Cast your vote for ‘Naya Pakistan’
Saad Rasool | This week, on the 25th of July, 2018, the ‘tired, poor, and huddled masses’ of our nation, yearning to breathe free, will...
Police book 50 PML-N supporters as they ransack anti-narcotics court
News Analysis | 50 people, including the son of PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi and a former MPA, were booked by Rawalpindi police for rioting and...
Rock the vote: Pakistani political music keeps the party going
AFP | As the crowd swells with anticipation for their leader Shahbaz Sharif's arrival a DJ blares the anthem "Respect the vote", while supporters chant slogans...
“What will happen on Election Day? What surveys tell?”
Khawaja Akbar | On July 25, the people of Pakistan will go to the polls for the third time in just over a decade, ensuring...
Poll candidate killed in NW Pakistan suicide blast
AFP | An election candidate and his driver were killed by a suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan Sunday, police said, three days before the country's...
CM Punjab; Indeed a caretaker, discusses polling day security
News Analysis | Following the Peshawar and Balochistan attacks, precautionary measures to be taken have posed as a dire need for Pakistan. The general elections...
Justice Siddiqi’s allegations: Army requests SC to look into “serious allegations against state institutions”
News Analysis | Pakistan is set to hold the general election after two days. International media and some segments in Pakistani media are ‘alleging’ secret...
Suicide attack at Kabul airport leaves 14 dead, 60 wounded
AFP | A suicide bomber killed at least 14 people and wounded 60 at the entrance to Kabul international airport on Sunday, officials said, as...
Fault is not in our stars but in ourselves
Bushra Zafar | The fledgling democracy of Pakistan is on the cusp of transition; for the first time institutions are vying for right-sizing. The leaders...
Guns and roses: Afghan farmers enjoy sweet smell of success
AFP | Standing in a field of roses in eastern Afghanistan, former poppy grower Mohammad Din Sapai quickly but carefully plucks the delicate petals that...
President Mamnoon comes to Nawaz’s rescue
News Analysis | President Mamnoon Hussain has phoned caretaker prime minister Justice (retd) Nasirul Mulk to ensure that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is provided...
CPEC at a halt, drowns in financial predicament?
News Desk| The lack of formal government is leading to a downfall in the CPEC project. Recent updates on the revolutionary projects demonstrated by China...