Survey shows Shehbaz more popular for PM slot than Nawaz, Imran on November 2, 2017Lahore: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is the party chosen by the majority of respondents in a public opinion poll released recently. The Punjab chief minister has been chosen by the majority as the best candidate for the Prime Minister’s office. The younger Sharif is followed by his elder brother and the former PM, Nawaz Sharif, […]
‘Lobby in PTV pushing for only English news channel’s closure’ on October 30, 2017LAHORE: There is a lobby in the PTV News that is trying hard to convince the Information Ministry to shut down PTV World, the only English language news channel in the country, a producer working with the state television network told Daily Times on condition of anonymity. The producer said that the proposal to shut […]
Infographic: All you need to know about NA-4 by-poll on October 26, 2017All eyes are on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s NA-4 constituency which will fill the seat that fell vacant after the death of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf MNA Gulzar Khan on Aug 27. The constituency is crucial not only because by-elections significantly determine the outcomes of general elections, but more importantly, the constituency is a litmus test for Imran Khan’s […]
Malala-phobia: a tussle between progressive and regressive voices on October 23, 2017When the pictures of youngest Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai in western attire surfaced on the social media, which is a true “barometer” of public opinion in Pakistan, all who monopolized the right to speak in the name of Islam raised the cry of obscenity and violation of Islamic dressing code: Never! How could a young […]
#WorldMentalHealthDay: Twitterati spread support and awareness on October 11, 2017Lack of awareness about mental illness in Pakistan is symptomatic of the overall regressive social climate of Pakistani society. Contrary to the common misconception, mental illness can affect people of any age, race, religion, or income. Mental illness is not an intellectual disability, or not even a ‘disability’. According to a last year’s study carried […]