Why the surrender of Ehsanullah Ehsan is important for Pakistan on April 20, 2017Islamabad: Addressing a press conference on Monday, Major General Asif Ghafoor, DG ISPR announced that Ehsanullah Ehsan, a former spokesperson and one of the top leaders of the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar terror faction of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), had turned himself in to Pakistan Army. General Ghafoor termed the surrender of “our biggest enemies” a big achievement […]
Why Jadhav must be kept alive on April 15, 2017 Speaking at the Sastra University on the 10th Nani Palkhivala Memorial in February 2014, Mr. Ajit Doval had said some shocking things as he outlined his view on India’s strategy towards Pakistan. That outline became more problematic for people in Pakistan – both alt-right and peaceniks – when Mr. Doval later took charge as […]
The unforgiveable murder of Mashal of Mardan on April 13, 2017 In an unbelievably horrifying incident yesterday, a few hundred students of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan lynched to death one of their classmates on suspicion of uploading blasphemous content on the social networking site Facebook. As per the account of some students at the university: Mohammad Mashal Khan, a 23-year-old journalism student, was sitting […]
Talent on hunger strike on April 7, 2017There are over two hundred odd people sitting in front of Karachi Press Club for the last six days. Their story is disturbing. For the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) exams held in 2013, basic screening was conducted in 2014 for eight subjects wherein 28,000 candidates competed with only 3,300 candidates passing. Afterwards, in the […]
What makes Parachinar hotbed of terrorism on April 2, 2017ISLAMABAD: The recent deadly attack on Parachinar was not the first one this year. In fact, sect-based attacks on Shias in Parachinar are not a new phenomenon. The conflict dates back to the colonial era and has been erupting every Muharram since the 19th century. But in recent years, especially after the advent of Sunni […]
Is Sindh possible for PMLN in 2018? on March 31, 2017 Islamabad-April 1: The recent political comportment of three major political parties of Pakistan, PMLN, PPP & PTI, shows they are trying hard at breaking lose from the fixed-pastures-formula that the general elections of 2013 had set for them. Punjab was given to PMLN, Sindh had confined PPP, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa got PTI, while Balochistan remained, […]
Civilians have a greater responsibility to make operation Radd-ul-Fasaad a success on March 29, 2017Islamabad: Political analysts have called for more transparency in Pakistan’s ongoing counter-terrorism efforts, while noting that the civilian set-up needs to step in to ensure sustainable results. Since Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad (RuF) kicked off in February, the ISPR has been driving the narrative, providing updates on progress made. These have been mostly focused on the number […]
IHC forms committee to watch obscene content on March 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court Justice Shaukat Siddiqui has constituted a committee to examine the contents of TV programs and identify obscene material. The constitution of committee to monitor and report obscene content without any clear definition of ‘obscenity’ by the legislature is an unprecedented move. The committee includes private citizens who are known for their rigid […]
Why border fencing may not work on March 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff during his visit to border areas in Mohmand and Orakzai agencies announced that the fencing of Pak-Afghan border had commenced alongside the deployment of ‘technical surveillance means’ and regular air surveillance. He said that ‘high threat zones’ of Mohmand and neighboring Bajaur Agency would be identified for fencing on priority […]
Pakistan ka matlab kya? on March 25, 2017Like almost every year, 60th Republic Day inspired TV debates about what kind of country the Quaid wanted Pakistan to be. Did he envision a secular state or a theocracy? Was Pakistan created on religious grounds or on the basis sociocultural identity of Muslims? The questions about the foundations and the rationale of Pakistan still […]