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Prime Minister Imran Khan acted like a statesman while dealing with the latest Indian aggression and responding to it with the sole objective of achieving peace without compromising on the…
Though the Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has released Indian pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan as a “peace gesture” to India, unfortunately there is no de-escalation in tension between India and…
The February 14 Pulwama blast has turned out to be truly a defining moment in relations between India and Pakistan in more ways than one. The perspective canvas of the…
THERE is no greater chill in this world than that provided by the prospect of war. We tend to forget this as we go about fighting the little battles of…
Miracles can happen – and that too in various forms. Sometimes they occur without warning while on other occasions we have to wait and pray for them for a long…
In a major successful operation, Pakistan’s elite intelligence agency has dismantled an international spying network that was created here comprising certain officials serving in the country’s security establishment. Informed sources…
Change is inevitable – it affects people as well as countries. What Pakistan is today is not what it was in 1947, the time of its birth; or what it…
Ever since the announcement by the PTI government to establish a new regulatory authority for media with the nomenclature of Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority by replacing all the existing ones,…
DOCTORS are being put to the test in Lahore these days. They have to come up with a medical report on Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif that is acceptable to all.…
Four months have passed but Imran Khan’s government has not yet approved for implementation even a single reform relating to civil services and police amid reports that the only proposal…
A ray of hope was raised in the last month of 2018 for peace in Afghanistan. This ray of hope can become a beacon of light in 2019 if the…
As I write this, I have spent about a month in Pakistan. During this time, I have heard a great deal of negative talk about the country — where it…
In the backdrop of revelations about fake bank accounts and money laundering, the JIT formed by the chief justice on 5th September has submitted its report which unravels mind-boggling details…
THE year 2018 lived up to its billing of being the year of change. In August, Imran Khan was sworn in as the prime minister. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) won…
New Year is upon us. 2018 had been a tumultuous year for Pakistan. It was like a live volcano continuously rumbling with potentially destructive eruptions, everyone was on its wit’s…
The very basis of NAB’s case against Shahbaz Sharif and Fawad Hasan Fawad in the Ashiana Housing Scheme has been destroyed by a legal document revealing that the contract of…
In a widely-read book, The Idea of India, historian Sunil Khilnani explained why India had taken the route towards impressive political development. The Indian system was impressive since it accommodated…
“Dekha to phir vaheen thay chalay thay jahan se hum Kashti kay saath saath kinaray chalay gaye” — (We found ourselves to be where we had begun our journey. The…
Agreement reached with TLP after negotiations was a sign of good politics done with little fanfare and defused their agitation within four days before it could pick up pace. Unlike…
The concept of good governance centers on the responsibility of governments and governing bodies to meet the needs of the masses as opposed to select groups in the society. It…
Politics is very hot these days, with accusations and the blame game at a peak. This poor country has never seen a quiet, peaceful acceptance of transfer of power. No…
The National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) can become an effective institution only if placed directly under the control of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, official sources told The News. On…
Will the uninterrupted Chinese rise be affected by what some trade analysts are calling an economic cold war? By the end of September the United States and China had slapped…
Recently Asif Zardari, his sister and three of their main henchmen were called before the Banking Court. These fellows are not yet convicted but are accused of laundering astronomical volumes…
While media and the opposition parties in a democratic dispensation are supposed to act as a watchdog against the incumbent government, which requires an honest and objective evaluation of the…
A new government has been sworn in. The outgoing one tried all the tricks in the bag to stay in power, but the voters could not be fooled this time.…
Earlier this month, a female assistant commissioner in Rahim Yar Khan transferred over three dozen patwaris – the lowest official of the bureaucracy’s highly influential revenue department- in consultation with…
“Do you remember how I made my political party and do you remember the days of my struggle?” Imran Khan posed this question to me at the start of a…
Prime Minister Imran Khan during his maiden visit to the ministry of foreign affairs while sharing his vision in the domain of foreign relations with the concerned officials also emphasised…
As a rule wealth that is stolen is gleefully plundered once again by those left behind. Saddam Hussain’s famous palace, Muammar Gaddafi’s gold dinner sets, Hosni Mubarak’s billions of dollars…
