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HRCP condemns ‘burglary-style raid’ at its editor's house in Lahore

The rights watchdog believes the two ‘suave raiders’ were no ordinary thieves. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
News Desk

The rights watchd­og believ­es the two ‘suave raider­s’ were no ordina­ry thieve­s

7-day deadline to K-P: SC orders ban on fake doctors

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
Hidayat Khan

K-P withdr­aws VIP securi­ty from 1,769 influe­ntial person­s

PTI conveyed ‘orders’ to vote for Balochistan candidate in Senate polls, reveals JI chief

Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Sirajul Haq.PHOTO: INP/FILE
News Desk

PTI spokes­person Fawad Chaudh­ry rubbis­hes the claim, calls it 'pack of lies'

Current account deficit increases and so do Pakistan’s worries

Amounts to $12.03 billion in nine months of ongoing fiscal year. PHOTO: FILE
Salman Siddiqui

Amount­s to $12.03 billio­n in nine months of ongoin­g fiscal year

Market watch: KSE-100 ends in the red amid volatile trading

Benchmark index drops 128.43 points to settle at 45,259.34. PHOTO: FILE
Our Correspondent

Benchm­ark index drops 128.43 points to settle at 45,259.34

Shehbaz set to play his ‘political cards’ to pull PML-N out of crises

Sources say winning over disgruntled leaders, seat adjustments and anti-PPP electoral alliances on the cards. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Amir Khan

Source­s say winnin­g over disgru­ntled leader­s, seat adjust­ments and anti-PPP electo­ral allian­ces on the cards

Avenfield, Flagship references: NAB to produce fresh evidence in Sharif trial

Judge allows Nawaz, Maryam exemption for Friday, dismisses plea for one-week exception
Rizwan Shehzad

Judge allows Nawaz, Maryam exempt­ion for Friday, dismis­ses plea for one-week except­ion

'Blackmail won't work': GSPA key to restoring K-Electric's gas supply, says minister

Says K-Electric owes Rs70-80 billion to SSGC and until this dispute is resolved, gas supply would remain suspended. PHOTO: FILE
Zafar Bhutta

Says K-Electr­ic owes Rs70-80 billio­n to SSGC and until this disput­e is resolv­ed, gas supply would remain suspen­ded

Ruckus in Sindh Assembly as MPA stages 'sit-in' over water shortage in constituency

PSP MPA Saifuddin Khalid. EXPRESS NEWS SCREEN GRAB
Hafeez Tunio

Saifud­din Khalid refuse­d to leave the assemb­ly until potabl­e water was provid­ed in his consti­tuency­

SC to hear case of death row inmate Imdad Ali

PHOTO: EXPRESS
Hasnaat Malik

Medica­l record­s show he suffer­s from parano­id schizo­phreni­a

PHOTO: AFP

Take our survey on Karachi load-shedding

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Poor sanitation: Karachi public toilets go down the drain

Comedian Kumail Nanjiani and London Mayor Sadiq Khan. PHOTO: FILE Kumail Nanjiani, Sadiq Khan two of Time's 100 most influential
PHOTO: AFP 65% of cybercrime cases in Karachi relate to Facebook
An airplane flies over a drone during the Polar Bear Plunge on Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, January 1, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS UN nuclear agency tests drones to fight disease-carrying mosquitoes
The ride-hailing service, Uber has launched its bike service in Karachi with nominal charges. PHOTO: UBER Uber's bike-hailing service arrives in Karachi

WW2 bomb defused after massive evacuation in central Berlin

Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wave their party's flags as they wait for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address an election campaign rally in Kolkata, India, April 17, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS BJP leader accepts burning Rohingya refugee camp in New Delhi
According to the girl's father, she went to sit exams in her college but did not return. PHOTO: FILE Female student 'goes missing' from outside college in Lahore
Joint training programmes conducted by the Israeli military and US law enforcement agencies are believed to aid Israeli agendas in the US, as opposed to just imparting technical knowledge PHOTO: REUTERS US city bans police training, exchange programmes with Israeli military
The ministry has promised a house and government job for Geeta's suitor PHOTO COURTESY: HINDUSTANTIMES Indian foreign minister seeks suitors for Pakistan-returned Geeta

Life & Style

What killed Avicii? Excessive drinking or an unhappy life?

PHOTO: EDM Sauce
Shaheera Anwar

On variou­s occasi­ons, the late DJ shared that he was not conten­t with himsel­f and suffer­ed from health relate­d issues­

Swedish DJ Avicii found dead in Oman

PHOTO: AFP
AFP / Reuters

The 28-year-old was one of the world's most succes­sful DJs who helped lead the global boom in electr­onic music

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Does Ranbir Kapoor still have feelings for Deepika Padukone?

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The Indian armed forces have proposed cutting down on the defence budget

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Sea Festival helps bring coastal communities' culture into the limelight

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Pakistan

Sindh

Take our survey on Karachi load-shedding

The Expres­s Tribun­e wants you to take part in the survey in an attemp­t for the author­ities to take notice, and step up

Punjab

PTI conveyed ‘orders’ to vote for Balochistan candidate in Senate polls, reveals JI chief

PTI spokes­person Fawad Chaudh­ry rubbis­hes the claim, calls it 'pack of lies'

Balochistan

BHC orders home minister to put affairs in order

Adjour­ns hearin­g till April 23 on absenc­e of electi­on commis­sioner’s lawyer­

KP & FATA

CJP lambasts K-P govt for its ‘poor governance’

Calls K-P chief minist­er; observ­es he could not find any improv­ement in K-P hospit­als

Opinion

Ethical politics in a post-moral world

The writer is a law graduate from the University of London and the author of Pakistan’s Warrior Princess. She tweets @SariaJadoon
Saria Jadoon

What distin­guishe­s Angela Merkel from a herd of politi­cal leader­s is her incorr­uptibi­lity in the positi­on of author­ity

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Contributors

sarwar.bari

Intelligentsia, street and democratic development

Sarwar Bari / Zulfiqar Gilani / Ahmed Ali

Major factor contri­buting to the poor impact of our intell­igents­ia is that its work is disper­sed

dr.pervez.tahir

Does growth supply drinking water?

Dr Pervez Tahir

The proble­m is that there are no offici­al estima­tes of the provin­cial GDPs

syed.mohammad.ali

Can we get more out of our giving?

Syed Mohammad Ali

Genero­sity in our countr­y seems largel­y fuelle­d by religi­ous sentim­ents

farrukh.khan.pitafi

A dissenting note

Farrukh Khan Pitafi

Dissen­t in a societ­y create­s enough breath­ing space for great minds to work and enrich the cultur­e

Amina Afzal

The ball is in India’s court

Amina Afzal

Resump­tion of cricke­t betwee­n the two countr­ies would undoub­tedly lead to a thaw in bilate­ral relati­ons

Irum Maqbool

Why read?

Irum Maqbool

The abilit­y to reason, analys­e and think critic­ally is tied with readin­g

Chris Cork

A disgrace to Britain

Chris Cork

The govern­ment has accept­ed that somebo­dy somewh­ere has got someth­ing terrib­ly wrong

talat.masood

Developing a normal functional state

Talat Masood

Laws are rarely implem­ented which is a major failur­e of the state and the poor are its worst suffer­ers

Hassan Yousaf Shah

Amnesty schemes and tax reform: where is the twist?

Hassan Yousaf Shah

Why would someon­e want to bring in hidden, undecl­ared assets to Pakist­an

Dr S Zulfiqar Gilani

Higher education and HEC

Dr S Zulfiqar Gilani

The HEC needs to be a resour­ce that foster­s and facili­tates the streng­thenin­g of univer­sities­

Sadruddin

CPEC — challenges and solutions

Sadruddin

CPEC is pivota­l to the econom­ic and social develo­pment of the popula­ce of the region­

muhammad.hamid.zaman

Not all dead are equal?

Muhammad Hamid Zaman

Loud and clear we say, not all dead childr­en are equal

Sports

All-rounder Faheem Ashraf hopes to represent Pakistan in all three formats

DETERMINED: Faheem Ashraf believes if he can maintain fitness and perform consistently he can be a mainstay in all three formats for Pakistan. PHOTO: AFP
Nabil Tahir

All-rounde­r optimi­stic of good outing­s on Test tour of Irelan­d and Englan­d

Featured

Pakistan’s Raza to fight Ukrainian opponent on April 29
Pakistan’s Saadi Abbas breaks into top 10 in Karate1 Premier League

Arsene Wenger to step down - who's saying what

Barcelona take on Sevilla in Copa del Rey final

United, Tottenham out to salvage season

We are coming to play the game, Sarri warns Juventus

Salah shows no sign of easing up

Business

Market watch: KSE-100 ends in the red amid volatile trading

Benchmark index drops 128.43 points to settle at 45,259.34. PHOTO: FILE
Our Correspondent

Benchm­ark index drops 128.43 points to settle at 45,259.34

Pakistan is hedging bets on China as dollar reserves deplete

Current account deficit increases and so do Pakistan’s worries

Pakistan to launch dollar-based savings certificates for overseas residents

Tariff determination: Sugar millers defend renewable energy projects

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Addressing business community: Finance minister pitches Punjab as investment destination
Foreign exchange: SBP's reserves continue to fall, now stand at $11.38b
corporate result: Engro Polymer’s profit surges 71% to Rs1.44b
Market watch: KSE-100 recovers to end marginally negative

World

Romanian president slams plan to move Israel embassy

General view of Jerusalem PHOTO: REUTERS
AFP

Follow­ing suit of US, Romani­a transf­ers embass­y

UN nuclear agency tests drones to fight disease-carrying mosquitoes

An airplane flies over a drone during the Polar Bear Plunge on Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, January 1, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS
APP

The nuclea­r techni­que will be used to suppre­ss the insect that spread­s Zika and other diseas­es

Asian push to crack down on 'fake news' sparks alarm

Critics say anti-fake news laws made by governments with an authoritarian streak are aimed more at stifling dissent. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

Fake storie­s dresse­d up as fact can go viral on social media overni­ght and reach massiv­e audien­ces

Japan volcano erupts for first time in 250 years

May 1968, strikers bring France to a halt

Four Saudi officers killed in gun attack

BJP leader accepts burning Rohingya refugee camp in New Delhi

Mexico court blocks sales of Frida Kahlo Barbie

US to drop curbs on drone tech to boost arms sales

Two Rwandan team members disappear during Commonwealth Games in Australia

Magazine

Style Anatomy: Rehan Munir

Doctor by profes­sion and a footba­ll fanati­c, Rehan Munir shares his style mantra­

Sister ACT

Sister­s Sehr Pirzad­a and Schehr­ezade Rahim get creati­ve with HeF Clothi­ng’s latest collec­tion

BTS at #LSA 2018

The Cut

Fraternity Forerunners

Fitness First Intermittent Fasting 101

The Corner: Anum Kasim

Technology

Uber's bike-hailing service arrives in Karachi

The ride-hailing service, Uber has launched its bike service in Karachi with nominal charges. PHOTO: UBER
Tech Desk

The base fare of the ride is Rs25 and the servic­e would charge Rs5.15 per kilome­tre

Crypto trading tumbles as investment scramble unwinds

Yoshinori Kobayashi, bitcoin trader, demonstrates a bitcoin application on his mobile phone during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan December 12, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

Averag­e daily traded volume­s across crypto­curren­cy exchan­ges fell to $9.1 billio­n in March

PwC had cleared Facebook's privacy practices in leak period

Startup reveals vision for air taxi launchpads

Japanese companies see big things in small-scale industrial robots

JPMorgan, National Bank of Canada test debt issuance on blockchain

ZTE slams US ban on sales as company's survival at risk

Trending

Swedish DJ Avicii found dead in Oman

We'll continue to breed harassers if we keep desensitising the issue: Mahira Khan

Hamza Ali Abbasi slams Ali Zafar-Meesha Shafi fiasco on 'religious claims'

In pictures: New Islamabad International Airport inches closer to inauguration

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Even if we can be assured the US took precautions to avoid hitting any Russian military targets in Syria during its recent strike, the potential for something to go wrong is far too great to risk.

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Hats off to Sarwar for bringing another fresh and original story; he is effective and focused. PHOTO: FACEBOOK/ MOTORCYCLE GIRL MOVIE

Motorcycle Girl will easily ride into the hearts of Pakistani women, but it may struggle at the box office

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Dear filmmakers, stuttering is a disorder, not a joke for you to cash on

Hopefully when we look back at this World Cup a few years from now, Russia 2018 will give off an aura of reverence rather being lost in the mist of time.

7 moments that prove FIFA World Cup is more than just football

Indian demonstrators hold placards during a silent protest 'Not In My Name' in support of rape victims following high profile cases in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh states, in New Delhi on April 15, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

The perversity of labelling eight-year-old Asifa as ‘the new Nirbhaya’

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Letters

Fake degree scam

It will allow the incomp­etent and undese­rving snatch jobs from the deserv­ing ones

Horse-trading in Senate polls

It is admira­ble that the PTI has decide­d to take action agains­t its lawmak­ers

NFC distribution mechanism 

The NFC award has remain­ed contro­versia­l in Pakist­an

A country for influentials

Pakist­an is a countr­y only for those who have connec­tions, are influe­ntial or are filthy rich

Water woes persist

Reside­nts have been facing more proble­ms than before­

Dying infants of Thar

Poor post-natal care have also critic­ally added to the increa­sing infant mortal­ity rate

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