Why do good?
A popular position on this issue, held by altruistic moralists (for want of a better description), is this: One must be selfless; and therefore,...
Alarm bells ringing over women’s rights
The annual State of Human Rights in Pakistan report released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan for the year 2020 has once again...
Empowering Local Governments
A tragedy that befalls the political system of many developing countries, including Pakistan, is the political intolerance towards a meaningful devolution of power and...
PDM’s future
PDM’s public meeting in Swat drew a respectable gathering with political workers from all over Malakand division reaching the venue in rallies. Eight months...
Another assault on media
Recent events involving the state, its various institutions and the media points towards a deteriorating situation where room for free speech, continues to shrink....
Taliban to propose written peace plan to Afghan government
KABUL: The Taliban plan to present a written peace proposal to the Afghan government side as soon as next month, a spokesperson for the...
Govt warns of strict sanctions if Covid-19 SOPs not implemented
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Monday warned against massive violations of Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), saying that...
Pakistan, Turkey vow to further enhance military ties
Commander Turkish Land Forces General Umit Dundar on Monday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters...
Djokovic rolls into Wimbledon quarters with Garin thrashing
LONDON:Â Novak Djokovic reached his 12th Wimbledon quarterfinal Monday to pull even with Arthur Gore, who had a 117-year head start, while a parade of...
Asad takes Shehbaz to task for ignoring Covid risk
Federal Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Minister Asad Umar took a dig at Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Monday for...
FO rejects reports of Putin’s Pakistan visit
The Foreign Office on Monday denied media reports claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin would visit Pakistan in July.
In a statement, FO spokesperson Zahid Hafeez...
After removing Maryam from Swat rally, Shehbaz decides to jump into AJK campaign
ISLAMABAD: Power struggle within the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has intensified as the party president Shehbaz Sharif has decided to join the party’s campaign in the upcoming elections...
Over 1000 Afghan troops flee into Tajikistan as Taliban advance in northern Afghanistan
More than 1,000 Afghan security personnel fled across the border into Tajikistan on Sunday following Taliban advances in northern Afghanistan, the Tajik border guard...
Govt considering talks with insurgents in Balochistan, says Imran
GWADAR:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the government is planning to reach out to the estranged Baloch youth for the sake of peace...
Iran’s trade through Gwadar port to start soon: Asim Bajwa
ISLAMABAD: Chairman China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Lt. Gen. (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa Monday said that work for Iran's trade through the Gwadar...