The Gathering Storm

AT PENPOINT The Sino-American standoff is becoming more serious, though it has not yet reached the stage of a hot war. However, there are peaceful...

The liability of ‘Protection of the Motherland’ 

My visit to Oslo was just after the Norwegian Parliamentary Elections held on 13 September, therefore my foremost interest as a Communication practitioner was...

Shootings inside courtrooms

Courtrooms are not safe anymore in Pakistan. Legally speaking, a court is a place where trials are conducted and legal cases are decided in...

Afghanistan poised over the abyss

Noting the gravity of the state of affairs in Afghanistan, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation had tasked China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran to exert positive influence...

Right to Information

The right to information was only given protection by the 18th Amendment. The Right to Information Act provided a mechanism by which a Pakistani...

Punjab Initiates Universal Health Insurance Programme

The mega initiative of Punjab Government for the ADP 2021-22 “Implementation of Universal Health Insurance under Health Insurance Program in Punjab” costing Rs. 332...

FM urges OIC to find solution to Kashmir issue for sake of peace within the region

Pakistan urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to push for peace within Kashmir, stressing that the region could not achieve stability until the Kashmir...

Shehryar sensitises OIC contact group on IOK dispute

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Chairman Shehryar Khan Afridi on Thursday attended the meeting of OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir in New York. The...

Like RTS, EVMs cannot be trusted either: Maryam

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Thursday said that her party would comment if the chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB)...

Joint Anti-Terrorist Exercise 2021 begins in Pabbi

The opening ceremony of the Joint Anti-Terrorist Exercise (JATE) 2021 was held at National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Pabbi as part of SCO Regional...

Indian agent who spied on Pakistan, lives a miserable life

ISLAMABAD: Indian agents working for the notorious Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) feel dejected and abandoned by their parent spy agency, forcing them to...

CPEC progressing successfully despite challenges: Asad

Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has reiterated Pakistan's commitment to the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Addressing the 10th Joint Coordination...

Late monsoon rains cause flooding in Karachi

The torrential downpour of the late monsoon rain on Thursday has caused roads to flood in Karachi again, wherein cars submerged and commuters struggling...

S&GAD prohibits government employees from using social media, interacting with press

LAHORE: The Punjab government's Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD) has banned all government employees from using social media, making press statements, sharing documents and...

Italy seeks Pakistan extradition over missing teen

ROME: Italy said Thursday it had asked Pakistan to extradite the parents of a teenage girl suspected of having been murdered by her family...