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Son of Pakistani bus driver Sajid Javid appointed Britain’s home secretary His father moved to Britain from Pakistan and worked as a bus driver in Bristol. PHOTO: REUTERS LONDON:  Sajid Javid was appointed as Britain’s home secretary on Monday after Amber Rudd resigned over her handling of immigration policy. Here are some facts about the new, 48-year-old home secretary: Javid campaigned to remain in the European Union during the 2016 referendum, even though a few months before the vote he said his “heart” was for Brexit. After the result, he said: “We’re all Brexiteers now.” He was the first member of Britain’s South Asian minority to be given a full-time post in the cabinet when he was appointed culture minister in 2014. His father moved to Britain from Pakistan and worked as a bus driver in Bristol. Before starting his career in politics, Javid worked for Chase Manhattan Bank and for Deutsche Bank, helping to build its business in emerging markets. Javid cites the late Conservat...

In pictures: A timeline of Ali Zafar and Meesha Shafi's interactions and allegations PHOTO: THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE LAHORE   / LAHORE  :  Following allegations of sexual harassment from Meesha Shafi, Ali Zafar sent a legal notice against the  Aya Lariye  singer. Denying all claims of inappropriate conduct, he deemed Meesha’s accusations as “baseless.” From being great friends to worst enemies, their friendship fell apart quite rapidly. Here is a timeline of events, showing the ups and downs in their relationship from 2016 to 2018. March 2016: PHOTO: THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE The  Sun Ve Balori  singer uploads a picture of herself and the accused on her official Facebook page from what appears to be a party hosted by the latter for his wife, Ayesha Fazli, at their private residence. March 2016: PHOTO: THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE Meesha then posts a picture on her now deactivated official Instagram account with fashion designer Hassan Sheheryar Yasin and Hair St...

PTI Lahore rally: Some call it #MotherofAllJalsas, some fail to find the magic IL Pakistan, Imran said, must choose between dishonour and dignity. PHOTO: FACEBOOK @IMRAN KHAN OFFICIAL The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) held a powerful rally in Lahore on Sunday which sparked intense debate on the upcoming elections and its turnout. Taking to Twitter, most senior journalists, analysts and independent think tanks tweeted in favour of or in criticism of the rally. PTI chief Imran Khan unveiled an 11-point agenda for a new Pakistan, and called for establishing Pakistan in the image of the model state of Madina. PTI swings into election mode with big power show Speaking to a large public gathering at Minar-e-Pakistan, Imran asserted that today’s Pakistan did not match the dream of Allama Iqbal or Quaid-e-Azam’s vision. The Quaid, he said, had dreamt of a country where all citizens, including all minorities, had equal rights. According to Imran, the Quaid wanted to establis...

Ageing fighter jets still flying high in Pakistan In this picture taken on December 27, 2017, a Mirage aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) takes off at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex after an overhaul at the Mirage Rebuild Factory (MRF) in Kamra, west of the capital Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD:  The sprawling complex at Kamra, west of Islamabad, reverbates at the thundering take-off of a Mirage Rose-1, the latest ageing fighter jet to have been gutted and reassembled by the Pakistani Air Force (PAF). Fifty years after the country bought its first Mirages, many planes in the venerable fleet are still being patched up, overhauled and upgraded for use in combat, years after conventional wisdom dictates they should be grounded. That includes one of the first two planes originally purchased from France’s Dassault in 1967, which was in a hangar at Kamra after its record fifth overhaul when  AFP  visited recently. Pakistan turns to China for high-end weapons: report ...