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Balochistan’s black gold workers are forced to work under tough condition with government’s indifference. The miners toil in the mines...

The current debate around how judges should be appointed raises essentially political questions about whether judicial ‘primacy’ in appointments is...

Many Pakistanis – and the world at large – have been wondering how a religious group has been agitating for...

In 2013, Pakistan ranked 127 out of 179 countries in Transparency International’s “Corruption Index”. From 2014-2018 – the Nawaz Sharif...

Every man has his fault, and honesty is his. I ha' told him on't, but I could ne'er get him...

It all began with celebratory fireworks, couched in the vows to quickly turn things around because they were ‘clean,’ which...

This piece does not intend to give away any spoilers — at least not in the literal, or traditional, sense...

The process of registering people from Afghanistan as refugees has not started yet, which is causing problems for people entering...

معروف برطانوی اخبار ”دی گارڈین“ (The Guardian) کا نامہ نگار، بین ڈوہرٹے (Ben Doherty) 31 اگست کے شمارے میں بتاتا...

Pakistani officials at Chaman border have begun to bar Afghan nationals from entering the country without required documents, as illegal...

It was a grand show of whistling in the dark. Fear of being caught empty handed on performance scale had...

The following story is a tribute to all the women who were subjected to rape during wars -- especially during...

شکست خوردہ روسی افواج کے انخلاءکے بعد بننے والی مجاھدین کی حکومتیں ان عزائم کوعملی جامہ نہ پہناسکیں جو غیرملکی...

    As Pakistan celebrates its 75th birthday, it seems as if all the vulnerabilities---political, social, diplomatic and economic--- that...

The lack of respect for the rights of religious minorities is largely due to the virus of intolerance, writes Farhatullah...

اہل سرکار و دربار کے چہروں پر آسودگی اور بشاشت کی شفق بکھری ہوئی ہے۔ اونچے ایوانوں سے مبارک سلامت...

The situation in Afghanistan continues to evolve since I last wrote about Pakistan’s counterterrorism options two weeks ago. Friend and...

21 جون کو سرکارکی طرف سے پارلیمنٹ کے ایوان بالا (سینٹ) میں ایک بل پیش کیاگیا۔ اس بل کا نام...

انکشاف بھری کہانی، عرفان صدیقی کی زبانی۔ چھ فٹ سے نکلتا ہوا قد، بن مانس جیسے چوڑے شانے، لحیم شحیم،...

آج سے بیس برس پہلے کا ذکر ہے۔ جون کے آگ برساتے سورج کو مارگلہ کی پہاڑیوں کے پیچھے چھپے...

یہ کوئی سات برس قبل، اگست 2014ء کی ایک حبس زدہ صبح تھی۔ برسات کی نمی سے بوجھل ہوا ساکن...

علامہ اقبالؒ نے کہا تھا؎ سبب کچھ اور ہے تُو جس کو خود سمجھتا ہے زوال بندۂ مومن کا بے...