Editorial

A lot is riding upon the newly-minted foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s maiden trip to Pakistan’s estranged strategic partner in the free world: the US. Because him being a novice in the field of diplomacy cannot disregard some pretty big shoes he needs to fill. Meanwhile, the bag of existential issues is fast overflowing. The charismatic […]

Despite the tense headlines, there are only two tough decisions that the government needs to take right now; and they’ve given it more sleepless nights so far than anybody had anticipated. One, of course, is when to drop the petrol bomb by withdrawing the Rs 100b-a-month subsidy that’s keeping prices capped. The problem there is […]

The endgame is not winning the ticket to the hot seat but holding on to it. One does not need to go any further than visit the PML(N) camp these days for its staring-in-the face manifestation. With the ground paved with landmines upon landmines left by the former captain of this fast-sinking ship (final bite […]

As if our lives needed yet another reminder of the dark, cruel interplay of racism and inner demons, an ordinary-looking man simply jumped up and decided to take a grocery store hostage on Sunday in Buffalo, New York. However, a closer peek would substantiate how this was not doing of a mentally deranged and had […]

A threat to the life of any Pakistani is a very serious matter for the state, of course, but an alleged plot to assassinate one of the most popular and polarising politicians in the country is as serious as it gets. Therefore, it’s very right of Imran Khan to point out that he has reason […]

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is playing with fire by delaying the decision to uncap petrol prices because if his best plan, just days before Finance Minister Miftah Ismail sits down with the IMF for crunch talks about the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), is to try to convince the donors to find another way, then the […]

As the government takes forever to consult with PML-N supreme commander Nawaz Sharif in London, and its legislators at home don’t seem serious enough about legislation to ensure proper quorum in the house, it is becoming increasingly clear that it had no plan at all about running the country beyond removing Imran Khan from power. […]

The thirst games have begun as Pirkoh in Dera Bugti Khan has appeared as the latest epicentre of debilitating water shortage. Forced to quench their thirst from contaminated ponds, the locals are now battling a cholera. Elsewhere, Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah is asking farmers to skip rice cultivation. The sprawling province is on the […]

Whichever terrorist outfit carried out the bomb attack in Karachi’s busy Saddar area and whoever was the target should and will become clear as the investigation unfolds, but the first and most important fact is that terrorists were once again able to smuggle parts of an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) into one of the country’s […]