Votes Of Lawmakers Switching Loyalties Not To Be Counted: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Pakistan, in a split 3-2 decision, has stated that in case of a vote in a ...
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Amid The Heat Wave Protesters Led By AWP Are Demanding Urgent Climate Action In Islamabad
Scores of progressive political workers, intellectuals, students, trade unionists and working class residents of the twin cities held a protest ...
Behold: The Forbidden City
Writing in the Atlantic, Lt Gen H.R. McMaster relates how President Xi Jinping gave President Donald Trump a history lesson ...
Why Did Saddam Choose To Fight The Gulf War In 2003?
On 9 April 2003, three weeks after the US forces had invaded Iraq, an armoured engineering vehicle of the US ...
AAP’s Victory in Indian Punjab: Points to Ponder For PTI In Pakistan
Recently the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) scored an astounding victory in the assembly elections of Indian Punjab, winning 92 out ...
In Memory Of Sara Suleri Goodyear
Sara Suleri Goodyear, nee Sara Suleri, one of four daughters born to Pakistan Times editor and journalist Z. A. Suleri, ...
In Sharp Focus: A No-Trust Motion And The Defection Clause
The provisions of Article 63-A are preventive rather than being punitive. Article 63A aims to restrict members of the Parliament ...
Passion Players: The Ebbs And Flows Of The PPP Jiyala
Jiyala (جیالہ) is an Urdu word meaning a passionate devotee. It is often associated with diehard supporters of the Pakistan ...
Turkey And The Fruitless Quest For A Monolithic Islamic Totality
It was 6:30 in the morning. I was having börek and Turkish tea, one sip a slice, for breakfast. The ...
Is It Wise For Developing Countries To Emulate China’s Model?
China has long been idolised by many countries in the developing world as a power that stands up for the ...
Bride Calls Off Wedding After Groom Slaps Her For Dancing With Cousin
A bride in Tamil Nadu, India ditched her husband after the groom-to-be slapped her for dancing with her male cousin ...
Back To The Future: A Five-Cornered Election Contest Reminds Punjab Of The 1980s In India
On Valentine’s Day this year, when lovers all over the world will exchange affection and greetings, voters in the Indian ...
The Muslim Woman At Hillary Clinton’s Side: Reading Huma Abedin’s Biography
Huma Abedin, a top aide to Hilary Clinton, relates the story, in her newly published memoir (Both/And; published by Simon ...
Captain, Comrade, Conspirator, Citizen: Zafar Ullah Poshni’s Vow of Loyalty
It so happened that I was reading the very readable WW2 memoir of Major Ishaq Muhammad on the 6th of ...
Charity Started By Mother Teresa Probed For ‘Forced Conversions’ In Modi’s Home State, Gujarat
A charity originally started by the late Mother Teresa is under investigation for “forced conversions” in the western state of ...
Balochistan MPAs Go ‘Missing’ As Provincial Lawmakers Take Refuge In Speaker’s Residence
Acting president of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) Zahoor Buledi has filed an application to the Inspector-General of Police in ...
The Seer Of China: Reading Lu Xun In Urdu, In The Centenary Year Of The CPC
Widely considered to be the father of modern Chinese literature, Lu Xun – born 140 years ago today – was ...
Juggler of Amritsar: Zaheer Kashmiri (1919-1994)
Hamen khabar hai ke hum hain charagh-e-akhir-e-shab Hamare baad andhera nahi ujala hai (We know that we are the lamp ...
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Miani Sahib: Resting Place Of Heroes
A portrayal of Lahore is incomplete without a...
Adnan Siddique Justifies Meeting With Nawaz Sharif, Says Not Joining PML-N
Responding to social media criticism of his meeting...