Harsh sentence

IRAN’S appalling decision to execute journalist Ruhollah Zam once again brings into focus states that curb freedom of expression in the name of...

AGP’s report

THIS refers to your report (June 29) wherein the auditor general of Pakistan (AGP) has unearthed Rs270 billion irregularities and embezzlement in...

India and BLA attack on PSX

THIS refers to the cowardly terrorist attack by Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), which was mainly to destroy our...

Lack of restraint

THIS past week’s speeches in the National Assembly have showcased emotional outbursts by lawmakers. As political temperatures soar and conspiracy...

ATC cases

AT long last, the legal system is moving towards a more pragmatic approach where the functioning of the Anti-Terrorism Courts is concerned. The...

PM’s frontal attack

PRIME Minister Imran Khan, in his comparatively long speech on Tuesday in the National Assembly, where he seldom speaks, spoke comprehensively on a...

Difficult days for PIA

THE issue of dubious licenses of Pakistani pilots has drawn international attention with PIA and the pilots both facing the heat of it. The United...

Threat to academic freedom

FACED with the threat of a province-wide strike by university professors, the Punjab government has promised not to introduce the Public...

Philosophy & policy

UNIVERSITIES around the world emphasise technical tools used for designing public policies. They will make sure that you understand concepts such...

Pakistan’s power sector: discovering opportunities in challenges

Recent developments in the global energy markets have created an unprecedented and unique opportunity for our leaders to transform the seriously...

Remembering July 5, 1977

It was July 5, 1977, past mid night at 0130 hours, “Operation Fair Play” was put into action on the orders of then chief of the army staff Gen...

Unleashing local potential

The writer is a social development and policy adviser, and a freelance columnist based in Islamabad. Is social change quintessentially an impactful...

Balancing the federation

The constitution is referred to as a living document for a dynamic society. If it cannot grow and evolve with time, it would become brittle and...

Between LOC and LAC

A fatal clash that broke out between Indian and Chinese troops, in the mountainous region of the Galwan Valley of Ladakh, resulted in the death of...

The curse of Indian pawns

Sikandar Noorani VERDICT on Imran Farooq murder case reminds us of a few dark chapters of dirty politics soaked in violence, crime and exploitation...

US strategic debacle

Dr Mehmood-ul-Hassan Khan US-Indian hawks are now trying to discredit Pakistan’s sincere diplomatic efforts to restore peace and harmony in...

Abdus Salam (Pride of Performance) — Legend newscaster

Mahmood Riazuddin RADIO Pakistan is rightly called the mother of broadcasting organizations in Pakistan. In its 73 years history, the organization...

Digging our graves

BY now, we all know what to expect if any one of us is infected with Covid-19. But what can one do when a nation is itself afflicted? Pakistan has...

Beijing claims de facto sovereignty over the Galwan region

On June 24, Beijing, once again, claimed its sovereignty over the ‘Galwan Valley region’, asking India not to cross Galwan-Shyok estuary, even...

Simla — 48 Years Of Peace

Ever since the change in governments both in India and Pakistan relations between the two countries have remained dicey although there has been...

Middle East: Region of Immortal Wars

The Middle East has been the chrysalis of three of the world’s great religions. A profusion of prophetic absolutism has been the hallmark of a...

Happy July 4th America and Britain

As America celebrates the 244th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised that July 4th...

GRU Paid Taliban Bounty to Kill Americans in Afghanistan

The US Presidential election this year has the potential to be even more contentious and unpredictable than the last. The Black Lives Matter...

India’s neighbourhood first policy and the cartographic conundrum

Violent confrontations have been occurring between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan Valley. The...

Licensing in Pakistan

Federal Minister for Aviation stated in the National Assembly that 141 pilots held suspicious licenses and were not qualified enough to fly an...

Is COVID-19 like Polio for Pakistan?

On the 11th of March 2020, novel Coronavirus became a highly contagious outbreak that evolved into a pandemic, according to the World Health...

PIA: Save it from its Miseries ( Part II)

To show how inefficient PIA is, on 28 Sept. 2018, Federal Information Minister Chaudhry informed the media that PIA had a ratio of more than 500...

Where’s the government?

Following the interview by a senior member of the federal cabinet given to a foreign media channel, there has been increasing debate over the state...

Change and a school teacher

As they say, ‘It doesn't matter where you start. It’s where you finish that does’. That is the life of a simple less known school teacher Nisar...

The original sin

The government’s controversial Prevent programme aims to stop individuals becoming terrorists, but it would be much more effective if it taught...

Pricing a human

Iqbal Hadi Zaidi ON one hand it is really very much amusing, exciting and thrilling to even think of the caption while, on the other hand, it is...

Subtle and invisible discrimination

Silent survivors

The first ascent of Rakaposhi’s southwest ridge

Historic Promotion

Rock Bottom

Preventive Measures

From Swashbuckling Sportsman To Unimpressive Prime Minister

Plutocracy runs deep in veins of the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan. Imran Khan was born into a prosperous Pashtun family in Mianwali, Punjab....

Geopolitical truth of Indo-China dispute & Kashmir issue?

Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi ACCORDING to the India’s Today ( 6 August 2019), ‘’asking India and Pakistan to exercise restraint, China said they...

Cry for PIA

LET’S get one thing straight. The collapse of PIA did not happen overnight. The minister’s public proclamation that 262 out of 800 pilots...

Partly Facetious: Trump's legacy of dealing or not dealing

ARTICLE: "Donald Trump's legacy won't be that easy to dismiss by Democrats." "What legacy? His legacy of dealing or shall we say not dealing...

We Must Tell The Truth To Our Younger Generation And Stop Lying About Our History

Most of the current widely held views on Pakistan’s dismemberment, provincial autonomy, external wars, quota system, etc. are deliberate and...

Sexual Harassment At Lahore Grammar School And The Lessons To Learn

During the past few days, accounts of sexual harassment at a Lahore school have surfaced over various social media platforms. Many students have...

Pakistan Army Rubbishes Indian Claims About Presence Of Chinese Troops In Country

Pakistan Army Thursday categorically denied Indian claims it had deployed troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gilgit Baltistan and that there...

Monsoon Rains Could Help Mitigate Covid Pandemic In Pakistan: Zafar Mirza

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza Thursday said the forthcoming monsoon rains may help mitigate Covid cases in...

Rohingya face danger of coronavirus amid desperate condition

MERVE ŞEBNEM ORUÇ Handwashing, personal hygiene and physical distancing are the first steps in preventing the spread of the coronavirus; however,...

In Pakistan, why are women the hardest hit by the pandemic?

On April 15, 2020, the UN Secretary-General took to Twitter to draw attention to the escalating domestic violence around the world following the...

Cleric Who Threatened Justice Isa Issued Contempt Of Court Notice

Tourism Development Corporation Shuts Down Motels, Sacks Employees Over ‘Losses, Govt’s Decisions’

In a hard blow to the economy, Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) has shut down all of its motels in the country’s north and sacked...

Elite private school in Lahore rocked by harassment scandal

This article discusses the recent cases of child abuse at an elite private school at Lahore. The author has suggested some precautionary measures...