PM Imran secures $6b lifeline from Saudi Arabia

A picture taken October 23, 2018 shows Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan(C) as he arrives to attend the opening ceremony of the Future Investment Initiative FII conference taking place in Riyadh from 23-25 October. PHOTO: AFP

Shahbaz Rana

Riyadh agrees to provide $3 billion and as much in oil on deferred payment

Saudi journalist Khashoggi's remains found, claims British media

An Indonesian journalist holds a placard during a protest over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in front of the Saudi Arabia embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. PHOTO REUTERS/FILE

News Desk

Sources say the writer's body had been 'cut up' and his face 'disfigured'

Four oil company workers shot dead in North Waziristan

They were shot by unidentified armed men and left to die in a vehicle which was also set on fire. PHOTO: EXPRESS

Our Correspondent

Former TTP commander injured in separate attack

Opposition parties confab ‘likely next week’

Rameez Khan

PML-N, PPP, others to sit together to devise a common strategy

Zardari should prioritise meeting lawyers over politicians: Fawad

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry. PHOTO COURTESY: PTI

News Desk

Information minister offers 'free counsel' to former president

SC orders fresh medical test of two death-row inmates

Our Correspondent

Sentenced to death, Imdad Ali and Kanizan Bibi suffer from mental illness

Killing of a critic like Khashoggi must never happen again: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir attends an interview with Reuters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

AFP

Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir pledges "thorough and complete" investigation

France clears use of anti-spasm drug to treat alcoholism

French health authorities said they had cleared Baclofen, first developed in the 1970s, for alcoholism after a trial period that began in 2014, following years of off-label use in several countries. PHOTO AFP

AFP

Critics of drug says its use to treat alcoholism has not been sufficiently proven

PML-N agrees to Zardari’s remarks against govt

Our Correspondent

Marriyum says decision on PPP call to unite against govt after consultation

Police shoot two motorcyclists to death after ‘evading’ Swabi checkpoint

In the wake of the incident, Nabi village residents staged a protest against the alleged police brutality and called for a case to be registered against the officials responsible. PHOTO: REUTERS

APP

Police personnel suspended with case also registered against them

Life & Style

Ahad Raza Mir responds to 'Ko Ko Korina' critics with grace

Entertainment Desk

Taking to Twitter, the 25-year-old actor has spoken about the matter at length

Momina Mustehsan, Shireen Mazari clash over ‘Coke Studio’ rendition of ‘Ko Ko Korina’

Entertainment Desk

It all started when the PTI official expressed her disappointment over the latest version of 1966 song

Pakistan

Sindh

Faisal Vawda fit for ‘valve man’ job, says Sindh CM

Murad Ali Shah says those talking to abolish 18th amendment are living in a fool’s paradise

Punjab

Opposition, treasury unmoved over their stances in Punjab Assembly

PA speaker gives a challenge to opposition leader for the future

Balochistan

Balochistan to get two state-of-the-art football stadiums

Senate chairman announces stadiums will be built in Quetta and Gwadar

K-P

Four oil company workers shot dead in North Waziristan

Former TTP commander injured in separate attack

Opinion

Legitimate accountability

NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal. PHOTO: FILE

Hassan Niazi

If recent events are anything to go by, NAB has displayed that it is its own worst enemy

Editorial

Kashmir’s long winter of discontent

Cleaning house or glass house?

Contributors

End of one-man show in Punjab

Dr Shahbaz Gill

It is high time we all moved beyond party politics, affiliations, personal likes and dislikes

Health, humanity and hypocrisy

Muhammad Hamid Zaman

Some may argue that we should side with Saudis no matter what

Will Pakistan be blacklisted?

Hasaan Khawar

Despite having open knowledge of a handful of money transfer agents, the enforcement remains non-existent

Understanding the trauma behind #MeToo

Niha Dagia

Trauma responses such as friend, flop and freeze are frequently mistaken as consent

Great people we flew with

Kamal Siddiqi

Let us stop dreaming of the old days of PIA

Hard choices: Saudi Arabia or IMF

Kamran Yousaf

If Pakistan is to avoid the IMF then only three countries can provide the way out

Who is running Punjab?

Fahd Husain

If tabdeeli has arrived in Pakistan, Punjab hasn’t heard about it as yet

An existential moment for Afghanistan

Shahid Javed Burki

In other words, what happens in Afghanistan matters a great deal for Pakistan

That little girl

Cynthia D Ritchie

The language of love and compassion knows no boundarie

Beyond party lines

Rafae Saigal

A lawmaker must not be rebuked or punished for acting in accordance with his conscience

Healing further

Farrukh Khan Pitafi

There is now a pro- and anti-PTI divide

Can dual nationals really help the economy?

Syed Kamran Hashmi

If the PTI wants to fix the economy in the long term, it cannot go after quick fixes

Sports

Sana Mir tops ICC Women’s ODI rankings for bowlers

News Desk

Off-spinner claimed the spot after series of impressive performances

Featured

National Women’s Championship: Disorganised, disorderly and what not

‘90 per cent’ sure will face Broner: Pacquiao

Aubameyang, Ozil star as Arsenal rout Leicester

Gabon striker scores twice in quick succession in team’s 3-1 victory

Pakistan face Japan in Asian Champions Trophy

Captain Rizwan says team ready to bag third win in fourth match

Australia eye top spot in T20I rankings in series against Pakistan

3-0 win will take Kangaroos to 130 points, three ahead of Sarfraz Ahmed-led unit

PCB issues response on corruption allegations

Four matches involving Men in Green allegedly involved spot-fixing

Raikkonen stays cool after victory in US

Ferrari driver ends five-year drought as Hamilton finishes third

Business

PM Imran secures $6b lifeline from Saudi Arabia

Shahbaz Rana

Riyadh agrees to provide $3 billion and as much in oil on deferred payment

Market watch: Stocks plunge as selling pressure mounts

Benchmark index decreases 630.52 points to settle at 37,714.90

ECC delays decision on power tariff hike for fourth time

Power Division fails to come up with plan for loss reduction, improved governance

PM directs ministry to reduce electricity tariff

Also urges measures to curb power theft, line losses

$3.78b Dasu dam loan may get lapsed, warns World Bank

Minister says former govt misled people about acquisition of land for project

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Market watch: KSE-100 ends three-day winning streak in volatile trade

Pakistan needs to go for high value-added export basket

Saudi crown prince attends investment forum amid 'crisis'

Foreign financing: Sindh chief minister woos German investors

World

US to 'demand answers' after Erdogan account of journalist death: Pence

US Vice President Mike Pence, pictured in Washington on October 4, 2018, called on Saudi Arabia to extradite suspects to Turkey to face justice over Jamal Khashoggi's death. PHOTO AFP

AFP

US Vice President Mike Pence's strongly worded remarks come after days of mixed messages by President Donald Trump

Putin meets Trump's national security pointman to discuss nuclear arms treaty

Reuters

Russia and United States have long accused each other of violating the terms of the treaty, something they both deny

Russia pledges 'balance' if US quits nuclear pact; Trump eyes more weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with US National Security Adviser John Bolton during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. PHOTO REUTERS

Reuters

Trump says United States would develop equivalent weapons unless Russia and China agreed to a halt in development

Saudi king, crown prince meet slain Khashoggi family

After vehemently denying journalist's death, Saudi claims he was killed in a fight inside its consulate in Istanbul

Saudi crown prince attends investment forum amid 'crisis'

Companies from China and Russia have shown little interest in withdrawing from the event

Saudi journalist Khashoggi's remains found, claims British media

Sources say the writer's body had been 'cut up' and his face 'disfigured'

Indian court eases firecracker ban even as pollution soars

Every winter, air pollution in Delhi soars as cooler air traps harmful particles from various emissions

UN climate chief calls for action plan at COP24 summit

With a rise of just one degree Celsius so far, the Earth has witnessed a surge of extreme weather

Plastics have entered human food chain, study shows

Global plastic production has grown rapidly and is currently more than 400 million tonnes per year

Week 34 of pregnancy reduces breast cancer risk: study

Researchers find that additional protection against breast cancer only comes in women under 30

Magazine

The Treasure Box

Presenting our annual wedding bible, with everything you need for the upcoming festive season!

Style 101: Khas

Sara Zahid and Javeria Yasir work with Khas' new Cambric Collection

One on One: Yawar Salman

Entrepreneur Yawar Salman talks to T.Edit about his latest business venture, Sanitär

Toss Up: Faiza Saleem

Find out what inspires her, how she deals with hecklers and her moment of realisation

Bridal Jewellery Guide

Presenting our annual wedding bible, with everything you need for the festive season!

The Planner

Presenting our annual wedding bible, with everything you need for the festive season!

The Frame

Presenting our annual wedding bible, with everything you need for the festive season!

Technology

Rise, fall and suspense: bitcoin's wild first decade

Bitcoins are seen in this illustration picture.
PHOTO: REUTERS

AFP

Here is a look back at some of the trials and tribulations of the world's most popular virtual currency

Musk says LA Hyperloop tunnel to be unveiled in December

Hyperloop will make it possible to travel 380 miles in 35 minutes. PHOTO: REUTERS.

AFP

Musk's venture, "The Boring Company," has been pushing the underground system as a futuristic concept

Snapcrap app steps in to take on public poop

The free mobile app invites people to share location-tagged pictures of public piles of poo

Facebook closes 'spam' pages, accounts helping Brazil presidential candidate

Rather than because of the type of content they were posting

Sindh govt gives Careem, Uber a week to get registered

Over a year ago, the ride-hailing companies had agreed to get their services registered, but to no avail

Saudi Arabia's 'Davos in the Desert' conference website hacked

Portal pulled down days after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi consulate in Istanbul

Google to charge Android device makers up to '$40 per device'

The new fee goes into effect on Oct 29 for any new smartphone or tablet launched in the European Economic Area

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