Khyber to Karachi: How will Pakistan match its population boom? – M Zafar Khan Safdar

M Zafar Khan Safdar | For years, Pakistan’s soaring population growth has been evident in increasingly crowded roads, hospitals, schools, parks, and communities across the...

Spreading falsehood and distorting facts – Ikram Sehgal

Ikram Sehgal | Initiated in 2014 the Ashiana-Iqbal Project could not be completed mainly because an illegal award increased the cost if the project is...

Pakistan Christian in last appeal on blasphemy death sentence

AFP | Pakistan's Supreme Court said it had reached a judgment Monday after hearing the final appeal of a Christian mother on death row for...

DPO Pakpattan case: Who is the real winner?

News Analysis | In a rather shocking development, the Supreme Court on Monday accepted the apologies submitted by the Punjab Chief Minister and former police...

BJP government to blame no negotiation with India, says FM Qureshi

News Analysis | Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that India is avoiding dialogue with Pakistan because of her domestic issues. He said that...

Pakistan’s Mithi, an oasis of Muslim-Hindu tolerance

AFP | Cows roam freely in the Pakistani city of Mithi, as in neighbouring India. Considered sacred animals among Hindus, they embody the religious tolerance...

Pakistan forced to return to IMF!

News Desk | Pakistan will begin talks with the International Monetary Fund for a bailout package to stabilise its teetering economy and plug dwindling reserves,...

South Asian Nuclear Stability: Anticipations and Fear

Adeela Ahmed | The advent of Nuclear weapons in the International system preserved peace and security by maintaining nuclear deterrent capability. In the South Asian...

US peace envoy arrives in Kabul during increased violence

AFP | Senior US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has arrived in Kabul for talks with Afghan leaders, an official said Sunday, in his first trip to...

Diplomat reshuffle: Time for a new system

News Desk | According to media sources, a major reshuffle is to take place under the auspices of the PTI led government. Media sources assert...

Grey List Fiasco: FATF team arrives in Islamabad for progress report

News Analysis | A nine-member team from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is visiting Pakistan to scrutinize Pakistan’s embodiment of its commitments to curb...

Taliban vow to attack Afghan security forces during elections

AFP | The Taliban on Monday vowed to target government security forces in upcoming parliamentary elections, as US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with Afghan...