governance

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched its first-ever Bug Bounty Challenge 2026, a nationwide initiative aimed at fortifying the country’s digital ID infrastructure while…

Nadeem TanoliIslamabad: A serious academic scandal has emerged at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), with PhD scholars accusing the administration of illegally enrolling them in violation of national regulations, leaving their degrees…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: Under the dim glow of streetlights in Rawalpindi, treated water spreads across broken asphalt, carrying debris while homes nearby remain thirsty.Children play barefoot in the shallow streams, unaware of…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: It is not speeding, not jumping a red light, not even breaking the most visible traffic rules. The violation is more basic — the absence of identity.On roads across Sindh, a car without a number plate can…

News Desk Islamabad: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Islamabad has busted an organized ATM fraud gang and arrested several suspects, including a female ringleader, for deceiving citizens and stealing money from…

News DeskIslamabad: In a major enforcement action aimed at strengthening financial transparency, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday suspended the memberships of 159 lawmakers from the National Assembly, Senate and…

Dr Gohar Bajaur: Global politics rarely relies on direct force alone. Powerful states typically seek moral and political justification before taking action, and internal unrest in other countries often provides a convenient narrative.…

News Desk Islamabad: A shocking case of alleged medical negligence has emerged at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital, where a woman admitted for lung treatment reportedly died after doctors mistakenly performed a…

News Desk Karachi:  At least five people, including women and children, fell into an open drain in Karachi’s Korangi district on Saturday, rescue officials reported.The incident occurred in Mehran Town as the group was returning…

Saleem Raza Bradford: Pakistan is more than a place on the map. It is an ongoing question, one that remains unanswered because the country continues to struggle with its own identity. Calling it simply an “Islamic state” imposes a fixed…