CommentJIT report in Azam Swati case
Damning revelations While his party the PTI boasts about recovery of thousands of acres of encroached land Azam Swati has himself been found guilty of encroaching over 12 kanals of land. A<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/02/jit-report-in-azam-swati-case/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 2, 2018
CommentPTI counts chickens before they are hatched
The not so rosy side of the economy On Thursday Asad Umar told the audience at Islamabad Convention Center that in the past 100 days the government has set its direction. The<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/30/pti-counts-chickens-before-they-are-hatched/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Nov 30, 2018
CommentAll equal before law
Sitting federal minister and PM sibling under the microscope In developing countries, the criminal justice system generally tends to favour the wealthy and powerful, and consequently justice, in letter and spirit, stands<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/30/all-equal-before-law/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Nov 30, 2018
CommentAbout the BoP crisis
Far from over! Finance Minister Asad Umar’s demeanor, as he counted his ministry’s achievements during the first 100 days in office, did not give the impression that the Balance of Payments (BoP)<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/29/about-the-bop-crisis/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Nov 29, 2018
CommentImran Khan’s Kartarpur address
Depite negative signals from BJP government The Indian Sikh community had longed for decades to be able to visit Gurdawara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur in Pakistan where Guru Nanak spent the last<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/29/imran-khans-kartarpur-address/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Nov 29, 2018
CommentNew National Action Plan
What’s wrong with the old one? The need for a new National Action Plan (NAP) would have made more sense if the original one had been implemented in letter and spirit and<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/28/new-national-action-plan/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Nov 28, 2018
CommentDeadly week, deadly year
Most Kashmiri blood shed since 2008 The continuing 70-year old Kashmiri nightmare under the shadow of 500,000 Indian guns resulted in martyrdom of reportedly 22 freedom fighters and civilians over the past<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/27/deadly-week-deadly-year/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Nov 27, 2018
CommentMainstream them
Physically challenged need state and society’s support December 3, being the UN sponsored International Day of Disabled Persons, it was fitting that a two-judge Supreme Court bench on Monday summoned government<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/27/mainstream-them/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Nov 27, 2018
CommentPeace beyond borders
And our own war against terror One would readily agree with the PM that Pakistan should work for peace beyond its borders including in Afghanistan. A peaceful environment is crucial for restoring<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/27/peace-beyond-borders/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Nov 27, 2018
CommentPromising the moon
PTI’s 100 day programme In his first 100 day programme Imran Khan virtually promised everything to everyone: an expeditious merger of FATA with KP, a new province in South Punjab, reconciliation with<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/27/promising-the-moon/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Nov 27, 2018
CommentPak-India thaw
Inevitable?History is not going to be rewritten anytime soon but the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur border crossing, due Wednesday, is proof enough of popular sentiment’s ability t
Nov 26, 2018
CommentWater crisis
No bigger emergency Now that the World Economic Forum (WEF) has identified Pakistan’s water crisis as an impediment in ‘ease of doing business’ this particular problem could not have assumed any greater<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/26/water-crisis-6/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Nov 26, 2018