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...

Emergency evacuation: Indian flyer mistakes exit door for toilet

AFP | An Indian passenger sparked panic in mid-air when he tried to open a plane door, apparently mistaking it for the toilet, the airline...

Treason Case: Non-bailable arrests warrants for Dawn’s Cyril Almeida

News Analysis | The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for daily Dawn’s Assistant Editor Cyril Almeida. The court has directed the...

FM stresses arbitration for resolution of Indo-Pak water dispute

News Analysis | Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a meeting with President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim on the sidelines of...

Khushhali Bank takes initiative to support renewable energy projects

News Analysis | As an example of fulfilling Corporate Social Responsibility, Khushhali Microfinance Bank (KMBL), Pakistan’s widest spread micro-finance banking network, signed a memorandum of...

Amal Umer killing case: SC constitutes a committee for amendments in Police rules

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has constituted a committee for necessary amendments in police rules and Police training, treatment of injured in...

FM at the UNGA: Shah Mahmood has a busy day ahead of speech

News Analysis | The foreign minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, has had a busy schedule soon after arriving in New York to attend the...