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Inordinate delay in issuance of passports takes toll on citizens
ISLAMABAD: A large number of citizens have been running from pillar to post in Islamabad to procure their passports, some of which have been delayed ...
Anchorperson Imran Riaz released after Lahore court discharges him in fresh case
The Lahore police on Friday released anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan after a local court discharged him from a fresh case in which he was arrested ...
Khokhar-Sharif show in Lahore as ‘N’ announces tickets
LAHORE: The Sharif and Khokhar families got the lion’s share of tickets on the coveted National Assembly seats in Lahore as PML-N finally announced its ...
Army chief witnesses weapons firing at exercise
KARACHI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Syed Asim Munir was in Karachi on Friday where he witnessed firing of different Air Defence weapons ...
Resignation brings Justice Ijaz’s role in skyscraper to fore
• One Constitution Avenue embroiled in Rs17bn default scandal • CDA tells IHC flat allottees can’t seek court’s intervention to settle dispute with owner
Unlocking the opportunities for increased intra-BRICS trade
Unlocking the opportunities for increased intra-BRICS trade
When Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa, he remarked that “South Africa cannot be seen to be an island of prosperity in a sea ...
Shaping justice — tracing the evolution of rape laws in Pakistan
Shaping justice — tracing the evolution of rape laws in Pakistan
Rape, an abhorrent crime that flagrantly violates the fundamental rights of survivors, inflicts deep and lasting physical, emotional, and psychological trauma. Within Pakistan
The path forward
The path forward
The transition to a knowledge economy represents a paramount challenge and opportunity for nations around the world. In the case of Pakistan, this transition is ...
Elite capture is the main reason for Pakistan’s failing
Elite capture is the main reason for Pakistan’s failing
The dire warning by the World Bank that Pakistan is on the edge of a precipice with the country facing its worst and longest economic ...
Election challenges amid public despair
Even though the Election Commission of Pakistan has yet to announce a date for general elections, it has taken an important step toward it. Last ...
Palestine at war
FIFTY years since the last Arab-Israeli war, hostilities have once again broken out in Palestine. Hamas, the Palestinian group which rules Gaza, launched a Saturday ...
The price of delay
The price of delay
Now that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has made it clear that elections cannot be held in 90 days, as stipulated by the Constitution, ...