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Make Islamabad a Province
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Make Islamabad a Province

Asif Mahmood The Chief Commissioner of Islamabad exercises the powers of a provincial government. So would it not be better to make Islamabad a province and have an elected Chief…

Make Islamabad a Province

Make Islamabad a Province

Aug 24, 2026
Asif Mahmood The Chief Commissioner of Islamabad exercises the powers of a provincial government. So would it not be better to make Islamabad a province and have an elected Chief Minister here? The official website of the Islamabad Administration te…
Pakistan PM calls for beneficial Ramadan relief package

Pakistan PM calls for beneficial Ramadan relief package

Jan 17, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities develop a beneficial Ramadan package to reach the maximum number of Pakistanis and instructed disbursement of financial assistance through digital wallets, Sharif’s office said…
Visa delays and the human cost of uncertainty

Visa delays and the human cost of uncertainty

Jan 16, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi “We hope routine processing of immigrant visas will resume soon,” Andrabi said--an expression of optimism that resonates far beyond bureaucratic corridors. Behind this measured statement lies a deeper story of families separated, o…
Afghnaistan’s War Economy and the Mineral

Afghnaistan’s War Economy and the Mineral

Jan 15, 2026
Asif Mahmood  Some reports do more than inform. They unsettle. Recent disclosures made in Lahore by Mufti Abdul Rahim of Jamia Rasheed, coupled with emerging accounts on Afghanistan’s war economy, fall squarely into that category. They force the r…
Sohail Afridi in the Dock?

Sohail Afridi in the Dock?

Jan 14, 2026
Asif Mahmood The latest development is that the Punjab Forensic Science Laboratory has completed its verification report on video footage related to the May 9 incidents in Peshawar. The report confirms that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afri…
When Criminal Procedure Fails Public Trust

When Criminal Procedure Fails Public Trust

Jan 13, 2026
By: Dr. Abdul Ghani Justice is supposed to protect society while safeguarding individual liberty, but when criminal procedure stops serving this delicate balance, it begins to undermine public confidence in the law itself. A criminal justice system der…
India’s Ties With Bangladesh Fray asElections Loom

India’s Ties With Bangladesh Fray asElections Loom

Jan 13, 2026
Mujib Mashal and Saif HasnatJan 11, 2025 It began with messy political finger pointing, before quickly escalating into diplomatic and trade fallout. Then, over the past week, two nations turned their spat into what could amount to a sports boycott of e…
Trumpism or International Law? 

Trumpism or International Law? 

Jan 12, 2026
Asif Mahmood  Can the president of Venezuela be tried in the United States, before an American court, under American law? The International Court of Justice answered this question clearly in 2002. The answer is no. A sitting president of one state…
Turning stability into transformation
August 24, 2026 Editorial

Turning stability into transformation

Pakistan’s economy appears to be entering…

National Under-19 Women’s Cricket Tournament, Invisibles defeated Strikers
August 23, 2026 Sports

National Under-19 Women’s Cricket Tournament, Invisibles defeated Strikers

In the ongoing National Under-19 Women’s…

21 former captains from around the world write to the Prime Minister, making a big demand regarding Imran Khan
August 23, 2026 Latest News | Sports

21 former captains from around the world write to the Prime Minister, making a big demand regarding Imran Khan

21 former Test and international captains…

SIFC’s regulatory reforms, significant progress towards business facilitation and investment promotion
August 23, 2026 Business | Latest News

SIFC’s regulatory reforms, significant progress towards business facilitation and investment promotion

ISLAMABAD: On the directions of the…

Sardar Khan Niazi

(Tamgh-i-Imtaiz) Journalist, Business Leader, Entrepreneur

A new triangle in regional security

A new triangle in regional security

Jan 18, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi At one level, cooperation among Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia is hardly new. Bilateral military ties already exist across all three axes: Pakistan and Turkey have a long history of defense collaboration; Islamabad and Riyadh sh…
Pakistan PM calls for beneficial Ramadan relief package

Pakistan PM calls for beneficial Ramadan relief package

Jan 17, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities develop a beneficial Ramadan package to reach the maximum number of Pakistanis and instructed disbursement of financial assistance through digital wallets, Sharif’s office said…
Visa delays and the human cost of uncertainty

Visa delays and the human cost of uncertainty

Jan 16, 2026
By Sardar Khan Niazi “We hope routine processing of immigrant visas will resume soon,” Andrabi said--an expression of optimism that resonates far beyond bureaucratic corridors. Behind this measured statement lies a deeper story of families separated, o…
Afghnaistan’s War Economy and the Mineral

Afghnaistan’s War Economy and the Mineral

Jan 15, 2026
Asif Mahmood  Some reports do more than inform. They unsettle. Recent disclosures made in Lahore by Mufti Abdul Rahim of Jamia Rasheed, coupled with emerging accounts on Afghanistan’s war economy, fall squarely into that category. They force the r…
Sohail Afridi in the Dock?

Sohail Afridi in the Dock?

Jan 14, 2026
Asif Mahmood The latest development is that the Punjab Forensic Science Laboratory has completed its verification report on video footage related to the May 9 incidents in Peshawar. The report confirms that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afri…
When Criminal Procedure Fails Public Trust

When Criminal Procedure Fails Public Trust

Jan 13, 2026
By: Dr. Abdul Ghani Justice is supposed to protect society while safeguarding individual liberty, but when criminal procedure stops serving this delicate balance, it begins to undermine public confidence in the law itself. A criminal justice system der…
India’s Ties With Bangladesh Fray asElections Loom

India’s Ties With Bangladesh Fray asElections Loom

Jan 13, 2026
Mujib Mashal and Saif HasnatJan 11, 2025 It began with messy political finger pointing, before quickly escalating into diplomatic and trade fallout. Then, over the past week, two nations turned their spat into what could amount to a sports boycott of e…
Turning stability into transformation
August 24, 2026 Editorial

Turning stability into transformation

Pakistan’s economy appears to be entering…

National Under-19 Women’s Cricket Tournament, Invisibles defeated Strikers
August 23, 2026 Sports

National Under-19 Women’s Cricket Tournament, Invisibles defeated Strikers

In the ongoing National Under-19 Women’s…

21 former captains from around the world write to the Prime Minister, making a big demand regarding Imran Khan
August 23, 2026 Latest News | Sports

21 former captains from around the world write to the Prime Minister, making a big demand regarding Imran Khan

21 former Test and international captains…

SIFC’s regulatory reforms, significant progress towards business facilitation and investment promotion
August 23, 2026 Business | Latest News

SIFC’s regulatory reforms, significant progress towards business facilitation and investment promotion

ISLAMABAD: On the directions of the…

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