Asif Butt

This is the question Pakistani minorities have been dealing with since Zia-ul-Haq’s Islamisation in ’80s. Brutal killings of Christian community in Gojra, attack on Ahmedi mosque in Lahore, killin

Our political system in prone to instability mainly because the executive needs to maintain a simple majority in the elected assemblies. Our elected assemblies wear at least three hats: (1) legislatures; (2)<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/03/03/change-in-the-system/" title="Read more" >...</a>

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Pakistan that Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project if implemented Pakistan would face American economic sanctions. Uncle Sam should know that its policy of bullying the nations<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/03/02/american-bullying/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) commonly known as Radio Pakistan is facing deep financial crisis and is on the verge of closure. Information Secretary Taimoor Azmat has categorically said that government was not<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/25/what-a-novel-tax/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Editor's Mail

Around four years have passed of the tenure of our so-called incumbent people-friendly government. But the roti, kapra aur makan, the basic slogan of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), still does not<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/25/a-people-friendly-government/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Although Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) leaders claim that it was not a political coalition but on the other side its leaders has clarified that Difa-e-Pakistan Council was not temporary organisation. They also announced<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/25/the-true-agenda-of-dpc/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Sania Safdar in her letter published in February 25 issue laments that the government diverted funds to buy off the Senators when these funds could have been used to develop Thar coal<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/25/thar-coal-misadventure/" title="Read more" >...</a>

First it was John Allen, American commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, who apologised over the burning of Holy Quran by the US soldiers at Bagram air base, then came the apology<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/24/the-american-apology/" title="Read more" >...</a>