Shaan Shahid opposes PTV airing Turkish serial, Dirilis Ertugrul

Actor Shaan Shahid is unhappy with PTV airing Turkish serial, Dirilis Ertugrul. He believes that the state should promote and produce local content instead. The...

Coronavirus may alter a key concept of Brexit: Unification of Ireland!

Ireland's coronavirus crisis is often described as an "all-island" emergency, shared with the British territory of Northern Ireland -- a sign, some say, that...

How is FBR hurting Pakistan economy?

Let us browse two contrasting stories; Iran – currently under crippling US sanctions – is going out of way to woo Afghan government and...

Hoarding: Let’s be honest about this

In May 2019 four people in Muzaffargarh were arrested for hoarding sugar and thus contributing to an artificial crisis; in one go-down had stocked...

18th Amendment: Can Pakistan have a joint policy to contain COVID-19?

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday assailed the federal and Sindh governments over the ‘lack of transparency’ in relief measures taken in the aftermath...

Govt decides to take special CSS exam in 2020

The Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Establishment Division, Shehzad Arbab while talking to a talk show on national television had confirmed that the...

India sees largest-ever one-day jump in coronavirus cases

India has seen its largest-ever one-day jump in Covid-19, both in terms of cases and fatalities, with 195 people succumbing to the illness in...

Politicians could not unite against COVID-19

The coronavirus epidemic, even in its nascent stages, has been recognised as the gravest public policy challenge of the post-modern era. Not since the...

UK starts trial of contact-tracing app in a bid to control coronavirus

The trial of an app, which will track individuals’ recent contacts after being tested positive with coronavirus, will start in the UK on Tuesday. The...

Global virus death toll reaches 0.25 million as vaccine drive accelerates

The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped a quarter of a million on Tuesday, with the US government predicting a further surge...

Covid-19 Exposing and Exploiting Inequality

Contrary to popular belief that Covid-19 affects everyone without discriminating on the lines of religion, ethnicity, nationality and socioeconomic class, I believe that the...

Turkey relaxes confinement rules for over 65s & under 20s

Turkey will relax confinement rules on people aged 65 and over, and those under 20, as the country moves to a "new normal", President...