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Police have arrested as many as five of the culprits. Investigation indicates that 14 people were involved in detaining the couple. In the case...
The Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board denies that it confiscated a textbook for featuring a picture of Malala Yousafzai
The US seems to have gone quiet after Pakistan denied provision of airbases citing the harmful impact on peace in Pakistan and urging for a sensible...
The FATF keeps Pakistan on its grey list after Islamabad implements 26 out of its 27 recommendations
Although vaccination is now open to more age groups, vaccination appears to be moving at a sluggish rate. The government has now announced coercive...
A two-member bench of Lahore High Court acquits a Christian couple facing blasphemy charges. The complainants have said they will challenge the...
“Parental Protection Ordinance 2021” promulgated last month by Dr Arif Alvi guarantees some housing rights to senior citizens but merits...
Shagufta and Emmanuel are on death row in a blasphemy case and waiting for their appeal to be heard. The EU has taken note and passed a resolution...
The force of tradition seemed to have stopped the government from ordering a complete shutdown of mosques.
Long-awaited bills for protection of journalists and to criminalise enforced disappearances are coming to the parliament soon
The TLP contests by-elections and performs well – despite getting banned for violent protests and jeopardising public order. The government must...
The decision to bring armed forces on to the streets to help in enforcement of biosafety SOPs may weaken the ruling PTI and the bureaucracy
The TLP has triggered a trend on the political landscape that may continue for many years
Rani Khan, a community leader, has recently opened a madressa for transgenders in Islamabad. She hopes that it can grow to also provide education in...
A proposed bill criminalising “criticism” and “ridicule” of the Armed Forces has raised fears that it would further shrink the space for...
The US administration has invited as many as 40 world leaders to the Leaders’ Summit on Climate Change scheduled for April 22 and 23. The list...
Political parties never wanted to transfer power to local governments, while the military regimes used them as an alternative to political parties
A nearly two-decade long incarceration for Sheikh, the main accused in the Daniel Pearl case, amid weak prosecution highlights the problems in the...
As the third-wave of Covid-19 hits Pakistan challenges for journalists and media houses continue
Under the PDM umbrella, the PPP and the PML-N are together. Historically, the two have found it difficult to work together
