governance

Shah Zaman BhangarKarachi: 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 AwanIslamabad: 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 DurraniIslamabad: 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…

APPAbbottabad: 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…

News Desk Lahore: Punjab is betting big on artificial intelligence to transform governance, create jobs, and boost the economy. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved the province’s first comprehensive AI roadmap, aiming to…