Compromise only at Pakistan’s peril

Hussan Zia | Taliban are an obstacle because they won't accept the presence of foreign troops. The Americans had expected that Pakistan will be...

“Padmaavat” pandemonium highlights India’s serious internal problems

Andrew Korybko | Riots have broken out in India over the release of a controversial film. The Bollywood spectacle “Padmaavat” was scandalously reported to feature...

Using nepotism in the pursuit of ‘Power’

Shiffa Yousafzai | Suo motu action taken by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar and his summon spree in the last few...

Is Nawaz right to lash out at Imran on PTI “incompetence” in Peshawar?

News Analysis | Ousted Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif along with his daughter Maryam Nawaz roared in Peshawar at the rally held near motorway toll...

Is Nawaz really a threat to democracy?

News Analysis | Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders have accused ousted Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif of attempting to derail democracy. PPP senior leaders criticized...

Should Pakistan have any positive expectations from the Foreign Secretary meetings in Kabul?

News Analysis | Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua arrived in Kabul today for the first Pak-Afghan Joint working group meeting. Ms. Janjua led the delegation...

Telenor bags startup awards as sales dip

News Desk | The final quarter of 2017 has not been the brightest for Telenor Pakistan, one of the leading GSM services in the country....

Supreme Court turns blind eye to Nawaz’s anti-Judiciary rants

News Analysis | Disqualified ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif continues with his much-criticized anti-judiciary tirade, despite the Supreme Court’s decision to convict PML-N’s Senator Nehal Hashmi for...

Chinese Ambassador: Baloch militants are “not true Pakistanis” if they work against country

News Analysis | The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing, while giving an exclusive interview to BBC Urdu on 2nd February, claimed that the Baloch...

Long Term Plan (LTP) of CPEC is a mystery

 Raja Waqas Shabbir | Economic and financial stability is connected with political stability- was the much talked about statement of Army Chief Qamar Zaman Bajwa...

The judiciary is not part of any ‘planning’ or for derailing democracy: CJP

News Analysis | The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar addressed a seminar on the National Judicial Policymaking Committee (NJPC) in Islamabad on...

SC issues contempt of court notices to Daniyal Aziz and Talal Chaudhry

News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has issued contempt of court notices to PML-N leaders Daniyal Aziz and Talal Chaudhry. Both leaders...