Census crisis: Can the senate uproar ensure timely elections?
News Analysis | Senators from Sindh, Balochistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on Wednesday expressed serious reservations over the recently held population census and...
Pakistan’s First Solar Night School
I believe the mind once enlightened cannot again become dark. Slum School by Rohayl Varind A free school for underprivileged children living in slums of Pakistan....
Lebanon asks western powers to help with PM Hariri’s release from Saudi Arabia
Reuters | Lebanon believes Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as prime minister on Saturday while in Saudi Arabia, is being held by Riyadh, and Beirut plans to work...
Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in the Security Council
News Analysis | Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr. Maleeha Lodhi has strongly opposed the addition of permanent members in the United National...
Why exactly does Imran Khan want early polls?
News Analysis | Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and lawmaker, Imran Khan, demanded early elections to weed out corruption from the country. Khan, 65, stated...
Is Shahbaz Sharif diverting public attention from divisions within PML-N?
News Analysis | Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif said that the country knows who steal millions from the people, but nobody questions them. “Corruption has ruined...
PTI challenges NA-120 by elections results: More woes for Nawaz Sharif?
News Analysis | Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday challenged the results of the NA-120 by-election in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). If successful a...
Politics of confrontation: PML-N’s rebuttal to ‘prejudiced’ verdict!
News Analysis | On Wednesday Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) hit back at the 23-page verdict of the Supreme Court on the review petition filed by...
Respite for Maryam as ‘Calibri font’ issue removed from charge-sheet
News Analysis | Anti-graft court on Wednesday removed the portion pertaining to the Calibri font from the charge-sheet of the Avenfield Apartments reference. The accountability...
Contaminated water: Is the government doing anything about it?
News Analysis | The opposition benches put forward a resolution for the authorities to act against individuals involved in selling contaminated bottled water. Deputy opposition...
MQM-PSP Merger: Will it last and what does it mean for Karachi?
News Analysis | The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) have announced their eventual merger and decided to continue their struggle for...
Supreme Court straight-shooting at Hanif Abbasi!
News Analysis | The apex court on Tuesday asked the counsel of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leader, Hanif Abbasi, which of his fundamental rights were...