No respite for Shahbaz: NAB arrests him in Ramzan Sugar Mills Case

News Analysis | Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, has been presented before Accountability Court...

India to sell ‘enemy shares’ of people who fled to Pakistan

AFP | India's government is to sell more than $400 million worth of shares left behind by people who fled to Pakistan or China after...

A looming threat: Pakistan running dry

Rafay Waqar | Water is a scarce resource in Pakistan and for that, Pakistan was declared a water stress country in 2005. Over 90 %...

Pakistan: “Rule of Law” without “Just Society”?

Dr. S. Zulfiqar Gilani | Although bandied about for as long as one remembers, only recently has the rule of law started being enforced for...

Poet of East: through the lens of Iqbal Museum?

Muhammad Zahid Rifat | The ever-grateful nation is celebrating 141st birth anniversary of great thinker and poet Dr. Muhammad Iqbal on November 9, 2018 (today) to...

The enduring name and philosophy of Iqbal

M Zafar Khan Safdar | The advent of the 20th century marked the consolidation of national states based on regional fidelities. Reason replaced religion as...

SC declares MD PTV’s appointment illegal: Has it exposed the PML-N?

News Analysis | In the latest development, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has declared the appointment of former Managing Director (MD) and chairman of Pakistan...

What are the cornerstones of Pakistan’s maritime security strategy?

Rashid Nazir Choudhary | Preservation and maintenance of stable maritime order, in the Indian Ocean particularly in the Arabian Sea, is one of the cornerstones...

Parliamentarians to be schooled by Ethics Committee

News Analysis | The government and opposition have decided to form an Ethics Committee on Thursday. Defense Minister Pervez Khattak informed the house it had...

Bureaucracy: Between whims and rules

Muhammad Zahid Rifat | Public servants or in other words bureaucracy is an important pillar of the government; be it at national or provincial level....

Pakistan, Russia to enhance naval cooperation

News Desk | The Pakistan and Russian navies on Wednesday agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation to deal with challenges related to maritime security. According to Pakistan...

Will the government place Asia Bibi’s name on ECL?

News Analysis | In a latest development, Minister of State for Interior, Mr. Shehryar Afridi has categorically stated that government is not going to place the...