Editorial

Prime Minister Imran Khan has adopted a two-pronged policy on Kashmir after the Modi government's actions in the occupied valley: to keep the domestic constituency charged, and to follow an aggressive diplomatic onslaught internationally. The revocation of the special constitutional provisions on the autonomy of India-held Kashmir, in fact, has brought life to the otherwise stagnant issue. In this … [Read more...] about PM’s domestic campaign on Kashmir

Hopefully, the issue of private schools fee has come to a satisfactory conclusion. The case pertaining to unjustified fee hike, dragged in courts since 2017, saw its detailed judgement by the Supreme Court in September 2019 that from now on private schools will charge the same monthly fee as was done in January 2017. A Supreme Court bench, consisting of Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, Justice … [Read more...] about Detailed judgment of school fee case

Saudi authorities have beheaded yet another Pakistani citizen, Mohammad Imran, in Shumaisi prison of Jeddah in blatant disregard for norms of justice. When the poor youth from Chichawatni traveled to Saudi Arabia in August 2011 for a labour job, he might have taken the foreign land as the proverbial greener pasture. Upon landing at the airport in Jeddah, however, he was arrested for drug crimes … [Read more...] about Pakistani beheaded in Saudi jail

At last, our foreign office has woken up to rumours doing the rounds for weeks about the possibility of establishing ties with Israel. Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal clarified that no such move was under consideration. "Such actions are part of baseless propaganda. There is no change in our policy. Our policy of non-recognition of Israel remains unchanged," he told a weekly press … [Read more...] about Recognising a bully state?

In the deaths of two great people - cricket legend Abdul Qadir and veteran actor Abid Ali - we have mourning their loss as well as cherishing their memory.One of the greatest leg-spin maestros of his time, rather all time, Abdul Qadir died of cardiac arrest on September 6 in Lahore. He was 63. From the late 70s till early 90s, Qadir ruled the cricket grounds with his peculiar style, formidable … [Read more...] about Remembering Abdul Qadir and Abid Ali

A strategic committee made by the prime minister with Federal Law Minister Dr Farogh Naseem to suggest a plan of action to improve the overall situation in Karachi is apparently going to suggest that the federal cabinet take over the administrative affairs of the port city by enforcing a constitutional clause - Article 149. Article 149 (4) reads: "The executive authority of the Federation shall … [Read more...] about ‘Occupy’ Karachi?

Minister for Power Omer Ayub has said the government will challenge the decisions of International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Reko Diq and Karkay cases against Pakistan. Earlier, in July, the ICSID slapped a whopping award of $5.976 billion against Pakistan on a plea of petitioner Tethyan Copper Company (TCC), which originally claimed $11.43bn in damages. The … [Read more...] about Appeal against hostile decisions

Since Pakistan has stepped up its diplomatic fight for the Kashmiris in India-held Kashmir, it is a significant gain by our diplomats that the United Nations Human Rights Council chief has expressed concern "about the impact of recent actions" in the occupied territory by Indian forces. At the Human Rights Council session, Michelle Bachelet minced no words to question India for its actions against … [Read more...] about Kashmir at UNHCR

Even after the passage of hundreds of years, Karbala is very much relevant to the world of today. As we commemorate Ashura, Karbala inspires us to put up defiance against tyranny and oppression. The hero of Karbala, Hazrat Imam Hussain, fought against the might of despotic rule of that time (in 680 AD) with his 71 valiant soldiers, setting the highest standards of fearlessness, bravery and … [Read more...] about Karbala and today’s world

The Sindh High Court has told the provincial government to come up with a mechanism to facilitate women seeking justice and protection by creating an autonomous department. The single bench of the Sindh High Court, consisting of Justice Salahuddin Panhwar, observed that departments like the women commission, social welfare and women development should be brought under one umbrella. In our … [Read more...] about Helping women the right way