Government of Pakistan to split and sell PIA

Mohammad Zubair Umar

In a drive to sell national assets to payback IMF loans, PML-N led government of Pakistan is eager to sell Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the flagship national carrier, to a joint consortium of Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways. According to Reuters, Pakistan Minister of State for Privatization Mohammad … Read more

Nawaz Sharif meet Narendra Modi, Aman ki Asha takes the driving seat?

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who travelled to India for attending the oath ceremony of the newly sworn-in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted with barrage of criticism from the media quarters. Many political analysts were thinking that Mr. Modi has shown a very good gesture by inviting Pakistani premier in … Read more

Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad left for a personal visit of Dubai, family to follow suit

Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad

According to news reports, Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad has left for personal visit of Dubai. He has asked his family to join him there. He may leave for Singapore from Dubai. Rumours are rife that Ishratul Ibad has resigned from his post. Analysts are saying that this means that the … Read more

Social Media Commentary on Pakistan Budget 2013-14

Pakistan Budget 2013 Social Media

Budget 2013 Storify by Chowrangi Thu, Jun 13 2013 01:41:06 0 0 Edit Budget 2013 Social Media Commentary on Pakistan Budget 2013-14 Budget Expectations Aisha Khan@Aishaazeemi Instead of giving free laptops, provide free education. #Budget2013 Wed, Jun 12 2013 11:34:15 ReplyRetweetFavorite Budget Announcements Gharidah Farooqi@GFarooqi So no announcement of minimum … Read more

Election 2013: 4000 candidates have not paid Income Tax for once

Pakistan Tax

At least half of the candidates who have submitted their nomination papers for Election 2013 are non-taxpayers or tax defaulters. As reported by Ansar Abbasi in the News, almost 4,000 out of the 8,000 candidates, whose nomination papers had been scanned and scrutinised by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), … Read more

Najam Sethi selected as interim Chief Minister Punjab

Najam Sethi

Najam Sethi, senior journalist, book publisher, editor of The Friday Times, and participant of talk show Aaps ki Baat at Geo News, has been selected as interim Chief Minister Punjab. A six member parliamentary committee comprising three members each from the government and opposition side has been discussing four names … Read more

Mir Hazar Khan Khoso selected as Interim Prime Minister Pakistan

Mir Hazar Khan Khoso

As top political parties of Pakistan failed to agree upon a name for the position of Caretaker Prime Minister, the Election Commission has came out with the winner – and its Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, the interim Prime Minister of Pakistan to oversee the nation through Elections 2013. Profile of … Read more

Imran Khan’s Vive la Revolution vs Pakistan Political Spectrum

It’s a reality, so no more hanky banky about the number of seats and whose “Jalsa” was bigger. Imran’s troops have really rattled the stage, and to put it right after a long lull there is something worth writing or talking. Imran Khan has matured well with time, as politics … Read more