ECP probes horse trading: need for discipline or reform?

News Analysis | A number of politicians and representatives of different parties were invited by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to probe into the...

Did opposition ‘steal’ Senate elections from PML-N?

Ikram Sehgal | The ruling coalition says the Senate election has been ‘stolen’ from them, the Opposition panel winning far more votes than expected. You...

Bomb blast in Lahore: who benefits from it?

News Analysis | In a bomb blast in Lahore at least 7 people have been killed and more than a dozen got injured on Wednesday...

Qamar Bajwa to Iran: Cooperation necessary for regional peace

News Analysis | Foreign Minister of Iran, Javad Zarif called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters (GHQ) on...

Daniyal Aziz “scandalizing the court”

News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SP) decided to indict PML-N leader and Privatization Minister Daniyal Aziz for contempt of court on Tuesday. The top...

Rao Anwar requests the SC to unfreeze his assets

News Analysis | A fugitive from justice, former SSP Malir Rao Anwar has requested the Supreme Court (SC) to unfreeze his assets which were frozen...

Hillary Clinton injured during trip to India  

News Analysis | Former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday picked injuries in her hand during her visit to Rajasthan's Jodhpur and...

Civil-military relations in historical perspective

Asif Haroon Raja | In his ten year rule, Field Marshal Ayub Khan achieved phenomenal all round results mainly because he had kept the politicians...

America’s “Game Changer” approach for victory in Afghanistan

News Analysis | The US Defense Secretary, James Mattis, stated “victory in Afghanistan is still possible — not necessarily on the battlefield but in facilitating...

Imran Khan escapes another shoe attack in Gujrat

News Analysis | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan narrowly escaped another shoe attack while addressing a rally, on Tuesday evening in Gujarat.  A shoe which was apparently aimed at Imran Khan...

Universal accountability: NAB probes into motorway project corruption

News Analysis | Pakistan’s anti-graft body, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), has decided to probe into the alleged 14 billion rupees corruption in the award...

SC dismisses contempt petition against Sharif: mercy or caution ?

News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has dismissed yet another contempt of court petition against the former premier Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday,...