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Attending Abbas Ali Khan’s ‘Mehfil’
ISLAMABAD: Abbas Ali Khan has had his hands full with his musical career, ranging from appearing on Coke Studio season 7 to giving the background scores for films, such as Jalebi and Dekh Magar Pyaar...
View ArticleThe horror of Shyamalan’s visit
LONDON: Known for his plot twists, The Sixth Sense and The Village film director M Night Shyamalan returns to cinema screens with comedy horror The Visit. The movie tells the tale of two children who...
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Breaking through the traditional ‘fabric’
KARACHI: Life in the fast lane means growing demand for one-stop solutions and dependence on the internet marketspace. With many fashion retail stores and designers having already jumped on the e-tail...
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Defusing the tensions
It is to be hoped that the fence-mending mission to Kabul by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, is successful. The warming of relations earlier...
View Article8 ways to lose your belly in two weeks
The secret to burning stubborn fat around your middle isn’t rocket science. Implementing a couple of tweaks to your diet and lifestyle can help improve your gut health, reduce inflammation, shut down...
View ArticleGas utilities: at a loss to explain
The gas tariff saw a hike for all sectors, including domestic consumers, with effect from September 1 and was meant to reduce losses of utilities while also reducing the amount of subsidy the...
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Enemy will have to pay unbearable price for short or prolonged war: army chief
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif has said Pakistan Army is capable of responding to an invasion by any external force. “If the enemy ever resorts to any misadventure,...
View ArticleParsis in Pakistan
At one point in history, it was easy to call the Parsi community of Pakistan our own. However, now, friends from our Parsi community are increasingly choosing to leave the country due to the...
View ArticleEducation and private schools (II)
LAHORE: The sudden increase in private school fee figures is a point of concern for parents who want to provide quality education to their children. A school in which a younger relative is currently...
View ArticleEducation and private schools
PESHAWAR: Pakistan’s education system needs a change. Since the majority of government sector schools are not delivering, many people opt for private schools, even if it means paying more, because they...
View ArticleThe taxation system and child rights
ISLAMABAD: This is with reference to article on “The Taxation System and Child Rights” by Arshad Mahmood (September 3). The writer has accurately highlighted the ineffective taxation system of Pakistan...
View ArticleLove-suicide
FAISALABAD: The news of two teenage, school-going students involved in a suicide-murder incident hit the country like a forest fire. Differing opinions immediately rolled down social media platforms in...
View ArticleUpsurge in targeted killings
KARACHI: Since the start of the Karachi Operation, targeted killings seemed to have dropped gradually. However, the killing spree seems to have started again as two traffic constables were recently...
View ArticleMeat scam
ISLAMABAD: The meat scam is not a recent occurrence. Rumours regarding the questionable quality of mutton and other meats have long been in circulation. There have been cases where donkey, pig and...
View ArticleGiving local talent a fair chance
RAWALPINDI: Deeper than the oceans, higher than the Himalayas and sweeter than honey are the adages used to describe the time-tested friendship between Pakistan and China. The China-Pakistan Economic...
View ArticleTax deadlines: same old story
KARACHI: I filed my tax returns on August 31, 2015, which was the last date for the filing of tax returns for salaried persons. Later that afternoon, the government made the all too familiar...
View ArticlePolio free Africa? Mali sees first case in four years
GENEVA: Cases of a crippling vaccine-derived polio virus could spread in Ebola-ravaged Guinea and in Mali after a Guinean toddler travelled to Mali and became the country’s first polio case in more...
View ArticleHarassment video case: Waqar Zaka claims innocence
KARACHI: Television personality Waqar Zaka has asserted that he has been falsely implicated in placing the blame on a medical student, who was accused of participating in the Independence Day...
View ArticleBilateral ties: ‘US to continue supporting Pakistan’
KARACHI: The United States (US) has good relations with Pakistan and will continue to support it, said Ambassador Richard Olson on Tuesday. Accompanied by acting consul-general in Karachi and...
View ArticleAttestation: BIEK issues mark sheets without controller’s signatures
KARACHI: After a wait of 15 days since the announcement of results, the students of Intermediate part-II were disappointed instead of being happy on receiving their mark sheets from colleges. These...
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