Aadil Aamir
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State vs democracy
The society in Pakistan at the moment presents a dismal political divide Contemporary Pakistan rarely witnesses intellectual debates. One such debate is the state vs democracy debate. Pakistan has never seen such... → Read More
‘Rebalancing’ the US and the pivot to China
Will Pak play Kissinger or write itself out of the new order? In order to balance threats from India and to fulfil the strategic depth’s appetite, Pakistan has always looked towards the... → Read More
The South Punjab conundrum
People should benefit In order to garner exclusivity and prominence amongst other princes of India, the nawabs of Bahawalpur have always claimed their descent from the Abbasid caliphs of Baghdad. However, their... → Read More
Power games in Punjab
Thus passes the glory of the world In a letter to Gandhi, Lord Mountbatten wrote, “In the Punjab we have 55,000 soldiers and large scale rioting on our hands while in Bengal... → Read More
The scientific proof for God’s existence
Refute this! ‘God does not exist’ is the latest fashion and being an atheist is the new ‘cool’ in Lahore’s younger social circles. Much has been said about God’s existence and much... → Read More
$150m sanctioned by US is for Pak-Afghan border security
–US Embassy’s spokesman says no country has more to gain from a peaceful Afghanistan than Pakistan LAHORE: The $150 million in the United States (US) Department of Defence (DOD) funding authorised for the... → Read More
Police arrests ‘MQM-London worker wanted for murder’
KARACHI: A Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L) allegedly involved in several cases of target killings and a dozen others were arrested, according to police. Police claimed that a raid in Mehmoodabad after a tip-off... → Read More
Senate body irked at CDA over alleged corruption in Parliament Lodges’ works
Senator Azam Swati vows to end system of contractors Senator Samina Syed claims even food items, fruits are substandard CDA Parliamentary Lodges director denies corruption claims, says will initiate inquiry after receiving... → Read More
Mr Prime Minister, get started!
Time for the great leap forward? Imran has won. The country has celebrated. The time for elation is over. The prime minister-in-waiting must immediately enter work mode now because great obstacles lay... → Read More
Lahore celebrates Imran Khan as new prime minister
Supporters shout slogans against Nawaz, Maryam ‘Maryam’s father is a thief’: Victory rally slogan LAHORE: As the general elections results continue to pour in, Lahore’s citizenry, keeping up with traditions, witnessed a massive... → Read More
NA-129: Aleem Khan, Ayaz Sadiq and the lord mayor’s ‘swing’
LAHORE: Following the delimitation process, NA-129 was chalked out by clubbing together several urban and rural areas that previously fell under NA-128 and NA-127. The areas, previously dominated by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz... → Read More
Khan’s lane or the NAB highway
There is a change in the voter-candidate relationship It’s ‘election fever’ in Pakistan and open season on the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the country’s largest political party. Amidst much controversy, the general... → Read More
MCI, CDA does not have enough funds to rebuild H-9 market
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) or the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) does not have enough funds to restore the Weekly Bazaar set up by the MCI near Peshawar Morr in Sector H-9. Earlier on... → Read More
Refurbished face of Pakistan’s far right
LAHORE: The year 2017 saw the rise of renewed and revitalised far-right political parties in Pakistan. The ultra-conservative made news headlines after a far-right candidate garnered 7,000 votes in a by-election in Lahore,... → Read More
Can PML-N outmaneuver PTI with Nawaz in Pakistan?
Ahsan Iqbal says that people are angry over Nawaz being in jail PTI claims Shehbaz and Nawaz are not on one page regarding ‘anti-establishment’ narrative Analyst says Nawaz’s return has saved PML... → Read More
On the right to publish and self-censorship
Little help from state institutions One can observe that in the 21st century and more so in the preceding months, journalism in Pakistan has not only become more professional but has also... → Read More
Reham Khan: From BBC to Bani Gala
Reham Khan, born in 1973 on April 3, rose to fame after she came to Pakistan and later married Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan amidst much controversy and later wrote a... → Read More
Progress to be made on Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, says Mandviwalla
ISLAMABAD: Senate Acting Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla said on Tuesday that Pakistan was interested to see quick progress regarding the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline. He also said that the project would be pursued by the... → Read More
Khawaja Haris urges Judge Bashir to recuse from Flagship, Al-Azizia references
ISLAMABAD: Ousted prime minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s counsel, Khawaja Haris, urged Judge Mohammad Bashir to recuse himself from trial proceedings regarding the Flagship and Al-Azizia references. Haris said that since the same judge had... → Read More
Rasputin: Lover of the Russian queen
Grigori Rasputin, born in 1869, was a Russian mystic who gained significant influence within the Russian imperial court of the last Romanov monarch, Tsar Nicholas 2 Romanov. He hailed from a Siberian... → Read More