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Sep 4th
KARACHI: Ayesha Tammy Haq’s article “The burden of shame” (September 3) was brilliant. It gets more frustrating every day when one goes out and sees people blatantly breaking the law and seeing no recourse.
One sees four-wheel drive vehicles with no number plates being driven by people as if they were More >
Sep 4th
KARACHI: This is with reference to your editorial of September 3 titled ‘Not the easy way out’ on reports that the government is planning to levy a new tax to finance the flood relief and rehabilitation of flood victims. The proposal includes a two per cent tax on imports and More >
Sep 4th
KARACHI: This is with reference to Lt-Gen (retd) Asad Durrani’s article “Fire brigade or the triple-one! ” (September 3). I am convinced that the army would never have stepped into Pakistani politics had the civilian dispensation been strong and principle-centered. Not only were the generals ambitious, the politicians were equally More >
Sep 4th
MIRAMSHAH: At least 10 people were killed in two strikes by US pilot-less drones in the North Waziristan tribal region, as reported by local security officials.
“A US drone fired two missiles on a house used by the militants as a compound. Six militants have been killed and three wounded in More >
Sep 4th
Sep 4th
Patriotism is a powerful sentiment. But not when its logical outcome is a myopia that allows us the intellectual and moral space to ignore depravity in our midst. In the aftermath of the Sialkot lynching, powerful and evocative pieces were written by Fasi Zaka and George Fulton questioning the current state of More >
Sep 4th
Imagine the roof on your head disappearing. Then imagine your laptop, your phone, your bed, your house, all gone in the blink of an eye. You are left with nothing. Who do you ask for help? Imagine all your relatives and contacts you could run to are in the same More >
Sep 4th
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Sep 4th
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said rather disappointingly in his hometown of Multan recently that 80 per cent of the flood aid would come through the NGOs and not his government and that of this the NGOs would misuse at least half. He further said that this would instead be More >
Sep 4th
Children are very vulnerable during any disaster situation. Given that a significant proportion of the current flood disaster’s victims are children, it is vital to pay foremost attention to safeguarding them. Displacement, the threat of exploitation, severe malnourishment and health risks are problems affecting children in the immediate future. In the longer More >
Sep 4th
Crimes are not just limited to Pakistan; rather it is a global phenomenon and with Crime Scene we want our audiences to know just that. With the influx of media in Pakistan, more crimes are being reported as opposed to a decade back is due to more awareness. Taboo subjects More >
Sep 4th
Floods, shoe pelting, Sialkot, cricket criminality, bomb blasts – plus all the crises with which this country is beset on a non-stop basis – concentrate the mind. But not for long as they are all soon overtaken. What happened to Musharraf? Where is the NRO? How is the presidential health, More >
Sep 4th
News Beat goes into the depth of every news as and when it is reported. It takes an objective view of news from all walks of life. Aired everyday on SAMAA TV at 8:05 pm.
Sep 4th
The move by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to provisionally suspend Salman Butt, Mohammed Aamir and Mohammed Asif, the three cricketers accused of spot-fixing, may be unprecedented but the correct one. The clause allowing for a pre-emptive suspension was only added to cricket’s anti-corruption code last year and this is the More >
Sep 4th
VENICE: John Woo built his reputation with stylish Hong Kong action thrillers, then moved to Hollywood where he directed such big-budget blockbusters as “Mission Impossible II.”
The director is now preparing for a third phase of his career.
“I would like to be a bridge between the good things of the West More >
Sep 4th
The floods have brought all kinds of unexpected dangers. The International Committee of the Red Cross has warned that mines have moved into areas where they may not previously have been present, posing new risks to people who are unaware of their existence or how to watch out for them. More >
Sep 4th
Just a day went by and the sectarian terrorists struck again — this time in Quetta. An Al Quds rally in a busy thoroughfare of the city was targeted on Friday by a suicide bomber and till last reports the English television channel Express 24/7 was quoting 41 dead and over More >
Sep 4th
VIENNA: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has asked Israel to consider signing up to the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, according to a report made public Friday, in a boost to Arab-led pressure on the Jewish state to join the treaty.
Israel refuses to confirm it possesses a nuclear arsenal More >
Sep 4th
British musicians are supporting Pakistan in dealing with the worst natural disaster in the country’s history. While some are donating through the sales of their latest tracks, others are making exclusive songs to urge the international community to donate to flood relief efforts.
Called “Islam’s biggest rock star” by Time magazine, singer More >
Sep 4th
MOSCOW: Forest and brush fires flared up again in Russia’s southern farmlands, killing eight people and burning down more than 400 homes, officials said on Friday.
“At the moment we have information on eight dead,” an emergency services spokesman was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying.
Strong winds overnight stoked More >
Sep 4th
Jennifer Lopez is reportedly in the final stages of negotiations with “American Idol” and “it’s all but a done deal and Jennifer will be the last critical link in the chain,” reported celebrity news website Thirty Mile Zone (TMZ.com).
According to news reports, Lopez was being considered as an “Idol” judge More >
Sep 4th
Louis Vuitton, Tod’s and Gucci bags for a fraction of the retail price sounds like every shopaholic’s dream come true. But purchasing these bags isn’t going to cause as much shopper’s guilt as one would expect. Proceeds collected from the sale of these bags, currently ongoing at Labels in Karachi, More >
Sep 4th
Watch Today’s episode of Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath with Kamran Khan.
Sep 4th
KARACHI: Talk of the devastation caused by the floods in Pakistan, idle gossip and the mutual admiration society (‘dahling, have you lost weight?’ and ‘I don’t even have a stylist!’) dominated the opening of Gulabo’s flagship store at Park Towers.
On Thursday afternoon, the mall was full of women, clutching More >
Sep 4th
LISBON: A Portuguese court sentenced six men to jail on Friday for sexually abusing dozens of children at a state-run care home and procuring minors to be raped at orgies, at the end of a marathon abuse trial.
The convicts included a star television presenter, a former ambassador, a doctor, a More >
Sep 4th
BEIRUT: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday said a UN investigating the murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri did “not concern” him, because it had dismissed data provided by his militant group.
“We have said that the tribunal and its prosecutor do not concern us and subsequently we are not concerned More >
Sep 4th
KARACHI: The crowd of shoppers gathered outside Zever Hall at Karachi’s Pearl Continental Hotel on Friday afternoon had high hopes from Nadia Hussain’s debut collection of shoes titled ‘ Fetish’. But there did not appear to be anything different in store for the impatient customers as the designs were similar More >
Sep 4th
MIRAMSHAH: Two US drone strikes on Friday killed at least ten militants, including some foreign fighters, in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, security officials said.
Both strikes hit North Waziristan district, a renowned hub for Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants.
The first struck a militant compound on the outskirts of More >
Sep 4th
Watch Today’s episode of Live with Talat with Talat Hussain.