Platinum Birthday felicitations Tariq Ali – Saud Bin Ahsen

Saud Bin Ahsen | The sun rises later and later now, and I, who only a month ago could sit with latte every morning watching...

Another juvenile maid becomes victim of abuse and torture

News Analysis | A case has been registered against Major Ammara Riaz and her husband Dr. Mohsin Riaz for allegedly torturing their 11 years old...

Cricket world praise Pakistan’s ten-wicket Abbas

AFP | Pakistan's newest wicket hunter Mohammad Abbas was showered with praise on Saturday after rocking Australia with 17 wickets in the two Tests in...

Pak-China Armed Drone deal and its implications for the region

News Analysis | As per the reports, Pakistan is buying 48 advanced armed drones, Wing Loong II, from China in the biggest ever sale of...

Will Imran Khan bring much-promised change – Farid A Malik

Farid A Malik | ‘Old habits die hard’ is an age old saying. Adult changes are almost impossible as it involves a lot of unlearning....

US squeezing Iran: Difficult choices for Pakistan?

Najmuddin A. Shaikh | The EU, France, Germany, China, and Russia; signatories of the JCPOA (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) and the IAEA, which...

Is Pakistan a free country?

Dawood Ghazanavi | The month of October marks the 17th anniversary of the US-led war in Afghanistan. It is the longest in American history. In...

Price of refusing a marriage proposal: one more girl killed by her brother

News Analysis | According to media reports a brother, identified as Shoaib, has killed his sister for refusing a marriage proposal of his liking. Sources...

Is PML-N boycotting Punjab assembly out of political frustration?

News Analysis | Leaders of former ruling party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) announced on Friday that they would not attend any session of the Punjab...

PM Imran to attend investment conference amidst Khashoggi saga

News Analysis | Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary has confirmed that Prime Minister Imran Khan will be travelling to Saudi Arabia to attend the Future Investment...

Pakistan’s Bureaucracy: A legacy of British colonial era?

Dr. Zafar A. Bokhari | Worldwide bureaucrats are educated and talented people to run respective government departments, not cities, municipalities, and towns. Bureaucracy plays a...

IMF assistance: more detrimental than beneficial for Pakistan

M Fazal Elahi | Eventually, the incumbent coalition government of Pakistan has chosen to jump into the lap of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for...