–Umair Nutkani, a teacher from Taunsa Shareef, was allegedly murdered by relatives of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar LAHORE: The family of a teacher murdered in Taunsa Shareef, allegedly at the hands of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar’s relatives, have claimed that the latter and his family are influencing the ongoing police investigation. According to details, Umair Nutkani, a teacher at Taunsa Academy, was tortured to death and his body was found at the educational institution. Taunsa...

The Pakistan Cricket Board’s formation of a committee made of former cricket players with wide ranging jurisdiction to look into all matter pertaining Pakistan cricket is the first big decision that has been taken by the new PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani. While Pakistan cricket has been on a generally upwards trajectory over the past few years with much success on the international level and the rising stars of the PSL, much of this flashy veneer could come off with the slightest scratch to the...

Pakistan arguably stands at a much more unstable and confusing place today than it ever was and yet this is not a historically uncharacteristic crossroads that the country finds itself in, but rather is completely in line with the trajectory and historical precedent that has been set over the past seven decades of Pakistan as a player on the world stage. With every move, every decision and every passing day, the confusion regarding the meaning of an purpose behind Pakistan becomes a little...

LAHORE: Barely a week after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) formed a seven-member cricket committee meant to clean-up Pakistan cricket, the PCB is already mulling replacing committee Chairman Mohsin Khan after he made comments deemed inappropriate by the board. PCB Chief Ehsan Mani is reportedly unhappy with his the head of the newly minted Cricket Committee over his suggestion that Pakistan’s Captain in all three formats, Sarfraz Ahmed, should be relieved of his responsibilities as skipper...

LAHORE: The fourth Faiz International Festival kicked off here at Alhamra Arts Council to packed crowds, as people made their way to celebrate the life, works and beliefs of the late great Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Day one of the three-day festival began late in the day on account of it being Friday, with the first session of the opening day taking place at four in the afternoon. Quite fittingly, the short 45-minute first session was a talk between the daughters of two of Urdu’s greatest...