Book Review: Pakistan at Seventy
The Covid-19 pandemic has only added to the myriad challenges Pakistan faces. While we are holed up in our homes trying to stay safe...
Ease in lockdown increases coronavirus cases in Punjab
The lockdown relaxation and the subsequent increase in the number of patients in Punjab are dragging the hospital administrations to a point where a...
Pakistan stock exchange is the only world market going upward
Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed positive trend during the four-day outgoing week ended on April 30, 2020, on the back of local investors and institutional...
Whose lockdown version is better? Sindh or Central?
The lockdown controversy surrounding the Sindh province which favours a strict lockdown, while the federal government insists on a much milder form continues to...
Post-corona world and Pakistan
Just in case one didn’t agree with this prognosis that the world was hopelessly out of plumb; the corona crisis might help take another...
Who is behind Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan’s removal?
Former special assistant to the prime minister on information and broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Sunday challenged anchorperson Hamid Mir to prove the...
Covid-19 breeds cybercrimes
As the lockdown and social distancing continues with Covid-19 still posing a threat to everyone around the world, people are forced to remain within...
Countering Islamophobia by studying literature
Back in 2019, Pakistan presented a six-point mechanism in the United Nations (UN) against Islamophobia and hate narratives. It was a much needed and...
Opinion: Prime Minister Khan’s unfulfilled promises
In his widely acclaimed inaugural address to the nation as Prime Minister, Imran Khan made some promises: the conversion of the Prime Minister House...
Coronavirus in Pakistan: Who is playing politics in the midst of crisis?
Coronavirus in Pakistan is now turning from a medical and public health challenge to a political battle between the government and opposition. Shibli Faraz,...
China starts developing another vaccine against the novel coronavirus
A team of scientists from China has found a new candidate drug against the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which works by inhibiting a key part...
Analysis: Is it necessary to review the 18th amendment?
Shibli Faraz, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) leader and newly appointed Federal InformaÂtion Minister, has said on Friday that the 18th Amendment was a hurdle in...