LoC agreement
As Senate elections near, the political temperature is rising by the day with all major political parties fiercely campaigning to ensure that their respective...
LoC agreement Giving peace a chance
After a number of years, a significant step has been taken to stem further deterioration in Pak-India relations. The DGMOs of the two armies...
ECP rejects Shehbaz’s plea to cast Senate vote from Lahore
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday rejected Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif’s plea, seeking permission to cast his vote for the Senate elections...
Federal govt would be responsible if law and order situation deteriorates in Sindh: Nasir
Sindh Minister for Information and Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that the federal government has resorted to cheap tactics after some...
CAA extends travel restrictions for visitors till March 14
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said that instructions regarding standard operating procedures (SOPs) to be followed by all inbound travellers to Pakistan have...
State Under the Burden of Servants
In monarchies or dictatorships, the state generally employs a large portion of the employable population and periodically gives them different incentives. For example, in...
ECP Demystifying Daska Fog
The seed of democracy is elections. If they are fair, the outcome will be progress and prosperity but if they are tampered then the...
Covid-19 vaccines in Pakistan and cancer patients
“Nobody is safe until everyone is safe” has become a mantra that reminds us of the importance of equitable access to vaccines.
It is estimated...
Myanmar police launch most extensive crackdown; one woman shot and wounded
YANGON: Police in Myanmar launched their most sweeping crackdown in three weeks of protests against military rule on Saturday in towns and cities across...
SC to announce verdict on Senate open ballot reference on Monday
The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan will issue its verdict over the presidential reference on the matter of holding the upcoming Senate elections through...
Govt conducts interprovincial police transfers under new rotation policy
The government has introduced a new rotation policy under which senior officers of the Sindh police were transferred to Lahore, according to a notification...
Punjab’s daily Covid-19 deaths at 14: NCOC
LAHORE: Punjab’s daily coronavirus deaths rose to 14 in the last 24 hours, data from National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed on Saturday,...
Bilawal claims PTI MPs in contact with PPP
KOHAT: Vowing to give a tough time to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government during the Senate elections, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday...
School children abducted in Nigeria’s Niger state released, governor says
MAIDUGURI: Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 42 people, including 27 students, who were kidnapped from a boarding school last week in the north-central...
Hamza released from prison after 20 months
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President and Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Hamza Shehbaz was released from prison on Saturday, three days after the...