SC upholds Jahangir Tareen’s lifetime disqualification

News Analysis | The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the review petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen against his disqualification...

Pashtuns – Caught between Mullah, Militants and the Military – M Zafar Khan Safdar

M Zafar Khan Safdar | With over 50 million people out of 207 million, Pashtuns are the second largest ethnic group covering 25 percent of...

Cricket ‘has no boundaries’ for India-Pakistan superfan friends

AFP | Their governments might not be ready for talks, but that did not stop Pakistan's Mohammad Basheer opening his heart, and his wallet, to...

PM Khan to launch “Pakistan Cleanliness Movement” next month

News Analysis | Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday approved a groundbreaking project named “Re-Charge Pakistan” for better management and utilization of flood waters to...

No deal: Why is Shahbaz at pains to explain Nawaz’s release?

News Analysis | President of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Shahbaz Sharif has clarified that Nawaz Sharif’s bail from the Islamabad High Court, in connection...

Iftikhar Chaudhry’s son-in-law arrested: a breakthrough for PTI’s government

News Analysis | In an interesting development, a son-in-law of former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Chaudhry has been arrested from Dubai in a...

Will the bureaucracy behave? – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | On Sept 14, 2018, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan addressed the bureaucracy in Islamabad. For their support in implementing his...

Is Zulfi Bukhari’s appointment Illegal?

News Analysis | The appointment of Zulfi Bukhari has been challenged in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan appointed...

Is the agreement to “reset Pak-US” ties enough for the revival of historic relations?

News Analysis | Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met with the U.S President Donald Trump at a reception on the lines of United Nations...

Anti terror fight: Dismal report causes resetting of NACTA

News Analysis | The Prime Minister Imran Khan has resolved to evaluate the role and functions of the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) after receiving...

The tyranny of markets under neoliberalism – II – Omer Javed

Dr. Omer Javed | Overall, as the PTI government tries to strongly hold the reins of the issues facing the people, it needs to guide...

The tyranny of markets under neoliberalism – I – Omer Javed

Dr. Omer Javed | Markets in Pakistan (like many developing and developed countries) are becoming increasingly a place where the private producers can get a...