Brutalized Dalits leave Hinduism for Buddhism
News Analysis | At least 45 members of Sarvaiya family, whose four sons had been flogged by self-styled cow vigilantes, renounced Hinduism and embraced Buddhism...
Why will the so-called Populist budget lead to higher inflation?
News Analysis | Amid strong protests from opposition parties, and a hype created around a so-called populist budget, ruling party may have presented the budget...
Is Imran Khan’s 11-points agenda really a roadmap for Naya Pakistan?
News Analysis | Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) organized the ‘mother of all Jalsas’ at the historic Minar-i-Pakistan in Lahore with "dou nahi, aik Pakistan" being the main...
Miftah Ismail’s appointment as Finance Minister is continuity of PML-N’s dark meritocracy
News Analysis | The embattled Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) set another precedent, in bad taste, days before the culmination of its tenure. This was...
Govt announces huge tax cuts on electric cars in Budget 18-19
News Analysis | To conform to the global shift towards environment-friendly electric/clean energy cars, the Government of Pakistan has introduced tax cuts and facilitation to...
PML-N lawmaker threatens FIR against Chief Justice
News Analysis | The members of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) seem to be making a strong exception to the directives of Mian Saqib Nisar,...
Imran Khan’s regular absence in key assembly sessions in worrisome
News Analysis | Imran Khan, the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), failed, once again, to turn up for the sixth and last budget meeting, presented...
American System: Trump wants NATO members to increase their military spending
News Analysis | A day after he was sworn in as the United States’ 70th secretary of state, Mike Pompeo “hoped on a plane and...
North-South Korea: Exemplar for India and Pakistan
News Analysis | Dressed in a black safari suit, The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un garnered media spotlight as he detached from his fellows and...
Dr. Miftah Ismail appointed Finance Minister just hours before presenting budget
News Analysis | In an unprecedented move, just hours before the announcement of the 2018-19 budget, the Government of Pakistan has appointed Dr. Miftah Ismail,...
Say no to booking premiums: Auto stakeholders decide unanimously
News Analysis | An assemblage of auto stakeholders, manufacturers, government authorities and consumers raised concerns against the age-old illegal practice of charging premiums for booking...
Pakistan Economy’s Progress Card
News Analysis | The  Finance Ministry of Pakistan has launched the Pakistan Economic Survey 2017-18, which claims that Pakistan has made great strides in reducing...