When it assumed power in May 2013, the PML-N-led government had to face three major challenges on domestic front: economy, extremism and...
US President Donald Trump’s January 1 tweet, which accused Pakistan of receiving more than $33 billion in US aid over the last 15 years for...
Last week, an anti-terrorism court handed down death to the prime suspect in the Zainab murder case, Imran Ali, on four counts, one life term, a...
The recent violence in Kabul and the US drone attacks on militant hideouts in the bordering areas speak volumes about the rising tensions on...
It was in August 2015 that the massive child sexual abuse ring in Kasur came to light. The incidents were reported from Hussain Khanwala, a small...
In a latest attack against ethnic minorities, some armed men killed nine Shia Hazara miners in the northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan last...
The Taliban are on the move. Operation Omari – named after former leader Mullah Muhammad Omar – has dashed all hopes of bringing the...
A few days ago, a tragic incident in Sahiwal shook the entire city, when a man killed two of his sisters in the name of honour. The accused,...
One is overcome in equal measure with shame and sorrow when travelling through the drought-struck Tharparkar district of Sindh – sorrow for...
December 10 marked the International Human Rights Day. To commemorate the day, Islamabad – like other parts of the country – hosted a number of...
The recent carnage in California, where a Pakistani couple left 14 people dead in a shootout at a social services centre, has once again triggered...
The series of attacks in Paris that left over 129 dead and more than 300 injured are considered to be the second largest and deadliest incident in...
Pemra has reportedly banned media coverage of proscribed organisations, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba , Jamatud Dawa and Falah-e-Insaniat...
The earthquake of October 26 inflicted heavy damages in terms of men and material. Government estimates put the number of dead at 268. Over 9,000...
The rising activities of the self-styled Islamic State are posing a serious threat to the regional security in the Subcontinent. Pakistan’s Army...
My last column, ‘Waiting for a tragedy’, that appeared on September 13 proved to be a wake-up call that went unattended till one more tragedy...
As part of its National Action Plan, the government’s decision to launch a decisive crackdown against sectarian hate-mongers and all those...
The haunting image of a three-year-old boy’s dead body on a beach in Turkey, that shattered the collective conscience of the world, also sent a...
The political and judicial vacuum, coupled with bad governance and massive corruption in state institutions that resulted in creating a gap between...
The roots of terrorism in South Asia can be traced back to 1979 when the Russian Red Army invaded Afghanistan as part of its expansionist designs to...
The stage was all set for a flag-hoisting ceremony at the Ganda Singh Pak-India border in district Kasur to mark our 68th Independence Day. Madam...
The crushing defeat of the Pakistan Hockey Team at the World Hockey League qualifying round for the upcoming Olympic games in Brazil to be held in...
Mullah Akhtar Mansur would have hardly thought of being the ‘amirul momineen’ in the towering presence of his charismatic leader, Mullah...