Rights & Wrongs By: Daily Time on February 2, 2025The recent case in the Sindh High Court does not shock anyone; it is just the reminder an ongoing crisis of gender-based violence in Pakistan. A newspaper story tells that a young woman, who had sought protection after entering a free-will marriage, was killed at the hands of her maternal uncle. And this happened despite […]
Tariff Tiff By: Daily Time on February 2, 2025Colombia had a choice when US President Donald Trump threatened heavy tariffs on it if it did not allow landing of planes loaded with immigrants. Columbia allowed the planes into its airspace and on its airports, and the matter was over. But for China, Canada, and Mexico, choices are sparse and heavy tariffs are a […]
Policing the Police By: Daily Time on February 1, 2025Living in a society where even the smallest seat of power makes one entitled to put on a disproportionate and unjustifiable show of his force, we should have been well prepared for the unsavoury scene that unfolded in Multan. Clearly, the said police officer must have been left with no choice other than aggressively pulling […]
Deepened Abyss By: Daily Time on February 1, 2025Just a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged the opposition to reconsider the negotiations committee’s olive branch, reminding them that “it takes two to tango,” hopes for a much-needed thaw in political tensions faded away on Friday when the government officially called off the talks. Regardless of who bears the blame, both the PTI […]
Mangrove Healing By: Daily Time on January 31, 2025In a fast-changing world, Pakistan stands at a crucial crossroads in its battle against climate change, particularly when on the one hand, its negligible share in carbon emissions continues to be ignored while others expect it to find the finances to foot the burgeoning bill itself. Amidst such desperate times, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah […]
Mediation Reforms By: Daily Times on January 31, 2025Considering a gigantic backlog of court cases on both sides of the border (over 6 million in Indian high courts and 2.1 million in Pakistan), debates on how to improve the judicial institution have become a routine matter. Even as the bench realises the fundamental need for a fair justice system, their hands seem tied, […]
Rising Threat By: Daily Times on January 30, 2025Ever since the Taliban recaptured Kabul in August 2021, Pakistan has consistently pointed to the treasure trove left behind by American forces as a catalyst for the surge in terrorist activities in its backyard. With over 650 recorded attacks in 2023 and 1600 lives lost last year, Pakistan is well within its rights to worry […]
Reviving Ties By: Daily Times on January 29, 2025For far too long, diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh have been constrained by the burden of history and lingering animosities and therefore, this flurry of developments (the latest of which is an announcement of direct flights between Dhaka, Karachi and Lahore) marks a significant turning point: a decisive opportunity to transcend past grievances and […]
New Horizons By: Daily Times on January 29, 2025The rapid ascent of Deepseek, a Chinese artificial intelligence powerhouse, is reshaping the landscape of the global AI market while proving to be a much-needed (albeit one that’s ignored in our part of the world) wake-up call for nations around the world to confront the harsh realities of technological competition. The staggering decline of US […]
Drought Alert By: Daily Time on January 28, 2025Not long ago, the problem was floods; now, it is drought. The alarming announcement of dangerously low rainfall across much of the country, particularly the prolonged dry spell in Sindh, is a stark reminder of our vulnerability to the relentless march of climate change. Recent reports reveal that rainfall levels have plummeted by nearly 50 […]