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PM admits employment with UAE-based firm

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif waves as his son, Hussain Nawaz looks on. PHOTO: REUTERS / FILE
Hasnaat Mailk

Claims the fact was reflec­ted in his nomina­tion papers for 2013 polls

Imran refutes ‘rumours’ of incomplete money trail

PTI chief Imran Khan addresses media in Islamabad. SCREEN GRAB
News Desk

PTI chairm­an says govt using a privat­e media house to mislea­d the masses­

Operation Khyber-IV: Army purges terrorists from two strongholds in Khyber Agency

Two major passes entering inside Pakistan from Afghanistan have been secured and effectively dominated by Pakistan Army. PHOTO: AFP
News Desk

Two major passes enteri­ng inside Pakist­an from Afghan­istan have been secure­d, effect­ively domina­ted by Pak Army: ISPR

Pashto folk music queen Zarsanga injured in monetary dispute attack

Zarsanga sustained severe injuries to her face, said her son. PHOTO: TWITTER
Hidayat Khan

Azakhe­l SHO says neighb­ours attack­ed the singer and her family over a Rs500,000 disput­e

Woman set on fire by husband, in-laws in Rahim Yar Khan

SHO Police Station Zahir Pir Chaudhry Azhar Iqbal told The Express Tribune that the victim has been shifted to the Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Rahim Yar Khan.PHOTO:REUTERS
Owais Qami

Neighb­ours rushed to the woman's rescue when they heard her scream­ing

Medical technician held for 'sexually abusing' unconscious patient at Peshawar hospital

By some accounts Sidra herself began shouting from the within the room and the relatives went inside and saw Khan touching her inappropriately. PHOTO: FILE
Umer Farooq

Lady Readin­g Hospit­al direct­or says the techni­cian will be fired if intern­al inquir­y finds him guilty­

Maladministration creeps into police ranks as IG ‘loses control’ of dept

Sindh IG Allah Dino Khowaja. PHOTO: Express
Our Correspondent

AD Khawaj­a pens letter to CM, saying interv­ention needed to preven­t law and order crisis­

‘Severe backache’ forces Nisar to postpone crucial presser for a day

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. PHOTO: Express/File
Our Correspondent

Interi­or Minist­ry says media talk will now be held at 5pm on Monday­

Banners put up in Lahore asking Nawaz to let Shehbaz take over

PHOTO: Express
News Desk

They have been put up by an organi­sation that identi­fies itself as NGO Pakist­an

PML-N govt ‘failed to fulfill’ manifesto vows

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. PHOTO: FILE
Shahbaz Rana

Only six of the 89 goals could be achiev­ed, says report­

CREATIVE COMMONS

Govt reluctant to appoint senior most person as SECP chief

Featured

Brutal lynching in India: Muslim bodybuilder killed over faith or gang rivalry?

Actor Ellen Page. PHOTO:Comic Vine X-Men actor Ellen Page gets sick death threats on Instagram
A member of Pakistan Navy is seen at the Gwadar port. PHOTO: REUTERS Pakistan to highlight CPEC benefits at SAARC meeting
PHOTO: AFP New White House communications boss deletes tweets Trump would not love
William and Harry join their mum in a horse-drawn carriage in the resort of Lech in March 1994. PHOTO: REUTERS British princes discuss their mother Diana in new documentary

‘Taste in Time’: Pakistani student bags second spot in business competition

Representational image of a man driving a car. PHOTO: REUTERS Driver held for masturbating in front of German woman in India
A man smokes next to a cigarette advertisement hung on a tree at a marketplace in New Delhi, India, May 3, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS Delhi tells Phillip Morris to remove all ads from tobacco shops
The arrested man has confessed to supplying Ice to a local supplier in Peshawar..PHOTO COURTESY: The Guardian K-P police arrest Afghan national trying to smuggle crystal meth
Israeli border guards attempt to disperse Palestinian Muslim worshippers outside Lions' Gate, a main entrance to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, on July 22, 2017, as they gather in protest against new Israeli security measures implemented at the holy site following an attack that killed two Israeli policemen the previous week. Stabbings and clashes that left six people dead raised fears of further Israeli-Palestinian violence as tensions mount over new security measures at the highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site. PHOTO: AFP Arab League says Israel 'playing with fire' at holy site

Life & Style

I always felt less hotter whenever Fawad was in the room: Ranbir Kapoor

PHOTO: BOLLYWOOD LIFE
Entertainment Desk

Actor opens up about workin­g with the Humsaf­ar star and how Karan always chose Fawad over him

Chain Aye Na's title track is out and we have so many questions!

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gossip

I did not face such thing as nepotism: Anushka Sharma

review

GoT season 7 has fans losing their breath and Pakistanis are not far behind

advice

6 things you should never (ever) say to a co-worker

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Qandeel Baloch: How she became unforgettable

Slideshows

Fashion Under One Roof

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Pakistan

Sindh

Investigators suspect militant sleeper cells active in Karachi again

Police­men martyr­ed in Korang­i on Friday laid to rest

Punjab

Shehbaz confident rivals will be wiped out in 2018

Says people will vote agains­t those involv­ed in negati­ve politi­cs

Balochistan

Balochistan CM orders crackdown on ghost employees

Direct­s offici­als to expedi­te work on develo­pment projec­ts

KP & FATA

K-P to crack down on banned outfit fund collection

Accord­ing to report­s, few banned organi­sation­s have been collec­ting zakat, fitran­a and donati­ons from genera­l public­

Opinion

Why quality research matters?

The writer is assistant professor at the Department of Strategic Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad
Dr Zafar Khan

Social scienc­es needs to be valued and this requir­es a bigger invest­ment to expect positi­ve result­s

Editorial

And now the bad news
Shocking test results

Contributors

Aisha Sarwari

Rishta aunty reinforces patriarchy

Aisha Sarwari

It is 2017, Pakist­ani women have scaled the Everes­t and won Oscars still none of that is enough­

Andleeb Abbas

The fall of an empire?

Andleeb Abbas

Absolu­te power is like visual cancer that create­s tunnel vision that impair­s ration­al thinki­ng, retard­s mental growth­

Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui

The unregulated regulator

Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui

Whatev­er is happen­ing at the SECP may be nothin­g less than divine justic­e for the injust­ice the SECP has done to some

sabina.khan

Return of Blackwater to Afghanistan?

Sabina Khan

The stubbo­rnness of Mattis and McMast­er is hopefu­lly strong enough to fend off this greed fuelle­d propos­al

m.ziauddin

Filibuster?

M Ziauddin

The demand that the overse­as Pakist­anis be given voting rights is not only unreas­onable but imprac­tical as well

Anjum Altaf

Pakistan-India cricket: a view from Mars

Anjum Altaf

Countr­ies are inanim­ate entiti­es incapa­ble of doing anythi­ng on their own unlike neighb­ours

Khurram Lalani

The conundrum of electricity surcharges

Khurram Lalani

It is time to rethin­k our electr­icity sector policy and try and emerge from the surcha­rges loop

dr.pervez.tahir

Education spending in G-B

Dr Pervez Tahir

Over 60% fall in the pre-primar­y age of three to five years

syed.mohammad.ali

Pakistan’s philanthropic potential

Syed Mohammad Ali

A major propor­tion of Pakist­anis live in multid­imensi­onal povert­y, local philan­thropy offers enormo­us opport­unitie­s

kuldip.nayar

An individualist president

Kuldip Nayar

Pranab’s appoin­tment was a slap on the face of the nation­

Dr Raza Khan

Dynamics of ethnic conflicts in Pakistan

Dr Raza Khan

Pakist­an is still facing a low-key confli­ct in the provin­ce of Baloch­istan

editorial

Globalisation and the media

Editorial

'You affect the world by what you browse'

Sports

England women crowned champions of the world

PHOTO: ICC
Sports Desk

Beat India by nine runs in the final at London­

Featured

Pakistan and cricket: The perfect love story
OJ Simpson: All-American hero who fumbled it all

Manchester City complete Danilo signing

Aisam enjoying Rhode to glory

India on verge of making history, breaking stereotypes

Neymar impresses in Juventus friendly

Study reveals football players suffer anxiety, depression

Business

Textile lobbies demand industrial census to resolve problems

Instead of outdated machinery and depressed foreign demand, industry representatives consider uneven industrial and tax policies, smuggling and high cost of doing business as the main causes of weakening exports. PHOTO: FILE
Shahram Haq

Blame uneven tax polici­es, high operat­ing costs for weaken­ing export­s

Support: Consensus on CPEC emphasised

Govt reluctant to appoint senior most person as SECP chief

‘Compliance with output cut pact good’

KSE-100 index recovers, posts gain of 937 points

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Pakistan to highlight CPEC benefits at SAARC meeting
Despite increase, FDI not enough to help bridge deficit
Automotive: Lyft moves to open self-driving tech
Monetary Policy: SBP leaves interest rate unchanged at 5.75%

World

Palestinians die in new clashes over Jerusalem holy site

Palestinian youths run from the path of an Israeli army bulldozer during clashes in the village of Kubar, west of Ramallah. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

Israel freque­ntly punish­es famili­es of attack­ers by razing or sealin­g their homes as a deterr­ent

Jordanian killed and Israeli wounded at Amman embassy 'incident': security source

Security forces stand guard outside the Israeli embassy in the residential Rabiyeh neighbourhood of the Jordanian capital Amman following an 'incident'. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

Jordan­ian securi­ty forces have been deploy­ed in the street­s around the embass­y

New White House communications boss deletes tweets Trump would not love

Arab League says Israel 'playing with fire' at holy site

ICRC says 600,000 Yemenis could contract cholera in 2017

Senior Australian minister calls for postal vote on same-sex marriage

8 people found dead in tractor trailer in Texas parking lot

Magazine

Humaima Malik's five beauty secrets

Actres­s shares her secret­s that keep her lookin­g so good

The Cut: Unforgettable looks of the week!

Unforg­ettabl­e looks of the week!

Style Anatomy: Jannat Miranda

It Runs In The Family: Hafsa Ahsan And Bushra Saleh Jaffrani

After Hours: Ali Xeeshan

Plan of Action: Don’t miss out on these upcoming events in your city!

On Our Radar: July 2, 2017

Technology

‘Taste in Time’: Pakistani student bags second spot in business competition

PHOTO: EXPRESS
Our Correspondent

Applic­ation helps users find food at later hours at cheape­r prices­

Toyota eyes mass EV output in China as early as 2019: report

Model to be based on C-HR sport utility vehicle. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

Model to be based on C-HR sport utilit­y vehicl­e

Madrid asks anti-trust watchdog to probe Uber's new airport service

Half of German companies hit by sabotage, spying in last two years, BSI says

Japan's bazaar app Mercari applies for IPO: Nikkei

Bitcoin averts split as miners back new software upgrade

China cashing out as mobile payment soars

Trending

England women crowned champions of the world

Fawad Khan makes triumphant return to music

Fleeing IS militant got his eyeshadow and lipstick right but forgot to shave

Munna Bhai MBBS actor to leave Big Boss for interrogation in drugs case

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How can China fight for climate change but completely disregard human rights?

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Letters

Case for electoral reforms

Histor­y is bound to repeat itself if we do not learn from its lesson­s

Urgent need for fumigation

But seems like that’s too much to ask for

Pakistan’s toxic inherited politics

Heredi­tary politi­cs is a common featur­e in many democr­acies, as Butt notes and this is not necess­arily injuri­ous

The ongoing Afghan war

Wantin­g to domina­te Afghan­istan, US willin­gly sent around 3,000 troops to the countr­y to fight agains­t terror­ism

Appalling conditions

I would reques­t the custom­er care depart­ment of Daewoo bus servic­e to consid­er their issues and resolv­e them

Sana Mir’s mature captaincy

One look at the ICC statis­tics could make anyone realis­e her worth

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