Jail Fail By: Daily Times on November 4, 2024What comes to our minds when the word ‘jail’ is uttered to us? Of course, an under-resourced facility overcrowded with hardened criminals and innocent people. The dire need for jail reform came under discussion in a recent high-level session chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi. This is a promising sign that the […]
Looming Electoral Vulnerabilities, We Ignore at Our Risk By: Harlan Ullman on November 4, 2024At long last, election 2024 is upon us. Six days from now, November 5th, marks E-Day. But when the 47th president of the United States is formally determined may take weeks or months. In that context and as this column has noted, in the UK November 5th is Guy Fawkes Day when in 1605, a […]
USA Elections 2024: Hinged and Unhinged By: Qamar Bashir on November 4, 2024It is an exhilarating experience to be in one of the most pivotal states in the US – Michigan, one of the seven key swing states that, alongside Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, and North Carolina, will shape the outcome of the presidential election, the future of America, and, by extension, the world. Swing states […]
Why PIA privatization crashed? By: Naveed Rafaqat Ahmad on November 4, 2024In a recent bidding round for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), only one bidder, Blue World City, emerged, submitting a bid significantly lower than the government’s reserve price of Rs 85.034 billion, proposing a mere Rs 10 billion. This wide gap underscores the severe challenges facing PIA, and experts have cited a combination of overwhelming liabilities, […]
Support IK Saga Continues… By: Faisal Ahmad on November 4, 2024“O Believers! Do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are (in fact) allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you – then indeed, he is (one) of them.” (Surah Al-Maidah 5:51) From the articles published in advocacy for Ex-PM of Pakistan in Israeli Papers to the […]
Beyond Hollow Recognition By: Fariha Farrukh on November 3, 2024As Pakistan parades its so-called gender rights credentials before an international audience, its actual track record is a dark embarrassment. Beneath a veneer of “progressive” laws lies an ugly reality: neither women – the “second gender” – nor the third gender enjoy meaningful rights. The façade of inclusion is carefully crafted to appeal to foreign […]
India, Canada, and Khalistan By: Ali Anwar on November 3, 2024Last year, in a country as civilized as Canada, India’s involvement in the broad daylight assassination of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar exposed its sinister side to the world. The Western nations now see through India’s secular façade. It has become increasingly evident that India is the root of much of the region’s disorder, unrest, […]
Attracting Investment By: Gulzar Dildar on November 3, 2024In Pakistan, attracting foreign and private investment has often proven to be challenging. Successive governments have taken the approach of visiting foreign countries in pursuit of investments, yet this method has not yielded the expected results. The way investment is pursued reflects a misunderstanding of how private investments work and raises questions about Pakistan’s economic […]
President Xi’s Shared Prosperity Model By: Qamar Bashir on November 3, 2024President Xi Jinping, since assuming office, has been a driving force in elevating China to unprecedented heights, not only in the country’s history but also in the global context. He possesses the qualities of a charismatic, pragmatic, and highly composed leader, rarely seen losing his temper, displaying worry, or revealing any personal anxiety. His humility […]
Funding the Future By: Jawad Saleem on November 2, 2024As climate change accelerates globally, its impacts on developing countries have become devastating and unavoidable, putting the need for climate finance at the forefront of international discourse. Pakistan stands as a crucial case within this conversation, a country acutely vulnerable to climate risks yet constrained by economic limitations that hinder its ability to respond effectively. […]