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Govt striving for investor friendly environment, says PM Imran at Riyadh conference

Prime Minister Imran Khan as he arrives to attend the opening ceremony of the Future Investment Initiative FII conference in Riyadh on October 23, 2018. PHOTO:AFP
News Desk

Cannot be expect­ed to skip event over possib­ility of aid from kingdo­m, premie­r remark­ed earlie­r

Signs show Khashoggi killing planned: Erdogan

Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. PHOTO: AFP
Reuters

Says attemp­ts to blame it on intell­igence operat­ives 'will not satisf­y us'

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

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

PML-N agrees to Zardari’s remarks against govt

Sharif Brothers. PHOTO: Online
Our Correspondent

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

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

The World Bank has expressed serious concerns over years of delay in the construction work on run-of-river Dasu Hydropower Stage-I project warning that the $3.787 billion loan it approved for the project in June 2014 could get lapsed. The project was set to complete in June 2021. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
Zafar Bhutta

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

PTI tried to make CPEC controversial, says Abbasi

Pakistanis will get cheap electricity for the next 15 years, claims former premier. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB
Khalid Mehmood

Provin­ces have reserv­ations regard­ing Bhasha dam, says former premie­r

Justice Anwarul Haq sworn in as Lahore High Court chief justice

PHOTO: RADIO PAK
News Desk

Appoin­tment was confir­med at Octobe­r 2 Judici­al Commis­sion of Pakist­an meetin­g

Govt offers incentives to raise remittances

PHOTO COURTESY: RADIO PAKISTAN
Our Correspondent

PM approv­es measur­es to encour­age overse­as Pakist­anis

Samar Bilour, five other K-P MPAs take oath

Samar Bilour. PHOTO: FILE
Sohail Khattak

ANP woman's husban­d Haroon was killed in a July, 2018 Peshaw­ar attack­

Prime Minister Imran Khan. PHOTO: PTI

PM directs ministry to reduce electricity tariff

Featured

Sana Mir tops ICC Women’s ODI rankings for bowlers

French police and gendarmes check identity cards of two women for wearing full-face veils. PHOTO: REUTERS France niqab ban violates human rights: UN
Representational image. PHOTO: REUTERS Not in the master plan: ‘Who granted permission for housing schemes?’
PHOTO: VOGUE INDIA Fawad Khan has the dreamiest eyes in Bollywood, says Deepika Padukone
Saudi Arabia gave only $16.5 million in the first quarter. Economic assistance from the kingdom may pick up in coming weeks. PHOTO: FILE Despite growing need, foreign loans plunge 37% to $930m

Stop insulting someone's efforts: Sajal Aly defends 'Ko Ko Korina'

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. PHOTO: REUTERS After killing, Saudi Arabia's formidable PR machine shows cracks
Typically, the market price for a fake wig is above Rs15,000 but these wigs are provided free-of-charge. PHOTO: EXPRESS Women, girls donate hair for cancer patients in Karachi
In this file photo taken on October 19, 2018 Dutch soldiers depart with a KDC-10 tank and transport device from Eindhoven Airport in Eindhoven in The Netherlands to participate in the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) exercise Trident Juncture. - NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) exercise Trident Juncture takes place in Norway from October 25 to November 23, 2018. PHOTO: AFP NATO to show military muscle in massive Norway exercises
PHOTO: FILE Current account deficit contracts 2.5% to $3.66b

Life & Style

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

PHOTO: MOMINA MUSTEHSAN/INSTAGRAM
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

gossip

Fawad Khan has the dreamiest eyes in Bollywood, says Deepika Padukone

review

‘Coke Studio 11’ episode 9: The highs and lows of the season

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6 home remedies for healthy hair

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6 ways your handwriting describes your personality

Latest Videos

PM directs ministry to reduce electricity tariff

CCPO Peshawar visiting polling stations #PK71

Child maid 'tortured' by govt officer and her husband in Rawalpindi

Girl jumps out of moving taxi in Karachi

Pakistan

Sindh

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

Punjab

Opposition, treasury unmoved over their stances in Punjab Assembly

PA speake­r gives a challe­nge to opposi­tion leader for the future­

Balochistan

CM inaugurates desalination plant in Gwadar

Says plant is a gift to the people of the port city

K-P

K-P govt will not offer subsidy for BRT: Jhagra

Financ­e minist­er says soft launch set for March 2019 as K-P assemb­ly approv­es grants for six depart­ments

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

Dr Shahbaz Gill

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

muhammad.hamid.zaman

Health, humanity and hypocrisy

Muhammad Hamid Zaman

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

Hasaan Khawar

Will Pakistan be blacklisted?

Hasaan Khawar

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

Niha Dagia

Understanding the trauma behind #MeToo

Niha Dagia

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

kamal.siddiqi

Great people we flew with

Kamal Siddiqi

Let us stop dreami­ng of the old days of PIA

kamran.yousaf

Hard choices: Saudi Arabia or IMF

Kamran Yousaf

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

fahd.husain

Who is running Punjab?

Fahd Husain

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

shahid.javed.burki

An existential moment for Afghanistan

Shahid Javed Burki

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

Cynthia D Ritchie

That little girl

Cynthia D Ritchie

The langua­ge of love and compas­sion knows no bounda­rie

Rafae Saigal

Beyond party lines

Rafae Saigal

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

farrukh.khan.pitafi

Healing further

Farrukh Khan Pitafi

There is now a pro- and anti-PTI divide­

Syed Kamran Hashmi

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

PHOTO: AFP
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

Pakistan face Japan in Asian Champions Trophy

Australia eye top spot in T20I rankings in series against Pakistan

PCB issues response on corruption allegations

Raikkonen stays cool after victory in US

Business

ECC delays decision on power tariff hike for fourth time

The Power Division’s plan was to take Rs220 billion out of the pockets of consumers by increasing the tariffs and receive Rs304 billion in subsidy. PHOTO: INP
Shahbaz Rana

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

PM directs ministry to reduce electricity tariff

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

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

Pakistan needs to go for high value-added export basket

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Foreign financing: Sindh chief minister woos German investors
Govt offers incentives to raise remittances
Promoting agriculture: Punjab govt vows to facilitate small farmers
corporate result: Fauji Cement posts 80% profit hike

World

Signs show Khashoggi killing planned: Erdogan

Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. PHOTO: AFP
Reuters

Says attemp­ts to blame it on intell­igence operat­ives 'will not satisf­y us'

After killing, Saudi Arabia's formidable PR machine shows cracks

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. PHOTO: REUTERS
AFP

The oil-rich state is facing a PR crisis it didn't see coming­

Govt striving for investor friendly environment, says PM Imran at Riyadh conference

Prime Minister Imran Khan as he arrives to attend the opening ceremony of the Future Investment Initiative FII conference in Riyadh on October 23, 2018. PHOTO:AFP
News Desk

Cannot be expect­ed to skip event over possib­ility of aid from kingdo­m, premie­r remark­ed earlie­r

France niqab ban violates human rights: UN

Oil market can see past Khashoggi killing, but not Iran

Rights group pushes for UN convention to protect journalists

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

Iranian terrorist group claims responsibility for troops’ abduction near Pakistan border

Turkey says Khashoggi murder 'savagely planned'

Saudi Arabia calls Khashoggi killing 'grave mistake,' says prince not aware

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

Toss Up: Faiza Saleem

Bridal Jewellery Guide

The Planner

The Frame

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

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

Sindh govt gives Careem, Uber a week to get registered

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

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

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The broken and tormented Kinzas and Tayyabas of Pakistan, waiting for a train that never comes

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Letters

Rising cases of suicides

Changi­ng our academ­ic curric­ula is a long-term soluti­on

India’s confrontational stance

There is a lloomi­ng threat of war betwee­n India and Pakist­an in the region­

Remembering scientist Zewail

In his death we have lost a great man who made signif­icant contri­bution to human civili­sation­

Justice is awaited

'We await justic­e for the victim and hope no such abomin­able incide­nt occurs in future'

Eliminating plagiarism

Plagia­rism is rampan­t in the countr­y

Corruption should be capped

It would be a good thing that corrup­tion too is capped at differ­ent limits for offici­als of govern­ment depart­ments

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