03 March 2026
Kart-e-Char, Kabul, Afghanistan

Iftikhar A. Khan

Articles by Iftikhar A. Khan

Country witnessed 34pc increase in terrorism in 2025

NewsJanuary 2, 2026

• Pak Institute for Peace Studies report counts 699 terrorist attacks in outgoing year• Burden of violence fell on security personnel, constituting over 42pc of fatalities ISLAMABAD: Despite record mi...

Country witnessed 34pc increase in terrorism in 2025

NewsJanuary 2, 2026

• Pak Institute for Peace Studies report counts 699 terrorist attacks in outgoing year• Burden of violence fell on security personnel, constituting over 42pc of fatalities ISLAMABAD: Despite record mi...

‘Hybrid’ rule tightens grip as security prevails over democracy in 2025

NewsJanuary 1, 2026

• Pildat report finds democratic institutions intact in form but constrained in practice• Says civilian govt endorses security-centric approach as regional tensions grow ISLAMABAD: With security takin...

Rules amended to legally recognise facial, iris scans as biometric identities

NewsDecember 31, 2025

The federal government has amended the National Identity Card (NIC) Rules, widening the definition of biometrics to legally recognise facial and iris scans as valid biometric identifiers, besides fing...

Senate panel moves to curb judicial intervention in parliamentary affairs

BusinessDecember 21, 2025

ISLAMABAD: In a move billed by its sponsors as reaffirming parliament’s supremacy, a process has been initiated to amend a Senate rule to limit the scope for high courts to intervene in parliamentary ...

India underestimated Pakistan’s military power: former air chief

TechnologyDecember 19, 2025

ISLAMABAD: Former Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman has described attacks on Pakistan in May this year as a strategic mistake by India. “They underestimated our military power and t...

Gender gap among voters shrinks to 7.1pc from 11.8pc in 2018

TechnologyDecember 18, 2025

Gender gap among Pakistan’s voters reduced from 11.8 per cent in 2018 to 7.1pc in 2025, the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) Secretary Omar Hamid Khan said on Thursday. According to the Human R...

ECP suspends re-polling at 22 polling stations of NA-251 in Balochistan

NewsDecember 16, 2025

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday suspended the schedule for re-polling at 22 polling stations of NA-251 (Sherani-cum-Zhob-cum-Qila Saifullah), which was to take place on December 1...

‘Orchestrated campaign against state unearthed’

NewsDecember 16, 2025

• Talal Chaudhry claims terrorists using social media to manipulate public opinion• Alleges PTI-linked accounts creating ‘anti-state trends’• Warns citizens against becoming part of ‘paid trends’ ISLA...

Lawful observation or meddling?

NewsDecember 14, 2025

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office’s decision to summon Norwegian Ambassador Per Albert Ilsaas over his “unwanted presence” at a Supreme Court hearing involving rights activist Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir an...