Hefty Price Tag By: Daily Times on March 26, 2024The jury is still out on whether the ever-empowered caretaker setup was able to take good care of the economy while battling a myriad of challenges on the toughest possible terrain. Some applauded their clear emphasis on dealing with the deadweights, passing the costs along the infrastructural chain and ensuring IMF remained on board. But […]
No Kite-Flying? By: Daily Times on March 26, 2024Waving goodbye to blues, flittering kites used to litter Lahore’s skyline every year as people united across religions and regions to embrace the colours of spring. But while the tradition died a death of its own, thanks to a total ban imposed by the Punjab government in 2005, some faint whispers of kite flying continued–away […]
Miles To Go… By: Daily Times on March 25, 2024EU’s much-talked-about rollover of Pakistan’s GSP-Plus status instantly shot to fame last year as the caretaker government believed to finally have the structural roadmap sorted for increased exports. The writing on the wall, however, refuses to buy the enthusiasm. The first eight months of the current fiscal year saw the exports go down by almost […]
Terror Strikes Russia By: Daily Times on March 25, 2024At least 133 people were killed when camouflage-clad men armed with automatic weapons opened fire on concertgoers at the Crocus City Hall, about 20 kilometres from the Kremlin. As the devastating attack sent shockwaves across the nation, leading to a declaration of a national day of mourning to honour the victims and their families, the […]
Madressah Ban By: Daily Times on March 24, 2024From the looks of it, the Indian government is not in the mood to even give the impression of being a secular state. The latest controversy in the state of Uttar Pradesh banning madressahs has sparked a heated debate among religious leaders and the general public. The ban has come just before the state elections, […]
The Real Test By: Daily Times on March 24, 2024Although chatter on the street had suggested that a hung parliament would not sustain for long, not even the harshest critics had the confidence to predict this early of a crack. Differences have already developed between the premier and one of the most influential people on his team, Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi. Speculations abound […]
Lu’s Testimony By: Daily Times on March 23, 2024Prominent US diplomat Donald Lu’s much-awaited testimony in Washington did little to clear the haze engulfing political uncertainty in Pakistan for the last two years. After he categorically rejected a conspiracy narrative PTI Founder Imran Khan had fashioned into a clarion call in the wee hours of his ouster from the government, mixed reactions were […]
Look Before You Leap By: Daily Times on March 23, 2024Politics in Pakistan might be heading towards yet another battle royal as its newly-minted president, Asif Ali Zardari’s decision to seek refuge in presidential immunity to protect himself from legal proceedings in two corruption cases brought against him by the National Accountability Bureau douse the raging controversies in kerosene. If law is to be believed, […]
Polio-free Pakistan? By: Daily Times on March 22, 2024Year after year, we pray for some magical swish for health authorities to declare that history has been made and Pakistan finally walked over to the safe side of the poliovirus divide. However, a variety of new hurdles continue to emerge in the fight to eradicate a disabling and life-threatening disease. With at least nine […]
Gwadar Attack By: Daily Times on March 22, 2024There’s no escaping the outrageous consequences of fighting a battle against militancy. Multiple blasts rocked the coastal strip on Wednesday when armed assailants forcibly entered Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Authority Complex and opened fire on the security personnel. While a large contingent of armed forces was quick to respond, successfully thwarting the attack, killing as many […]