Allama Muhmmad Iqbal Words, without power, is mere philosophy.
Quaid-e-Azam Expect the best, Prepare for the worst...
Let me walk you through the haunts and daunts of I-8/3 crossroads Not a day goes by when there is not at least a single accident on the crossroads, where Sahabzada Abdul Qayyum Road intersects Mir Chaakar Khan Road at Western corner of I-8/3, Islamabad. Screeeeeeech……..! And bang. This is the sound I often hear […]
Humsafar, the most popular drama in the recent television history, came to an end, holding millions of people in its charismatic charm and suspense. Its craze knows no age-limit, proving by the Youtube video of two six-year-old kids arguing with each other about whether Sara was pretty or Ashar was a good person. After a […]
Opposition leader in the National Assembly (NA) and senior member of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that it would be considered as a deal with the government if the Pakistan People’s Party-led government extends the contract of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt General Ahmad Shuja Pasha for a […]
The Senate elections did take place despite all the rhetoric of conspiracy by the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). As expected, the party that stands victorious following the polls is undisputedly the same party. However, horse trading and culture of rigging was on rise in the polls. In quite an unexpected move, most of the […]
Shahbaz Bhatti was killed on March 2, 2011, which will be remembered in the history of Pakistan, particularly with regards to minorities. Bhatti, who held the portfolio of Federal Minister for Minorities, was killed in broad daylight in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. He was killed within two months Governor Punjab Salman Taseer’s assassination. The […]
The U.S. businessman also surprised the commission saying that he has authentic intelligence documents, which also carried the conversation between pilots of the American helicopters and officials of Pakistan Air Traffic control. “This conversation contained minute-by-minute details of the conversation between the pilots of the helicopters and the air traffic controllers from the time of […]
Mansoor Ijaz, the architect of the infamous memogate scandal, claimed on Thursday that he had helped former ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani by delivering his message to the then U.S. military chief because he had information about the possibility of a military coup in Pakistan after the killing of Osama bin Laden. During the […]
According to an estimate, only 0.5 million out of 180 million people, apart from salaried class, file any tax returns in the country. Unfortunately, the paid civil bureaucracy, the judiciary and our political parties have consent in making such a pathetic situation. Despite the country has been ruled by army, politicians and technocrats, no solid […]
We are living in a divided society and our divisions are often defined in corpses, bullets and blood. In some parts of the earth, diversity is a matter of pride and celebration but unfortunately not for us. The barbarian incident that took place at Karakoram Highway was not so unfamiliar. In quite a unique style […]
District Court Islamabad has acquitted Lal Masjad’s chief cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz in two separate cases of treason and threatening the government with a backlash of suicide attacks. Judicial Magistrate Kashif Qayyum Sheikh on Wednesday heard the cases against Mualana Abdul Aziz and gave verdict in his favor due to absence of solid proof against […]
In what appeared to be a quite unique example, a seventy-year old eunuch, Jamaila is a tutor of Holy Quran, teaching more than 450 children every day. She born in 1941 but hadn’t fit in at home or at school due to her physical differences. On finding an opportunity to run away, she left home […]
After many years of silence, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair took up the Air Marshal (Retd) Asghar Khan’s petition, which attracted much attention across the country. The case may embarrass certain political groups as well as security establishment but the petition before the SC […]
