Pilgrims fainted on Karachi-bound flight of Saudi Airline
News Analysis | The return journey became the biggest trial for 300 Pakistani pilgrims when the Karachi-bound flight of Saudi Arabian Airline, that took off...
Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: A tale of fear and resistance to change !
Maria Bastos | This Summer turned out to be a rather prolific period for Pakistan's foreign policy. However, there was no discernible change. Think of...
Thai-Pak joint military exercise: Thailand wants to learn from Pakistan’s experience
News analysis | Thailand and Pakistan partook in a joint military exercise last month in a bid to hone various combat skills to counter the...
An overview of Pakistani politics from 1947 to Gen. Zia
Asif Haroon Raja | Muhammad Ali Jinnah achieved the miracle of the 20th century by creating Pakistan on August 14, 1947, against gravest odds but breathed...
A sorry tale of lawyers vandalism and ‘judicial surrender’
Saad Rasool | Just as our national gaze is focused on NAB references against the Sharif family, the review petition in Panama case, and Benazir...
Ch. Nisar’s TV interview provokes PMLN backlash; says “Maryam is a child”…
Chaudhry Nisar’s latest interview with prominent TV anchor Saleem Safi has provoked a backlash from many PMLN party members. An unusually extensive TV appearance...
Ansar-ul-Sharia: A new challenge for Law Enforcement Agencies
News Analysis | Ansar-ul-Sharia, the latest name to enter the club of the banned outfits, is a militant group that made a failed assassination attempt...
The disinformation behind linking the Rohingya issue with Pakistan
News analysis | Amid heart-wrenching scenes in Myanmar showing the plight of Rohingya Muslims, a story is making rounds of Pakistani connections to the crisis....
Time is ideal for Islamabad and Tehran to turn a page in their ties
News Analysis | Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif reached Tehran on a one-day visit to Iran as part of his diplomatic engagement initiative which started with...
World XI arrives in Lahore for the Independence Cup
News Analysis | The 13-member squad of the World XI arrived in Lahore on Monday to take part in the historic three-match Independence Cup. The...
Sharif on dangerous course of defiance
Aasim Kaker | Nawaz Sharif has been dismissed for the third consecutive time as Prime Minister of Pakistan, making history. Sharif’s political party ‘Pakistan Muslim...
NA 120 Elections: Test Case for Election Commission of Pakistan?
News Analysis | NA-120 by-election, in Lahore, scheduled for Sept 17, is fast approaching, however the general public has yet to grasp its significance. Few...