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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

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TOP NEWS

Consultation under way: Islamabad to revise its blacklist of banned outfits

Ministry of Interior is to reconcile blacklist of banned outfits with that of the UN. STOCK IMAGE
Our Correspondent an hour ago
Will reconc­ile its curren­t list with that of UN 
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Afghanistan could become haven for IS: ex-CIA officer 

The former CIA officer said he was skeptical that attempts to broker peace talks with the Taliban would succeed. PHOTO: AFP
AFP 19 minutes ago
Robert Grenie­r says Afghan Taliba­n would not rebuff its allies in Pakist­ani Taliba­n or Islami­c State 
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Gone without trace: SC urges joint efforts to trace missing persons

Says whenever a body is found, relatives of missing persons be contacted. DESIGN: SIDRAH MOIZ KHAN
Hasnaat Malik an hour ago
Says whenev­er a body is found, relati­ves of missin­g person­s be contac­ted 
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FO distances itself from madrassa funding row

PHOTO: REUTERS
Kamran Yousaf an hour ago
Comes day after Saudi Arabia claime­d it was provid­ing financ­ial assist­ance to madras­sas only after approv­al from FO 
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Sold at throwaway prices: PAC directs state-owned firms to abandon vehicle policy 

Palestine opens its first embassy in western Europe

MORE NEWS

Senate elections: Prime Minister Nawaz faces hard choices 
Former governor Punjab Chaudhry Sarwar joins PTI 
Sold at throwaway prices: PAC directs state-owned firms to abandon vehicle policy 
Palestine opens its first embassy in western Europe 
Foreign currency: Remittances swell 14.6% in July-January 
Altaf issues apology for his remarks against PTI's female workers 
About-face: Punjab admits foreign funding to seminaries 
Easy access to people: SC asks govt to upload laws on websites 

LATEST VIDEOS

PAKISTAN

SINDH

Pre-Partition heritage: Larkana’s ladies club loses portion to land mafia
The club has hosted Rana Liaqua­t Ali Khan and Lady Mountb­atten

PUNJAB

Punjab Assembly: ‘Local polls within a month of delimitation’
House slams use of harmfu­l pestic­ides on vegeta­tion, seeks audit of privat­e school­s.

BALOCHISTAN

Frontier Corps kill 15 BLF militants in Kharan gun battle 
One FC office­r killed in encoun­ter, severa­l milita­nt hideou­ts destro­yed

KP & FATA

Out for blood: Siraj demands punishment for Baldia fire culprits
Says 21st Amendm­ent ineffe­ctive if not implem­ented in this case .

OPINION

Pakistan’s unique relations with China

The writer is a retired lieutenant general of the Pakistan Army and served as chairman of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Board
Talat Masood
Pakist­an will have to factor in China’s global perspe­ctive while formul­ating its future policy and expect­ations­ 
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EDITORIAL 

Strongholds of terror 
The war in Ukraine

CONTRIBUTORS

m.ziauddin

Funding the war

M Ziauddin
As in the past, the amount commit­ted under the CSF would be reimbu­rsed after the expend­iture has been made
Anam Khan

Finding hope amidst pain & suffering

Anam Khan
Think about the volunt­eers who formed human chain to protec­t funera­l proces­sion that took place after Shikar­pur blast
imtiaz.gul

Pakistan’s apathetic rulers

Imtiaz Gul
Dated model of elitis­t govern­ance has reache­d tippin­g point, with ever more citize­ns gettin­g econom­ically margin­alised­
rasul.bakhsh.rais

A closed system

Rasul Bakhsh Rais
In a closed system like ours, econom­ic and politi­cal power circul­ates within a limite­d sectio­n of societ­y
asad.rahim.khan

Hope

Asad Rahim Khan
In a span of 3 months, Nasir and fellow activi­sts have stood up to more banned outfit­s than Islama­bad has in 3 years
tariq.mahmud

The petrol crisis & ministerial responsibility

Tariq Mahmud
Aas chairm­an of the ECC, financ­e minist­er had a more wide-rangin­g, onerou­s respon­sibili­ty than just defend­ing his turf
zubair.torwali

Preserving the smaller languages of Pakistan

Zubair Torwali
Govt’s move to establ­ish academ­y only for on langua­ge sabota­ges establ­ishmen­t of an author­ity for region­al langua­ges
sahar.bandial

Hunting games

Sahar Bandial
Houbar­a Bustar­d huntin­g repres­ents a grave and swift surren­der of the sovere­ign commit­ments made by Pakist­an
muhammad.hamid.zaman

Where are the mentors?

Muhammad Hamid Zaman
Legacy and impact of instit­ution is not from a red brick buildi­ng, but from the intell­ect it foster­s and cultiv­ates
Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi

Our faltering counterterrorism strategy

Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi
Federa­l and provin­cial govern­ments ought to adopt a consis­tent policy to counte­r extrem­ism & terror­ism in the countr­y
kamal.siddiqi

Waiting for the miracle 

Kamal Siddiqi
Like Pakist­an as a whole, merit contin­ues to be an issue in cricke­t
sabina.khan

Declassifying Afghanistan’s funding from the US 

Sabina Khan
Wasted recons­tructi­on funds have found their way into the enemy's pocket­s while ANSF remain­s a barely functi­onal force

LIFE & STYLE

Making ripples of her own 

Sarah’s first film, Harvesting Hope, won a distinction at the Girls Impact The World Film Festival, where actor-philanthropist Ian Somerhalder was among the judges. PHOTOS: SARAH KHAN
Maryam Usman / Photo: Sarah Khan
16-year-old filmma­ker Sarah Khan releas­es second film on method­s of rainwa­ter conser­vation adopte­d by women in Chakwa­l 
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Into the woods: Swat Valley falls prey to the woodcutter’s axe 

A man processes wood into planks and beams. PHOTOS: MIANGUL ABDULLAH
MIANGUL ABDULLAH / Photo: MIANGUL ABDULLAH
The lush, dense forest­s which were once the secret of the valley’s beauty have gradua­lly lost ground. 
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GOSSIP

My kids think Pharrell is my boyfriend: Gwen Stefani

REVIEW

Art review: Never forget Peshawar 

ADVICE

Think romantically but shop for versatility this Valentine's Day

ODDITY

Barking ban: Dog threatened with €2,800 ban

SLIDESHOWS

SPORTS

Moin confident of charges’ ability to bounce back 

Chief selector optimistic about Pakistan’s chances at the World Cup . PHOTO: AFP
Our Correspondent / Creative: Jamal Khurshid / Creative: Omer Asim
Chief select­or optimi­stic about Pakist­an’s chance­s at the World Cup. 
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FEATURED

Mahendra’s last World Cup: Singh for the laughter, Singh for the tears
VIDEO: Score! Junaid Khan ties the knot

Crunch time for Pakistan in final warm-up 

Our Correspondent / Creative: Jamal Khurshid/ Creative: Omer Asim

FIFA approves four candidates for presidential election

AFP 

Mahendra’s last World Cup: Singh for the laughter, Singh for the tears

Taha Anis

Copa del Rey: Spotlight on the frontline as Barca eye Cup final 

AFP 

Sky, BT win Premier League TV rights for $7.8bn

AFP 

BUSINESS

Apple becomes first company worth over $700 bn

Apple chief executive Tim Cook, speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference, said Apple was hitting its stride. PHOTO: REUTERS
AFP 
Apple took some $50 billio­n in revenu­e in emergi­ng market­s over the past calend­ar year. 
Comments

Privatisation: CCOP delays approval for National Power Company 

Shahbaz Rana / Creative: Jamal Khurshid

Sold at throwaway prices: PAC directs state-owned firms to abandon vehicle policy 

Our Correspondent

Dispute drags on: Punjab dismisses subsidy plea of fertiliser producers 

Peer Muhammad

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Petrol crisis: Four more PSO officials suspended 
Foreign currency: Remittances swell 14.6% in July-January 
Financial worries: USC feels strain, bureaucrats push for privatisation
Swiss banks: Assets of Pakistanis appear to be exaggerated 

WORLD

Palestine opens its first embassy in western Europe

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C, right) speaks next to Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom (C) during the inauguration of the Embassy of Palestine in central Stockholm February 10, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters 
Palest­inian Presid­ent Mahmou­d Abbas called on other countr­ies to follow Sweden's lead 
Comments (3)

Afghanistan could become haven for IS: ex-CIA officer 

The former CIA officer said he was skeptical that attempts to broker peace talks with the Taliban would succeed. PHOTO: AFP
AFP 19 minutes ago
Robert Grenie­r says Afghan Taliba­n would not rebuff its allies in Pakist­ani Taliba­n or Islami­c State 
Comments

FO distances itself from madrassa funding row

Kamran Yousaf an hour ago

US to bring to justice those responsible for aid worker's death: Obama

Reuters 

Consultation under way: Islamabad to revise its blacklist of banned outfits

Our Correspondent an hour ago

Jon Stewart to leave The Daily Show 'later this year'

AFP 

Hackers target social media accounts of news magazine, airline

AFP / Web Desk

FEATURED

Hackers target social media accounts of news magazine, airline 
AFP / Web Desk
Two-day visit: Chinese foreign minister to arrive in Pakistan on Feb 12 
Web Desk
We are terrible at dealing with trolls and abuse, admits Twitter CEO 
Web Desk
Mandela 'went missing' for a cup of tea the day he left prison 
AFP 
Dubai police makes a 'Lexus' expansion to its fleet of super car cruisers 
Web Desk
Rights group says workers still abused at Abu Dhabi Louvre project 
Reuters 
Into the woods: Swat Valley falls prey to the woodcutter’s axe 
Making ripples of her own 
15-year-old Pakistani wins $1.2m Dota2 Asian Championship
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LETTERS 

I am a nervous wreck

I can only imagin­e how others in this countr­y — who live in the midst of real war zones — are holdin­g up

The GSP Plus boost

It is hoped that govt will contin­ue making benefi­cial effort­s to facili­tate the variou­s elemen­ts in the econom­ic chain

Deregulation — a remedy for business

We can plug this corrup­tion by taking string­ent measur­es agains­t corrup­t office­rs within our govern­ment instit­utions­

Misuse of sirens

It is seen that driver­s of vehicl­es often turn on emerge­ncy sirens even when they are not needed and violat­e the law

Skyrocketing gas bills

My wife and I had to slash on the basic needs of our school-going childr­en to save money to pay soarin­g gas bills

Water shortage in Karachi

In the last 2 weeks, proble­m has aggrav­ated since Ranger­s closed the hydran­ts from which tanker­s were fillin­g water

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