Is Pakistan making a conscious choice: removing energy crisis vs environmental disaster?
By Rina Saeed Khan THARPARKAR DISTRICT, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A line of trucks weaves in and out of the open coal pit that...
Government close to getting agreement on the extension of Military Courts
In a meeting held today PML-N and PTI parliamentary leaders have decided to extend the tenure of the military courts for a period of...
PSL in Lahore: bold and positive step
Abdul Rahim| Keeping the PSL in Lahore, Pakistan, fits in with the need for soft power that Pakistan needs to survive as a nation. In...
Google honors the ‘Angel of Mercy’: Abdul Sattar Edhi
"In celebration of Abdul Sattar Edhi, let's all lend a hand to someone in need today," Google said. The 'Angel of Mercy' as he...
Watchers responses to General Musharraf’s debut on Bol TV
Former President and a retired general of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, has chosen media as his post retirement career with weekly show ‘Sab Se Pehle...
Why South Asian Women politicians have not empowered women in their societies?
On the Indian subcontinent, as in no other part of the world, women have risen to the pinnacle of politics. Indira Gandhi of India,...
Did Pakistanis let the ball drop after Zarb-e-Azb?
Naeem Qurban| With the launch of operation ‘Raad ul Fusaad’, Pakistan’s military and civil government have once again expressed their absolute commitment to eliminate the...
Farooq Sattar and Amir Liaquat on exit control list?
An Anti-Terror Court (ATC) in Karachi has directed police to put several prominent leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi movement (MQM) on Exit Control List...
Pakistanis must learn the limits of military led counter-terrorism
Muhammad Feyyaz| Back to square one: terrorism has ‘reared again.’ There is a general unease about inaction by the army in the general populace and...
Expanded remit of military operations in Punjab, no decision on PSL yet
Punjab Chief Minister, Shabaz Sharif called a team of top military and civil officials on Sunday to review the law and order situation in...
Are Indian fears about CPEC related to Kashmir issue?
Fahad Shah | Srinagar, India-administered Kashmir - The multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which is being called a "game-changer" in Pakistan, has raised apprehensions in neighboring...
PSL Final: Lahore or Dubai? A Decision hanging on regional dynamics?
LAHORE / ISLAMABAD: Fate of PSL Final - in Lahore or Dubai - will be decided by the Punjab Apex Committee in Lahore today....