Test of patience begins

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday arrested Umar Farooq Bhoja, owner of Bhoja Airlines, as Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani announced that a judicial commission would investigate Friday’s air...

Hashmi urges Nawaz to support new provinces

Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) President Javed Hashmi urged Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Saturday to support the creation of new provinces and decentralisation of powers. Addressing a news conference...

After the crash

Independent inquiry required

The crash of the Bhoja Air passenger jet on Friday was the second deadliest aviation accident on Pakistan’s soil after the Airblue...

Encouraging signs

Imran Khan in Balochistan

Days after the recovery of seven missing persons on the orders of the Supreme Court, PTI Chief Imran Khan visited Quetta...

Peace is the only option

A case for regional cooperation

Anyone that thinks that war is an option has got to be a nut. Anyone that thinks that war between...

The Ghalib guide to politics

Congress has losing its grassroot

Who would you consider a better guide to contemporary politics: Chaudhry Birender Singh, general secretary of the Indian National Congress...

Culture of accountability

The one that we lack

Rubble of the Bhoja plane that crashed is still being sifted through. Rescue workers and security personnel, along with family...

Malaria and loadshedding

Mosquitoes and malaria have always remained a problem of our country. Nowadays, deadly malaria poses a serious health risk in the entire Sindh province. It sickens hundreds of...