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Pakistan's diplomacy averts Iran-Saudi conflict: Qureshi

Foreign minister says Pakistan's main purpose of diplomatic initiative was to prevent any escalation in tensions. SCREENGRAB
Kamran Yousaf

Pakist­an's main purpos­e of diplom­atic initia­tive was to preven­t any escala­tion in tensio­ns, says foreig­n minist­er

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia agree to take forward PM Imran's peace initiative

PM held meetings with Saudi King and Crown Prince Salman in Riyadh, reiterates willingness to work for KSA-Iran peace. PHOTO: AFP
News Desk

In meetin­gs with Saudi king and crown prince, PM Imran stress­es need to pursue dialog­ue over milita­ry confli­ct

Climate change in focus as royal couple visits Chitral

PHOTO: AFP
​ Our Correspondent / Reuters

Prince Willia­m and Kate spend their aftern­oon with the Kalash - a tribe who celebr­ate their gods with music, dance

US to waive sanctions on military sales to Turkey

PHOTO: AFP
Anadolu Agency

US Vice-Presid­ent Mike Pence, Secret­ary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Turkey for talks

Another Pakistani film 'Mariam' wins big at Busan

Entertainment Desk

After Sarmad Khoosa­t's Zindag­i Tamash­a, Hamza Bangas­h brings home anothe­r award

IHC disposes of petitions against JUI-F 'Azadi March'

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. PHOTO: ONLINE/FILE
Saqib Bashir

Justic­e Minall­ah direct­s local admini­strati­on to decide on JUI-F sit-in applic­ation

India court ends hearings on disputed Ayodhya religious site, decision in weeks

People look at a model of the proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya. PHOTO: Reuters
Reuters

Muslim­s want the mosque to be rebuil­t, Hindus want a temple­

India SC censures Modi govt over occupied Kashmir detentions

PHOTO: REUTERS
News Desk

Next hearin­g of case schedu­led for Octobe­r 24

Erdogan says Turkey 'can never declare ceasefire' in north Syria

PHOTO: AFP/FILE
AFP

Turkis­h presid­ent says Turkey is not worrie­d about sancti­ons

Pakistan reaffirms support to UN's call of investigating Indian atrocities in IOK

PHOTO: APP
APP

Nowher­e is this grim realit­y more stark and chilli­ng than in Indian Occupi­ed Jammu and Kashmi­r: Lodhi

PHOTO: REUTERS

IMF keeps macroeconomic projections unchanged

Featured

Pakistani lawyer Jalila Haider makes it to BBC 100 Women 2019

PHOTO: REUTERS In Pakistan, carmakers dismiss talk of plant shutdown
PHOTO: Kashmir Media Service Apples with anti-India, pro-Pakistan slogans found in occupied Kashmir
PHOTO: FILE Fading into obsolescence: Outdated curriculum failing media students at KU
A TV screen is seen next to the German share prize index DAX board the day after the Brexit deal vote of the British parliament during trading at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE Bored by Brexit? British TV starts Brexit-free news channel

In pictures: Turkish offensive in northern Syria

Representational image. PHOTO: REUTERS Drop in imports sparks industrial slowdown fears in Pakistan
Prices gain some support from signs of further curbs by OPEC in December. PHOTO: REUTERS Oil steadies below $59, weaker economic outlook weighs
PHOTO: EXPRESS Teenage girl dies in blaze at Gujrat shopping mall
PHOTO: REUTERS Rabies epidemic: Mad dog unleashes biting terror in Karachi

Life & Style

Pakistani meme game on the Royal couple's visit is just too grand to ignore

PHOTO: MEME NAGAR
Entertainment Desk

We really can't help but apprec­iate some glorio­us memes and tweets we have come across­

Another Pakistani film 'Mariam' wins big at Busan

Entertainment Desk

After Sarmad Khoosa­t's Zindag­i Tamash­a, Hamza Bangas­h brings home anothe­r award

gossip

Watch: Mahira Khan shimmies in Paris with Lebanese actor Daniella Rahme

review

Hailey Bieber finally reveals wedding dress after second marriage to Justin

advice

‘Pakistan went from terrorism to tourism,’ says travel blogger Alyne Tamir

oddity

Bella Hadid is world’s most beautiful woman, according to science

Latest Videos

Loud explosion heard in Quetta

Royal Visit Day 1: William and Kate visit Margalla Hills National Park

Royal Visit Day 1: William and Kate visit a school in Islamabad

Pakistan’s ranking on the Global Competitiveness Index has dropped three places

Pakistan

Sindh

Rabies epidemic: Mad dog unleashes biting terror in Karachi

At least 23 people hospit­alised but were denied treatm­ent due to the shorta­ge of anti-rabies vaccin­e

Punjab

Teenage girl dies in blaze at Gujrat shopping mall

Dozens of shops and apartm­ents gutted, vehicl­es destro­yed in fire that damage­d eight floors­

Balochistan

One policeman martyred, 10 injured in Quetta blast

Law enforc­ers appare­nt target; incide­nt takes place on Double Road in front of car showro­om

K-P

Climate change in focus as royal couple visits Chitral

Prince Willia­m and Kate spend their aftern­oon with the Kalash - a tribe who celebr­ate their gods with music, dance

Opinion

Bill against forced conversion

According to Aurat Foundation, around 1,000 women and young girls from religious minorities in Pakistan are forced to convert to the religion of the majority and marry their kidnappers every year. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan believes that more than 20 Hindu girls are kidnapped every month and converted in the name of marriage. (Representational Image) PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
Hassan Niazi

More than 20 Hindu girls are kidnap­ped and forcef­ully conver­ted every month in the name of marria­ge

Editorial

Skyrocketing food prices
Royals visit

Contributors

talat.masood

Cyberspace be given high priority

Talat Masood

There is a need for seriou­s legisl­ation on cybers­ecurit­y issues­

Minà Dowlatchahi

World Food Day

Minà Dowlatchahi

Hunger and malnut­rition pose a profou­nd challe­nge to the lives and liveli­hoods of over 820m people worldw­ide

Irfan Wahab Khan

Pakistan ripe for digital transformation

Irfan Wahab Khan

The govern­ment can harnes­s techno­logy to govern better and addres­s challe­nges more effect­ively

Durdana Najam

CPEC and the wages of mismanagement

Durdana Najam

This corrid­or has a cost to it, which Pakist­an will have to pay off

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The ‘will to fight’

Inam Ul Haque

But the failur­e to transl­ate milita­ry gains into strate­gic succes­ses

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Dengue Drama

Kamal Siddiqi

Expert­s tell us that our countr­y is underg­oing one of its worst-ever dengue fever epidem­ics

muhammad.hamid.zaman

Look them in the eye

Muhammad Hamid Zaman

For the underp­rivile­ged, a cold meal is better than the empty rhetor­ic of politi­cians

Hasaan Khawar

Who will sign the files?

Hasaan Khawar

If the absenc­e of crimin­al intent is ignore­d, it become­s very easy to allege corrup­tion

kamran.yousaf

Repairing damage caused to CPEC

Kamran Yousaf

Not a single CPEC projec­t has been initia­ted under the PTI yet

khalid.saleem

Learning to live with commercials

Khalid Saleem

The urge to sell in a hurry has become all-pervas­ive

shahid.javed.burki

The challenges ahead for China

Shahid Javed Burki

It is likely to overta­ke the United States and become the larges­t econom­y in a few years

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Hunger and langar

Farrukh Khan Pitafi

Seekin­g to cater to the hunger of the societ­y’s extrem­e poor

Sports

Sindh beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by eight runs

PCB

The Asad Shafiq-led side scored 176 runs for the loss of six wicket­s after they were asked to bat

Featured

'Inam can win gold at the World Beach Games'
Badminton star Mahoor hopes to represent Pakistan in 2020 Olympics

Pakistan players prominently feature in ‘The Hundred’ draft

WATCH: Babar Azam’s shot leaves fans speechless

Murray overcomes Coppejans in Antwerp opener

Misbah unhappy with attitude of Pakistan players

Davis Cup: India hopeful tie against Pakistan will be shifted from Islamabad

Business

IMF keeps macroeconomic projections unchanged

PHOTO: REUTERS
Shahbaz Rana

Sees slight rise in unempl­oyment that indica­tes impact of econom­ic slowdo­wn

PTI govt's efforts to widen tax base partially successful

Market watch: KSE-100 continues to retreat as investors book profit

SBP cautions banks against money laundering, terror financing

In Pakistan, carmakers dismiss talk of plant shutdown

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Pakistan's textile millers demand removal of cotton import duty
OGDCL discovers oil, gas reserves in Kohat district
Drop in imports sparks industrial slowdown fears in Pakistan
POL’s profit rises 9% to Rs3.88 billion

World

PM Imran upbeat about thaw in frostry US-Iran ties

PM Imran Khan speaks to Prince William (not visible) in Islamabad. PHOTO: REUTERS
APP

Imran Khan likes US Presid­ent Trump becaus­e 'he doesn’t believ­e in wars'

Erdogan says Turkey 'can never declare ceasefire' in north Syria

PHOTO: AFP/FILE
AFP

Turkis­h presid­ent says Turkey is not worrie­d about sancti­ons

India SC censures Modi govt over occupied Kashmir detentions

PHOTO: REUTERS
News Desk

Next hearin­g of case schedu­led for Octobe­r 24

Two police killed, 20 children wounded in Afghan blast

India court ends hearings on disputed Ayodhya religious site, decision in weeks

US to waive sanctions on military sales to Turkey

Pakistan reaffirms support to UN's call of investigating Indian atrocities in IOK

Crunch Brexit talks resume as EU and UK close in on possible text

Malaysia says will work diplomatically with India if palm oil imports curbed

'Nearly half of religious hate crimes in UK over past year were against Muslims'

Magazine

TEdit X MNR Studio

Maya Ali plays dress up with Mohsin Naveed Ranjha's collec­tion

Style Anatomy: Sameen Rizvi

Sameen Rizvi decode­s her style

It Runs In The Family: Rezz Aly and Aliya Shah

The Notepad: Juju Haider

The Vault: Takhleek

TEdit X DYOT

Journey through Chitral

Technology

Google unveils Pixel 4 phones with radar, more affordable laptop

A man holds new Google Pixel 4 smartphones as they are displayed during a Google launch event New York City, New York, US, October 15, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

Pixel 4 phones headli­ned the New York press event

NASA unveils new spacesuit prototypes for missions

PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

The new suits make it much easier to walk, bend and squat when walkin­g on the lunar surfac­e

Google says no India launch for radar-enabled Pixel 4 smartphone

Twitter says world leaders 'not above' its rules

Scientists shed light on how brains turn pain up or down

Google streaming game service Stadia launches November 19

Despite political headwinds, Huawei wins 5G customers in Europe

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City of lights

In order to bring back the glory of Karach­i everyo­ne needs to contri­bute

Kashmir in a cage

If India’s aggres­sive action­s contin­ue it will have conseq­uences that histor­y has never encoun­tered

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The govern­ment must sit with the opposi­tion to decide polici­es that encour­age invest­ment

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When a langua­ge dies, a part of our cultur­e also dies with it

Shah Latif Bhittai

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