4000 visitors are quarantined at Taftan border

The number of pilgrims kept in quarantine near the Taftan border crossing with Iran has reached 4,000. The pilgrims, returning from Iran, are being...

Post-Nawaz Pakistan: The rise and fall of PML-N

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) leaders and workers in Pakistan are demanding the principal leadership, party President Shehbaz Sharif, to return to Pakistan. The PML-N...

After being snubbed, Pakistan approaches tech-companies to regulate digital media

In an interesting move, after backlash by social media giants who had threatened to shut down services in Pakistan over the new social media...

“Acceptance and Tolerance”: What Afghan Hazaras want from the peace process 

On 14 January 2020, the Lahore Center for Peace Research (LCPR), a non-profit and non-partisan Pakistani think tank hosted representatives (members of parliament and...

What is the secret agenda behind ‘MERA JISM MERI MARZI’?

There are two things common between the proponents of Mera Jism Meri Marzi and ISIS: One, both can trace their creation back to the...

“Take action against me if you can,” PML-N’s Nishat Ahmad Khan

The members of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) on Tuesday assured Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar of continued unconditional...

PIA suspends flights to Italy amidst fear of coronavirus

Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has decided to temporarily suspend flight operations to Italy to keep a check on coronavirus. PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez said in...

COAS extension fiasco: Is Maryam at loggerheads with Khawaja Asif?

As predicted by many political commentators in Pakistan, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), former ruling party, is divided on almost every outstanding issue ranging from...

Dual Nationality case: Will PTI’s Faisal Vawda be disqualified?

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is to take up the matter of leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Federal Minister for Water, Faisal Vawda,...

PM Imran Khan’s promise: Will a university be set up at PM House?

The National Assembly (NA) on Monday witnessed the introduction of five government bills in the House including a legislative proposal to set up a...

Afghan intelligence hosted PTM Leaders; But who arranged the meeting?

Two controversial Pakistani lawmakers, Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), were reportedly received by Afghanistan’s prime intelligence agency, National Directorate...

Can newsrooms tone down their coronavirus coverage while still reporting responsibly?

The death toll from the novel coronavirus passed 4,000 on Tuesday, according to latest figures compiled by the international news agency. The toll reached...
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