US sanctions Pakistani companies to set stage for NSG Meeting in April?

US has, this week, added 7 Pakistani companies to the “Entity List” maintained by its Department of Commerce, in an action that is widely...

Water scarcity in Pakistan

Raheel Hassan | Pakistan has been facing a magnitude of problems since its inception. There is an immediate need to work towards those problems in...

Pakistan: Education can be a strategic investment

Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq | Education is fundamental to development and growth. Access to education, which is a basic human right enshrined in the Universal Declaration of...

Mian Raza Rabbani: Rudder of the Constitutional Ship

Saud Bin Ahsen | Straightforward, knowledgeable blended with a broad outlook and ability to think beyond party lines Mian Raza Rabbani has acted with utmost...

Shahid Afridi, Misbah ul Haq & Younas Khan received Sitara-i-Imtiaz on 23rd March

News Desk | Pakistani celebrities including three famous Pakistani cricketers were awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz in a revered ceremony held in Islamabad at President House on Pakistan...

Seven decades of Pakistan

Zeeshan Munir | August 14, 2017, marked the 70th independence anniversary of Pakistan. The seven decades of its existence can be compared to a roller-coaster...

The people’s champion Sheikh Rasheed demands ‘Martial Law’

News Analysis | Awami Mulsim League (AML) outspoken Leader Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has demanded a 90-day judicial martial law in an appeal to Chief Justice...

Government launches online tax payment to broaden tax net

News Analysis | The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), in collaboration with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday, 20th of March, cut the...

Pakistan Vs India: Whose Air Force is more efficient?

News Desk | When the 'Wright Brothers' flew the first ever airplane successfully in 1903, they had little idea that their invention would be modified...

Privatization of PIA and PSM: significance for Pakistan

News Analysis | The Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi gave a heads up to privatization of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Pakistan Steel...

Government’s set to increase electricity prices

News Analysis | National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has re-imposed the three surcharges on electricity consumers on the recommendations of the International Monetary Fund...

Why is Nawaz trying to exploit Justice Isa’s remarks?

News Analysis | Ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has termed the Justice Isa’s remarks on the Panama case, ‘not an ordinary development’. Talking to the media...