The chief justice of the Supreme Court (SC) has finally taken suo motu notice of the cunningly planned and orchestrated...
By Raoof Hasan
Denying the truth
India’s hard-right Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is pushing very hard to prevent the realities of its illegal...
By Hannan R. Hussain
Strengthening China-Belgium ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang emphasised on China’s readiness to deepen ties with Belgium while talking to Minister of Foreign...
By Hamzah Hussain
Return to the constitution
"A judge is to apply the Constitution according to the principles intended by those who ratified the document,” said Robert...
By Dr Ikramul Haq
No winners in Ukraine war
The Ukraine war has gone wrong for all the stakeholders. Russia may have miscalculated the success of its “special operation”...
By Amb. (R) Asif Durrani
Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
Is the desire for a grand agreement or compromise on issues of national importance even objective? “Consensus: The process of...
By Amir Zia
A land, but no law, no respite
It is extremely difficult to fathom what Pakistan is transforming into with painful and ceaseless monotony. There is a consistent...
By Raoof Hasan
Turkiye-Pakistan solidarity
The accumulated death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria continues to climb, making it critical for rescue...
By Hannan R. Hussain
China-Iran strategic foresight
In a telephonic conversation with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Foreign Minister Qin Gang spoke of China viewing its relationship...
By Hamzah Hussain
Reciprocity of taxes
The people of Pakistan, especially with low and fixed incomes, have once again been burdened with exorbitant indirect taxes through...
By Dr Ikramul Haq
Three-pronged approach to Afghanistan
The undeniable fact is that the Taliban are in control of Afghanistan. However, the international community still deals with the...
By Amb. (R) Asif Durrani
Criminal displacement
Kashmiris have been heavily bearing the brunt of Modi regime’s onslaught since the day it revoked the special status of...
By Altaf Hussain Wani
Barkhan murders
Balochistan is in the limelight again. And for no good reason, as is mostly the case. Mind-numbing tragedies are reported...
By sal.muhammad
Targeting the judiciary
The superior judiciary is under attack in Pakistan. An organised smear campaign has been launched by some of the leading...
By sal.muhammad
Cruel lynching
An almost 800-strong mob lynched a man in Nankana Sahib, Punjab last Saturday over accusations of blasphemy. This violent, gory...
By sal.muhammad
Dar’s ruinous decisions
After dragging his feet for five long months, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) so-called financial guru Ishaq Dar has finally succumbed...
By sal.muhammad
Elections right away
It is as clear as day by now that the ruling coalition is in no mood to hold even the...
By sal.muhammad
A reluctant coup-maker
With the demise of former president General Pervez Musharraf on February 5, 2023 an eventful era in Pakistan’s history has...
By sal.muhammad
Minimum justice
A legal notice seeking the disqualification of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MPA Jam Awais has been sent to Sindh Assembly...
By sal.muhammad
The Peshawar blast
At least 101 killed, over 150 injured! Hands tremble, the face pales, and the heart bleeds at the much-circulated picture...
By sal.muhammad
Necessity over luxury
According to recent news reports, the government allowed car imports worth $1.2 billion during the first six months of the...
By sal.muhammad
The worst of times
The arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry remains one of the key headlines this week, highlighting the ever-intensifying...
By sal.muhammad
Power to the pen
Press freedom in Pakistan has been on a dangerous decline for years now. Last week’s arrest of Bol News investigative...
By sal.muhammad
Betraying Kashmir
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif did no service to Kashmir by his ill-thought-out and embarrassing remarks on the sensitive issue in...
By sal.muhammad
Pakistan
PM forms 11-member task force for development of housing sector