Healing our divided America
In 1967, the Kerner Commission, created by President Lyndon Johnson to investigate the riots that had engulfed America’s cities, concluded that “Our nation is...
Djà vu or a Kashmir solution?
India and Pakistan have both announced to “strictly observe” the truce along the Line of Control and all other sectors “in the interest of...
Establishing ascendancy in the skies
The Pakistan Air Force celebrated Surprise Day on 27th February on the eve of the second anniversary of Operation Swift Retort, to acknowledge and...
Oil slips on fears over higher OPEC supply, slower China demand
LONDON: Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as expectations that top producers would agree to raise oil supply in a meeting this week weighed on sentiment,...
Three female media workers killed in Afghanistan
JALALABAD: Three female media workers lost their lives after unknown assailants shot at them in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, their...
A hung Senate
The PTI is likely to emerge as the single largest party in the Senate. However lacking a majority, it would have to rely on...
Textile exports surge
Pakistan is one of the few lucky countries, both regionally and internationally, that has somehow managed to fend off the worst effects of Covid-19....
CPNE urges govt to consult stakeholders before formulating new press laws
LAHORE: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has once again urged the government to release the outstanding bills of newspapers and publications.
A meeting of...
Sindh information minister rejects allegations of PTI
KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, while rejecting the allegations of kidnapping and sale of members purported by the ruling party, said...
Justice Isa allowed to plead his case in SC
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday allowed Justice Qazi Faez Isa to argue his case regarding a review petition against the June 19...
New series of PML-N rallies to begin from March 3
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has announced its schedule of rallies to place prior to the Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) long march on March...
CAA extends flight bans on UK, South Africa to limit spread of new Covid variants
ISLAMABAD: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) extended restrictions on travel from the United Kingdom, South Africa, and some other countries for 12 days to...
China to send 500,000 coronavirus vaccine shots, says Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday announced that China would send 500,000 more doses of coronavirus vaccine for Pakistan’s frontline workers and...
PTI infighting leads to ugly clash in Sindh Assembly
The lawmakers from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) got into a clash after three PTI lawmakers Karim Gabol,...
Fawad surprised over ECP decision to ‘delay’ SC-suggested reforms
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday expressed surprise after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced to delay electoral reforms aimed...