Sans flagpole
THE recent visit of the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and its acolyte the United Arab Emirates could not have been without purpose. Neither of them wastes aviation fuel without reason.The......
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ArchiveIndia pick uncapped Gill, axe Rahul for South Africa Test
The Indian cricket board on Thursday named uncapped opener Shubman Gill in the Indian Test squad to face South Africa as the selectors axed out of form KL Rahul.The 20-year-old has been rewarded for......
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ArchiveAfghanistan's Taliban sends warning to Trump in bitter exchange
The war of words between the Taliban and United States President Donald Trump escalated on Thursday as the Afghan militants warned that the US leader had failed to grasp “what type of nation he is......
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ArchiveWahab Riaz takes 'indefinite break' from red-ball cricket
Left-arm fast-bowler Wahab Riaz on Thursday announced he has withdrawn from the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy and has decided to take an indefinite break from red-ball cricket."After reviewing my past couple......
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ArchiveOfficial data reveals detention of thousands in occupied Kashmir crackdown
Authorities in Indian-occupied Kashmir have arrested nearly 4,000 people since the scrapping of its special status last month, government data shows, the most clear evidence yet of the scale of one......
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ArchivePakistan Army soldier martyred in cross-LoC firing by Indian troops: ISPR
A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred after Indian troops resorted to "unprovoked" firing from across the Line of Control in Hajipir sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the Inter-Services Public......
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ArchiveAt least 50 killed in train derailment in southeast DR Congo
At least 50 stowaways were killed when a freight train derailed in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, the latest rail tragedy to strike the vast central African nation.“Another......
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ArchiveJustice Jamal Khan Mandokhail to assume charge as BHC top judge on Oct 5
President Arif Alvi approved the appointment of Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail as the new Balochistan High Court (BHC) chief justice, a notification issued by the law ministry said on Thursday.Justice......
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ArchiveBilawal accuses centre of trying to 'occupy Karachi'
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday lashed out at the federal government for "trying to occupy Karachi" following Law Minister Farogh Naseem's statement that the centre was considering......
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ArchiveAltaf Hussain at London police station as bail expires
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain is appearing before a police station in London after he was summoned for questioning in a probe related to his alleged hate speeches relayed from......
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ArchivePakistan Army announces transfers, postings for senior posts
According to a press release issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday, Pakistan Army has made a number of transfers and postings on key positions of seniority.According to the......
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ArchiveDr Faisal terms media reports about UAE, Saudi ministers' Pakistan visit as 'speculative'
Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal on Thursday dismissed media reports that claimed that the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia's foreign ministers, on their recent trip to Pakistan,......
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ArchiveSupport any steps for Karachi that are within constitutional limits: mayor
Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar on Thursday said that his support will remain with the federal government on issues related to the city as long as steps taken are within the limits of the......
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ArchiveDecision time
IT was obvious to those of us who either have stakes in government policy or have been following the making and implementation of policy for many years now, but increasingly it is also becoming......
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ArchiveCourt says remand of Khaqan Abbasi, Miftah Ismail being extended 'for the last time'
An accountability court on Thursday gave the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) a final extension in Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Miftah Ismail's physical remand.The PML-N leaders are accused of being......
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ArchiveIn strong rebuke, UN slams Israeli leader's annexation vow
A spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said the Israeli leader's vow to annex the Jordan Valley would be a "serious violation of international law".The particularly strong......
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ArchiveTop Indian spice mix recalled in US on salmonella contamination
Some batches of a spice mix sold by a top Indian cooking brand were taken off the shelves in the United States for salmonella contamination, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.The......
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ArchiveQAU only Pakistani university among Times global top 500 rankings
Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) is the only Pakistani university to be ranked among the top 500 universities in the world, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020.The......
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ArchiveTaylor backs Smith to captain Australia again after ban expires
Former skipper Mark Taylor Thursday backed Steve Smith to captain Australia again after his incredible Ashes exploits, as support mounts for the 30-year-old to be given a second chance.Smith was......
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ArchiveUS government plans to ban flavors used in e-cigarettes
The federal government will act to ban thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, responding to a recent surge in underage vaping that has alarmed parents,......
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ArchiveIn victory for Trump, top US court permits asylum restrictions
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to implement asylum restrictions that prevent most Central American migrants from applying at the US border.Democrats......
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ArchiveFour promoted to lieutenant generals
ISLAMABAD: Four major generals of the Pakistan Army have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), those promoted are Maj Gen Muhammad......
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ArchiveUS urges India to engage with Kashmiri leaders
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has urged India to resume political engagement with Kashmiri leaders and schedule promised elections in their occupied region as soon as possible.On Monday, US......
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ArchiveRoy axed as England seek redemption in final Ashes Test
LONDON: England have dropped batsman Jason Roy for the fifth and final Test against Australia starting at The Oval on Thursday as they try to level the series after failing to claim the Ashes.The......
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Archive2,500 people registered as missing in Dorian’s wake
NASSAU: Bahamian officials said on Wednesday that 2,500 people have been registered as missing in the wake of the devastating Hurricane Dorian, a count they said may include people who have fled to......
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ArchiveProsecution seeks forensic audit of laptop of blasphemy accused Junaid Hafeez
LAHORE: The Prosecution on Wednesday filed three different applications in a blasphemy case against a lecturer and requested the trial court to summon Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) expert and......
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ArchiveECB disturbed by allegations of racist chanting
LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is ‘extremely disturbed’ by allegations of racist chanting as well as sexist and homophobic abuse by spectators during the fourth Ashes Test against......
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ArchivePakistan-origin billionaire appointed to House of Lords
Prominent British Pakistani businessman Zameer Choudrey this week was included on the honours list of former British prime minister Theresa May, who awarded peerages, knighthoods and other honours to......
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ArchiveCentre comes under fire over formation of body to address Karachi’s problems
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the federal government has constituted a strategic committee for Karachi without consulting or taking him into confidence.He said he......
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ArchiveChina offers cold storage, other facilities at Torkham
PESHAWAR: Hailing round-the-clock functioning of the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan for trade, Chinese ambassador to Islamabad Yao Jing said Beijing was ready to build cold......
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ArchiveBrotherhood chief, deputy get life in Egypt
CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced 11 senior Muslim Brotherhood figures to life in prison on charges of spying for the Palestinian Hamas group, a judicial source said.They included the......
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ArchiveSingle tax on imports proposed
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce and Textile Industry on Wednesday asked the Commerce Division to work out a mechanism in order to reduce the burden of multiple taxes at import......
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ArchivePCB vows to keep working with SLC over security issue
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday vowed to continue working with the SLC in providing the Sri Lankan team with complete safety and security after the latter issued a statement......
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ArchiveIndian selectors face task to solve opening woes
MUMBAI: Finding a solution to India’s top-order batting conundrum will be top of selectors’ agenda when they meet on Thursday to pick the squad for next month’s home Test series against South......
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ArchiveAccidental captain Paine on verge of special landmark
LONDON: Greg Chappell could not do it, while Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke, who had both had two attempts each, were unable to manage it either.But if his side avoids defeat in the fifth Test......
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ArchiveWill robots, AI, algorithms take over the world of work?
IN a world today that is increasingly looking like what was shown in the Jetsons cartoon series in the mid-1980s there are serious questions being asked about the future of the work and whether......
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ArchiveBaldev’s family disputes his minorities mistreatment allegation
PESHAWAR/ MINGORA: Former Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Baldev Kumar is seeking political asylum in India and has accused the Imran Khan-led government of mistreating minorities in......
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ArchiveRs15.6bn refunded to exporters
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has cleared Rs15.6 billion sales tax refunds through the newly installed Fully Automated Sales Tax e-Refund (FASTER) system to exporters.Adviser to Prime......
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ArchiveGovt rakes up Rs467.4bn from T-bill auction
KARACHI: The Treasury bill auction on Wednesday attracted massive bids of about Rs1.65 trillion but the auction result showed government borrowing less than the targeted amount.The auction reflected......
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ArchiveWana hospital official kidnapped
WANA: The in-charge of Wana TB hospital was kidnapped by masked gunmen on Wednesday from Wana, the headquarters of South Waziristan tribal district.The local administration confirmed the incident and......
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ArchiveQuaid’s 71st death anniversary observed
ISLAMABAD: The 71st death anniversary of Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was observed on Wednesday.Quran Khawani and Fateha were held at the Quaid’s mausoleum in......
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ArchiveAnalysis: Scuttling of the near-certain Afghan peace accord
JUST days before the 9/11 anniversary, when more than anyone else Afghans pinned their hopes on a near-certain peace agreement between the United States and the Taliban to bring the longest war in......
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ArchiveSans flagpole
THE recent visit of the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and its acolyte the United Arab Emirates could not have been without purpose. Neither of them wastes aviation fuel without reason.The......
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ArchiveSeven years on
ON Sept 11, 2012, 260 trapped workers were burnt or suffocated to death inside a garment factory in Baldia Town, Karachi. The fire was so intense that a number of bodies were burnt beyond......
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ArchiveAPG to file report on Pakistan’s steps against terror financing
ISLAMABAD: Based on Pakistan’s ‘effective’ progress report, the Asia-Pacific Joint Group (APG) will submit next month its assessment of Islamabad’s progress on strengthening of its systems against......
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ArchiveRoots of custodial deaths
THERE have been many ineffective campaigns against deaths in police custody in the past, and we should like to hope that the present public outrage will lead to some concrete steps to rid the......
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ArchiveDecision time
IT was obvious to those of us who either have stakes in government policy or have been following the making and implementation of policy for many years now, but increasingly it is also becoming......
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ArchiveCentre may take over administrative affairs of Karachi: Farogh
KARACHI: Federal Law Minister Dr Farogh Naseem on Wednesday disclosed that the federal government is considering taking over the administrative affairs of Karachi by enforcing a constitutional clause......
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ArchivePresident set to face hostile opposition in parliament today
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi is set to face a hostile opposition during his constitutionally mandated address to the joint sitting of parliament on Thursday at the beginning of the second......
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ArchiveSEZ enterprises seek an end to ‘backdoor’ taxes, equal treatment with Chinese investors
Karachi: A meeting of commerce adviser to Prime Minister and the chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) with investors of two special economic zone (SEZs) on Wednesday ended in disappointment for......
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ArchiveTalk of lopsided accountability dangerous: CJP
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa on Wednesday expressed the fear that growing perception about what he referred to as a “lopsided process of accountability” needed urgent......
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