Taliban blames US, Afghan forces for most civilian casualties in 2018

AFP | The Taliban blamed US and Afghan forces for almost 90 percent of civilian casualties in 2018, in a report released Friday that suggested...

Pakistan Army inducts A-100 rockets in its arsenal

News Analysis | Pakistan Army has successfully inducted A-100 Multiple Launch Rocket System into its arsenal, boasting the strength of the Artillery Crop. The missile...

Winter is coming in Afghanistan but will it bring peace?

Imran Jan | The Taliban’s unchanged demand has been for the foreign occupation forces to leave. Late last year, Trump announced reducing the 14,000 American...

Is SC going to review the 18th amendment?

News Analysis | In an interesting development, a three-member Supreme Court (SC) bench rejected Senator Raza Rabbani’s request seeking a full bench in a case...

Curbs on Media-Dawn editorial

Imran Jan | Dawn newspaper editorial on December 14, 2018, is quite interesting. At the outset, I must suggest to the writer of the Editorial...

‘Useless’ library vs billion dollars: What Afghans really need?

News Analysis | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the latest subject of President Donald Trump’s mockery for funding a library in Afghanistan. While making...

Why Pakistan needs a ‘Private Army’?

Zeeshan Munir | The services of private contractors are used around the world. P. W. Singer, author of Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry...

Twitter rocks with #IAmMumtazQadri on death anniversary of late Salman Taseer

News Analysis | The 8th death anniversary of late Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer was observed on Friday, Jan 4 in Pakistan. On his death anniversary...

NAB to file second reference against Shahbaz

News Desk | The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will file a reference against Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif regarding the Ramzan Sugar...

Extradition of Altaf Hussain: Interior Ministry calls a meeting

News Desk | The interior ministry has called a meeting on Tuesday, January 8 to deliberate on measures being taken to extradite Altaf Hussain, Muttahida...

Hussain Haqqani to be brought back through US State Dept

News Desk | After failing to get former ambassador Hussain Haqqani through Interpol, the government has initiated the process of seeking his extradition from the...

Sindh CM says federal body’s decisions on electricity unconstitutional

News Desk | Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has questioned the federal government’s authority to take decisions like reducing the life of solar...