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In the absence of proper governance, is Chief Justice Saqib Nisar Pakistan’s ‘saviour’?
Pakistanis are an opinionated people; from fruit vendors to domestic workers, all are as articulate in politics as any academic or...
2017 – The year of judicial actions
KARACHI: The year 2017 saw the superior judiciary – the Supreme Court (SC) and the high courts– taking up cases of public interest,...
Pakistan does not need more thieves, harassers or mobs – its police officers are doing the job for them
Recently, I came across a news article about senior police officers breaking down the door of a house in Rawalpindi to arrest a murder...
The freedom to make or amend constitutional laws is Pakistan’s fundamental flaw
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi recently remarked that Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution may be scrapped with the consultation...
Sindh govt, Rangers still at odds over policing powers extension
KARACHI/HYDERABAD: A day after the expiry of the tenure of Rangers’ special powers, the Pakistan Peoples Party-led provincial...
Rangers have mandate to operate in Karachi, not in whole province CM
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Tuesday moved to consolidate its position amid the ongoing debate on its strained relations with the...

In the absence of proper governance, is Chief... Pakistanis are an opinionated people; from fruit vendors to domestic workers, all...	2017 – The year of judicial actions KARACHI: The year 2017 saw the superior judiciary – the Supreme Court (SC) and the...
Pakistan does not need more thieves, harassers or... Recently, I came across a news article about senior police officers breaking down...	The freedom to make or amend constitutional laws... Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi recently remarked that Article 62(1)(f) of the...
Sindh govt, Rangers still at odds over policing... KARACHI/HYDERABAD: A day after the expiry of the tenure of Rangers’ special powers,...	Rangers have mandate to operate in Karachi, not... KARACHI: The Sindh government on Tuesday moved to consolidate its position amid the...
Qaim orders setting up of separate force for... KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah ordered on Sunday creating of a...	Army to monitor schools health centres in Fata PESHAWAR: As active combat operations are reaching their ultimate end, the Army has...
Law enforcers told to crack down on street... KARACHI: While taking notice of visible improvement in law and order in the province...	KP implemented anti-terror plan in letter and... PESHAWAR: Systematic implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) by Khyber...
PHC suspends death penalty awarded by military... PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday suspended the execution of a...	Shuja Khanzada murder: FIR filed against... RAWALPINDI: The Station House Officer (SHO) of Rangoo police station on Monday filed...
NAB arrests ex-DG FDMA and assistant on charges... PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday claimed the arrest...	Govt may punish those responsible for putting off... ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to take action against those responsible for...
Safoora attack points to growing LJ influence:... KARACHI: Investigators probing the first attack claimed in Pakistan by the Islamic...