The opposition never was and still isn’t united

News Analysis | Despite persistent efforts by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to make the joint opposition parties drop the name of Maulana Fazlur Rehman...

Of helicopters, misplaced priorities & exploitation by media

Uzair Javaid | Prelude August 18th, Imran Khan was sworn in as Pakistan's new Prime Minister, officially taking over the charge of power in the corruption...

No to IMF bail out – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | Since the late 1980s, Pakistan has availed 12 IMF bail-out packages with disastrous results. Now a 13th package is being...

Large scale financial embezzlement revealed in Punjab Population Innovation Fund

News Analysis | Large scale financial embezzlements were revealed in Punjab Population Innovation Fund (PPIF) as administration had allegedly distributed millions of rupees among private...

MQM London: Target killer among 2 killed in police encounter

News Analysis | Two alleged robbers, including an MQM-London hitman, were killed in separate shootouts with police in Central and West districts of Karachi this...

Pakistan once again opts to stand with a friend, Iran, over the USA

News Analysis | Foreign Minister of Iran, Javad Zarif, visited Pakistan as the first foreign dignitary to meet with Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign...

The civil-military argument – Saad Rasool

Saad Rasool | Throughout our history, Pakistan has been consumed by (an ongoing) debate about civil-military imbalance. This argument stands on two assertions, one factual...

Pentagon moves to scrap $300 million in aid to Pakistan

AFP | The US military plans to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan due to Islamabad's lack of "decisive actions" in support of American...

Digitalization; a need of the hour with massive challenges

Rizwan M Mir | With the current market push towards a digital economy, every enterprise is exploring ways to move with the change. Like private...

Dr. Shireen Mazari’s befitting reply to human rights watch for its ‘selective’ criticism

News Analysis | Dr. Shireen Mazari, Federal Minister for Human Rights, responded to a letter by Human Rights Watch (HRW) director to Prime Minister Imran...

Pakistan closes its consulate in Jalalabad over unnecessary intervention and security reasons

News Analysis | Pakistan Embassy in Afghanistan has announced to close its consulate in the Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province. The reason cited for...

Plutocracy and poverty in Pakistan

Omer Javed | Mental constructs matter. Path dependencies solidify such thinking patterns. Some kind of belief system exists in every society. People have drawn from...