Approaching the IMF programme – Omer Javed

Omer Javed | Half-hearted Attempts will be Harmful to the Economy First of all, let’s be clear, are IMF programmes for money or for obtaining policy...

Who watches‚ the watchers‘?

Imran Jan | One of the most common misconceptions about democracy is that the ballot ensures its advent. The truth, however, can be deciphered by...

Being a Pakistani American

Imran Jan | America is a land of opportunities with some remarkable people. Many Americans I know are very good people and believe in doing...

Mehran ‘reborn’?

News Desk | Pak Suzuki is ready for its next move. According to local publications, Pak Suzuki will be launching the new Suzuki Alto 2019 with a 660cc...

Should Zainab’s murderer be hanged publicly?

News Analysis | A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday issued the black warrant for Imran Ali.  Ali gained international notoriety for the rape and murder...

PM’s “Clean & Green Pakistan” campaign gets a boost from NBP

News Desk | Prime Minister Imran Khan's campaign of "Clean and Green Pakistan" is increasingly been getting support from key national institutions - like National...

Iran embassy in Ankara receives ‘suicide bomb threat’

AFP | An individual who claimed to have links to the Islamic State extremist group threatened to attack the Iranian embassy in Ankara, Tehran's envoy...

Maldives court rejects Yameen’s secret witnesses

AFP | The Maldives' top court rejected on Tuesday three "secret" witnesses offered by President Abdulla Yameen in his petition to have his September election...

‘Price of democracy’: Afghans risking their lives to vote

AFP | From a university student to a middle-aged housewife, Afghans planning to vote in the October 20 parliamentary election say they are willing to...

Pompeo holds crisis talks in Riyadh on missing journalist

AFP | US top diplomat Mike Pompeo held talks with Saudi King Salman on Tuesday seeking answers about the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, amid...

Article 209 and judicial accountability – Saad Rasool

Saad Rasool | The removal of Justice Shaukat Siddiqui, of the honorable Islamabad High Court, under Article 209 of the Constitution, does not come as...

14 Iran security personnel seized on Pakistan border

AFP | Fourteen Iranian security personnel, including Revolutionary Guards intelligence officers, were abducted on the volatile southeastern border with Pakistan on Tuesday, state media reported. The...