ECP proposes new dates for LG elections in Sindh, Punjab

ISLAMABAD: With the public mood heavily against indefinite deferment of local government elections, the Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed Jan 27 for hearing of appeals against the Sindh High Court’s order of setting aside the delimitation of wards in the province. Although the grant of leave to appeal against SHC’s Dec 12 ruling may not affect...

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Twitter and politicians - HAJRAH MUMTAZ

THINK politicking, Pakistan-style, and most people would think: loud — and long drawn-out. It’s traditionally been about people travelling long distances, a canopied platform faced with serried ranks of chairs, blood-stirring speeches and thundering denunciations. Few would have thought that a time might come when a politician desirous of speaking...

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No privacy in Pakistan - ARIF AZAD

EDWARD Snowden has done the world immense good by exposing the National Security Agency’s worldwide snooping on unsuspecting citizens and government officials. While the rest of the world has reacted vehemently to these revelations, these have elicited nothing more than a yawn here despite the fact...

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A little of everything - I.A. REHMAN

PAKISTAN can easily be described as a country that has a little of almost everything that a modern, developed state can boast of and also much that an underdeveloped, backward-looking state often wishes to hide. Spurred by the latest campaign of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), for workers’...

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Naya NRO - Javed Chaudhry

Naya NRO - Javed Chaudhr...

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Bilawal sy bahaduri ki tawaqa thi! By Rauf Klasra

Bilawal sy bahaduri ki tawaqa thi! By Rauf Klas...

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Barhakon ka imtehan By Talat Hussain

Barhakon ka imtehan By Talat HussainSource: Express Ne...

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Secular dictator or us k haleef By Orya Maqbool Jan

Secular dictator or us k haleef By Orya Maqbool J...

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Qazi Sahib – Javed Chaudhry

Qazi Sahib – Javed Chaudh...

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Enemies of joy - Ghazi Salahuddin

Enemies of joy Ghazi Salahuddin Again and again, there is this evidence that we are not able or allowed to live like normal, civilised individuals. Our rights as citizens of a free and democratic nation are usurped on a daily basis. But the spectacle that is staged by the authorities on New Year’s Eve in Karachi is diabolical in its manifestation...

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The mystery of Raiwind palace ownership

The mystery of Raiwind palace ownershipBy: IFTIKHAR A. KHAN and KALBE ALI ISLAMABAD: The ownership of the Raiwind palace spread over thousands of acres is a mystery because it has never been mentioned in the statements of assets and liabilities of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other members of his family in politics. Even latest...

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Movie Review – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Movie Review – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug In the middle of “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” – or should I say, a smaller part stitched out of a bigger picture for cinematic convenience – there is a shining love story between a dwarf and an elf; make that literally shining, with color blooms and halos. The elf is a royal warrior...

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A trial like no other - CYRIL ALMEIDA

A trial like no other CYRIL ALMEIDA CONVICT him. Lock him up in a cell and throw away the key. Let him get his comeuppance. Deterrence, justice, revenge — maybe it’s one, maybe it’s another, maybe it’s all three. Either way, the crime fits the man. Or let him go. Everyone was on board in ’99....

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How to cook Hara masala biryani - Food Stories

Biryani, to love or to love a little more? If you are from the subcontinent, foodie or not, you may have asked yourself this question: What is it about biryani that we love so much? The legendary Mumtaz Mahal may be credited for the modern day biryani, she believed that it was a complete food and was thus suited best for troop consumption every...

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How to cook Lahori Fish

Sometimes a season, a picture, a memory can bring the taste of a particular food with it. One can almost taste it, smell it, savour it and the understanding that the only thing standing between me and the food is a delightful realisation, that now all I have to do is pick up the ingredients, put on an apron and get cooking; and voila, Lahori...

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