
North Waziristan- A tourist resort - Insaf Blog by Dr Nadia Mubarik
North Waziristan is a beautiful mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering with Afghanistan. Waziristan is situated in the south-west of Peshawar between the Kurram River to the north and the Gomal River to the south, forming part of Pakistan's FATA (old) with total area of 4,707 square kilometers. Miranshah is capital of North...

Not a U-turn - Insaf Blog by Sarah Ahmed
Since when is a Right Turn a U-Turn? I can see social media platforms and news channels debating about Imran Khan’s change of choice regarding the caretaker. The elections are near and quite literally, the heat of it and the scorching sun can be felt. Let us take a step back and end the sudden “U-Turn” debate that has taken the media and its people by storm. The system says that the...

آواز بیداری ،اختر خان کا انصاف بلاگ
تاریخ میں اگر دیکھاجائے تو جب افغانستان اور روس کی جنگ ہوئی تھی تو اس وقت روس صرف ایک افغان سے جنگ نہی لڑ رھا تھا بلکہ روس اس کے ساتھ ساتھ ایک عالمی جنگ بھی لڑرھا تھا- یہ تاریخ میں کولڈ یا سرد جنگ کے نام سے جانی جاتی ہے جواس وقت کی دوبڑی طاقتیں روس اور امریکہ کے درمیان دنیا کی بڑی اور اکیلی طاقت کے لئے لڑی جارہی تھی- اس وقت افغانستان میں مداخلت روس کے لئے ایک بڑا امتحان تھا۔...

پی ٹی آئی کی صوبائی حکومت کا دور مکمل
پرویز خٹک، آج حیات آباد کے کرائے کے مکان میں شفٹ ہو جائیں گے۔۔۔۔۔۔آج آخری دن حکومت کے پی کے۔۔۔ صوبہ کے پی کے جس کی صوبائی حکومت پرویز خٹک کی قیادت کررہے تھے آج اپنی مدت پوری کررہی ہے۔ فرنٹ لائن صوبہ جو دہشت گردی کا پچھلی ایک دہائی سے شکار رہا جہاں انفراسٹرکچر بری طرح متاثر تھا پچھلی تمام حکومتوں کی کرپشن کی وجہ سے تمام ادارے بری طرح متاثر تھے عوام بدحال تھے مگر پھر بھی داد دینا ہوگی لوگوں...

A Health Care Revolution- Insaf blog by Anila Khwaja
If there’s one institution that more than any other defines a post-colonial, progressive and egalitarianism Britain, it’s the UK National Health Service. As a beneficiary of it having grown up in England, it is almost impossible to overstate the importance of this service to me personally and my family. This state facility more than any other reinforced the very idea of social...

Mujhay kiyon Nikala - Insaf Blog by Brig Samson Simon Sharaf
In Pakistan’s street cricket, the boy who owns the bat calls all shots. He is captain, batsman, bowler and umpire; all in one. Pakistan’s disqualified prime minister played his street cricket on Nisbat Road Lahore as all in one. This innate childhood characteristic continues to frame Nawaz Sharif’s present disposition and his cricket with Pakistan’s future. According to Syed Jawaid...

It is achievable - Insaf Blog by Tariq J Qureshi
These days Asad Umar’s speech is being discussed, and reality is it is possible. Yes million jobs can be made possible by creating new brain intensive industries that do not exist in Pakistan. Here is my proposal: One way to serve the nation is by adopting one action for dual objectives. One is national development by reintegration of all youth to become...

Blame the Human heart - Insaf Blog by Salman Ali Khan
Since September 11th 2001, the world has witnessed a phenomenal increase in Islamophobia and with it neo-atheism. The term neo-atheism describes a newer form of atheism which suggests that all religions are deceptive and destructive and the truth can only be sought through science. The proponents of this ideology believe that everything which has no scientific reason or proof should be...

Stop comparing Nawaz Sharif to Jahangir Tareen - By Majeed Lashari
Both Nawaz Sharif and Jahangir Tareen are undeniably ‘mammoth political entities’. However, the dissimilarities in their characteristics are manifest. Accountability must be across the board, but the media’s viciously synonymous treatment of ‘both entities’, since being disqualified under Article 62(1)(F), is an unfair presumption which will be robustly rebutted through an in-depth and holistic...

Nawaz Sharif, Traitor or Trader - Insaf Blog by Syed Haider Raza Mehdi
There's a famous dialogue attributed to Abu Sufyan in the movie "The Message" where he refuses to re-attack the Muslim forces who had defeated the Meccan hordes at Oudh. One person asks him..."What about your honour Abu Sufyan....?" Abu Sufyan responds, pointing to the loads of merchandise on the camels *" .....My honour lies on the backs of the camels....". While the movie...

The Straw man Fallacy - Insaf Blog by Mnnal Shahid
The Straw Man Fallacy and PMLN's entire anti-establishment Narrative If there's anything that can sum up PML-N's recent oh-so-pro-democracy narrative of "Vote Ko Izzat Dou" it's simply this fallacy called "The Straw Man Fallacy" Let's brainstorm, shall we? Here are some points that need to be thought and observed:: - Did Establishment put Nawaz Sharif on gun point...

Enough is Enough - Insaf Blog by Maleeka Bukhari
Activism is on the rise as women across the world are rallying together to ensure their voices are heard, and the gains made in human rights are not held back by any discriminatory practices and anti-women laws. Globally, there is also a sharp increase in the representation of women within public office, as Parliaments are evolving to become more representative of the society. This...

Another political suicide attempt-Insaf Blog by Sarah Ahmed
When I was twelve, I was playing a game of ludo with my cousin. Minute after minute, her ludo pieces were being killed. Frustrated, she threw the board and started weeping. It was fairly obvious that she got two things out of doing so ; one, she did it to get the matter addressed by my mother who was in the kitchen, two, she did it to make sure that none of us could play because she was a...

Neeyat, Koshish Aur Kamyabi - Insaf Blog by Razi Ali
اللہ نے انسان کے ہاتھ میں صرف نیت اور کوشش دی ہے، کامیابی و ناکامی کا فیصلہ وہ کرتا ہے، جی بھائیو اور بہنوں آج بات ایک ایسے بندے کی کرونگا جس نے اپنی زندگی میں آنے والے ہر چیلنج کو قبول کیا ہے اور ہمیشہ سرخرو ہوا... جی ہاں بات کسی اور کی نہیں ہو رہی بات فخر پاکستان اور نیازی خاندان کے چشم و چراغ جناب عمران خان کی ہو رہی ہے قدرت بہت کم لوگوں پر اس طرح اپنی فیاضی نچھاور کرتی ہے۔ عمران خان ایک کھاتے...

Imran Khan's 11 Points, been there done that - Insaf Blog by Sajeer Alam
After witnessing the Jalsa on 29th April being a KP resident, I started to wonder if Imran Khan would be able to fulfill the 11 point agenda when he becomes Prime Minister of Pakistan. I started comparing developments & changes that had taken place in my province. Here is what Imran Khan has achieved in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 1. Education :: The budget has been increased to over...