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India likely to miss Asian snooker events: Sheikh
KARACHI: India are almost certain to miss the upcoming Asian Snooker Team and 6-Red Championships to be held in Karachi, as they have yet to receive the No-Objection Certificate (NOC) required for the...
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I am Karachi: ‘Karachi’s strength lies in its diversity’
KARACHI: Colourful dresses, Sindhi ajraks, Gilgiti topis and Balochi shalwar kameez were the flavours of the second day at the Youth Peace Summit being held at the Pearl Continental hotel. The...
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Full mast: The hands behind the flags
KARACHI: The week leading up to Independence Day is a busy time for people like Mukhtiar. For them, it is a peak season as the nation gears up to celebrate its birthday on August 14. This year was no...
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The jail visit: Celebrating freedom with those deprived of it
KARACHI: Inside the jail, all that separates the prisoners from the ‘free ones’ are the Central Prison Karachi initials stamped on your wrist; literally, your ticket to freedom. There are no visitors...
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Cream of the crop: Scooping up the business, melting away competitors
KARACHI: According to the Pakistan Startup Report, many Pakistanis who have studied and worked abroad have returned to the country to start their own personal ventures. The report is an international...
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Expressing solidarity: Gaza march draws thousands in support of Palestine
KARACHI: Amid the tension arising out of the dual anti-government marches in the country’s capital, thousands of people converged at Sharae Faisal – one of the busiest thoroughfares of the city – on...
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Golden jubilee celebrations: Habib Girls School marks 50 years
KARACHI: The courtyard of the Habib Girls’ School was bursting at the seams with around 1,800 students, teachers and alumni who came together at their alma mater on Tuesday to mark the conclusion of...
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Sarkosh clinches Asian 6-Red Snooker Championship
KARACHI: Iran’s Amir Sarkosh won the Jubilee Insurance Asian 6-Red Championship, beating Thailand’s Boonyarit Kaettikun 7-6 in the final played at a local hotel in Karachi on Wednesday. Sarkosh won...
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Showing solidarity: On day two of sit-in, PTI fails to attract large number...
KARACHI: On day two of the sit-in on Thursday, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi team failed to attract a large number of people but it managed to block one side of the road across Boat...
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Advertising frenzy: Despite ‘tied hands’, officials vow to resist cutting trees
KARACHI: The Sindh government has allegedly approved the cutting of nearly 1,400 trees that are part of the forest across Dolmen City in Clifton to earn revenue from outside advertisers, The Express...
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The drying up Aladin Park
KARACHI: On a recent Saturday evening, thousands flocked to the Aladin Amusement Park, the biggest such facility in Pakistan. People, mostly in their teens, line up in queues as they anxiously wait...
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Double standards: PPP govt forgets ‘right to protest’ when it comes to their...
KARACHI: All major thoroughfares going towards the Bilawal House were sealed on Wednesday as around 200 protesting schoolteachers attempted to march towards it. They were representing the around...
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One month later: Remembering the drowned
KARACHI: He left home to celebrate Eidul Fitr with five of his friends. Three of them never came back. Sixteen-year-old Omar Zaib was one of the 40 who drowned at Seaview on July 30. For his family,...
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Enchanted Notes: A musical journey through the night
KARACHI: The Arts Council has become famous for arranging some of the most exquisite events over the past few years, playing an integral role in promoting cultural activities in the city. ‘Enchanted...
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Living rough: There goes the neighbourhood
KARACHI: Some rickshaws stand silently at the side of the road. A bearded vendor pushes his cart, hawking juices. Hens squawk and flutter. Half-naked men and children sprawl idly on the footpath....
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Stallions gallop over Hawks and Bulls
KARACHI: Sialkot Stallions made a tremendous start to their Haier T20 cup campaign as they defeated Hyderabad Hawks on Thursday night and then registered another spirited win over Larkana Bulls in...
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Candid talk: Aggressive approach is the need of the hour, says Waqar
KARACHI: Pakistan’s head coach Waqar Younis called for an overhaul in approach as he aims to launch his team’s preparations for next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. In an exclusive...
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Questioning loyalties: Khushbakht leads protest against PTI at Teen Talwar
KARACHI: A large number of people turned up at Teen Talwar on Saturday afternoon to demand the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) take back its statement against establishing administrative units in...
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Stallions thrash Dolphins by nine wickets
KARACHI: All-rounder Mukhtar Ahmed struck a six to complete his 48-ball century and took three wickets to help Sialkot Stallions achieve a nine-wicket win over Karachi Dolphin on Sunday at the...
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Mazar-e-Quaid rally: Not even US, Saudis can save Nawaz, says Imran
KARACHI: The objective of Imran Khan’s whirlwind Karachi trip was to muster support of the people of the metropolitan city for the ongoing anti-government campaign of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)....
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