democracy

News Desk Peshawar: The minorities must be allowed to elect their representatives for national and provincial assemblies directly through general elections, and the counting of all the minorities’ population in the digital census of 2023…

News Desk Islamabad: As Pakistan grapples with the projected flood risks, swift and decisive action is imperative. By formulating a comprehensive plan encompassing climate adaptation and mitigation strategies, strengthening community…

Ishtiaq Ahmed There are many damaging aspects of the current political malaise in Pakistan but perhaps the most damaging is the loss of public faith in politicians and the political institutions- the supposed agents of democracy. The…

Muhammad Ajeeb London: One of the country’s biggest drawbacks is that it has for a long period been ruthlessly and mercilessly ruled by the connivance of feudals, wealthy families, senior bureaucrats, and army generals, who have inflated…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Rishi Sunak of the Indian ancestry is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Humza Yousaf of Pakistani descent has become the First Minister of Scotland and the leader of Scottish National Party, succeeding…

News Desk Lahore: The minority legislators made a pledge to fully support the bills setting up the minority rights commission and criminalising forced faith conversions in the legislative assembly. The Peoples Commission for…

News Desk Islamabad: Josh Malihabadi was a poet of revolutionary thought, a fearless and brave person. His words seem to teach us humanity. His fiery speech and thoughts used to make people determined to fight continuously. These…

News Desk Due to global environmental changes, the intensity of every type of weather is increasing worldwide. Due to environmental changes, many countries around the world are also facing large-scale natural disasters. Many countries…

Mohammed Ajeeb London: Yesterday when I was browsing through my archive I came across a quite lengthy article which was written by me about 10 years ago and published in the International Daily News London in two instalments. It…

Kamran Ali Peshawar: ‘Shadu and Melo’, these words have been heard a lot recently by every resident of Charsadda district and then by almost every Pakistani through the media. Both are names of animals in Pashto language. ‘Shado’ means…