Last Tuesday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) sentenced additional district and sessions judge Raja Khurram Ali Khan and his wife Maheen Zafar to one year in prison for neglecting their 10-year-old......
In December 2016, Shahbaz Sharif declared (as he has many times before and since) that transparency and merit were the hallmarks of his government, and that the Punjab government’s zero tolerance for......
As they say, the second shoe finally fell for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). The disqualification of Nawaz Sharif is for life. That effectively means that the PML-N is in its post-Nawaz......
There is a lot to commend the Asim Abbasi-directed and Sanam Saeed and Aamina Sheikh-starring Cake for.There is its deftly constructed story, the varying strands of which creep up on you in an......
Broadening its tax base is perhaps the most significant economic challenge facing Pakistan. After 70 years of existence, the country has less than two million income tax filers, one of the lowest......
I have been to Sargodha many times. In fact multiple times in a year, throughout my childhood. This is where my family comes from — both maternal and paternal.Despite all my trips, however, I have......
The crowd at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore is at its feet, their hearts beating in a single, unified rhythm, and their eyes locked at the scenes unfolding before them.Only two people in the world......
Perhaps Sohni, the snow leopard who recently died at the Peshawar Zoo, had his fate sealed the day he was brought as a cub to Pakistan.The story that has now become a legend in the mountain resort of......
Recently, Sana Safinaz came under storm for their lawn photoshoot in Maasai, Kenya. The lawn campaign, shot at the Maasai Mara National Park of Kenya, was lambasted by many on the grounds that it was......
The global male-to-female sex ratio at birth is slightly in favour of boys than girls, but if both sexes receive similar nutrition and care, females have a higher chance of outliving their male......
Now that the Senate elections are out of the way, it is worth going over what exactly happened. For months, analysts had been making statements about what was about to unfold and finally it is......
It was arguably the most pulsating fixture in the short history of the Pakistan Super League.Lahore Qalandars required three off the last ball when Sohail Akhtar holed out to long-on, leading to......
The Sharjah Cricket Stadium has hosted some of the most riveting encounters over the years. And so it comes as no surprise that some of the most exhilarating moments of this year’s Pakistan Super......
I first met Jam Saqi in 1966. He was a senior student in Sindh University and I had just entered in my first year.First of all, I was struck by his name. Jam in Urdu is wine and saqi is the one who......
For all the goodwill they may have accumulated for their off-the-field activities, Lahore Qalandars are yet to make their mark on the field.They have one of the worst win percentages of all the T20......
