A protest outside Mazar-e-Quaid on National Minorities Day called for criminalising forced conversions and accepting an 11-point charter on minority rights. Demonstrators also sought wider education and job quotas and constitutional reforms. KARACHI: Rights activists and community leaders gathered outside Mazar-e-Quaid on National Minorities Day to demand legal and political reforms for religious minorities, including […]

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday gave his assent to the appointment of 19 additional judges for five high courts, along with confirmation of another five as permanent judges, ending a weeks-long deadlock between the Presidency and the government over the judicial appointments. “The president has approved the appointment of additional judges in the Lahore High […]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday left for a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, where he will be accompanied by the Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir. In a post on X, the government said that the premier has left for the visit at the invitation of Saudi […]

Pakistan’s education system faces major gaps in facilities and standards, but Punjab’s Nawaz Sharif Eminence Schools promise modern campuses, smart classrooms, STEM labs and inclusive learning to improve outcomes. The economic, social, and political progress of any country depends largely on the quality of its education system. Nations that fail to invest in education—the most […]

Centralized approvals and decision fatigue slow projects and services in Pakistan. The SIFC offers a coordination model, while AI and workflow tools can speed evidence-based decisions. Every day in Pakistan, hundreds of files are waiting on someone desk for approval. Projects get delayed, Business lose the opportunities, and the citizen to wait for public services […]