SC overrules registrar’s objections on G-B CM plea

Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Wednesday overruled the registrar office objections on a petition that challenged the appointment of a judge as well as the extension given to three judges of the Gilgit-Baltistan’s chief court ...

US presidential election 2024 and political violence

Those who think the 2024 US Presidential Election will be vastly different from the one in the past in terms of virulent polarisation and distinct possibility of political violence point to the two assassination attempts on Dona...

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A closer look at the ‘Pact for the Future’

The United Nations is largely impotent, yet it remains the only truly global platform that we have managed to create thus far. If it is sufficiently empowered, the UN's General Assembly can provide a viable platform through whic...

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Fast-tracking progress on SDGs: learning from global models

Pakistan stands at a critical juncture in its journey towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a global framework set by the UN to tackle key development challenges by 2030. However, Pakistan ranks 137th out o...

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Fake degrees, accountability & governance

We, as a nation, never stop getting amused every waking moment of our lives after watching, hearing and reading about all that goes on in our society in the land of pure. The cruder way to put it would be that there is no end to...

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MDCAT madness

The Sindh High Court has suspended the results of the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) and prohibited authorities from finalising or processing admissions based on those results. Similarly, the Islamabad High Co...

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