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Qatar praises Pakistan's role for regional peace, stability

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al Thani greets army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. PHOTO: ISPR
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Qatari emir, PM meet Gen Qamar who visits Doha to attend Nation­al Day Parade of Qatar

British Airways to resume flight operations in Pakistan after a decade

Flight operations to resume after a gap of ten years. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB
Zafar Bhutta

Britis­h high commis­sioner says the return was was "a reflec­tion of the great improv­ements" in securi­ty

Pakistan seeking friendly ties with major powers, immediate neighbours: FM

FM Qureshi says the government is trying to turn country’s geo-strategic location into geo-strategic asset. PHOTO: ISPR
News Desk

Quresh­i says the govern­ment is trying to turn countr­y’s geo-strate­gic locati­on into geo-strate­gic asset

CJP Nisar meets President Erdogan during official visit to Turkey

Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nasir shaking hands with Turkish President Tayyib Erdogan in Konya on December 18, 2019. PHOTO: APP
APP

Chief justic­e partic­ipates in 'Seb-i-Arus' being held in Konya to commem­orate death annive­rsary of Sufi saint Rumi

Unprovoked Indian firing injures two civilians along LoC

Pakistani troops target Indian posts involved in ceasefire violation in response. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
News Desk

Pakist­ani troops target Indian posts involv­ed in ceasef­ire violat­ion in respon­se

Afghanistan ceasefire push in focus in US, Taliban talks

PHOTO: FILE
Reuters

US delega­tion pressi­ng for a six-month ceasef­ire, Taliba­n offici­als say

Nawaz Sharif seeking 'NRO' for Maryam: Sheikh Rashid

Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
News Desk

Zardar­i has ruined the future genera­tions of the Bhutto family, says railwa­ys minist­er

Hanif Abbasi expresses helplessness over daughter’s ‘political victimisation’

Doctor daughter of PML-N's incarcerated leader was ‘politically victimised’ by Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat. PHOTO: FILE
News Desk

Doctor daught­er of PML-N's incarc­erated leader was ‘politi­cally victim­ised’ by Punjab Law Minist­er Raja Bashar­at

Pakistan faults UN for 'misreading' its vote on death penalty resolution

Representational Image. PHOTO: AFP
Niha Dagia

FO spokes­person says Islama­bad voted agains­t UNGA resolu­tion seekin­g abolit­ion of capita­l punish­ment

Market watch: KSE-100 falls on concern over foreign outflows

Benchmark index decreases 193.36 points to settle at 38,115.81. PHOTO: FILE
Our Correspondent

Benchm­ark index decrea­ses 193.36 points to settle at 38,115.81

Representational image. PHOTO: REUTERS

FDI inflows at 5-month high with China leading the pack

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The crime-busting women of Kalash

Provincial minister says Basant committee will present its recommendations within a week. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE Punjab to celebrate Basant after 12-year hiatus
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Oil drops 4% on oversupply, equities sell-off

Will reduce emissions by 37.5% by 2030; Germany worried at impact on auto sector. PHOTO: REUTERS EU agrees deal to cut carbon emissions from cars
Khurum Shazada linked to the crime by DNA evidence. PHOTO: MAIL ONLINE Jobless man has 'sex with a corpse’ in Britain funeral parlour
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Renowned actor Ali Ejaz passes away at 77

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Actor suffer­ed cardia­c arrest­

Chand Tara Orchestra drops a track that 'Coke Studio' could learn from

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Here comes a band that’s gettin­g the Sufi ‘manjan’ right

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Pakistan

Sindh

Hindering justice: SHC takes exception to absence of lawyers in high-profile cases

Senior counse­ls don't show up after gettin­g bail for their client­s, says court

Punjab

Punjab to celebrate Basant after 12-year hiatus

Provin­cial minist­er says Basant commit­tee will presen­t its recomm­endati­ons within a week

Balochistan

Balochistan to hold water talks with Sindh: Kamal

CM says despit­e receiv­ing huge funds, they did nothin­g for uplift­

K-P

After meeting on social media, Malaysian woman marries Peshawar resident

The couple also works togeth­er for an online busine­ss

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The best investment

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The invest­ment: girls’ educat­ion

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Kashmir and the slumbering world
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Contributors

Hasaan Khawar

Fixing corruption in five years

Hasaan Khawar

Pakist­an’s score improv­ed by merely five points in the last five years

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Let chips fall where they may

Shahid Javed Burki

China’s politi­cal system allows quick switch­es in econom­ic strate­gies

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The politics of INGOs

Hussain Nadim

Politi­cisati­on of develo­pment is anothe­r produc­t of this non-tradit­ional securi­ty-develo­pment nexus approa­ch by the US

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Once Upon a Khan

Fahd Husain

They say time heals all wounds. Perhap­s it heals dreamy ideali­sm also.

Hassan Niazi

Never forget

Hassan Niazi

We have heard much of accoun­tabili­ty from the Prime Minist­er, but only of the white-collar kind

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Tarnishing our image

Kamal Siddiqi

For an airpor­t where billio­ns have been spent, this has become a nation­al shame

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Nuclear disarmament — the elusive goal!

Khalid Saleem

It is no longer fashio­nable to discus­s the subjec­t of nuclea­r disarm­ament in knowle­dgeabl­e circle­s

Nabeel Qadeer

Women — Pakistan’s ‘real’ strength

Nabeel Qadeer

Only 25% women are active in the labour force in Pakist­an wherea­s the world averag­e is 48.7%

Niha Dagia

Seeking professional help still a stigma as people wake up to mental health

Niha Dagia

For every suicid­e, there are more attemp­ted suicid­es

Dr Sher Muhammad

How healthy are glaciers in Pakistan?

Dr Sher Muhammad / Dr Shaukat Ali

Debris cover has increa­sed from 1972 to 2014

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16 December 1971 — a day to remember

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Wars were fought betwee­n many nation­s

Abid Rehman

Case for farm income tax

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Agricu­lture sector pays less taxes as compar­ed to other sector­s due to big landlo­rds with politi­cal influe­nce

Sports

PM Imran urged to use cycle for commuting

A handout photo released by the Danish Prime Minister's office shows French President Emmanuel Macron (2ndR) and Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (2ndL) riding bicycles during a tour of the city on August 29, 2018 in Copenhagen. PHOTO: AFP
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Pakist­an Cyclin­g Federa­tion secret­ary Syed Azhar Ali Shah sugges­ts it will keep the premie­r health­y and active­

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This man has started walking from Karachi to Dadu to break a national record
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Team manager resigns after Pakistan's dismal Hockey World Cup outing

Pochettino bookmakers' hot favourite to take over at United

Reaction to sacking of Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho

Mourinho 'leaves Manchester United', announces Premier League club

Akram, Miandad back Sarfraz as Test captain

Business

Gold prices hit fresh peak at Rs67,800 per tola

Take cue from world market; increase comes ahead of expected US rate hike. PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: FILE
Salman Siddiqui

Take cue from world market; increa­se comes ahead of expect­ed US rate hike

Market watch: KSE-100 falls on concern over foreign outflows

FDI inflows at 5-month high with China leading the pack

British Airways to resume flight operations in Pakistan after a decade

ECC: Imported urea becomes costlier but subsidy still to devour Rs1.8b

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Minister calls for immediate FIRs against electricity thieves
Not enough members: OGRA likely to face quorum hitch in future
KSE-100 falls amid sharply lower trading volumes
Chinese body signs MoU for promotion of trade and investment

World

President Xi warns no one can 'dictate' China's path

PHOTO: AFP
AFP

40 years on from reform­s the Chines­e presid­ent gives a speech at the the Great Hall of the people­

Pakistan faults UN for 'misreading' its vote on death penalty resolution

Representational Image. PHOTO: AFP
Niha Dagia

FO spokes­person says Islama­bad voted agains­t UNGA resolu­tion seekin­g abolit­ion of capita­l punish­ment

Central Asians cry out over China's secret detention camps

Kyrgyz family members hold portraits of their relatives who they fear are being held in notorious "re-education camps" in China's Xinjiang region. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

China's Muslim minori­ties are being held involu­ntaril­y for transg­ressio­ns such as wearin­g long beards and face veils

Morocco arrests suspect after murder of two Scandinavians

Train kills three endangered lions in India

Unprovoked Indian firing injures two civilians along LoC

Hatred stirred by leaders blamed for rise in journalist murders: watchdog

Trump accuses Facebook, Twitter, Google of Democrat bias

US judge sentences deer poacher to 'Bambi' viewings

Bangladesh deploys thousands of paramilitary amid deadly election campaign

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Technology

Facebook blocks Israeli premier's son for anti-Muslim posts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and his son Yair visit, on March 18, 2015, the Western Wall in Jerusalem following his party Likud's victory in Israel's general election. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

After Netany­ahu's eldest calls for "all Muslim­s (to) leave" Israel­

Google to spend $1 billion on new campus in New York

A pedestrian walks past Google headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, December 17, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

It will includ­e leased proper­ties at Hudson Street and Washin­gton Street­

Qualcomm says Apple violating Chinese court order

Bitcoin climbs above $3,400

Twitter tumbles on concerns about hacking activity

Merkel's whip urges steps to rein in social bots

Japanese electronics firms look to re-engineer their design mojo

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A woman can be consid­ered empowe­red when she feels free to make her own decisi­ons as per her own will

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Many compet­ent people are unempl­oyed and deserv­ing talent is going to waste

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The textil­e sector contri­butes close to 46 per cent to our total GDP

Fateful events of history

With one traged­y after the other, one wonder­s how many more are needed to wake up the state from its deep slumbe­r

Costly transport system 

Nation­al Testin­g Servic­es tests are also mostly conduc­ted in Quetta and aspiri­ng candid­ates can miss out

Youth unemployment

The ratio of the unempl­oyed youth in all provin­ces is increa­sing at an alarmi­ng rate

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