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To leave or not to leave: Will Chaudhry Nisar actually quit PML-N for PTI? For his 34-year-long association with Nawaz Sharif, Chaudhry Nisar wants his due influence in the affairs of the party. While in conversation with a local news anchor, Chaudhry Nisar  maintained  his position that, “In my entire political career, I have never demanded influential positions in the party or the government.”  This is quite puzzling, for if not power and influence, what exactly has Nisar been looking for in the shady world of local politics? However, now that he is struck with a dilemma at an interesting point of his political career, it makes one curious whether his choice will be to remain with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), or  opt for its rival , the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). His decisions at many crucial periods of his political career are reflective of his preferences. When  Pervez Musharraf  toppled the Nawaz government, Nisar depicted himself as ...

Trade deficit widens to $27.3 billion even as Pakistan records higher exports Gap increases 17.3%, but value of foreign shipments increases as rupee devaluation takes effect PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan exported goods worth $2.23 billion in March, a figure the Ministry of Commerce said was the highest level in four years, reflecting a massive year-on-year increase of 24.4% or $437 million when compared with the amount in March 2017. However, the trade deficit still widened 17.3% year-on-year to $27.3 billion in the cumulative nine-month period, surpassing the amount projected for the entire fiscal year, suggesting that worries for economic managers is far from over. Pakistan has booked the $27.3-billion trade deficit in nine months, but exports have lately started to pick up on the back of combination of administrative and policy actions, said the commerce ministry in a statement released on Monday. Long-term measures key to reducing trade deficit After a gap of four years, exp...

Intezar murder case: JIT report fails to find motive behind killing Intezar Ahmed. PHOTO: EXPRESS SCREENGRAB KARACHI:  The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) formed to probe the murder of Malaysia-returned student Intezar Ahmad failed to find a motive behind the killing and termed it as a ‘cold-blooded, rash and negligent’ act by plainclothes police officials. The final report by investigation team has cleared former Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) chief SSP Muqaddas Haider and others accused by the victim’s father, including Criminal Investigation Agency (CIA) Inspector Amir Hameed, his brother Sohail, niece Mahrukh Sohail and the victim’s friend Madiha Kiyani. However, the report recommended a departmental action against Haider for negligence in adopting Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). Furthermore, no link was established between the ACLC SSP and Kiyani after an analysis of the call data records, the report stated. Travel history obtained through the Federal Investigation ...

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Strike on Syria air base kills 14, including Iranian forces SANA first said the missile strike on the Tayfur base was a suspected US attack, but later withdrew all reference to America PHOTO COURTESY: SPUTNIK INTERNATIONAL DAMASCUS / BEIRUT:  An early-morning strike on a Syrian government air base in the country’s centre killed 14 fighters, including Iranian forces allied to the regime, a monitoring group said on Monday. “At least 14 fighters were killed in the strike on the T-4 airport, among them Iranian forces,” said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor. Syrian state media had earlier reported dead and wounded in the strike, without giving casualty figures. The T-4 base lies in Syria’s central Homs province and is also known as the Tiyas airport. Forces from regime allies Russia and Iran, as well as fighters from the Tehran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah militia, are known to have a presence there, said Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman. The Observat...