Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to building a peaceful, tolerant and inclusive society, saying Pakistan remained dedicated to ensuring dignity, equality and mutual respect for all citizens regardless of race, ethnicity or religion. In his message on the International Day of Living Together in Peace, the prime minister said Pakistan joined […]
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Kundi urges promotion of interfaith harmony, tolerance in society
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Saturday emphasized that promoting inter-sect and interfaith harmony, tolerance and a culture of coexistence is the need of the hour in the province. He expressed these views while talking to a delegation which included former Federal Shariat Court Judge Justice Syed Muhammad Anwar, President Bishop Church of Pakistan […]
An Inclusive Society for Women
Women are the building blocks of any society, and Pakistan is not an exception to this fact. If we want to commence sustainable social and economic development, we must make Pakistan, its business sector and society more inclusive for women. Without this, we cannot build a resilient Pakistan, strong enough to meet the challenges of […]
APNS expresses grief over demise of ad agency CEO’s father
The APNS expresses its profound grief over the sad demise of Khan Mohammad Khan, father of Mohammad Sarwar Khan CEO M/s. IG Square Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd, an accredited advertising agency of APNS. Senator Sarmad Ali, President and Mohammad Athar Kazi Secretary General of All Pakistan Newspapers Society in a joint statement expressed their condolences to […]
Visualising a Terror-Free Society (Part III)
In Part I, published on November 3, and Part II, published on November 17, 2025, in the Daily Times, Pakistan, I identified a few areas that cause immense stress for ordinary people worldwide. And, that has nothing to do with their economic well-being but primarily relates to the societal issues that have multiplied over time […]
Transformative Role of Baloch Women in Society
The trajectory of any nation is intrinsically linked to the status and participation of its women. In Balochistan, this truth is becoming increasingly evident. Baloch women are no longer merely participants in the province’s progress; they are the true architects of provincial transformation and the heartbeat of societal evolution. Social progress and national development are […]
Visualising a Terror-Free Society (Part I)
The classical realists will at once feel offended to read the title and declare me an idealist and overly ambitious. They will not be too wrong in their perception of me. However, in my opinion, there is nothing wrong with keeping your hope alive for a Terror-Free Society (TFS). Let me state that I am […]
A third child? No, thanks, say young Chinese
China wants its women to have more children but for many young people, the government’s big promises of support mean little because of soaring living costs and changing mindsets about families. On Monday, the world’s most populous nation further relaxed its strict family planning controls, allowing couples to have three children after just 12 million […]
Dear society, men can cry too
We live in a society where men are pictured as strong and powerful. We are living in the age of feminism, yet as soon as a man breaks down, we don’t spare a second before catcalling him womanish or unmanly. Living in a patriarchal society, our upbringing has taught us that since men have to protect their […]
Rational Conservatism
The term ‘Conservatism’ ultimately derives from the Latin conservatus, which literally means “to conserve, keep intact or maintain”. Thus it can be said that conservatism is a political and social ideology that seeks to preserve certain characteristics of society. As for what those characteristics actually may be: that is entirely dependent upon circumstance, given that […]