Pak-Afghan border: Fencing to finish by 2019 on February 10, 2018MIRANSHAH: Undeterred by cross-border attacks and braving the inhospitable weather in the rugged terrain, Pakistan Army is determined to complete the border fortification process by the end of 2019. During a media briefing held in Katon Fort at Ghulam Khan border area adjoining Afghanistan’s Khost province, a senior official of Pak Army said that work […]
What Pakistani national interest is served by the presence of the Haqqani network on our soil? on January 28, 2018Daily Times recently sat down with veteran Pakistani diplomat Najmuddin Shaikh to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, the prolonged US presence there as well as the role played by other regional players, such as China and India. Talking to Marvi Sirmed, he discussed what he thinks the year ahead will hold in store Pakistan within […]
Is a Pak-US thaw in the offing? on January 9, 2018ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office is believed to have decided to continue talking to the State Department in order to defend its existing position on the US demand of taking decisive action against Haqqani Network. The contact with American administration was never broken, said Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif while talking to Daily Times. He said that […]
A critical view of LHC’s order nullifying appointment of PEMRA chair on December 20, 2017ISLAMABAD: On Monday, the Lahore High Court annulled the appointment of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Chairman Absar Alam on a petition filed in December 2015 by a citizen Munir Ahmed. Following that, Alam relinquished the charge of the office voluntarily without seeking any stay. The petition accused Alam inter alia of working to […]
Trump’s new foreign policy and challenges for Pakistan on December 20, 2017ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump announced his administration’s new grand strategy for foreign policy on Monday while speaking at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington DC. Among the audience were his cabinet secretaries, government workers and uniformed members of the military. The document that he called ‘America First National Security Strategy’ […]
Next parliament will also be in trouble if system derails: speaker on December 19, 2017ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said that the derailment of the current system would create problems for the upcoming parliament. While talking exclusively to Daily Times, the speaker said that if today something happens to parliament, a wrong precedence would be set for posterity, which should be avoided at all costs. He […]
The judiciary is treading on a tight rope on December 16, 2017For many analysts, the Supreme Court’s verdict on the high profile political case seeking disqualification of PTI chairman Imran Khan and general secretary Jahangir Tareen did not come as a surprise. Having ousted PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif from the Prime Minister’s office in a judgement criticised for its weak legal grounds, the court appeared to […]
Betrayal of the FATA people on December 14, 2017The government once again went back on its commitment to introduce the FATA reforms bill in the lower house of the parliament, despite putting it on the Order of the Day for the third sitting of the 50th session of the National Assembly. For the third consecutive day, the opposition continued its boycott of the […]
Bilawal brings ideology to the foreground on December 6, 2017Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party show of political power in Islamabad on the eve of its 50th foundation day on Tuesday was important in more ways than one. In one word the massive and charged crowd at the gathering can be described as diverse, and truly reflective of the Pakistani social fabric. There were children, youngsters, […]
Someone needs schooling in liberalism on December 1, 2017This is not the first time that PTI chief Imran Khan has lashed out on Pakistani liberals, alongside exposing his absolute ignorance about what Pakistani liberals stand for. Ever since he made a conscious decision choosing his way of politics back in late 1990s, the poor guy has found himself on the wrong side of […]