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I wrote an article on this a few months ago and as things are heating up with Sunni extremist outfits making sectarian speeches and many dead religious sensing this as an opportunity to gain the conservative Islamist vote, i believe that another perusal is necessary and i shall also update it...

AJK Govt. decides to Impose a Lockdown again Raja Farooq Haider Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir recently chaired a meeting in which he showed concerns regarding the increasing number of coronavirus cases. Also read: Saudi Arabia issues fresh guidelines for travelers from Pakistan...

Fazl to head anti-govt alliance in first phase Opposition party chiefs attend first PDM meeting, pass two resolutions • Events already announced by PPP, PML-N to be held under PDM banner • Major parties to get key offices on a rotational basis • Govt slammed for calling political opponents...

PM asks aides for legal plan to bring Nawaz back ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday asked Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders to foil all moves of the opposition aimed at destabilising the government and maligning the army, and devise a legal strategy to bring back Pakistan...

What does Nawaz Sharif want? HE took his time. He held his silence. He let suspense build. Now he has spoken. But words are the outward manifestations of his thoughts. His thoughts have sculpted his plans. His plans have begun to unfold on the ground. The ground is bracing for battle. The...

‘Gilgit-Baltistan polls to be held without army’s help’ GB CEC says all parties on board to ensure free and fair elections in the autonomous region ISLAMABAD: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Caretaker Chief Minister Mir Afzal on Friday said that army’s help will not be taken in the legislative assembly...

FO denies involvement in Karabakh conflict Spokesperson refutes claims of Pakistani army fighting alongside Azeri forces as ‘speculative and baseless’ ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday refuted claims that the Pakistani army was fighting alongside Azerbaijan’s forces in the...

India helping Nawaz in 'attempts to weaken army', says PM Imran Prime Minister Imran Khan has said PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is playing a "dangerous game" by levelling allegations of political interference against the army and claimed that the former premier has India's support. In an...

UK refuses to help Pakistani govt execute Nawaz Sharif's arrest warrants Former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif addressing a PML-N working committee meeting via video link from London, on October 1, 2020. — YouTube LONDON: The Pakistan High Commission has been unable to get the...

Could the March polls flip the Senate in favor of PTI? In March, half of the Senate will be up for reelection, and it seems that the ruling PTI may be in the best position to grab power in the upper house of the parliament. Polls in the 104-strong Senate are held every three years, while a...

FATA merger to reduce Senate strength to 100 ISLAMABAD: After the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in 2018, the number of seats in the Senate will be reduced to 100 once four members from the erstwhile tribal areas complete their six-year...

Pakistan's nuclear, strategic capability safe, secure: PM Imran Says all available resources would be utilised further to preserve sovereignty of the country Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated that Pakistan’s nuclear and strategic capability is safe and secure under robust command and...

Kavaan The Elephant Wins A Chance At Life As Ministry Of Climate Change Loses Out In Court he Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) has finally lost the initiative. Some days ago, its spokesperson told a media outlet that transporting Kavaan, the only Asian elephant in Pakistan and the loneliest...

1947- Refugee status or Migrant status One of the most interesting legal question that is heard whenever the advocacy for Afghan Refugee citizenship comes is If Pakistan could allot Citizenship to the migrants entering Pakistan in 1947 then why can’t it do the same for Afghan Refugee? An...

Jaswant Singh, advocate of peace with Pakistan, dies at 82 NEW DELHI: Former Indian foreign minister Jaswant Singh, who brought New Delhi and Islamabad tantalisingly close to a peace deal over Kashmir in Agra, died here on Sunday at the age of 82. Mr Singh had been in coma from a fall at his...

As Pakistan reopens schools thousands of students remain unimpressed, even angry No one is interested in representing the educational hopes of the country’s youth Away from the rough and tumble of politics is an issue that touches the lives of millions of young students but can’t seem to get...

PTI announces candidates for Gilgit-Baltistan election ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has finally announced its candidates for the forthcoming election in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) where the election has been scheduled for November 15. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad...

Pakistan van inferno kills several passengers Officials say 15 people were killed and several others injured after a passenger van overturned and caught fire on a highway in southern Sindh province. At least 15 people have been killed after a passenger van travelling in southern Pakistan...

Pakistan all set to roll out locally produced medical equipment: Fawad Medical products worth $1.4 billion will be replaced by domestic manufacturing, says sci-tech minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said on Sunday that Pakistan is all set to...

KARACHI: As the crew members clambered aboard the fishing boat, Raheem Jutt, 53, untied the rope mooring the vessel to the jetty and announced they would stop at Bhandar Island for a while to repair their fishing nets. Another fisherman laughed, "Jitna rukna hai ruk jao. Baad mein ameer log...