Tag: Fahad Ali
Khawaja Asif back in business, Nawaz still on the sidelines
News Analysis | In an unexpected turn of events, the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has repealed the disqualification of the former Foreign Minister Khawaja...
Water woes of Pakistan
Fahad Ali | Water, the true elixir of life, is one of the basic necessities of human life. In fact, the very existence of humans...
Movie Review: 7 Din Mohabbat In
News Desk | With her debut feature becoming one of the biggest Bollywood box office hits of all time and her Pakistani TV dramas being...
Movie Review: Sanju
News Desk | Sanju, one of the most anticipated movies of the year is all set to be realized on 29th June. With its trailer...
NSC meeting concluded without any strong statements
News Analysis | The National Security Council (NSC) meeting held today on the suggestion of the Pakistan Armed Forces concluded by declaring Nawaz Sharif’s statement...
Nawaz claims others have given similar statements on Mumbai and gotten...
News Analysis | Former Premier Nawaz Sharif gave an interview to Dawn News in which he claimed that the terrorists of the notorious 2008 Mumbai attacks...
BISP collaborates with Nestlé to launch “Rural Livelihood Programme”
News Analysis | The launching ceremony of the ‘Rural Sales Program’ was held on Friday, by the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) in collaboration with...
Privatization of PIA and PSM: significance for Pakistan
News Analysis | The Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi gave a heads up to privatization of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Pakistan Steel...
Court reserves verdict on Sharif’s exemption pleas
News Analysis | An accountability court hearing three graft references against Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz has reserved its verdict on their exemption pleas. The...
Rao Anwar tired of playing ‘cat & mouse’: Appears before the...
News Analysis | The notorious former SSP Malir Rao Anwar finally appeared before the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday after absconding for almost 2 months...
Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman to head revived MMA: What does it mean?
News Analysis | The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman was made the president of the newly revived Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Tuesday. Jamat-i-Islami...
Supreme Court bans Shahid Masood for three months
News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday banned senior anchorperson Dr. Shahid Masood from appearing on his television show for three months...
Musharraf given a safe passage to return to Pakistan
News Analysis | The Interior Ministry on Monday has granted former president General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf a safe passage to return to Pakistan in response...
Pakistan approves another 34 projects under CPEC
News Analysis | The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Monday approved 34 projects worth Rs.365 billion under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Five projects...
New bus service giving Daewoo a tough time
News Analysis | More and more bus services in Pakistan are competing against Daewoo style of luxury services. With the decline of Railway services, bus...
PML-N’s change of heart: Nawaz shifts focus from ‘institutions’ to political...
News Analysis | A change of heart was seen by the father/daughter duo at the Sangla rally on Saturday. Shifting from their standard anti-judiciary and...
Women politicians in Pakistan have to deal with severe sexual harassment:...
News Analysis | Reham Khan, the former wife of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, has alleged that women politicians in Pakistan have to deal...
Chaudhry Nisar reprimands the Interior Minister for not placing Nawaz Sharif’s...
News Analysis | Senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar rebuked the government for failing to place the name of...
Quaid-e-Azam Univ faculty on strike: demands removal of VC
News Analysis | There has been an ongoing protest in the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad with a strike action for the past six weeks by...
JuD approaches LHC against ban by the federal government
News Analysis | Hafiz Saeed’s party Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) has approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) against government’s ban on their welfare activities. The government banned...
JIT head Wajid Zia records his testimony in the accountability court
News Analysis | The head of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), formed by the Supreme Court (SC) to probe into the Panama Papers case, Wajid...
Plight of rice exporters: Pakistan needs a new bank that deals...
News Analysis | Pakistan is an agriculture based economy since the majority of the population is, directly or indirectly, employed in the agricultural industry. It...
Will Nawaz storm the Supreme Court with a mob?
News Analysis | Renowned lawyer and constitutional expert Aitzaz Hussain has claimed that former premier Nawaz Sharif is setting the ground for another attack on...
Senate elections challenged in the LHC: will any action be taken?
News Analysis | The legitimacy of the 3rd March Senate elections have been challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday. Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)...
ECP probes horse trading: need for discipline or reform?
News Analysis | A number of politicians and representatives of different parties were invited by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to probe into the...
SC dismisses contempt petition against Sharif: mercy or caution ?
News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has dismissed yet another contempt of court petition against the former premier Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday,...
Rao Anwar requests the SC to unfreeze his assets
News Analysis | A fugitive from justice, former SSP Malir Rao Anwar has requested the Supreme Court (SC) to unfreeze his assets which were frozen...
Universal accountability: NAB probes into motorway project corruption
News Analysis | Pakistan’s anti-graft body, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), has decided to probe into the alleged 14 billion rupees corruption in the award...
Shehbaz made the permanent President: will PML-N become PML-S?
Syed Muhammad Fahad Ali | Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shehbaz Sharif has been elected as the permanent head of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) by...
First Senate Chairman from Balochistan: Its Significance
News Analysis | The Senate of Pakistan has elected its first ever Chairman from Balochistan yesterday. Mir Sadiq Sanjrani became the 8th chairman of Senate...
Pakistan on its way to becoming a cashless economy
News Analysis | Like a number of other developed and developing countries in the world, Pakistan is also shifting towards a paperless, cashless economy. Paper...
Rise of authoritarianism in the world, will Pakistan follow suit?
News Desk | The twenty first century has seen the rise of authoritarian governments throughout the world. Western countries and West dominated International organizations have...
Significance of a Baloch Senate chairman
News Analysis | The Fifty one Senators elected on 3rd March took an oath earlier today in a ceremony held in Islamabad. Only the defunct...
Shoe and Ink attacks: Society’s descent into violence
Syed Muhammad Fahad Ali | Two very disgraceful and sordid attacks on two of the most prominent politicians took place in Pakistan this weekend. The...
Imran posts documents to prove Maryam Nawaz own offshore companies, accuses...
News Analysis | Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan posted two tweets on Saturday containing letters from British Virgin Islands (BVI) Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...
Rabbani might not take oath as a Senator due to rifts...
News Analysis | The Senate chairman Raza Rabbani gave his farewell speech on Friday and hinted that he might not take an oath as a...
