Taxes should be reduced on mobile phone scratch cards: Senate Committee

News Analysis | Senate Select Committee on Information Technology thinks that percentage of tax collection on mobile phone scratch cards should be reduced. Currently various...

Intizar’s murder was not a mistake: Counter Terrorism Department

News Analysis | The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) team formed to probe into 19-year-old Intizar Ahmed’s murder case finished its investigation on Thursday. The team...

‘Verna’ to be screened in UK film festival

News Desk | Mahira Khan's latest venture ‘Verna' is among the top women-centric films that will be screened in the UK's South Asian Film Festival,...

Car enthusiasts rejoice as SHC slashes import duties on cars

News Analysis | The Sindh High Court has nullified the SRO (Statutory Regulatory Order) 1035 (1) issued by the government of Pakistan and has ordered...

Modi tells Congress not to give lectures on democracy

News Analysis | On February 7 2018, India’s Prime Minister issued merciless statements against the Congress in Lok Sabha starting from the partition-caused by congress’...

Indian women ranked third in beating their husbands

News Desk | The UN survey report on domestic abuse and violence ranked Indian women third in the list for beating up their husbands. Egyptian...

Senate elections: How many seats is each party expected to win?

News Analysis | Senate elections are taking place on 3rd March as announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The final date for submission...

Pakistan Breakfast at Davos 2018

Ikram Sehgal | Truly independent and impartial the World Economic Forum (WEF) is not tied to any special interests or groups. WEF’s Annual Meeting at...

Are Nawaz’s anti-judiciary antics justifiable?

Raja Waqas Shabbir | The political landscape of this unpredictable country continues to face unbelievable chaos. The mainstream political parties are hitting below the belt...

Study reveals vaping can cause pneumonia

AFP | Vaping may help pneumonia-causing bacteria stick to cells lining the airways, likely boosting disease risk, researchers said Thursday. A study published in the...

Five attacks in the last year that shook Kabul to its core

Ezzatullah Mehrdad | As deportations of Afghan assylum seekers from the West continue apace, the South Asian country's capital Kabul is fast turning into a death...

Protests against Iran hijab ban highlights years of evolution

AFP | A spate of unprecedented protests against Iran's mandatory headscarves for women have been tiny in number, but have still reignited a debate that...