International condemnation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks about a Palestinian state on Saudi Arabian soil is a waste of words. He is immune to such gentle pushes. Instead, the fugitive of war crimes should be hounded and held accountable for his genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. His remarks about a future Palestine state […]
Editorial
Custodial Torture
It happens in Pakistan and other developing countries. A man gets into a roadside dispute. A police constable takes offence. Within hours, he is behind bars. Soon after, he is declared dead. The media reports it as a usual story. The next day, another similar story. The life moves on. One such story datelined Karachi […]
Wheat Beat
Ideally, there should be no government interference in a crop’s price mechanism. But when there is no government system to shield farmer’s interests, hoarders and cartels get free rein to exploit them. This is what happened last year when the Punjab government neither bought wheat from farmers nor announced a support price. It broke the […]
144 Score
Police launched a crackdown across Punjab and arrested PTI leaders and workers for violating Section 144 during their protests on February 8 against the February 8 of the last year. It looks like we have a national sport to play with Section 144. The Sindh government deserves praise for not enforcing the section. While PTI […]
Safe Space
Women in our part of the world continue to face harassment at workplaces, despite many laws promising protection and many courts functioning. The recent decision by the Lahore High Court to uphold the dismissal of a judiciary employee for harassing his female colleagues shows how grave is the presence of harassers and molesters here and […]
Hate Fate
Bangladesh is once again in turmoil and this time, the perpetrators of violence of those who were victims in the past. The ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, is in India, and the interim government in Dhaka wants her to stay silent. It has asked India to stop her from making “false and fabricated” statements. Hasina […]
Breathe Better
Fancy corporate conferences are a good step, but meaningful actions such as follow-ups of the conference would improve society. The recent event by a major media group shed light on Pakistan’s growing air pollution crisis. Experts, activists and government and international agency officials discussed the dangers of toxic air and possible solutions. But while discussions […]
Flourishing Friendship
President Asif Zardari made China his second home during his first presidential term; he made over a dozen trips to China and every trip aimed at enhancing cooperation between the two countries in trade and commerce. His ongoing visit to China reaffirms that he is again on beaten paths to forge new heights of China-Pakistan […]
Remembering Aga Khan
Aga Khan IV, the 49th spiritual leader of the Ismaili Shia Muslim community for almost seven decades, breathed his last on Tuesday in the same peaceful manner that characterized his life. This marks not only the end of an era but also a profound moment for reflection on the essence of compassionate leadership. His visionary […]
Balochistan Conundrum
Balochistan is burning. Last week’s announcement by the ISPR, detailing the deaths of 23 alleged terrorists alongside the loss of 18 Frontier Corps personnel, should have been a wake-up call for the complacent authorities: we are still at war within our own borders. On the heels of this tragedy, as if to further put the […]