If Convicted, Would Biden Pardon Trump? By: Harlan K Ullman on June 27, 2022President Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon after the Watergate fiasco no doubt helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 election. But Ford was right then and right now. A former president in the docket would have been devastating to the nation. Today, that possibility would be catastrophic. But make no mistake: Donald Trump could face […]
Identifying the Enemy Within and Enemy Without By: Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi on June 27, 2022Inspired by the dictum of great Quaid, the Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah about “Peace within and Peace without,” I am proposing a phrase “Enemy within and Enemy without,” particularly in the era of hybrid war or 5th Generation Warfare or Non-Kinetic Warfare, where the enemy remains invisible and unrecognisable. Moreover, the political environment […]
China: Leading the BRICS By: Muhammad Asif Noor on June 27, 2022China is hosting a series of hybrid events, both online and offline, being the Chair of BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) including a High-Level Dialogue, a Business Forum and a Summit this week. BRICS is an important economic block of developing states which represent 16 per cent of the global trade and 41 per cent population across […]
Labour Rights Continue to be Abused in Pakistan By: Mehmil Khalid Kunwar on June 27, 2022The constitution of Pakistan provides safeguards to all forms of labour and has a wide range of provisions that grant them protection and freedom of rights. Articles 11,17,18,25, and 37(e) deal with banning child labour and all forms of bonded labour, granting rights to unionise to labours and giving equal opportunity to all citizens to […]
Memories of Real Pakistan—What Happened? By: Hafeez Khan on June 26, 2022“Yakay Wali,” starring the top heroine of her times, Musarrat Nazir was a blockbuster of its times. Released in 1957, it broke all records of popularity, running for 50 weeks in one cinema. Producer Bari Malik raked in tonnes of money, enabling him to buy a film studio named Bari Studios. These memories came back […]
Heartrending Class Disparity By: Iftekhar A Khan on June 26, 2022The nationwide public criticism ensued after the sudden upward jumps in the price of fuel. The public is justified to protest, as the rise in the price of fuel affects the prices of many other commodities of daily household use. Question: Does the government raise the prices of fuel, electricity and gas on whims? No. […]
Pakistan to Come Out of FATF’s Grey List By: Ali Anwar on June 26, 2022After a very long time, Pakistan got some good news. It came from Germany where the meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was held. Pakistan is very close to coming out of the grey list of FATF as we have met all 34 points. The watchdog will send a delegation to Pakistan in […]
Promoting Carbon Neutrality By: Asad Tahir Jappa on June 26, 2022Resulting largely from the excessive consumption of fossil fuels, global warming not only poses a serious threat to economic security but also affects resource, energy, ecological, and food security, among other fields, and poses a severe challenge to human survival. In recent decades, the international community has begun paying close attention to global warming, aiming […]
World Drug Day: Pakistan from Bad to Worse By: Huzaima Bukhari on June 25, 2022“Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.” –Carl Jung The moment a problem surfaces, instantaneously one looks for an appropriate remedy for its resolution. Consequently, unless the issue is of an incurable nature, it gets settled long before it blows out of proportion. The same […]
Mysterious Nature of Dua Zehra Case By: Wali Ejaz Nekokara on June 25, 2022The Dua Zehra case has triggered an acrimonious debate across the country due to its enigmatic nature. Distraught parents are reluctant to give up and are taking every possible step to get their daughter back. This article is an attempt to undertake the content analysis and to question various statements and actions of Dua. In […]