Malik Muhammad Ashraf

Media/press is universally recognized as the fourth pillar of the state and rightly so. To play that role, it is imperative that it enjoys the freedom of expression. This freedom flows from the people’s right to know. But there is no concept of unbridled freedom of expression anywhere in the world. While the media is […]

While the horrendous events of May 9 are being widely condemned by the entire nation and there exists irrefutable evidence regarding who planned, facilitated and executed that nefarious plan, there is no dearth of unscrupulous and paid intellectuals desperately trying to exonerate the mastermind of those cataclysmic events and project him as the ultimate saviour […]

A special meeting of the corps commander was convened to deliberate on the horrendous events of May 9 when workers and leaders of PTI, reacting to the arrest of Imran Khan in a criminal case, attacked GHQ, Corp Commander House Lahore and other military installations. Not only did they condemn the attacks in the harshest […]

In regard to the dispensation of justice, there is a proverb “Justice is Blind.” This expression means that justice is impartial and objective. There is an allusion here to the Greek statue for justice, wearing a blindfold so as not to treat friends differently from strangers, or rich people better than the poor ones. It […]

Foreign ministers of China and Afghanistan were on a two-day visit to Islamabad for trilateral talks to discuss the security situation in Afghanistan and the region. The agenda also included thrashing out ways and means to promote stability in Afghanistan as well as the avenues for strengthening cooperation between the three countries in this regard. […]

There are no two opinions about the fact that the country is confronted with an unprecedented economic and political crisis amid growing threats to its security and integrity due to internal and external factors. The entire nation is caught in the whirlpool of never-ending anxiety and despondency. It is, indeed, a very worrying situation for […]

Intellectuals are a class of men in a society who possess a deep insight into the causes behind the challenges faced by a nation and have a clear vision about the course it must traverse in the future to stay on course in regard to its ideological moorings and objectives. Their honest guidance helps the […]

Reportedly, India is going to host a G-20 meeting in IIOJ&K. The Indian move has invoked a sharp reaction from Pakistan. While condemning the Indian decision, it has dubbed the move as irresponsible and rightly so. China has also objected to it urging India to avoid politicising the issue. However, India dismissing the Pakistani objection […]

When any future historian will delve into removing the haze of tragedies that Pakistan had to endure and the perennial political instability, it will be hard for him to not mention the pliable and unscrupulous judges among the tormentors of this god-gifted state. They invented dogmas like the doctrine of necessity to validate military coups; […]

The government has held protracted talks with IMF on the ninth review for the release of $ 1.1 billion of the $ 6 billion bailout package, and the portents are that in spite of Pakistan having accepted all the conditions regarding hike in petrol and electricity prices, uncapping rupee parity rate with dollar allowing market […]