Irish-Pakistani film to be screened at Cannes
KARACHI: Only a few days are left before the red carpet for the prestigious Cannes Film Festival is rolled out this year. With movies from across the globe being showcased at the event, one of the...
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Chotu Chaiwala: Chai it, you might like it
KARACHI: When sipping from a cup of ultimate freshly brewed tea, you see things through rose-coloured glasses. The soothing warm liquid can culminate any bad day or make it easier to ingest a doughy...
View ArticleMegan Fox to call off divorce
LOS ANGELES: Transformers star Megan Fox is reportedly considering cancelling her divorce to actor Brian Austin Green. After the couple was recently spotted on a vacation in Hawaii, reports suggest...
View ArticleRetire later and live longer!
NEW YORK: If you are 65 and still working, it can be an add-on for you to live longer while retiring early may increase your chances of dying early, says new research, suggesting that there is a strong...
View ArticleLandmine blast kills father, son in Sibi
QUETTA: A father and his son were killed in a landmine blast in the Lehri area of Sibi, Balochistan on Thursday. The incident occurred when a motorbike ran over a landmine in the Goth Abdul Ghafoor...
View ArticleCivil service reforms — an exercise in futility
KARACHI: According to a recent news report, the prime minister has, once again, sought a briefing on civil service reforms. Every past reform had lowered, rather than enhanced, the competence and...
View ArticleEast India Company, Act II
LAHORE: This is apropos your editorial comments and numerous reports and statements by the opposition on the issue of ethics following the disclosure of the Panama leaks and holding of offshore...
View ArticleTarnishing nation’s image
KARACHI: It is disappointing to learn that Indian film director Kabir Khan had to face shoe-wielding angry protesters at Karachi airport, chanting anti-India slogans. Mr Khan came to Pakistan because...
View ArticleRespecting the aged: Special discounts for elderly as Sindh passes senior...
KARACHI: Senior citizens in Sindh will be able to enjoy special discounts on healthcare, travel, cinemas and other services as Sindh Assembly passed its Senior Citizens Welfare Bill, 2014, on Friday....
View ArticleTragic end: Karachi zoo loses tiger to kidney failure
KARACHI: Karachi Zoological Gardens lost its 16-year-old Bengal tiger, Alex, to kidney failure on Friday, leaving behind tigress Rachel with whom he enjoyed a close companionship. According to zoo...
View ArticleSSGC corruption case: Dr Asim’s indictment deferred till May 7
KARACHI: For the third time, an accountability court deferred on Friday the indictment of former petroleum minister Dr Asim Hussain and others in a corruption case involving Rs17 billion. The hearing...
View ArticleOne year on, no justice for KU’s Dr Wahidur Rehman
KARACHI: Despite the passage of a year, University of Karachi (KU) assistant professor Dr Syed Wahidur Rehman alias Yasir Rizvi’s murderers have yet to be found and the issue of compensation money for...
View ArticleUnknown whereabouts: Ghotki police yet to recover missing teenage girl
SUKKUR: Ghotki police have failed to find a teenage girl who went missing from the housing compound of Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) last Sunday. Seventeen-year-old Momina Shaikh used to work as a...
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#NeverForget: After over a year, Madiha Hyder revisits APS tragedy
KARACHI: A year-and-a-half has passed since the 2014 Army Public School (APS) attack in Peshawar took place. A lot has happened since then —from stepping up security at education institutions and...
View ArticlePersonal motives? Karachi Water Tanker Ittehad protest on Sharae Faisal
KARACHI: One of the water tanker associations of the city, Karachi Water Tanker Ittehad, parked hundreds of water tankers outside Karachi Water and Sewerage Board’s (KWSB) office on main Sharae Faisal...
View ArticleConspiracy theory: Haqiqi, PSP two sides of same coin: MQM
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) accused its rivals, the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) of harassing its workers in Landhi. Addressing a press conference at the Landhi sector office...
View ArticleBadminton: Shuhada-e-Army competition begins
PESHAWAR: The Shuhada-e-Army National Ranking Badminton was inaugurated in the city on Friday by Corps Commander Lieutenant General Hidayatur Rehman. The sporting event is dedicated to the sacrifices...
View ArticleCrackdown: Drug dealers held in Charsadda, Swabi
CHARSADDA / SWABI: At least three kilogrammes of hashish was confiscated from the bag of a passenger during a search operation in Sardaryab, Charsadda on Friday. She was travelling from Charsadda to...
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In praise of those hardworking chorus girls
Itry never to miss a Twenty20 cricket league tournament whether it is played in Pakistan, India, the Emirates or Bangladesh. Or even the 50-overs matches and some of the Tests. Besides providing high...
View ArticleAnti-corruption drive: ‘Sindh always stood by truth’
SUKKUR: Our rulers are inviting foreign capitalists to invest in Pakistan. But why should they invest in Pakistan when our own rulers are investing their money in offshore companies? Pakistan...
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