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Positive moves
The ‘Agenda of Change and Development’ for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) set out by Imran Khan, leader of the PTI, has the potential to be truly transformative for the province. Top of the 13-point list is...
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For God and the godless: Nahid Raza brings out loving attributes of God in art
KAARACHI: The recent show of artist Nahid Raza’s works at Canvas gallery, titled ‘Virdh’, reminds you of the overwhelming feeling of the presence of God within and outside us. At the show, one feels...
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Deadly dealings: The business deal that cost a life
KARACHI: I have never had an interest in working for anyone else and have always wanted to run a business. These were the final words Abrar Khan said to his family before leaving for Saddar on the...
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Enhancing ties: Lincoln Corner opens up at Liaquat Memorial Library
KARACHI: A space for educational learning re-opened its doors for Karachiites as the Karachi Lincoln Corner was inaugurated by the US ambassador to Pakistan David Hale, alongside Sindh chief minister...
View ArticleAn abject capitulation
The euphoria of Lord’s didn’t last long as Pakistan crashed to a woeful 330-run defeat in the second Test at Old Trafford against England. For the umpteenth time in recent years, an away tour has...
View ArticleBreathing life into the ECP
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is a vital constitutional body and it has been moribund for over a month as the wrangling between politicians as to its apex membership continued. A sort-of...
View ArticleNon-implementation of judgment: Chief secretary issued show-cause notice
ISLAMABAD: The top court issued show-cause notices to the Sindh chief secretary, works and services department secretary and two other officials of the education department over the non-implementation...
View ArticleFatal virus: 16-year-old boy dies from Naeglaria
KARACHI: A 16-year-old boy, identified as Ahmed, a resident of Shanti Nagar area near the Sindh Hotel, died on Sunday in a private hospital where he was brought on July 22 with a complain of high fever...
View ArticleKhan and his naya K-P
LAKKI MARWAT: Before the election, Imran Khan vowed to make Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa a model province of Pakistan. IK had made numerous promises to the people of K-P, such as reforming the police system and...
View ArticleGDP as a measure of the common man’s struggle
LAHORE: When the world was witnessing the looming global financial crisis in 2008, the then President Nicolas Sarkozy of France formed a commission comprising Nobel Prize-winning economists Joseph...
View ArticleEducation boards needed
TURBAT: In October 2011, the Balochistan education department decided to set up two boards of intermediate and secondary education in the major districts of Turbat and Zhob. However, from that day...
View ArticleTurkey discharges generals, shuts media outlets after coup
ANKARA: Turkey on Wednesday said it was discharging 149 generals and ordering the closure of dozens of media outlets in the next phase of its controversial crackdown in the wake of the failed coup....
View ArticleResignation accepted: Sindh gets new CM on Friday
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan accepted on Wednesday Chief Minister (CM) Qaim Ali Shah’s resignation, paving the way for senior minister Murad Ali Shah to take over the reins of the...
View ArticleProperty tax measure: Govt overestimates revenue collection from real estate
ISLAMABAD: The gap between prevailing market prices and official property rates is not as wide as initially perceived by authorities, except in Karachi and Islamabad, said a top aide to Prime Minister...
View ArticleFast-food business: Heff’s Burgers to enter Pakistani market
KARACHI: American fast-food chain Heff’s Burgers is entering the Pakistan market, with local franchise partner Crescent Star Foods planning to set up 10 stores in the next six years in the country. A...
View ArticleInvolvement in May 12 carnage: MQM denies Wasim Akhtar’s alleged confession
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) denied on Wednesday media reports that the party’s mayor-nominee Wasim Akhtar confessed his involvement in the May 12 carnage. The party’s Rabita Committee...
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Review: ‘Pakistan looked like a poor African country in 2013’
KARACHI: In a statistics-laden address to stock brokers on Wednesday, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal hailed the PML-N government for bringing about “visible...
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Market watch: Index closes at record high buoyed by institutional buying
KARACHI: Pakistan equities closed at a fresh all-time high of 39,435 with the benchmark up 0.73% Wednesday, helped by excitement over earnings and reported institutional buying in select index names....
View ArticleHascol unveils new fleet
KARACHI: As an extension of the company’s aggressive attempt to deepen its footprints, the new vision of Hascol fleet was unveiled in a closed internal corporate ceremony at Hascol Zyco terminal, where...
View ArticleCorporate corner: Summit Bank services praised
GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan Governor Mir Ghazanfar is presenting a shield to Summit Bank CEO Muhammad Zahir Esmail to acknowledge the bank’s contribution towards development of the area. Published in The...
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