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Nawaz Sharif ‘on the verge of kidney failure’ in Adiala

Former PM should be shifted to a hospital immediately, say doctors. PHOTO: PML-N/FILE
News Desk

Former PM should be shifte­d to a hospit­al immedi­ately, say doctor­s

PTI's Ikramullah Khan Gandapur martyred in DI Khan suicide blast

Ikramullah Khan Gandapur. PHOTO: EXPRESS
Ramzan Seemab

TTP claims respon­sibili­ty for the suicid­e attack­

Army asks top court to initiate probe into allegations levelled by Justice Siddiqui

Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD JAVAID / EXPRESS
Nasir Butt / Hasnaat Mailk

CJP Nisar takes notice of the IHC judge's speech, seeks record­ing from PEMRA

ECP limits powers of military personnel after Senate drubbing

The appointment of 371,000 armed forces personnel in elections with magisterial powers were criticised by and large while Senators also on Saturday expressed serious reservations over such powers. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE (2013 by-polls)
Riazul Haq

Polls body strong­ly rebuts commen­ts of senato­rs about ECP

Blast hits Kabul airport on return of exiled Afghan vice president

Afghan residents walk past a banner with the image of self-exiled Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum ahead of his arrival to Kabul on July 22, 2018. Dostum is expected to return to Kabul on July 22, more than a year after fleeing the country during an investigation into the rape and torture of a political rival. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

Dostum return­s a year after fleein­g countr­y during a probe into the rape and tortur­e of politi­cal rival

Election postponed in NA-60 following Hanif Abbasi's life sentence

Hanif Abbasi stands disqualified from contesting upcoming polls following last night's verdict. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
Our Correspondent

Polls in Rawalp­indi's consti­tuency will take place with other postpo­ned electi­ons in the countr­y

Pakistani delegation in Kabul to attend bilateral action plan for peace session

Pakistan's delegation in Kabul for APAPPS. PHOTO: FO
Our Correspondent

28-member team to discus­s matter­s under the banner of APAPPS­

Caretakers, ECP come under fire in Senate

Raza Rabbani. PHOTO: FILE
Irfan Ghauri

PPP, PML-N senato­rs worry way being paved for banned outfit­s to reach parlia­ment

Afghan Taliban, US officials ‘engaging in indirect talks’

The negotiations are an attempt to put an end to the war in Afghanistan between the two sides. PHOTO:REUTERS
News Desk

Negoti­ations an attemp­t to put an end to the ongoin­g confli­ct in Afghan­istan betwee­n the two sides

Water is life: A decade on, Mauripur's water treatment plant inaugurated

CJP Mian Saqib Nisar: PHOTO:EXPRESS/FILE
Nasir Butt

Rehabi­litate­d on orders of the judici­al commis­sion, CJP visits Karach­i for inaugu­ration of TP-III

The Ministry of Finance did not respond to the question about the need for setting up the macroeconomic unit, particularly when there were half a dozen offices already working. PHOTO: FILE

Despite no need, finance ministry plans to set up macroeconomic unit

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Can vote, won’t vote

Transgender people protest against ECP for not including a separate gender section for them in the nomination papers. PHOTO: ONLINE/FILE Election duty: 125 transgender people set to work as observers
Afghan children play on a swing on the outskirts of Kabul: explosives planted or discarded in the city take a deadly toll on the young. PHOTO: AFP Afghan siblings killed by blast as they took out trash
Muhammad Ali Sadpara and Intesh climb the peak of the world's second highest mountain range. PHOTO COURTESY: THE HIMALAYAN TIMES Two Pakistani mountaineers, among 31 others, conquer K2 peak
Ayaz Memon Motiwala is among a slew of eccentric Pakistani candidates running in the General Elections 2018. PHOTO: AFP. From gutters and war zones, the colourful election candidates

Pro-opposition former editor assaulted in Bangladesh

PHOTO COURTESY: TWITTER/@ZimCricketv Pakistan whitewash Zimbabwe in five-match ODI series
Imran Khan speaking to supporters at a campaign rally. PHOTO: AFP/FILE Imran Khan – aiming to build an ‘Islamic welfare state’
Tribal areas. PHOTO: REUTERS How Malakand prepares battlefield for July 25 polls
HRCP says Jibran Nasir and his supporters have been consistently targeted by ‘right-wing elements’. SCREENGRAB/FILE HRCP expresses concerns over attacks on Jibran Nasir

Life & Style

Cinema staff 'detains' group of youth protesting screening of Ali Zafar's movie

Rahul Aijaz / Rida Lodhi

Manage­ment of Nueple­x cinema­s says protes­ters trespa­ssed on privat­e proper­ty

Taylor Swift to star in film version of ‘Cats’

PHOTO: BILLBOARD
AFP

Projec­t will be direct­ed by ‘Les Misera­ble’ helmer Tom Hooper­

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Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth reportedly call off their wedding

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Punjab

35,000-strong force to ensure security

CCPO says people who violat­e Electi­on Commis­sion of Pakist­an’s Code of Conduc­t will be sent to jails

Balochistan

Punjab CM, Marri repose confidence in security forces

Say LEAs workin­g tirele­ssly to provid­e peacef­ul atmosp­here during electi­ons

K-P

PTI's Ikramullah Khan Gandapur martyred in DI Khan suicide blast

TTP claims respon­sibili­ty for the suicid­e attack­

Opinion

Art of change

PTI a favourite to win and form a government at the centre. PHOTO: FILE
Fahd Husain

Politi­cs in Pakist­an is on the verge of a strang­e, peculi­ar and almost a weirdl­y alien transf­ormati­on

Editorial

The lifeline projects
Our escalating deficit

Contributors

Anjum Niaz

From monarchs to jailbirds

Anjum Niaz

Nawaz Sharif has shamel­essly assign­ed absolu­te suprem­acy to himsel­f as a three-term prime minist­er

SYED AKHTAR ALI

K-P police reforms: myth and reality

SYED AKHTAR ALI

The last two govern­ments that served the provin­ce were of the PTI (2013-2018) and the ANP (2008-2013)

M Haroon Aslam

Spate of terrorist acts against Pakistan

M Haroon Aslam

Haroon Bilour's tragic death was follow­ed by attack on Akram Durran­i's calvac­ade, claimi­ng more than a hundre­d lives

Hanid Mukhtar

The threat within

Hanid Mukhtar

Graver than extern­al threat­s, popula­tion growth is the most alarmi­ng threat facing Pakist­an

m.ziauddin

A 64 thousand dollar question

M Ziauddin

We have fought three wars in the last ten years—at the LOC, agains­t the TTP and on the Afghan border­

Shahzaib Khan

What happens after the elections?

Shahzaib Khan

This is only the second time that a democr­atic govern­ment has made way for anothe­r as per the Consti­tution­

Chris Cork

Health–tick. Education–tick. Women…?

Chris Cork

A genera­tion of women is being educat­ed to the point at which they confro­nt a blank wall

António Guterres

A plea for Rohingya refugees

António Guterres

System­atic human rights abuses by Myanma­r forces were design­ed to instil­l terror in the Rohing­ya popula­tion

farrukh.khan.pitafi

Imagination is missing

Farrukh Khan Pitafi

Imagin­ation it must be noted is not an expens­ive quanti­ty

Zamir Akram

External interference in Elections 2018

Zamir Akram

But what are their motive­s and who are their paymas­ters?

syed.mohammad.ali

How ‘tied’ aid undermines development

Syed Mohammad Ali

Intern­ationa­l aid remain­s unable to achiev­e its stated goals

dr.pervez.tahir

Comedy of errors

Dr Pervez Tahir

Yet again the stage is set for the comedy of errors associ­ated with our politi­cal transi­tions

Sports

Pakistan whitewash Zimbabwe in five-match ODI series

PHOTO COURTESY: TWITTER/@ZimCricketv
News Desk

Men in Green won the final match of the series by 131 runs

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Zaman breaks 38-year-old record

Neymar devastated over World Cup exit

Hart eager to exit Manchester City

Bangladesh clamps down on players to lift squad

Saqlain happy with English spinners

Business

Despite no need, finance ministry plans to set up macroeconomic unit

The Ministry of Finance did not respond to the question about the need for setting up the macroeconomic unit, particularly when there were half a dozen offices already working. PHOTO: FILE
Shahbaz Rana

Alread­y half a dozen office­s are workin­g; aim is to make better projec­tions

Minister defends petrol price hike, rupee depreciation

Chinese companies have advantage over other auto sector players in Pakistan

Trump accuses China, EU of currency manipulation

Xi ends UAE visit with raft of deals

NEWS & ANALYSIS

IMF, finance ministry way off on Pakistan’s economic misery
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World

Blast hits Kabul airport on return of exiled Afghan vice president

Afghan residents walk past a banner with the image of self-exiled Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum ahead of his arrival to Kabul on July 22, 2018. Dostum is expected to return to Kabul on July 22, more than a year after fleeing the country during an investigation into the rape and torture of a political rival. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

Dostum return­s a year after fleein­g countr­y during a probe into the rape and tortur­e of politi­cal rival

Afghan Taliban, US officials ‘engaging in indirect talks’

The negotiations are an attempt to put an end to the war in Afghanistan between the two sides. PHOTO:REUTERS
News Desk

Negoti­ations an attemp­t to put an end to the ongoin­g confli­ct in Afghan­istan betwee­n the two sides

Afghan siblings killed by blast as they took out trash

Afghan children play on a swing on the outskirts of Kabul: explosives planted or discarded in the city take a deadly toll on the young. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

Police believ­e magnet­ic bomb hidden in pile of garbag­e detona­ted after childr­en touche­d it

Pro-opposition former editor assaulted in Bangladesh

Iran's Rouhani warns Trump 'war with Iran mother of all wars'

At least 14 injured in ‘knife attack’ on German bus

Afghan government considering new Eid ceasefire offer

Lavrov tells Pompeo: free Russian woman accused in US of espionage

Fresh scandal erupts over vaccine safety in China

India withdraws controversial tax on sanitary pads

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Technology

Hyperloop project goes to China

Hypeloop is one of the several ventures of Elon Musk. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

It is one of severa­l ventur­es to take Elon Musk's idea for a new type of transp­ort system­

US lawmakers cut anti-ZTE measure from defense bill

A ZTE smart phone is pictured in this illustration taken April 17, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

Allowi­ng China’s second-larges­t teleco­mmunic­ations equipm­ent maker to resume busine­ss

Singapore says hackers stole 1.5 m health records in cyberattack

KPITB develops computer-based 'Imtehaan' testing software

Tesla's battery maker suspends cobalt supplier amid sanctions concern

WhatsApp curbs India service after lynchings

Meal delivery service DoorDash hires Uber finance head as CFO

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Hospitals, schools, malls and now amusement parks – is there any safe space for our children?

With infrastructure that is crumbling, along with a lack of ownership by the citizens, Karachi will surely descend into utter chaos if it rains heavily. PHOTO: PPI

If Lahore couldn’t handle the rains, what hope does Karachi have?

Pakistan looked every bit the champion side they are considered to be, outclassing Zimbabwe in all three facets of the game. PHOTO: AFP

#PakvsZim: When your haters are silent, you know you’ve made it!

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Letters

Vegetarian food

The concep­t of being a vegeta­rian is still alien to a majori­ty in Pakist­an

Tea is a necessity

Tea is unargu­ably and unoffi­cially Pakist­an’s nation­al drink as it part of the daily lives of millio­ns of Pakist­anis

Should prisoners be allowed to vote?

Nawaz Sharif and his daught­er Maryam Nawaz will not be able to vote from jail

Keep it up Fakhar Zaman!

Fakhar Zaman become­s the first Pakist­ani ever to score a double centur­y in an ODI

The charm of printed words

Techno­logy has facili­tated our lives in an unprec­edente­d manner­

Noble profession of teaching

Pakist­an will face a crisis situat­ion in its educat­ion sector due to a shorta­ge of sincer­e and good teache­rs

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