governance

News Desk  Islamabad: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control on Wednesday took serious notice of a viral video controversy involving a woman identified as Anmol alias “Pinky” and sought detailed…

Shah Zaman Bhangar Karachi: For years, police “encounter” stories in Sindh have followed a familiar, almost mechanical, script. A patrol team signals a suspicious vehicle to stop.  The suspects open fire. A shootout follows. By…

News Desk  Islamabad: A new policy analysis by the Peace & Justice Network has reignited debate over the future of digital rights and online freedoms in Pakistan, urging the government to adopt a rights-based approach while reforming…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Beneath open skies and indifferent trees, they lie in rows — motorcycles upon motorcycles, rust settling where livelihoods once stood upright. This is not a scrapyard by design. It is a holding space, a…

News Desk  Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) on Monday intensified its anti-encroachment drive, removing illegal structures and sealing unauthorised commercial properties along High Court Road to ease traffic congestion…

News Desk  Sukkur: The authorities have registered copying cases against multiple candidates after 23 students were caught cheating during matriculation examinations at a government school under the Sukkur Education Board. The…

Sher Ahmed Durrani Islamabad: The proposition to reorganise Pakistan into twelve administrative provinces represents not merely a question of governance reform, but a profound interrogation of the state’s federal architecture. Framed…

Ahtesham Yousaf  Islamabad: The Federal Secretary for Communications, Ali Sher Mehsood, sharply criticized the performance of officers within his own department, Pakistan Post, describing their management as “incompetent” and warning…

APP Abbottabad: In an unprecedented administrative decision, the District Administration Abbottabad, under the directives of Deputy Commissioner Sarmad Saleem Akram, has issued a sweeping transfer and posting order affecting all 82…

News Desk  Islamabad: Women legislators in Pakistan’s National Assembly (NA) are reshaping the country’s legislative landscape, taking on a far broader policy role than commonly perceived, a new analysis reveals. Data released by Free…