PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry was arrested by the police in Lahore in the early hours of Wednesday, party leader Farrukh Habib claimed. According to Habib, Chaudhry was taken into custody from his residence. A first information report — a copy of… Continue Reading
An affront to human rights’ It isn’t that the system is broken, it’s never been made workable. We are driving a donkey cart in the Formula 1 Grand Prix and expecting to win, says lawyer Basil Nabi Malik. Five years… Continue Reading
An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Monday acquitted former Malir SSP Rao Anwar and 17 others in the Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case. The brief verdict was announced by ATC XVI judge at the Karachi Central Prison, in which the court… Continue Reading
Ashraf Jehangir Qazi WHEN a patient’s condition turns critical, doctors often say it is time for dua (prayer) more than dawa (medicine or treatment). Current Pakistani conversations across all classes about the state of the country suggest a similar condition.… Continue Reading
DAVOS: After extending the term of a $3 billion deposit to boost its foreign-currency reserves late last year, Saudi Arabia’s finance minister has said his country is also discussing with the World Bank and other institutions how can it be… Continue Reading
Former prime minister Imran Khan believes he is the latest target of the establishment’s version of ‘cancel culture’. Ever since the shifting sands of Pakistan’s treacherous political landscape caught up with the PTI chairman last April, he has railed… Continue Reading
Anwar Iqbal also contributed to this report GENEVA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a pause in its demands for economic reforms before releasing more financial aid, as the country tries to rebuild… Continue Reading
By Touqir Hussain HasPakistan fared well in coping with the whole new international relations environment that has been emerging over the past few decades and the challenges and opportunities it presents? The answer is not quite in the affirmative. Pakistan has… Continue Reading
By Zofeen T.Ebrahim Refugee dilemma THE detention of nearly 1,200 Afghan nationals, including 178 children, has received much media attention and generated bad press for the Sindh government. It has also brought in its wake increasing fear for many Afghans,… Continue Reading
By Muhammad Amir Rana WITH the Taliban having banned their education, Pakistan can allow Afghan female students to complete their degrees in Pakistan. This would allow the country to embark on a new Afghan policy, which it direly needs after… Continue Reading