General Elections 2018: No mechanism in sight for expats to vote
By Numan Khan
LAHORE: Despite repeated hue and cry about voting rights to overseas Pakistanis, voters living abroad will not be able to vote while being out of Pakistan in the upcoming General Elections 2018.
The...
Independent Living (IL) concept: A step towards an inclusive society
By Muhammad Arshad
LAHORE/Multan: My inability to move, to go outside or even to washroom by myself drew pity from people around me, except my parents. Because of this attitude I was under the...
“Democracy begins at home”— Intra-party elections in Pakistan
By Muhammad Faizan Ullah
LAHORE: Over the years intra-party elections in the mainstream political parties of Pakistan have proved merely a mock exercise with most of the parties under the control of either their founders...
The Senate Elections 2018: The number game and beyond
By Ali Jafri
LAHORE: The Senate Elections 2018 were arguably one of the most, if not the most, momentous senate elections in the history of Pakistan.
In its July 28, 2017 decision in the Panama Papers...
Senate Elections 2018 Results
Wondering which party grabbed most seats in March 03 Senate Elections? Here's a quick guide to see party position in each province/territory.
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The ugly business of human trafficking
By M. Shahid
Gujrat, PAKISTAN: In the recent boat sinking incident off the coast of Libya, Muhammad Enayet of Gujrat, has lost his eldest son and his son’s entire family including his wife, a five...
A lesson to learn: Adulteration no more an unchecked business in Punjab
By M. Shahid
LAHORE: A group of people is seen outside Daata Milk Shop located in Dharampura area at Allama Iqbal Road in Lahore Cantt. Its early morning of January 27 and they are...
Mushrooming of private schools in Punjab…..numbers and more
By Khalid Khattak
LAHORE: During the last ten years 41,638 new schools were established by private sector across the Punjab province while the provincial government could set up only 1,035 new public schools.
This comparative analysis...
Survey finds majority of journalists in the Arab world don’t use RTI/sunshine laws
By M. Naveed Alam
One can’t blame governments once there are Right to Information (RTI) or Freedom of Information (FOI) laws in place but journalists don’t exercise these laws to get hold of official information...

















