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Imran Khan made an impressive victory speech after said to be highly controversial 2018 elections, sounded reconciliatory towards opposition, assured introducing good governance and promised corruption free Pakistan besides other…
Except four, all members of the federal and provincial caretaker governments are violating the mandatory provisions of Elections Act 2017 under which they are required to submit to the Election…
If you were to run into Burt Prelutsky on the streets of Los Angeles or Chicago, you would see an affable looking elderly white male going about his business. A…
The dispute between the two strands of Islam has existed for the last fourteen hundred years, yet they have learnt to live peacefully with traditional grace and there is no…
41 per cent decline in militant attacks during 2015 Security forces conduct counter-insurgency operations as campus force raised to protect educational institutions Merely two years ago, Balochistan had become a…
Behold, here comes the Emperor on the aisle! “Thou should clap or depart!” – roared the Emperor- Trump, as he climbed the rostrum at a presidential rally held in South…
This is a brilliantly mischievous story with which many of us may be familiar, yet at the pain of repetition it is worth revisiting as it has a powerful lesson…
Certain developments that took place on Wednesday are casting doubts about the holding of general elections on July 25th. Initially, it was Balochistan’s Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti who on Wednesday…
Watching America from within, as I do, can be very dispiriting. The loss of comfort is considerable for those who, like me, belong to the Muslim faith. For those of…
The PML-N government has completed its mandated period of five years and probably it is the right time to have an anodyne view of its achievements in regards to the…
Imran Khan’s 11-point reform programme for the 2018 elections as announced on Sunday night in PTI’s major Lahore rally, is not much different from what the party had pledged before…
John Wilkes, a radical and popular politician of London, a journalist and pioneer of freedom of press in Britain during the eighteen century writing in the first issue of his…
In the madness of meeting timelines, project goals and catching up with loads of office work ,one tends to forget the value of ‘strategic time out’ even if it is…
Amidst the chaos of managing busy schedules for meetings, project goals, and deadlines, one tends to underestimate the value of ‘strategic time out’, even if it is only for few…
Newspapers nowadays are full of reports on politics, cricket and about the pathetic condition an average Pakistani is living in. We hardly ever see or hear anything good about the…
The PML-N and PPP, which mostly complain of NAB’s alleged high-handedness, are primarily responsible for the flawed accountability system as none of them despite having ruled the country for the…
The Sharif family seems to be fighting for its last survival. Within two months, the existing governments in Punjab and the federal will come to an end and the new…
The latest election of Chairman and Deputy Chairman Senate has made history in many ways.It has been an exception in brilliance in our otherwise dull and devious political landscape; barren…
The Memo Commission in its 121-page report had concluded that Husain Haqqani was the architect and originator of the memo, termed his acts ‘disloyalty to Pakistan’ besides describing him as…
Corruption is generally defined as misuse of entrusted power or authority by the elected politicians or appointed civil servants for private gains. It usually entails embezzlement of funds, nepotism, kickbacks,…
One cannot but admire and be heartily thankful for the immense liberty of expression and vast readership provided by the social media, particularly to those who are suffering from state,…
A trapeze is a familiar circus gadget for certain entertaining acrobatics and unusual athletics. It normally is a part of a larger circus where trained animals show their skills and…
The Sharif brothers’ visit to Jeddah is linked with Saudi Arabia’s desire to see Pakistan stable and strong not only for Islamabad’s own interest but also in the interest of…
Pakistan’s future also depends on the way the country is perceived by the world outside. The country’s narrative needs to change. It is viewed negatively by the world at large…
What a Beautiful Title has been chosen by the Punjab Chief Minister for himself. It is very strange that he even does not feel ashamed to be called a Servant…
One more year, like thousands before it, has gone by. People are hoping against hope that the next year might be a better one. We have all heard (or seen)…
As the political forces because of their incompetence and usual political bickering are preparing grounds for the formation of an interim, national government for a longer period, a hunt has…
She had hoped to spend the last days of her life with the memories of her darling papa in Mumbai. But her last wish was never fulfilled. Instead, she died…
The three week Dharna by Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TL) at Faizabad, on Islamabad Expressway has ended peacefully, but leaves behind many questions to be answered, particularly the role of the State Institutions…
The NAB is presently examining all cases of offshore companies, including those unearthed by the Panama Papers to ensure across-the-board accountability. NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal told The News…
