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We are sometimes accused by partisan supporters of opposition political parties of being soft on or for not being more vehement about denou...

It's been a busy day for lovers around the world. In Malaysia , authorities arrested 80 umarried Muslims from budget hotels and parks ....

We have been frequent critics of Imran Khan the politician in the past and with very good reason. I still hold that his prescriptions for ...

The recent spate of violence, mayhem and bloodletting in Karachi has drawn a number of responses, ranging from the outraged to the resigne...

Only a couple of weeks ago, I had posted a couple of exchanges on live television which provided a sad commentary on the levels political de...

I'm no supporter of Pervez Musharraf the politician but the reaction to his announcement to formally re-enter politics is really border...

There is a lot to be said for journalistic instinct. The moment one heard the shameful story of the abduction, humiliation and beating of...

Nawaz Sharif seems overly fond of cake. Having it and eating it all at the same time, that is. Nawaz Sharif: the paragon of naivete? (sour...

Here's some more 'ah zat! addled yeah' for you. The Chief Justice Lahore High Court Khwaja Sharif decided to take time out from...

Is this what is known as farce? The unbelievably twisted mindset of some people in Pakistan? Or is it simply the callous sprinkling of salt ...

... Here's PML(N) spokesperson, Senator Pervaiz Rasheed , explaining a few things while accusing former Punjab Chief Minister and PML (...

Glad to see that our political representatives have their sense of priorities all right. This from a breaking news report on Geo : PML-N...

In the understandable outrage over Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif's reported remarks day before apparently imploring the Taliban ...

If you thought Punjab under the Sharifs was a model of serious legislative work, think again. This story from Dawn today made me laugh out...