I was joking about entering politics: Dr AQ Khan
KARACHI:?While addressing the media on a visit to Nazir Hussain University, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan said that earlier, he had been joking about contesting in the next elections, Express News reported on Saturday. Addressing More...
Analysis: As Islamic finance grows beyond niche, banks seek mainstream clientele
KARACHI:? As the industry grows out of its niche status, Islamic banks are increasingly targeting a clientele that is agnostic to their Shariah-compliant credentials. Islamic finance in Pakistan has grown at a More...
Amnesty International calls for protection of Sindh MPA
Human Rights organisation, Amnesty International took notice of life threats to Member of Sindh Assembly, Saleem Khursheed Khokhar for his vocal stance on the Rinkle Kumari case, and his call for Hindu women More...
Gilani’s top budget priorities include electricity, not education
LAHORE:?“I have four priorities for the upcoming budget,” said Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, listing them down as electricity, employment, no new taxes and relief to the agriculture sector. “We More...
Charlize Theron Shows Off Jackson in Spain
Tending to her motherly duties, Charlize Theron was spotted out with her son Jackson in Madrid, Spain yesterday May 17). The “Prometheus” actress carefully carried her adopted baby past the paparazzi and hopped More...
Seeking accountability: NAB springs into action
ISLAMABAD:? After a period of stagnation, the infamous National Accountability Bureau (NAB) seems to have suddenly come back to life. On one hand, Thursday saw NAB formally initiate an inquiry against the More...
Gilani backtracks on printing currency to end loadshedding
ISLAMABAD:?Dispelling the impression of printing currency notes to overcome the power crisis in the country, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Thursday that all available resources except for printing More...
Contempt case: Imprisonment sentence was wrong, says Aitzaz
LAHORE:?Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, commenting on the court’s verdict in the contempt case against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, said that the court was wrong in giving a sentence of imprisonment to More...
Homecoming: Dr Khalil Chishty to arrive in Pakistan today
NEW DELHI:?Dr Khalil Chishty’s journey back home has begun. The octogenarian Pakistani virologist arrived in Delhi from Ajmer – where he spent 20 years in incarceration – via Jaipur and will, in the More...
Qureshi asks whether DCC can overrule Parliament’s Nato recommendations
LAHORE:?With the pressure building up on Pakistan to reopen the Nato supply route, and a decision pending before the Cabinet’s Defence (DCC), Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi More...