America’s worst-case planning assumption worked out during the last two to three decades, for a perceived global order is no longer valid post-war; it is a reality in motion now. Central to this assumption was the eventuality of Iran, Russia, and China acting en bloc. Not war-gamed in its true essence, the USA now finds […]
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Another Rape
Hafizabad’s morning quiet was broken when a mother found her 13-year-old daughter weeping outside her school. She said men on a motorcycle had dragged her to a house where one raped her while others stood guard before dumping her back outside. By the time the case surfaced, only one suspect had been arrested, while two […]
Another Murder
In Sheikhupura, news of a five-month pregnant woman reportedly doused in fuel and set on fire by her mother-in-law over dowry demands sent shockwaves far beyond Ferozewala. Burns covering nearly 70% of her body proved fatal. Punjab’s Women Protection Authority chief Hina Butt has promised swift justice, calling it among the worst forms of brutality […]
Another Rape
The woman found raped and murdered in Karachi’s Clifton last week was not the first and will not be the last. Her body, discovered in an upscale neighbourhood built on claims of safety, is only the latest entry in a ledger that has grown far beyond individual crimes. Pakistan now lives with levels of sexual […]
Another Warning
The IMF’s new governance assessment offers one of the most comprehensive dissections of the state in years and its findings leave little room for comforting illusions. Pakistan loses an estimated five to six and a half per cent of GDP over five years because its institutions cannot provide transparent budgeting, predictable regulation or credible enforcement. […]
Another Scandal
It is difficult to escape the sense that the ruling elite has once again drifted into a political drama where personalities loom larger than the institutions meant to restrain them. The latest disclosures from infamous offender Jeffrey Epstein’s leaked emails to a new round of investigative reporting on former prime minister Imran Khan’s inner circle […]
Another promise of Punjab CM fulfilled
In the current era, where a person is grappling with many challenges simultaneously, a major challenge is the difficulties faced by those living in rented accommodation. Whether in cities or villages, tenants live in an unknown fear at the end of every year: Will the rent increase in the coming year and if so, by […]
Another Convention
As Pakistan joins more than sixty countries in signing the world’s first UN cybercrime convention, it steps into a global alliance as fraught as it is overdue. Marketed as a milestone against digital predators and transnational fraud, the treaty promises cooperation on hacking, scams, and online child exploitation. Yet beneath the rhetoric of “shared e-evidence” […]
Another Attack
Hours after the press conference of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) director general, terrorists stormed the local police training school in Dera Ismail Khan and turned it into a battlefield. Perhaps they wanted to retaliate against the presser with violent actions. The attackers came with guns, grenades and a vehicle full of explosives. Their plan […]