Kashmir conundrum
The war that we are in the middle of is not a war between Pakistan and India. It is a war being fought in...
Deforestation
Forests cover more than a quarter of Earth's land surface. These forests areas provide food, medicine, shelter and so on. A 2017 report by...
Land grabbing
Advisor to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior, Mirza Shahzad Akbar on Sunday unveiled that the government had recovered Rs 210 billion from...
Corruption galore
Unbridled corruption seems to have been gaining its ground in Pakistan. Corruption-free-Pakistan now appears to be a pipedream. “ Say No To Corruption” is...
On soothsaying and soothsayers
God works in mysterious ways. One of those ways is how crystal gazers of various kinds, sizes and numbers earn their often-substantial incomes. It...
The fall of the law
I had given my house in Karachi on lease to a well-to-do and well-educated family. The Lease gave us the option to terminate by...
CPEC Authority bill sails through NA
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) on Monday passed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Bill 2020.
The lower house of the parliament met under the...
Kashmir Solidarity Day
Since 1990, the 5th of February is being observed by the Kashmiris on both side of the Line of Control (LoC) and worldwide, including...
MQM founder in British ICU after contracting Covid
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain is said to be in the intensive care unit of a British hospital after reportedly contracting Covid-19.
"I...
Influential, corrupt people to be held accountable: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has stressed that holding influential and powerful people accountable is important to uplift the country, Radio Pakistan reported.
Interacting with...
Qureshi invites opposition parties for discussion on foreign affairs
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday invited the opposition parties for a discussion with the government on the foreign policy issues...
COAS, ISI DG discuss security matters with PM
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday.
Matters pertaining to internal and external security...
Tariq Fawad Malik ready to appear before commission in Broadsheet case
Former Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilot officer Tariq Fawad Malik, considered as one of the main players in the Broadsheet LLC scandal, has agreed...
Arabic language bill sails through Senate
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday passed the 'Compulsory Teaching of Arabic Language Bill, 2020', which aims at making the teaching of Arabic compulsory for...
Dragging court into political matters harms it: IHC
Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Athar Minallah on Monday said that "the court abstains from interfering in cases of political nature" as...