Editorial

Imran Khan’s sudden change of strategy hasn’t made the bigger picture any clearer, unfortunately, and now all sorts of rumours are flooding the capital. That PTI called off the sit-in and then the government went ahead with its electoral and NAB reforms hinted in their own ways that the poll might be nearer than most […]

The matter of importing oil and wheat from Russia has become complicated for no reason at all. And whether or not the Imran Khan administration had really raised this issue with Moscow, the present government is right to follow it with fresh vigour. But it should understand that this is not just a usual matter […]

The air reeks of hypocrisy when a country crying to anyone who would listen about it battling the cold winds from War in Ukraine on a shoestring budget can dish out a whopping Rs 149 million to defend the front gate. Although former prime minister Imran Khan is safely perched inside his chateau and the […]

There, you have it. Even after all the resistance and reluctance, the government was simply forced to raise petrol prices to revive the IMF program. It would have been infinitely better if this painful decision had been taken before the second round of talks between the Fund and the new government because the uncertainty would […]

The deadlock with the IMF has gone on long enough. Everybody knows that there will be no progress and no chance of reviving the EFF (Extended Fund Facility) until the government rolls back the petrol and electricity subsidy extended by the previous one in sheer desperation. Yet Finance Minister Miftah Ismail felt confident that he […]

Had India been dealing with a weak-willed cause, ordering life imprisonment of an icon like Yasin Malik would have, undoubtedly, clipped its wings. After all, the veteran freedom fighter has been leading the way in the struggle against Indian occupation for the better part of the last three decades. But the valiant spirit of Kashmiriyat […]

The PTI got to stage its protest, after all, thanks to the Supreme Court, which doesn’t leave the government looking as tough as its claim just the day before. But the PTI, by encouraging its supporters to move to D- chowk instead of the space mandated by the top court didn’t exactly help its own […]