By Zarrar Khuhro It is good to be Khadim Hussain Rizvi. His party, the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan has been going from strength to strength since it catapulted itself onto the national imagination in 2016, after leading a successful sit-in in Islamabad’s D Chowk in the wake of Mumtaz Qadri’s execution. As disturbing as it was for […]
By Umar Cheema ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan’s telephonic conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the subsequent controversy over their talking points has highlighted a chronic malpractice of our ruling elite: They don’t follow diplomatic protocols. Imran is not the first to breach the protocol by deciding to take a call of
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By Abbas Nasir The new information minister’s statement about his government’s desire to create a supra regulator to oversee all media and social media platforms will create misgivings at a number of levels. Fawad Chaudhry has said he wants to club together the role of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority and the Press Council
By Siraj Ulmulk The photos in this post are what I took yesterday (Aug 29, 2018) on the Lowari Pass travelling from Islamabad to Chitral. I would like to share my views mainly with my fb friends from Chitral. Anywhere in the world a tunnel will be built after a road on both sides to
By Zahiruddin The slogan of ‘Save Chitral, Save Pakistan’ is gaining momentum that has environmental connotation in its essence and is aimed at protecting the forests and peatlands by switching over to alternative sources for cooking and heating in homes. The slogan is the basis of a politically launched campaign by those having special penchant
