Editorial

No matter where one may stand on the merits of a rather controversial position taken against a state institution by PTI’s stalwart Fawad Chaudhry, the ugly proceedings of his arrest still made him one of the most-talked-about personalities in the last few days. The entire country had their eyes set on the television screens–ultimately, playing […]

There’s already another dominant covid strain and it is slowly slithering its way into Pakistan. The first case of B-7, a highly transmissible Covid-19 sub-variant was detected in Karachi last Tuesday. It is believed that B-7 functions differently from its relatives, not only is it able to evade protective antibodies but is also better at […]

The Pakistani rupee is fast plummeting into oblivion and does not appear to show any signs of slowing down. The rupee has climbed to an unprecedented 270 per dollar today, the biggest one-day drop in nearly two decades, and a clear sign that the country needs external financing to pull itself out of this crisis. […]

The latest to pull the drapes over the prevalence of idealistic morals, encouraging many in Pakistan to raise placards against the forces of misogyny in other countries, is the mystery surrounding the appointment of a female officer in the ministry of religious affairs and interfaith. An audio clip in which none other than the federal […]

Every single time, those who have very publicly waged a war against us creep out of their strongholds, make a mockery of our law enforcement measures and paint our walls with our own blood, one can’t help but wonder about the wave of euphoria that had swept far and wide to celebrate the victory of […]

Shunned by their own families and forced into a life of social isolation; routinely ridiculed in public and deprived of access to the bare fundamentals, Pakistan’s trans community has long lived in the shadows of its heteropatriarchal empire. But, things are slowly changing. In a historic win for trans rights, transgender people have now formally […]

The giddy excitement of late last year when the change in financial command had announced some “feel-good measures” seems like ancient history. With the unavoidable finally happening, the government announced a very troubling hike of Rs 35 in the prices of petrol and diesel on Sunday morning. While this televised price revision did put to […]

In another brutal road safety nightmare, 41 unwitting passengers lost their lives when their bus plummeted into a ravine near Balochistan’s Lasbela yesterday. It was later discovered that the bus was speeding when it made a risky U-turn that proved to be fatal for those on board. It is estimated that an alarming 6,000 to […]

When all else fails, divine providence is the most favourite mantra for politicians in Pakistan. Just one glance at the dark annals of history can help one understand why Finance Minister Ishaq Dar felt comfortable in tossing the ball to Allah’s court and asserting that He is responsible for Pakistan’s development and prosperity. There’s absolutely […]

A $350 billion economy, skyrocketing inflation, and a sharp fall in reserves have sent Pakistan plummeting into a rapidly developing economic crisis that it may not be able to recover. Indeed, many economic analysts around the globe speculate that Pakistan is destined to follow Sri Lanka’s tragic descent into debt default. In the past year […]