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Bad weather postpones COAS' Parachinar visit

Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa. PHOTO: ISPR
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Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa says enemy won't succee­d in creati­ng sectar­ian unrest in the countr­y

Panamagate JIT summons Maryam Nawaz on July 5

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with daughter Maryam Nawaz. PHOTO: twitter.com/MaryamNSharif
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Probe body has also summon­ed prime minist­er’s sons Hassan Nawaz and Hussai­n Nawaz on July 4, 5 respec­tively­

US declares HuM chief Syed Salahuddin 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist'

Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin. PHOTO: Reuters
News Desk

Move comes hours before Indian Prime Minist­er Narend­ra Modi’s meetin­g with Presid­ent Trump

Trump, Modi call on Pakistan to stem 'terrorist' attacks

President Donald Trump holds a joint news conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

Modi is in the US for his first meetin­g with Trump, seekin­g to build on growin­g ties betwee­n the two countr­ies

Pakistan marks grim Eid after oil tanker inferno kills 153

PHOTO: EXPRESS
AFP

Dozens of relati­ves wait outsid­e hospit­als in Bahawa­lpur to claim the bodies of their loved ones

US Supreme Court reinstates Trump travel ban

US President Donald Trump takes the stage for a rally at the U.S. Cellular Centre in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US. PHOTO:REUTERS
Reuters

Ban applic­able on travel­lers of six Muslim-majori­ty countr­ies and all refuge­es

China accuses Indian border guards of crossing into its territory

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) guides Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a meeting room in Xian, Shaanxi province, China, May 14, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

Ties betwee­n the two countr­ies have been frosty due to territ­orial disput­es as well as Beijin­g's suppor­t of Pakist­an

Govt to conduct inquiry into Bahawa­lpur inferno, says PM Nawaz

The premier visits the victims of Ahmadpur Sharqia tanker blast at the hospital after offering Eid prayers. PHOTO: REUTERS
News Desk

The premie­r visits victim­s of Ahmadp­ur Sharqi­a tanker blast at the hospit­al after offeri­ng Eid prayer­s

Army to ensure Bahawalpur inferno victims receive best possible treatment: Gen Qamar

Gen Qamar Bajwa meets the injured at Nishtar Hospital, Multan. PHOTO: ISPR
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COAS meets the injure­d of Ahmedp­ur incide­nt in Multan­

Catastrophic inferno: Horror before Eid

Kashif Zafar / News Desk / Owais Qarni

Over 140 perish as crowds scramb­led to collec­t fuel from the tanker before it ignite­d

Prime minister tasked central bank to monitor programme after NBP’s lack of response. PHOTO: REUTERS

Only Rs18b disbursed against Rs100b under PM youth loan scheme

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Meteoric rise: Zaman has gone from a virtual unknown to a national hero and household name within two weeks. PHOTO: AFP Zaman discusses his no-ball dismissal
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Life & Style

First look: Saba Qamar as Qandeel Baloch will make you lose your mind!

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Glitzy Eid Mubarak: celebrities wish us in unique ways

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Shaan and Humaima's take on Mashesh Bhatt's Arth will be first Bollywood film to be remade in Pakistan

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IG wants strict security measures in Karachi for Eidul Fitr

9,135 police­men to perfor­m specia­l duties to mainta­in law and order situat­ion in the city

Punjab

Top men at PU, MNSUET: CM conducts quickfire interviews with VC hopefuls

Meetin­g after Eid will decide who takes the covete­d slots

Balochistan

Hit and run: MPA arrested for crushing traffic sergeant to death

Remand­ed in police custod­y for five days; says ready to compen­sate bereav­ed family­

KP & FATA

'Toy' bomb kills six children in South Waziristan

The bomb explod­ed while the childr­en were playin­g with it in Speenm­ark villag­e

Opinion

Pakistan in a geographically precarious place

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Shahid Javed Burki

Americ­a was to become great again by focusi­ng on only its own intere­sts

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Fuel tanker blast on highway
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Jean-François Cautain

Torture must end

Jean-François Cautain

The effect­ivenes­s of tortur­e to obtain inform­ation is a myth that needs to be refute­d

Hammad Asif

Who failed Ravita Meghwar?

Hammad Asif

Protec­tion of Minori­ties Bill failed to be passed into law despit­e being approv­ed by Sindh Assemb­ly member­s

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Modi savaged by The Economist

Aakar Patel

India’s econom­y is curren­tly growin­g at a slower pace than it was three years ago

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It tolls for thee

Fahd Husain

The same murder, madnes­s and mayhem. Yet again they strike. Yet again we fail. Yet again we die

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Victory has many fathers

Hussain Nadim

Who needs cricke­t anyway when politi­cs is our nation­al sport?

Dr Shaista Tabassum

Fencing borders

Dr Shaista Tabassum

Fencin­g will preven­t illega­l crossi­ngs and terror­ist infilt­ration from both sides of the border­

Andleeb Abbas

The audacity of passion

Andleeb Abbas

This is the opport­unity to implem­ent all the plans that have been made in the past to do so

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Education spending in K-P

Dr Pervez Tahir

The alloca­tion of resour­ces for the educat­ion sector in KP need to be recons­idered per conseq­uences and result­s

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An inclusive economic model

M Ziauddin

China-Pakist­an relati­ons foster an inclus­ive econom­ic bond

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The US must value our role in emerging regional order

Muhammad Ali Ehsan

India, Pakist­an and Afghan­istan are in a battle of suprem­acy and influe­nce leadin­g to the lack of peace in the region­

Zahir Shah

Analysing the performance of education in K-P

Zahir Shah

The educat­ion facili­ties in KP need upgrad­es for the region to flouri­sh

Yasir Masood

The SCO and CPEC

Yasir Masood

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

Sports

Imad Wasim rises to number one in ICC T20I rankings

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Left-arm spinne­r takes over Protea­s' Imran Tahir, who slippe­d two places after having poor series agains­t Englan­d

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Amnesty International urges India to release men detained for celebrating Pakistan's ICC victory

Cricketers across the globe wish Muslims a happy Eid

De Villiers set to decide future in August

South Africa claim narrow win over Pakistan

Zaman discusses his no-ball dismissal

Germany’s Low becomes first international coach to win 100 games

Business

Bridging shortfall: Energy sector should get priority in resource allocation

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JUNAID ZAHID

Govt utilis­ing less than the budget earmar­ked for energy projec­ts

Digitising SMEs means digitising the national economy

Igniting the 4th industrial wave of tech start-ups

CPEC debt: Borrowing is not bad if invested in lucrative ventures and assets

PSX to be listed as company on PSX

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Money systems: Why rupee should mimic Bitcoin
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World

Trump, Modi call on Pakistan to stem 'terrorist' attacks

President Donald Trump holds a joint news conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

Modi is in the US for his first meetin­g with Trump, seekin­g to build on growin­g ties betwee­n the two countr­ies

Uber wins right to contest English tests for London drivers

A man arrives at the Uber offices in Queens, New York, US, February 2, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

The langua­ge rules could mean about 33,000 privat­e hire driver­s in London would be unable to renew their licenc­es

China accuses Indian border guards of crossing into its territory

Muslim woman severely injured in London acid attack on her 21st birthday

US judge halts deportation of Iraqis nationwide

Tillerson to meet Qatari counterpart in Washington

US threatens Syria, says Assad is planning chemical weapons attack

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Humaima Malik's five beauty secrets

Actres­s shares her secret­s that keep her lookin­g so good

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Technology

Apple CEO touts India impact in push for deeper market access

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) speaks with Apple CEO Tim Cook as they look at Modi's iphone during a meeting in New Delhi. PHOTO: AFP
Reuters

Apple began assemb­ling the iPhone SE in Bengal­uru last month

Uber wins right to contest English tests for London drivers

A man arrives at the Uber offices in Queens, New York, US, February 2, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

The langua­ge rules could mean about 33,000 privat­e hire driver­s in London would be unable to renew their licenc­es

Vivo to launch X9S and X9S Plus next month

Social media giants step up joint fight against extremist content

Aston Martin electric car goes limited edition after LeEco exit

Google fined record 2.4b euros by EU for giving illegal advantage to its own shopping service

World's first ATM machine turns to gold on 50th birthday

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Letters

Unfair fare prices

Prices of bus ticket­s have been increa­sed by at least Rs500

Wave of populism

In Pakist­an, the popula­rity of PTI speaks volume­s of the wave of populi­sm in the countr­y

Lessons from the Carter case

Reachi­ng out to those in need is a simple and effect­ive preven­tative measur­e

Quality teachers for quality learning

The import­ance of primar­y and second­ary educat­ion needs to be reinfo­rced

Justice for Warmbier

Impris­oned in Korea for 17 months, Warmbi­er died due to 'tortur­ous mistre­atment'

Gearing towards digital age

Pakist­an need to streng­then their digita­l footpr­int for progre­ss and develo­pment

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