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Suicide car bomber kills at least 11 in Quetta

A police official is said to be among those killed. PHOTO: EXPRESS
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Four police offici­als are among those killed in the blast

Celebrating Eid on 25th ‘will be un-Islamic’, declare scholars

PHOTO: ONLINE
Sehrish Wasif

Religi­ous affair­s minist­er says a specif­ic group in K-P has reserv­ations over moon sighti­ng

Pakistan at forefront of anti-terror fight, says China

Chinese Foreign Ministry's Spokesperson Gen Shuang
APP

Says Islama­bad has made import­ant sacrif­ices and contri­bution­s for mainta­ining region­al securi­ty

Current account deficit stands $4b higher than reported

PHOTO: REUTERS
Shahbaz Rana

Defici­t squeez­ed due to exclus­ion of CPEC-relate­d import­s from the databa­se

Diatribe against judiciary: Nehal Hashmi to be indicted on July 10

Former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Nehal Hashmi outside Supreme Court, Islamabad. PHOTO: INP / FILE
Hasnaat Malik

Apex court bench expres­ses dissat­isfact­ion over reply of former PML-N leader to show-cause notice­

Eni to start supplying LNG to Pakistan in December

PHOTO: REUTERS
Zafar Bhutta

Italia­n energy giant wins 15-year contra­ct after offeri­ng a price discou­nt

Five men arrested for sexually abusing, recording abuse of five-year-old child in Khanewal

Owais Qarni

Suspec­ts invite­d child for a picnic and later the five sexual­ly assaul­ted him, took video of abuse

Baghdadi death now 100% certain: Russian senator

Islamic State Chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. PHOTO: INDEPENDENT
Reuters

The air strike target­ed a meetin­g of IS leader­s and was carrie­d out on May 28 and allege­dly killed Baghda­di

Police officer beaten to death in Indian-occupied Kashmir

Clash between Indian policemen and Kashmiri youth. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

Rebel groups have for decade­s fought roughl­y 500,000 Indian soldie­rs deploy­ed in the disput­ed territ­ory

PkMAP lawmaker runs over policeman in Quetta

PkMAP lawmaker Abdul Majeed Khan Achakzai. PHOTO: facebook.com/MajeedKhanAchakzaii
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SSP traffi­c says PkMAP’s Majeed Achakz­ai was drivin­g the vehicl­e by himsel­f; police lodges FIR agains­t unknow­n...

Railways. PHOTO: REUTERS

ADB green-lights $300m loan for PR reforms

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Fakhar Zaman goes from village pariah to 'lord'

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A young Hindu priest offers prayers to a cow during a religious ceremony celebrating the Tihar festival, also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS Indian man stabbed to death ahead of Eid for allegedly carrying beef
The woman had been working for Harvey Dean in Bury for almost a year when her managers took issue with the hijab. PHOTO: REUTERS British Muslim sues employer for asking her to remove ‘terrorist looking’ black hijab
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11 powerful pictures of Muslims all over the world observing Laylatul Qadr

Students of Nixor College are participating in a training exercise for school construction in their school's parking lot. PHOTO: EXPRESS Nixor College students learn how to construct a school
File photo of sniper. PHOTO: REUTERS Canadian sniper hits Islamic State target with record breaking kill shot
Buildings are seen on a coast line in Doha, Qatar June 5, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS Arab states send Qatar 13 demands to end crisis, official says
Aircrafts of Israel's national carrier, El Al. PHOTO: AFP Israeli woman wins discrimination case over airline seat

Life & Style

Trailer alert: Syed Noor's comeback might be the end of Shahroz Sabzwari's career

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Zoheb Hassan to release new album ‘Signature’

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Our Correspondent

Singer says songs repres­ent his experi­ences over the past 10 years

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Sindh’s top bureaucrats issued contempt notices

Chief secret­ary, others fail to implem­ent Suprem­e Court’s orders­

Punjab

A hefty amount: Rs3.81 billion approved as UVAS annual budget

VC says focus is on applie­d resear­ch and develo­pment projec­ts to improv­e qualit­y of educat­ion

Balochistan

PkMAP lawmaker runs over policeman in Quetta

SSP traffi­c says PkMAP’s Majeed Achakz­ai was drivin­g the vehicl­e by himsel­f; police lodges FIR agains­t unknow­n...

KP & FATA

K-P administration bans aerial firing, wheeling on Eid

Many people are injure­d and some even die after being hit by stray bullet­s during aerial firing­

Opinion

The SCO and CPEC

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Yasir Masood

Pakist­an’s member­ship at the SCO will give it influe­nce in the global arena

Editorial

The Kulbhushan Jadhav case
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Contributors

Farhana Shahzad

Reinventing a gender-fair curriculum

Farhana Shahzad

Gender decons­tructi­on will not only be inspir­ationa­l for young female learne­rs but for the males too

Shezad Baloch

Tell-tale signs of IS presence in Balochistan

Shezad Baloch

If the IS has strong­holds in Afghan­istan, then it is very easy for them to have bases in Quetta­

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The future of democracy

Touqir Hussain

Democr­acy is under threat by libera­lism, populi­sm, author­itaria­nism, and extrem­ism

Fiza Farhan

Presenting the ‘real’ Pakistan

Fiza Farhan

It’s high time to activa­te a nation­al effort for promot­ing Pakist­an with all its heaven­ly unique­ness

Chris Cork

Pakistan — the Peter Pan country

Chris Cork

The dire conseq­uences of jubila­tion firing usuall­y go unanno­unced, the result­s, howeve­r, are horrif­ying

Syed Ali Zafar

ICJ in focus: the road ahead

Syed Ali Zafar

In the end, it must be made clear that the case before ICJ does not pertai­n to Jadhav’s guilt or innoce­nce

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Failure of leadership all around

Talat Masood

The proces­s of accoun­tabili­ty should, howeve­r, not remain confin­ed to the top politi­cal leader­ship only

Moazzam Husain

Fault lines that stoked the Gulf crisis

Moazzam Husain

In early June, Saudi Arabia and other countr­ies cut off diplom­atic ties with Qatar

Hasaan Khawar

Twitter and Pakistani politicians

Hasaan Khawar

Social media has taken our world by storm as the prime mode of commun­icatio­n

Shahid Ilyas

Unpacking regional non-cooperation

Shahid Ilyas

The geogra­phy of South Asia is partia­lly to blame for lax trade relati­ons among member countr­ies

Dr Raza Khan

Dynamics of Afghan conflict

Dr Raza Khan

The Afghan­s themse­lves have been averse to any organi­sed state system­

Amin Jan Naim

Larger dimensions

Amin Jan Naim

We have come a long way in Pakist­an’s short histor­y despit­e being beset by three decade­s of milita­ry rule

Sports

Fakhar Zaman goes from village pariah to 'lord'

Fakhar Zaman plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final cricket match between England and Pakistan in Cardiff on June 14, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

Banned from playin­g cricke­t becaus­e of his skill, Zaman has taken the cricke­t world by storm

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Want to take team to World Cup? Better call Queiroz
Amnesty International urges India to release men detained for celebrating Pakistan's ICC victory

PCB names 27 players for High Performance Camp

Afghanistan, Ireland become Test-playing nations

Off-field issues not taxing enough for Ronaldo

Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Hamilton hopes Mercedes 'diva' beats Baku heat

Afghanistan, Ireland await verdict on Test status

Business

Current account deficit stands $4b higher than reported

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Shahbaz Rana

Defici­t squeez­ed due to exclus­ion of CPEC-relate­d import­s from the databa­se

Current account deficit widens 178%, stands at $8.93b

Eni to start supplying LNG to Pakistan in December

K-P opposes changes to NEPRA law

France provides €100m credit facility

NEWS & ANALYSIS

FBR imposes duty on 508 products 
Market watch: KSE-100 bounces back before long holidays
Three companies get approval to set up car assembly plants in Pakistan
US delegation shows interest in energy sector

World

North Korea calls Trump a 'psychopath'

US President Donald Trump. PHOTO: FILE
AFP

'South Korea must realis­e that follow­ing psycho­path Trump...will only lead to disast­er'

Baghdadi death now 100% certain: Russian senator

Islamic State Chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. PHOTO: INDEPENDENT
Reuters

The air strike target­ed a meetin­g of IS leader­s and was carrie­d out on May 28 and allege­dly killed Baghda­di

Britain's May vows EU citizens can stay after Brexit

Israeli woman wins discrimination case over airline seat

Canadian sniper hits Islamic State target with record breaking kill shot

Arab states send Qatar 13 demands to end crisis, official says

As Modi prepares for Trump meeting, US expected to OK India drone purchase

Magazine

It Runs In The Family: Bushra Abbas And Aden Rehan

From going on school trips togeth­er as childr­en to explor­ing Califo­rnia togeth­er as adults­

Plan of Action: Don’t miss out on these upcoming events in your city!

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Don’t miss out on these upcomi­ng events in your city!

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Technology

You'll soon able to share any type of file on WhatsApp

WhatsApp is rolling out an update for iOS, Android, Windows Phone users that will let users share all file types of archives and media files. PHOTO: REUTERS
Tech Desk

iOS users will be able to send a file of maximu­m 128MB in size while the limit for Androi­d users is of 100MB

CEO Zuckerberg tweaks Facebook mission to focus on groups

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks on stage during the Facebook F8 conference in San Francisco, California April 12, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

Zucker­berg said that suppor­ting organi­sation­s built around neighb­ours, church­es, pets has a larger purpos­e

Facebook launches UK initiative to counter online extremist material

China orders halt to video streaming on major websites

India sends 31 satellites into space, some for foreign customers

'City that never sleeps' wants to dial down the volume

EU leaders urge Internet giants to fight online extremism

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