By Ishaal Zehra In the absence of Indian, Bangladesh and Nepal's finance secretaries, the 8th SAARC Finance Minister conference on 25 August 2016, stressed on robust collaboration for trade liberalisation and regional connectivity among member states. The finance secretaries unanimously elected Finance Secretary of Pakistan Dr Waqar Masood Khan as chairperson of the meeting to discuss the agenda of promotin ...

By Ali Sukhanver After Narendra Modi’s speech on August 15 this year, the severe reaction of brave people of Balochistan was neither unexpected nor strange. They were already in a state of rage and fury against the activities of R&AW in Balochistan and they no doubt hold Modi responsible for all such activities; Modi’s speech simply added fuel to fire. Unfortunately some Indian supported elements, very ...

By Rida Zaheer LONDON: Pakistan won fourth cricket test match by 10 wickets against England at Oval on Sunday and presented a gift to the nation on its 70 Independence Day. Pakistan were bowled out for 542 in reply to England’s first innings 328, a lead of 214 runs, at tea on the third day of the fourth Test at The Oval on Saturday. However, on last day England Team went to Pavilion for 253 all out (79.2 ov ...

By Ali Suhkhanver The recent terrorist attack in Quetta Hospital took lives of more than hundred innocent citizens and left so many seriously injured. The terrorists might be taking this attack as a successful episode but in the long run this brutality is going to get the people of Balochistan more united against every type of terrorism. The political leadership of Balochistan has openly said that this was ...

By Sajjad Shaukat The 14th August which is celebrated every year as the Independence Day, has come at a time when Pakistan is facing multiple threats of grave nature internally and externally, which are not only worrying all the citizens, and are creating divisions among the federal and provincial governments including political parties. As the government led by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif rejected the draf ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Pakistan on August 3, this year to participate in the 3-day conference of the interior ministers/home ministers and other delegates of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member states, held in Islamabad. Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit came at a time, when the tensions between Pakistan and India is running high in ...

By Sajjad Shauka tFrom time to time, controversy arises between Afghanistan and Pakistan when Afghan officials refused to recognize the Durand Line which is the 2640 kilometer long and porous border, situated between both the countries. The issue again came to the limelight on June 12, 2016 when Afghan security forces started unprovoked firing at Torkham border crossing, resulting in injuries to more than 1 ...

By Asif Haroon Raja After the mysterious death of Gen Ziaul Haq in a plane crash on August 17, 1988, the era of unstable democratic era commenced in which PPP and PML-N took turns. None could complete the mandated five years and each tenure ranged from two to two-and-half years. President Ghulam Ishaq and President Laghari used the axe of Article 58-2B, handed over to them by Gen Zia to fell the governments ...