The powerful verse is a statement of hope and triumph which is conditional. We as a nation have gone through this journey from hope to despair since our inception. That change of mindset and action was the condition before the approaching triumph of a new country after a century of servitude. What changed in the mindset of a nation which generations ago was a beacon of hope and self-respect? We will have to go back to our religion to change our destiny from despair to triumph.

February 16, 2023 06:48 UTC

Calen Addison is breaking Wild rookie records while skating as one of the most productive first-year players in the NHL, but the Wild are still looking for Addison to become a better defender. Addison was sidelined Dec. 9 at Edmonton for the same reason, a one-game pause that preceded the progress the Wild were seeking from the 22-year-old. Evason described it as an opportunity to get Addison to realize what he has to do to stay in the lineup. Since making the team out of training camp, Addison has helped revitalize the power play as its quarterback on the point. Connor Dewar getting a breakaway during a Florida power play wasn't an unusual sight.

February 16, 2023 02:42 UTC

“In the past too, the Prime Minister Youth Loan Scheme, Prime Minister Youth Program and employment projects were started, besides free education and scholarships for brilliant and poor students to enable them study within and outside the country. Meanwhile, party leaders from different districts called on Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday. Separately, the PML-N Balochistan President Jafar Khan Mandukhel met Maryam Nawaz and discussed issues related to the organization of party in the province. Maryam Nawaz congratulated Jafar Khan Mandukhel on his new responsibility in the party and expressed good wishes for him. Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Youth Affairs Shanza Fatima Khawaja also met Maryam Nawaz Sharifseparately.

February 16, 2023 01:49 UTC

We don’t have any hope for some daring minds to rescue the nation from its current torturing and dangerous predicament. The state resources and national wealth was captured and plundered by the elite each segment of which has emerged as a mafia over and above the law of the country masquerading as the saviour of this besieged nation. The nation was systematically reduced to a disinterested crowd by the ruling eliteWe are an agrarian society. With a current lot of leadership, we have been rapidly losing all the qualifications of a nation. This reflects the monumental failure of our leadership in nation building than any lapse on the part of the people.

February 16, 2023 01:47 UTC

Share:M Z Faisal - “i have a dream that one day this nation will rise and live up to its faith that all men were created equal.” “and i have a dream that sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.” in 1963, Martin luther King saw this dream for his fellow “coloured” people. Forty-eight years later, his dream became reality with the election of the United States’ first African-american president, Obama. it is said that one must dream big because dreams sow the seeds of desires, hopes, and aspirations. However, at no point in time through the course of my adult, professional life, could i dream of pakistan wielding veto power in the national security council, or presiding over the G-20 conference, or hosting the Olympics and winning a number of gold medals. –Air Vice Marshal MZ Faisal is Director Warfare and Aerospace at the Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies (CASS), Lahore, Pakistan.

February 16, 2023 01:18 UTC





The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has warned that if the election schedule is not announced immediately, it will launch the ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek’ while releasing its details. The PTI chief reviewed the ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek’ in a meeting with the movement's focal person Senator Ijaz Chaudhry. The party finalised that arrests would be given in phases after the PTI chairman announced a launching date for the movement. Daily, the party leaders and workers from a city would present themselves for arrest. PTI leaders Asad Umar, Fawad Chaudhry, Farrukh Habib, Mussarat Jamshed Cheema, Hammad Azhar and others were in attendance.

February 15, 2023 20:26 UTC

In two months, India is projected to become the world’s most populous country with over 1.4 billion people. The office of the Registrar General of India, which is responsible for the census, did not respond to a request for comment. TEACHERS’ TRAVAILSThe United Nations has projected India’s population could touch 1,425,775,850 on April 14, overtaking China on that day. According to UIDAI, 1.30 billion people were enrolled under Aadhaar on December 31, 2022, against a projected population then of 1.37 billion. “The problem is that SRS and projections that we have are reasonably accurate if the country is taken as a whole.

February 15, 2023 19:10 UTC

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February 15, 2023 17:57 UTC

The Express Tribune learnt that the Pakistani Hindu families do not get access to medical facilities, have to queue up for hours to get water, and the children are not admitted to schools. In this regard, The Express Tribune spoke with Hindu Singh Sodha, who moved from Pakistan to India and is now actively involved in the process of getting Indian citizenship for Pakistani Hindu immigrants. “Both the Indian and Pakistani governments are responsible for the difficulties that Hindu immigrants face once they get to India. Even though intelligence agencies’ officials barred them from entry into India initially, they were permitted into India once the families assured them they would return to Pakistan. India is not safe for them as 11 Pakistani Hindu immigrants were murdered in Rajasthan in 2020 and their heirs are yet to receive justice,” said Sharma while talking to The Express Tribune.

February 15, 2023 16:28 UTC

As lawmakers in parliament’s second joint sitting on Monday sounded alarm over surge in terrorist activities by the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), PPP Senator Raza Rabbani demanded that the military leadership provide an in-camera briefing on failed peace talks with militants. In a joint sitting chaired by National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf, the lawmakers rued the decision to enter into dialogue with militants and demanded that the military leadership be invited to the house for an in-camera briefing on the matter in light of resurging militancy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Earlier, Senator Raza Rabbani questioned the absence of Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah when the house was set to discuss law and order. He claimed the surge in militancy was driving the business class out of the province. He also questioned how the TTP managed to make its way back to Swat and attack the CTD office.

February 14, 2023 23:41 UTC

Washington: The US seeks a strong partnership with Pakistan on counterterrorism, the State Department has said, underlining that America looks forward to cooperative efforts to eliminate regional and global terrorists and other security threats. “We seek a strong partnership with Pakistan on counterterrorism. We look forward to cooperative efforts to eliminate regional and global terrorists and other security threats,” State Department Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters. The United States maintains a dialogue with Pakistan on a broad range of issues. “The delegation will also reaffirm the strong security cooperation between our nations.

February 14, 2023 20:44 UTC

A single-member bench consisting of Justice Omar Sial gave its decision on Dania's plea, granting her bail and ordering her release from prison. Dania's lawyer Liaqat Gabol had argued that the phone numbers from which the videos were spread do not belong to Dania. On December 17, the Judicial Magistrate East sent Dania to jail on judicial remand while rejecting an FIA plea for her physical remand. A few days later, the court rejected Dania's bail plea, keeping her in judicial remand. Last week, Dania's bail application was rejected once again by the Sindh High Court.

February 14, 2023 19:00 UTC

Secretary General People’s Party Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari said the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan was bringing disgrace to Pakistan. “The most unworthy and incompetent prime minister in the country’s history is bringing disgrace to the country and the na­tion with his irresponsible talk,” he said. Bukhari said the PPP will de­cide about the by-elections soon. “Imran Khan, you were powerless, why did you cling to power,” he questioned in a state­ment. Meanwhile, PPP leader Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said the PTI dissolved the assemblies of two provinces without any reason.

February 14, 2023 05:49 UTC

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has observed that "no doubt a woman cannot commit the offence of rape but if she facilitates the act then she can be prosecuted for the offence of 'gang rape' under section 376D of Indian Penal Code (IPC) in view of the amended provisions". Elaborating on the provisions of sections 375 (rape) and 376 (punishment for rape) of the IPC relating to the offence of rape,...

February 13, 2023 05:09 UTC

A senior finance ministry official confirmed that both the measures have now been dropped. The list included the 0.6% withholding tax on cash withdrawals by non-filers and 1% increase in the General Sales Tax rate to 18%. The still under-consideration proposal to impose 0.6% withholding tax on the deposits could also lead to increase in the currency circulation. In its post-visit statement, the IMF has emphasised “permanent” revenue measures, which can immediately increase tax collection and also withstand court scrutiny. There was a clear view in that meeting that the flood levy would be in violation of the World Trade Organization commitments.

February 13, 2023 04:25 UTC