Optimistic Outlook? By: Daily Times on July 22, 2024A surprising turn in the outlook of Pakistan’s finances by major credit rating rating agencies as a pleasant result of the staff-level agreement reached with the IMF would be nothing short of a manna from the heaven for this government increasingly overwhelmed by political fires. It was only in February that Moody’s had decided the […]
Baby steps By: Daily Times on July 22, 2024“Time is not on our side” COP 27 President (Egypt) had cautioned the delegations, pushing them to move beyond deadlocked talks and neverending theoretical discussions on the issue of a loss and damage fund for countries being ravaged by the impacts of global warming. Today, when Azerbaijan, the country of this year’s climate summit, has […]
More Attacks By: Daily Times on July 20, 2024Terrorism has no quick fixes, especially when the parties involved thrive more in its presence. Therefore, Islamabad would be better off reading the tea leaves before expecting much from its demarche, albeit a strongly worded one, to Kabul’s interim government in the wake of a disastrous attack on the Bannu cantonment. As in the past, […]
Student Protests By: Daily Times on July 20, 2024Instead of hiding behind the usual anti-Pakistan slurs, the longest-serving Bangladeshi premier should have weighed the merits behind the shock and disappointment raging on the streets in a country known for the power of its street politics. With a telecommunication blackout, effective shutdown of educational institutions and a full-fledged ban on public rallies in the […]
Sectarian Violence By: Daily Times on July 19, 2024A relentless firing of bullets in a packed hall of a Shia mosque on Monday night stunned Oman, a quiet country with a well-trained security force, a non-interventionist state policy and little history of sectarian violence. However, its diverse societal fabric did not come to its aid when three of its citizens emerged as “suicide […]
Unprecedented Killings By: Daily Times on July 19, 2024In the past nine months, a determined resolve by the Israeli regime to leave a trail of devastation, death and sheer shock in its wake has been the only constant in the badgered, razed-down-to-the-ground Gaza strip, trying hard to erase its existence. The never-ending wave of violence has reignited long-standing tensions in the region, with […]
No Excuse for Animal Abuse By: Daily Times on July 17, 2024Losing a few stalks of fodder was what prompted a loader rickshaw driver to mercilessly cut off the tongue of a buffalo in Sargodha in yet another distressing incident of animal cruelty. The accused has been arrested for now, but considering the concerning rise in these cases, it would only be a matter of time […]
Karbala and Gaza By: Daily Times on July 17, 2024A spectacle that transcended space and time, history and myth, Karbala is a moment in history that holds immense significance for millions of Muslims around the world. Tragic events that unfolded on the plains in 680 AD, only four decades after the demise of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), laid the foundation for a powerful narrative […]
Repeating Mistakes By: Daily Times on July 16, 2024Information Minister Atta Tarar intends to play with fire as his recent presser announced a ban on PTI is in the offing on top of treason proceedings against its mainstream leaders. This decision, especially when taken on the heels of a historic relief granted by the Supreme Court in the case of reserved seats for […]
Safety for All By: Aakriti Handa Money Control on July 16, 2024Tortured, tongue cut off, teeth broken, raped, choked to death and hung from ceiling fan to pass off as suicide, there’s little missing from the heart-wrenching death of a 20-year-old mother-of-two to turn it into a harrowing nightmare. Even when a preliminary forensic report has rubbished all the tragic details revealed by her parents, the […]