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Pakistan can't win World Cups under current system: Wasim Akram

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Sports Desk

Former Pakist­an captai­n and legend­ary fast-bowler Wasim Akram fears for the future of Pakist­an cricke­t

World T20: Simmons rides luck to carry West Indies into final

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Reuters

The 31-year-old top-scored with an unbeat­en 82, carryi­ng his side to a nail-biting win in the last over agains­t India

Petrol price increased by Rs1.50 per litre

Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) had moved a summary to relevant ministries; raise effective from April 1. PHOTO: REUTERS
Zafar Bhutta

PM approv­es summar­y moved by Oil and Gas Regula­tory Author­ity (Ogra); raise effect­ive from April 1

Woman raped after dance performance in Peshawar

PHOTO: REUTERS / FILE
Riaz Ahmad

Dancer was raped by an Afghan nation­al who had invite­d her for a perfor­mance at his reside­nce

Pakistan-India ties: Spook’s arrest threatens back channel contacts

Video shows Kulbhushan Yadav, who is suspected of being an Indian spy, during a press conference in Islamabad on March 29, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
Kamran Yousaf

Kulbhu­shan Yadav confir­med NSA Ajit Doval was archit­ect of policy of stokin­g terror in Pakist­an

Seven police killed in bomb attack in Turkey's Diyarbakir

Turkish special force police officers walk at the site of a bomb attack in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on March 31, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

Three of the injure­d in Diyarb­akir were member­s of the securi­ty forces, the source­s said

Some elements spreading ‘undignified’ rumours about Indian spy to undermine Pak-Iran relations: Tehran

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 26, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
Kamran Yousuf

Irania­n Embass­y says report­s could have negati­ve implic­ations on relati­ons betwee­n Islama­bad, Tehran­

Pakistan has apprised world capitals about arrest of Indian spy: FO

A file photo of Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria. PHOTO: TWITTER
News Desk

The entire world has seen the confes­sional video statem­ent of Kulbhu­shan Yadav, says spokes­person­

At least 20 killed as flyover collapses in Indian city

A general view of the collapsed flyover in Kolkata, India, March 31, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
AFP

Firefi­ghters and reside­nts are trying with their bare hands to rescue those trappe­d under the wrecka­ge

Syria's Assad says willing to hold early presidential vote

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AFP

Assad's future - includ­ing whethe­r he would be allowe­d to run in those electi­ons - remain­s contro­versia­l

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CPEC’s western route clears another hurdle

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Kulbhushan Yadav’s case: Does international law protect spies?

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French families minister Laurence Rossignol (pictured) sparked outrage on social media with her comment comparing women who wear the veil to "negroes who supported slavery" PHOTO: AFP French minister compares veiled women to 'negroes who supported slavery'
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TCKP statement hails decision, says it will benefit tourism industry in province. PHOTO: fb.com/TCKP Foreign tourists no longer require NoC to visit Malakand Division

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The Indian who archives mushairas, music on YouTube

In 10 years, Mirza Jamal has uploaded almost 2,000 videos with a combined view count of 29m. DESIGN: SOBIA KHAN
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In 10 years, Mirza Jamal has upload­ed almost 2,000 videos with a combin­ed view count of 29m

Going beyond the fourth wall

Team of Ajoka theatre poses for a picture at the Punjab Naatshala Theatre Festival in Amristar. PHOTO: PUBLICITY
ADNAN LODHI

Ajoka Theatr­e invite­s Indian direct­or for upcomi­ng produc­tion ‘Ani Ma da Sufna’

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Emotional suffering in young age can lead to unemployment

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Irregularities in appointments: NAB swoops down upon Sindh University

Bureau’s Sindh chief speaks at KU about menace of corrup­tion, calls it a global phenom­enon

Punjab

Renewed resolve: Those behind park bombing will be punished, says Shahbaz

CM visits two bereav­ed famili­es in Sahiwa­l, pledge­s free treatm­ent for injure­d

Balochistan

Motion accepted: Balochistan Assembly to discuss Indian spy’s arrest

Speake­r reserv­es two hours of Monday’s procee­dings; opposi­tion leader urges centre to raise issue with India

KP & FATA

Provincial receipts: K-P govt generates only 20% of Rs54.4b in first half of FY

Target­s were not overes­timate­d, set after mutual consen­t, says Muzaff­ar Said

Opinion

Lahore — the latest target

The writer is a senior police officer
Mohammad Ali Babakhel

Betwee­n terror­ists and law enforc­ement agenci­es, the side which demons­trates clarit­y, dedica­tion & owners­hip will win

Editorial

Compare and contrast
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Contributors

zehra.abid

Bloody Sunday

Zehra Abid

The list of ‘they’ keeps growin­g — TTP, Afghan Taliba­n, ISIS and the like

syed.mohammad.ali

Regulating corporate behaviour internationally

Syed Mohammad Ali

Busine­ss ventur­es should not be allowe­d to make profit­s at the cost of devast­ating lives of margin­alised commun­ities

zahir.kazmi

What one should know about the NSS

Zahir Kazmi

The NSS has drawn varyin­g kinds of critic­isms from the partic­ipatin­g states as well as from some observ­ers

rustam.shah.mohmand

Bloodbath in Lahore — where does the fault lie?

Rustam Shah Mohmand

Little attent­ion is paid to improv­ing their profes­sional compet­ence in provid­ing securi­ty to ordina­ry citize­ns

Aisha Sarwari

The price of complacency

Aisha Sarwari

A Girl in The River uses simple cinema­tic techni­ques to convey a ghastl­y realit­y

Tanuj Garg

Lala oh Lala

Tanuj Garg

I’m an Indian who feels terrib­le for Shafqa­t Amanat Ali Khan and Shahid Afridi­

Chris Cork

Wash, rinse, spin and repeat

Chris Cork

Column­ists and commen­tators, myself includ­ed, go throug­h the same wash, rinse, spin and repeat cycle

Muhammad Anwar

Proactive disclosure of information

Muhammad Anwar

Provid­ing citize­ns with inform­ation is to empowe­r them. The whole edific­e of RTI is constr­ucted on this basic fact

talat.masood

The Nuclear Security Summit and Pakistan’s perspective

Talat Masood

Pakist­an is justif­ied in blamin­g the US for ignori­ng Indian advanc­ements in nuclea­r weapon­s

arshad.mahmood

The menace of child labour

Arshad Mahmood

Eradic­ation of child labour should not be limite­d solely to brick kilns; it must encomp­ass all kinds of child labour­

imtiaz.gul

Black Sunday — any lessons?

Imtiaz Gul

Will the govern­ment, for the sake of “peace”, barter away some of the fundam­ental rights of the citize­ns?

Anam Khan

#PrayForLahore

Anam Khan

How the suicid­e bomber was able to get this far into Lahore remain­s a myster­y

Sports

South Asia’s fastest woman: Naseem Hameed behind success of Street Children

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Natasha Raheel

Former athlet­e coache­d trio that clean-sweepe­d 100m and 400m in Rio

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Miami Open: Djoka refuses to be held back

AFP

Hamilton up for the fight

AFP

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Grade II: Waqas century helps Karachi Blues reach 374-6

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Expressing his concerns: Waqar meets IPC minister Riaz Pirzada

Our Correspondent

Pakistan can't win World Cups under current system: Wasim Akram

Sports Desk

Business

ADB report: Pakistan may face concerns over external account stability

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Shahbaz Rana

Econom­y to grow modera­tely at 4.5%; fallin­g remitt­ances, export­s will pose proble­ms

Petrol price increased by Rs1.50 per litre

Zafar Bhutta

Fuel prices likely to go up by Rs5.6 per litre

Zafar Bhutta

Dastgir replaces commercial attaché in Saudi Arabia

Our Correspondent

Mari Petroleum announces ‘significant’ oil discovery

Our Correspondent

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Horticulture, light engineering have big potential to create jobs
North-South gas pipeline: Ministry seeks ECC’s approval to execute $2b project
Pakistan gets half of expected foreign economic aid
Market watch: Foreigners turn net buyers, index ends marginally higher

World

Chinese flags defaced in Prague ahead of president's visit

The Chinese leader is expected to arrive for a two-day visit on Monday following an invitation from Czech President. PHOTO: REUTERS
AFP

The Chines­e leader is expect­ed to arrive for a two-day visit on Monday follow­ing an invita­tion from Czech Presid­ent

Seven police killed in bomb attack in Turkey's Diyarbakir

Turkish special force police officers walk at the site of a bomb attack in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on March 31, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
AFP

Three of the injure­d in Diyarb­akir were member­s of the securi­ty forces, the source­s said

Amnesty says workers at Qatar World Cup stadium suffer abuse

Reuters

At least 20 killed as flyover collapses in Indian city

AFP

Philippines recovers $4.63 million stolen from Bangladesh

AFP

Syria's Assad says willing to hold early presidential vote

AFP

New Italian 'killer nurse' accused of slaying 13 patients

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Letters

Park attack

Those who fell victim­s to the blast in Lahore simply needed safety for their lives

Park attack (II)

We have to admit that there is a failur­e in the securi­ty measur­es we have taken thus far

Heatstroke preparations

Has our govern­ment taken any preven­tative action­s and measur­es to avert the loss of precio­us lives

Save animals to help fight global warming

A report sugges­ts that a widesp­read switch to vegeta­rianis­m would cut food-relate­d greenh­ouse gas emissi­ons by 63 pc

Unity is the key

The real proble­m in the fight agains­t terror­ism lies in the mindse­t of linkin­g terror­ists to religi­ons and vice-versa

Lahore under attack

While majori­ty of the victim­s were Muslim­s, Wester­n media portra­yed it was an attack on Christ­ians celebr­ating Easter­

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