Govt believes in ‘complete freedom of media’: Firdous

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan addressing a special ceremony in Islamabad to launch one-year performance report of PTI government. PHOTO: APP

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On govt’s one-year performance, information SAPM says ‘media is ears and eyes of people to know state’s...

At least 5 killed, 17 injured in Upper Dir IED blast

5 persons also injured as passenger bus targeted by a remote control bomb. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE

News Desk

Three policemen among the injured in attack by rival group in property dispute

India reimposes movement curbs as protests swell in Srinagar

Reuters

At least 24 Kashmiris injured as Indian forces use pellet guns, chilli grenades on protesters in IOK's main city

'World must consider security of India's nukes in control of fascist, Hindu supremacist Modi'

Pakistan PM Imran Khan and India PM Narendra Modi. PHOTO: EXPRESS

News Desk

PM Imran says international community must act now to stop spread of RSS-BJP 'doctrine of hate & genocide'

Pakistan approaches Twitter, Facebook over suspension of accounts 'posting in support of Kashmir'

DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor. PHOTO: ISPR

News Desk

Maj Gen Ghafoor says reason for suspended accounts is Indian staff at regional headquarters of social media giants

Govt likely to introduce dollar-based saving scheme

Increase comes mainly due to receipt of $500m from ADB. PHOTO: FILE

Shahbaz Rana

Depositors will be protected from capital losses caused by any further devaluation of rupee

Suicide bomber kills 63, injures over 180 at Kabul wedding

The attack in Kabul comes as the US and the Taliban attempt to reach a deal to eventually withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. PHOTO: FILE

AFP

Islamic State claims responsibility; Pakistan condemns 'heinous' attack, says common threat must be defeated...

Pakistan to fight for Kashmir ‘till last bullet’

DG ISPR holds a joint press conference in Islamabad with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi regarding Pakistan's stance on the Indian-occupied Kashmir. PHOTO: TWITTER

Our Correspondent

Qureshi says Modi has buried Nehru's India; ISPR DG believes tensions will escalate after curfew is lifted

Another petition challenges SJC proceedings

Hasnaat Malik

Senior lawyer Abid Hassan Minto and veteran journalist IA Rahman move top court

Exclusive: Shared Afghanistan interests create opening for US-Iran back channel: sources

Reuters

As intermediaries secretly relay messages between Washington and Tehran at a time of heightened hostility

Teams of revenue board to start visiting major shopping areas from September. PHOTO: FILE

FBR to inspect markets for smuggled goods

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Prime Minister Imran Khan.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Pakistani premier’s first year: Economic hit and miss

Custodian of Ajmer Sharif shrine says Muslims are being massacred for eating beef in Modi’s India. PHOTO COURTESY: نظام مصطفی ﷺ مشائخ کنونشن/ FACEBOOK

‘Enough is enough’: Sufi cleric urges unity among Indian Muslims against oppression

A screengrab of the viral footage of Sub-inspector (right) and the officer (left) in the Rawalpindi police station. PHOTO: EXPRESS

Sub-inspector suspended over roaming around shirtless in Rawalpindi police station

The victim shows the injuries when local police found her. PHOTOS: EXPRESS

Faisalabad man held for ‘torturing’ 10-year-old maid in Murree

'At least 4,000 detained in Occupied Kashmir since autonomy stripped'

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders pose with their party manifesto, 'Road to Naya Pakistan', launched in Islamabad. PHOTO: EXPRESS

Naya Pakistan at one

PCB informed about possible attack on Indian team

A ‘sweet’ miracle for diabetes patients

Homicides of husbands on the rise in Lahore

Life & Style

Critics, audience slam 'Sacred Games 2' for shallow, anti-Pakistan plot line

Entertainment Desk

Second season is a shameless attempt to malign the country’s reputation without offering much aesthetic value

Weekend roundup: The best celebrity outfits

Sarah Price

Blazers, crisp white sari's and yellow eyeliner seriously inspired our next weekend styles!

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Sindh

Residents leave as Thatta villages are submerged in rainwater

Health department moves five mobile health units to affected villages

Punjab

Dengue patients quarantined to prevent epidemic spread

Commissioner expresses displeasure over results of anti-dengue campaign

Balochistan

Fatalities from snakebites on the rise

Scarce vaccines leading to upsurge in casualties

K-P

At least 5 killed, 17 injured in Upper Dir IED blast

Three policemen among the injured in attack by rival group in property dispute

Opinion

Financial crunch at public-sector universities

The writer is Vice Chancellor of the University of Peshawar

Prof Dr Muhammad Asif Khan

HEC was allocated Rs59 billion against a demand of Rs103 billion — Rs6 billion less than previous year

Editorial

UN wakes up to Kashmir tragedy

Naya Pakistan at one

Contributors

Kashmir — need for diplomatic engineering

Muhammad Ali Ehsan

Abolishing Article 370 displays gap between those who want to secede and those who want to safeguard state sovereignty

India, the attention seeker

Amna Ejaz Rafi

Pakistan cuts off diplomatic ties with India, other countries express concern regarding the issue

19th century genocide and 21st century policy

Ziyad Hadi

Dawes Act stole cohesiveness from the Native Americans, similar to what is being attempted in Kashmir

The plebiscite puzzle

M Ziauddin

All these years, Pakistanis and Kashmiris have blamed India for breaching a solemn pledge made to Kashmir

The grand Indian extortion

Farrukh Khan Pitafi

India is notorious in sabotaging similar initiatives and uses everything in its power to derail Afghan peace process

India’s dangerous gamble on Kashmir

Dr Moonis Ahmar

Can Pakistan with its economic, governance crises effectively exploit popular sentiments among the Kashmiri Muslims

Status of J&K under international law

Niaz A Shah

Free, impartial plebiscite might assist both parties and the people of Kashmir in resolving the longstanding dispute

What is happening in Hong Kong?

Yao Jing

The people of Hong Kong enjoy more extensive democratic rights and freedom than ever

Pakistan’s key development thinkers

Dr Pervez Tahir

His lasting legacy is the human development system by the UN first, and eventually by the Bretton Woods Sisters

Caught between globalism and tribalism

Syed Mohammad Ali

Many conflicts fueled by tribal sentiments manifested in the form of ethnic, racial, religious characteristics

Absence of local govts in Balochistan

Asmat Kakar

Delay in LG elections is not only violating constitutional obligations but also undermining gains of previous govts

Pakistan’s determined struggle for stability

Talat Masood

The only hope that would make India retract from its illegal policies would be a resistance movement by Kashmiri youth

Sports

PCB informed about possible attack on Indian team

Abbas Raza

Men in Blue are currently on tour of West Indies

Featured

Local or foreign head coach: Why does it matter?

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

Langer says Smith blow may see neck guards become compulsory

Smith had made 80 on the fourth day when he was struck by a short ball from fast bowler Jofra Archer

Ashley Cole calls time on trophy-laden career

Cole won 13 major trophies and is one of just nine men to have made more than 100 appearances for England

Three dead, seven injured in soccer match riots in Honduras

The riot is believed to have started when a bus carrying Motagua players was attacked

Medvedev shocks Djokovic to reach Cincinnati Masters final

World number one loses 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to ninth-seeded Russian

Raja slams Flower over security concerns

Former Pakistan cricketer believes that coaches should be more graceful in their exit

Business

FBR to inspect markets for smuggled goods

Shahbaz Rana

Teams of revenue board to start visiting major shopping areas from September

Govt likely to introduce dollar-based saving scheme

Depositors will be protected from capital losses caused by any further devaluation of rupee

SBP sets remuneration ceiling for board meetings

Earlier, there was no maximum limit on remuneration for banks/DFIs

CNIC condition causes decline in cement sales

Sales plunge because majority of cement dealers are unregistered

ADB approves $25m loan to support women-led SMEs

Aims to help expand women’s access to finance, empower them economically

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Govt forms committee for power-sector audit

Foreign exchange: SBP reserves rise 6.93% to $8.26b

PIA earns Rs7-8b from Hajj operations

FBR constitutes committee to finalise tax regime for traders

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