Yousuf Nazar
The writer is former Citigroup Head of Emerging Market Investments, author and columnist. He worked with Benazir Bhutto during the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy during 1977-81 as a student union leader.
Opinion
It’s Time For Chief Justice Bandial To Step Down
It is now Pakistan’s parliament versus eight Supreme Court (SC) judges in the worst and most bitter confrontation between the two branches of the government the country has ever experienced. Neither is willing to blink in a high-stake power struggle which may lead to...
Editorial
Editorial: Diagnosing What Ails Pakistan
On March 23, we launched a series of in-depth articles titled “Is There A Way Forward For Pakistan?” with contributions from distinguished writers including rights activists, feminists, lawyers, diplomats, parliamentarians, and academics. The history of Pakistan is a series of crises. The country has been...
Editor's Picks
Pakistan: Is there A Way Forward?
The key lesson from the success stories in Asia is sobering and simple: It is the people, stupid! We must invest in people and empower them, especially women. Pakistan cannot move forward without a major course correction. Pakistan's citizens, especially the young and women, must take...
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Elderly Woman Evicted By...
An elderly woman was evicted by her landlord in the Chakwal city of Pakistan's Punjab province, after her son,...
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Prominent Baloch Journalist Goes...
Prominent Baloch journalist Abid Mir has gone missing from Islamabad, where he was pursuing his PhD at the National...
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Activist Gulalai Ismail’s Parents...
PESHAWAR: An anti-terrorism court in Peshawar on Wednesday acquitted exiled human rights activist Gulalai Ismail's parents of terrorism and...
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Family Allegedly Kept In...
Quetta: The 50-year-old woman, Granaz, who had accused Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) Provincial Minister Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran of...
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UN Says Over 10...
The United Nations has said that over 10 million people in Pakistan still do not have access to safe...
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Political Activists Question Non-Availability...
Political and social activists have questioned the lack of access to the internet in many regions of Waziristan "under...
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Editorial
Why a ‘Boycott Israel’ Campaign Cannot Work in Pakistan
In Pakistan, calls for boycotts of international brands perceived to have ties to Israel,...
Human Rights
Rights Groups Sound Alarm As Afghan Taliban Publicly Execute 4 Men In One Day
Afghanistan's Supreme Court announced on Friday the public execution of four men, marking the...
News
‘Will Face Oppression With Courage’: Jailed Activist Mahrang Baloch Writes Letter from Prison
ISLAMABAD: The chairperson of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Dr. Mahrang Baloch, who was...
News
In Powerful Verdict, Islamabad High Court Upholds Conviction of Rapist While Defining ‘Consent’
ISLAMABAD: Upholding the conviction of a man charged with raping a 20-year-old woman, the...