The rise and fall of Asad UmarGiven his build-up, one could predict as early as April 2012 that Asad Umar was going to be the federal finance minister whenever Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf won an election and formed a government. From...
Islamophobia and roots of extremismThe aftermath of the recent terrorist attack in Christ Church, New Zealand, has restored many people's faith in humanity. For this Prime Minister Jacinda Arden deserves special credit. However, the ge...
State must act now to save HazarasA bomb blast in Quetta's Hazarganji market recently killed 20 people and left another 48 people injured. The martyrs included nine Hazara people, apparently the intended target of the terrorists, one...
High court practiceJustice hurried is justice crushed and buried, so goes the saying. There is no gainsaying that Article 37(d) of the Constitution lays down that inexpensive and expeditious justice is to be meted out t...
What governments owe the labourThe budget process has started and the associations representing various kinds of businesses are sharing their proposals with the government. The absence of a pro-poor perspective in these consultatio...
Wishing for a return to smiles and cheersBeing next-door neighbours, India and Pakistan cannot remain aloof. This has been famously reiterated recently by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi but is the fact not known to us all? Whoever is...