Why the Mess-Up? By: Iftekhar A Khan on May 29, 2022As one sits back to ponder why things go wrong in many spheres of our national activities, one factor supersedes all. It’s the absence of merit, lack of care and attention. Why are various systems at the national level in disarray? And with time, people have come to accept them in their deteriorating state. People […]
Tail Win, Heads You Lose: Finish Line in Sight By: Hafeez Khan on May 29, 2022In my younger days, I have been at the receiving end of a police “lathi.” Believe me, it really hurts. The semi-literate constable acts on command. The viciousness of his strike depends on the meanness of his superior’s orders. There are two distinct patterns. A regular “lathi charge” aims to disperse and discourage crowds. The […]
Pakistan Army to the Rescue of People Amid Scorching Heat Wave By: Ali Anwar on May 29, 2022Pakistan is facing very harsh weather these days as summer started a bit earlier due to climate change. It has become very difficult for a common man to cope with the scorching heat. The plains of Punjab and the deserts of Sindh are equally burning due to the hot weather. Heatstroke patients are increasing in […]
Improving Writing Skills By: Asad Tahir Jappa on May 29, 2022Man is blessed with a variety of inherent ways and means of communication that distinguish him from the rest of the creatures on the planet earth. Undoubtedly, he is the most expressive creature in the world, though, at times, also the most introverted. He makes use of both spoken and written words to convey the […]
The Myth of Equity By: Huzaima Bukhari on May 28, 2022“Don’t expect to pull up the weak by pulling down the strong”-Calvin Coolidge A just society is the dream of every human being who lives on this planet although such terms as equality, equity and fairness are interpreted in different ways by various ideologies. Historical evidence indicates that in every era people are divided into […]
May 25 Long March: What Next? By: Yasmeen Aftab Ali on May 28, 2022There are no two opinions about the wrong timing of the removal of Khan’s government. The performance was dismal, the people were largely against him for bringing inflation woes upon them. Had his government been allowed to continue, till it presented the Finance Bill, it would have dug its own grave. The Opposition miscalculated, badly. […]
Pakistan’s Trade with China and India By: Foqia Sadiq Khan on May 28, 2022Trade is a cornerstone of important economic policymaking. In order to expand trade, many countries have chosen Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)/Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs). An economy dominated by global value chains and underwritten by regionalism has impressed upon the countries to opt for FTAs. In order to discuss free trade agreements, trade between Pakistan and […]
Dara Shikoh on Trial at The Cosmos Club By: Nicolas Burch on May 28, 2022On Saturday, May 14, while the eager bustle of the Embassy Row world tours returned to Washington DC for the first time since the Covid Pandemic, a special event was also held on Massachusetts Avenue at one of Washington’s most prominent and exclusive institutions. The Cosmos Club of Washington DC, founded in 1878, is a […]
Russian Oil and Pakistan’s Dilemma By: Ahmad Waqar on May 27, 2022Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has been a strong advocate of establishing a trade relationship with Russia. In his last speech to the nation, a day before the vote of no-confidence was moved against him, he praised India for not bowing to the US pressure and buying oil from Russia at cheaper rates. […]
Glimpses of 1971 By: Hassan Khan on May 27, 2022As I write this piece, a brewing political crisis in the capital’s red zone almost led to a civil war when the PDM government, under the main ruling party, chose to act in the worst possible manner against protesting citizens who were simply there to exercise their fundamental rights. Similar scenes were witnessed across Punjab […]