PEMRA orders TV channels to stop airing ‘indecent content’
News Desk | On Tuesday, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has issued a notification instructing television channels to restrain from airing ‘indecent content'. The notification...
PM Khan’s diplomacy averts balance of payment crisis
News Analysis | United Arab Emirates’ Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed brought along the breathing space which Pakistan’s economy was in need of. Out...
End of the house of Sharif? NAB to file case against Hamza Shahbaz
News Analysis | The beleaguered Sharif family took another hit as the National Accountability Bureau has decided to file a case against Hamza Shahbaz in...
No protocol for anyone: PIA follows Govt. austerity drive
News Analysis | Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), putting an end to VIP culture has abolished all protocols and extraordinary arrangements for government and non-government officials...
Suspicious package found near Pakistan consulate in Australia
AFP | Australian police are investigating the delivery of suspicious packages sent to foreign embassies and consulates in Melbourne and Canberra, police and embassy sources...
US death row inmate kills himself after requesting execution
AFP | A convicted murderer on Nevada's death row who had repeatedly requested that his execution be expedited was found dead in his cell from...
IS launches a major attack in eastern Syria
News Desk | Militants defending their last bastion in eastern Syria used the cover of bad weather to launch a deadly counterattack against a Kurdish-led...
Pakistan’s Urdu TV channels should have some English programs- Defense analyst
News Desk | Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) should persuade Pakistan’s Urdu TV channels to also have a few English programs late at...
Taliban-US talks in trouble from Kabul’s role in ceasefire
News Analysis | The much-hyped talks between the United States and the Afghan Taliban appear to be in trouble due to an “agenda disagreement”. The...
IHC denies immediate relief to Nawaz
News Analysis | The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has finally accepted a plea by the lawyers of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for an early...
SC versus Azam Swati: who will prevail?
News Analysis | Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar transferred the probe into Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former Federal Minister, Senator Azam...
Kasur child abuse: Riches, political connections, prostitution & porn all linked – Ombudsman
News Analysis | Federal Ombudsman has discovered a nexus of rich politically connected people, drugs, prostitution, and pornographic movies responsible for the rise of child...