3 MNA’s leave PML-N after PM Abbasi remarks

News Analysis | Three members of the national assembly from Balochistan have decided to leave the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz after remarks by the Prime Minister...

Ahsan Iqbal accuses NAB of pre-poll rigging?

News Analysis | Federal Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal has accused the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan of pre-poll rigging. The interior minister alleged...

The emerging National Security Challenges for Pakistan

Junaid Jhandad | There is a consensus among the scholars of security studies that “security is an essentially contested concept”. In an elementary term, it...

Bilawal calls for minimizing judicial activism in Pakistan

News Analysis | Pakistan People’s Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has shown dismay over the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC’s) judicial activism. Unhappy over the judicial...

Will Maria Mehmood become the first Hijabi Miss Britain?

News Desk | Maria Mehmood, a 20-year-old model is competing to become the first Hijabi Miss England.  She ended in top 10 in Miss Birmingham...

India claims it has arrested an ISI spy

News Analysis | An Indian national by the name Ravi Kumar supposedly working as a Pakistani secret agent has been arrested. The news agency Press...

Pak-China Military exchange will ensure regional peace

News Analysis | China-Pakistan defense cooperation would play a fundamental role to maintain regional and international peace and security. Ren Guoqiang, spokesperson for the Chinese...

Is Mahira Khan a ‘smoker’?

News Desk | Mahira Khan landed in hot waters after another video of her, smoking during an event, surfaced online. The actress was filmed smoking,...

Malala visits Swat amidst mixed feelings

News Analysis |   Malala Yousafzai has visited her home town in Swat for the first time following the Taliban attack on her in 2012. Malala...

CJP denies calling PM a ‘faryadi’

News Analysis | All the efforts seeking to halt confrontation between the state institutions came virtually to an end when the Chief Justice of Pakistan...

Has the curse of load shedding returned?

News Analysis | The energy crisis in Pakistan has not been resolved entirely. An energy shortfall of 4000 Megawatts on average continues unabated, contributing to...

Democracy and education: The indivisible duo

Maham Gillani | Democracy has certain prerequisites, foremost among them is education. Quality education is the only tool that can inculcate democratic values in the...