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Print - 2018-08-05
Harris Qasim wins U-17 squash title in HK

Harris Qasim wins U-17 squash title in HK

Harris Qasim has won the Hong Kong Junior Under-17 Squash title played in Hong Kong, says a message received in Lahore. Harris Qasim beat Korean player Lee Min Woo by 11/5, 11/3 and 11/9 in a very well contested match. Punjab Squash Association (PSA) had
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Sakkari ousts Venus to reach San Jose semis

Sakkari ousts Venus to reach San Jose semis

Greece's Maria Sakkari delivered one of the biggest upsets of her career at the WTA San Jose tournament on Friday, ousting former seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams in a straight sets shocker. The 23-year-old Sakkari saved two set points in the
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Serena withdraws from Montreal after lopsided loss
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Serena withdraws from Montreal after lopsided loss

Former world number one Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week's WTA tournament in Montreal citing "personal reasons," organizers said Saturday. "Of course, we are disappointed that Serena will not be joining us," tournament director Eugene Lapierre
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Sharma fined for Malan send-off

Sharma fined for Malan send-off

India's Ishant Sharma has been fined 15 percent of his match fee and received one demerit point under the International Cricket Council's code of conduct for the 'send-off' he gave England's Dawid Malan during the first Test at Edgbaston, the global gover
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Stokes treble sees England to thrilling win over India

Stokes treble sees England to thrilling win over India

Ben Stokes took three wickets on Saturday, including the prize scalp of India captain Virat Kohli, as England won the first Test by 31 runs in a thrilling finish at Edgbaston. The all-rounder, who could miss next week's second Test of a five-match series
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
DRC's Bemba to return to Europe

DRC's Bemba to return to Europe

Ex-rebel DR Congo leader Jean-Pierre Bemba will head back to Europe after returning to the African country this week to launch his bid for the presidency in December's long-delayed elections, a leader of his party said Saturday. The former DRC vice presid
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
France's EDF halts four nuclear reactors due to heatwave

France's EDF halts four nuclear reactors due to heatwave

EDF has halted four nuclear reactors at three power plants in France because of the current heatwave affecting Europe, a spokesman for the utility said on Saturday. High temperatures registered in the Rhone and Rhine rivers, from which the three power pla
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
South Korea women hold record mass rally against 'spycam porn'

South Korea women hold record mass rally against 'spycam porn'

Tens of thousands of South Korean women staged a mass rally in Seoul Saturday to protest against spycam porn, urging tougher punishments for peeping Toms as anger over the growing scourge boils over. Since May, the monthly demonstration in Seoul has shatt
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
North Korea has not stopped nuclear, missile programmes: UN report

North Korea has not stopped nuclear, missile programmes: UN report

North Korea has pressed ahead with its nuclear and missile programs and continues to evade UN sanctions through increased illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products at sea, a UN report said Friday In a 62-page report sent to the Security Council, the
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Russia confirms it sent Syrian refugee proposal to US

Russia confirms it sent Syrian refugee proposal to US

Russia's army on Saturday confirmed it sent a letter to the United States last month with a proposal to cooperate on rebuilding Syria and repatriating refugees after it was reported in the media. The Russian army's chief of staff General Valery Gerasimov
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Russian helicopter crash in northern Siberia kills 18

Russian helicopter crash in northern Siberia kills 18

Moscow on Saturday said 18 people were killed when a helicopter crashed on its way to an oil station in northern Siberia in the early hours of the morning. The Russian Transport Ministry said the Mi-8 helicopter carrying three crew members and 15 passenge
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Zimbabwe opposition in court over post-vote violence

Zimbabwe opposition in court over post-vote violence

Members of Zimbabwe's defeated opposition party appeared in court Saturday on violence charges, a day after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared winner of the historic first elections following the downfall of Robert Mugabe. Mnangagwa, a former Mugab
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
'Real problem' of anti-Semitism in UK Labour party: Corbyn

'Real problem' of anti-Semitism in UK Labour party: Corbyn

Britain's opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn conceded in a newspaper article Saturday that his party had a "real problem" with anti-Semitism as the issue continues to dog the veteran leftist. "I do acknowledge there is a real problem that Labour is wo
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Trump hits back at LeBron James over racial division comments

Trump hits back at LeBron James over racial division comments

US President Donald Trump sniped back at NBA great LeBron James late Friday, days after the basketball player and philanthropist accused him of fueling racial divides in the United States. "Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on televisio
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
115 injured in clashes as Bangladesh teen protests turn violent

115 injured in clashes as Bangladesh teen protests turn violent

More than 100 people were injured in Bangladesh Saturday after police fired rubber bullets at students protesters, a doctor and witnesses said, a major escalation in a stand-off between the government and demonstrators. For the last week students have bro
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
At least 11 workers dead in India quarry blast

At least 11 workers dead in India quarry blast

At least 11 workers were killed and four others injured after a stock of dynamite caught fire and exploded at a granite quarry in southern India, officials said Saturday. Around 16 people were inside the quarry when the blast occurred late Friday in Andhr
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Fatalities in two light aircraft crashes

Fatalities in two light aircraft crashes

Two light aircraft crashed in separate accidents in Switzerland on Saturday, police said, killing an unknown number of people. In the first incident a tourist plane carrying a couple and two young children crashed in a forest in the the Nidwald canton, in
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Fire shuts highway between France and Spain

Fire shuts highway between France and Spain

A fire in northeastern Spain on the French border forced authorities to shut a highway linking the two countries for several hours on Saturday at the height of a heatwave, firefighters said. "We're working together with French firefighters on a fire at la
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Five die as Boko Haram attacks Nigerian village

Five die as Boko Haram attacks Nigerian village

At least five people were killed and a village razed in an attack by Boko Haram jihadists in the northern Nigerian Borno state, militia fighting the Islamists told AFP Saturday. Arriving in 10 trucks, the Boko Haram fighters stormed the village of Gasarwa
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Police find Chinese girl who disappeared

Police find Chinese girl who disappeared

A 12-year-old Chinese girl who went missing from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has been found with her parents in the New York borough of Queens, authorities said on Friday. "We are grateful that Jinjing is safe and with family. Our goal was t
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Eritrean Airlines makes first flight to Ethiopia in 20 years

Eritrean Airlines makes first flight to Ethiopia in 20 years

Eritrea's national airline on Saturday made its first commercial flight in two decades to Addis Ababa, the capital of neighboring Ethiopia, the latest step in a surprise peace process between the former foes that began just two months ago. An Eritrean Air
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Israel intercepts second Gaza-bound activist boat

Israel intercepts second Gaza-bound activist boat

The Israeli navy intercepted a Swedish-flagged activist boat bent on breaching its more than decade-long blockade of Gaza, the second in less than a week, the military said on Saturday. "The ship was monitored and was intercepted in accordance with intern
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Chinese researchers charged in conspiracy to steal US rice technology

Chinese researchers charged in conspiracy to steal US rice technology

Two agricultural researchers from China were charged on Friday in connection with a 2013 attempt to steal US rice technology for use in the medical field. A US grand jury indicted Liu Xuejun, 49, and Sun Yue, 36, for conspiracy to steal trade secrets and
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
US pledges nearly $300 million security funding for Southeast Asia

US pledges nearly $300 million security funding for Southeast Asia

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged on Saturday to provide nearly $300 million in new security funding for Southeast Asia, as China forges ahead with plans to bolster its engagement in the region. Pompeo unveiled the figure to reporters on the sidel
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Britain's wheat crop may fall to five-year low

Britain's wheat crop may fall to five-year low

Britain's wheat crop may fall to a five-year low of 13.5 million tonnes if early yields are representative of the whole crop, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board said on Friday. Searing heat and a prolonged spell of dry weather are set to c
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Shanghai first half nickel volumes within whisker of all-dominating LME

Shanghai first half nickel volumes within whisker of all-dominating LME

A more than doubling of nickel volumes on the upstart Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) in the first half has brought it within a whisker of the tonnage traded on the tradition-bound London Metal Exchange, an analysis of exchange data showed. The jump in C
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Oil to hold steady into 2019 as Opec, US compensate for supply hitches

Oil to hold steady into 2019 as Opec, US compensate for supply hitches

Oil prices are likely to hold fairly steady this year and next as increased output from Opec and the US meets growing demand led by Asia and helps to offset supply disruptions from Iran and elsewhere, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday. A survey of 44 econo
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Corn may be an unintended trade war victim in 2019
Cotton

Corn may be an unintended trade war victim in 2019

US corn supply is predicted to plunge by 23 percent over the next year, but the tighter domestic market may be a short-lived phenomenon pending the resolution of the US-China trade war. The world's two largest economies have been embroiled in a trade batt
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Argentina plans to export major amounts of soyameal to China in 2019

Argentina plans to export major amounts of soyameal to China in 2019

Argentina expects to export significant amounts of soyameal to China starting after the next harvest in May, a top agriculture ministry official said on Friday, as the South American grains powerhouse moves to take advantage of US-China trade strife.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Coffee prices headed higher on Brazil dryness, currency moves
Currency

Coffee prices headed higher on Brazil dryness, currency moves

Arabica coffee futures will rise 22 percent by the end of 2018 on concerns over dry weather in top grower Brazil and expectations for volatile moves in the country's currency, a Reuters poll of 11 traders and analysts showed on Friday. The survey's median
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Australia's farmers to miss any benefit from US-China trade war

Australia's farmers to miss any benefit from US-China trade war

Australian farmers, suffering from a second year of drought, are unlikely to benefit from a US-China trade war because of lower production of key crops including wheat and sorghum, traders and industry officials said on Wednesday.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
World sugar prices to end 2018 sharply lower

World sugar prices to end 2018 sharply lower

World sugar prices are poised to recover some ground in the coming months but will still post sharp losses this year, as a larger than expected supply surplus weighs on the market, a Reuters survey of 10 analysts and traders showed on Thursday.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Fawad remanded in NAB custody for another 14 days

Fawad remanded in NAB custody for another 14 days

An accountability court in Lahore on Saturday extended the physical remand of former premier Nawaz Sharif's principal secretary Fawad Hasan Fawad for another 14 days at the request of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Burning of schools: PM gets update on probe

Burning of schools: PM gets update on probe

Prime Minister Former Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk Saturday telephoned Chief Minister of Gilgit Baltistan Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman and got update on the investigation into the burning of schools in the Chilas took place on Friday.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Prices of essential kitchen items witness mixed trend

Prices of essential kitchen items witness mixed trend

Prices of essential kitchen items, especially vegetables, chicken and eggs, witnessed a mixed trend during this week past as compared to the preceding week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed on Saturday. The survey observed that duri
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Supreme Court to hear NRO case on August 7

Supreme Court to hear NRO case on August 7

The Supreme Court of Pakistan today said that the case regarding the losses caused to the national exchequer by the National Reconciliation Ordinance will be heard on Tuesday (August 7). The apex court issued notices to former presidents, General Pervez M
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Election 2018: 79 percent candidates deprived of vote recount: Fafen

Election 2018: 79 percent candidates deprived of vote recount: Fafen

Another controversy regarding recently held General Elections 2018 has surfaced as 79 percent candidates were deprived of their legal right of vote recount in their constituencies by Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The victory margin was below five
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Saad terms 2018 polls 'selection'

Saad terms 2018 polls 'selection'

Former Railways Minister and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique on Saturday took a jibe at PM-in-waiting Imran Khan over his 'dual behavior' pertaining to recount in constituencies. He was talking to media in Lahore. "Imran K
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Lead prosecutor in Musharraf's treason case resigns

Lead prosecutor in Musharraf's treason case resigns

The Interior Ministry on Saturday received the resignation of lead prosecutor, Muhammad Akram Sheikh, in the high treason Musharraf case. On July 31, prosecution head Mohammad Akram Sheikh had tendered his resignation in the treason case against ex presid
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Government to rebuild burnt schools: Zafar

Government to rebuild burnt schools: Zafar

Caretaker Information Minister Syed Ali Zafar has said a thorough investigation will be conducted to ascertain the facts about burning of schools in Diamer, Chilas.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
IMC bags Environment Excellence Award

IMC bags Environment Excellence Award

Indus Motor Company (IMC) has been awarded the 15th Annual Environment Excellence Award (AEEA) at the Annual Conference on Environment 2018 held in Karachi recently. The conference was organized by the National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH), a n
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Sharifs' Avenfield apartments: PTI to bring back money, claims Fawad

Sharifs' Avenfield apartments: PTI to bring back money, claims Fawad

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Saturday claimed that the party will bring back the money through which the Sharifs purchased Avenfield apartments in London, as British High Commissioner to Pakistan has assured Imran Khan of all-out support of his country
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
CJP's granddaughter donates for dams' fund

CJP's granddaughter donates for dams' fund

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday revealed that his granddaughter saved from her pocket money to donate for the construction of dams in the country.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Anti-polio drive in Faisalabad to begin on August 6

Anti-polio drive in Faisalabad to begin on August 6

As many as 774,800 children under 5 years of age would be administered polio vaccine drops in the selective Tehsils (City and Sadar) of the district during the anti-polio campaign which would be continued from 6 to 8 August and additional two days would o
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
PAD urges farmers to transform Potohar into olive valley

PAD urges farmers to transform Potohar into olive valley

The Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) has once again reminded the farmers to apply for establishing olive orchards on scientific lines by August 31, 2018 which will entitle them for getting free of cost olive plants and subsidy on drip irrigation.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
PES striving to develop healthy, safe communities

PES striving to develop healthy, safe communities

The Punjab Emergency Service (PES) is striving for finalizing training material to develop healthy, safe, and resilient communities in Pakistan and to contribute Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through community safety program (CSP).
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Shujaat to contest by-poll from Chakwal's NA-65

Shujaat to contest by-poll from Chakwal's NA-65

Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain will contest the by-poll from NA-65 (Chakwal-II) which will be vacated by his cousin Chaudhry Pervez Elahi after his election from two NA seats in the 2018 general election.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Power shortfall reaches 3000 megawatts in Lahore

Power shortfall reaches 3000 megawatts in Lahore

Power shortfall has reached 3000 megawatts due to increase in demand for electricity in the city. According to the National Tariff and Despatch Company (NTDC), the overall demand for electricity is 21,000MW while its production is 18,000MW.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Ethical Trading Initiative agency team visits Sialkot

Ethical Trading Initiative agency team visits Sialkot

A delegation of ETI, a UK based group comprising Ms. Cindy Berman, Head of Modern Slavery Strategy and Ben Rutledge Senior Advisor on UNGP on Business and Human Rights along with members of PILER visited Sialkot and held meetings with Sialkot Chamber of C
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
MMA to sit on opposition benches: JI leader

MMA to sit on opposition benches: JI leader

The decision makers of the MMA and the Jamaat-e-Islami have decided to sit on the opposition benches and support every effort to protect the constitution and the democratic system, Secretary General of the JI and the MMA, Liaqat Baloch, said here on Satur
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
LCCI, DEPO sign MoU

LCCI, DEPO sign MoU

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Defence Export Promotion Organization (DEPO) on Saturday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in defence and defence production sectors.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Preparations afoot for Independence Day

Preparations afoot for Independence Day

The Lahore district administration has started preparation for the celebrations of Independence Day of Pakistan. Deputy Commissioner Lahore Anwarul Haq on Saturday directed all the relevant departments to celebrate the day with great national spirit.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
NH&MP officials visit families of martyred officers

NH&MP officials visit families of martyred officers

Following the direction of Inspector General National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan, DIG N-5 Central Zone Ahmad Arslan Malik and SSP Masroor Alam Kolachi visited families of martyred officer of the force in order to show
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Askari pays tribute to martyred cops

Askari pays tribute to martyred cops

Interim Punjab Chief Minister Dr Hasan Askari said on Saturday that police should maintain friendly ties with the people as per requirements of justice. While addressing a ceremony held at Al-Hamra in connection with "Police Martyrs Day", Dr Hasan Askari
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Punjab, KP governors refuse to step down

Punjab, KP governors refuse to step down

Refusal of Punjab Governor Rafique Rajwana and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhaga to step down without verification of the directives of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo, Nawaz Sharif has led to a new dispute. The governors of two prov
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Fifth Women Entrepreneurs Trade Fair to begin on August 7

Fifth Women Entrepreneurs Trade Fair to begin on August 7

Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan in collaboration with Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Peshawar is organizing 5th Women Entrepreneurs Trade Fair w.e.f. August 7-8, 2018 at Palm Marquee, University
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Strong trade ties with neighbouring countries urged

Strong trade ties with neighbouring countries urged

President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), Mian Zahid Hussain, has said that Pakistan's trade relations with neighbouring countries are weak which need to be strengthened. "Due to disturbed relations with India, the two leading econ
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Low ITP valuations: local tiles industry strives to stay afloat

Low ITP valuations: local tiles industry strives to stay afloat

Despite imposition of a regulatory duty on the import of tiles, the local tiles industry is struggling hard to stay afloat due to low valuation of imported tiles of all origins, many of which have been further revised downwards in spite of increase in cos
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Alleged MQM-L target killer gang busted

Alleged MQM-L target killer gang busted

The police busted a five-member alleged target killer gang of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L) here in the metropolis on Saturday. Police said that on a tip-off regarding presence of wanted criminals, operation was conducted in Federal 'B' Area of
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
SAI approaches PIA to airlift stranded passengers from China

SAI approaches PIA to airlift stranded passengers from China

Shaheen Air International (SAI) has finally approached Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to airlift stranded passengers from Chinese port city, Guangzhou. Zohaib Hassan, Director Marketing, SAI said that airline in consultation with Pakistan Civil Avi
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Two dead, several injured in gas cylinder explosion

Two dead, several injured in gas cylinder explosion

At least two people died and several others were injured when a gas cylinder exploded in a shop of the metropolis on Saturday. The incident took place inside a shop situated at Jinnah Road, Sher Shah Colony in Karachi where a gas cylinder went off with bi
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Monsoon system likely to scale down in September

Monsoon system likely to scale down in September

The monsoon is the 'most' likely to scale down in September, since receding into a gradual decline to produce less than a normal rainfall in August, the Met Office has said. The less rainfall in monsoon is feared to give a further rise to the prevailing d
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Perween murder case: ATC rejects bail plea of accused

Perween murder case: ATC rejects bail plea of accused

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday rejected the bail plea of Azam Swati one of the accused persons in the Perween Rahman murder case. Rahman, who was the Director of the Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) was gunned down by four men in a targeted attack ne
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Imran to introduce police reforms

Imran to introduce police reforms

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan Saturday said that his party was resolved to introduce the police reforms on the pattern of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police to equip them with professional capability and strength.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
KP CM eulogises services of police force

KP CM eulogises services of police force

Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Justice (retd) Dost Muhammad Khan has eulogised the unprecedented sacrifices of police force of KP, adding they laid down their lives for the cause of the people and the cause of the country. Their sacri
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
IGP praises sacrifices of Islamabad police

IGP praises sacrifices of Islamabad police

Like their compatriots elsewhere in the country, the police in the national capital have added a golden chapter in their history, written with blood of their martyrs.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Incidents of car lifting increase in capital

Incidents of car lifting increase in capital

The incidents of car lifting registered an increase in the federal capital during the last week as auto thieves stole/snatched over seven vehicles including motorbikes from the jurisdictions of various police stations.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Rabbani denounces IMF's politicisation by US administration

Rabbani denounces IMF's politicisation by US administration

PPP leader Raza Rabbani has said that the US secretary of state's statement about IMF bailout of Pakistan suggests that economic assistance to developing counties by international financial institutions is linked to how these countries engage with other r
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
ANP demands action against banned outfits

ANP demands action against banned outfits

General Secretary ANP, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sardar Hussain Babak has said that banned outfits are carrying their activities in the name of welfare and called for immediate action against them. In a message in connection with Yum-e-Shuhada-e-Police, he expr
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
ANP will neither accept poll results, nor 'puppet' PM: Iftikhar

ANP will neither accept poll results, nor 'puppet' PM: Iftikhar

ANP's General Secretary, Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that the new National Assembly will be welcomed with strong protest, saying neither they had accepted the results of polls nor will accept the puppet prime minister.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
MQM's decision to support PTI

MQM's decision to support PTI

What options did the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) have after the 2018 general elections? This question has many answers. One of the many answers to this question could be that it could have joined the grand opposition alliance to become part of a nation
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Asian countries denounce 'real threat' of global trade war

Asian countries denounce 'real threat' of global trade war

Asian countries have voiced concern about the potentially devastating impact of a US-China trade war, with ministers calling for the acceleration of talks for a gigantic Beijing-backed free-trade deal that excludes the United States.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Is Iran's Rouhani a lame duck president?

Is Iran's Rouhani a lame duck president?

Having staked everything on a now-crumbling nuclear deal, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has little to show for his five years in power and is seeing his support evaporate. The fifth anniversary of Rouhani's first inauguration fell on Friday, but with th
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Fatima Jinnah: An enduring legacy

Fatima Jinnah: An enduring legacy

Over the decades a good deal has been written on. Fatima Jinnah's contribution to national politics. The focus of most writings on and about her are almost exclusively on how she stood for, and beckoned the people to the pristine principles that had impel
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Torching of schools

Torching of schools

What happened in Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in the early hours of Friday morning must give pause to all authorities concerned. A dozen schools, 10 of them for girls, and an Army public school located in different areas were torched by unknow
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Pompeo's inappropriate remarks
Currency

Pompeo's inappropriate remarks

That the Trump administration has taken the ongoing China-US global trade war to the doorsteps of Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a fact that can easily be discerned from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's absolutely unwarranted and inappropriate remarks th
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
North Korea, US trade blows over nuclear deal at Singapore reunion

North Korea, US trade blows over nuclear deal at Singapore reunion

North Korea and the United States traded blows over implementing a disarmament deal adopted at a landmark summit in June, as Washington called for maintaining sanctions pressure against the North which in turn said it was alarmed at US intentions.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
North Korea, US trade blows over nuclear deal at Singapore reunion

North Korea, US trade blows over nuclear deal at Singapore reunion

North Korea and the United States traded blows over implementing a disarmament deal adopted at a landmark summit in June, as Washington called for maintaining sanctions pressure against the North which in turn said it was alarmed at US intentions.
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Blend of novices, veterans to fly on first private US spaceships

Blend of novices, veterans to fly on first private US spaceships

NASA on Friday named the first nine astronauts who will fly to space on Boeing and SpaceX vehicles in 2019 - a mix of novices and veterans who are tasked with restoring America's ability to send humans into orbit. These pioneering flights to the Internati
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Blend of novices, veterans to fly on first private US spaceships

Blend of novices, veterans to fly on first private US spaceships

NASA on Friday named the first nine astronauts who will fly to space on Boeing and SpaceX vehicles in 2019 - a mix of novices and veterans who are tasked with restoring America's ability to send humans into orbit. These pioneering flights to the Internati
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Iran protesters attack religious school as tensions mount

Iran protesters attack religious school as tensions mount

Iranian protesters have attacked a religious school in Karaj province near Tehran, the conservative Fars news agency reported Saturday, as sporadic protests simmered ahead of the reimposition of US sanctions. Iranian authorities have barely mentioned days
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Iran protesters attack religious school as tensions mount

Iran protesters attack religious school as tensions mount

Iranian protesters have attacked a religious school in Karaj province near Tehran, the conservative Fars news agency reported Saturday, as sporadic protests simmered ahead of the reimposition of US sanctions. Iranian authorities have barely mentioned days
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Amnesty possible for IS fighters surrendering in north Afghanistan

Amnesty possible for IS fighters surrendering in north Afghanistan

Islamic State fighters who surrendered to Afghan forces this week in the northern province of Jawzjan may be granted amnesty despite accusations of atrocities including rape and murder, officials said. Around 150 Islamic State fighters, including two seni
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Amnesty possible for IS fighters surrendering in north Afghanistan

Amnesty possible for IS fighters surrendering in north Afghanistan

Islamic State fighters who surrendered to Afghan forces this week in the northern province of Jawzjan may be granted amnesty despite accusations of atrocities including rape and murder, officials said. Around 150 Islamic State fighters, including two seni
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Brazil's Lula launches presidential candidacy from behind bars

Brazil's Lula launches presidential candidacy from behind bars

Even behind bars, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will secure his leftist party's nomination Saturday and continue to overshadow more likely candidates in the country's most unpredictable presidential election for decades. Saturday will see three big p
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Brazil's Lula launches presidential candidacy from behind bars

Brazil's Lula launches presidential candidacy from behind bars

Even behind bars, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will secure his leftist party's nomination Saturday and continue to overshadow more likely candidates in the country's most unpredictable presidential election for decades. Saturday will see three big p
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Googlers bristle at censoring search for China: report

Googlers bristle at censoring search for China: report

Word that Google is crafting a search engine to meet China''s draconian censorship rules has sparked widespread employee anger at the company which has responded by limiting workers'' access to documents about the project, a report said Friday. Google was
Published 05 Aug, 2018 12:00am
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