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By Javed Iqbal LAHORE: On the directions of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, all the state owned buildings which were considered to be white elephants, now will be used for commercial purposes. Official sources in the Chief Minister Office told that the PM Khan had desired that historic heritage and other public sector buildings…

By Haiqa Sadaqat A huge portion of Pakistan’s population continues to be crippled by diseases like cirrhosis, chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer), all targeting the powerhouse organ of our body: The liver. One of the biggest culprits behind these diseases is the pathogen named as the ‘viral time bomb’ by World Health…

MUHAMMAD JAVAID After eight months during which the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government fuelled uncertainty, massive cabinet reshuffle was unprecedented, but understandable. Uncertainty and confusion is what ruled during these eight months and an inexperienced government operational with superlative manifesto, it was expected. Investors…

Faisal Ali Ghumman Independence in official working is a valuable asset for any institution, department, organization or company in terms of service delivery and institutional development. The oversight of any such platform though is necessary to monitor the working and performance in line with certain rules and regulations, but it should not be…

Faisal Ali Ghumman State accountability has very much clear line of action. It’s not mere a willingness to accept responsibility of individuals and organizations for their actions as it also must be for all those responsible for committing criminal negligence in duty, misuse of authority and corruption at the cost of national ex-chequer. Talk…

Column by Faisal Ali Ghumman There were times when crime against person and property turned out to be the biggest headache for the law-enforcement agencies in Punjab. The poor ratios in prevention and detection of crimes especially heinous and regular snub by courts shattered the morale and professionalism of police force owing to multiple factors…

Faisal Ali Ghumman Austerity, a rare commodity in the third world countries on this earth, is a precious gift of Almighty Allah and practised widely and wisely by Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in everyday matters beginning from personal life and ending up at regulating state matters. Pakistan’s seven decades have passed, but this word stands nowhere in…

M J Hayat LAHORE: The Amnesty scheme has been introduced for the tax evaders while regular tax payers have been selected in the audit balloting and squeezed every year and the authorities have never incentivized the regular tax payers which are an injustice. In order to increase the tax net the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officers and…

By S N Syed KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange’s benchmark index fell 0.7 percent in the week while positive outlook is predicted next week amid financial results, analysts said. Amreen Soorani at JS Research said after dust settling over results of the general elections, the investor base now has eyes set on the economic policies of the upcoming…

LONDON: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal was “illegal”, and said the ball was “in Europe’s court” in terms of maintaining ties with Tehran. “The Islamic Republic has never sought tension in the region and does not want any trouble in global waterways, but it will not easily give up on its…