Has a ‘New Cold War’ between America and China begun? By: Behzad Taimur on June 21, 2021The past week has been extremely eventful. At least two events have occurred that, going forward, are likely to have era-defining importance. The first of these is a summit of the G-7 that took place over last weekend at Cornwall in England. At the “Cornwall Summit”, leaders of the G-7, with the American president, Mr. […]
Girl alleges was gang-raped by brother-in-law, accomplices By: Hira Khalid on June 19, 2021SANGHAR: A girl was allegedly gang raped in Sanghar on Saturday. The victim has accused her brother-in-law along with his friend of the sexual assault. She reported that she lives with her sister, because her parents are no longer alive. According to the police, the girl has pointed out five men, upon which the case […]
The dilemma of the youth in Pakistan: Lack of career counseling or a career choice? By: Wafa Sheraz on June 19, 2021“The failure to create meaningful employment is the most tragic failure of development” – Pearson Report Some of us remain confused about our careers because we aren’t sure where our interests lie and what we should opt to study. At the same time, the broader environment compliments this perturbed state as most schools don’t provide […]
Sacred Games: Kulbhushan Jadhav Case By: Abdul Rauf Shakoori on June 19, 2021There was a time when the Kulbhushan Jadhav case was a litmus test for our patriotism and those who had an opinion in contrast to general perception were labelled as traitors. However, since regime change in 2018, there has been a change of heart and all the opinion makers, Government and Judiciary seems to facilitate […]
Unconstitutional taxation of salaried class By: Dr. Huzaima Bukhari and Dr. Ikramul Haq on June 18, 2021The proposed taxation under Finance Bill, 2021 of salary income including reimbursed medical expenses or medical allowance for the first time in Subcontinent since the introduction of income tax law in 1886, low and middle income groups, instead of getting any relief will suffer increase in their tax burden, especially when notional benefits like free […]
Seminary rape incident: Tahir Ashrafi says individual’s act shouldn’t defame madrassa By: webdesk on June 18, 2021LAHORE: Chairman of the All Pakistan Ulema Council and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister Tahir Ashrafi on Friday stated that a man’s personal action should not be associated with the institution he works for. While talking about the incident that took place at Jamia Manzoor ul Islamia, Lahore, stated that the incident should be […]
Speaker and listeners! By: Hassan Naqvi on June 18, 2021Now when the opposition has decided to withdraw a no-confidence motion against Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, filed last week, on the request of the government, the opposition may also give a second thought to their plan to come up with a similar motion against National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser. The opposition may stage an upset […]
Police register FIR against Mufti Azizur Rehman in seminary rape case By: Hira Khalid on June 17, 2021LAHORE: The North Cantonment police registered a first information report (FIR) against the cleric of a seminary in Lahore and his five other accomplices on the complaint of a teenage boy who alleges the cleric raped him multiple times and later blackmailed him besides hurling life threats on him. Recently a video regarding a member […]
Who are the seven members banned from National Assembly? By: Rai Bilal on June 16, 2021National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser took action against seven members of the NA (MNAs) on Wednesday who used riotous and vulgar language in the House on Tuesday and banned them from entering the Assembly premises. According to the National Assembly Secretariat, the Speaker conducted the proceedings under the rules and regulations of the Assembly, […]
A Case Of Serious Interiors: Karachi Series By: Sana Gillani on June 15, 2021KARACHI: The capital of Sindh, Pakistan’s premier industrial and financial hub and now ranked as a beta-global city, Karachi is gradually fading away amongst heaps of dust, sand and garbage around the city. Sadly, it rusts and corrodes away with limited plantation, as the civilians are now accepting limited measures by government for any help. […]