Nawaz Sharif set to make history today
ISLAMABAD, June 4: After remaining in the political wilderness for almost 14 years, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif is set to become the country’s prime minister for the third time as the National Assembly...
View ArticleCourt suspends all postings, transfers made by Khoso
ISLAMABAD, June 4: On the last day of the caretaker government of Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, the Supreme Court suspended all postings, transfers and deputations ordered by him.In continuation...
View ArticleWeapons and information
IT is exactly 12 weeks to the day when Perween Rahman, director of the Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) Research and Training Institute, was gunned down in Orangi when she was returning home from work.Two...
View ArticleExclusive interview with Dr Malik Baloch
Dr Abdul Malik Baloch — nominated for the post of Balochistan chief minister — will be the first chief executive of the province who is neither a tribal chieftain nor member of any family of former...
View ArticleKirsten plots former team's downfall as Proteas take on India in CT opener
CARDIFF: Gary Kirsten begins his final stint as South Africa's coach against former team India in the Champions Trophy opener in Cardiff on Thursday.The last time the two teams played a one-day...
View ArticleActress Jennifer Love Hewitt expecting first child
NEW YORK: Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brian Hallisay, who co-star on Lifetime's "The Client List," are expecting their first child.In a statement released Tuesday by Hewitt's publicist, the couple said:...
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A license to rape
A series of events in the past few weeks have again highlighted the injustices being committed against women in the name of Islam in Pakistan. Recently, the three accused of raping an 18-year old...
View ArticlePM Sharif’s convoy stopped to let Army chief pass
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan witnessed a historic democratic transition, many in the county have started to believe that the days of military supremacy are over. But not on the roads, at least not yet.As...
View ArticlePM calls energy conference to end crippling power crisis
ISLAMABAD: Aiming to deal with the ongoing energy crisis that has crippled the country, Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif has called an Energy Conference, DawnNews reported.The premier called for...
View ArticleView from the rooftop
ANY lecturer will recognise the species. They are to be found sitting in the front row of the audience or towards the back. They clamour to be recognised so that they may ask the first question, often...
View ArticleThree is history: Mr Sharif returns — cautiously
THE tables have turned. Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif is back in the prime minister’s chair and Gen Pervez Musharraf is under arrest and facing trial. Mian Sahib is the first man to be elected prime...
View ArticleWould-be ministers already in talks: Plan in the works to overcome...
ISLAMABAD, June 5: The PML-N government is reported to have finalised a macroeconomic framework for next year and an energy conservation plan that will require trade and business activities to close...
View ArticleIndian star Amitabh Bachchan to act for TV
NEW DELHI: Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan says that he will make his television acting debut this year.The actor announced the new and yet untitled show to reporters in Mumbai on Wednesday. The series...
View ArticleVisiting the Saylani Welfare Trust in Karachi
The Saylani Welfare Trust is a non-profit organisation that provides free food daily to needy and low income families twice a day.
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Cafe Black: The last bastion
A cultural centre near the shrine of Sufi saint, Shah Abdul Lateef in Bhit Shah, Sindh. During the previous PPP-led government, plans were afoot to build the world’s first ever international Sufi...
View ArticlePM outlines foreign policy in broad strokes
ISLAMABAD: Newly-elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday outlined the priorities of his government’s foreign policy, stressing immediate attention on Pakistan’s neighbouring countries.In a...
View ArticlePTI accuses Fauzia Kasuri of leveling “false allegations”
The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday issued “factual clarification” regarding grounds on which Fauzia Kasuri took the decision of parting ways with the PTI and accused her of leveling “false...
View ArticlePakistan have no room for error in tricky encounter
Match: West Indies v Pakistan (2nd Match Group B, ICC Champions Trophy) Venue: Kennington Oval, London.Date & Time: 7th June, 2013, 14:30 PST / 09:30 GMTOverall Rivalry: Pakistan 52 wins, West...
View ArticleRumi and humanity
MAN has been trying to find meaning in human life since time eternal. Every human being attempts to associate some meaning with his or her life.However, historically, some individuals have developed...
View ArticleThe next big moment: Budget looms up ahead
WITH the inaugural address behind us, the next big moment when the newly minted government of Nawaz Sharif will speak will be the budget speech. In between there are likely to be various addresses and...
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