Gathering dark clouds: What should Pakistan do?

Asif Haroon Raja | Muslims of East Bengal were the worst affected region during the British rule and had ardently yearned for Pakistan to free...

Private schools for the rich, public schools for the poor: In the land of pure

Beenish Saleem | Education is the basic right of every citizen of Pakistan; the Article 25 A of the constitution obligates the state to provide...

‘I do not agree with Nawaz Sharif’s narrative at all’: Chaudhary Nisar

News Analysis | The chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shahbaz Sharif met Chaudhary Nisar to address the latter’s reservations regarding the party’s narrative. No...

3 MNA’s leave PML-N after PM Abbasi remarks

News Analysis | Three members of the national assembly from Balochistan have decided to leave the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz after remarks by the Prime Minister...

Ahsan Iqbal accuses NAB of pre-poll rigging?

News Analysis | Federal Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal has accused the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan of pre-poll rigging. The interior minister alleged...

The emerging National Security Challenges for Pakistan

Junaid Jhandad | There is a consensus among the scholars of security studies that “security is an essentially contested concept”. In an elementary term, it...

Bilawal calls for minimizing judicial activism in Pakistan

News Analysis | Pakistan People’s Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has shown dismay over the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC’s) judicial activism. Unhappy over the judicial...

Indian Occupied Kashmir burns as killings increase

News Analysis | Massive anti-India protests erupted in several parts of the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir on Sunday amid fierce fighting between rebels and government...

Nawaz and Maryam slam Imran Khan in Swat, advise people not to vote for PTI

News Analysis | The ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and former first daughter Maryam Safdar addressed a public rally in Swat. Swat is located in...

IS in Afghanistan: An emerging threat in a volatile region

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The increasing power of the militant IS (Daesh) is immensely catastrophic for the war torn Afghan state and society. The...

Malala visits Swat amidst mixed feelings

News Analysis |   Malala Yousafzai has visited her home town in Swat for the first time following the Taliban attack on her in 2012. Malala...

Will Maria Mehmood become the first Hijabi Miss Britain?

News Desk | Maria Mehmood, a 20-year-old model is competing to become the first Hijabi Miss England.  She ended in top 10 in Miss Birmingham...