Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Sunday clarified that the proposed Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) (Amendment) bill , 2026 would not allow anyone to occupy private land. Addressing a press conference alongside Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar, she said the proposed telecom amendment bill sought to amend […]
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Punjab CM says LHC stay on land protection bill will ‘benefit’ grabbers
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that, for the first time, a time limit of 90 days has been fixed for the disposal of land and property cases that have continued for years and even generations. She said the law was enacted to provide relief to millions of people in Punjab who have […]
Bridge of Benefit
The Wakhan Corridor, a declared buffer zone since the 19th century, is one of the most isolated regions in Asia, rising between three and five thousand meters above sea level with narrow valleys, glaciers, and limited routes for navigation. The Wakhjir Pass connects it to China, while the Broghol and Irshad passes link it to […]
Who is to benefit from Sri Lanka bombings?
On 21 April 19, eight bombing attacks struck at least three churches in Sri Lanka, along with three five-star hotels favoured by foreigners, killing 321 including more than 32 foreigners and at least 500 injured. Suicide bombers detonated their explosives during Easter services at St. Anthony’s Shrine (a historic church in Colombo), St. Sebastian’s Church […]
Five powerful books on Pakistan’s history, literature and modernisation
PAKISTAN: A DREAM GONE SOUR BY ROEDAD KHAN — in this unique insider’s view of those who have been at the helm of Pakistan’s affairs since 1958, Roedad Khan, from his vantage point as a senior civil servant, narrates the rise and fall of six of Pakistan’s Presidents – Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan, ZA Bhutto, […]