2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (583+ words) British lawmakers rejected on Friday a proposal to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people, dealing a major setback to campaigners and bringing the latest effort to change the law to an end. The result leaves Britain’s ban on assisted…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1053+ words) • Muttahida MPA’s resolution turned down by treasury benches• Sharjeel slams federal ministers for launching campaign against 18th Amendment• Calls upon Centre to end ‘discrimination’ in gas and electricity supply to Sindh KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday rejected with majority votes…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (772+ words) The debate over whether Karachi should be separated from the province of Sindh is one of the oldest in Pakistan. On one side, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) argues that Karachi is the heart of Sindh. On the other side,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (441+ words) KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday directed authorities to expedite construction on the 312-bed Hasan Suleman Memorial Hospital in Malir and ensure its timely completion to provide free healthcare services to citizens. Visiting the under-construction facility, he…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (428+ words) This episode illustrates a classic example of how ‘horizontal movements’ are capable of removing a powerful political figure and even a government, yet almost always fail to produce structural change. Musharraf’s fall actually worsened matters because the problematic political and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (237+ words) KHYBER: Police in Khyber have threatened to boycott polio campaign security and abandon wearing police uniform if the provincial government failed to announce a comprehensive service structure for them. The protesting policemen also established a protest camp at the historic…...