Salman Farrukh

US pressure does not favour either the PPP or the PML-N Prime Minister Imran Khan’s official visit to the USA (so far) is either considered a continuation of Republican ‘Do More’ policy<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/07/27/nothing-for-sharifs-zardaris-from-usa/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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Pakistan is seeing its relevance restored Daniel S Markey was perhaps spot-on when he titled his book No Exit From Pakistan (2013), describing Pakistan’s relations with Washington– tortured, often marred with upheavals,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/06/28/ghanis-visit-hints-at-closer-pak-us-ties/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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How big a burden? The unprecedented drive launched by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar, which was subsequently joined by Prime Minister Imran Khan after elections, to build dams through public<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/29/operation-dams/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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We lack the capacity to deal with emotional problems The emergence of ‘suicide’ bombing as a war tactic used by non-state actors, especially after 9/11, has perhaps attached even more notorious connotations<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/14/handling-suicides/" title="Read more" >...</a>

NATIONAL

LAHORE: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the federal government continue to violate the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) 2017 orders regarding the appointment of the chairman on a permanent basis as per the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/02/centre-flouts-court-orders-in-pta-chairman-appointment-case/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday underscored the need for inclusion of private sector for development of Pakistan Railways. Addressing a ceremony after inaugurating the local train Dhabeji Express in Karachi,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/31/private-sector-investment-crucial-for-railways-improvement-president/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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Gets Rs5,000 as reward for her courage from IGP  A female patrolling officer of the Motorway police on Monday issued a ticket to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Raja Riaz on the charge of over-speeding,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/30/nha-female-officer-fines-ptis-mna-raja-riaz-for-over-speeding/" title="Read more" >...</a>

LAHORE

LAHORE: As Punjab has yet not passed a pending bill for the protection and rights of the domestic workers, the Lahore High Court (LHC) the other day took notice of Punjab government’s<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/23/punjab-fails-to-pass-domestic-workers-rights-bill-since-2015/" title="Read more" >...</a>

NATIONAL

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s recent appointment of Usman Dar as the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme chairperson ostensibly violates Lahore High Court’s (LHC) 2014 order, which amounts to contempt of court, Pakistan<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/13/usman-dar-appointed-pms-youth-programme-chairperson-in-violation-of-lhc-orders/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) Chairman Javed Saleem Qureshi on Thursday offered his institution’s services for the construction of Diamer Basha Dam with an approximate cost of Rs500 billion. The offer was made<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/12/pec-offers-construction-of-diamer-bhasha-dam/" title="Read more" >...</a>

LAHORE

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday issued notices to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and Local Government Minister Aleem Khan over appointing Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Shakil S