Trouble on Olympus
The new year sees Pakistan at an unprecedented crossroads. A painful and messy reconfiguration of the country’s political order over the past year has left it more bitterly divided than ever before.......
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ArchiveTrouble on Olympus
The new year sees Pakistan at an unprecedented crossroads. A painful and messy reconfiguration of the country’s political order over the past year has left it more bitterly divided than ever before.......
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ArchiveVilla punish Lloris mistake to shock Spurs
LONDON: Aston Villa ruined Tottenham Hotspur’s bid to climb back into the Premier League’s top four as a costly mistake from Hugo Lloris condemned the north Londoners to a damaging 2-0 defeat on......
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ArchivePakistan attempt to deploy livelier pitch in decisive second Test against NZ
KARACHI: For a change, the pitch will not be a placid one when Pakistan take on New Zealand in the decisive second and final Test here at the National Stadium on Monday.Less than 24 hours ahead of......
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ArchiveGovt taking measures to curb street crime, says Murad
KARACHI: Commenting on the alarming rise in incidents of mugging and killings over resistance, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday said that his government was taking measures to curb......
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ArchivePTI vows aggressive LG poll campaigning in Karachi
KARACHI: Following the announcement of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party that it was ready to contest local government election in Karachi, the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Sunday vowed to......
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ArchiveNo gas at mealtimes in Karachi as SSGC unable to honour commitment
KARACHI: Consumers of the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), who live in diverse areas in the city, have been complaining of having no gas for cooking meals despite the fact that the utility had......
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ArchiveKP’s maiden polio drive of 2023 to be carried out in two phases
PESHAWAR: The maiden anti-polio campaign of the new year will be started today (Monday) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to vaccinate 7.2 million children in the first phase.All the 20 polio cases recorded in......
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ArchiveFlour shortage worsens in Punjab as price, quota issues hit hard
MUZAFFARGARH/RAHIM YAR KHAN: Long lineups of flour buyers can be seen at designated stations selling subsidised flour in Muzaffargarh, Kot Addu, and Rahim Yar districts, indicating that the flour......
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ArchivePTI rally in Lahore lambasts ‘back-breaking’ price hike
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Central Punjab region, organised a large protest march in Lahore on Sunday against the “imported administration” for causing the country’s crippling price......
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ArchivePakistan Railways in dire straits as default looms
LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways (PR) looks to be in dire straits financially as its passenger and freight train affairs are being run with just three-day oil reserves that must be for one month at......
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ArchiveCall for setting up forum to solve leopard-human encounter issue
ISLAMABAD: Experts have called for a collective effort to form a technical forum to gather scientific evidence to tackle the issue of leopard encounters with humans.Recently, an endangered Common......
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Archive45,000 migrants made Channel crossing to UK last year
LONDON: More than 45,000 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK from mainland Europe in 2022, surpassing the previous year’s record by more than 17,000, according to government figures released on......
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ArchiveGlobal economy faces tougher year, warns IMF chief
WASHINGTON: For much of the global economy, 2023 is going to be a tough year as the main engines of global growth — the United States, Europe and China — all experience weakening activity, the head......
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ArchiveChildren among nine dead in Uganda New Year stampede
KAMPALA: At least nine people died, most aged between 10 and 20, in a shopping mall crush as revellers rang in the New Year in Uganda’s capital, police said on Sunday.After fireworks outside the......
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ArchiveMore countries roll out China traveller checks amid Covid surge
BEIJING: Travellers from China now face restrictions when entering more than a dozen countries as concern grows over its surge in Covid-19 cases, with Australia the latest to demand a negative test......
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ArchivePope hails ‘beloved’ Benedict as Vatican releases photos of his body
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis hailed the “beloved” Benedict XVI in New Year’s Day services on Sunday as the Vatican released the first pictures of the former pontiff following his death at the age of......
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ArchiveRussia’s relentless raids claim four lives in Ukraine on New Year’s day
KYIV: Russia’s New Year assaults on Ukraine left four people dead and wounded dozens this weekend as Moscow on Sunday claimed to have thwarted Kyiv’s “terror attacks” on the homeland.The Ukrainian......
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ArchiveMeta set to make decision on Trump’s return to Facebook
Menlo Park (California, US): Facebook owner Meta Inc is preparing to announce whether it will allow former US President Donald Trump back on to Facebook and Instagram, the Financial Times reported......
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ArchiveAn uncertain PSX
Returns in the stock market have either barely beat inflation or been outright negative for six consecutive years.A portfolio of investment — left untouched since the end of......
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ArchiveUS to keep close ties with India, Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The US budget for 2023 has two small but significant provisions for Pakistan, including $15 million for improving security along the Afghan border and an unspecified amount of funds to......
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ArchiveEx-CM accuses ministers in Balochistan of selling govt jobs
QUETTA: Former chief minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani has accused the ministers and officials of the incumbent Balochistan government of selling jobs in different departments and receiving huge amounts......
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ArchiveMalik warns against ‘creation of artificial leadership’
QUETTA: Attempts by “certain forces” to create an “artificial leadership” through “coercion of politicians” would not enable them to achieve their goals, warned National Party (NP) chief Dr Abdul......
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ArchivePresident Alvi enjoys working relationship with PDM govt
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday said he enjoyed a working relationship with the government as he and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif respected each other.“I enjoyed a working relationship......
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ArchiveGovt to borrow record Rs4.8tr via treasury bills in first quarter
ISLAMABAD: Amid a revenue setback in December and higher expenditure, mostly for debt servicing, the government plans to borrow a record Rs4.8 trillion in the first three months of 2023 through......
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ArchiveEducation crisis
PRIMARY grade students at public schools come mostly from the poor and lower middle classes and speak a range of languages as their mother tongue. Unfortunately, when the latter is supplanted by......
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ArchiveYear of polycrisis
2022 was a tumultuous year in Pakistan even by the standards of its turbulent political history. It confronted a polycrisis — several crises that converged to reinforce each other and create an......
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ArchiveMPC sees KP govt’s policies behind militancy resurgence
PESHAWAR: A multi-party conference (MPC) in the provincial capital has expressed grave concern over the prevailing law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and held the provincial government’s......
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ArchiveECP gears up for local polls in Islamabad ‘this week’
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) sprang into action on Sunday, anticipating it can be asked to conduct the much-delayed local government elections in Islamabad any time, informed......
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Archive360 flights hit by outage at Manila airport
MANILA: Tens of thousands of travellers were stranded at a Philippine airport on Sunday after a power outage knocked out communication and radar equipment at the country’s busiest hub in Manila,......
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ArchivePML-N rushes to bridge growing MQM-PPP fissures
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif decided on Sunday to send a team of troubleshooters to Karachi for placating the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan after the party opposed the Sindh......
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ArchiveGovt hikes wheat flour price by 62pc in utility stores
ISLAMABAD: The government has increased the prices of wheat flour, sugar and ghee by 25 to 62 per cent for sale through the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) with immediate effect to reduce the......
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ArchiveFormer army chief’s ‘set-up’ still active, alleges Imran
• Accuses establishment of ‘pressurising’ three MPAs over Elahi trust vote • Says Hussain Haqqani was hired to lobby against himLAHORE: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Sunday lashed out at the......
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ArchiveNSC likely to take ‘key’ decisions today
ISLAMABAD: In light of the spike in terror incidents in parts of the country, a second round of the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting will be convened on Monday (today) to take “key......
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ArchiveYear of polycrisis
2022 was a tumultuous year in Pakistan even by the standards of its turbulent political history. It confronted a polycrisis — several crises that converged to reinforce each other and create an......
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