Will Hekmatyar’s return cause division in Afghanistan?
After a lapse of 20 years, former warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar returned to Kabul on Thursday. His return was met with a mixture of uneasiness...
Freedom of Press in Pakistan under threat from multiple fronts
After a decade or more of free electronic media in Pakistan - one of General Musharraf's positive legacies- multiple attempts are now being made...
Tariq Fatemi Rejects Inquiry Committee’s Allegation; Implications?
Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, who has been forced out, apparently due to his role in "Dawn Leaks" has categorically rejected...
Beware, Pakistani Lawyers are not to be taken lightly!
Recent days have seen a concerted effort by the lawyer’s community in Pakistan to organize itself in preparation for launching a movement to demand...
PTI rendered “bat less” by ECP; Will it now oblige system with a cosmetic elections like others do?
News Analysis The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) today, issued formal written directives to the four provincial election commissions across Pakistan not to assign the...
Imran Khan’s Bribery claim adds to allegations of Nawaz’s questionable Modus Operandi
Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Imran Khan alleges that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif offered him Rs.10 billion in exchange for his silence regarding the Panama...
Any hope from JIT for Justice?
The six departments, which were assigned the task to submit names for the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), have submitted their list of names to...
Social Activists take to Twitter as the Kashmiri tied to military jeep video goes viral
Screenshots from a video of a Kashmiri protester tied to an Indian military vehicle, to use him as a “human shield” against demonstrators pelting stones, has gone viral. The video is...
Will the DAWN leaks Commission report find the actual ‘Leak’ ?
The interior ministry has confirmed that the Dawn Leaks inquiry report would be officially submitted on Wednesday, to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and then...
Pakistan conducts proactive engagement with Iran after Raheel Sharif leaves to head Islamic NATO
Despite political distractions domestically, Pakistan government is pro-actively pursuing its foreign policy goals in the region as it works hard to positioning itself as...
Afghan Defense minister and Army Chief Resign: What next?
News Analysis| The Afghan defense minister and the Afghan army chief resigned on Monday, a few days after one of the most terrifying Taliban attacks...
Death Penalties for more terrorists in Pakistan’s fight against terrorism
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa endorsed the execution of 30 hardcore terrorists on Wednesday. The news was given out by...