urges seminary students to become useful part of society. SCREENGRAB

COAS backs efforts for mainstreaming madrassas

New rules would replace a 1997 legal agreement that limits the time US immigration authorities can detain migrants. PHOTO: AFP/FILE

Trump's new administration proposes longer-term detention of child migrants

Kashmiris ride on a scooter past the closed shops painted with graffiti during restrictions, after scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar. PHOTO: REUTERS

In pictures: Fortnight of curfew in occupied Kashmir

Shireen Mazari asks UN to denotify Priyanka Chopra as UN Goodwill Ambassador

Life & Style

Taylor Swift helps Pakistani immigrant's dream come true with $6,386 of university fee

Entertainment Desk

Ayesha Khurram, a student in Canada, was at a loss of how to pay her tuition when the singer came to the rescue!

Qandeel Baloch’s parents pardon accused sons, prosecution cries foul

Shakeel Anjum

Social media starlet’s parents seek acquittal ‘for mercy and approval of Almighty’

Pakistan

Sindh

SHC orders freezing of federal industries ministry’s accounts

Freeze will remain in effect till the due payment is given to retired employees of the steel mills

Punjab

Maryam's remand extended for 14 days

Counsel says NAB was repeatedly inquiring PML-N vice-president about the source of money but she refused to cooperate

Balochistan

BNP says weakness of LEAs responsible for tribal hostilities

BNP announces 10-day mourning over murder of Zarakzai

K-P

Anti-polio campaign: K-P removes EOC coordinator

EPI Director Dr Muhammad Saleem to take over the post as an additional charge

Opinion

Kabul: carnage in a wedding hall

Rustam Shah Mohmand

The path to peace has many roadblocks that must be overcome, such as the exit of foreign forces

Editorial

Ill-timed opposition

Water aggression

Contributors

India’s nuclear threat

Talat Masood

Pakistan will have to work out its strategy of developing and maintaining a credible minimum deterrence

Afghanistan’s peace and Kashmir

Syed Akhtar Ali Shah

The statements linking the Afghan peace process with the resolution of the Kashmir issue have not gone well

Video games and mass shootings

Syed Zahoor Raza

Donald Trump should toughen up his stance on gun control and implement gun prevention laws

Re-thinking government

Hasaan Khawar

More than 34,000 teachers have used this app so far, submitting applications for approximately 100,000 preferences

The ruse of development

Muhammad Hamid Zaman

British in Africa were not the only one who pushed their development agenda down the throats of the natives

The saffron noose

Hassan Niazi

Article 35A prevented the Modi government from taking the Israel route and allowing Indian settlers into the valley

Is war imminent in South Asia?

Dr Ahmed Saeed Minhas

For the first time since 1971 the unresolved Kashmir dispute has been acknowledged internationally

India, not Pakistan, to lose Kashmir

Kamran Yousaf

Pakistan needs to play this game started by India not as a T20 cricket match but a test series

The case for incentivizing hydropower development

Ali Maskatiya

Pakistan’s energy sector suffers from a high dependence on imported fuels

Sinking in the rain

Kamal Siddiqi

Over the years we have seen one agency blame the other

Pakistan’s options in Kashmir

Shahid Javed Burki

Modi is moving India towards its demise

The new chattering classes!

Khalid Saleem

It must be acknowledged that the cell-phone revolution has brought all classes to approximately the same level

Sports

PCB’s new constitution comes into effect

News Desk

District Cricket Associations will be replaced by City Cricket Associations

Featured

Local or foreign head coach: Why does it matter?

One grass pitch, 1.4 billion people - cricket on sticky wicket in China

Pakistan captaincy would be an honour: Imad

The 30-year-old stated that he would not back down from the leadership role

Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan put on hold

SLC needs to clear out a few technical aspects of the tour before a decision can be made

Women to get gender-neutral rugby World Cup

2021 edition of the women's event in New Zealand will be known simply as Rugby World Cup 2021

Misbah torn between head coach, chief selector position

The former captain held a press conference on Wednesday

Pakistan to host international badminton tournament

35 to 40 international teams will participate in the event

Business

Market watch: Bulls hold ground as KSE-100 moves closer to 31,000 points

Our Correspondent

Benchmark index advances 553.53 points to settle at 30,972.75

Pakistan's current account deficit shrinks massive 73% in July

Contraction comes on back of drop in imports, increase in exports