Category: Editorial
The hashtag ‘Ahmedi’ has been trending in Pakistan again, after Attock Assistant Commissioner Jannat Hussain Nekokara was forced to apologise for speaking about equal treatment of minorities, including that of Ahmedis. This has led to another ...
In one of the more shocking stories to come out in the past few days is the 127 children that have tested positive for HIV. Sensing the gravity of the situation, international health organizations have ...
2018 was the bloodiest year in Kashmir's history with 324 people dead, including women and children. Analysts have predicted 2019 to be worst.
I left SICAS in the middle of my A1; I was forced to leave. I write this today not out of bitterness or hate (maybe just a little bit), but instead to help you make ...
On Monday, the Supreme Court formed a larger bench for the formation of Joint Investigation Team (JIT), to probe the Model town case. A two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib ...
If you’ve been out of the loop recently and don’t know what has been going on, then don’t worry. PG brings to you a summary of all that happened over the weekend. Faiz International Festival ...
A recent study reveals that Pakistan has one of the highest connectivity gap based on gender. Women do not have the same access to internet and digital devices as men do. Pakistan, like many others ...
Newly elected and for some, selected government, inherited an economy in crisis. Balance of payment, circular debt, rising imports and countless other issues were already there. In that case, new government had no choice, other ...
How Did it Happen? Tahir Dawar was working as the Superintendent of Police (SP) of rural Peshawar in 2018, when he went missing from the federal capital on 26th October. Dawar was in the capital ...
On Tuesday, spokesperson for the Foreign Office (FO) Dr. Mohammad Faisal confirmed that the Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi discussed Asia Bibi with his Canadian counterpart. This discussion comes after Asia Bibi was acquainted in ...
Punjab Government removes Umar Saif from the chairmanship of Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB). Dr. Umar Saif was appointed on the position in November 2011. Dr Saif said, no notification has been issued as of ...
November, 2018, experienced an end to the creator of many superheroes. The innovator of Marvel comics, Stan Lee, died at the age of 95. Leaving thousands of fans mourning the loss and bringing the comic ...
Last week thousands of Google employees walked out in protest against the out of court settlements of higher executives in accusations of sexual harassment. This forced Google to take notice and change policies on workplace ...
The known journalist, Urooj zia, who accused Faisal Edhi of sexual harassment, recently caused a storm on Pakistani Twitter. This time not as an immediate victim, but as a representative of anonymous victims. The accused, ...
تقریبا ایک ماہ پہلے ریاست نے زینب کے قاتل کو تختہ دار پر لٹکا دیا اور تمام ملک میں انصاف کی جیت کے گن گونجنے لگے۔ مگر سوال یہ پیدا ہوتا ہے کہ کیا ایک ...
ڈی جی نیب شہزاد سلیم (ریٹائرڈ میجر) نے اپنی تعلیم2002 میں الخیر یونیورسٹی سے مکمل کی اور ایچ ای سی سے2015 میں منظور ہوئ۔۔۔ایسا کہنا ہے نیب کا۔ ان کی صند پر جعلی ہونے کا ...
Today marks the 141st birthday of Muhammad Iqbal, the national poet of Pakistan, popularly know as “Poet of the East.” On 9th November people from all over the world pay respect to the great Iqbal, ...
The US president made news once again when he attacked a CNN reported at a press conference after the Mid term elections. The journalist, Jim Acosta, questioned the president on his statment on the Migrant ...
تازہ ترین خبر کے مطابق آسیہ بی بی کو ملتان سے اسلام آباد منتقل کیا گیا ہے۔ وفاقی حکومت نے آسیہ بی بی کے وطن چھوڑنے کی خبر مسترد کردی۔ اطلاعات کے مطابق ان کا ...
Yesterday, news reports of recently acquitted Asia Bibi being flown from the Multan’s women prison to an “unkown destination” was spread across social media. On Thursday, the Foreign Office Spokesperson, Dr Muhammad Faisal denied the ...
The USA is having its Mid-Term elections, which could potentially change the US political scenario quite drastically. The voter turn out is expected to be low as compared to the last Presidential election. Even though ...
The political climate in Sri Lanka has been particularly tense since President Maithripala Sirisena sacked the sitting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 26th and replaced him with Mahinda Rajapaksa – a two-time controversial former ...
According to a report submitted to the Supreme Court by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), several prominent government officials and politicians own “nameless” properties in Dubai. The list also includes the name of Imran Khan’s sister: ...
China is the undisputed world leader in Bitcoin mining and U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is getting concerned. The country currently controls over 70 percent of Bitcoin’s hashing-power. And, the fear is that it may ...
Recently in a tragic turn of events, the Pakistani government signed a contract with the TLP, who had caused nation wide unrest for 3 continuous days. Prior to this, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, in ...
As a group of men armed with wooden sticks (and one sword) fight for their right to create chaos and bring the country to a stand still, the government has decided to send a strong ...
Since the past 3 days, a vast number of roads in all the major cities of Pakistan have been blocked by the supporters of ultra Islamist parties such as Tehreek e Labaik Pakistan (TLP). The ...
ء2018 اکتوبر 8، کو عدالت عظمی پاکستان نے آسیہ بی بی توہین رسالت کیس کا فیصلہ محفوظ کیا۔ آسیہ بی بی پچھلے 9 سال سے اس مقدمے میں جیل کاٹ رہی تھی۔ 8 سال پہلے ...
On 8th October 2018, the Supreme Court of Pakistan decided the case of Asia Bibi, who was accused of Blasphemy and had been given a death sentence. The highest court in the country reserved the ...
Leaders from 18 counties will attend the up coming import expo in China’s business hub, Shanghai, next week. The Chinese government said leaders from Russia, Pakistan, Czech Republic, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Kenya, Lithuania, Panama, ...
Every year, Punjab experiences periods of low visibility due to fog in November and February for around 10 to 25 days. However, over the recent years, the situation has worsened considerably due to local and ...
پروین شاکر شاید اردو کی سب سے معروف شاعرہ ہیں، ان کی شاعری نے اردو ادب میں احساسات و جذبات کی نزاکت کی ایک نئی روح پھونکی۔ شاکر نے چھوٹی عمر سے ہی لکھنا شروع ...
Brazil’s political polarization increases as far right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the Presidential election by a majority of 55.2%, comfortably ahead of Fernando Haddad, the candidate of the centre-left Workers’ Party (PT), who had 44.8 ...
Avi Scharf, the editor of Israeli newspaper Haaretz, claimed in a tweet that a jet travelled to Islamabad from Tel Aviv, the Capital of Israel, and remained on ground in Islamabad for nearly 10 hours. ...
While Mamnoon Hussain was the acting president, two parties headed by Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, namely the Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) and the Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) were banned under the UN resolution. It has recently been reported ...
Raza Gillani is a familiar name in the Lahori activist circle. Recently, he uploaded a Facebook status which took the Debating Community by storm. Being a debater himself, he highlighted the discrimination that his former ...
عمران خان کا دورہ سعودی عرب رنگ لے آیا اور ڈوبتی پاکستانی معیشت کو تنکے کا سہارا مل گیا، سعودی عرب نے پاکستان کو چھ بلین ڈالر دینے کا فیصلہ کرلیا۔ مگر اس سعودی امداد ...
Punjab University has suspended 5 students for beating up a man who was sitting with his wife on campus. The student organisation Islami Jamiat e Taleba's has consistently policed morality on campus without any restriction ...
مغربی تہذیب میں فلسفے کی روایت بہت پرانی ہے، اس کا آغاز قدیم یونان سے ہوا۔ فلسفہ لفظ قدیم یونانی زبان کے الفاظ سے نکلا ہے، “فل” یعنی محبت یا مانوس اور “سوفیا” یعنی دانش ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to reveal the “naked truth” about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul — a “savagely planned” murder, as Ankara called it. He said ...
اردو اور مذہبی ادب کا تعلق بہت گہرا ہے، اردو عربی اور فارسی کے بعد اسلامی تحریرات کی سب سے زیادہ تعداد رکھنے والی زبان ہے۔ اکثر معروف ادبی کاموں میں اردو کی اس تاریخ ...
Monday the 22nd of October marked the reception of registration forms of the Naya Pakistan Housing programme introduced by PTI. The public responded to this very well as long queues were observed outside the registration ...
عمران خان نے وزارت عظمی کا منصب سنبھالتے ہی سعودی عرب سے باہمی تعلقات بہتر کرنے کی تگ و دو شروع کر دی۔ خفیہ ذرائع سے ہمیں معلوم ہوا ہے کہ عمران خان کے دورا ...
Recently Propergaanda wrote an article commending the Lums professor’s initiative to promote tolerance and rights of minority when he took his students to Rabwah to show solidarity and support to the Ahmedi Community. Since then, ...
Twenty men were tried this week for running a child grooming and prostitution gang in the northern England town of Huddersfield. The BBC reported earlier today that the men were convicted of more than ...
اگلے ہفتے وزیر اعظم عمران خان سعودی عرب کا دورہ کریں گے۔ اقتدار میں آئے ابھی پی ٹی آئی کو سو دن بھی نہیں ہوئے اور یہ عمران خان کا سعودی عرب کا اس دورانئے ...
Habib Jalib was a revolutionary poet, a politician, opposer of the martial law, an activist and a “poet of the masses.” Jalib died 25 years ago leaving behind a daughter who is now driving a ...
A historic city in India by the name Allahabad has been renamed as Prayagraj. More than one million people reportedly live in Allahabad located in Uttar Pradesh, where local Indian authorities have reported of the ...
Recently, the institute of LUMS and Prof. Taimur Rehman made news due to their goodwill visit to Rabwah, showing support and solidarity towards the Ahmediyya community. The visit was made by a student group named ...
With the inception of the dolphin squad and E-challans, it is clear that Punjab is looking to change the way the police has worked an is effectively trying to overturn the “Thaana Culture” as well. Another ...
It is true that your 20’s are the best time of your life, but they are also the most stressful. It is also during your 20’s that one develops serious problems such as depression, anxiety ...
In a plus one for the often obscure beauty of democracy in Pakistan, the Women’s Action Forum (WAF) has filed a reference against the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar. The reference against Justice ...
ستمبر 2015 میں ایک نورویجن ڈرامے نے تمام یورپی ممالک کے نوجوانوں کی توجہ اس طرح حاصل کی کہ ماضی کے تمام عداد بصارت کے رکارڈ توڑ دئیے۔ اس ایک ڈرامے کی ہداہتکارہ اور اداکاروں ...
ء 2015 میں جب چینی صدر نے پاکستان کا دورہ کیا تو ایک امید کی فضا پورے ملک میں پھیل گئی۔ بین الاقوامی میڈیا نے اسے خطے کے لیئے مثبت تبدیلی کا ایک کارنامہ قرار ...
In Sunday’s by-elections, PMLN surprisingly won from Lahore, taking over the coveted constituency of NA131. We asked ProperGaanda followers what they thought about it and here are our favourite responses for you to enjoy. A ...
ضمنی انتخابات 2018 کے نتائج کئی سیاسی ماہرین کی توقعات کے برعکس ہیں۔ لاہور اور بنو سے پی ٹی آئی کی شکست حکومت اور عوام کے مابین عدم اعتماد کی کہانی سناتی ہے۔ پنجاب میں ...
The by-elections yesterday yielded some interesting results all the while re-creating the fervent partisan atmosphere that the country was embroiled in during the General Elections just months ago. The by-elections were held in constituencies where ...
With an ambiguous nuclear policy, Pakistan has nevertheless consistently levelled with India’s nuclear posturing efforts. In its efforts to maintain Credible Minimum Deterrence, Pakistan currently leads in its stockpiling of nuclear warheads, according to an ...
Finance Minister, Asad Umar has said that Pakistan is ready to share details of the debt related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The decision to approach the IMF ...
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chief, Justice Javed Iqbal and Chief Justice Pakistan, Saqib Nisar have taken notice of and ordered action against the officials who brought Punjab University administration members to the court in handcuffs. Punjab ...
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has been operating on a comprehensive 100-day plan, which they introduced in May 2018, well before the General Elections. Since being sworn in on August 18, Imran Khan has had to face a ...
The #MeToo movement seems to have imploded in India since Tanushree Datta came forward with allegations against Nana Patekar. Since then, the movement has reminded the Pakistani audience the importance of speaking up against sexual ...
Just over 24 hours ago, Faisal Edhi, the son of Abdus Sattar Edhi became a part of the alleged culprits of harassment. Another well-known comedian, Junaid Akram also had claims made against him. In the ...
Something quite unexpected has surfaced in the capital of Sindh. A situation that has called into question the very sanity of our police personnel in Karachi. It is a state of affairs threatening to shake ...
A saga of the new age dealing with a ‘Mad Max Fury Road’ type reality is not very far off. The recent changes in climate have caused a billion people across the world to be ...
Yesterday the Dollar’s value appreciated by 9.75, raising it to an unprecedented high of 134, in interbank exchange. In the open market it stands at 137 against the Pakistani rupee. This sudden and drastic rise ...
Dr Umar Saif, Chairman Punjab Information Technology Board has said, “For me, entrepreneurship is a way to empower the youth of Pakistan, which is why I fight for it every single day! Remember you are ...
The government has taken a decision to get in touch with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to come up with a solution to Pakistan’s financial crisis. Finance Minister Asad Umar recently uploaded a video on ...
With cases like Dr Ford, Kevin Spacey, Tanushree Datta, Meesha Shafi and the likes, several renowned people have taken to social media and other platforms to voice their concern about the growing epidemic that is ...
Ex-premier and the very much still disqualified Nawaz Sharif is all set to resume political activity following the arrest of his little brother Shahbaz Sharif a few days ago. According to Dawn, Nawaz Sharif will ...
The US Senate has voted to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the supreme court, handing Donald Trump a major victory and America a bench expected to tilt to the right for the next generation. Amongst ...
PM Imran Khan recently went on his first official trip to Saudi Arabia, not only maintaining a long-standing friendship but also to discuss possible inclusion in CPEC. The fact that it won’t be happening anymore ...
2018 so far has not been the year of the Sharifs. Neither has 2017 for that matter. From Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification in 2017 to the consequent arrest and jailing of him and daughter Maryam Nawaz ...
An incident in Peshawar University has given rise to the occasional debate on the revival of student unions in Pakistan. Banned in 1984 under the Zia regime, student unions faced a state-sponsored crackdown and one of the ...
The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has dismissed Jahangir Khan Tareen’s review petition, filed by him after being disqualified for life alongside former premier Nawaz Sharif. Tareen was found to be dishonest under article 62(1)(f) ...
The Beaconhouse School System in Pakistan is under fire – a Twitter fire that is. Why? Because the Twitterati has taken offense to the content of Pakistan Studies course being taught at their institutions under ...
The high-profile Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S) Chief Maulana Samiul Haq was recently summoned by a delegation from Afghanistan to play his role in resolving the Afghan issue. The delegation included President Ashraf Ghani, religious leaders, Afghani ...
“It was the laughing, she said, that she couldn’t forget.” Christine Blasey Ford in her testimony to the United States Senate gave her statements concerning the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. She stated these words in ...
Lauded in Literature and Popular Media in equal measure, Qandeel Baloch has been reduced to an effigy or an idea of her original self. Saba Qamar’s depiction of the late social media seductress in her ...
Since the #MeToo campaign, women all over the world have either taken to social media platforms or the court to reveal their stories in hopes of justice. Though no narrative can be deemed insignificant in ...
The first lady of Pakistan gave her first interview to Hum News a day ago. Anchored by Nadeem Malik, the interview saw Bushra Bibi discuss a wide range of things including the PM Imran Khan’s ...
Recently Nike amplified its public image in the eyes of the left by employing Colin Kaepernick for its new ad campaign. Colin himself has been undeterred by his early and undeserved retirement from the NFL. ...
A disturbing video posted by Al Jazeera shows how social conditions of fear-mongering and religious bigotry on the other side of the Pakistan-India border aren’t much different. The video shows a police officer recording inside ...
Earlier this month, newly appointed PM Imran Khan stated that Bengali and Afghani refugees born in Pakistan should be given citizenship. This spurred a debate within the assembly, with particular opposition from PPP. PM Khan’s ...
September 11th marked another disturbing event for a woman in Islamabad who was beaten and raped by the male domestic within the confines of her house. The attacker, Assad was handed over to the police ...
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met with United States President Donald Trump in New York yesterday, where the diplomat is representing Pakistan at the 73rd UN General Assembly session. According to reports, the meeting ...
The 13th president of Pakistan Arif Alvi has recently raised ire for his extensive security protocol while traveling in Karachi. Although he himself seemed to feel bad about the unfortunate turn of events which lead ...
Shireen Mazari who is a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf and the recently appointed Federal Minister for Human Rights is often under fire for her daughter’s tweets. Iman Mazari, her daughter has been very openly ...
Journalist Cyril Almeida has found himself in grave trouble with the authorities in regards to an impending case of treason against him. According to a tweet he put out last night, he has been placed ...
The escalation of India Pakistan relations in the last 32 hours has had everyone on edge. There has been another development following a crossfire of disturbing diplomatic exchanges between both the civil governments and the ...
The federal government of Pakistan has a total of 649,176 endorsed posts. Out of these almost 6 percent are occupied by women and a mere 2.8 by minorities. The remaining are yet vacant. It has ...
It’s been a rocky 24 hours for diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan. Since the Modi government backtracked on an intended meeting between Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and India’s Sushma Swaraj on the ...
Dissent is patriotic. It is a phrase that has become synonymous with all the resistance movements such as the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement, which demands better of the establishment. It has also come to denote the ...
Citing “unclean intentions” on Pakistan’s side as the reason, Minister of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, has confirmed the cancellation of talks between India and Pakistan’s foreign ministers on the sidelines of the United ...
Although the Taseer family is famously known for their late father’s futile crusade against the blasphemy laws of the country. They have recently been in the limelight for far more insidious reasons. A civil judge ...
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and one that represents a sense of loss and mourning and not celebration. Muharram marks the historical Karbala that took place in 680AD. Several prominent primitive ...
In a twist of events, which were somewhat speculatively expected, father-daughter duo Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz have been released from Adiala Jail. The Islamabad High Court suspended the years-long sentences a day ago – ...
The jail sentences issues on Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Mohammad Safdar in the Avenfield corruption Case have been rendered null and void by the Islamabad High Court. The Sharif’s made their appeal against the ...
It has been almost a month since Imran Khan was sworn in as Prime Minister of Naya Pakistan and the premier has done little to undo his image as a master of backtracking from what ...
Key encryption is at the heart of cryptocurrency. It’s even in the name–the crypto part of cryptocurrency. Interest in digital currency is at an all-time high, so by now, even the most casual Bitcoin investor can probably talk ...
English cricketer and all-rounder Moeen Ali recently claimed that he was referred to as Osama back in 2015 by a fellow cricketer from the Australian team. Since this statement was released recently in Ali’s new ...
Prime Minister Imran has vowed to give citizenship to thousands of Afghan refugees born in Pakistan. Khan believes that the inability of previous governments to grant refugees citizenship is what forced them to resort to ...
A 22-year-old woman recently approached the Supreme Court making a request that is unheard of. Tatheer Fatima expressed her desire to replace her father’s name with her mothers on 13th September. Fatima claimed that having ...
Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick, the man behind the renowned red and black print of Che Guevara has graphically immortalized the image of a 17-year-old west bank activist Ahed Tamimi who is fiercely engaged in the ...
Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic Calendar and is observed by Muslims across the globe. This particular month holds a lot of significance for Muslims and of all sects all over the world. Apart ...
Hamza Ali Abbasi has once again struck a chord amongst his pseudo-liberal fan base by stating how the late Kulsoom Nawaz’s passing away shouldn’t be manipulated to ‘gain sympathy for Nawaz & Maryam or for ...
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is has tightened its reigns with the anti-encroachment drive against illegal dwellings and buildings in Pakistan. Just a day ago, this the Enforcement Directorate and the Municipal Administration Directorates (DMA) ...
Former First Lady Kulsoom Nawaz passed away on September 11th, 2018. Soon after, the government announced the release of her husband and daughter, Nawaz Sharif, Capt. Safdar and Maryam from the Adiala Jail. The inmates ...
Nawaz Sharif’s wife, Maryam Nawaz’s mother and former thrice made first lady of Pakistan Kulsoom Nawaz breathed her last in her London on September 11th, 2018. Her husband and daughter, Nawaz and Maryam, have been ...
For a while now several renowned individuals in the department of Pakistani politics and media have pledged sums to assist Prime Minister Imran Khan in building the Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand dams. A whopping sum ...
In the wee hours of the morning, Prime Minister Imran Khan was rushed to the nearest hospital via a helicopter. Rest assured, Fawad Chaurdhary – a man known to stick to his word through thick and ...
Moments ago it was announced that the PTI government required Princeton University graduate and member of the Economic Advisory Council, Atif R. Mian to step down. The news was announced on social media by PTI ...
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government on Tuesday defended a leading international academic appointed by Prime Minister Imran Khan to the Economic Advisory Council (EAC), saying that Pakistan “belongs to minorities as much as it belongs to ...
Awami Workers Party – claiming to be a ‘party of workers, peasants, women, students and marginalized groups fighting for a democratic and socialist society’ – has recently launched an initiative to build a political school ...
One very powerful mullah, a hellishly determined Dutch politician, and a just-sworn-in Prime Minister still learning the ropes – put them together, and you have a riot on the streets of Pakistan as well as ...
Lahore is the rich cultural hub of Pakistan for a very distinct reason. The variation and diversity of cuisine available in this vibrant city is something that keeps both tourists and locals excited for something ...
The recent helicopter controversy, emerging right on the heels of the Khawar Maneka vs. DPO Pakpattan incident, has kicked off another round of debate on social media. It is not only a question of CM ...
It has recently been reported that war veteran Maqbool Hussain passed away yesterday at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Attock. His loss is being mourned as that of a true hero who sacrificed everything ...
The delicate peace in Miran Shah seems to be unraveling – and at the heart of this troublesome conflict lies a disagreement between the military and the residents of the region on what happened, and ...
Ever so often in the rut of the chaotic world where men are being shot, girls raped, and children abused and abandoned, one’s faith in humanity is restored. A couple in Karachi lost a wallet ...
The government of Imran Khan has been out and about introducing new laws that pretty much hinder the VIP movement of several officials. Unlike before they are not allowed to live up to various luxuries ...
Pakistanis are in a frenzy over a Dutch contest with blasphemous connotations for the Muslim world. Even Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken notice of the derrogatory contest, which defames Islam and the Prophet (SAW). ...
A comedian from Karachi, Natalia Gul Jilani’s recent act has angered Sindhi’s all across after performing a set that mocked and talked about the quirks of the community. Sindhi’s have responded rather aggressively calling it ...
154 in 2016, 146 in 2017, and 48 till April of this year – that’s how many people have been publicly beheaded in Saudi Arabia over the past two years. And no one seems prepared ...
In an interesting foreign relations development, Saudi Arabia has expressed solidarity with Pakistan for the implementation of a prosperous Naya Pakistan. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Tuesday evening met Chief of Army Staff ...
Mohammad Jibran Nasir is one of those very few people who are on the right side of patriotism and nationalism. The lawyer recently ran in the elections as well to prove that any ordinary citizen ...
Eid ul Azha’s first day has come to an end. Amidst the flowing rivers of blood and the frenzy of entertaining people with countless daawats, several moments during the day highlighted the real spirit of ...
CSC Empowerment and Inclusion Programme (CEIP) works towards bringing about economic empowerment to deprived communities that have traditionally been denied access to adequate means of reducing poverty. CEIP recently launched their TRANSition project with partners; ...
We thought Bilawal Bhutto’s first speech in the National Assembly, which is now being called a historic one on his part, calls for a bit of retrospection. Is it something in the Bhutto genes? Were ...
Academic and youth activist Ammar Ali Jan took to Facebook to reveal the following details about his friend Sanaullah Aman’s missing family in Sindh. Ammar Ali Jan has given us some serious food for thought ...
Shah Hussain is Khadija Siddique’s alleged attacker who approached and stabbed her 23 times in broad daylight. This led to an extensive case in court that led to his eventual acquittal by a verdict of ...
Imran Khan has been sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan. The ceremony began shortly after 10 AM on Saturday morning and was hosted at the Aiwan-i-Sadr. While Imran Khan’s own two sons ...
A lot of people took the news of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s passing away pretty hard. Compared to Bhishma Pitamah, a hero from one of the tales in the all-important Mahabharata texts, it seems he was ...
A video showing PTI lawmaker Dr.Imran Ali Shah beating up a citizen in Karachi quickly went viral on social media a day ago. The party issued a show-cause notice to Shah yesterday, urging him to ...
The words ‘ Quaid-i-Azam’ when said aloud already bring goosebumps to people skin. The fact that he was such an inspirational leader and an even better role model for Pakistanis and Muslims around the world ...
Monday’s National Assembly session – the 15th one to date – is being cited as the ‘dawn’ of Naya Pakistan by many on social media. The event was highly publicized and tweeted about throughout the ...
Getting Pakistan to the relatively stable state that it’s in today has been an arduous series of unfortunate events. This independent, democratic state is the result of a lot of bloodshed and sacrifices made on ...
While the election fever wears down at home and we prepare ourselves for Imran Khan’s oath-taking ceremony, we cast our eye around the world, bringing you the top international news stories from this past week. ...
Kamran Bangash is a 30-year-old doctor with a vociferous urge to be of social service. Bangash was fielded as a candidate for PK-77 in Peshawar; he competed against 14 other members. He stepped into the ...
Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz were affirmatively arrested a few hours ago at Islamabad Airport. Amidst great political tension and speculations, the emotional vulnerabilities of a father, daughter, and their entire family were publicly ...
A recent court hearing declared Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz guilty in the Avenfield reference leading to 10 and 7 years of imprisonment respectively. To accept their fate, the two are meant to arrive at ...
Ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz are set to arrive in Pakistan later today to face the music. The father-daughter duo are both facing jail time of 10 and 7 years respectively in ...
If you Google the word ‘lota’ an image of around and stout vessel will crop up. This vessel is largely unknown in western cultures but has deep-seated roots in ours. The term ‘lota’ is also ...
PML-N’s Khawaja Asif and PTI’s Usman Dar are going to be competing for the NA-73 constituency of Sialkot. With the former recovering from a recent disqualification and the latter hailing from an important political background ...
An ex-prime minister and his daughter who have been sentenced to ten and seven years’ imprisonment, respectively, on corruption charges. They think they deserve better treatment than the middle and lower class prisoners who have ...
A very close call is expected in NA 60 as Awami Muslim League’s Sheikh Rasheed and PML-N’s Hanif Abbasi go neck and neck in their respective polls. Sheikh Rasheed Party – Awami Muslim League AML ...
Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz will land in Lahore on Friday 13th July, 2018. Initially, the father and daughter duo were supposed to land in Islamabad, after which they would be transported to Adiala Jail ...
The shocking news of a blast in Peshawar at an Awami National Party (ANP) broke a few hours ago via Twitter. It reportedly took place in the heart of the city, in the Yakatoot area. ...
The toughest competition for the running of NA-57 – Murree is between Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Sadaqat Abbasi. Here is a quick rundown of their political histories and mandates so each an every voter can ...
Careem’s latest election-themed advertising has not only resulted in harsh reprimands on social media but also a rising inclination towards its competitor Uber. Its apology tweet two days ago has not satisfied the public. People are ...
About ten days ago, videos which showed Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Maneka paying their respects at the shrine of Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar in Pakpattan went viral. This sparked debates on social media, with ...
Jibran Nasir was born on February 10th 1987 in Karachi. At age 31 he is an activist, an advocate and has made a decent name for himself as a blogger. However, in 2018 he is ...
Elections are just around the corner. The days preceding the 25th of the July are tensing up. Almost every day brings news regarding disqualifications. The recent judgment by the accountability court has rendered Mariyam Nawaz ...
The verdict announced yesterday has been a hard-fought battle for all parties involved. It was an on-going struggle since October of last year when the Avenfield reference was put forth by the National Accountability Bureau ...
With the elections nearly less than a month away, every political leader across the nation has been putting forth a series of their proposals. At one end, despite being dismissed from the running, the Sharif ...
Pakistan’s water crisis is no surprise. Recent research and stats declared that water reserves stand at 0.220 million acres feet. As a result of this both Sindh and Punjab are expected to face up to ...
Having served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2014 and President since 2014, Turkish politician Recep Tayyip Erdogan has now once again won the presidency by a 53% vote. There was considerable opposition from one of ...
DG ISPR, Major General Asif Ghafoor recently delivered a speech highlighting a few outstanding issues; these included Pak-India relations, talks with Afghanistan, concerns regarding social media, and the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). DG ISPR addresses ...
IK: the initials unbeknown to none. The initials represent the complacent bearing and exuding the confidence of a face that gives permanence to a hope that is nearly extinguished. The hope of Naya Pakistan. The ...
Nida is a 15 year old, who lives in Omar Colony in Karachi with her father, sister, and little brother. She has been taught by her father to ride a motorcycle, a truck, and a ...
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research analysis division of The Economist Group, has made several predictions about the political atmosphere of Pakistan following the general elections. The main prediction perhaps won’t sit well with opposition ...
With general elections coming up on July 25th of this year, a caretaker government needs to be put in place to carry on administrating the country during the transitionary period. Decisions regarding this need to ...
Retired Lieutenant General, Asad Durrani and Amarjit Singh Dulat have recently published a book that seemingly reveals all. Whether it is the surgical strikes or the very precarious India-Pakistan relationship, Durrani who headed the ISI ...
How it all Started We live in a time where Pakistan struggles hard, to keep up with its image projected by social and television media. If it isn’t our politics, it is our entertainment industry. ...
IK: the initials unbeknown to none. The initials represent the complacent bearing and exuding the confidence of a face that gives permanence to a hope that is nearly extinguished. The hope of Naya Pakistan. The ...
In a show of a religious extremism, an area of worship for the Ahmadi minority in Sialkot was recently demolished. On Thursday, the representative of the Ahmadi community voiced his condemnation of this nonsensical act. ...
The National Assembly passed a bill today to pave the way for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to be merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). This is a feat for Pakistan Tehreek -i- Insaf, who ...
A day ago, PTI held a special event to announce its ‘100 Days Agenda’ should the party come to power after the general elections. And within 24 hours, the opposition parties and their supporters have gone ...
The Press Council of Pakistan has recently served a notice to the editors at Dawn, claiming a violation of the Ethical Code of Conduct. Their claim is based on a published interview of Nawaz Sharif ...
Amidst great anticipation, Imran Khan has unveiled a strategic agenda for PTI’s first 100 days should the party succeed in the upcoming general elections. As political parties gear up a for a grueling few months, PTI has ...
The series of Palestinian protests that began on March 30 have up till now resulted in a total of 118 civilian deaths, including 15 children. However, the worst carnage was seen this past Monday, when ...
Born in Sarwakai in 1992, the figure of Manzoor Ahmed Pashteen is a 26-year-old product of the US-led war on terror. Not only did he live in a country where the word “Taliban” was gaining ...
The Pashtun Long March reached Karachi despite immense opposition and various attempts in stopping the leader, Manzoor Pashteen, from reaching the venue. The Pashtun’s have been rallying for their civil rights for a long time ...
Previously part of PML-N, several lawmakers who formed the Junoobi Punjab Suba Mahaz (JPSM), officially merged into the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) yesterday. They will now contest the 2018 general elections under the PTI banner. JPSM ...
In the latest news from the hub of jalsas i.e. Pakistan, there has been a clash between PPP and PTI over their venue for the upcoming rallies on May 12. Both parties had announced to ...
Her life, post Mohammad Ali Jinnah Fatima Jinnah was a woman of high stature. Being the sister of the convener of Pakistan, she possessed great nobility. She served political and moral support to her brother. ...
The assassination attempt on Interior Minister, Ahsan Iqbal, has created an air of tension right before the general elections. Ahsan Iqbal was shot and wounded in his left shoulder in Narowal, Punjab. He was attending ...
After PTI and PML-N’s massive rallies, PPP has also come out with their first power charged show in the shape of their Quetta jalsa. The Pakistan People’s Party held its rally in Balochistan, the long-neglected ...
The National Assembly yesterday unanimously agreed to pass a resolution seeking to rename the Quaid-e-Azam University’s Abdus Salam Centre. The idea was proposed by Capt. Safdar, the same man who went on a tirade against ...
PPP leader Bilawal Bhutto has begun to take a very pro rights-for-all stance, with a special focus on labor rights. He stresses that the party has, in fact, a legacy of not only following but also ...
If you’re not a registered voter; if you don’t understand what that statement meant; then you’ve found yourself clicking the right button. As we all know the much anticipated elections of 2018 are upon us. ...
PML-N’s Rana Sanaullah is once again in the public eye for all the wrong reasons. Sanaullah currently faces intense criticism over his questionable remarks on the women present at the PTI jalsa earlier this week. ...
We live in a world where human beings of a certain race drop dead like flies if another from a different race decides to declare them unworthy. The disparity between races is a brawl being ...
Just two days following PTI’s massive jalsa at Minar-e-Pakistan, PML-N held their own grand show in Sahiwal yesterday. With political players getting ready for the battle of the jalsas in anticipation of the upcoming general ...
As Labour Day came to a close, my friend and I kicked back and relaxed. We shared a joint and discussed Ashraf, who made his own special rolling paper at home and had been making ...
In the heart of Punjab is where the supporters of Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf met on April 29th 2018. The election year is a big deal across the globe. This is especially true in Pakistan, where ...
There is no denying that we live in a world where everyone is connected in one way or another. On one hand, this connection has done revolutionary wonders for the world. But on the other ...
In a grand show of political zealousness, PTI had a successful Jalsa at Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore. In what is being called a big power show before the elections, Imran Khan gave a powerful speech about the ...
Pakistan’s government is no stranger to crass decisions made in ludicrous manners. This is especially true when a party’s power is under threat. Similar was the case when the budget for 2018-2019 was announced, merely ...
Born in 1956; an actress, an activist, a producer, a screenwriter, and an advocate of peace, Madeeha Gauhar was an empire on her own. At the age 0f 27, she established the renowned Ajoka Theatre. She ...
The outgoing government that has about a month left in its tenure, announced the sixth full-term budget for the fiscal year 2018-19. In an unprecedented turn of events, a new Finance Minister, Miftah Ismail was ...
PML-N was served another blow with foreign minister Khawaja Asif being disqualified as a parliament member by a special three-member bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) today. The bench maintained that Khawaja Asif has ...
Acid attacks have become a plague. Pakistan is no stranger to its populace being subjected to personal and physical affliction of injuries. Being especially true in terms of marriage debacles that exist amongst the proletariats. ...
News has surfaced that Karachi will soon lose Do Darya to upscale developments by Defence Housing Authority (DHA). Do Darya is a food street along Karachi’s coastline. It is a means of local entertainment, as ...
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) continues to face a media blackout. Amidst the state’s fear of it potentially carrying an anti-Pakistan and Pashtun nationalist message, a new wave of crackdown has begun with state organs ...
In the latest development in possible decisions that impact General Elections 2018, Imran Khan announced that PTI has taken action against 20 party MPA’s. Khan accused them of “participating in horsetrading” by “selling their votes” ...
Author: Manaal Farooqi When the news of the Pashtun Long March began to permeate through Pakistan, reactions from the military, state and media confirmed what Pashtuns already knew: their suffering was not seen nor heard ...
The decision to appoint a caretaker government was announced in January of this year. Deliberations began in March and several names have been thrown into the mix. These include candidates for a caretaker Prime Minister, ...
In a cruel twist of fate the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CIED) has disappeared itself. While it was not bundled into an unmarked car by men in civilian clothing with surprising tactical coordination, ...
Ammar Ali Jan, a progressive academic and youth activist, announced that he was fired from Punjab University on Friday. He detailed the reasons for being fired in a social media post, which quickly went viral. ...
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