What does the US need military bases around Afghanistan for? By: Behzad Taimur on June 14, 2021 The topic for today’s write-up just as easily could have been: “What does the US need military bases in Pakistan for?” Indeed, even a cursory review of newspapers and television talk shows in the country would show that the US seeking military bases in Pakistan is being viewed as a very real possibility and […]
Why budget 2021-2022 is a non-starter? By: Muhammad Zubair on June 13, 2021Which Shaukat Tarin instead should we believe? The one who delivered his budget speech in the parliament and praised the PTI government’s performance in the last three years or the one who spoke so candidly in an interview with Shahzeb Khanzada just before assuming the office of the finance minister. This aspect cannot be ignored […]
Budget 2021-22 and erratic taxation By: Huzaima Bukhari and Dr Ikramul Haq on June 12, 2021The federal budget for fiscal year (FY) 2021-22, third of the coalition Government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) [hereinafter “the PTI Government”] and first of its fourth Finance Minister, Shaukat Fayaz Ahmed Tarin, announced on June 11, 2019 along with Finance Act, 2021 was a routine and ritual exercise with no innovation at all to make […]
Sehat on the cards By: Freeha Salman on June 12, 2021Healthcare is one of the fundamental rights of people the world over. Many developed countries and welfare states such as Austria, France, Finland, Germany and Denmark provide Universal Health Care (UHC) to their denizens free of cost. Although developing countries are trying to utilize resources by employing various approaches to provide health coverage to the […]
Pakistan-England cricket series: Watch it on Indian-owned Ten Sports when PTV can’t air it! By: Hassan Naqvi on June 12, 2021In a total departure from the stated policy of Pakistan that sports and politics should not be mixed, The Federal Cabinet decided on Tuesday Pakistan’s all-white ball tour to England would not be aired by the state broadcaster PTV in the country as television rights for the event are held with an Indian broadcaster. Pakistan […]
FIA Director-General Wajid Zia removed from office By: Web Desk on June 9, 2021LAHORE: FIA Director General (DG) Wajid Zia has been removed from his post and has been replaced by IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sanaullah Abbasi as DG FIA. Zia’s removal from his job has been approved by the federal cabinet. He is now been appointed the Director-General of the National Police Bureau. He has previously […]
Beyond Evil By: Ashraf Jehangir Qazi on June 8, 2021The worst form of colonialism is settler colonialism, unless it occurs on empty and unclaimed land. But then it would not be colonialism. Settler colonialism requires other weaker people to be contacted, deceived, infiltrated, invaded, conquered, displaced, controlled, discriminated against, hated, and “non people.” Histories and narratives need to be constructed or warped in order […]
MPA Jugnu Mohsin unhurt in assassination attempt By: Web Desk on June 7, 2021On Monday, It was revealed that Syeda Jugnu Mohsin, a Punjab politician and the wife of former PCB chairman Najam Sethi, had escaped an assassination attempt in Okara. She remained unharmed in the incident. Police have apprehended two suspects, as a quest is going for the main suspect after a charge was filed against six […]
Malala Yousafzai: Fighting marriage or the odds? By: Wafa Sheraz on June 7, 2021Young activist and Nobel peace prize laureate recently made headlines after appearing on the cover of British vogue. While the cover caught the appreciation of many, Yousafzai’s comments on marriage when she opened up to Sirin Kale sparked an intense debate on social media about the context of her words as well as the complications […]
Along the deadly tracks: 200 killed in 15 train accidents since 2016 By: Shahbano Naushahi on June 7, 2021Up to 200 people have died and over 250 injured in the past five years in 15 train-related accidents in Pakistan, according to the data compiled by Daily Times. The list does not include the Monday crash, the first major crash of the ongoing years where two trains collided in Sindh’s Ghotki, and at least […]