The Fall of Afghanistan: From Stalemate to Checkmate By: Hammad Abbasi on September 8, 2021On July 8th, The POTUS assured the world that the U.S is leaving Afghanistan in ‘good hands’ – an army of 300,000 well-equipped soldiers, who have better combat training and the capacity to take on the mere 75,000 Taliban, and that the Taliban takeover was highly unlikely. Who would have thought that the Taliban (who […]
Women in a fix about sexual harassment in cab hailing services By: Rida Naeem on August 29, 2021 A video gone viral recently on the internet showing an Uber driver masturbating from on top of his clothes while driving a female passenger, recorded secretly by the passenger herself, shows how incidents of sexual harassment against women are taking new and more threatening forms. Yet even though laws exist to deal with and […]
Rs 400bn land scandal in Lahore in the offing? By: Abdullah Syed on August 28, 2021A Rs 400 billion ‘scandal’, even bigger than that of the Rawalpindi Ring Road project scam, is in the offing related to the establishment of the Lahore Central Business District in Walton. Daily Times, through a letter received from the aggrieved parties, has learnt that some departments of the Punjab government, officers and political figures […]
Fall of Kabul: Time for Afghan leadership to unite for broad-based political settlement By: APP on August 17, 2021PESHAWAR: History repeated itself on August 15, 2021, when Taliban fighters entered the Presidential Palace in Kabul after 20 years amid overwhelming support by Afghans hoping to bring lasting peace and stability in the war-ravaged country after US and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan. Facing no major resistance from Afghan National Army (ANA), the Taliban fighters […]
The Pegasus Project and its implications By: Maha Raja Tareen on July 30, 2021Shameful and shocking are the details unearthed by the Pegasus Project bringing to light the shallow side of states that indulge in stooping shamelessly low as snooping and violating the sanctity of human privacy. Snooping, eavesdropping, cyber espionage or reconnaissance the world and its people are like pawns being observed secretively , caught unaware that […]
Dams damaging the environment By: Maha Raja Tareen on July 23, 2021It’s been a pure and simple symbiosis relationship; man’s mind has managed manipulated and maneuvered flora and fauna around for personal gains since centuries. Undoubtedly, the joyous journey of life is celebrated so wonderfully and splendidly on the soil of the sagacious Indus. Known as the Lion Fountain, stretching more than three thousand kilometers this […]
The voice of Ali Raza, in the most revealing interview By: webdesk/Mino Nisar on July 19, 2021“TWO ROADS DIVERGED IN A WOOD, AND I TOOK THE ONE LESS TRAVELED BY, AND THAT HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. ROBERT FROST” Webdesk: I am starting my story at this very second. Everyone has a past, some people leave good memories and some people go otherwise. I didn’t, I have learned from my past, […]
Jehangir Tareen faces political isolation in hometown, Lodhran By: Ijaz Khan Sahu on July 19, 2021Ever since various cases against PTI leader Jahangir Tareen came to light and he was brought before the court, the PTI in Lodhran district has been divided and troubled. The latest group is clear, with PTI Lodhran general secretary Rana Arsalan and two constituencies MPA’s Zawar Hussain Warraich and Nazir Baloch. The Insaf group includes former Lodhran […]
Pakistan’s worst kept secret By: M. Wasay Mir on July 18, 2021President Joe Biden has maintained a strict stance on US presence in Afghanistan. His announcement in April on the complete withdrawal of American troops from Afghan territory seems to be in effect. Consequently, the Pentagon is reaching out to its allies in the region for greater support. They plan to leave the country, but maintain […]
Veteran actor Naila Jaffri passes away after six-year long battle against cancer By: Shahbano Naushahi on July 17, 2021Senior TV actor Naila Jaffri has passed away. According to details given by Naila Jaffri’s brother, Atif Jafri, the actor passed away on July 17 and her funeral prayers will be offered later today in Isha Defense Phase II and burial will be held at Army Cemetery on Kala Pul. The actor fought a six-year […]