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‘Three lawmakers, SCBA president under severe threat from extremists’.

Let us become a nation united by our plurality, shared values and common goals.

UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office releases report on Pakistan’s human rights situation.

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting' advertising supplement proclaims that all promises had been upheld.

Police officials record statements before trial court.

There is so much that is right with Pakistan and there is so much more that can be right.

Boycott allows smooth speech; President sends dialogue overture to opposition in bid to forge national consensus.

Resolutions: Most of them talked about corruption and absence of fair play.

The govt needs to understand the best way to strengthen civilian institutions and democracy is to deliver on promises.

"Being strong means denouncing what is wrong," says President Zardari.

Would TV anchors concede that their anger at the government or the US misses the biggest link — the establishment?

Protesting the release of Raymond Davis? Yes, this is certainly what we should be protesting.

We cannot allow ourselves to be reduced to labels or engulfed by pessimism.

Despite being home to the powers that be, Islamabad and Rawalpindi are far from secure.

Study was a result of a comprehensive assessment based on an international democracy assessment framework.

Jamia Hafsa’s Umme Hassan says she has nothing to be ashamed of.

Those who incited Salmaan Taseer's murder used the ‘liberal elite’ label to malign his humanitarian cause.

How many assassinations will it take for Pakistanis to unite against the ideology that promotes such heinous acts?

Countless people are suffering at the hands of the draconian defenders of a misunderstood faith.

Malik says both parties will jointly combat all internal and external challenged in the "best national interest."

It is not entirely unexpected why the PML-N holds the religious right so close to its bosom.

Salmaan Taseer's daughter Shehrbano Taseer speaks about her father's assassination.

Smuggling of phones into prisons rampant; funds for mobile jammers continue to lapse.

Citizens for Democracy holds signature campaign to demand justice for Shahbaz Bhatti.

The signature campaign is taking place from 11am to 7pm outside the Jehangir Kothari Parade.

A heavy price is being paid by Pakistan on account of cowardice and the shirking of doing what is right and just.

It’s as if all the things associated with Zia’s regime are making a comeback in contemporary Pakistani society.

The military, to many observers, seems to be sympathetic to the Taliban agenda.

Agamben et al have correctly argued that “we lack a genuine theory of the state of emergency within public law”.

Hussain Haqqani and other US leaders plead for religious tolerance at memorial service for Shahbaz Bhatti.

The irony of being a woman in a combat zone is a cruel one.

Durrani heckled for saying law discriminates against minorities.

One regrets to have failed George by mercilessly destroying his romance with our country.

What has happened to the party of the courageous Benazir Bhutto?

The Committee of Progressive Pakistani-Canadians (CPPC) strongly condemns the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti.

Academics debate confusion over the ideological basis of the country.

It is time for the democratic government and security apparatus to get their act together to defend Pakistan.

Pakistan faces multiple challenges from poor governance and corruption to internal strife and insecurity.

Two more witnesses record statements before the trial court inside the Adiala jail.

President calls Bhatti and Taseer victims of increasing intolerance and polarisation in Pakistani society.

Sharif met with bloc members on Saturday, said that the step will help usher in a new era of ‘principled politics’.

If we believe in a humane order, we cannot achieve that goal through inhuman means.

He should resign because he is responsible for lapses in security that led to the murder of Taseer and Bhatti.

ATC records statements of two official witnesses; hearing adjourned till March 26.

MQM chief proposes Jinnah’s minorities speech be made national anthem.

Taseer’s self-confessed killer, four FC soldiers being questioned in connection with the minister’s assassination.

The assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti has raised doubts among ordinary citizens about their own safety.

In Pakistan today, there is no such thing as foolproof security.

Qadri likely to be indicted by the ATC during the next hearing.

"We want to have a place where we can make sense of the mess that has been left," explains Taseer's media...