Is Pakistan making a conscious choice: removing energy crisis vs environmental disaster?
By Rina Saeed Khan THARPARKAR DISTRICT, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A line of trucks weaves in and out of the open coal pit that...
Government close to getting agreement on the extension of Military Courts
In a meeting held today PML-N and PTI parliamentary leaders have decided to extend the tenure of the military courts for a period of...
Punjab clarifies its position on racism against Pakhtuns
Punjab government has in the last couple of days received acidic criticism on social and electronic media. This started after stories were leaked about...
PSL in Lahore: bold and positive step
Abdul Rahim| Keeping the PSL in Lahore, Pakistan, fits in with the need for soft power that Pakistan needs to survive as a nation. In...
Pakistani origin Mayor displays what’s best about his city, London
Alishba Rasheed| London “President Trump cannot silence me!” These were the remarkable opening words of the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, at the screening of...
Google honors the ‘Angel of Mercy’: Abdul Sattar Edhi
"In celebration of Abdul Sattar Edhi, let's all lend a hand to someone in need today," Google said. The 'Angel of Mercy' as he...
Watchers responses to General Musharraf’s debut on Bol TV
Former President and a retired general of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, has chosen media as his post retirement career with weekly show ‘Sab Se Pehle...
Why South Asian Women politicians have not empowered women in their societies?
On the Indian subcontinent, as in no other part of the world, women have risen to the pinnacle of politics. Indira Gandhi of India,...
Did Pakistanis let the ball drop after Zarb-e-Azb?
Naeem Qurban| With the launch of operation ‘Raad ul Fusaad’, Pakistan’s military and civil government have once again expressed their absolute commitment to eliminate the...
Farooq Sattar and Amir Liaquat on exit control list?
An Anti-Terror Court (ATC) in Karachi has directed police to put several prominent leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi movement (MQM) on Exit Control List...
Bollywood: Actress Parineeti Chopra is a certified Scuba Diver now!
Parineeti Chopra, who has recently signed for the Ajay Devgn starred Golmaal Again, the fourth installment of the Rohit Shetty’s comedy franchise, before getting into...
Pakistanis must learn the limits of military led counter-terrorism
Muhammad Feyyaz| Back to square one: terrorism has ‘reared again.’ There is a general unease about inaction by the army in the general populace and...