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300,000 Gazans evacuate east Rafah as death toll nears 35,000

Health ministry reports 28 deaths in Gaza during the last 24 hours.

Updated 11 May, 2024 04:24pm

India poll watchdog’s inaction lets PM Modi commit ‘brazen’ violations, opposition says

Released opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal urges Indians to battle "dictatorship".

Published 11 May, 2024 04:12pm

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: Pakistan to play in final after 13 years today

The government and the nation have expressed their best wishes for the team in the final against Japan, hoping for a victorious outcome.

Updated 11 May, 2024 04:51pm

More than 200 dead in Afghanistan flash floods: UN

Up to 1,500 homes have been destroyed in Baghlani Jadid district alone.

Published 11 May, 2024 02:44pm

President Zardari granted immunity from criminal proceedings by Islamabad accountability court

He had petitioned the court last month under Section 248(2) of the Constitution.

Published 11 May, 2024 03:08pm

PIA staff forgets to put boy’s body on plane

Shocked parents, relatives protest against airline management’s negligence at Skardu airport.

Updated 11 May, 2024 08:16am

First ‘extreme’ solar storm in 20 years strikes earth, brings spectacular auroras

Social media lit up with people posting pictures of auroras from northern Europe and Australasia.

Published 11 May, 2024 04:12pm

Ruling coalition loses 27 reserved seats in Punjab

Speaker suspends PML-N’s 23, PPP’s two, and one member each of PML-Q, IPP.

Updated 11 May, 2024 07:48am

Operators agree to block non-filers’ SIMs, finally

FBR sends names of 5,000 non-filers for stoppage.

Updated 11 May, 2024 12:01pm

UNGA backs Palestinian bid for membership

US envoy says Washington’s negative vote "does not reflect its opposition to Palestinian statehood".

Updated 11 May, 2024 11:01am

How Israel’s Killer Robots In Gaza Are Redefining Automated Warfare?

What On Earth Does The Government Want From Us?

Top News Stories: Pakistan’s Lunar Mission

Why Are Israel And Its Western Allies On The Edge Over ICC Arrest Warrants?

May 9

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Americans Are Upset Over US Supporting Violence Against Palestinians

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Editorial: Tax reforms must go beyond milking the salaried classes and pensioners

The TTP intends to replicate in Pakistan what the Taliban did in Afghanistan

We asked moms what they want for Mother’s Day — no it isn’t kurtas and candles

An inclusive judiciary

Editorial: A strategic, well-funded and inclusive approach can transform Pakistan’s education landscape

Men must take the lead in standing up against sexual harassment, says Hamza Ali Abbasi

Samiya Mumtaz: “To act commercially felt like I was selling my soul to earn, but I put myself out there.”

Mercurial Pakistan’s last pit stop before T20 World Cup 2024

Unless the process is streamlined, lawyers will wait years to practise at the SC

Urgent and comprehensive work is needed to provide quality education to all our children

Special report: May 9, mayhem and military trials — a year on

Pakistan’s moment of youth

Pakistan’s iCube-Qamar beams back first images from moon’s orbit

The country's inaugural lunar satellite is part of China’s Chang’e-6 mission.

Pakistan , Updated 10 May, 2024 06:13pm

Pakistan’s iCube-Qamar beams back first images from moon’s orbit

The net metering dead end

The big problem in Pakistan’s power bureaucracy now is that the state insists on setting the price of electricity manually, using outmoded formulae.

Newspaper , Updated 09 May, 2024 08:59am

Imran tasks Alvi with ‘important’ job

Sher Afzal Marwat removed from core body for "derailing" Imran’s ties with Saudi ruler.

Newspaper , Published 10 May, 2024 08:11am

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Newspaper , Published 10 May, 2024 09:43am

No compromise or deal with planners and architects, says army chief on May 9 anniversary

PTI slammed as govt, allies issue condemnations throughout the day; PM Shehbaz says riots aimed to "end democracy".

Pakistan , Updated 09 May, 2024 10:58pm

No compromise or deal with planners and architects, says army chief on May 9 anniversary

OPINION

The lethal troika

The situation necessitates a fundamental shift in the terrorist threat assessment in Pakistan.

Tariq Parvez

An inclusive judiciary

Reema Omer

Street safety

Mohammad Ali Babakhel

Child marriages

Sahar Bandial

Education emergency

Faisal Bari

EDITORIAL

Taxing pensions

Tax reforms have failed to deliver because of distortions created by the FBR bureaucracy through SROs, apparently for personal gains.

Orwellian slide

IN recent years, Pakistan has made several attempts at introducing an overarching mechanism through which to check...

Terror against girls

ONCE again, the ogre of terrorism is seeking the sacrifice of schoolgirls. On Wednesday, just days after the...

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The net metering dead end

The big problem in Pakistan’s power bureaucracy now is that the state insists on setting the price of electricity manually, using outmoded formulae.

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Education emergency

The current situation is the result of the choices that we have made and are still making.

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Waiting to practise

The process of enrolment at the apex court is tedious, and is made more cumbersome by procedural bottlenecks along the way.

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Most hated country in the world

Israel is America’s spoilt child. It is used to throwing a tantrum on the floor of the toy store if it does not get what it wants.

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Farmers’ march

Even the more comfortable farming segments are protesting.

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Crisis of empathy

We need to revisit our humanity and rethink what we have become.

BUSINESS

PSX settles at all-time high above 73,000-level

President urges global efforts to deal with climate change

Digitalisation of tax system discussed by FBR

Operators agree to block non-filers’ SIMs, finally

Rs1.36tr surplus budget for ongoing financial year laid in KP assembly

Govt to focus on strategic state-owned entities only: Ishaq Dar

SPORT

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: Pakistan to play in final after 13 years today

Oltmans asks for more in final against Japan after NZ hold Pakistan

Balbirnie stars as Ireland stun Pakistan in T20 opener

FIFA not rescheduling Club World Cup after complaint from players’ union, leagues

Brazilian athletes drop Olympic dreams to help flood victims

Pakistan remain unbeaten in Azlan Shah Cup as match with New Zealand ends in tie

WORLD

India poll watchdog’s inaction lets PM Modi commit ‘brazen’ violations, opposition says

First ‘extreme’ solar storm in 20 years strikes earth, brings spectacular auroras

More than 200 dead in Afghanistan flash floods: UN

UNGA backs Palestinian bid for membership

Gunmen kidnap nine students from Nigerian university

Brazilian athletes drop Olympic dreams to help flood victims

Men must take the lead in standing up against sexual harassment, says Hamza Ali Abbasi

Images Staff Published 11 May, 2024 04:18pm

We asked moms what they want for Mother’s Day — no it isn’t kurtas and candles

A pinch of love, a dash of appreciation and a cup FULL of peace is the recipe for the perfect Mother's Day present!

Mashael Shah Published 11 May, 2024 11:37am

Going loco for local: Jugnu’s Chief Saab candle is the ultimate Karachi kid nostalgia

It may not smell like Chief Saab — or so I think — but it smells nice and that's what matters.

Siham Basir Published 10 May, 2024 01:12pm

Fistula and child marriages: The two epidemics plaguing women in Gilgit-Baltistan

Shereen Karim Published 03 May, 2024 11:35am

2024 Elections: What’s at stake for India’s minorities?

Could a third term under Narendra Modi see the formalising of second-class status for minorities and the destruction of the country’s ancient composite culture?

Sajjad Hassan Published 29 Apr, 2024 11:42am

From screens to streets: How Gen Z is disrupting the status quo and redefining activism

It's safe to say that the kids are doing just fine. It is the adults running the world that are the problem.

Uzair M. Younus Updated 26 Apr, 2024 05:20pm

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