BACK in the early 1970s, when Pakistani television audiences relied on a single channel, one of PTV’s staples was the satirical American spy series Get Smart, in which the forces of CONTROL invariably, and usually inadvertently, got the better of the agents of KAOS...
Who would have thought that less than half a century later, the latter would be in charge of the seat of executive power in America? Could there be any other explanation...
WASHINGTON: A doomed US plan now on hold to train Syrian rebel fighters outside the country to fight the Islamic State was "nuts," former defense secretary Robert Gates said...
"I think the idea of training somebody from the outside and sending them in is nuts, it's just not going to work," Gates said in an interview with the Fox News Channel's "Special Report" aired Thursday...
Who knew? Having a few nuts around can actually be good for you...
And pricey pine nuts (better known as chilghoza in Urdu) are a sure sign of winter...
KARACHI: Prices of some dried fruits and nuts have doubled as compared to the last year due to thin arrivals from neighbouring countries, low production and higher valuation rates of imported items...
Three types of peanuts are available in the market, including those coming from Parachanar, interior Sindh and India...
RAWALPINDI: Having afternoon tea becomes a closely followed tradition in the winters, and is usually accompanied by various nuts, including almonds, pistachios and walnuts, which locals believe help keep them warm in the cold weather...
Nuts are used in many dishes which are made in the winters, especially in various desserts such as kheer, gajar ka halwa, panjeeri and barfi and bakeries across the city also start making cookies made...
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Deck out your place with “Friends” decor
” Academic Monica de Bolle says the choices point to the “totally nuts” nature of a “fundamentalist” regime...
” Academic Monica de Bolle says the choices point to the “totally nuts” nature of a “fundamentalist” regime...
ISLAMABAD: Though, the opposition seems confident and determined in bringing a no-confidence motion against the government, background interviews with a number of key opposition leaders reveal that things are still sketchy and at a very initial stage as many key decisions are yet to be made...
According to an insider, who is privy to all the developments which took place in the past couple of weeks, the opposition parties are wary of the...
ISLAMABAD: Though, the opposition seems confident and determined in bringing a no-confidence motion against the government, background interviews with a number of key opposition leaders reveal that things are still sketchy and at a very initial stage as many key decisions are yet to be made...
According to an insider, who is privy to all the developments which took place in the past couple of weeks, the opposition parties are wary of the...
The Sindh government on Tuesday issued a weather warning, anticipating heavy rains later this week, in which it directed all district disaster management authorities, commissioners and deputy commissioners to ensure that all precautionary measures are taken to avoid any untoward situation as well adopt an effective response mechanism, including issuing an early warning for flash floods...
The PMD had intimated, "A strong monsoon...
KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Tuesday moved the Sindh High Court (SHC) against a new provincial law that repeals the applicability of the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), better known as the NAB Ordinance, in the province...
The SHC on Friday directed the Sindh and federal governments to respond to the constitutional petitions filed by the two opposition parties against the new provincial law repealing the...
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday ordered that child protection units (CPUs) be established in all women police stations with the responsibility to deal child abuse cases...
The meeting was attended by provincial ministers Sohail Anwar Siyal and Ziaul Hassan Lanjar, Chief Secretary Rizwan Memon, Sindh IG AD Khowaja, retired Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid, principal secretary to CM Sohail Rajput, education...
KARACHI: The Sindh government allocated Rs284...
The budget 2019-20 was presented in the provincial assembly on Friday by Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah...
KARACHI: The issue of kidnapping and forced conversion of Hindu girls in various districts of the province was raised in the Sindh Assembly on Tuesday when opposition Grand Democratic Alliance’s Nand Kumar filed a private resolution seeking protection of the girls of the minority community...
Mr Kumar’s resolution reads: “This house resolves that [the] provincial government takes notice of recent surge of kidnapping of Hindu girls...