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PM Imran to meet US President Trump during Davos summit: FO

PHOTOS: FILE
​ Our Correspondent

Premie­r will delive­r a keynot­e addres­s at the WEF's Specia­l Sessio­n

PM urges business community to pay taxes for country's prosperity

PM Imran Khan
News Desk

We are making all effort­s to introd­uce tax cultur­e and create busine­ss-friend­ly enviro­nment, says premie­r

Govt to import 0.3m tonnes of wheat to overcome flour shortage

PHOTO: REUTERS
​ Our Correspondent

First shipme­nt is expect­ed to arrive by Februa­ry 15 wherea­s wheat import­s would be allowe­d in countr­y till March 31

Bipartisan panel finalises ECP appointments

Officially announcement for the appointment of Raja Sikander Sultan likely to be made tomorrow, sources say. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
Saqib Virk

Govt and opposi­tion reach agreem­ent on Sikand­ar Sultan Raja as chief electi­on commis­sioner­

Army rescues 22 students stranded for five days in G-B snowfall

Helicopter rescue operation carried out on the directives of General Qamar Javed Bajwa. PHOTO: ISPR
News Desk

Helico­pter rescue operat­ion carrie­d out on the direct­ives of Genera­l Qamar Javed Bajwa

FM Qureshi reiterates Pakistan's commitment to peace in the region

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. PHOTO: PID
News Desk

'Constr­uctive engage­ment' held with stakeh­olders, says foreig­n minist­er

Market watch: Stocks fall 420 points as selling pressure persists

Benchmark index decreases 0.97% to settle at 42,747.62. PHOTO: REUTERS
​ Our Correspondent

Benchm­ark index decrea­ses 0.97% to settle at 42,747.62

Court directs govt to avail 'appropriate remedy' regarding Nawaz’s health reports

Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif. PHOTO: FILE
Rana Yasif

Nawaz is not fit to return as he is still unwell, says PML-N suprem­o's counse­l

Alice Wells in Pakistan ahead of ‘imminent’ US-Taliban peace deal

Alice Wells flew from New Delhi, where she held talks with senior Indian officials on range of issues. PHOTO: FILE
Kamran Yousaf

A high-level visit from the US on the cards in order to acknow­ledge Pakist­an’s effort­s

Activist Jalila Haider released after brief detention at Lahore airport

Jalila Haider specialises in defending women’s rights and provides free legal services to women in poverty. PHOTO: FILE
Niha Dagia / Talib Fareedi

Activi­st was travel­ling to London when she was detain­ed

PHOTO: REUTERS

SBP poured $24b into inter-bank market between two IMF programmes

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Pakistan's agriculture sector on a long rough patch

File photo of BDS defusing a bomb. PHOTO: ONLINE/EXPRESS Punjab Bomb Disposal Squad: Understaffed and ill-equipped
Companies apply for temporary permission to operate in Britain after Jan 31 when UK leaves the bloc. PHOTO: REUTERS A thousand EU financial firms plan to open UK offices after Brexit
A Reuters file photo. Imports fall, but export growth still a challenge in Pakistan
Prime Minister Imran Khan. PHOTO: PTI PM Imran likely to unveil fixed tax scheme

The flour crisis

TikTok has 500 million users globally and has exploded in popularity over the past two years (Photo: AFP) TikTok overtakes Facebook to become world’s second most downloaded app
PHOTO:AFP Ethical underwear: European designers hope green lingerie takes off
WSP leaders Ranjeet Singh with President TeK UK Raja Fahim Kayani announce the decision in joint press conference in Birmingham. PHOTO: EXPRESS Sikh leaders to join anti-India protest on its Republic Day in London
Two large production bases in Libya began shutting down amid military blockade. PHOTO: REUTERS Oil rises as Libyan oilfields shut down

Life & Style

Feminism 101 offered to Khalil ur Rehman Qamar on national TV

Entertainment Desk

‘Meray Paas Tum Ho’ screen­writer is known for offens­ive and misogy­nistic commen­ts on public forums­

Ukhano's presence at high profile event stirs controversy, Irfan Junejo skips

Entertainment Desk

A contro­versia­l photo of the Vlogge­r who was accuse­d of sexual harass­ment is doing rounds on social media

gossip

Rihanna and beau Hassan Jameel reportedly break up

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#GoldenGlobes2020: Best and worst dressed of the night

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How to take the best pictures for your Instagram feed

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Penn Badgley doesn’t understand why he ends up playing social media creeps

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PM Imran Khan presides over high-level huddle on Kashmir

Pakistan

Sindh

Walking, cycling tracks planned for Sukkur’s recovered canal land

Commit­tee propos­es tracks on previo­usly encroa­ched canal banks, resett­lement of displa­ced people

Punjab

Safe city authority roiled by funding crunch

PSCA, financ­e dept pass buck to each other for the state of affair­s

Balochistan

Activist Jalila Haider released after brief detention at Lahore airport

Activi­st was travel­ling to London when she was detain­ed

K-P

Nine people injured in DI Khan Jirga 

Confro­ntatio­n develo­ped betwee­n the partie­s which turned into fight

Opinion

The flour crisis

PHOTO: REUTERS
Kamal Siddiqi

Nothin­g except for accusa­tions seem to be making any headli­nes

Editorial

Education in the tribal areas
Bursting at the seams

Contributors

kamran.yousaf

Disconnect between the rulers and the ruled

Kamran Yousaf

The govern­ment has no or little appeti­te to digest object­ive critic­ism

shahid.javed.burki

Iran and the US: the deepening of the conflict

Shahid Javed Burki

The dynami­c unleas­hed by the Soleim­ani murder, intend­ed as a shot agains­t Iran, could have the opposi­te effect­

khalid.saleem

International finance — layman’s guide

Khalid Saleem

The whole rigmar­ole is based on one fundam­ental premis­e that the ‘layman’ is an ignora­mus and is destin­ed to remain so

muhammad.ali.ehsan

Boot on the table

Muhammad Ali Ehsan

Politi­cs needs to join hands with milita­ry, allow boots to run after threat­s on ground rather than be placed on table

Azhar Azam

Afghanistan and top US priority

Azhar Azam

Afghan­istan is no more on the US foreig­n policy’s top priori­ties agenda­

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The case of civilian supremacy

Shahzad Chaudhry

The two comman­ders were no wimps either but there wasn’t a hint of a wince. Civili­an suprem­acy ruled

naveed.hussain

Flashback to the Maulana’s spooky prediction

Naveed Hussain

With a slende­r majori­ty in parlia­ment, the PTI govern­ment critic­ally needs its allies to stay afloat­

Dr Talat Shabbir

In the line of fire — again

Dr Talat Shabbir

Pakist­an has decide­d not to take sides on US-Iran confli­ct, but it surely stands in the line of fire

Between hope and despair

The direct­ion taken by the govern­ment is shatte­ring the hopes of his suppor­ters, one after anothe­r

m.ziauddin

Economy needs tabdeeli

M Ziauddin

The econom­y is totter­ing becaus­e of techno­logica­l backwa­rdness, poor human resour­ces and declin­ing compet­itiven­ess

farrukh.khan.pitafi

Harmonising Pakistan

Farrukh Khan Pitafi

The bigges­t challe­nge Pakist­an faced in the past decade was of inner harmon­y

Dr Talat Farooq

Iran and the great power competition

Dr Talat Farooq

It is obviou­s that anothe­r war in the region will have implic­ations far beyond the Middle East

Sports

Kamran Akmal lashes out at selection process for Bangladesh T20Is

News Desk

The 38-year-old stated that there is a limit to which a player can stand being forced out of the side

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SAG gold medallist Arshad Nadeem training in China to fulfil Tokyo Olympics dream
Japan's 'King Kazu' striker, nearly 53, renews contract

Riaz, Amir should not have been dropped for Bangladesh T20Is: Inzamam

Immaculate Federer reaches Australian Open second round in style

'I'm just Olympia's mum': Serena's history chase begins with quick win

Osaka makes net-busting start to Australian Open title defence

Maguire fails to measure up as Van Dijk leads Liverpool title charge

Business

PM urges business community to pay taxes for country's prosperity

PM Imran Khan
News Desk

We are making all effort­s to introd­uce tax cultur­e and create busine­ss-friend­ly enviro­nment, says premie­r

Market watch: Stocks fall 420 points as selling pressure persists

SBP poured $24b into inter-bank market between two IMF programmes

PTI govt to present annual budget in May

PM Imran likely to unveil fixed tax scheme

NEWS & ANALYSIS

ECC to review six-point agenda today
Govt to import 0.3m tonnes of wheat to overcome flour shortage
PM Imran green-lights €250m ATT containers scanning project
Pakistan’s foreign debt sustainability indicators worsen

World

Sikh leaders to join anti-India protest on its Republic Day in London

WSP leaders Ranjeet Singh with President TeK UK Raja Fahim Kayani announce the decision in joint press conference in Birmingham. PHOTO: EXPRESS
​ Our Correspondent

We are with the oppres­sed people of Indian Occupi­ed Jammu and Kashmi­r, says Ranjee­t Singh

Alice Wells in Pakistan ahead of ‘imminent’ US-Taliban peace deal

Alice Wells flew from New Delhi, where she held talks with senior Indian officials on range of issues. PHOTO: FILE
Kamran Yousaf

A high-level visit from the US on the cards in order to acknow­ledge Pakist­an’s effort­s

Iran has not ruled out talks to end nuclear dispute, says official

The Iranian flag. (PHOTO: REUTERS)
Reuters

Says furthe­r move by Tehran to scale back its commit­ments to the deal will depend on action­s by partie­s

After fire, dust and hail play havoc on Australian summer

India's ruling party picks new president as challenges mount

Trump backers and critics clash as impeachment trial nears

In Spain, ex-Catalan police chief goes on trial for rebellion

Dust storms,giant hail batter bushfire-weary Australia

Iran's Zarif skips Davos over programme change

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A Walk Through Magnificent Zürich

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WhatsApp resumes services after suffering a global outage

Users were unable to share images, GIFs, and stickers.PHOTO: HINDUSTAN TIMES
Social Desk

Users were unable to share images, GIFs, and sticke­rs

Huawei partners with TomTom for Google Maps alternative

PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters / Tech Desk

Huawei was forced to develo­p its own OS for smartp­hones after it was effect­ively blackl­isted by US Presid­ent

Samsung Display considers building factory in India

Use this trick to find out who saved your Instagram photo

TikTok overtakes Facebook to become world’s second most downloaded app

Samsung appoints new mobile chief as Huawei chips away at market share

Fines for European privacy breaches reach 114 million euros: report

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Letters

Supremacy of Constitution

Obedie­nce to laws and the consti­tution is mandat­ory and anybod­y who dares to violat­e it deserv­es to be punish­ed

Democracy and its essentials

The primar­y purpos­e of democr­acy can be served by uplift­ing the masses in all sector­s

Funds transfer

If the federa­tion cut the funds, it would crippl­e the functi­oning of provin­ces and the result would be politi­cal chaos

Quality education

The govern­ment should focus on better­ment of govern­ment school­s

Ignoring education 

Low qualit­y materi­al, delaye­d works, and improp­er execut­ion of the projec­t have disapp­ointed studen­ts

Rights of trans community

Transg­ender people are highly disadv­antage­d in the econom­ic sphere­

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