If there was one thing worth watching last week…
Roze TV isn't exactly a powerhouse and Nasir Rana, a CNN veteran who is a relatively new entrant to the talk show circuit, might...
The lady speaks
One appearance at a media seminar in the UK, one interview with Sunday Times, one piece with her own byline in The Guardian, one...
A province called Sindh
So one thing regarding the local elections, I feel I need to address.
What? Is it the way local elections are perceived in the country?...
Is Pakistan in denial about ISIS presence on its soil?
Or is the foreign office behind the curve as usual?
Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry recently categorically ruled out the possibility that the Islamic State...
Where do we go from here?
It’s not just discouraging – it’s dangerous
Ideas – good or bad -- are bulletproof. And if they can survive wars and airstrikes, clearly we’re...
Implications of the Paris attacks
Middle Easter conflicts and home-grown terror
The horrific terror attacks in Paris sent shock waves all around last Friday, as ISIS claimed the killing of...
Da’ish: Now you see it, now you don’t, in Pakistan
How the far-right sees this extreme-right phenomenon
Terror in Pakistan has an interesting and all too familiar starting point. It goes back to the days...
INTERVIEW: ‘Much still needs to be done’ –Dr Saeed Elahi, Chairman PRCS
By Mian Abrar and Hamid Wazir
Disaster response has improved a little, but that’s about all
Dr Saeed Elahi, presently Chairman of the Pakistan Red Crescent...
Jahangir’s quadrangle through the centuries
Keeping it alive
I was glad to see some good changes in the Lahore Fort as I entered Jahangir’s Quadrangle, which is at the backside...
A mark of the Mughal Empire — Mochi Gate
Wonder of wonders
Digging out stories of the Walled City of Lahore is a never ending task. Each brick, nook and corner holds the letterings...
Imran Khan expected to divorce PTI soon: sources
“This is a difficult time for both of them. Respect their privacy.”
Islamabad – Our U-turn Khan Correspondent: Famous cricketer and philanthropist Imran Khan is...
Iqbal Day teaches youth that there might be holiday on 9th of November, says...
Lahore – Our Iqbal Ka Shaheen: Saleem Ahmed, Director of the Iqbal Academy, while addressing an assembled crowd of college students, said that Iqbal...
Pervez Khattak expected to complete one full work-day by 2018
Peshawar – Our Sarkari Correspondent: Political economists at the Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad predict that the chief minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pervez Khattak, is finally...
Sheikh Rasheed: Always on, never right
A fortune teller. That is what Sheikh Rasheed would like to think of himself. The man to call when there is uncertainty about. The...
Chohan and his followers
Yes, there is plenty going on TV to merit a media column. And yes, we've already covered the PTI enfant terrible Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan already.
But...
Pakistan, IMF and additional taxes
A vicious cycle indeed!
Pakistan’s consent of raising additional Rs40 billion in tax revenue makes the common man cringe. Of course, there is hardly anything...
