Editorial

The UAE, China, Saudi Arabia and now, Qatar. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is on board yet another visit to friendly countries, trying to impress them with the arsenal in hopes of some concrete business deals. Notwithstanding the actual performance of this wild goose chase, much of the extravaganza has been centred around the spring of […]

Political parties in Pakistan either need to establish clear disciplinary protocols for their supporters or proclaim once and for all that the rules of decency do not apply. In yet another example of the vileness that plagues the political theatre, former chief justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa was chased by angry PTI supporters, with […]

The constitutional saga is far from over as streets are abuzz with chatter of ruling allies seemingly gearing up for the 27th and even 28th amendment to hit the parliament. On the other end of the table, the legal fraternity and some opposition leaders continue to demand a repeal of the much-talked-about Constitutional Package, brought […]

For the past few weeks, the main opposition party, PTI, has been reduced to a rudderless ship, drifting aimlessly in turbulent waters. On one hand, hushed-hushed, disgruntled murmurs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are slowly but steadily gaining traction, pointing out gaping loopholes in the governance mechanism of a party that has been ruling the roost for […]

This week, Pakistan launched its third nationwide polio vaccination campaign with the hopes of the nth time finally being the charm and protecting over 45 million children under the age of five against a life-changing paralytic disease. With reports of the 42nd case in this year alone, a drastic surge from last year’s six and […]

A lot has changed in the international order since four emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India and China – joined hands to form BRIC in 2006. As more and more countries rushed to be a part of a counterbalance intergovernmental organisation, Pakistan also decided to drop its name in the hat, its hopes further emboldened […]

Climate change transcends borders; it affects everyone, regardless of nationality. So, if today, Pakistan, as a perfect mockery of its vulnerable contributions to global emissions, stands at the edge of the cliff, exasperated by repeated and continuously increasing impacts of global warming, deforestation, and pollution, it could be some other country suffering from the same […]

The past few years have been nothing but a sorry commentary on the sick society and the problems that prevent true progress. With every new grotesque sight of people taking lives, designing blood-chilling vilification campaigns, the power to construct an electrifying narrative that may or may not be true grew by leaps and bounds. Today, […]

The world seems blind to history repeating itself, as one after another, Israel, the new age bully, chooses playgrounds to bury human rights. Although fears of an expanding conflict in the Middle East have been palpable for more than a year, the situation appears disastrously spiralling out of control after Israel finally delivered on its […]

Every now and then, we hear of the textile industry going through “an extremely difficult” time amid pledges to put the sector back on a good track. Just weeks after experts were pinning hope on flux in the world market as manna from heaven for Pakistan, which appeared well-positioned to absorb Bangladesh’s displaced orders, exporters […]