Why is the appointment of Hassan Askari critical to free and fair elections?

News Analysis | Professor Hasan Askari Rizvi, much to the dismay of the PML-N took oath as caretaker Punjab chief minister at Governor House today...

Israel says medic killed in Gaza was ‘human shield’

AFP | Israel on Thursday said that a Palestinian medical volunteer shot dead during violence along the Gaza border had agreed to serve as a...

Shakarparian cricket stadium plan is scrapped

News Desk | The Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ambitious project to build a cricket stadium in Shakarparian, Islamabad. The...

Afghanistan announces ceasefire with Taliban for Eid

AFP | Afghanistan announced Thursday an apparently unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban for Eid, the holiday that caps off Ramadan, though operations against other groups...

Bill Gates called Gen Bajwa, appreciated armed forces efforts in eradicating Polio

News Desk | The Co-founder of Microsoft Corporation Bill Gates called Pakistan's Chief of Amry Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Gates appreciated Pakistan Army's constant...

Facebook admits privacy settings ‘bug’ affecting 14 million users

AFP | Facebook acknowledged Thursday a software glitch that changed the settings of some 14 million users, potentially making some posts public even if they...

Nawaz Sharif: All is happening beyond the law

News Analysis | Former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif stated “everything is happening beyond law and constitution” favoring him. He said this while commenting on...

New BlackBerry phone aims to revive faded brand

AFP | BlackBerry is a line of smartphones, tablets, and services originally designed and marketed by Canadian company BlackBerry Limited. There's a new BlackBerry smartphone,...

Maryam Nawaz to join politics officially by contesting 2018 elections; no more a ‘housewife’?

News Analysis | Maryam Nawaz, daughter of the ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has finally decided to contest the upcoming general elections from Lahore. She...

SC directs Nawaz and others to file written replies in Asghar Khan Case

News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SC) has directed all the respondents in the Asghar Khan Case to file their written replies before 9th June,...

PTI demands ECP to scrutinize politically motivated transfers in last-weeks of PML-N tenure

News Analysis | Pakistan Tehrek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday accused the former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government of making shady appointments in last weeks of its tenure to rig...

SC orders election candidates to submit a mandatory affidavit in a bid to overcome omissions in Form A & B

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday declared it mandatory for all candidates contesting in the upcoming general elections to submit an affidavit that...