Is racial discrimination an issue in Pakistan?
The extent to which Pakistan has complied with human rights standards set out in the International Convention of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), will be assessed by a United Nation’s...
View ArticleQandeel, the rockstar!
Pakistanis harboured so much hatred for Qandeel Baloch. In fact, they loved hating her. She was a soft and convenient target for potshots. That is the problem when you’re not a conformist: you get...
View ArticleThe canker within
Sitting in a pub at the turn of the century, having a pint with a policeman who I had come to know from working on inner-city regeneration projects, we were mulling the state of the world when he asked...
View ArticleMoney — not Modi, in AJK
While Indian occupied Kashmir (IOK) is drenched in blood and witnessing another popular upsurge against the unjust system, Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) is ready to conduct polls on July 21 for the...
View ArticlePromoting culture: Experts urge Pakistan to ratify UN convention on culture
KARACHI: Speakers at a consultative workshop have urged Pakistan to ratify the United Nations’ 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expression. Experts gathered...
View ArticleAnnual results: Boys outshine girls in Matric science examinations
SUKKUR: Boys outshined girls and managed to clinch two positions in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) part-II science group exam, according to the results announced on Wednesday by the Board of...
View ArticleOngoing case: Non-bailable warrants issued for three MQM workers
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) issued on Wednesday non-bailable warrants of arrest for three Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers absconding in a terror facilitation case, primarily against...
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Waseem Akhtar handed over to SSP Rao Anwar for investigation
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader and Karachi’s mayor-designate Waseem Akhtar has been handed over to SSP Rao Anwar of Malir police for investigation, an anti-terrorism court official...
View ArticleThe Indo-US Duet
Indian Prime Minister Modi visited the US for the fourth time in early June. For someone who had been barred from entering the US in 2005, for his role as chief minister in the massacre of Muslims in...
View ArticleAction taken: Eight arrested for publicly beating, humiliating man
SUKKUR: Ghotki police arrested on Thursday eight persons for their alleged involvement in publicly beating up and humiliating a man on Wednesday in Dad Leghari town. On Wednesday, Imamuddin Soomro, a...
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Protest against BBSU VC continues
KARACHI: Holding banners and shouting slogans against the vice-chancellor (VC) of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University (BBSU) Lyari, Prof Dr Akhtar Baloch, more than 250 employees continued their protest...
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Go green: Karachi to get 15,000 more trees
KARACHI: The city will get over 15,000 more trees as the National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) launched its Green Karachi campaign on Thursday. This is the third phase of the campaign and,...
View ArticleSurprising move: Wasim Akhtar remanded into police custody for four days
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court’s (ATC) administrative judge remanded on Thursday Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) mayor-elect Wasim Akhtar into police custody in cases pertaining to listening to his...
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Defamation of judiciary: SC seeks record of actions taken against channels
KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) directed on Thursday the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) chairperson to submit record of proceedings initiated against the private news...
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Calling all readers: British Council library opens its doors for all
KARACHI: The British Council library, which held its official inauguration on Thursday afternoon, symbolises the strengthening of cultural ties between the United Kingdom and Pakistan. “This historic...
View ArticleIn K-P, FATA: Kashmir’s legislative assembly polls complete
PARACHINAR / MINGORA / UPPER DIR / NOWSHERA / MARDAN: Voting was held in K-P for the Kashmiri population living in the province and the adjoining tribal areas to elect their representatives to...
View ArticleGet in the ring: K-P’s first female boxer forced to back-pedal
PESHAWAR: In the face of unimaginable odds, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Sofia Javed has made history. Not only did she win a bronze medal in the South Asia Games this February, but also became the first woman...
View ArticleYears of hard work: Government restores British-era fire brigade building
PESHAWAR: The portion of the British-era fire brigade building, which had collapsed a few years ago, was restored by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government after three years of slow work. According to...
View ArticleTowards affordable housing
With some sanity being proposed to be introduced into the real estate market, it is time for the government to pay due attention to creating the right kind of enabling environment for entrepreneurs to...
View ArticleThe rise of bigotry
Qandeel Baloch is dead. That is how life works. You are born and you die. The bit in between is called life. But her death was not natural. Police and press reports so far suggest she was murdered by...
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