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Pakistan's "So-called Indigenous" Vaccine!

Pakistan launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign in February with Sinoform shots donated by China. Along with this, it is also importing Sinovac manufactured in China. But the Chinese vaccine is being viewed with suspicion among the urban and intelligentsia of Pakistan. ..

Deep despair prevailing in Pakistan: Ipsos survey

In the present time when the availability of employment is decreasing to an average Pakistani, at the same time the prices of essential commodities are skyrocketing in the markets. With the devaluation of Pakistan's currency at the international level and the weakening of the rupee, the inflationary conditions are becoming increasingly strong. ..

Durrani vs. ISI

Durrani vs. ISI..

Pakistan's new administrative reform: What is the effectiveness?

Pakistan's new administrative reform: What is the effectiveness?..

Pakistan: Exploding population Bomb!

Pakistan: Exploding population Bomb!..

Pakistan: In search of water!

Pakistan: In search of water! ..

Trans-Peshawar and the evil axis of corruption!

Trans-Peshawar and the evil axis of corruption!..

18th amendment: bone of contention!

The controversy over the 18th amendment of the constitution of Pakistan is getting deeper. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Monday that the National Accountability Bureau can arrest his entire family but it still won't deter him from changing the PPP's stance on democracy, the National Finance Commission and the 18th Amendment...

Pandemic’s push into poverty in Pakistan

Pakistan’s confirmed and reported COVID-19 cases, as of 17 July, topped 2, 61,169 and more than 5,505 people have died. ..

Implications of Bin Salman's visit to Pakistan

Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s historical and highly significant tour to Pakistan,(from Pakistan’s point of view) was finally finished. In the present condition for a pauper like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia has emerged as a big savior.  ..

Joint Statement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on the Visit of Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman

Here is the original copy of the Joint Statement issued by the two countries during the visit of Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Pakistan."Under the guidance of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud - may Allah k..

Pakistan election results: an analysis

And as the estimates were being made, Pakistan's election results have come more or less the same way. The party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz PML-N has ousted from the power and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, PT..

FATA-KP merger: panacea for all ailments?

Pakistan government in general and Pakistan Muslim league-Nawaz in particular has achieved a significant achievement when   President Mamnoon Hussain has signed the ‘FATA Interim Governance Regulation, 2018’, paving way for the mer..

The plight of Katas raj: Is there any hope of revival from the moves of Supreme Court of Pakistan?

In Pakistan, apart from Islam, other religions are vulnerable as well as their religious places. There are a large number of ancient Hindu temples in Pakistan. But there is always a crisis of existence ahead of them because with the majority of the popu..

Sharp rise in Pakistan’s Defence budget: Threat to regional peace and security

The Government of Pakistan has presented the budget for the financial year beginning July 1, 2018. However, this move is being criticized by the opposition parties. These parties believe that the government should present provisional budget for a short ..

Supreme court of Pakistan verdict on 62(1)(f): Nawaz Sharif era is over?

In a landmark verdict that will change the course of the Pakistan’s political history, Justice Umar Ata Bandiyal of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on April 13, ruled that disqualification of lawmakers violating the criteria of “Sadiq and Amee..

Sindh in grip of drought: Water Apportionment Accord in working!

Punjab is very much dominant in Pakistan, not only its political and strategic but economic and social sectors also, and due to this, other states of Pakistan have to bear its brunt. The policies of the nation are decided in such a way that naturally th..

Is Pakistan government protecting Gen. Parvez Musharraf?

Despite a Special court in Pakistan order issued in the high treason case against Pakistan’s former military dictator Pervez Musharraf on March 8 and more than a week after the expiry of a deadline given by the Pakistan’s interior ministry t..

Civil society face the crisis in Pakistan: in the wake of US Budgetary cuts

Pakistan's economy has always been based and relied on external assistance. Britain was the initial donor for Pakistan. America has been providing massive economic and strategic support to Pakistan since the 80's. Though China has grabbed this position,..

I’m the greatest supporter of Lashkar-e-Taiba: Pervez Musharraf

Former president of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf on November 28 declared that he is the greatest supporter of proscribed militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The declaration of support for LeT, Jamaatud Dawa and its chief Hafiz Saeed, who was re..

Horrendous juvenile justice system in Baluchistan

The state of juvenile rights is touching the worst edge of irritation and aggravation in Balochistan . No doubt, the resources and efforts put in to address the essential problems of the society are far from satisfaction. Balochistan jails pres..

Another journalist assaulted: freedom of expression under threat

Senior journalist with The News, Ahmad Noorani, was assaulted by unidentified attackers on the federal capital's Khayabane Suharwardy road on October 27.  According to details, Noorani's car was stopped by three men travelling on a motorcycle near ..

“Huge trust deficit” between Pakistan and the United States: Khawaja Asif

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has said in a conversation with the BBC after meeting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on October 24, that there is a “huge trust deficit” between Pakistan and the United States over the conf..

Pakistan restoring the “Khatm-i-Nabuwwat” declaration by “legislative powers”!!!!

The National Assembly of Pakistan on October 5 unanimously adopted amendments to the recently passed Elections Act, 2017, restoring the Khatm-i-Nabuwwat declaration for candidates, as well as the two clauses on the status of Ahmadis, in their original f..

Being US proxy in the Soviet war, was a blunder: Khawaja Asif

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif is now on confession mode. During an interaction at the Asia Society forum on September 27, he said that the United States shares the responsibility for the rise of Jihad in South Asia, adding that..

Zardari acquitted in sixth and final corruption case!!!!

Accountability Court, Rawalpindi, on 26th August, acquitted Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari in what was the final corruption reference pending against him. The court acquitted former president as the National Accoun..

Pakistan’s population at 208 million!!!!!

According to the provisional census data presented to the Council of Common Interest (CCI) on 25th August Pakistan's population has surged to 207.77 million, having experienced a 57 per cent increase since the last census in 1998. The annual gr..

Five new special assistants in Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s cabinet

The expanding cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was further reinforced on 15th august after the reappointment of five special assistants who also served under former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.The five men inducted into the cabinet on ..

Nawaz and company: real corporate honchos

After Panamagate, another scandal has surfaced as one more member of the federal cabinet, Ahsan Iqbal, who oversees the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, is found to be a holder of Iqama (work permit) of Saudi Arabia.Informati..

PM Nawaz Sharif resigns: it’s initiation or farewell to democracy?

Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister of Pakistan following a decision by the country's Supreme Court to disqualify him from office. The ruling came after a probe into his family's wealth following the 2015 Panama Papers dump linking Mr Sharif's c..

Pakistan issues first-ever transgender passport

  Pakistan has issued its first third-gender passport to a transgender activist, Farzana Riaz, a transgender in north-western Peshawar city, who hailed the move as a step forward for the marginalised community. Third-gender who are ..

Pakistan face threat from rising seawater

 The intrusion of the Arabian Sea into the mouth of the Indus River on Pakistan's southern coast is eroding land, forcing whole villages to relocate inland, and threatening fishing livelihoods, residents and environment. As sea levels rise globally..

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf feels the heat: Jahangir Tareen, opposition’s face of corruption?  

The three-member Supreme Court bench hearing the disqualification case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen on July 26th has sought answers to five questions from Tareen’s counsel.Tareen was elected member..

Shifting of the GHQ from Rawalpindi to Islamabad: Financial aspects

  The issue of the shifting of the GHQ from Rawalpindi to Islamabad came to light after nine years when an official of the Capital Development Authority earlier this month informed a sub-committee of the parliament’s Public Accounts ..

Pakistan armed forces: The land grabber!!!!!!

 The Senate of Pakistan’s defence committee on 19th June constituted a sub-committee to investigate allegations that the armed forces have forcibly occupied lands in Quetta for their projects. Committee Chairman Senator Mushahid Hu..

EU resolution, Economic condition and Death penalty

 After defeated in ICJ in Kulbhushan Jadav case, a resolution has been passed by the European Parliament against the execution of convicted persons in Pakistan, and India is being seen as instigator of the move to execute Jadav.On 14th June, th..

Inter-agency review of support to Pakistan- Rex Tillerson

   US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, while describing the aspersions of a congressman about Pakistan’s alleged links to terrorism as ‘well-founded’, has announced an inter-agency review of US funding and support..

JIT members: Who Is Who

 Wajid ZiaFederal Investigation Agency’s Additional Direc­tor General (immigration) Wajid Zia, a grade 21 officer, will head the JIT. Mr Zia belongs to the Police Service and served twice in the Intelligence Bureau and Motorway Police..

Milk imports to destroy local dairy sector in Pakistan

The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) said increasing import of milk and whey powders are slowly destroying the local dairy sector while contributing to rural poverty and playing havoc with people’s health. Loc..

Amendment in finance act to reduce public debt of Pakistan

In the newly introduced Finance Act 2017, the Federal government has once again changed the very meaning of public debt in contravention of a Supreme Court ruling.  The ruling from the top court had made it clear that no changes could be made w..

Panama gate: Timeline

It all began in April 2016 with a huge leak of 11.5 million documents from the database of a Panama-based law firm, Mossack Fonseca, exposing politicians, celebrities, businessmen and criminals who had set up offshore companies. Prime Minister Na..

What the Pakistan army do in JIT?

The PML-N camp which seems to have been losing its patience with the joint investigation team probing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his children for their alleged off-shore holdings, declared on Wednesday that it will seek an explanation for the inclu..

What was the Karachi Affair and how it still haunting?

Karachi Affair refers to the commissions and kickbacks paid by France when it sold Agosta submarines to Pakistan and the May 8, 2002 terrorist attack in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. In 1994, France negotiated a deal to sell three Agosta-class submarines to P..

Naval Task Force-88

 Pakistan Navy has raised a dedicated Naval Task Force-88 for protection of CPEC and Gwadar Port. The task force would ensure security of Gwadar Port and CPEC in maritime domain.An International Maritime Conference on the China-Pakistan Economic ..

What was Berubri case?

 Along with some other disputes on the Western frontiers of India and Pakistan, the problems on the Eastern borders were largely due to the unnatural Radcliffe Boundary Award. Conflicts also arose due to the confusion about- the names of rivers or ..