Safdar’s desperate outburst
And PML-N’s targets Captain (r) Safdar’s desperate outburst is being taken as part of the Sharif family’s grand strategy to fight back since they are hopelessly entrapped in their own well-woven web…
Khaqan Abbasi at the UN
Sticking to his guns Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has again called for dialogue among Afghan stakeholders to install peace in the war torn country, without explicitly criticising US President Donald…
Senate committee condemns denying contracts to civilians without legal recourse
ISLAMABAD: Senate Committee on States and Frontier Regions took a strong exception to directions recently given to political agents guiding them to decline contracts to civilian contractors, in the name of criminal…
In conversation with Khurshid Shah, leader of the opposition in National Assembly: “Nobody knows who’s toeing whose line”
Nawaz must face the music These are interesting political times, to say the least. With the Sharif family’s political future at stake, and Imran Khan struggling to avoid the axe,…
What they say: NA-120 by-election by Hassan Naqvi
Dr Yasmin Rashid, PTI’s candidate NA-120 If people put me in power, I will strive to get clean drinking water, hospitals and schools for the people of NA-120. PML-N is trying to…
What they say: NA-120 by-election
Maryam Nawaz, PML-N leader daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif “‘Lion’ would appear from every house of NA-120 on September 17. People will vote out conspirators and write new history of loyalty…
PPP criticises president over tribal areas reforms
Senator Babar asks govt to present FATA reforms package before parliament ‘Govt not able to prevent disappearances, trace detention centres due to lack of legislation’ Senator Farhatullah Babar, opening the debate in…
Senator calls for probe into sinister anti-press ordinance
—Senator also raises the issue of forcible eviction of Loaralai residents by Cantt authorities ISLAMABAD: Senator Farhatullah Babar on Monday asked for an inquiry into the drafting of anti-print media ordinance which he…
In conversation with Senator Farhatullah Babar: Revisit Afghan Policy
Burying our head in sand is no longer an option Last week jolted Pakistan in a number of ways. After Donald Trump’s policy on South Asia, which called on Pakistan to address…
BRICS declaration and its after-effects
Time to take action The significance of the BRICS declaration that included a condemnation of violence in Afghanistan and specific mention of the Afghan Taliban, the Haqqani network, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, should not be…
Pakistan’s strong response to the US
Sanity always prevails The National Assembly and the Senate have given a strong message to the US, Afghanistan and their allies, read India, through unanimously rejecting the targeting of Pakistan by US…
In conversation with Ameer Jamaat e Islami, Senator Siraj ul Haq: ‘We want accountability for all’
JI will fight off changes to Article 62, 63 The US wanted resumption of bomb blasts in Pakistan. The people of the tribal areas are not going to accept slavery anymore. They…
Fallout of Trump’s speech
The Trump administration is convinced after compelling intelligence reports that Pakistan is supporting Taliban militants, said Raza. He added that the same was said again and again by the Obama administration but…
Has Nawaz committed contempt?
Treading a fine line While Civil Contempt tends to arise from the flouting of orders or directions of the court, Judicial Contempt most aptly caters to the kind of situation that has…
In conversation with Rana Sanaullah: “We’ll see where to amend the constitution”
It’s about ensuring sanctity of vote and civil supremacy That Baqar Najafi report was published in almost every newspaper in the first week of August 2014 and was with every TV channel.…
Winning Balochistan
For the PPP Zardari delivered an aggressive speech on 27 March 2017, in which he stated that in the fifth year of this PML-N government he would do politics of agitation Former…
What Pakistan gains from CPEC
The long and short of it Beijing agreed to provide Pakistan with a $5.5b concessional loan to upgrade and modernise the Karachi-Lahore main railway line called ML-1 During a press briefing on…