On books and readers

There are those who never do any reading unless at gunpoint or on the eve of an exam, and as little as possible at...

Syria’s humanitarian crisis is a stigma on the world’s conscience

The ten-year old civil war in Syria has gone far beyond tragic mass devastation. The body and soul of two Syrian generations have been...

Inoculation conundrum

The anti-Christ to the ominous Covid-19 Coronavirus has arrived as the Abrahamic Messiah to the Jews in the realm of the Pharaoh, to pariah...

Don’t violate rules of the game

The way PM Imran managed to get 178 votes from NA on Saturday and the scene created outside Parliament House the same day give...

International Women’s Day

Lip service to women’s rights was routinely paid yesterday by various political leaders from both the government and opposition yesterday on the occasion of...

Third wave comes knocking

The third wave of Covid-19 has arrived in the country Pakistan, because of the careless attitude of the people. The number of cases has...

Languishing power sector

It is saddening that the national power sector is deteriorating with passage of time instead of any noticeable improvement in its governance , administration...

Women’s day

President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday said empowerment of women in Pakistan was linked to their economic independence and awareness about rights particularly related...

Vawda moves SHC to stop ECP from hearing disqualification case

Admitting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Faisal Vawda’s petition against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) February 24 decision for immediate hearing, the Sindh High Court...

Buzdar seeks Italian investment in SEZs

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the government is making all-out efforts to provide maximum facilities to investors in the province. Talking...

Interior Ministry okays foreign postings of 30 Immigration & Passport officials

ISLAMABAD: In total negation of its own policy, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has approved foreign postings of some 30 non-technical officials of the...

US lauds Pakistan’s role in Afghan peace process

RAWALPINDI: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Commander Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan General Austin Scott Miller called on Chief of Army...

Moonis rejects reports of Bilawal seeking Chaudhry brothers’ help for Gillani

Member of the National Assembly (MNA) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Moonis Elahi on Monday rejected media reports suggesting that Chaudhry brothers...

TTP reorganising in country: Rasheed

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has said that security forces, including police, have rendered great sacrifices to restore peace in the country. The interior minister...

PM lambasts Opp for bribing senators before upcoming election

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that the opposition parties have already begun offering bribes to senators in the hopes of securing the...