LHC turns down PAT’s request to summon Sharifs in Model Town case

News Analysis | The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday, 26th September, has turned down Pakistan Awami Tehreek‘s (PAT) plea that sought to summon ex-prime minister Nawaz...

No decision to grant citizenship to refugees, says Shireen

News Desk | The government has not yet decided to grant citizenship to refugees, said Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari in her policy...

India shies away again

Muhammad Latif | After gaining simple majority in the National Assembly in General Elections 2018, Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaaf and the to be Prime Minister of Pakistan...

Has PM Khan’s Citizenship suggestion revealed ethnic nature of Pak politics?

News Analysis | Opposition parties bashed at the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for its reckless and ‘irresponsible’ statement over the issues of refugees and citizenship....

PTI challenges Shahbaz Sharif for the chairmanship of Public Accounts Committee

News Analysis | The ruling Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are vigorously contesting the all-important chairmanship of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)....

The ramifications of Saudi Arabia joining CPEC – Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The significance of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has been multiplied by Saudi Arabia’s inclination to join the project. The participation...

Can President Arif Alvi reclaim his plot, grabbed during China-cutting?

News Analysis | A group of land mafia grabbed and sold President Arif Alvi’s 400 square yard plot in Karachi. In 2017, Arif Alvi submitted...

The art of Diplomacy – M Zafar Khan Safdar

M Zafar Khan Safdar | I still remember my professor Iqbal Tajik who during a lecture on diplomacy in the postgraduate class back in the...

Anti terror fight: Dismal report causes resetting of NACTA

News Analysis | The Prime Minister Imran Khan has resolved to evaluate the role and functions of the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) after receiving...

The tyranny of markets under neoliberalism – II – Omer Javed

Dr. Omer Javed | Overall, as the PTI government tries to strongly hold the reins of the issues facing the people, it needs to guide...

The tyranny of markets under neoliberalism – I – Omer Javed

Dr. Omer Javed | Markets in Pakistan (like many developing and developed countries) are becoming increasingly a place where the private producers can get a...

Fawad cites Dar’s “Criminal Acts” for Economic woes

News Analysis | Information minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday lambasted the opposition for orchestrating the economic crises facing Pakistan’s beleaguered economy in a debate over the much-debated...