PML-N threatens quitting over PAC chairmanship

News Analysis | The Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz has threatened the incumbent government that it will withdraw from all the parliamentarian committees if opposition leader...

Was Qureshi’s speech at UNGA the most effective?

News Analysis | Pakistan’s foreign minister’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly session has been hailed for inclusiveness of the global issues alongside representing...

Accountability Court reserves verdict in Dar’s asset sale plea

News Analysis | The accountability court on Monday has reserved its verdict on the National Accountability Bureau's (NAB) plea to auction former Finance minister Ishaq...

Pakistan needs to focus on its “Pilgrimage Economy”

Shaikh Moazam Khan | Religion has a very deep relation with the economy of almost every country. After the collapse of the colonial era, religion...

Saudi Arabia aims to eliminate budget deficit by 2023

AFP | Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it expects to balance its budget by 2023, as oil prices rebound and the deficit-hit kingdom looks to...

Are Chinese debts going to kill CPEC?

News Analysis | Despite assurances by the government of Pakistan that Islamabad is completely on board with Beijing vis-à-vis the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, some in...

Pakistani Women: Game changers for the economy!

M Zafar Khan Safdar |  Pakistan is a developing country and most of its population lives in undesirable circumstances. A large number of people in...

Mawra Hocane celebrates Birthday by donating Rs.100,000 for dams

News Desk | Pakistani actress Mawra Hocane celebrated her 25th birthday on Friday. The pretty actress decided to celebrate her birthday in a unique way....

Rifts between “Middle East Allies” rising – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn, and Tumblr. Three recent developments lay bare the fragility...

SC summons Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as NAB probes petrol prices

News Analysis | In an interesting development, the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to conduct an independent inquiry into...

“The only solution is dialogue”: FM Qureshi on Indo-Pak ties

News Analysis | Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres one-on-one and urged him to resolve the Kashmir conflict...

Was PPP involved in horse-trading? Taimur Talpur says, YES!

News Analysis | The Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain appealed to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take notice of Pakistan...