Independent foreign policy?
THE question whether Pakistan has ever had an ‘independent’ foreign policy has assumed an intensely partisan nature. In a polarised environment, it is important to consider some facts to set the......
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ArchiveS. Arabia agrees to discuss extending term of $3bn loan
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia on Sunday agreed to discuss extending the term of a $3 billion loan to help Pakistan’s new government tide over the prevailing economic crisis.Saudi Arabia affirmed its......
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ArchiveDealers fear fuel shortage after Nowshera depot fire
PESHAWAR: The dealers have expressed apprehensions that the fire incident at Tarujaba oil depot in Nowshera district on Saturday can affect supply of fuel to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Sarhad Petroleum and......
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ArchiveElements behind KU blast can’t tolerate Pakistan, China’s prosperity: NA speaker
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has said elements involved in the suicide attack at Karachi University (KU) were threatened by the idea of Pakistan and China achieving......
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ArchiveSheikh Rashid says his life in danger
ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday submitted a complaint with the Kohsar police station informing them that his life was in danger, police said.In his complaint, Mr......
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Archive‘Zardari Chappal’ getting popular among Swat people
SWAT: After the high demand for Kaptan Chappal for some years, another brand of Peshawari Chappal named after a politician is getting popular among the people, and this time it is Pakistan Peoples......
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ArchiveDrive to remove encroachments in Naran begins
MANSEHRA: The district administration launched an anti-encroachment campaign in Naran, the commercial hub of Kaghan valley, and removed tented villages and prefabricated structures on Sunday.“We......
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ArchiveHamza restates PML-N commitment to restore Bahawalpur province
BAHAWALPUR: Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reiterated his party’s commitment to restore the Bahawalpur province, besides announcing that Speedo bus service will be restored in......
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ArchiveMischief emanates from Buzdar’s resignation, says Punjab governor
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema has called former chief minister Usman Buzdar’s resignation – typed and addressed to prime minister – as a real “fitna” (mischief) behind the......
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ArchiveSuspending Nawaz sentence being mulled, says Sana
LAHORE: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is considering to quash or suspend the punishment of former prime minister Nawaz Minister under the legal provisions available both with the federal......
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Archive‘Biggest’ Eid congregation at Polo Ground after two years
KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation on Sunday finalised arrangements at Polo Ground for the biggest Eidul Fitr congregation to be held after a break of two years due to Covid-19.The Eid......
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Archive‘Eid shopping is for everyone and every pocket’
KARACHI: With the wiser shoppers having done most of their shopping way ahead of Eid and even before Ramazan, last minute Eid shopping mostly involved tying up the loose ends such as getting matching......
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ArchiveThe buyers are back!
THE highly charged political scene clearly failed to dampen the spirit of Eid shopping as the dark shadows of the pandemic gradually receded. Inflation, indeed, is a factor, but even that failed to......
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ArchivePopularity and elections
A COMMON slip that occurs when people in Pakistan talk about politics is equating popularity with the prospects of winning an election. The two, while definitely connected, require us to use......
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ArchiveIndependent foreign policy?
THE question whether Pakistan has ever had an ‘independent’ foreign policy has assumed an intensely partisan nature. In a polarised environment, it is important to consider some facts to set the......
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ArchiveIn GB, hope evaporates as glaciers melt faster and faster
GILGIT: With glaciers melting faster than before, Gilgit-Baltistan residents in some areas live under the constant threat of a natural disaster.Those living in downstream areas and near lakes and......
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ArchivePunjab cabinet formation put on hold till governor’s ouster
LAHORE: Formation of a new provincial cabinet after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shehbaz was sworn in as chief minister of Punjab is likely to be delayed till the removal of......
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ArchiveS. Arabia agrees to discuss extending term of $3bn loan
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia on Sunday agreed to discuss extending the term of a $3 billion loan to help Pakistan’s new government tide over the prevailing economic crisis.Saudi Arabia affirmed its......
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ArchivePopularity and elections
A COMMON slip that occurs when people in Pakistan talk about politics is equating popularity with the prospects of winning an election. The two, while definitely connected, require us to use......
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