What’s driving new found desire for Quran studies across federal & provincial governments?
First, it was KP and now the Punjab government has also decided to make education of Quran with Urdu translation for the Muslim students...
The plague of violence against women is on rise in Afghanistan again
An advocacy group, in the Afghan capital Kabul, campaigning for promoting women’s rights in Afghanistan says violence against women is on the rise in...
India’s ‘covert Nuclear city’ threatening regional stability
Following on from the Corp commanders statement on Wednesday, today the Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria, stated concerns about India building a ‘covert nuclear...
Myanmar negotiating to “license-build” Pak-China JF-17 Multi-Role Thunder Fighters
Janes Defense Weekly, London based prestigious defense publication, has reported that Myanmar (Burma) is in advanced negotiations with Pakistan to build JF-17 Thunder multi-role...
Pakistan Supreme Court questions government over wasting public’s money by using private lawyers
The Supreme Court has declared government practice of using private lawyers to plead its cases in court as inappropriate. Justice Qazi Faez Isa wrote...
Misery of the cotton pickers of Sindh demands Bilawal Bhutto’s attention
Sahib Khan Some months ago, people from Bheel community from Khairpur district staged sit-in protest outside Hyderabad Press Club (HPC). They were protesting against a...
Indian government turns down donor funding: ‘will pay ourselves’
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A group backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that works on India's immunization program will now...
Will China’s protection of Masood Azhar create bigger problems for Pakistan down the road?
China, at the behest of Pakistan, has once again prevented the United Nations from listing a prominent Pakistani militant as a globally designated terrorist. China’s...
KP government introduces a Muslim Board to overview legislation, Education
Yesterday, the KP government announced that they would set up a 10 member board to advise the government on religious matters. This was announced in...
Are Pakistani politicians dancing with Perkin’s hitmen?
Imtiaz Gul | John Perkins, the best selling author of the book 'Confessions of An Economic Hitman,' talks of how corrupt rulers of smaller developing nations...
All Regional players invited to Moscow to discuss peace in Afghanistan
Russia in an attempt to continue taking leadership in this region has asked five countries to join it to discuss the future of Afghanistan....
Why Pakistan’s feudal class is not worried about the water crisis?
Najma Minhas | Unfortunately, while many of us are fast becoming immune to weekly media headlines of India and Pakistan’s latest never-ending drama with India...