A crusade for safeguarding identity
The failed coup in Turkey was initially hailed as a success for democracy but over the past few days, it has become apparent that it has only strengthened Turkey’s elected autocracy. There was much...
View ArticleBackwardness of the Muslim world
If the manoeuvres by some segments in the military in Turkey had succeeded, it would have been a major setback for the Muslim world. It would have vindicated those who believe that political Islam is...
View ArticleDisconcerting repetition in news
The objectionable lack of female sources in Pakistani news media is not the only concern I have these days when I read and watch our print and electronic media, respectively. My new-fangled, and bigger...
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CPEC: tough road ahead
When a project as huge as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is implemented, issues are bound to arise especially in a country like Pakistan, where inefficiency, corruption and political...
View ArticleEnd of an era
Mairaj Muhammad Khan symbolised that generation of activists and politicians, whose members spent their entire lives fighting for a just, egalitarian and democratic Pakistan. In his death, Pakistan has...
View Article‘Sabri killed to blame MQM, prolong operation against it’
KARACHI: A day after reports of the arrest of a key suspect of Amjad Sabri’s murder case were doing the rounds on TV outlets, MQM in an urgent press conference on Sunday, termed the development as a...
View ArticleFlag hoisting: MQM, PSP workers engage in clash
HYDERABAD: The workers of Muttahida Qaumi Movement and Pak Sarzameen Party engaged in a brawl near Khuda-Hafiz Chowk in Latifabad over the hoisting of their parties’ flags on Friday night. Published in...
View ArticleJudicial inquiry: Government needs to bear treatment cost of injured suspects
KARACHI: Suspects injured before their arrest or while in police custody should be treated at government or private hospitals at the expense of the state, which should also arrange for artificial limbs...
View ArticleCorporate regulations: SECP imposes supervisory fee
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has imposed supervisory fee on all the companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). It is applicable with effect from July 1,...
View ArticleCurrency: Rupee stable against dollar
KARACHI: The rupee remained unchanged against the dollar at 104.4/104.6 in the inter-bank market on Monday compared to Friday’s close of 104.4/104.6. The currency market has fluctuated regularly in...
View ArticleCPEC: Work on Gwadar Airport to start this year
ISLAMABAD: The ground-breaking of Gwadar International Airport and Expressway would be performed this year, Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday. “Three routes to...
View Article$6.2b loan package: Inefficient power sector to figure high in talks with IMF
ISLAMABAD: The government’s failure to stop the power sector haemorrhage during the last three years is going to be on top of the agenda in the last round of talks with the International Monetary Fund...
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Outstanding payments: Govt promises cut in outages if Sindh clears old bills
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has stated that power outages in Sindh can be reduced if the province clears its outstanding bills that amount to Rs70 billion. Water and Power Minister Khawaja...
View ArticlePositive outlook: OICCI praises improved law and order situation
KARACHI: Members of the Overseas Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) have shown appreciation for the improving law and order situation, especially in Karachi, by maintaining a positive...
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Market watch: Stocks fall after slide in global crude oil prices
KARACHI: Equities closed lower on the first day of week after the benchmark KSE 100-share Index traded lacklustre and found support above 39,000 points. At close on Monday, the Pakistan Stock...
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Corporate result: Bank Islami bounces back, posts Rs125.4m profit
KARACHI: After posting a net loss of over Rs196 million in 2015, Bank Islami has returned to profit in the first quarter of 2016. The second largest Islamic bank reported on Monday it earned a net...
View ArticleMother, daughter in Charsadda allege police harassment
PESHAWAR: A woman and her daughter were allegedly harassed and arrested over suspicion by police in Charsadda. 16-year-old Kashima along with her mother Razia, in a press conference in Peshawar on...
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Agriculture Growth Project: Farmers point to lack of transparency
HYDERABAD: The alleged mismanagement in the World Bank-funded $88.7 million Sindh Agriculture Growth Project has invited the ire of a leading lobbying group of farmers in the province – the Sindh...
View ArticleExtra limb: Girl born with three legs in Jamshoro
HYDERABAD: In a rare case of congenital birth defect called polymelia, a baby girl was born with three legs on Tuesday at the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) hospital in...
View ArticleWasim Akhtar sent into judicial remand in 11 cases
KARACHI: The anti-terrorism courts’ (ATC) administrative judge remanded on Tuesday the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s mayor nominee Wasim Akhtar to prison in 10 cases. Akhtar, along with other...
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