Editorial

Haj, the fifth pillar of Islam, is being observed with simplicity and the smallest number possible in Saudi Arabia, while Muslims across the world are marking Eidul Azha observing precautionary measures against the novel coronavirus like observation of social distance and wearing face masks along with regular temperature checks. These measures will address the concerns […]

Our zoos are becoming a death trap for the wildlife. This week, a lioness breathed her last at a lion breeding sanctuary in Kasur. If this was not enough to open the eyes of the vets concerned, a lion, which was also ill, also died. Officials from the Ministry of Climate Change say the lion […]

Another day and another killing in the name of religion in Pakistan. This time, an elderly man was shot at and killed during the hearing of a blasphemy case against him at the Peshawar Judicial Complex on Wednesday. The accused was brought to court from Peshawar Central Jail. The accused of blasphemy would have been […]

The government is trying hard to meet certain requirements of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) so as to defeat the grey list, and in this regard the National Assembly on Wednesday passed two bills – ‘The Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2020’ and the United Nations (Security Council) (Amendment) Bill, 2020’. The two laws which are […]

One of the many surveys being floated to judge just what about the present economic situation disturbs people the most has found unemployment and loss of earning power to be the biggest twin problems. The novel coronavirus and its ability to take lives is only the third biggest threat. And it’s not too hard to […]

It turn out that Special Advisor to Prime Minister on Digital Pakistan Dr Tania Aidrus and Special Advisor to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza have quit the cabinet over what is surely criticism from the opposition over their dual nationality status. So now who’s going to lose out the most? These two individuals, […]

It is clear that Washington has decided to expose Beijing’s ‘designs’ as anti-west, whatever that means, and I now calling for the international community to isolate the latter. It’s biggest yes-man in the region is no doubt India, which is also at loggerheads with China, especially after the recent standoff in Laddakh region. Yet Pakistan […]

Moody’s Investor Service (Moody’s) has just warned that Pakistanis either earning less or getting laid off all over the world will mean lower remittances, which will no doubt put immense pressure on both reserves and revenue. Usually one of the biggest contributors to overall revenue, remittances are the effectively the life and blood of Pakistan’s […]

Enforcing smart lockdowns just ahead of Eid is the smartest thing that the government could do right now. It has just achieved the somewhat miraculous feat, considering the circumstances all over the world, of reducing the death rate from the coronavirus by 87 percent over three months, as Special Advisor to Prime Minister Dr Zafar […]

The United Nations 26th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria), al Qaeda and associated individuals and entities has noted, with some concern, that an affiliate of ISIS has a significant presence in the Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka. This finding comes at a very […]